Peabody Veterans Memorial High School in Massachusetts mourning the loss of a student-athlete.
Freddy Espinal, a 17-year-old wrestler, died last weekend after a medical emergency during a practice, The Salem News confirmed.
Espinal competed through a joint venture between the Peabody Veterans Memorial and Saugus High School wrestling teams and the RRWC wrestling club.
Wayne Moda, Espinal’s wrestling coach, reflected on the late teenager’s “larger than life personality.”
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Freddy Espinal was a member of the joint Peabody Veterans Memorial High School and Saugus High School wrestling team in Massachusetts. (Fox News)
“I can tell you as his club and high school coach, Freddy was a larger than life personality on and off the mat,” Fashion has returned in a post on social media.
“He was passionate about his family and wrestling, which he worked incredibly hard at after falling in love with the sport his freshman year. Aside from wrestling, I really enjoyed him as a person, he really made me laugh with his antics and he was committed to his teammates and friends.”
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Brooke Randall, the high school’s principal, informed students and teachers of Espinal’s sudden death Sunday night. Randall described Espinal as a “kind” person.
A pair of shoes on a wrestling mat April 9, 2016 in Iowa City, Iowa. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
“He was a kind, young man,” Randall told Boston.com. “He was a talented student-athlete and had an infectious smile.”
The Peabody Football Boosters said Espinal will remain in their hearts.
“Forever a beloved teammate, wonderful friend and a member of the Tanner Football Family,” the group of community supporters wrote in a Facebook message. “Freddy will be terribly missed by all of us and always in our hearts.”
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Before he started wrestling, Espinal was a youth soccer player. He played high school football his freshman and sophomore years.
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