The Progress of the RATTLERS
2015 The Rattlers received the "Sportsmanship Award" at the Wiggins Youth Wrestling Tournament on Saturday March 7th, 2015
2012-13
the Rattlers are nationally ranked 15th through Trackwrestling.com. The Rattlers Currently have 2 wrestlers - Top 25 USAW - US Future Olympian
Rankings this year.
-Garrett Padgett is ranked 5th
-Kase Givens is ranked 9th
275 Tournament medals
51 tournament Champions
26 State Placers
10 State Finalists
4 State Champions
2 Regional Medal Winners
7 National Team Members (Team Colorado)
4 All-Americans
512 Team Wins
290 Team Pins
1012 Team Takedowns
725 Team Nearfalls
579 Reversals & Escapes
The Rattlers also hosted 5 Eliote Level Wrestlers:
1 - Ben Provisor - 2012 Olympian & 2012 World Team Member
2 - Steve Fraser - 1984 Olympic Champion & Olympic Coach 1996 & 2000
3 - RoBBie Smith - 2013 World Team MemBer
4 - Faruk Sahin - 2007 & 2009 World Team MemBer ARMY (WCAP)
5 - Ben Cherrington - University of Northern Colorado (UNC) Head Wrestling Coach and NCAA D1 Champion
2011-12
The Rattlers are Nationally Ranked through Trackwrestling.com and Nominated for "Developmental Program of the Year" By Colorado USA Wrestling
The Rattlers Currently have 3 wrestlers - Top 25 USAW - US Future Olympian Rankings Last year.
215 Tournament medals
48 Championship Medals
34 State Placers
5 State Champs
10 Regional Placers
6 Colorado National Team MemBers (2012)
2 Colorado National Team Coaches (2012)
The Rattlers coaches have volunteered to help the fort Morgan middle school continue their season in 2011 and 2012 and winning Being Back-to-Back regional championships and placing 2nd as a team in the 2012 middle school state championships!
The Rattlers have had 3 Olympians in Fort Morgan / Brush -
1 - Brandon Slay - 2000 Olympic Champ
2 - Mark Schultz - 1984 Olympic Champ
3 - Kevin Bracken - 2000 Olympic 6th place