Dec.
3, 2006: Wrestling USA
Magazine
Jordan Junior Wrestlers Buffalo the Tooele Tournament
(Sandy, Utah) Dec.
3, 2006 — Thirty-three members of Jordan Junior Wrestling
traveled to Tooele to compete in the Tooele K-9 folkstyle
wrestling tournament. Of those 33, all 33 placed,
including 12 champions.
"This
was a great second tournament for the season," said Coach
Bill Kilpack (III). "Some of our experienced
wrestlers who looked a bit rusty at the last one really
sharpened up to dominate their divisions, and our new
wrestlers have really improved. It's really great to see
the growth from one weekend to the next."
Winning championships were 12 athletes: four on the
elementary team, and seven on the junior high/middle
school team. The four elementary team champions included
6-year-old Spencer Maxwell of Sandy, in the Beginner
46-pound Grade K-1 bracket; 8-year-old Skylar Orton of
West Jordan, in the Expert 52-pound Grade 2-3 bracket;
7-year-old Justyn Ribald of West Jordan, in the
Intermediate 60-pound Grade 1-3 bracket; and 7-year-old
Helaman Suesue of Salt Lake City, in the Expert 71-pound
Grade 1-2 bracket. In the Middle School/Junior High
division, fifth grader Logan Stewart of West Valley City
won the Beginner 76-pound Grade 5-7 bracket; sixth grader
William Kilpack of Sandy won the Expert 90-pound Grade 5-6
bracket; fifth grader Clayton Moss of Sandy won the
Beginner 95-pound Grade 5-7 bracket; fifth grader Nicholas
Heninger of South Jordan won the Intermediate 97-pound
Grade 5-7 bracket; seventh grader Jake Ribald of West
Jordan won the Expert 103-pound Grade 6-8 bracket; sixth
grader Nick Hulbert of Salt Lake City won the Intermediate
108-pound Grade 6-8 bracket; and eighth grader Nick Pappas
of Taylorsville won the Expert 140-pound Grade 7-9
bracket.
Taking second were eight athletes: five on the elementary
team and three on the junior high/middle school team. The
elementary runner-ups included seven-year-old Beau McRae
of South Jordan, in the Expert 55-pound Grade 1-3 bracket;
Jordan McRae of South Jordan, in the Expert 57-pound Grade
3-4 bracket; 9-year-old Matt Lee of Draper, in the Expert
61-pound Grade 3-4 bracket; 9-year-old Tyler Schwendiman
of South Jordan, in the Expert 64-pound Grade 3-4 bracket;
and 9-year-old Tayler Johnson of Draper, in the Expert
70-pound Grade 3-4 bracket. In the Middle School/Junior
High division, runner-ups were seventh grader Hayden Babka
of Draper, in the Intermediate 108-pound Grade 6-8
bracket; fifth graders Colton Groissant of West Valley
City, in the Intermediate 122-pound Grade 5-8 bracket; and
ninth grader Aaron Reyes of Taylorsville, in the the
Expert 140-pound Grade 7-9 bracket.
Placing third were nine young athletes: three on the
elementary team and six on the junior high/middle school
team. The elementary bronze medalists included Devin
Johnson of Draper, in the Expert 52-pound Grade 2-3
bracket; Jed Lee of Draper, in the Expert 43-pound Grade
K-1 bracket; and Semisi Vakapuna of Magna, in the Expert
67-pound Grade 1-3 bracket. The junior high bronze
medalists were sixth grader Townes Falcon of West Jordan,
in the Intermediate 73-pound Grade 6-7 bracket; Kevin
Maxwell of Sandy, in the Beginner 76-pound Grade 5-7
bracket; sixth grader Zack Grandy of Draper, in the
Beginner 95-pound Grade 5-7 bracket; sixth grader Mitch
Nazer of Sandy, in the Expert 95-pound Grade 6-7 bracket;
eighth grader Adam Maxwell of Sandy, in the Expert
103-pound Grade 6-8 bracket; and sixth grader Zayne Sayers
of Sandy, in the Expert 130-pound Grade 6-8 bracket.
Placing fourth was 5-year-old Garrick Kilpack of Sandy, in
the Expert 43-pound Grade K-1 bracket; sixth grader Justin
Schwendiman of West Jordan, in the Expert 68-pound Grade
5-6 bracket; and seventh grader Jacob Westover of Sandy,
in the Beginner 76-pound Grade Grade 5-7 bracket.
"It's really something to take 33 kids and have 20 of them
place first or second," said Coach Bill Kilpack (Jr.). "It
just shows that the kids are applying themselves, working
hard at practice, and learning. Things will only continue
to improve from here on out."
Jordan Junior Wrestling is a folkstyle wrestling program
offered through Salt Lake County Recreation, operating out
or Jordan High School in Sandy. The middle school/junior
high team is for grades five through nine; the elementary
team is for grades four and younger.
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