LARAMIE, Wyo. (Dec. 31, 2020) – The Wyoming Cowboy Wrestling squad features a diverse group of newcomers on the roster for the upcoming season. Get to know the Cowboy Newcomers through this Q&A series.
For Freshman
Cooper Voorhees wrestling is a family affair, Coopers father Brent Voorhees was an All-American for the University of Wyoming in 1996. Cooper was a two-time state champion and went undefeated in his final high school season.
How has practice and training differed from high school to college?
The major difference between high school and college wrestling is the overall increased intensity of practices and competition.
What are you most looking forward to going into your fist season at UW?
What I am mostly looking forward to is improving my wrestling and focus on the transition from high school wrestling to college wrestling.
What is one thing you learned in your high school career that will help you to compete at the college level?
The biggest skill I learned at the high school level was the concept of heavy hands which helps a lot at the college level.
What is your favorite memory from your high school career?
My favorite high school memory was winning the duel state team title, team state title, and me winning my second individual state title.
Do your model style after any other wrestlers?
I try to model my life after my father, a former all American wrestler for the university of Wyoming.
What's the biggest goal you have set for yourself in your first year at UW?
The goal I would like to achieve my first year is to gain experience and greatly develop my wrestling.
How excited are you to wrestle for the same college your dad did?
I'm very excited to be wrestling at the same college as my dad, I want to make history here by being the first pair of father and son all Americans.
What is one of the biggest positives of being the son of an UW All-American?
The most positive thing from my father being an All-American here is the fact that I have a huge goal to achieve that my teammates don't have the opportunity to work for. The goal being, the first father son all American duo in Wyoming wrestling history.
