High school boys wrestling: Uintah dominates on way to 6th straight 4A championship

It was the same old dominant story for Uintah in 2026.

For the sixth straight year, Uintah can call itself the 4A state boys wrestling champion, as it finished the championships Saturday with a final score of 273.5.

The next closest team was Timpanogos at 199 and Ridgeline finished in third with a 153.5.

“I have 55 guys in my room and it’s the best from top to bottom,” said Uintah head coach Phillip Keddy. “It’s a complete room with everybody looking to improve and get better.

“I think the fact that we qualified 28 guys for the state tournament, which is the most you can qualify, shows the quality of wrestlers that we have on the team.”

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Four Uintah wrestlers won individual state championships — Gavin Decol, Nixon Canfield, Ethan Sharp and Maddax Hacking.

For Hacking, winning his 132-pound weight class not once but twice was goal that he has been striving for a while.

“It’s incredible that I can call myself a 2-time champ,” Hacking said. “My dad only won once so I’ve been pushing to be better than him. My grandpa also wrestled. Wresting has always run in the family.”

Keddy experienced a roller coaster of emotions. For as much as he enjoyed celebrating his wrestlers’ victories, he was just as heartbroken for the wrestlers who came up just short of their goals.

“It’s a really good feeling. Wrestling tournaments, especially state championships, are a weird feeling. It’s sort of mixed feelings because you go through the highs and lows with all of the guys,” said Keddy.

“The team title feels great, but you still kind of have these aches and pains for these kids that didn’t finish on top, which is what they worked all year for.”

Keddy emphasized that while winning the state championship is always the goal, what is most important is getting the boys to be the best wrestlers they can be. Whether that means they win a state title or not is irrelevant.

“We talk a lot about how you can’t be complacent. Tat was the theme this season,” Keddy said. “You got go through these difficult things. We’re not trying to go undefeated. We’re trying to get every kid as good as they possibly can be.

“For some kids, that may not be a state championship. They may finish in fourth place, or their best might just be qualifying to get here. If everybody has that mentality, then I think they bring each other up in their progress of getting better.”

Class 4A boys state tournament

Final Team scores

1. Uintah, 273.5
2. Timpanogos, 199
3. Ridgeline, 153.5
4. Mountain View, 124
5. Hurricane, 117
6. Mountain Crest, 93
7. Stansbury, 93
8. Crimson cliffs, 74.5

Individual results

106 pounds

1. Gavin Decol, Uintah, So. (38-7)
2. Noah Ahn, Timpanogos, Fr. (43-8)
3. Cache Smith, Bear River, So. (40-10)
4. Carson Spires, Deseret Peak, Fr. (47-12)
5. Brycen Durkin, Murray, Sr. (35-16)
6. Brydan Horrocks, Summit Academy, Fr. (20-12)

Championship — Gavin Decol, Uintah def. Noah Ahn, Timpanogos, MD 10-1

113 pounds

1. Cash Christensen, Murray, So. (41-7)
2. Jaxon Morgan, Bear River, Sr. (29-12)
3. Bridger Hansen, Deseret Peak, Jr. (38-7)
4. Joshua Garcia, Uintah, Sr. (21-12)
5. Taydin Atwood, Uintah, Jr. (30-15)
6. Luke Mosher, Ridgeline, So. (35-19)

Championship — Cash Christensen, Murray def. Jaxon Morgan, Bear River, MD 14-0

120 pounds

1. Drayger Cloward, Uintah, Fr. (37-7)
2. Nixon Canfield, Bear River, Fr. (29-8)
3. Ben Belliston, Timpanogos, Jr. (43-3)
4. Joe Holbrook, Ridgeline, Sr. (44-13)
5. Asher Suwyn, Hurricane, Jr. (45-12)
6. Aiden Allen, Snow Canyon, Sr. (39-17)

Championship — Drayger Cloward, Uintah def. Nixon Canfield, Bear River, Dec 13-6

126 pounds

1. Ethan Sharp, Uintah, Jr. (47-2)
2. Kruz Allred, Ridgeline, Sr. (19-2)
3. Porter Judd, Mountain View, Jr. (30-19)
4. Juanluis Banaag, Desert Hills, Jr. (41-15)
5. Gavin Bradley, Deseret Peak, Jr. (20-8)
6. Linken Jamison, Uintah, So. (11-10)

Championship — Ethan Sharp, Uintah def. Kruz Allred, Ridgeline, TF-1.5 1:30 (17-2)

132 pounds

1. Maddax Hacking, Uintah, So. (36-9)
2. Hunter Mcbride, Ridgeline, Sr. (41-14)
3. Trevor Angus, Uintah, Sr. (29-12)
4. Simon Boyer, Timpanogos, Sr. (29-14)
5. Lochlan Wittwer, Dixie, Jr. (38-14)
6. James Rollins, Mountain Crest, Sr. (31-12)

Championship — Maddax Hacking, Uintah def. Hunter Mcbride, Ridgeline, MD 21-12

138 pounds

1. Rykan Hacking, Uintah, Sr. (42-2)
2. Josh Bingham, Ridgeline, So. (38-19)
3. Kixten Barney, Uintah, Fr. (23-6)
4. Kooper Keenan, Crimson Cliffs High, Sr. (41-8)
5. Clint Gull, Stansbury, Sr. (27-15)
6. Aiden Andreas, Desert Hills, Sr. (26-15)

Championship — Rykan Hacking, Uintah def. Josh Bingham, Ridgeline, TF-1.5 3:35 (19-3)

144 pounds

1. Benjamin Ploehn, Stansbury, Sr. (50-4)
2. Peyton Hogan, Uintah, Jr. (38-8)
3. Griffin Rhoades, Uintah, So. (30-8)
4. Kash Selin, Ridgeline, Sr. (43-14)
5. Preston Lang, Snow Canyon, Sr. (41-4)
6. Fyodor Golub, Highland, Sr. (46-11)

Championship — Benjamin Ploehn, Stansbury def. Peyton Hogan, Uintah, Fall 2:45

150 pounds

1. Mack Rutledge, Ridgeline, Jr. (48-7)
2. Brigham Cookson, Mountain View, Sr. (48-14)
3. Ethan Richard, Stansbury, Sr. (31-10)
4. Gage Mcmickell, Uintah, Sr. (32-12)
5. Cruze Anderson, Deseret Peak, Jr. (41-12)
6. Channing Francom, Timpanogos, Sr. (34-21)

Championship — Mack Rutledge, Ridgeline def. Brigham Cookson, Mountain View, Dec 1-0

157 pounds

1. Zack Mccann, Timpanogos, Jr. (42-6)
2. Jacob Broadhead, Crimson Cliffs High, Jr. (37-10)
3. Brice Hawkins, Hurricane, . (39-14)
4. Carter Vazquez, Stansbury, Sr. (39-11)
5. Stetson Bingham, Mountain Crest, Sr. (27-11)
6. Jr Carpenter, Pine View, Fr. (39-16)

Championship — Zack Mccann, Timpanogos def. Jacob Broadhead, Crimson Cliffs High, MD 22-8

165 pounds

1. Keegan Miller, Hurricane, Sr. (47-6)
2. Clark Weakley, Snow Canyon, Sr. (45-3)
3. Kyler Swensen, Mountain Crest, Sr. (30-10)
4. Eli Jurgens, Timpanogos, Sr. (18-5)
5. Zaiden Rosenthal, East, So. (35-12)
6. Skyler Oveson, Cedar City, So. (46-12)

Championship — Keegan Miller, Hurricane def. Clark Weakley, Snow Canyon, Dec 7-0

175 pounds

1. Fisher Jolley, Timpanogos, Sr. (39-3)
2. Keaton Terry, Crimson Cliffs High, Sr. (44-9)
3. Koen White, Mountain Crest, Sr. (32-13)
4. Cy Nelson, Mountain Crest, Jr. (21-7)
5. Brody Chivers, Uintah, Sr. (27-18)
6. Ashton Walker, Stansbury, Jr. (24-20)

Championship — Fisher Jolley, Timpanogos def. Keaton Terry, Crimson Cliffs High, Fall 1:42

190 pounds

1. Hyrum Stafford, Mountain View, Jr. (43-9)
2. Lukas Turner, Uintah, So. (37-12)
3. Kaleb Midzinksi, Timpanogos, Sr. (44-9)
4. Eli Wheatley, Green Canyon, Sr. (46-10)
5. Carter Egbert, Mountain Crest, Sr. (36-13)
6. Stockton Sondrup, Timpanogos, Sr. (36-20)

Championship — Hyrum Stafford, Mountain View def. Lukas Turner, Uintah, Dec 8-4

215 pounds

1. Titan Wright, Hurricane, Sr. (50-7)
2. Joaquin Ruiz, Murray, Jr. (45-4)
3. Cesar Inzunza, Timpanogos, Sr. (27-12)
4. Jude Harris, Mountain View, Jr. (35-14)
5. Rodney Sabin, Uintah, Fr. (30-11)
6. Xander Stokes, Sky View, Sr. (26-9)

Championship — Titan Wright, Hurricane def. Joaquin Ruiz, Murray, Dec 11-5

285 pounds

1. Sam Tanner, Green Canyon, Sr. (48-0)
2. Caden Young, Uintah, Sr. (45-4)
3. Sitili Palmer, Sky View, Sr. (31-9)
4. Tanner Matua, Hurricane, Jr. (20-6)
5. Jesse King, Timpanogos, Sr. (37-9)
6. Forfeit Forfeit, Pine View, Sr. (51-3)

Championship — Sam Tanner, Green Canyon def. Caden Young, Uintah, Fall 0:57