I would also like to mention the license plates since it was brought up. It is interesting to me that so many "fans" or "supporters" don't buy a plate. A few uneducated people that post comments about the plates actually believe they only support club programs. That couldn't be farther from the truth.

Ask Scott Norton where the largest donation checks for Highline have been from the past few years. Answer: license plate and Gut Check funds through the foundation.

As a state we should be ashamed at the lack of support not buying the plates. I estimate we should have 4000 plates on the road by now which would bring in 120K/year towards an endowment. Most wrestling coaches, parents and kids should have them on their vehicles. You show a college AD 120K/year from one source let alone additional community support I guarantee you a program starts up somewhere in WA.

I get asked by high school and college coaches in Pennsylvania regularly about the plates and they are enamored by them. They can't believe their own state, a huge wrestling state with plenty of college wrestling don't have them yet WA fans complain that some clubs are allotted and not all to HCC. Mind blowing, especially when they haven't contributed a cent in the pot.

As stated in other posts here this is going to take a group effort. Phil is retiring from wrestling and he left the most easy and sensible way to create dollars for college wrestling, the plates.

When we started the foundation in 2012 our goal was to support college wrestling. Due to many circumstances along with losing college programs all over the NW and Pac-12 I feel it is more important than ever to stop being bitter about not having a program at let's say the D1-D3 or even NAIA levels. Say less and DO more, results will follow.