(La Porte County, IN) - He’s just a freshman but a New Prairie High School student has brought home a state championship in wrestling.

Matthew “MJ” Staples remained without a defeat all season by winning the state title Saturday night in the 157-pound weight division. He finished the season with a 45-0 record.

Staples became just the second state wrestling champ in the history of New Prairie High School. He’s also one of a few freshmen wrestlers to ever win a state title in the upper weight classes.