Gold Standard: Plant, Walker Earn WyoPreps Athlete of the Week Honors [VIDEO]

A pair of wrestling tournament champions were tabbed as the WyoPreps Athletes of the Week. Rock Springs junior Rylin Plant and Cokeville junior Kashton Walker were chosen as last week’s winners. Both won tournament titles and helped their teams to first-place finishes, as well. WyoPreps reviewed performances from the competition week of January 12 through January 17, 2026, and selected these two student-athletes. Previous weeks are not part of the decision.

WYOPREPS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK WINNERS 1-22-26

Girls’ Winner

Plant was undefeated in six duals for the Rock Springs/Riverton squad at the Thomas Dual tournament last weekend in Green River. The junior, who wrestled at 105 pounds, won four matches by pin and two more by technical fall. Three of her four pins occurred in the first minute of her match. Rylin also won her ‘best of the best’ match by fall. She improved her record to 23-1. Rock Springs/Riverton finished first in the team standings at the Thoman Tournament with a 6-0 dual record across two days of wrestling.

WyoPreps had an opportunity to chat with Rylin about her performance last weekend in Green River. She felt good about how she wrestled, saw growth in her overall execution, discussed where she wants to improve, how she got into wrestling, the improvement of the Rock Springs team, and more.

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Boys’ Winner

Walker was the 190-pound champion at the Clash at the Crossroads tournament in Shoshoni last weekend. He went 3-0 on the mat with three victories by pin against competition from various classes. Walker improved to 20-0 in the 2026 season. His efforts helped the Cokeville Panthers win the team title by three points over Moorcroft.

WyoPreps spoke to Kashton about how he wrestled last weekend. He pointed to their teamwork that led to the first-place finish in the team standings, described their reaction, reflected on his three wins, what he’s focused on, and more.

Congratulations to Rylin and Kashton on being chosen as the most recent WyoPreps Athletes of the Week!