Garrison Solliday – The Guillotine

The January 14, 2021 issue of The Guillotine has arrived! Content in this issue includes: Mind Over Matter - Reid Ballantyne | The Benefits of Change – Garrison Solliday | Family Ties – Bennett Berge | Lace ‘Em Up - Watching Wrestling | Camps-Clinics-Training | MWCA Report - Positively Impacting Young People | High School Rankings | Officially Speaking - MSHSL Covid Rules | Too Good To Be True? - SAO | Performance Nutrition - Staying Focused Amidst Challenges | Mini-Wins Lead To Major Growth - Matt Everson and Saint Thomas Academy | Ask The Doc - Control The Risk | Where Have They Gone? - Tyler Tubbs.

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By Brian Jerzak

There have been plenty of times when St. Thomas Academy senior Garrison Solliday could have quit wrestling. He has been at a crossroads in his wrestling life more than once. Each time, teammates helped him decide to stick with the sport and stick with his school. They were decisions that benefited Solliday, benefited his teammates, and benefited the entire school.

Solliday's father grew up knowing the benefits of wrestling.

"My dad wrestled for a little bit, but he ended up playing basketball," Solliday said. "He grew up in a small town in Iowa, and wrestling was the thing that everyone did. He was very exposed to wrestling right away. He always liked wrestling. I was in third grade and wasn't in a winter sport, so he decided to put me in wrestling – just for a year to see if I liked it. Wrestling and I were very compatible. It requires a lot of hard work and dedication, and I enjoyed the season. That is when my dad realized I had some potential, so he started to get me more involved in wrestling – going to more camps and tournaments. I ended up liking it."

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