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Our next "Mat Chat" introduces Brad Muri, the Head Wrestling Coach at Meridian High School. Muri brings a wealth of experience, including a wrestling career at Boise State and multiple Washington state championships with Steilacoom High. Now in his fourteenth season as a full-time teacher and coach, he is dedicated to both strengthening the Meridian program and developing exemplary individuals.
The Idaho State High School Wrestling Championships have a rich history, starting with a single division in 1958. The competition, overseen by the IHSAA, expanded to A and B classes in 1963 and later to three divisions (A-1, A-2, A-3). Today, it features four distinct competitive divisions: 6A, 5A, 4A, and 3A (includes 2A/1A schools).
A major force in the sport's expansion has been Meridian High School. The team first entered the state spotlight in 1975 when wrestlers Bill Lawrence (4th) and Mark Brown (3rd) medaled. This early success was achieved under Hall-of-Fame coach Bruce Burnett, who would go on to lead the program for two decades, securing four state team titles and coaching numerous state medalists and champions.
Following Coach Burnett's departure for collegiate and Olympic coaching positions in the late 1980s and 1990s, the Meridian wrestling program continued to find success. The team consistently performed well at the district and state championships, winning multiple conference and district titles, earning medals, and finishing among the top three in the state several times.
Since 2011, Coach Brad Muri, Meridian's seventh Head Wrestling Coach, has built a program inspired by his own wrestling journey, which began in Washington and continued through Boise State University. Under his leadership and with a dedicated staff, Meridian Wrestling focuses on developing not only top athletes but also well-rounded student-athletes prepared for success in life beyond the mat. As Assistant Coach Brian Schackleford explains, Meridian is a "process-focused" program, emphasizing culture and values over individual wins and losses. "We never lose sight of what our job really is: to develop successful young adults in life," he noted.
Guided by his leadership, the program has become a proven pipeline for talent, consistently developing Folkstyle/Fargo All-Americans and advancing numerous athletes to collegiate-level competition. This environment of excellence has resulted in 132 state medals, 28 individual titles, and four state team championships, in addition to many conference and district honors.
According to Chris Owens, a former Assistant Coach at Boise State and now Director of Operations for Team Idaho, “Brad’s love for family, team and sport are all at such a high level it has been a diesel engine in creating one of the top programs in Idaho wrestling history! His passion for doing what he loves and helping others is something special! It’s been fun watching him grow into the coach and person he has become - it sure makes it easy to cheer behind the scenes for him and his program. There isn’t a national team trip that we (Team Idaho) send high school age wrestler’s to that either Brad one of the meridian coaches is at, and when they are at these events they are full throttle coaching, teaching and mentoring all Idaho wrestlers not just those from their program. It’s always amazing and very gratifying to have him and his coaches on the team.”
Join us for an exclusive interview with Coach Brad Muri, whose wrestling journey spans from his roots in Washington state to his collegiate career at Boise State, and now, over a decade leading the powerhouse program at Meridian High School. Our Q&A dives into his experiences on and off the mat, including his insights on Meridian wrestling and his vision for the future. Enjoy!
Q&A INTERVIEW w/COACH BRAD MURI
How did you first get involved in the sport of wrestling?
COACH MURI – I started wrestling at the age of 5 and was introduced to the sport by my dad and older brother. My dad was in the Air Force and was a former college wrestler at the University of Massachusetts. We were stationed in Incirlik, Turkey when the Gulf War started in 1990 and got evacuated back to McCord Air Force base in Washington. Once my dad returned, he decided to get my brother Jon and I into a local club and the rest is history. We both fell in love with the sport at an early age.
Who has been your biggest influence in wrestling?
COACH MURI – This is a tough question to answer because I have had so many incredible coaches and mentors in my life. I was blessed with great coaches in every chapter of my wrestling career from my youth club all the way through college. For example, I was lucky to have several great high school coaches in Chris Wolfe, Mark Peterson, Ben Vombaur, Kirk White and my older brother Jon Muri. Additionally, I had the chance to wrestle for Chris Owens and Greg Randall for 5 years at Boise State and was able to grow and learn a ton during my college career. Honestly, I’m still learning from Chris Owens 15 years later and have continued to pick his brain during the Freestyle/Greco Season. With all the great mentors the one that has had the biggest influence on my coaching career was my late father-in-law, Steven Suder. He was a D1 All-American and the head coach at the University of Wyoming for 20 years. The amount of wisdom, coaching philosophy and impact he has had on me has shaped my life as a coach and a person.
Tell us about your journey from growing up in Steilacoom, Washington, to competing in high school wrestling at Steilacoom High School, then moving into the Freestyle/Greco-Roman circuits, and ultimately wrestling for Boise State University.
COACH MURI – Growing up in Steilacoom was a lot of fun and it is a great town if anyone ever wants to visit the Puget Sound. As I mentioned above, I have been blessed with high level coaching my entire life starting with both youth clubs I wrestled for. I wrestled for the Lakewood Lumberjack wrestling club K-6th grade and had a ton of excellent workout partners and coaches. As I got into middle school, I started training with a club named Toro that wrestled out of Tacoma, WA. This club had tons of workout partners from all over the Puget Sound and was a great training environment for everyone. Growing up, I was super fortunate to have my older brother Jon Muri pave the way for me throughout my childhood. He was 4 years older and laid out a nice blueprint of what it looked like to train hard and chase a goal. I credit a lot of my success to him pushing and encouraging me throughout middle and high school. In high school I ended up being a 3x State Champ and a Greco All-American at Fargo before making my way to Boise State. I had Kirk White as a coach and P.E. teacher at Steilacoom High School, which was a huge factor in me picking Boise State.
What led you to pursue coaching at the high school level, and what impact do you hope to have on your athletes?
COACH MURI – Honestly, I had no idea what I wanted to study when I got to Boise State. After my first year in college, I did what most college wrestlers do and worked wrestling camps all summer. That first summer I made some awesome connections with high school kids and realized I could have a big impact on young people like my coaches had on me growing up. I declared education as my major year 2 in college and never looked back. As for impact on athletes, hopefully it’s a positive one! One thing that our coaching staff has always prided ourselves on is “doing life” with our athletes. I believe at my core we were created to be in relationships and getting to journey alongside these young athletes to help them chase both athletic and personal goals is very gratifying. I hope to be a positive influence on my athletes in not just what it looks like to chase their wrestling goals the right way, through hard work, commitment and selfless leadership, more importantly though, I hope to be an example for them as to what it looks like to be a man of God, a great husband, father, son, teammate and friend.
How many years have you coached wrestling at Meridian High School? Did you coach prior to teaching and coaching at Meridian?
COACH MURI – Last season was my 13th year as the Head Coach at Meridian High. I was an assistant coach at Meridian for one year (2010-2011) before becoming a Head coach at Vallivue for a season. In total, 14 of my 15 years have been at Meridian High School.
Can you elaborate on your experience at Meridian, including responsibilities in the classroom and work as a coach?
COACH MURI – My experience at Meridian has been great since day one. I was drawn to Meridian High because of the culture, history and blue-collar mentality that the school rightfully prides itself on. I have been a P.E. teacher my entire career and currently teach Intro and Advanced Fitness classes. I have a passion for the weight room and love getting to work with athletes from a wide variety of sports. My responsibilities as the Head Coach are mainly focused on stoking a positive culture, building relationships, strength training, scope and sequence of competition/training and running wrestling practices. I feel extremely blessed to be in the position that I am in and really enjoy the people that I work and coach with.
Tell me more about the coaching staff at Meridian High School, including their individual roles and how they contribute to the successful wrestling program.
COACH MURI – As a lot of people know we have a lot of coaches at Meridian High and often get a lot of flak for it. It takes a village to build something great and sustainable. If I pride myself on anything, it’s that I’m pretty good at surrounding myself with great people and enjoy coaching with individuals that are great men on and off the mat. We have tons of coaches with great accolades, and we seem to all mesh well in the room and share the workload. Riley Orozco, Cash Edwards and Rich Bailey were All Pac-10 Champs and All-Americans that bring a wealth of knowledge to the room. We also have several other coaches that were Fargo All-Americans and State Champs during their athletic careers. A couple of significant roles that we have in our program are the following:
BRAEDEN DICKINSON (Head Club Coach): Braeden is a great human and has elevated the Fighting Squirrels Wrestling Club to another level. He is one of the best young coaches in the state in my opinion and is very selfless with his time and efforts.
DALTON YOUNG (Greco Coach): Dalton was a 4x Undefeated Washington State Champ, 6x Fargo AA and Fargo National Champ. He wrestled at Stanford and brings a wealth of knowledge and mentorship to our room. Dalton and Rich Baily are a couple of our lead technicians.
JON MURI and WADE PALMER (Middle School Coaches). These two outlaws are two of the best in the business and have turned Meridian Middle into a powerhouse over the past 5 years. Jon is the heartbeat of both the middle and high school program, and the Palmer workouts are feared by many and all athletes at all levels.
BRIAN SHACKLEFORD (Big Guy Coach): focuses on the development of our upper weights. Coach Shack is like a Swiss Army Knife. He works mainly with our big guys, but he continues to elevate our program in many ways.
BRIAN TWAIT (Head Girls Coach): Brian is a “salt of the earth” type of human, and his family has had a giant impact on both the boys' and girls’ programs over the years. He is selfless with his time and energy and spearheads the girls program. He is a mentor to many of our coaches as far what it looks like to be a great man on and off the mat.
What life lesson have you learned in wrestling that apply in your day-to-day life?
COACH MURI – I think wrestling prepares individuals to be hard working, resilient and mentally tough to tackle day-to-day life challenges. It teaches kids to not be afraid of things that are hard and, on the surface, not necessarily “fun” because often the most rewarding things in life come as the fruit of hard toil. It also teaches kids to not just live for themselves, but to selflessly live for, train for and compete for the betterment of their team. It is a perfect example of servant leadership which will prepare them to be great leaders in any arena of life they find themselves in in the future.
What advice would you give a young athlete wanting to be successful in wrestling?
COACH MURI – Fall in love with the sport and keep it fun! The sport of wrestling at its core is very physically/mentally demanding. If kids can fall in love with the process, culture and physicality of the sport I believe that anyone can be successful. I think if kids can learn to enjoy working hard and figuring out how fun/rewarding tough workouts can be that they will go far in the sport.
Given Meridian High School's wrestling tradition and its many accomplished athletes, what is the history of the program, highlighting its most successful wrestlers, former coaches, and any unique aspects or memorable moments?
COACH MURI – The program is rich in history, and the foundation was set by the Hall of Fame coach Bruce Burnett. He led the Warriors to 4 State titles in the 80’s before leaving for Oklahoma State, the Naval Academy and coaching several Olympic teams. Coach Kelly Bartlett has given a lifetime of service to this sport and had a lot of success through the 90’s producing a lot of tough individuals and teams for over a decade. The first decade in the 2000’s were spear headed by great coaches in Pat Owens, Kevin Wood and Josh Aldinger. There has been some overlap, but I took over the program in 2012 and have been building a staff since the 2012-2013 season.
Meridian High has had 51 individuals earn 79 titles and tons of All-American honors over the years. Currently, Meridian High has produced 25 Fargo All-Americans and have had at least 1 Fargo AA 6 years in a row. Notable athletes in the 3x state champ club include Robert Ho, Tanner Hall, Cade White and Elise Twait. The sole 4x state champ is current Stanford wrestler Jason Mara. Tanner Hall stands out as one of the most successful wrestlers in Meridian history, winning both the Ironman tournament and Fargo National championships while in high school. He continued his career at Arizona State and was very successful in becoming a D1 All-American. Recent college All-Americans at the NAIA level includes John Hensley, Harley DiLulo, T.J. Hall and Isaiah Twait. Meridian High currently has 11 former Warriors wrestling at the college level this upcoming season.
What are your interests outside of wrestling and your profession in teaching?
COACH MURI – I enjoy traveling, camping, backpacking and hanging out with friends and family. My wife Heidi is also a teacher, so we try to jampack our summers with adventures and traveling. We have 3 incredible daughters that keep us on our toes.
Can you outline the specific objectives the Meridian program aims to achieve in the future?
COACH MURI – Here are some thoughts on the future of the Meridian program after reflecting with my other coaches. I think where people miss what makes us special (on some level) is that they focus too much on the winning Meridian has done. What they don’t necessarily see or appreciate is that we are a processed focused program, that works very hard on culture and values. Our program is built on “process”; our focus is on embracing the journey of hard training and living right and getting one percent better each day in whatever they are pursuing. We can’t control outcomes, winning and losing is beyond our control. But if we focus on doing things the right way (our process) and wrestle with great effort and attitude, and believe in our training and one another, then the wins take care of themselves.
Some critics may say we “have lost our way” and only worry about winning, but if they spent a week in our room, they would see; our program is built on relationships, on love, on caring about the kids, on helping young men and women realize their potential, not just as wrestlers, but as good human beings. All that to say, our future goals are the same as they’ve always been: to create a community of wrestlers that feels like a family, who work hard, that don’t get too high or too low, who don’t let wins or loses dictate our value, and who have a blast in the process. We hope to never lose sight of what is really important, to develop successful and wonderful humans that will go out into the world to do good! We also aim to put as many kids in college wrestling programs as possible and help them chase their individual goals in and out of the classroom and on and off the mat.
MERIDIAN H.S. WRESTLING HISTORY
1975 – 2025
4x STATE CHAMPION
Jason Mara, 2021-‘24
3x STATE CHAMPIONS
120/138/160 – Cade White, 2020, ’21, ‘23
189/215 – Tanner Hall, 2010-‘11
103/112/125 – Robert Ho, 1988-‘90
2x STATE CHAMPIONS
113 – Jeremiah Gonzalez, 2023-‘24
195 – Carson Gooley, 2023-’24
182/195 – Harley Dilulo, 2013-‘14
103/119 – Dillon Gentry, 2006, ‘08
119/125 – Preston Gentry, 2005-‘06
119/125 – Joe Smothermom, 2002-‘03
112/125 – Joseph Corral, 1998-‘99
135/140 – Fred Bartlett, 1997, ‘99
132/155 – Jon Watson, 1986, ‘87
112/119 – Sean Moon, 1983-‘84
119/145 – Dan Bicandi, 1978, ‘80
145/155 – Rex Edwards, 1977-‘78
158/167 – Kevin Wood, 1976-‘77
1x STATE CHAMPIONS
126 – Blake Nevils, 2025
157 – Logan Shaver, 2025
182 - Hudson Rogers, 2024
182 – Isaiah Twait, 2023
152 – Brodyn Sunada, 2022
132 – Breyden Morrill, 2020
170 – Kaleb Smith, 2020
160 – Grant Neukom, 2019
182 – Hayes Neukom, 2018
106 – Trevor Ball, 2017
126 – Jacob Garrison, 2016
182 – John Hensley, 2014
119 – Paul Gentry, 2006
215 – Andy Patrick, 2003
HWT – Mike Hagadone, 2002
152 – Rustan Burton, 1998
140 – Gary Little, 1997
189 – Nick Palmetree, 1997
135 – Terry Harpt, 1993
189 – Shane Dennis, 1992
112 – Shawn Suddath, 1990
119 – Chad Olsen, 1988
140 – Tony Evans, 1988
HWT – Mike Stowell, 1988
145 – Jeff Rowe, 1987
98 – John Spencer, 1986
138 – Chris Pratt, 1986
185 – Jim Straw, 1986
126 – Brent Beamguard, 1985
167 – Glenn Amador, 1985
125 – Travis Krawl, 1984
138 – Heath England, 1983
155 – Rene Yerby, 1983
167 – Kevin Jones, 1981
132 – Danny Pugmire, 1980
145 – Dan Weeks, 1979
138 – Russ Watson, 1978
145 – Dan Weeks, 1979
108 – Jerry Stevenson, 1976
4x STATE PLACERS
106/113/120 – Jeremiah Gonzalez (2,1,1,2), 2022-‘25
126/138/152 – Jason Mara (1,1,1,1), 2021-‘24
120/138/145/160 – Cade White (1,1,2,1), 2020-’23
160/170/182 – Isaiah Twait (3,3,2,1), 2020-’23
103/112/119 – Dillon Gentry (1,2,1,2), 2006-‘09
125/135/140 – Fred Bartlett (4,1,6,1), 1996-‘99
112/125/130 – Dan Ault (6,4,2,2), 1992-‘95
98/103/112/125 – Robert Ho (3,1,1,1), 1987-‘90
98/105/112/119 – John Spencer (1,3,2,4), 1986-‘89
3x STATE PLACERS
120/145/157 – Logan Shaver (4,2,1), 2023-‘25
195 – Carson Gooley (2,1,1), 2022-’24
120/126 – Matthew Papa (3,4,3), 2022-‘24
182 – Jay Sallee (6,6,4), 2020-‘22
152/170/182 – Kaleb Smith (3,1,2), 2019-‘21
126/132 – Breyden Morrill (5,2,1), 2018-’20
152/160 – Grant Neukom (4,4,1), 2017-‘19
160/182 – Hayes Neukom (5,2,1), 2016-’18
HWT – Colton Smillie (5,4,4), 2014-‘16
170/182/195 – John Hensley (2,1,2), 2013-‘15
182/195 – Harley Dilulo (3,1,1), 2012-‘14
189/215 – Tanner Hall (1,1,1), 2009-‘11
119/125/130 – Joe Smothermom (1,1,4), 2002-‘04
189/215 – Andy Patrick (3,6,1), 2001-’03
103/112/125 – Joseph Corral (3,1,1), 1997-‘99
130/135/140 – Gary Little (4,3,1), 1994-‘97
103/112 – Shawn Suddath (4,2,1), 1988-‘90
106/112/119 – Chad Olsen (3,2,1), 1986-’88
112/126/140 – Tony Evans (4,3,1), 1986-‘88
HWT – Mike Stowell (4,3,1), 1986-‘88
105/112/119 – Sean Moon (2,1,1), 1982-‘84
98/105/119 – Ken Lewis (4,3,2), 1981-’82
119/132/145 – Dan Bicandi (1,4,1), 1978-’80
145/155 – Rex Edwards (2,1,1), 1976-‘78
2x STATE PLACERS
106 – Tobias Guillen (6,3), 2024-‘25
120 – Justus Briggs (6,5), 2024-‘25
138/150 – Andrae Ramirez (3,5), 2024-’25
182/190 – Bradley Bones (6,4), 2024-‘25
220/215 – Abdullah Abdulhameed (6,6), 2024-‘25
170/182 – Hudson Rogers (2,1), 2023-‘24
98/106 – Gabe Arnold (3,3), 2022-‘23
98/132 – Kellen Koka (4,3), 2021, ’23
106 – Teigan Dickerson (4,3), 2021-‘22
145/152 – Brodyn Sunada (4,1), 2021-‘22
160 – Caden Frix (3,5), 2021-‘22
113 – Zac Kimes (5,5), 2020-‘21
113/120 – Cade Hernandez (2,2), 2018-‘19
152/160 – Matthew Twait (2,3), 2017-‘18
170 – Mason Smith (3,5), 2016-‘17
98/106 – Trevor Ball (4,1), 2016-‘17
106 – Miguel Mares (4,3), 2015-‘16
120/126 – Jacob Garrison (2,1), 2015-‘16
126/138 – Tanner Wiese (5,5), 2014-‘15
220/HWT – Leo Barba (6,5), 2012-‘13
130/152 – Henry Gini (6,6), 2006, ‘09
103/160 – Eric Thronton (2,5), 2005, ‘08
112/119 – Paul Gentry (2,1), 2005-‘06
119/125 – Preston Gentry (1,1), 2005-‘06
160 – Kirk Tewalt (5,6), 2005-‘06
152/171 – Jeremy Hopkins (5,2), 2005-‘06
171/189 – Justin Beckett (6,2), 2005-‘06
HWT – Mike Hagadone (1,5), 2002-‘03
130/152 – Brock Steele (5,3), 2001-‘02
112/119 – Toby Torres (3,3), 1999-‘00
103/112 – Dusty Christiansen (3,4), 1998-‘99
130/135 – Terry Harpt (5,1), 1992-‘93
119/135 – Brian Kolar (3,2), 1991-’92
119/140 – Ryan Hansen (6,2), 1990, ‘92
171/189 – Shane Dennis (6,1), 1991-‘92
103/112 – Chad Waters (5,4), 1990-‘91
105/112 – Bill Matlock (2,3), 1987-’88
132/138 – Scott Cline (4,2), 1984-‘85
138/155 – Heath England (1,3), 1983-’84
105/125 – Travis Krawl (4,1), 1982-’84
138/145 – Rick Payne (3,2), 1982-‘83
185 – Mike Jarvis (4,2), 1981-‘82
185/167 – Kevin Jones (4,1), 1980-‘81
145 – Dan Weeks (4,1), 1978-‘79
138 – Russ Watson (3,1), 1977-‘78
108/112 – Jerry Stevenson (1,2), 1976-‘77
158/167 – Kevin Wood (1,1), 1976-‘77
1x STATE PLACERS
98 – Bodee Williams, 2nd ‘25
106 – Jacob Ostoja, 6th ‘25
113 – Adam Ostoja, 4th ’25
144 – Ryan Amoureux, 2nd ‘25
175 – Camden Crespi, 6th ’25
HWT – Nicholas Maloff, 4th ‘25
98 – Brigg Morrill, 5th ’24
98 – Drake Jayne, 6th ’24
170 – Fabrizio Argana, 6th ’24
98 – Mason Motley, 3rd ’23
182 – Tristen Smilie, 2nd ‘23
138 – Judah Howie, 5th ‘22
152 – Parker Mack, 6th ‘22
170 – Lucas Sears, 6th ‘22
106 – Jaden Calkins, 6th ’21
120 – Isaac Korgan, 6th ‘21
132 – Nathan Gregory, 2nd ‘21
160 – Marshall Buie, 5th ‘21
195 – Roc Dixon, 5th ‘21
220 – Blaze Tokioka, 5th ‘21
126 – Jayden Hunsaker, 4th ’20
170 – Kaleb Smith, CHAMPION ’20
170 – Caleb Twait, 2nd ’19
120 – Jared Rivera, 4th ‘18
132 – Gavyn Coates, 5th ‘18
160 – Logan Deim, 6th ’18
120 – Ashton Mandersheid, 3rd ‘17
160 – Cesar Esparza, 6th ’17
152 – David Jenkins-Griffin, 2nd ‘16
152 – Jesse Smith, 6th ‘16
113 – Simeon Howie, 4th ’15
160 – Luke Combe, 4th ‘14
170 – Brandon Wells, 3rd ’14
220 – Alihandro Hernandez, 3rd ’14
195 – Darrian Lobato, 4th ’13
145 – Kris McFarlane, 5th ‘12
112 – Carlos Maloy, 6th ‘11
125 – Zack Peterson, 3rd ‘11
140 – Tyler Spear, 2nd ‘06
140 – Carsten White, 5th ’03
160 – Mike Weigle, 3rd ‘03
171 – Todd Sigler, 2nd ‘03
103 – Dustin Packard, 6th ‘02
160 – Dustin Standley, 2nd ‘02
135 – Brandon Cox, 4th ’01
160 – Cody Hilslop, 6th ‘01
215 – Derek Standley, 6th ‘01
140 – Chris King, 2nd ‘99
135 – Jeremy Dolman, 2nd ‘98
145 – Jay Price, 4th ‘98
152 – Rustan Burton, CHAMPION ‘98
160 – Dustin Moe, 3rd ‘98
189 – Nick Palmetree, CHAMPION ‘97
HWT – Ryan Sass, 5th ‘97
160 – Luke Gearhard, 3rd ‘96
145 – Trevor Cline, 3rd ’94
119 – Mike Minshew, 2nd ‘93
103 – Doug DeMond, 2nd ‘92
HWT – Brandon Altman, 3rd ‘92
145 – Toby Miller, 5th ‘91
130 – Mike Briggs, 4th ‘90
152 – Mark Bryant, 6th ‘90
160 – Greg Turpen, 3rd ‘89
171 – Shaun Greear, 3rd ‘89
119 – Eric Crespi, 3rd ‘87
132 – Ron Kauffman, 3rd ‘87
138 – Tony Piva, 2nd ‘87
145 – Jeff Rowe, CHAMPION ‘87
155 – Jon Watson, CHAMPION ‘87
155 – David Miner, 2nd ‘87
112 – Keith Lewis, 2nd ‘86
126 – David Manee, 2nd ‘86
132 – Jon Watson, CHAMPION ’86
138 – Chris Pratt, CHAMPION ‘86
145 – Luke Shea, 3rd ‘86
155 – David Insko, 3rd ’86
167 – Clint Walker, 2nd ’86
185 – Jim Straw, CHAMPION ‘86
98 – Mark Cooper, 4th ’85
126 – Brent Beamguard, 1st ’85
185 – Brett Walker, 4th ’85
132 – Andy White, 2nd ‘85
167 – Glenn Amador, CHAMPION ’85
185 – John O’Mera, 3rd ’85
HWT – Mitch Blackwood, 3rd ’85
138 – Chris Pratt, 2nd ’84
132 – Jeff Kloetzer, 2nd ’83
155 – Rene Yerby, CHAMPION ’83
185 – Rob Martinez, 3rd ’83
HWT – Jim Chase, 3rd ’83
145 – Joe Kloetzer, 2nd ’82
112 – Jerry Kloetzer, 2nd ’82
155 – David Kemp, 4th ’82
132 – Danny Pugmire, CHAMPION ‘80
167 – Dave Bicandi, 4th ’80
105 – Bob Wregglesworth, 4th ‘79
138 – Doug Pugmire, 4th ’79
145 – Dan Weeks, CHAMPION ’79
167 – Nick St. Clair, 2nd ’78
138 – Jeff Verbanac, 2nd ’76
167 – Bill Lawrence, 4th ’75
185 – Mark Brown, 3rd ’75
BEST INDIVIDUAL RECORD – SINGLE SEASON
Andy Patrick: 44 (wins) / 0 (losses) / 0 (ties), 2003
Kevin Wood: 38 (wins) / 0 (losses) / 0 (ties), 1977
Rex Edwards:34 (wins) / 0 (losses) / 0 (ties), 1978
Sean Moon: 31 (wins) / 0 (losses) / 0 (ties), 1984
Dan Bicandi: 29 (wins) / 0 (losses) / 0 (ties), 1980
Robert Ho: 28 (wins) / 0 (losses) / 0 (ties), 1989
Glenn Amador: 27 (wins) / 0 (losses) / 0 (ties), 1985
DUAL MATCH RECORDS
Coach Bruce Burnett: 156-13-2 (1975-’87)
Coach Kelley Bartlett: 180-66-4 (1987-‘03)
Coach Tony Evans: 16-1 (1997)
Coach Pat Owens: 35-15 (2003-’07)
Coach Kevin Wood: 21-20-1 (2007-’09)
Coach Josh Aldinger: 22-20 (2009-’11)
Coach Brad Muri: 225-29 (2011-Present)
IDAHO STATE PLACERS (Girl’s Division)
120 – Kiana Trudell, 4th ’25
138/152 – Elise Twait, 3x State Champion 2023, ’24, ‘25
107 – Livia Briggs, 2nd ’23
126 – Lizette Ohlund, 4th ’22
120 – Hannah Dupay, 4th ’20, 3rd ‘21
HIGH SCHOOL ALL-AMERICANS (Men)
Blake Nevils
Jeremiah Gonzalez
Logan Shaver
Hudson Rogers
Carson Gooley
Isaiah Twait
Cade White
Jason Mara
Kaleb Smith
Jake Garrison
John Hensley
Tanner Hall
Paul Gentry
Preston Gentry
Dustin Packard
Andy Patrick
Josheph Corral
Fred Bartlett
Shawn Sudduth
Robert Ho
Jon Watson
Glen Amador
Jeff Kloetzer
Sean Moon
HIGH SCHOOL ALL-AMERICANS (Women)
Elise Twait
Amy Twait
STATE TEAM CHAMPIONS
1983, ‘85, ‘86, ‘87, ‘21, ‘22, ‘23, ‘24
STATE TEAM RUNNER-UPS
1976, ’77, ‘82, ‘84, ‘88, ‘92, 2025
STATE TEAM 3RD PLACE FINISHES
1978, ‘90, ‘97, ‘98, ’06, ‘16, ‘20
DISTRICT TEAM CHAMPIONS
1982, ‘83, ‘84, ‘85, ‘86, ‘87, ‘91,’ 97, ‘98, ‘99, 2020, ‘21, ‘22, ‘23, ‘24, ‘25
SOUTHERN IDAHO CONFERENCE (SIC) TEAM CHAMPIONS
1977, ‘78, ‘81, ‘82, ‘83, ‘84, ‘85, ‘86, ‘87, ‘92, ‘98, 2019, ‘20, ‘21, ‘22, ‘23, ‘24, ‘25
OTHER HISTORICAL STATISTICS – TEAM/INDIVIDUAL
Most points scored at State Championships: 324.0 (2021)
Most State Qualifiers in a single season: 29 (2021, ‘25)
Most State Placers: 16 (2021)
Most State Champions: 5 (2023)
Most points scored at District Championships: 905.5 (2025)*
Most Individual District III Champions: 8
*DISTRICT III RECORD (6A Division)
WRESTLING USA MAGAZINE H.S. ALL-AMERICANS (Seniors only)
Jason Mara, 2024
Tanner Hall, 2011 (DREAM TEAM)
Andy Patrick, 2003
Fred Bartlett, 1999
Joseph Corral, 1999
Robert Ho, 1990
Jon Watson, 1987
Chris Pratt, 1986
Sean Moon, 1984
ASICS HIGH SCHOOL ALL-AMERICAN
Andy Patrick, 2003 (HM)
COLLEGIATE LEVEL ALL-AMERICANS
184 – Isaiah Twait (Corban University), 6th ’25 (NAIA)
184 – Tyler “T.J.” Hall (Embry-Riddle/Lindsey Williams College), 7th Place ‘19/6th Place ’21 (NAIA)
197 – John Hensley (Providence University), 7th ’20 (NAIA)
197 – Harley Dilulo (Eastern Oregon), 6th ’19 (NAIA)
285 – Tanner Hall (Arizona State), 3rd ’17 (NCAA DI)
177 – Glenn Amador (Montana State-Northern), 3rd ‘91/2nd ’92 (NAIA)
142 – Jeff Kloetzer (Montana State-Northern), National Champion ’86 (NAIA)
NATIONAL WRESTLING HALL OF FAME MEMBERS
Coach Pat Owens (Lifetime Service ’24)
Coach Wade Palmer (Lifetime Service ’24)
Coach Bruce Burnett (Distinguished member ’21/Lifetime Service ‘15)
Kevin Wood (Lifetime Service ’15)
Glenn Amador (Outstanding American ’15)
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