Harrison Hoopes

School:  Star Valley
High School Coach:  Eddie Clark, Casey Parry, Adam Guild
Grade:  Senior
G.P.A.:  3.6

Record: 
109-35 Overall record, 2 time State Qualifier (spent sophomore season in Pennsylvania and went 25-10)

Favorite thing about wrestling: The ability to compete for me and a team! Wrestling helps shape kids into more responsible men and better fathers which is something far more important than wrestling itself!

Favorite past wrestler/coach: Mine would be David Taylor! He is always scoring and dominates almost anyone he wrestles! He is also one of my coaches at the M2 training center. He was always so helpful when he could be just focused on himself and his career which is something I look up to!

Goals for wrestling/life career:  I want to go wrestle in college after I serve a Lds mission! My goal since I was little was to be an NCAA champ just like our good friend Matt Brown. He was the first returning missionary ever to win a D1 national championship! After that I want to be a insurance agent and graphic designer!

If you could teach a younger wrestler one thing, what would it be:  I would say that wrestling is not easy. If you put your head down and get to work eventually it will all pay off. You do not need to be naturally athletic to win you need to be the most hardworking. So just get to work! The lessons you learn from it are way more important than the matches you win or lose!