Wrestling is a demanding sport that requires desire, sacrifice, and tenacity. It fuels humility and reminds the wrestler that there will always be someone outthere to steal their title. For this type of athlete the goal is simple: don’t let that happen.

Senior Rob McDonald, who has been wrestling since seventh grade, is well known around Scituate High School for his success in this sport. But he hasn’t been wrestling his whole life. After he stopped playing hockey in sixth grade, McDonald was searching for a new sport to try. His seventh grade social studies teacher, Mr. Robinson, suggested wrestling. Little did he know, the man who persuaded him to join the sport would become his coach for the next four years.

McDonald has been a part of the SHS wrestling team since freshman year.
By the end of his junior year, McDonald had an impressive record: he was a sectionalist finalist, fourth place state tournament finisher, qualified participant of the All State Tournament, and recipient of the outstanding wrestler award at the team banquet.

His senior year was no exception to his excellence. Once again he qualified for tournament and received the Outstanding Wrestler Award and the Iron Man Award. He placed fourth out of all the wrestlers in the state with a tournament record of 4-2, including a 3-2 win over the Division 1 State Champion. To prove just how talented he is, McDonald clinched his 100th win this year, an accomplishment few wrestlers achieve.

McDonald has also been very involved with wrestling outside of high school, seeing as he’s an active member at The Dungeon Training Center in Hanover, Massachusetts with juniors Mark Gentile and Noah Bucher.

It isn’t surprising that McDonald’s teammates think very highly of him. Junior Mark Gentile said, “He is a hard, hard-worker.”

This coming fall, McDonald will be attending Wake Forest University in North Carolina. His wrestling career may be coming to an end, but his legacy here at Scituate High School will last forever.