Slippery Rock youth wrestler Rudish wins 2 state titles in single season
SLIPPERY ROCK — Carter Rudish makes his point on the wrestling mat by not giving up any.
Slippery Rock’s 10-under, 120-pound wrestler recently completed an improbable run to two state championships this season, not allowing a single point in cruising to titles at the Keystone State Championships in Indiana (Pa.) and the Pennsylvania Junior Wrestling (PJW) Championships at the University of Pittsburgh’s Petersen Events Center.
He outscored his opponents 64-0 in those two tournaments.
“I’ve never seen anything like that,” SR youth wrestling coach Kevin Shamblin said. “It didn’t surprise me because Carter has been so dominant for a while now. Every year, I figure some kid is going to rise up and challenge him, but it hasn’t happened yet.”
Carter pinned his way through the PJW competition. He’s won three state titles in the past three years, having won the Keystone State tourney in the 8-under, 110-pound division in 2021. He placed third at 10-under, 120 pounds at the Keystone event last year.
“He’s a good athlete and just goes on and on,” Carter’s father, Jesse Rudish, said. “He never gets tired of it. If anything, he gets more and more into it.”
