Catching up with wrestlers Jake Nadeau and Brock Schlough
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By Amber Hayden
With sports on hold for the time being, the Tribune Press Reporter is hoping to bring sports fans a little pick-me-up with stories of former area athletes that are competing at the collegiate level.
This week we spoke with Glenwood City graduate Jacob Nadeau and Boyceville graduate Brock Schlough, and how they did during the 2019-20 wrestling season.
FORMER GLENWOOD CITY wrestling standout Jacob Nadeau had his arm raised in victory following a college wrestling match this past season. Nadeau attends Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. —photo submitted
Jake Nadeau
Nadeau is a 2018 Glenwood City graduate and the son of Mark and Barbara Nadeau, and has two sisters Isabella and Tabitha.
He is currently attending Luther College in Deborah, IA, majoring in accounting and minoring in management and is on track to graduate in 2022.
“I am attending Luther College because the school offers the major I was interested in, and they were recruiting me to wrestle,” Nadeau explained.
He is unsure what his official record was during the 2019-20 wrestling season, but in his two varsity matches of the season he went 1-1.
“I feel like there is a lot of room for improvement, and I feel confident that I have the ability to improve and achieve some success,” he stated.
Nadeau is hopeful that he will be the varsity starter for Luther’s wrestling program in the 141-lb weight class, as well as a scholar All-American which requires a 3.2 grade point average and to place sixth in the regional tournament.
This season, however, ended abruptly for Nadeau when he fractured his collarbone during wrestling.
“I landed on the top side of my shoulder and it led to the end of my season,” Nadeau explained. “I was in a sling for four weeks, and then I was able to get some exercises with our trainer to help me get back to full strength.”
Brock Schlough
BOYCEVILLE graduate and 4-time WIAA state wrestling champion Brock Schlough (left), is shown wrestling an opponent during a collegiate match this past winter. Schlough wrestles at St. Cloud State. —photo submitted
Schlough is a 2019 Boyceville graduate, and the son of Chad and Julie Schlough. He has a younger sister named Bailey.
A 4-time WIAA State Champion, Schlough is currently studying Construction Management at St. Cloud University, and stated he wanted to be close to home.
“They had my intended major, a good wrestling team, and it was affordable,” Brock said.
Halfway through the season, Brock went from a red shirt to starting against Northern State, a match he won 7-1, and he also competed in open tournaments.
Brock feels his college career has started out pretty good, but he hopes to have more starting opportunities as well as get better at life, academics, and wrestling.
“I had some minor injuries that come from being in a college wrestling room every day, but that didn’t take me out for very long,” he explained.
Schlough is on the path to graduating in 2024, he said.