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2024 Super32.

By |October 16th, 2024|Categories: Valiant News|

2024 Super32. Valiant College Preparatory has FOUR Super32 Champions in 2024! Christian Castillo won his 2nd Super32 title. Everest Leydecker went 6-0 outscoring her opponents 60-0 to win her Super32 title. Reagan Mathers was unseeded/unranked, faced a seeded opponent in every match, and beat the #1 and #2 ranked wrestlers in the country to win her Super32 title. Carter Barrio took out his teammate Kobe Cunnanan in the [...]

Fargo – 2024 U.S. Marine Corps Junior & 16u Nationals.

By |August 8th, 2024|Categories: Valiant News|

Fargo - 2024 U.S. Marine Corps Junior & 16u Nationals. Congratulations to Karlee Brooks, Emma Chacon, and Morgan Lucio for their excellent results at Fargo - 2024 U.S. Marine Corps Junior & 16u Nationals! Karlee Brooks - Jr. Women's Freestyle - 125 lbs - CHAMPION - AA Emma Chacon - Jr. Women's Freestyle - 130 lbs - 5TH PLACE - AA Morgan Lucio - Jr. Women's Freestyle - [...]

Valiant College Preparatory Graduating Class of 2024.

By |May 21st, 2024|Categories: Valiant News|

Valiant College Preparatory Graduating Class of 2024. Congratulations to our graduating seniors! We are proud of you and we are going to miss you (a lot). We are also exited about your future. With college commitments in hand, it's time to take things up a notch and keep improving. The schools and communities you're headed to are fortunate to have you. Good luck and best wishes from all [...]

2024 U.S. Open.

By |April 29th, 2024|Categories: Valiant News|

2024 U.S. Open. Congratulations to our Champs: Karlee Brooks - 120 lbs Runners Up: Morgan Lucio - 140 lbs Kyler Larkin - U20 61 kg and Placers: Dean Anderson - 4th - U17 60 kg Emma Chacon - 5th - 130 lbs Esaias Jimenez - 7th - U20 70kg Trenton Warren - 7th - Futures 38 kg For their excellent results at the 2024 U.S. Open! [...]

2024 PNL Winter Championships.

By |February 9th, 2024|Categories: Valiant News|

2024 PNL Winter Championships. 2024 PNL Winter Championships. Congrats to all of our middle school wrestlers who competed at PNL for their excellent results. Also, a heartfelt thank you to everyone who volunteered at this tournament. We genuinely appreciate your help to make it a great event! Kash Larkin - 6/7 - 87 - Champion Joaquin Chacon - 7/8 - 136-149 - Champion Trent Warren - 5/6 - [...]

Valiant Alumni Spotlight: Kaleb Larkin – Qualifies for a chance to make the Olympic Team.

By |November 19th, 2023|Categories: Valiant News|

Valiant Alumni Spotlight: Kaleb Larkin - Qualifies for a chance to make the Olympic Team. Kaleb Larkin goes through Joey Silva, Henry Porter, Jesse Mendez, Pat Lugo, and Matt Kolodzik to win the Bill Farrell at 65 kg and earn a chance to compete for a spot on the Olympic Team.

Pounds for Purpose Food Drive.

By |November 7th, 2023|Categories: Valiant News|

Pounds for Purpose Food Drive. Valiant College Preparatory is proud to be teaming up with United Food Bank in support of their mission to unite communities and alleviate hunger. This holiday season [2023] marks our second annual event to encourage our students, families, and alumni to help raise 200 lbs. of food for those in need. Here’s how you can get involved in our Pounds for Purpose food [...]

2023 Super32.

By |October 25th, 2023|Categories: Valiant News|

2023 Super32. Congratulations to our Valiant College Preparatory Warriors for their amazing results at Super32 this weekend! Karlee Brooks - HS - 118lbs - 2nd Place Brooklyn Perez - HS - 124lbs - 5th Place Kyler Larkin - HS - 132lbs - 4th Place Christian Castillo - HS - 120lbs - 4th Place Adrian Meza - HS - 132lbs - 6th Place Juaquin Chacon - MS - 128lbs [...]

2023 Freakshow of Amateur Wrestling.

By |October 18th, 2023|Categories: Valiant News|

2023 Freakshow of Amateur Wrestling. Congrats to our Valiant College Preparatory Warriors for their excellent results at Freakshow in Las Vegas, NV!Champions:Angel Cejudo Jr.Runners Up:Madyn OvermanEdgar JimenezPlacers:Kal-el Fluckiger - 3rd placeGio Garcia - 3rd placeTrenton Warren - 3rd placeKash Larkin - 4th placeTrenton Warren - 4th placeJiovanni Chavez - 5th placeSantino Andujo - 6th place#warriorwrestling [...]

Student Athlete Spotlight: Karlee Brooks – OTC Bound.

By |October 1st, 2023|Categories: Valiant News|

Student Athlete Spotlight: Karlee Brooks - OTC Bound. Karlee Brooks will be finishing her senior year as a full time resident at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO.  She is chasing the biggest of the big dreams and there is nobody better to do the chasing than Karlee. Conrgratulations CHAMP!

2023 Who’s Unstoppable National Preseason Tournament.

By |October 1st, 2023|Categories: Valiant News|

2023 Who's Unstoppable National Preseason Tournament. Great day of Middle School Wrestling at Who’s Unstoppable Preseason National Wrestling Tournament for this group. Kash Larkin 83lbs - 1st Place Trent Warren 78lbs - 1st Place - OW Gio Garcia 73lbs - 1st Place Madyn Overman 83lbs - 2nd Place Koah Gutierrez 78lbs - 2nd Place Santino Andujo 73lbs - 3rd Place Thank you Anthony Robles for a great day [...]

2023 U17 World Championships.

By |August 7th, 2023|Categories: Valiant News|

2023 U17 World Championships. Karlee Brooks: Congratulations to Karlee for her excellent 5th place finish at the 2023 U17 World Championships! Karlee is an elite student, athlete, and human being. She has a perfect 4.0 GPA, she is #1 in the U.S. and #5 in the world. We are extremely proud of her and can't wait to see what her future holds! Christian Castillo: What a journey it's been [...]

2023 Fargo National Championships.

By |July 22nd, 2023|Categories: Valiant News|

Fargo National Championships. Fargo Roundup! 2 National Champions - 8 All Americans. Congratulations to our Valiant College Preparatory Warriors! Morgan Lucio - FS - Champion All American Kyler Larkin - FS - 2 x Champion All American Gus Cardinal - GR - 3rd All American Elizabeth V. Smith - FS - 5th All American Dean Anderson - FS - 5th All American Adrian Meza - FS - 6th [...]

2023 PNL National Championships.

By |May 29th, 2023|Categories: Valiant News|

2023 PNL National Championships. 16u/Juniors Team Champions! Congratulations to our Champs, Ryder Schulte Joaquin Chacon Konner Larkin Dean Anderson Christian Castillo Derek Guanajuato Aidan Ysaguirre Runners Up, David Pina Diego Ibarra Kyler Larkin Edgar Jimenez Isreal Ibarra and Placers, Conway Shulte Kash Larkin Killian Kaneshige Nick Meza Kal-El Fluckiger Adrian Meza Christian Davis Jacob Schmadeke Isaias Jimenez Armando Lucio Robert Ibarra For their outstanding results at PNL National [...]

Valiant College Preparatory Will Compete at The 2023 Powerade Wrestling Tournament.

By |May 26th, 2023|Categories: Valiant News|

Valiant College Preparatory Will Compete at The 2023 Powerade Wrestling Tournament. We are excited to announce @ValiantPrep will be competing in the 2023 Powerade Wrestling Tournament! pic.twitter.com/VKYqNJ03CH — Valiant College Preparatory (@ValiantPrep) May 26, 2023

Valiant College Preparatory Will Compete at The 2023 IronMan Wrestling Tournament at Walsh Jesuit.

By |May 26th, 2023|Categories: Valiant News|

Valiant College Preparatory Will Compete at The 2023 IronMan Wrestling Tournament at Walsh Jesuit. BIG NEWS: Welcome @ValiantPrep to the 2023 Ironman! #IronSharpensIron — Ironman (@ironman_wrestle) May 25, 2023

Graduating Class of 2023.

By |May 19th, 2023|Categories: Valiant News|

Graduating Class of 2023. Congratulations to our graduating seniors! We are proud of you and we are going to miss you (a lot). We are also exited about your future. With college commitments in hand, it's time to take things up a notch and keep improving. The schools and communities you're headed to are fortunate to have you. Good luck and best wishes from all of us at Valiant [...]

2023 USA Wrestling Western Regionals.

By |May 15th, 2023|Categories: Valiant News|

2023 USA Wrestling Western Regionals. Congrats to our Champs, Dean Anderson - Freestyle Diego Ibarra - Freestyle Israel Ibarra - Freestyle Runners Up, Jacob Schmadeke - Freestyle & Greco Konner Larkin - Freestyle Layne James - Freestyle and Placers, David Pina - 4th Freestyle & 3rd Greco Nick Meza - 6th Freestyle Robert Ibarra - 3rd Freestyle For their outstanding results at USA Wrestling Western Regionals in Farmington, [...]

2023 U.S. Open.

By |May 1st, 2023|Categories: Valiant News|

2023 U.S. Open. Congratulations to all of our wrestlers for their excellent results at the U.S. Open! Valiant College Preparatory put two wrestlers -- Karlee Brooks and Christian Castillo -- on world teams again this year after accomplishing the same amazing result last year. We also had multiple other placers! Morgan Lucio - Girl's Highschool Showcase - Third Place. Adrian Meza - U20 Freestyle - Fifth Place. Konner Larkin [...]

Student Athlete Spotlight: Christian Castillo – U.S. Open Champion and Two-time World Team Member.

By |May 1st, 2023|Categories: Valiant News|

Student Athlete Spotlight: Christian Castillo – U.S. Open Champion and Two-time World Team Member. Congratulations to Christian Castillo -- Champion at the 2023 U.S. Open in Las Vegas, NV and now Two-time U17 World Team Member! Christian won this tournament, representing the U.S. last year, and turned away all challengers again this year.  Amazing job!

Student Athlete Spotlight: Karlee Brooks – U.S. Open Girl’s Highschool Showcase Champion and OW.

By |May 1st, 2023|Categories: Valiant News|

Student Athlete Spotlight: Karlee Brooks – U.S. Open Girl's Highschool Showcase Champion and OW. Congratulations to Karlee Brooks -- Champion and Outstanding Wrestler at the 2023 U.S. Open Girl's Highschool Showcase in Las Vegas, NV! Karlee won this tournament last year and turned away all challengers again this year.  Amazing job!

Student Athlete Spotlight: Trevor Fong – AJGA Victoria Preview.

By |April 21st, 2023|Categories: Valiant News|

Student Athlete Spotlight: Trevor Fong – AJGA Victoria Preview. 04-21-2023 By David Welch Student Athlete Spotlight: Trevor Fong – AJGA Victoria Preview. At Valiant College Preparatory students are predominantly known for their prowess on the wrestling mat, but some students hold rigid focus, excellent hand eye coordination, and an extreme adherence to discipline while doing another sport, on the golf course.  Student Trevor Fong used his Jedi-like abilities [...]

FloWrestling Documentary: Eloy Boys.

By |April 20th, 2023|Categories: Valiant News|

FloWrestling Documentary: Eloy Boys. Valiant Prep is an interesting enough place on it's own. Located in Phoenix, AZ, every student at the school, except two, wrestle. It is built by wrestlers and for wrestlers and offers an amazing academic program alongside the wrestling. But there is one group of students at Valiant Prep that make it even more interesting. An hour south of Phoenix is the town of [...]

2023 USMC Women’s National Championship.

By |April 17th, 2023|Categories: Valiant News|

2023 USMC Women's National Championship. Congratulations to our girls that wrestled at the 2023 USMC Women's National Championships for their excellent results! Karlee Brooks - U17 - 53kg - Champion Elizabeth V. Smith - U15 - 46kg - Runner Up Piper Cadden - U23 - 59kg - 4th Place Morgan Lucio - U17 - 65kg - 5th Place Elizabeth V. Smith - U17 - 46kg - 7th Place [...]

Valiant Spotlight: Golf Team Par for the Course.

By |March 30th, 2023|Categories: Valiant News|

Valiant Spotlight: Golf Team Par for the Course. The sport of golf isn’t as high paced as the wrestling room, but the focus and discipline principles are the same. Also, great hip movement and a methodical approach to repetition allows Valiant Golfers the ability to achieve success in a fiercely contested match. On Monday March 27th Valiant played their first match against number 1 ranked Dream City and [...]

Masquerade Ball.

By |March 15th, 2023|Categories: Valiant News|

Masquerade Ball. Thank you to our staff, volunteers, and students for making our Masquerade Ball so much fun!  We LOVE school and wrestling.  We also love to let loose and have a little fun together at fun activities like the Masquerade Ball.  These wrestlers clean up pretty nice!

2023 AZ USA Wrestling 16U and Junior National Qualifier.

By |March 13th, 2023|Categories: Valiant News|

Valiant College Preparatory Wrestlers Dominate AZ USA Wrestling 16U and Junior National Qualifier! Congratulations to all our wrestlers for their excellent results at the AZ USA Wrestling National Qualifier in Mesa, AZ on 03/11/2023! Juniors 127 lbs - Karlee Brooks - Champion Juniors 120 lbs - Christian Castillo - Champion Juniors 132 lbs - Adrian Meza - Champion Juniors 138 lbs - Xavier Castillo - Champion Juniors 145 [...]

2023 RMN Terminator World Championships.

By |March 7th, 2023|Categories: Valiant News|

RMN Terminator World Championships. Congratulations To All Our Wrestlers For Their Excellent Results At RMN Terminator World Championships In Mesa, AZ On 03/04/2023! 11u 70 lbs - Giovanni Garcia - Champion 12u 78 lbs - Kash Larkin - Champion 15u 88 lbs - Killian Kaneshige - Champion 15u 156 lbs - Tavier Garcia - Champion 12u HWT2 - Layne James - Champion 18u 190 lbs - Matty Gazda [...]

Fight Rope Spotlight: Valiant College Prep.

By |March 1st, 2023|Categories: Valiant News|

Fight Rope Spotlight: Valiant College Prep. 01- 03- 2023 By Orlando Jimenez Valiant College Preparatory Fight Rope Spotlight: Valiant College Prep Imagine a high school where the sport that you love is the focus of your extracurricular activities. Well, you are in luck if you are a wrestler! Valiant College Prep in Phoenix, Arizona is a school that not only takes academics seriously by preparing students from 6th-12th grade but is [...]

2023 AZ USA 6u-15u Folkstyle State Championships.

By |February 27th, 2023|Categories: Valiant News|

Valiant College Preparatory Middle School Wrestlers Dominate AZ USA 6u-15u Folkstyle State Championships! Congratulations to our middle school wrestlers for their excellent individual results and team title at the AZ USA 6U-15U State Championships in Chandler, AZ on 02/25/2023!   12u 70 - Giovanni Garcia - Champion 12u 82 - Conway Shulte - Champion 15u 71 - Santino Andujo - Champion 15u 77 - Kash Larkin - Runner [...]

Fight Rope Coach Spotlight: Coach Mike Douglas Jr.

By |February 26th, 2023|Categories: Valiant News|

Fight Rope Coach Spotlight: Coach Mike Douglas Jr. 26- 02- 2023 By Orlando Jimenez Fight Rope, Thorobred Wrestling Club, Valiant College Preparatory, Wrestling, Fight Rope Coach Spotlight: Coach Mike Douglas Jr. Coach Douglas is a wrestling coach for Thoroughbred Wrestling and Valiant High School in Chandler, Arizona. He works with the youngest, newest wrestlers to grace the mat after coaching the high school students during the late afternoon. His program seeks to build Arizona [...]

2022 Wild West Showcase.

By |October 26th, 2022|Categories: Valiant News|

Wild West Wrestling Showcase. Valiant College Preparatory will host the Southwest’s first wrestling showcase on Saturday, October 29th on its campus in Phoenix, Arizona. This tournament will showcase wrestlers from all parts of the US including California, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, and many more. Each wrestler will receive a Wild West Showcase Singlet and warmup attire. Proceeds from the event will support Valiant College Preparatory and its mission to [...]

2022 Super 32 / Freakshow.

By |October 24th, 2022|Categories: Valiant News|

Super 32 Freakshow Placers. High School Christian Castillo - Champ Kyler Larkin - 6th Place Girls Piper Cadden - 3rd Place Karlee Brooks - 4th Place Middle School Dean Anderson - 3rd Place Freakshow - Las Vegas, Nevada Emma Chacon - Champ Morgan Lucio - Champ Christian Davis - 2nd Place Izzy Ibarra - 2nd Place Robert Ibarra - 2nd Place Matthew Gazda - 2nd Place Pablito Cejudo [...]

2022 USMC U.S. Open.

By |May 2nd, 2022|Categories: Valiant News|

USMC US Open Results. World Team Trials and The Girls High school Showcase kicked off this past weekend at South Point Arena. Male athletes trying to qualify in a best-of-three series for the chance to represent the USA in Rome, Italy. Registered athletes for both styles could qualify for the U17 Pan American Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina. America’s Greco-Roman team was set on Thursday. Nine of the [...]

2022 Tulsa Nationals.

By |January 28th, 2022|Categories: Valiant News|

Tulsa National Champs 2022! In high school wrestling, people see Blair Academy, Wyoming Seminary, and Buchanan as the top wrestling programs. Valiant College Preparatory has officially cracked radars. Valiant recently brought their team to the Tulsa Nationals Tournament. We did it again! Head coach Angel Cejudo and young team brought the passion and drive to Tulsa. Valiant took overall 1st in the girls division and 2nd in the [...]

Special Guests This Week at Valiant!

By |January 21st, 2022|Categories: Valiant News|

Special Guests This Week at Valiant! Wow! Valiant had the most impressive wrestling room this week. Big thanks to special guests Ben Askren, 2008 US Olympic Team Member and National champion, and Henry Cejudo, Ultimate Fighting Flyweight Champion and Bantamweight Champion. Valiant's Wresting team got the work out and coaching of True Champions this this week. These two believe in Valiant and taking our wrestlers to even greater [...]

3 More Athletes Committed!

By |December 8th, 2021|Categories: Valiant News|

3 More Athletes Committed! Signing Day, one of the happiest of high school traditions, celebrates student-athletes who will be playing their high school sport on their favorite college’s team. Despite the hard decisions, the joy was palpable as students wearing their college apparel posed for pictures with their families and their coach and signed their college documents. Valiant is very proud of everything our students have accomplished. Enough [...]

Valiant has 11 ALL AMERICANS!

By |July 21st, 2021|Categories: Valiant News|

Valiant has 11 All Americans! Valiant has an unprecedented 11 ALL AMERICANS at the USA Fargo Tournament. 7 ALL AMERICANS in Freestyle Wrestling Nationals and 5 ALL Americans in Greco Wrestling Nationals. Valiant also received 2 Fargo Champions and 2 Runners up. This is more than any one high school in the history of Fargo Nationals. Outstanding performance and we’re rocking the wrestling world. But wait…we’re not done [...]

Committed!!!

By |July 13th, 2021|Categories: Valiant News|

Committed!!! Congratulations to Valiant’s very own KALEB LARKIN. Kaleb will wrestle for Arizona State University in 2022!!! The ASU Wrestling program is ultra-competitive on the mats and in the classroom. The student-athletes work closely with the Office of Student-Athlete Development to ensure that they hold the student-first mindset and have repeatedly held outstanding team GPAs.👏👏 Forks Up!! Go Sun Devils! [...]

Signing Day!

By |May 10th, 2021|Categories: Valiant News|

Signing Day! Signing Day, one of the happiest of high school traditions, celebrates student-athletes who will be playing their high school sport on their college’s team. Despite the hard decisions, the joy was palpable as students wearing their college apparel posed for pictures with their families and their coach and signed their college documents. Valiant is very proud of everything our students have accomplished—especially during COVID-19!   Congratulations! [...]

Valiant College Prep Takes 2nd Place in Cross Country Meet

By |November 12th, 2020|Categories: Valiant News|

Wild West Wrestling Showcase. Congratulations to the Valiant Cross Country team who took 2nd place, November 10th. Valiant had 3 boys who placed in the top 10 and 6 Boys that placed in the top 25. Special Congrats to our top placers: 7th Place - Benji A. 8th Place - Emilio Y 9th Place - Davion G [...]

100% Graduate Scholarship Rate!

By |April 8th, 2020|Categories: Valiant News|

100% Graduate Scholarship Rate! Valiant Holds it Reputation for 100% Graduate Scholarships! Congratulations to our two Warriors -- Tanner Mendoza and Weston Milnes who have both received FULL RIDE scholarships for the 2020-2021 academic year Tanner has signed with University of Arkansas at Little Rock and is extremely excited to see what new experiences lie ahead. Weston has signed with the University of the Cumberlands where he will [...]

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