The "Cobra Spotlight" is a weekly highlight of a student-athlete at Coker College. Each week we take a different athlete from a different sport and display some facets to get more familiar with them. This week we take a look at Derrick Nelson and Luis Peguero, members of the wrestling team.
Name: Derrick Nelson
Sport: Wrestling
Position: 133 lbs
Hometown: Spraggs, Pa.
Year: Junior
Major: History with a minor in medieval studies
Why did you choose Coker? It was close to family and a place that felt like home. Coker also offered me a chance to continue wrestling and attain my dreams.
What is your best memory at Coker (athletic related)? Putting on the Coker uniform for the first time, and getting my first win and pin as a Cobra in the same night.
What is your best memory at Coker (non-athletic related)? Spending time at the boathouse and kayaking with friends or coach.
Which athletic team would you play on at Coker other than your own? I have only wrestled in my life, so I honestly could not see myself playing any other sport. Outside of wrestling, I am very un-athletic
Favorite class: Contemporary World History
Favorite professor: Mac Williams
Plans after graduation: Attain my master’s degree in Russian and East European Studies
Favorite movie: Cinderella Man
Favorite type of music: I listen to pretty much everything,
Favorite food: My mom’s chicken noodle casserole
Favorite sports team: Pittsburgh Pirates (or as we yinzers say ‘Dem Buccos n’at)
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite TV show: Arrow
Most prized possession: My grandfather’s class ring
What is something people may not know about you? I am a huge comic book nerd
Do you have a nickname? If so, how did you get it? I don’t really have a nickname. I usually just go by my last name
One word that describes you: Driven
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Name: Luis Peguero
Sport: Wrestling
Position: 184 lbs.
Hometown: Tampa, Fla.
Year: Freshman
Major: Business administration with a concentration in management
Why did you choose Coker? I chose Coker because of the great location, small class sizes and respectable wrestling program.
What is your best memory at Coker (athletic related)? Winning my first collegiate match
Which athletic team would you play on at Coker other than your own? Men’s golf
Favorite class: Communication 101
Favorite professor: Professor Puffer
Plans after graduation: I plan on moving back to Tampa and opening up my own business
Favorite movie: The Wolf of Wall Street
Favorite type of music: Bob Marley, Tunchi, D12, Wisin and Yandel, and Mozart
Favorite food: Chicken wings
Favorite sports team: Jacksonville Breeze (Legends Football League)
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite TV show: Ed, Edd n Eddy
Most prized possession: My speaker
What is something people may not know about you? I’m Cuban... not Mexican
Do you have a nickname? If so, how did you get it? Manatee, because when I first started wrestling I was a short, chubby, and tan kid
One word that describes you: Reverent