Mt. Lebanon grappler earns All-America honors
Kellan Stout added another accomplishment to his already well-decorated wrestling resume. The Mt. Lebanon senior earned All-America honors. The 18-year-old son of Bryan and Jennifer Stout will be featured for this achievement in Wrestling USA Magazine’s next issue.
“We were pretty excited for Kellan when we heard the news,” said Lebo wrestling coach Bill Lewis. “It is nice to see him receiving some well-deserved recognition for all his hard work over the years. When someone puts so much time and works so hard, it doesn’t hurt to get a pat on the back every now and then.”
Stout was named to the 2015 Wrestling USA Scholastic All-American teams for several reasons. One of seven wrestlers from Pennsylvania picked to the unit, Stout captured a state championship and finished the 2014-15 campaign with an undefeated record of 38-0. In addition, he claimed section, district and regional titles.
During his career, he won 138 matches, the most in school history. He has been a two-time Powerade Tournament place winner, capturing first his senior season. The Almanac’s Most Valuable Grappler is a four-time WPIAL and Southwest Regional participant and a three-time state qualifier.
His career is marked by many firsts, including the first wrestler in school history to reach the century mark for victories. He is the first state champion from Mt. Lebanon since Kurt Angle won the heavyweight title in 1987. Stout also was selected to compete for the Pennsylvania team during the prestigious Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic.
“Kellan is very humble and although I am sure he appreciates receiving kudos, I’m guessing he would probably rather focus on reaching his next goal,” Lewis said.
Stout, who maintains a 3.9 GPA in the classroom, will continue his wrestling career at Penn State University. He hopes to become a national champion one day.
“Kellan really has grown into such a great young man and hopefully some of the attention and reward he has been getting for his successes will motivate him towards the next phase of his journey,” Lewis said. “What impresses me about Kellan is that his end game wasn’t about just winning a PIAA State Championship, but he has set longer-range goals. All of this is hopefully just a stepping stone to bigger and better things yet to come.”