Scott Swanson
After two second-place finishes in the high school state wrestling championships, Sweet Home’s Tyler Cowger decided he’d had enough of life as an also-ran.
“I knew I was making stupid mistakes, messing around,” said Cowger, who just finished his freshman wrestling season at Southern Oregon University. “That’s when I got dedicated.”
Dedicated meant lifting weights, running, wrestling with anybody willing to drill at all hours, and participating in off-season tournaments and camps.
“Dedicated,…