By Blake Chadwick
Minneapolis junior Brayton Peters has been right on the cusp of a state championship the last two years after fifth place and fourth place finishes the last two years, respectively.
Peters has been a wrestler for eight years and has always been one of the hardest workers in whatever room he steps in.
“I think my biggest strength is no matter how good someone is, that is the person I’m going to want to wrestle with every time,” Peters said. “Whether I win or not I also believe that I strive the best when I am underestimated or when someone doesn’t think I’m going to do it or make it happen I’m going to try anything I can to prove them wrong.”
For Peters and the rest of the wrestlers, they know that wrestling is not for the weak.
“Having a tough work ethic in the wrestling room is hard, especially on the days when I have to cut weight, and I’m moving slower than normal, but I still strive to be the best one in the room every day even when I’m not all there I try to change my mind and get it thinking about state and who my next opponent is and thinking about if I just get this next shot in before the time runs out or this next escape in the next few seconds I am one more shot or one more escape ahead of that person,” Peters said. “I just have to keep telling myself that nobody else can outwork me and that I am the one who wants it more or is going to outwork me.”
