Bright lights. Television cameras. A big arena with thousands of spectators.

Competing at the state wrestling championships gets easier the more times you go, say those who have been there before.

"The biggest thing when I was a freshman is I don't think I was confident enough going into the state tournament," said Mexico's Theo Powers, a senior and defending 113-pound champion from last year who is making his fourth trip to states at Albany's Time Union Center this weekend.