Garret Short is a sophomore at Blackwell High School. He participates in wrestling and agriculture. He got his start with wrestling when his dad signed him up when he was six; he loved it and stayed with it ever since. He’s now been wrestling for ten years. Garret’s favorite part about wrestling is the grit that it teaches you. The highest moment in his career so far was winning high school State this year. The effort and dedication that he put into winning the state title made it very worth while for him. He has also won the Charles Hetrick award.
Family often plays a major role in helping to shape athletes. This is also the case for Garret. His biggest positive impact is his dad, because he has always been there for him and makes sure that Garret doesn’t lose sight of what’s important. “My dad has always given me the advice and tough love I need when I’m down while also giving me the highest praise when I succeed,” he says. His biggest role model has been Chris Kiser, because he helped to shape Garret into a never back down mindset early on while working out in the high school workout rooms during middle school.
For fun, Garret likes to go fishing, hunting, and pretty much anything outdoors. His favorite subject in school is biology, because biology comes easy to him and seems to just click with his brain. His favorite teacher is Mrs.Ward, because she’s a great teacher who is always there to help. After high school, Garret plans to continue to wrestle in college and pursue a degree in business management.
When things get tough for Garret, his dad always keeps him on the straight and narrow, and he says that he’s super grateful for that. Sports have taught him discipline. To be a great athlete, he says that you have to have dedication. I’m confident that he used his grit, dedication, and never back down mentality to win his high school state title. The advice that he has for his fellow athletes is “when you surround yourself with the right company, you become what you dream of.”
By Ariel Casida
