Matt Bullington has decided to resign from his position at the helm of the Southeast High School wrestling program after four years with the reigns.
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YODER – Matt Bullington has decided to resign from his position at the helm of the Southeast High School wrestling program after four years with the reigns.
“It just came down to a personal choice of time,” Bullington said. “I had to decide if I wanted to continue sacrificing my time for wrestling instead of spending time with my family. For me, it was an easy choice.”
Bullington took over the program for the 2014-15 season after his father, Mark Bullington, coached Southeast wrestling in some shape or form for more than 35 years.
“It’s always great to continue a tradition started by your father,” the younger Bullington said. “I don’t know of a better man in the world to be compared to. To even have that comparison at some point in my life would be tremendous.”
During the four-year span that Bullington has been in charge of the program, the Cyclones have had marked success. In each of his first three seasons, Bullington coached three state placers, including a state runner-up in 2015. This past season under Bullington, Southeast had another state runner-up and seven state placers, which is the most in program history. As a team, the Cyclones finished sixth in the team standings this past weekend in Casper.
“I would love to be the guy that takes credit for (the success), but it all boils down to those seniors,” Bullington said of his squad this year that had five seniors. “All of the success goes to them.”
On top of success on the mats, Bullington hopes he has been able to pass along more than just wrestling skills.
“You never really know what you pass on until years later,” he said. “When life gets tough later, I want them to look back. That life lesson had to come from somewhere and if I can be a part of that lesson, then great.”
In addition to working with the wrestlers in Yoder, Bullington noted that the staff at Southeast was a great help to him during his tenure as a coach.
“It’s wonderful to have a staff support you the way they did,” Bullington said. “They truly get the kids to understand the meaning of a student-athlete. It is always, always, always student first.”
Bullington will remain a teacher at Torrington High School, where he teaches social studies. A replacement coach has not yet been named.
