Breyden Whorton was a two-time state champion and three-time state finalist for LaRue County High School in Hodgenville, Kentucky.

He was a four-time region champion and had a career record of 169-5 while being named his team's Most Outstanding Wrestler all four years.

Whorton was an National High School Coaches Association All-American and a Tournament of Champions runner-up.

He was an active member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Parkway Baptist Church.

His grandfather, Ed West, received the Lifetime Service to Wrestling award from the West Virginia Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2008, while his brothers, Brock and Blake, were both multiple state champions.

The son of Jory and Shilo Whorton, Breyden will continue his career at Thomas More University.