The Brothers of Steel are in full swing into their summer wrestling season, already bringing home some impressive hardware from various meets and tournaments from around the country. In the last two months, Malad wrestlers have competed in five states, earning several  top places in their respective brackets.  No matter where they take the mats, the Brothers of Steel wrestlers make a statement of what Malad wrestling is. 

In May the Brothers of Steel competed at the USA Western Regionals wrestling tournament in Farmington, Utah at the Legacy Events Center. The tournament, a qualifying event for national level tournaments, had over 1200 wrestlers from the Western United States competing in the brackets in all three styles of wrestling- freestyle, Greco, and folkstyle.   

Malad wrestlers entered In both the freestyle and the Greco tournaments, competing against some of the very best wrestlers in the west.  Despite the steep competition, the Brothers of Steel wrestlers worked their way through the brackets to find their way onto the medal stand in both wrestling styles. Earning individual medals were Kyler Blaisdell (8u 62lbs) with 2nd place in freestyle and Greco, Rustin Montgomery (10u 93lbs) with 2nd place in both freestyle and Greco, Bentley Maddox (12u 92lbs) with 2nd place in both freestyle and Greco, Oakley Maddox (14u 136lbs) with 4th place in freestyle and 2nd place in Greco, and Drake Morrison (16u 138lbs) with 2nd place in both freestyle and Greco.  Also wrestling for Malad was Roper Higley (16u 145lbs).

Over Memorial weekend Drake Morrison competed at the Virginia Beach Duals in Virginia with the dual team POWA (Pueblo Original Wrestling Association). At the duals were a total of 39 of which POWA took 2nd place as a team.

The Maddox brothers hit the road to take on some impressive competition as they wrestled on opposite sides of the country over the last weekend.  Oakley Maddox participated with Team Idaho National team as they competed at the national duals in Pennsylvania. Oakley wrestled both 14u Greco and freestyle over the four day tournament, performing incredibly well. 

Bentley Maddox finished his Folkstyle season in a big way- winning the Rocky Mountain Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada. Winning the tournament earns Bentley the national title as well as the RMN Triple Crown and the RMN Golden Gear awards.  Accomplished this great feat by  winning six Rocky Mountain National tournaments over the 2023 season. 

Coach Devin Morrison and Drake Morrison also had a big weekend of wrestling as they traveled to Illinois with the 16u Team Idaho National team. Coach Morrison coached the team through some exciting duals against the best teams in the country. Unfortunately, Drake was pulled from the tournament early due to injury but still had a great experience with the team. 

The Brothers of Steel coaches shared, “We are incredibly proud of all of the hard work these boys continue to do. Our wrestlers are competing against the best in the country and they are doing extremely well.  The Brothers of Steel are preparing for Kids Nationals and Western States that will be held in Farmington, Utah this summer.”