Dec.
27, 2007: The Wrestling Mall, High School News
Utah Update: Jordan Junior Wrestlers
Bulldog the Provo Tournament
Sandy, Utah - Fifteen members of Jordan
Junior Wrestling traveled to Provo to compete in the Provo
K8 Folkstyle Wrestling Tournament held at Provo High
School. Of those 15, 12 placed, including three champions.
The wrestlers really showed some growth
since the last tournament, said Coach Bill Kilpack (III).
We pulled out some tough matches that, if it had been
even a week ago, we might have fallen short on. And we got
some sweet revenge on people who beat us earlier in the
season. Their technique is really starting to show as they
learn, helping them get that winning edge.
Winning championships were three athletes:
one on the junior high/middle school team and two on the
elementary team. The junior high/middle team champion was
13-year-old Rami Haddadin of Sandy, who wrestled in the
Middle School 84-pound bracket, and won his gold medal by
pinning every opponent, including his championship match,
where he had a rematch against a wrestler who beat him at
the Gladiator World Championships. The two elementary team
champions included 6-year-old Garrick Kilpack of Sandy,
who wrestled in the Bantam 44-pound bracket, who pinned
every opponent except his first match, which he won 14-4
over an opponent who beat him when they wrestled at the
season opener in Springville. The other elementary team
champion was 7-year-old Justyn Ribald of West Jordan, who
wrestled in the Bantam 65-pound bracket and pinned every
opponent.
Taking second was 6-year-old Spencer
Maxwell of Sandy, who wrestled in the Bantam 56-pound
bracket, and 8-year-old Derek Fisher of Lindon.
Placing third were five athletes:
6-year-old Mason Christiansen of Riverton, Bantam 56 lbs.;
8-year-old Jordan Harbaugh of South Jordan, Midget 55
lbs.; 11-year-old MacKelti Kilpack of Sandy, Novice 80
lbs.; 12-year-old William Kilpack of Sandy, Middle School
105 lbs.; and Kevin Maxwell of Sandy, Middle School 84
lbs.
Placing fourth was 12-year-old Nick
Hulbert of Salt Lake City, Middle School 112 lbs.
Also competing were Jefferson Harbaugh,
Bantam 52 lbs.; Siondileigh Kilpack, Midget 55 lbs.; and
Alex Maxwell of Sandy, Novice 70 lbs.
"There was some real growth this week, and
it really showed on the mat," said Coach Bill Kilpack
(Jr.). "It's very gratifying to see it, and see the
satisfaction on the kids' faces when they know it."
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. For more information, go to
http://members.aol.com/jordanjuniors/ or email
jordanjuniors@aol.com.
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