Wright wrestled his junior year for Simley High School where he helped lead the Simley Spartans to their sixth team state title, becoming a MSHSL 2009 State finalist at the 112-pound weight class. He placed third at the prestigious Minnesota Christmas Tournament, in addition he earned all-conference honors including winning the 2009 Classic Suburban Conference. He had the most Simley dual team escapes with 23 and the most overall escapes with 40. He finished his junior year with a 33-8 record with 14 pins and three tech falls.
Due to Military obligations, the Wright family moved in 2007/2008, where Dylan wrestled his sophomore year for Poway, Ca. under legendary coach Wayne Branstetter, whose team recently won the Reno Tournament of Champions in Las Vegas and the 2009 California State Team title. Dylan finished third in the prestigious Frosh/Soph. 2008 California State Tournament where they had over 150 participants at the 103-pound weight class at Selland Arena in Fresno, California. They combined two 64-man brackets which had several pigtails making it one of the largest tournaments Dylan has ever participated in.
Wright enters his senior season leading the Simley Spartans, being the highest state placer on the team with a Simley career record of 51-10. The Simley Spartans are currently ranked No. 1 in AA and looking to challenge for their seventh state team title in school history. The Spartans are coached by Jim Short and Will Short. Dylan is off to a great start winning the 2009 Minnesota Christmas Tournament, which is nationally recognized by many as one of the top five toughest high school tournaments in the country. He is looking to finish his senior year by challenging for his own individual state title and helping Simley win their 7th team state title.
Nationally, Dylan was a 2009 USA Wrestling Junior Folk style All-American and a 2008 USA Wrestling Cadet Folk style All-American. Wright has also won Minnesota USA and AAU state titles in Folk style, along with consistently placing in freestyle state tournaments.
Wright is currently ranked 19th by Wrestling USA Magazine’s rankings of the Nation’s Best 2009-10 High School Seniors at 119lbs as of 1-24-10.
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