The Malad Middle School Knights wrestling season wrapped up with its final district matchup on Friday, November 22.  After a quick season on the mats, the coaches of the young MMS wrestlers say that they have a lot to be proud of. 

The boys and girls of the Knights wrestling team traveled to Soda Springs for the end of season district tournament.  The Knights brought home an impressive 19 medals with 11 of those being 1st place medals. The district medalists are:

District Champs   

Brecken Price

Lincoln Berry

Dax Nimer 

Rustin Montgomery 

Riggin Montgomery

Bentley Maddox

Jace Nalder

Tyker Hamilton 

Bronson Smith

Aleah Seamons

Harlee Maddox

District Runner Ups  

Kallen Price

Joe Angel

Bastian Miller

Trustin Palmer

Jocelyn Purdum 

Oakley Jones

Third place medalists   

Kaymon Nimer 

Fourth place medalists

Liam Donnan

The following day, the Knights competed at the Pocatello Classic Wrestling Tournament against athletes from 14 of the best teams in eastern Idaho.  Battling it out on the mats, the MMS team brought home the 2nd place team trophy.  This was an exciting feat for the 2024 MMS wrestling team as it is the first team trophy Malad has won from the tournament. 

The Knights coaching staff shared, “It is very exciting to compete with those big schools and show that our small school has the talent to not only compete but win. These middle school wrestlers are working hard and are going to be a great addition to our high school team.” 

Medalists at the tournament 

Champions   

138lbs Jace Nalder

165lbs Bronson Smith 

100lbs Treysean Clemons

105lbs Jaxon Purser

Runner Up   

75lbs Brecken Price

80lbs Kallen Price

115lbs Riggin Montgomery 

85lbs Kannon Davis 

105lbs Dakota Toone

190lbs Kaymon Nimer 

3rd Place   

70lbs Payson Price

90lbs Joe Angell

80lbs Jocelynn Purdum

4th Place   

105lbs Devin Ball