Keep up With Valiant

Students of The Month - March 2024. Valiant College Preparatory Students of The Month. Emma Chacon and Trenton Warren.

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.

2023 Tulsa Kickoff Classic. Congrats to the team of Warrior Wrestlers who competed at the 2023 WOW Tulsa Kickoff Classic this weekend! Kal-el Fluckiger - 15u 175 lbs - 2nd Place Konner Larkin - 15u 115 lbs - 3rd Place Diego Ibarra - 15u 145 lbs - 3rd Place Edgar Jimenez - 15u 145 lbs - 4th Place #valiantwrestling [...]

2023 Walnut Girls Invitational. Congrats to our Lady Warriors for their excellent results at The Walnut Girls Invitational in Walnut, CA this weekend! Emma Chacon - 135 lbs - Champion Morgan Lucio - 140 lbs - Champion Ce Ce Davis - 125lbs - 3rd Place #valiantwrestling #wrestlelikeagirl [...]

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 [...]

Halloween - Picture Day - Tasty Treats - Good Times!

Student Athlete Spotlight: Emma Chacon - 2023 Preseason National Champion. Congratulations to Emma Chacon! 2023 Brian Keck Memorial Preseason National Champion.

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. 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. 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. 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 PNL Preseason Championships. Congratulations to the following wrestlers for their excellent results at the PNL Preseason Championships in Chicago, IL.Adrian Meza - 1st placeKonner Larkin - 2nd placeJacob Schmadeke - 4th placeIsaias Jimenez - 4th placeRonald Robinson - 6th placeJiovanni Chavez - 8th place

Valiant X Country. Valiant Prep X Country! Bringing that wrestler mentality to high school x country courses in 23-24. Watch out!

Student Athlete Spotlight: Christian Castillo - Who's #1 Champion Congratulations to Christian Castillo for his championship win at FloWrestling Who's #1 !

Who's #1 2023 - Roundup Congrats to Karlee Brooks, Christian Castillo, and Kyler Larkin for their excellent results at FloWrestling Who's #1! Enjoy the photo gallery. [...]

FloWrestling Who's #1 2023. We are excited to announce that Valiant College Prep has 3 wrestlers competing at Who’s #1 September 1st! It will be streaming on @flowrestling #flowrestling #warriorwrestling

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 [...]

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 [...]

Student Athlete Spotlight: Kyler Larkin – Fargo National Champion. National Champion! Congrats to Kyler Larkin for his excellent 1st place finish at Fargo.

Student Athlete Spotlight: Morgan Lucio – Fargo National Champion. National Champion! Congrats to Morgan Lucio for her excellent 1st place finish at Fargo.  

Student Athlete Spotlight: Juaquin Chacon – Freestyle National Champion. Congratulations Juaquin Chacon! 2023 Folkstyle National Champion.

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. 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. BIG NEWS: Welcome @ValiantPrep to the 2023 Ironman! #IronSharpensIron — Ironman (@ironman_wrestle) May 25, 2023

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. 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, [...]

Arizona State Golf Championships. Congratulations to our Golf Team for placing 3rd at the Arizona Golf State Championships! Special recognition to Trevor Fong for placing 3rd and Derek Fong for placing 5th individually.

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. 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. 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!

Signing Day at Valiant College Preparatory. Congratulations! Piper Cadden - Chadron State Derek Guanajuato - North Carolina Faustino Chaydez - NW Kansas Tech Josh McCain - Coe College  

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. 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. 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 [...]

Student Athlete Spotlight: Karlee Brooks - U17 Women's National Champion & World Team Member. Congratulations Karlee Brooks! 2023 u17  Women's National Champion & World Team Member.

Journeyman World Classic. Congratulations boys for your excellent results at the Journeyman World Classic! Christian Castillo - 113 - Champion Adrian Mesa - 126 - Runner Up Kyler Larkin - 132 - 3rd Place Gus Cardinal - 120 - 3rd Place

Student Athlete Spotlight: Juaquin Chacon – Folkstyle National Champion. Congratulations Juaquin Chacon! 2023 Folkstyle National Champion.

Student Athlete Spotlight: Dean Anderson - Folkstyle National Champion. Congratulations Dean Anderson! 2023 Folkstyle National Champion.

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 [...]

NHSCA National Championships. Congratulations to our wrestlers for their excellent results and the NHSCA National Championships in Virginia from 03/24  - 03/26 2023! Five All-Americans: Isreal Ibarra 2nd place Christian Davis 4th place Gus Cardinal 6th place Matt Gazda 7th place Aiden Ysaguirre 7th place

Service Project With Keep Nature Wild. Thank you to our wrestlers and volunteers for their work with Keep Nature Wild to clean up Tempe Beach Park. Character, dedication, and excellence are core tenants of our school and wrestling program as well as our service opportunities.

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!

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 [...]

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. 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 [...]

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. 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Service Project With Project Roots. A little community service today with Project Roots Garden.  Thank you Bridget Petis for the opportunity to give back to the community.  Character, dedication, and excellence are core tenants of our school and wrestling program as well as our service opportunities.

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 [...]

Valentines Dance. Thank you to our staff, volunteers, and students for making our Valentines Dance so much fun!  We LOVE school and wrestling.  We also love to let loose and have a little fun together.

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! 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! 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! 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!!! 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! 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! [...]

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 [...]

Congrats to Valiant Girls Wrestling Team! This past weekend VCP's girls took first place in the preseason open with a total of 153 points!

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 [...]