Five Morgan wrestlers place at Youth Super State

The 2024 Super State Tournament was held Feb. 9-10 at the Hive in Nephi, Utah. With 1,451 wrestlers from throughout the state participating in four Girls’ Divisions and nine Boys’ Divisions, competition was intense.  Fourteen members of the Morgan Wrestling Club competed in the event, and five Morgan wrestlers fought their way to the podium.  The Morgan team placed 31st out of 87 teams competing against some teams with over 100 wrestlers in the tournament.

Decker Lott and McCrae Meibos both placed second.  Beau Phillips and Beckett Lott finished fourth, and Kinley Phillips claimed fifth.  The placers kept things in the family with the brother-sister duo, Beau and Kinley, and the brothers, Decker and Beckett, who were joined by cousin, McCrae.

In the 2nd Grade Division, Decker claimed second place in the 75+ weight class with a pin in the semifinals over Iron County’s Luke Castaneda (1:49).  In the finals, Decker lost by decision 6-0 to Iker Almaraz of Shootbox Wrestling.

Beau (fifth grade-80 pounds) claimed fourth place in his weight class. Beau opened with a win by fall (:43) before losing by fall (1:29) in the second round.  Beau won three in a row in the consolation bracket (Tech Fall 16-0, Major Decision 13-1, Decision 8-4) to qualify for the Consolation Semifinals.  He continued to dominate with a 17-2 tech fall in consolation semis.  In the 3rd Place Match, he fell to Iron County’s Gage Lindsey by a major decision 12-4, taking fourth after a lot of tough wrestling.

In the 6th Grade 90-pound division, Beckett advanced to the semifinals with a pin in the opening round (1:05) and a major in the quarterfinals (11-3).  In the semis, Beckett fell to Sanderson’s Gage Southwick by fall (1:43).  In the consolation semis, he won an exciting 8-6 sudden victory overtime battle to put him in the consolation finals.  He finished fourth after he was pinned in the second period (3:36) in the consolation championship bout.

Also in the 6th Grade Division, McCrae Meibos placed second. In the 125-pound weight class, Meibos won his quarterfinal match by fall over Manti’s Karsen Richins (1:16). He advanced to the finals on a two-point win by decision, 11-9, over American Fork’s Kalani Faletau.  In the finals, he fell by pin in the second period (2:24) to Taitum Koyle of Champions Wrestling Club.

Placing in the Girls’ 7th-9th Grade Division at 110 pounds was Kinley Phillips. Kinley wrestled a tough tournament back through consolation after losing in the opening round 10-7 to Altamont’s Kyrie Mecham. Kinley picked up three wins by fall (1:48, :43, 1:10)  to put herself in the consolation semifinals where she fell by pin (2:49).  Kinley won the 5th Place Match by forfeit over Wasatch’s Emma Baldacci.

Other wrestlers who represented the Morgan Wrestling Club at Super State were Riggs Beckstrom (K-46), James Anderson (K-46), Connor Sears (1st-48), Cormik Meibos (1st-57), Kanon Judd (1st-61), Tytan Clark (4th-75), Barrett Guymon (5th -75), Spencer Phillips (7th-9th-90), and Macen Fearn (7th-9th-110). λ