4-time Oregon high school wrestling state champions: 5 seniors seeking entry to exclusive club

Five seniors enter the weekend trying to join the 51 previous wrestlers who won four state championships

La Pine senior Landyn Philpott is one of five wrestlers who seek a fourth state championship this weekend. / Leon Neuschwander

Six seniors entered the season eligible to join the 51 previous wrestlers who won four state championships.

Unfortunately, Harrisburg’s Luke Cheek suffered an injury that kept him from wrestling at the district meet, leaving five who will arrive for this weekend’s OSAA state championships at Memorial Coliseum.

Four of the five will compete in the 3A meet, with two La Pine wrestlers — Devon Kerr and Landyn Philpott — and two Burns wrestlers — Kale Cornell and Easton Kemper — on the cusp of this accomplishment.

The fifth is Grant Union’s Mallory Lusco, who would become the first girl to win four OSAA state championships if she wins the 4A/3A/2A/1A title at 235 pounds for the second year in a row.

Phoenix’s Emma Truex won her first two titles before the OSAA made girls wrestling an official sport in 2019. West Linn’s Destiny Rodriguez’s 2021 title was at the Oregon Wrestling Association’s state meets during the COVID-shortened spring season.

The expansion of the state championships from three classifications to five in 2007 has led to a steady increase in four-time champions. Thirty-four of the 51 members of the four-timer club started their careers in 2007 or later, and four others had part of their careers take place after the change.

Below is the complete list of four-time Oregon champions. (This list includes wrestlers who won championships at the 2021 OWA state tournaments.) 

Name	Years	Weight Classes
David Baker, Parkrose	1948-51	113-120-121-121 pounds
Lee Allen, Sandy	1949-52	96-104-113-123
Scott Cardwell, Lowell	1978-81	123-136-141-141
Jeff Cardwell, Lowell	1981-84	123-141-157-168
Dan Russell, Gresham	1983-86	123-136-141-157
Dan Casarez, Lowell	1984-88	136-148-157-168
David Vizzini, Phoenix	1988-91	96-96-115-130
Heath Harvey, Lowell	1990-93	123-130-136-136
Dustin Leno, Willamina	1992-95	106-123-123-126
Shawn Finnicum, Dayton	1994-97	136-151-172-185
Talon Hofman, Burns	2001-04	130-140-152-160
Barry Johnson, Dayton	2002-05	119-130-135-140
Zack Giesen, North Valley	2003-06	125-135-160-171
Miguel Baltazar, Culver	2005-08	112-119-125-125
Alec Ortiz, Willamina/Newberg	2006-09	145-171-145-160
RJ Pena, Sprague	2006-09	112-125-140-145
Cy Swartzlander, Burns/Lakeview	2006-09	103-103-119-125
Tommy Siciliano, Newberg	2007-10	103-112-119-125
Zac Cardwell, Lowell	2008-11	152-160-171-189
Mike Rodriguez, Hillsboro	2008-11	119-125-130-135
Zac Brunson, Churchill	2009-12	135-145-160-170
Joey Delgado, Hermiston	2009-12	103-119-135-138
Brandon Griffin, Sprague	2009-12	160-171-189-182
Quinn Johnston, Gold Beach	2009-12	103-112-135-145
Jared Kasch, Culver	2010-13	103-112-126-120
Lucas Randall, North Marion	2010-13	125-130-138-145
Tyler Berger, Hermiston/Crook County	2011-14	125-132-138-152
Alex Rich, Crescent Valley	2012-15	126-126-132-138
Hans Rockwell, Riverside	2012-15	106-113-126-132
Samuel Shields-Colbray, Hermiston	2013-16	195-195-195-195
Heath Hartley, Nyssa	2014-17	106-113-120-120
Haydn Maley, Roseburg	2014-17	170-182-195-220
Layne Van Anrooy, Roseburg	2014-17	138-152-160-160
Travis Wittlake, Marshfield	2015-18	152-160-170-170
Dax Bennett, Harrisburg	2016-19	132-152-182-170
Legend Lamer, Crescent Valley	2016-19	106-120-138-152
Lorenzo Vasquez, Culver	2016-19	106-113-120-126
Santos Cantu III, Sprague/Crescent Valley	2017-20	195-195-195-195
Beau Ohlson, Mountain View	2017-20	113-126-138-145
Emma Truex, Phoenix	2017-20	126-125-125-125
Chance Lamer, Crescent Valley	2018-21	106-113-126-145
Ayden Garver, Newberg	2019-22	113-126-145-145
Mauro Michel, Cascade	2019-22	106-113-126-132
James Rowley, Crescent Valley	2019-22	145-160-182-182
Gabe Whisenhunt, Crescent Valley	2019-22	106-113-126-126
DJ Gillett, Crescent Valley	2020-23	106-120-132-138
Daschle Lamer, Crescent Valley	2020-23	120-152-170-170
Destiny Rodriguez, West Linn	2020-23	145-155-155-155
Hayden Walters, Crescent Valley/Crater	2020-23	182-195-195-220
Mike Miller, Illinois Valley	2021-24	106-106-106-113
Kyle Sieminski, Sweet Home	2021-24	106-106-113-120

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