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April
22, 2007: Wrestling USA
Magazine
Mountain Top Wrestling Club Dominates State Tournament
(Sandy, Utah) April 22, 2007 — Mountain Top Wrestling
Club competed in the USA Wrestling-Utah State
Championships April 20-21, 2007, in freestyle and
Greco-Roman wrestling, not only setting all-time club
records for individual awards, but coming away with the
team championships in both styles, with 48 athletes
earning four Outstanding Wrestler awards, and 71 medals.
"This was the first time USA Wrestling-Utah has had
team competition in the two styles," said Coach Bill
Kilpack (III), "and it was certainly exciting. We had very
strong competition team rosters, and everyone we had
scoring team points for us really excelled. I'm very proud
of the guys and what they've accomplished. This is a real
testament to their hard work and dedication."
Mountain Top Wrestling Club earned 410 team points in
the Greco-Roman tournament, outscoring the runner-up,
Spanish Fork-based Diamondbacks, by 82 points. In the
freestyle competition, the results were even more
overwhelming, with Mountain Top earning 697 team points,
outscoring runner-up Wasatch of Heber City by 173 points.
Between the two tournaments, Mountain Top wrestlers
earned 28 individual titles, more than doubling the best
showing the club had made at the state tournament in the
past. In addition, wrestlers earned four Outstanding
Wrestler awards. This was the most Outstanding Wrestler
awards of any club in the state.
The youngest of those Outstanding Wrestlers was
6-year-old Garrick Kilpack of Sandy, who wrestled in the
Flyweight (ages 6 and Under) division at 40 lbs., pinning
two of his three opponents in the Greco-Roman tournament,
including a first-round fall in his championship match. In
the freestyle tournament, 7-year-old Cole Moody of West
Jordan was named the Outstanding Wrestler for the Bantam
(ages 7 and 8) division, where he was the champion at 55
lbs., the largest weight in the entire tournament. Having
the most dominant performance in the state tournament,
however, was 9-year-old Jordan McRae of South Jordan, who
was the only wrestler recognized as an Outstanding
Wrestler for his age division (Midget, ages 9 and 10) in
both tournaments, while winning his first state titles.
Eleven Mountain Top wrestlers won double-titles, taking
state championships in both freestyle and Greco-Roman.
They included Garrick Kilpack, Flyweight 40 lbs., winning
his first two state titles; Jed Lee of Draper, Bantam 40
lbs., winning his first two state titles; Cole Moody,
Bantam 55 lbs.; Jordan McRae, Midget 60 lbs.; Addison Day
of Sandy, Midget 65 lbs., winning his first two state
titles; Bryson Kimball of West Jordan, Midget 112 lbs.,
winning his first two state titles; Gavin Krushensky of
South Jordan, Midget 120-plus pounds, winning his first
two state titles; William Kilpack of Sandy, Novice (ages
11 and 12) 90 lbs.; Zayne Sayers of Sandy, Novice 140
lbs., winning his first two state titles; Tyler Jensen of
West Valley City, Schoolboy (ages 13 and 14) 70 lbs.; and
Travis McRae of South Jordan, Cadet (ages 15 and 16) 145
lbs. For Moody, these were his second and third state
titles; for William Kilpack, his fifth and sixth state
titles; for Jensen, his fourth and fifth state titles; for
Travis McRae, his second and third state titles.
Winning a state title in Greco-Roman was first-year
wrestler Christopher Smith of Murray, Flyweight 55 lbs.
Winning state titles in freestyle were brothers Jefferson
and Jordan Harbaugh of South Jordan, Jefferson in
Flyweight 45 lbs., and Jordan in Bantam 45 lbs. This is
Jordan's second state title; he won his first in 2005.
Also winning state titles in freestyle were first-year
wrestler Mason Christianson of Riverton, Flyweight 50
lbs.; Ajax Revels of Riverton, Bantam 75 lbs., winning his
first state title; and Tayler Johnson of Draper, Midget 70
lbs., winning his second state title, his first also
coming in 2005.
Winning silver medals in both tournaments were two
wrestlers: Tanner Orton of Sandy, Bantam 40 lbs.; and Matt
Lee of Draper, Midget 55 lbs. Both losing to the same
opponents in the finals, Orton to his teammate, Jed Lee.
Earning silver medals in the freestyle tournament were
four wrestlers: Christopher Smith, Bantam 55 lbs.; Tyler
Schwendiman of South Jordan, Midget 60 lbs., who also met
his teammate Jordan McRae in the finals; Clark Hinton of
Sandy, Midget 87 lbs.; and Adam Maxwell of Sandy, Cadet 98
lbs.
Earning bronze medals in freestyle were nine athletes:
Braden Henson of Taylorsville, Flyweight 45 lbs.; Nathan
Lampros of Sandy, Bantam 45 lbs.; Beau McRae of South
Jordan, Bantam 55 lbs.; Sean Keating of Riverton, Midget
75 lbs.; Joey Day of Sandy, Novice 70 lbs.; Matthew
Findlay of Draper, Novice 75 lbs.; Wesly Orton of Sandy,
Schoolboy 75 lbs.; Tavish Sandness of West Jordan,
Schoolboy 110 lbs.; and Devin Sayers of Sandy, Cadet 160
lbs.
Taking fourth-place bronze medals in freestyle were
three wrestlers: Skylar Orton of Sandy, Midget 50 lbs.;
Justin Schwendiman of West Jordan, Novice 65 lbs.; and
first-year wrestler Nathan Lamb of Sandy, Schoolboy 115
lbs.
Earning sixth-place medals were two wrestlers:
first-year wrestler Carter McMillan of Sandy, Midget 65
lbs.; and Matthew Vierkant of Sandy, Schoolboy 90 lbs.
In Greco-Roman, winning runner-up honors were eight
athletes: Braden Henson, Flyweight 45 lbs.; Mason
Christianson, Flyweight 50 lbs.; Beau McRae, Bantam 55
lbs.; Tayler Johnson, Midget 70 lbs.; Matt Findlay, Novice
75 lbs.; first-year wrestler Ella-Maereen Kilpack,
Schoolboy/girl 105 lbs.; Tavish Sandness, Schoolboy 110
lbs.; and Devin Sayers, Cadet 160 lbs.
Winning bronze in Greco-Roman were eight athletes:
Devin Johnson of Draper, Bantam 55 lbs.; Skylar Orton,
Midget 50 lbs.; Tyler Schwendiman, Midget 60 lbs.; Justin
Schwendiman, Novice 65 lbs.; Wesly Orton, Schoolboy 75
lbs.; Matthew Vierkant, Schoolboy 90 lbs.; Tait Sandness
of West Jordan, Schoolboy 115 lbs.; and Adam Maxwell,
Cadet 98 lbs.
Three wrestlers earned fourth-place bronze medals in
Greco-Roman: Carter McMillan, Midget 65 lbs.; Sean
Keating, Midget 75 lbs.; and Joey Day, Novice 70 lbs.
Taking a fifth-place bronze medals in Greco-Roman was
first-year wrestler Kevin Maxwell of Sandy, Schoolboy 80
lbs.
Taking a sixth-place bronze medals in Greco-Roman was
first-year wrestler MacKelti Kilpack of Sandy, Novice 70
lbs.
Also competing in the tournament in both styles was
Jaron Fox of South Jordan, Midget 50 lbs.; and Cole
Kimball of West Jordan, Midget 60 lbs. Also competing in
the freestyle tournament were Devin Johnson, Bantam 50
lbs.; twins Garrett and Greg Lamb of Sandy, Garrett at
Midget 65 lbs., and Greg and Midget 70 lbs.; Zane
Rasmussen, Draper, Midget 70 lbs.; Jacob Skousen, Midget
70 lbs.; MacKelti Kilpack, Novice 70 lbs.; Kevin Maxwell,
Schoolboy 80 lbs.; Ella-Maereen Kilpack, Schoolboy/girl
105 lbs.; Tait Sandness, Schoolboy 115 lbs.; and Brandon
Hoyne of Sandy, Cadet 171 lbs.
"This was about as exciting a state tournament as I can
remember," said Coach Bill Kilpack (Jr.). "The character
showed on the mat was outstanding. We pulled out some
tough matches, beating some opponents who have beaten us
all season, as well as preventing others from their
attempts at upsets. It was really something to have so
many of the kids recognized, and to have all that add up
to having the program recognized as the best in the state
in both styles."
Mountain Top Wrestling Club is a nonprofit 501(c)3
corporation dedicated to providing a venue for individuals
to learn, develop and refine their athletic skills and
abilities; and teaching the rules and regulations of
freestyle, folkstyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. It is open
to male and female athletes ages four and older who live
anywhere in the State of Utah. The program will start back
up for the freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling season in
late January. For more information, call 641-9832, e-mail
coach@mountaintopwrestling.com or visit them on the
Worldwide Web at
www.mountaintopwrestling.com.
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