October 2007:
South Valley Journal
Riverton and South Jordan Youth Named Outstanding
Wrestlers
Riverton and South Jordan youth received recognition
during Mountain Top Wrestling Club annual awards dinner at
Draper Park. Youth athletes were recognized for their
achievements during a landmark year. Attendees from the
team received gold medals for their hard work and
dedication over the season, photographs of themselves in
matches and trophies for outstanding achievements.
Jordan McRae of South Jordan received an Outstanding
Wrestler award.
The Rookie of the Year award was presented to Sean
Keating, of South Jordan, and Mason Christiansen of
Riverton.
[They] were first-year wrestlers or their first year with
us, who not only made great improvements over the year,
but took it to the next level, said coach Bill Kilpack.
Beau and Travis McRae and Tyler Schwendiman, of South
Jordan, all received the Most Improved Wrestler award.
This award is given to wrestlers who showed remarkable
progress by the end of the season.
This has been a great year, with a lot of firsts, said
Kilpack. It was the first year USA Wrestling-Utah had
team trophies and we ended up taking state in both
freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. That was amazing. We
took team trophies at a national tournament; we had three
of the seven Intermountain Champions and had more of the
guys win national titles. Just an amazing year so we ended
up recognizing more outstanding wrestlers than we ever
have before, because they deserved it.
Mountain Top Wrestling Club is a nonprofit 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, folk style and
Greco-Roman wrestling.
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