BUCKLEY, Wash. — When you look at her, you may not think of Buckley’s Shelby Moore as all that imposing.

Try telling that to her opponents on the wrestling mat.

The White River High School junior is one of the most highly regarded, and highly decorated, competitors in her age group in the entire country.

In support of such lofty acclaim, one need only consider that Moore won the 122-pound junior division at this year’s USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals in Iowa. It turns out she was only getting warmed up.

Moore also captured the 16U division and the freestyle division, thus laying claim to three national championships in one whirlwind weekend.

Moore was honored as Outstanding Wrestler in the prestigious tournament’s 16U division.

“(It) feels really good,” Moore told Track Wrestling. “(I) finally accomplished everything I’ve been working so hard for. It’s really awesome.”

When asked why she chose to wrestle in an extraordinarily demanding double brackets competition, Moore was downright matter of fact in her reply.

“It really wasn’t planned,” she said. “I’m here. I might as well get into the other division, just prove that I’m capable of winning both.”

Point proven.

This past July in Fargo, North Dakota, Moore added two more national titles, finishing first in the 16U Nationals and the Junior Nationals.

Then, in September in Dallas, Moore helped make history. She competed in the inaugural girls-only card as part of the coveted Who’s Number One high school all-star event sponsored by sports live-streaming platform FloWrestling.

“We’re thrilled to be able to provide more opportunities for the many hard-working young women to compete in the premier high school wrestling event in the country,” FloWrestling journalist Andrew Spey said. “It’s an opportunity for the competitors to gain valuable experience, and hopefully positive memories, but it’s also an opportunity to expose more fans to women’s wrestling and showcase a new class of future stars.

“Having a set of high school rankings, which FloWrestling has published in partnership with USA Wrestling and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame for the past several years, is another powerful tool we hope is able to bring more fans into female wrestling. Both Who’s Number One and the rankings are natural complements that work even better together, and so we feel strongly that this year’s event will be a part of the beginning of something truly special.”

Moore had earned her rightful place among the genuinely special and supremely talented field in Texas. She would wrestle in The Main Event, featuring two No. 1 ranked girls in their respective weight classes. Moore was tops at 122 pounds, while California’s Katie Gomez was second to none among 117 pounders. Gomez would edge Moore on this ground-breaking night, winning 11-10, with Moore scoring a four-point headlock as the final buzzer sounded.

Moore got a well-deserved and much needed break from intense wrestling action before gearing up for the high school season. She is a strong advocate for girl’s wrestling at White Water High, and as such is an avid recruiter for her team.

“It’s kind of difficult, but we definitely had a lot of new girls on our team last year and we were super thankful for that,” she said. “We love introducing more girls to the sport.”

And in this regard, with respect to Moore, you may say that a child shall lead them.

Young, yes. Meek, no.

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