Orry Elor (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)In only three years of wrestling Orry has quickly built an impressive resume. As a high school freshman he placed fifth at Fargo in Greco-Roman and came back to win the 2009 Cadet and 2010 Junior National Championships. He was also a double finalist at the 2010 FILA Cadet Nationals in both freestyle and Greco.
"I decided to start wrestling because a lot of people thought it would help me improve for football. Growing up I played a lot of basketball, I worked hard every practice, every game, and just having fun, but I don't know if I ever saw the results. When I started wrestling, I could see the results of my work and improvement from practice to practice and match to match," offered Orry when speaking of his start it wrestling.
Elor became a fulltime varsity starter as a high school junior and was one of the favorites to win the state title before an upset in quarters and a concussion in the consolations forced him to default to eighth place at state. He ended the year 36-4 after defaulting from his last two matches.
"I was really disappointed with how last season ended and I am using that to motivate me for my senior year. It was my first trip to state, I really didn't know what to expect. I don't think I wrestled my best but I do think I learned a lot from the experience," said Orry.
A year-round wrestler since his freshman year, Orry trains with the CYC Wrestling Club in Concord, California and is coached by Mark Halvorson. Ohio State senior All-American, Nikko Triggas came up through the same club and still works with Halvorson during the off-season.
"I gave up football after my sophomore year because I thought wrestling was where I had the most potential. If wrestling was my future, than I figured I would be better off using that time to focus on school and getting more experience on the mat," explained Elor.
"This will only be my fourth year in the sport so I think I still have a lot to learn. I considered other schools like Iowa and Oklahoma State, but I really think that the training enviroment at Ohio State will help me realize my full potential. Wrestling year round has helped me tremendously and I owe a lot to my coaches and teammates for helping me get to where I am."
"I think Ohio State has an outstanding tradition of having great heavyweights. There are national champions, All-Americans, and NCAA finalists and I hope that with hard work I am able to accomplish some of the same things. I look up to guys like Tommy Rowlands and to get to wrestle him, see how he trains, and to learn from his experiences is priceless," concluded Orry.
Elor is a honor roll student with a 3.89 GPA.
"I don't think I am super smart person, but I think I have worked hard in school and I am proud of my grades. I am not a great test taker, so it is a lot like wrestling, if you work hard you can accomplish a lot," offered the future Buckeye. "Hard work pays off and my goal is to get better everyday whether it is in the class room or on the wrestling mat."
Elor is the fifth wrestler to give a verbal commitment to Ohio State joining Hunter Stieber, Cam Tessari, Johnni DiJulius, and Kenny Courts. All five wrestlers are expected to sign their National Letters of Intent during the November signing period and will be on campus next fall.
InterMat was granted permission to republish this article from BuckeyeWrestling.com.
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