One of the greatest lessons sports teach is how to deal with adversity.

Wrestling in particular forces athletes to decide whether to roll over and get pinned, or fight with everything they have to stay off their back when times are toughest.Scott Clymer had just one of those decisions to make last spring. Based on the results, he surely made the right choice.After three years on the Liberty University wrestling team and four years at the school, Clymer learned early in his final offseason that Liberty was dropping its Division I program. If he wanted to continue his collegiate wrestling career, the former PIAA state champ would have to either transfer to another school or participate at Liberty as a club team."It hit me so hard," Clymer said. "I flipped out. I didn't know what to do. I only had a year left and because we're a Christian school a lot of my credits wouldn't transfer."As hard as it was, when something like that happens you have to make the best out of it. You can't use it as a crutch and think 'poor me.'"Clymer decided to stay at Liberty and wrestle on the club team. But it took a while for him to fully commit to the new team dynamic. It helped that his younger brother, Bobby, had just entered Liberty as a freshman and was part of the club team.Scott had big plans for his final Division I season. He had twice qualified for nationals and was planning to do it again before he got the heartbreaking news late last March.It took a while for him and the other Liberty upperclassmen to put it behind them."It was hard getting over the whole club thing," Scott Clymer said. "We hung onto it. It wasn't until we got slapped upside the head by the younger guys and saw how hungry they were."He knew his brother and his classmates needed mentors. And that got Scott motivated enough to get back into the wrestling room with the same heart and dedication he had always brought to the room."When people call on you for guidance, you've got to give it to them," Scott Clymer said.Both Clymer brothers had excellent years at the club level, which culminated last month at the National Collegiate Wrestling Association championship tournament.Scott, who went 26-3 this season, won the NCWA national title at 141 pounds, beating Craig Chiles of Lindwood University (St. Charles, MO), 19-2 in the title bout."The individual title was satisfying," Scott said. "But it was overshadowed by Bobby making it to the finals."Bobby nearly equaled that feat. The freshman earned second place nationally at 165 pounds, losing 9-0 to Lindwood's Clayton MacFarlane in the title bout.Unlike his brothers, Scott and Ben, who recently completed his career at Hofstra University, Bobby did not win a state title in high school. But he could be hitting his peak in college."He looked better than I did as a freshman," said Scott Clymer. "He looked better than Ben did. This year was huge for him. He has a successful college career ahead of him."Bobby is hoping to move on to a Division I or II program next year or some time in the future. Being five years behind Scott, the two were never on the same team in high school, which made this year special for both of them."Scott and I are really close," said Bobby, who posted a 26-6 record this season. "This was a really good experience being on his team. Having him there pushed me to do the best I could."While both brothers admit that the club level is not the same as Division I or even Division II, they can attest to the fact that plenty of great wrestlers are part of the NCWA."The kids are a lot tougher and a lot better than most people would think," Bobby said."It's not the NCAA," Scott said. "But it's still very tough."Due in large part to Title IX restrictions, many Division I college teams have dropped wrestling to the club level and several others compete as clubs while waiting to move into an NCAA Division. The NCWA also includes junior colleges, trade schools and postsecondary prep institutions.In the regular season most club wrestlers enter open tournaments against Division I competition.Many NCWA teams have full rosters and compete in duals. In fact, the organization holds a national dual meet tournament and Liberty won that title this year. It also had seven place winners at the individual national tournament.The team title was especially satisfying for Scott Clymer and the other holdovers from Liberty's Division I program."After the program dropped it was like 'What are we going to do now," Scott said."It was an awesome experience," Bobby said. "It showed we still have potential."While Bobby is still deciding where to continue his college studies and wrestling career, Scott is preparing for an internship at the Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce.He's also torn over what to do after college. He knows he wants to coach wrestling. He's considering staying around Liberty to assist his former coaches and teammates."I don't want to walk away from that momentum," he said.But he is also thinking about coming back to Northwestern to help out with the Tigers up and coming squad."I want to give back to that program what I got out of it," he said.In thinking about his future, he couldn't help but touch on his past. With his wrestling career behind him, Scott pointed out some of the people he wished to thank for their part in his success. He included former Tiger coach Bryanes Klass and Brad Kleckner as well as some opposing coaches. He included teammates and opponents. Even some media members were on his list. Most important was his family, especially his parents."My career wouldn't have been the same without all you guys," he said.