Matt McIntire
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Lakota West Class of 2002: Wrestling
Matt won two state championships, one of only two Lakota wrestlers to do so. He also placed in his other two seasons gaining a second place finish as a sophomore and a sixth place finish as a freshman. He was the first Lakota wrestler to place in four State meets and is still one of only two to do so.
He concluded his high school wrestling career by winning the National 140-pound Championship. En route to the U.S. Championship he beat four other wrestlers who had won a cumulative ten state championships. His semifinal win came over the four-time Michigan State champion who that day suffered his first and only defeat in 220 bouts.
His domination of Greater Miami Conference opponents was complete. In four league meets, he won four GMC championships, something no other Lakota athlete had been able to accomplish during the schools twenty-two year membership in the conference. At the time of his graduation, he held the Lakota all time win record with 163 victories, 43 more than the previous record holder. While gaining these wins he had only sustained six losses.
Matt was also the lead in the school musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
Matt earned a wrestling scholarship to Indiana University. He is a special educator in the Anderson High School.
Matt is a member of the Lakota Hall of Fame and the Butler County Hall of Fame.
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