As the fall weather rolls around, so does wrestling season, and the 2017-2018 Bowie team is more excited than ever.

“Our season officially started November 18, but we have been practicing for a while now, I think we are going to do good things this year” senior wrestler Raymond Ybarra said.

The team has been working since August to prepare both physically and mentally for this years season.

“Obviously getting in shape and reaching our weight goals is an important part in preparing for the season, but we also have been working on getting the right mindset, which I think is just as important” junior wrestler Cory Silguero said.

The actual season just kicked off and will continue until around February, depending on how far the athletes advance.

“We had our first tournament on November 18, it got me even more excited for the season,” Silguero said.

Each athlete works hard throughout the year to prepare for the new season and tournaments, usually focusing on their skills and staying in shape.

“We do intense training for a few weeks before we get started, but we’ve been running practices three times a week since the third week of school,” head wrestling coach Glen Lewis said.

From the looks of it, the team thinks season will be quite successful.

“I think we have a good shot at winning district champs this year, the team got pretty close last year and we have all improved a lot since then,” Ybarra said.