Dontae Hoose's athletic career has been defined by overachieving.

Whether it be on the gridiron or the wrestling mat, there's little doubt that the son of Joe and Johneen Hoose has learned to rise to the occasion at a young age.

"It's what he's been used to," Southwestern wrestling coach Mark Arnold said of Hoose, the fourth member of his family to wrestle for the Trojans. "He's grown up with three older brothers, we pulled him up to play varsity football as a freshman and was only in the eighth grade when he began wrestling varsity even then in the upper weight classes."