A newer staff member to Lafayette, David Willis, will have been here for 1 year in December. To celebrate his first year here at LHS, a few questions were asked about his character. He’s the assistant wrestling coach for our school and works mainly with our JV and Women’s team.
Question: Where and when did you start wresting?
Answer: Cactoctin High School in Thurmont, Maryland. Year 1994
Question: How long have you worked at LHS
Answer: 1 year
Question: When did you start coaching for wrestling?
Answer: I helped with the youth team while I was in high school. My first actual coaching job was 2003 at Catoctin High School. This will be my second season with Lafayette.
Question: What’s your favorite wrestling style, what’s it like?
Answer: Freestyle. Its more fast paced and is more like my style.
Question: Why did you get into wrestling?
Answer: I liked how it’s more of an individual sport. Just one on one with someone the same size as me.
Question: Why did you become a coach?
Answer: I wanted to help kids with the same goals I had as a kid.
Question: What made you choose LHS to coach?
Answer: They were willing to hire me.
Question: What were your first impressions of LHS?
Answer: It’s a nice school. Bigger than the one I attended.
Question: What do you love about your job?
Answer: The interactions with the wrestlers. Seeing the highs of victory and helping them with the lows of defeat.
Bonus Questions!
Question: Do you have any advice for young people today?
Answer: Put the technology down! Be a kid. Enjoy it while you can. You’ll miss it when it’s over!
Question: What is your ideal vacation
Answer: A beach on a island somewhere with peace and quiet.
Question: If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
Answer: In the mountains near a river or lake.
Question: What’s your favorite place you’ve ever traveled to?
Answer: Guam
Question: Who’s your favorite band?
Answer: Seether or Hollywood Undead. It’s a toss up.
Question: What’s your favorite ice cream?
Answer: Anything with caramel and chocolate!
Being a wrestler himself, he was more than happy to join our team and help inspire future wrestlers. After his semi-profession football team, The Williamsburg Colonials, had to fold, he took up being the assistant coach at Berkley Middle School football, this is his second year there, and after hearing that there was a position for wrestling at LHS, he took it the first chance he got. We’re happy to have him here!
