Dawson County High School senior Wyatt Smith always knew he was going to attend Reinhardt University in Waleska, Georgia, but as little as six months ago he was not planning to wrestle at the collegiate level. After meeting with “the best wrestling coach” and receiving an offer from the school, those plans changed and on May 3, Smith signed his scholarship and officially became a Reinhardt Eagle. “I would have gone anyway, outside of wrestling,” Smith said. “I have a friend who goes there, and I have always planned to go to their business school.” Smith battled a series of injuries through his career, including knee and shoulder injuries this season, to become an annual fixture in the annual GHSA state tournament and a perennial favorite in the 132lb weight class of Area 5-AAA wrestling.