Kevin's Commentary: Mental Aspect Key For Wrestling's Jore Volk

With Jore Volk, successful wrestling is a mindset.

That doesn't sound earth-shattering especially for a young man who is a world champion as well as the most successful wrester in the Cowboy program.

But the mental aspect is the biggest focus for the talented sophomore who enters this weekend's Big 12 Championships as the five seed at 125 pounds, the Pokes highest-seeded wrestler. He may be wrestling in the most competitive weight class at the event.  Competition begins Saturday at the BOK Center in Tulsa.  It concludes on Sunday.

Volk came to Wyoming with some big-time credentials after winning the U20 World Freestyle Championships before he even became a Cowboy.  He had just completed his senior year of high school at Lakeville (Minn) North.