Senior Grant Fadler reached 100 career wins during Platte County’s home wrestling tournament on Jan. 23, 2026. The road to that many wins takes years of hard work and dedication. To even have a chance of getting 100 wins would require an athlete to be on varsity all four years of high school and win about half of their matches. 

“I didn’t really know I was close until I got my hand raised, then I saw my parents up the rafters [holding] my banner that says I have 100 wins,” Fadler said. 

In Coach Reggie Burress’s 29 years, only about 40-45 people have achieved over 100 wins. 

“Often I don’t know if it’s a right word, but it happens around here. But it’s definitely not an everyday thing,” Burress says. “I think this just kinda happened. I think Grant prepares to go out and battle every time, and the accolades just follow.” 

  Wrestling takes a lot of work in the season alone to keep the weight correct, but still stay healthy. There are a lot of factors that take place for someone to see success at this sport. 

 “I started [wrestling] when I was six years old and going ever since,” Fadler said. “Five days a week, I’m practicing, then we got duels and tournaments on top of that.” 

Hard work is something the wrestling team instills in the athletes from the start, and his accomplishments and dedication are admired by his coach.

“Really proud of him, he’s worked hard, and it hasn’t always come easy for him, which makes it more special,” Reggie Burress says, “Being able to celebrate with his parents, teammates, and coaches.”