MAUSTON, Wis. — If you think you or your kids were busy in high school, Espen Pitts might have you beat -- juggling dozens of extracurriculars and high honors to get a full ride to the University of Notre Dame.

"Wrestling is everything, dude," Espen Pitts said, on the mat of Mauston Wrestling Club.

For Pitts, that’s true on and off the mat -- he approaches life like a dual.

“I gotta move them, I gotta set up my shot, see if I can get to it, and just really keep applying the pressure,” Pitts said. “And even though it’s hard now, it will pay off.”

The all-state wrestler is the definition of a jack-of-all-trades — he’s everywhere at once.

He’s captain of the wrestling team, a leader on the football team, financial manager for FBLA, a student council member and part of the Spanish club.

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