Jan.
15, 2008: The Wrestling Mall, High School News
Jordan Junior Wrestlers Power Into
Woods Cross
(Sandy, Utah) Jan. 13, 2008 Twenty-seven
members of Jordan Junior Wrestling traveled to Woods Cross
to compete in the Woods Cross K9 Folkstyle Wrestling
Tournament held at Woods Cross High School. Of those 27,
23 placed, including nine champions and 14 in the finals.
This was the first tournament after the
holidays, and it really showed how hungry they guys were
ton get back on the mat, said Coach Bill Kilpack (III).
They pulled out some tough, and plowed through some
opponents, too. Their technique is really starting to help
them get the edge on their opponents as the season
progresses.
Winning championships were nine athletes:
six on the junior high/middle school team and three on the
elementary team. Leading the junior high/middle team
champions were four athletes who each pinned every
opponent: 12-year-old Joey Day of Sandy, who wrestled in
the Junior High Advanced 76-pound bracket; 13-year-old
Rami Haddadin of Sandy, who wrestled in the Junior High
Advanced 86-pound bracket; 12-year-old William Kilpack of
Sandy, Junior High Advanced 108 lbs.; and 13-year-old Jake
Ribald of West Jordan, Junior High Advanced 128 lbs.
Leading the elementary school team by pinning every
opponent was 6-year-old Garrick Kilpack of Sandy, who
wrestled in the 1st Grade 45-pound bracket.
"There was some real excitement in a
couple of these weights," Coach Kilpack said. "At 76
pounds, Joey wrestled his little brother, Addison, in the
finals. At 86 pounds, all four of the wrestlers in the
championship bracket in the semi-finals were from Jordan
and, after those who lost in those matchups wrestled back
for placement, all four who medaled were still from our
club. Pretty exciting!"
Also winning gold medals were 10-year-old
Tyler Schwendiman of South Jordan, Junior High Advanced 70
lbs.; 11-year-old Derek Spachman of Saratoga Springs,
Junior High Advanced 90 lbs.; 9-year-old Siondileigh
Kilpack of Sandy, 3rd Grade 55 lbs.; and Spencer Maxwell
of Sandy, 1st Grade 55 lbs.
Taking silver medals were five athletes:
10-year-old Addison Day of Sandy, Junior High Advanced 76
lbs.; 13-year-old Kevin Maxwell of Sandy, Junior High
Advanced 86 lbs.; 8-year-old Derek Fisher of Lindon, 3rd
Grade 50 lbs.; 7-year-old Justyn Ribald of West Jordan,
2nd Grade 65 lbs.; and 6-year-old Jefferson Harbaugh of
South Jordan, 1st Grade 50 lbs.
Placing third were four athletes:
12-year-old Justin Schwendiman of West Jordan, Junior High
Advanced 65 lbs.; 12-year-old Matt Findlay of Draper,
Junior High Advanced 86 lbs.; 13-year-old Mitch Nazer of
Sandy, Junior High Advanced 96 lbs.; and 6-year-old Mason
Christiansen of Riverton, 1st Grade 55 lbs.
Placing fourth were five young wrestlers:
10-year-old Alex Maxwell of Sandy, Junior High Advanced 70
lbs.; 11-year-old MacKelti Kilpack of Sandy, Junior High
Advanced 86 lbs.; 12-year-old Zayne Sayers of Sandy,
Junior High Advanced 170 lbs.; 9-year-old Cameron Gonzales
of Sandy, 4th Grade 70 lbs.; and 8-year-old Jordan
Harbaugh of South Jordan, 2nd Grade 55 lbs.
Also competing were Rylan Kramer of
Riverton, in his first tournament ever, at Junior High
Advanced 65 lbs.; Clayton Moss of Sandy, Junior High
Advanced 104 lbs.; Nick Hulbert of Salt Lake City, Junior
High Advacned 112 lbs.; and Ella-Maereen Kilpack of Sandy,
Junior High Advanced 120 lbs.
"There was some real growth this week,"
said Coach Jake Ribald. "It's great to see how the things
we drill over and over at practice show when the kids are
out there on the mat."
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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