Phillip Moomey was a three-time Nebraska state champion for Kearney High School.

He was 45-1 as a junior and won state title at 126 pounds and 46-1 as a senior while winning the 132-pound crown and helped team capture state dual team title in 2018.

Moomey won the Greco-Roman title and placed third in freestyle at the 2017 Fargo Cadet Nationals and was a member of the United States team at the 2018 United World Wrestling Cadet Greco-Roman World Championships.