Athlete of the Week: Dmitry Loftis, Ozark Wrestling

By Mike Scott, KSPR Sports

OZARK, MO - The road to wrestling success has been a long one for Ozark sophomore Dmitry Loftis. Born in Russia, Loftis moved to the United States as a young child.

His passion for the sport took a while to develop and when it did, his school didn't have a team. So the Loftis family landed in Ozark and Dmitry hasn't skipped a beat.

The sometimes "awnry" Loftis is already a COC champ at 112 pounds and ranked 3rd in the state in class 3.