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t the Games of the XXXI Olympiad last Olympian to Rio was mind blowing. month in Rio de Janeiro, defending U.S. “When I got the news, I was completely Gold Medal wrestler Jordan Burroughs took pas- pumped,” Scholl said. “I was so overcome with sion and promise with him as he competed in his excitement that I nearly started crying tears of joy! second-straight Summer Olympics. Burroughs also I was at work at the time, and my heart was racing took his chiropractor, the rest of the day.” Dr. Derek Scholl ’14, For Scholl, the to ensure his body was opportunity is affirmfunctioning at an optiing on many levels. He mal level as he faced off specifically spoke of the with some of the world’s positive effects on his fiercest athletes. practice and on chiroScholl met Burpractic as a whole. roughs when he began “Jordan has placed practicing at Cornerthe utmost confidence stone Chiropractic Cenin our clinic’s care from tre in Lincoln, Neb. both a nutritional and There, Burroughs has chiropractic standreceived nutritional and point,” Scholl said. “His chiropractic care for Dr. Derek Scholl ’14, left, poses with U.S. Gold Medal trust in Cornerstone has the last few years, while wrestler Jordan Burroughs at his practice in Lincoln, Neb. elevated our name in the chasing his Olympic dreams following a collegiate sports world and opened doors to other high-caliwrestling career resulting in two national champi- ber athletes. It’s also huge as it shows how far we’ve onships at the University of Nebraska. Adjusting come as a profession. With strict anti-doping polian Olympian on his quest for further glory, two cies, natural forms of health care like chiropractic years after graduation, is a dream come true. are what Olympians seek out.” “Growing up, I had always dreamed of workIn Rio, Scholl oversaw Burroughs’s physical ing with athletes in some capacity,” Scholl said. wellness by providing regular adjustments and “As I approached graduation at the University of deep-tissue treatments. In addition, he monitored Nebraska, my focus shifted even more when I ulti- the Olympian’s nutrition with meal preparation mately decided to pursue chiropractic in graduate and supplements prior to his matches. Unfortuschool, knowing I wanted to work with athletes on nately, Burroughs’s quest for another Gold fell the highest level possible. When the opportunity at short against the #2-ranked wrestler in the world. Cornerstone came about, it was unbelievable. Not “When you compete in sports at that high a only could I work with athletes at all levels, I was level, literally anyone can win,” Scholl said. “I’m also able to work with Jordan who is at the pin- thankful I had the opportunity to see how Jordan nacle of his sport. So, you grow up with big hopes handled his losses, never once making excuses. and dreams thinking in the back of your mind they While he’s still fighting to add to that Gold medal may come true one day. But, for all of it to come to collection, he is and always will be a champ to us.” fruition so soon is hard to believe.” Scholl said the time he spent with Burroughs in Scholl said he counts his blessings every day just Rio was an “experience of a lifetime.” He returned to have the honor to work with Burroughs. That home inspired, with immense pride and looks alone has served as the realization of his aforemen- forward to treating Burroughs as he moves beyond tioned dreams. Learning he would accompany the Rio and sets his sights on future goals. q
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