Mat Rats Rebooted earned a top-15 finish at the Washington State Wrestling Association Freestyle and Greco-Roman State Championships at The Podium in Spokane this past weekend, scoring 302 team points to secure a 14th-place finish.
Myryn Phillips led the way in the U10 division, scoring a combined 72 points across both styles (39 in Freestyle and 33 in Greco-Roman).
He earned the most pins and techs in the least amount of time, securing seven total in a combined mark of just 5:21.
On the girls’ side, Charlie Wheeler dominated the High School Freestyle 120-pound bracket, scoring 39 team points. She led the entire team in falls, pinning six opponents in a combined 5:24, a mark of less than a minute per match.
Triton Wait was also efficient, securing three technical falls in just 4:27, while Emmalin Rubey grinded out 31 points in the Middle School girls 108-pound division.
“These kids are just built different,” coach Zach Demers said. “They show up every practice and grind, buying into the ‘can’t stop, won’t stop’ motto. They have proved over and over that they are out-conditioning opponent after opponent and they just never settle. They are a huge inspiration to many, including myself. We are more than a club, we are a family.”
Three Mat Rats win in Bullhead City
A smaller contingent of Mat Rats traveled south the week prior to the state tournament, competing at the RMN Clash at Bullhead in Bullhead City, Arizona.
Phillips (U10 67) and Camryn Reeson (Girls Grade 3-5, 98) won their brackets in Freestyle, while Reeson (Girls Grade 3-5 98) and Bodee West (Girls Grades 6-8, 125) both won their Greco-Roman brackets.
Hayden Templeton also captured the 8U 46-pound Rookie Championship, and he added a fourth-place finish in the open division.
In the 7U 58-pound bracket, Jaxon Martinez battled and earned a fifth-place finish.
The Mat Rats also had several other placers in Bullhead City:
Freestyle
Second: Harper Andersen (Girls Grades 3-5, 117) and Charlie Wheeler (Girls Grades 6-8, 120 and Girls High School, 120).
Third: Kyler Fish (U14, 140) and Evalyn Martinez (Girls Grades 3-5, 67).
Fourth: Mitchell Hogan (U10, 71), Tucker Eisenmann (U12, 86), Brooklynn West (Girls Grades 3-5, 70), and Ashley Ihde (Girls High School, 100).
Sixth: Bodee West (Girls Grades 6-8, 125) and Joseph Andersen (Open, 86).
Seventh: Triton Wait (U12, 98) and Cora Andersen (Girls Grades 3-5, 70).
Eighth: Parker Fish (U12, 92) and Carter Hedden (U14, 96).
Greco-Roman
Second: Mitchell Hogan (U10, 71), Triton Wait (U12, 98), Kyler Fish (U14, 140), Evalyn Martinez (Girls Grades 3-5, 67), Brooklynn West (Girls Grades 3-5, 70), Charlie Wheeler (Girls Grades 6-8, 120), and Ashley Ihde (Girls High School, 100).
Third: Myryn Phillips (U10, 67) and Harper Andersen (Girls Grades 3-5, 117).
Fourth: Tucker Eisenmann (U12, 86), Carter Hedden (U14, 96), Blakely Robling (Girls Grades 3-5, 78), and Emmalin Rubey (Girls Grades 6-8, 108).
Fifth: Hadley Robling (Girls Grade K-2, 57) and Olive Halsey (Girls Grades 6-8, 130).
Seventh: Haiden Denegar (Girls High School, 110),
Eighth: Isaiah Stanberry (U16, 285).
