Conner Signs Wrestling Scholarship with T...
Paducah Tilghman High School wrestler David Conner signed a scholarship with Thomas More University in a signing ceremony held at PTHS on May 10.Conner began wrestling in fifth grade with a club team in Mayfield. He was a member of the McCracken County Wrestling team as an eighth grader and a freshman, then wrestled for PTHS his sophomore, junior and senior years. He has advanced to the state wrestling tournament every year since eighth grade and placed fifth in the state tournament his junior and senior years. This year’s fifth place finish was remarkable because Conner broke his ankle early in the season and was unable to wrestle until the regional tournament. Despite that, he advanced through the regional and semi-state to the state tournament.Thomas More, which finished eighth and had three wrestlers place at the 2021 NAIA Wrestling National Championship, asked Conner to visit after seeing him at the KHSAA state tournament.“Thomas More has a small, close knit campus, which will give me a chance to know the teachers really well,” Conner said. “The wrestling team is really hard working and new. They get along well and want everyone to succeed, and that’s what I love most about a wrestling team.”“David’s been with us since the beginning,” said PTHS Head Wrestling Coach Seth Livingston. “As coaches we’re looking for guys who commit themselves to what we’re doing and then take that to the next level. One thing we always talk about is being the example. For the last five years, David’s been our example in his commitment, leadership, and work ethic. We’re excited for him and sad to see him go.”Photo caption, Row 1, L to R: Alicia Hudson, Michael Conner, B.J. Conner, David Conner, Lindsey Conner, Ashlynn Conner, Julienne ConnerRow 2: Coach Seth Livingston