JEFF FIELDER Editor
SCOTTSBLUFF – Josiah Mobley, a senior at Scottsbluff High School, is Nspire Today!’s Male Athlete of the Month for March. He’s a three-sport participant, excelling in football, wrestling and track and field. He’s coming off a sensational wrestling season, capped by placing third at 182 pounds at the Class B state tournament in Omaha. He won five of his six matches at state and finished this season with a 45-6 record. He also qualified for state his junior and sophomore years. His high school wrestling record was 134-45. In football, he was a two-year starter. This past fall he started at both linebacker and tight end. He earned first-team all-state and all-conference honors, and he also was tabbed academic all-state. He led Class B in tackles. In track and field, he competes in the 110 and 300 hurdles. He qualified for the Best in the West Classic in the 110 hurdles both his junior and sophomore years. Also at school, he participates in the Math Club, and he’s the vice president of career development in DECA. He’s also part of Mu Alpha Theta. His GPA is 3.87. After high school, he plans to attend the University of Nebraska at Omaha, where he’ll study athletic training. For a career, he wants to be a physical therapist. His parents are Josiah and Florence Mobley.
Q: How excited were you to place third at this year’s state wrestling tournament?
MOBLEY: “It felt awesome. I’ve been wrestling my whole life with the goal of placing at state someday, so being able to achieve that this year means a lot to me.”
Q: What was on your mind going into the state tournament?
MOBLEY: “I wanted to win it. I thought I had a shot at it, but I came up a little short. I’m happy, though, that after losing my semifinal match, I set a goal to wrestle back and get third, which I accomplished.”
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