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December 2003: Wrestling USA
Magazine
Wasatch Crowned Layton Invitational
Champions
The Layton Invitational was held over the
weekend at Layton High School. One of the first
tournaments each year, it included more than 50 Utahns who
medals last year, as well as 18 Utahns ranked nationally
by Wrestling USA Magazine. Heber City wrestling
powerhouse, Wasatch High School, walked away with the 1st
place team trophy.
Going into the finals, Wasatch had a
13-point lead over Viewmont High School, and both teams
had six wrestlers going for the championship. It turned
out to be anticlimactic, however, as Wasatch won five of
the six gold medals, nearly tripling its lead over
second-place Viewmont. Third-place Box Elder High School
was a distant 74.5 points behind second.
Among Wasatch's champions was Cyler
Sanderson, brother of wrestling phenom Cael Sanderson
(recent silver medalist at the World Championships), who
won his 135 lbs. championship match 19-5 over Adam Kjar of
Viewmont. Other Wasatch champions included Casey Smith
(103), Cody Sweat (140), Peter Rose (145) and Dallin
Norton (275).
The tournament was a good gauge of the
coming 5A state championships, with seven of the 10 5A
teams ranked by the Utah Wrestling Coaches Association (UWCA)
in attendance, as well as four teams top-ranked by
Wrestling USA Magazine's Utah Editor.
Team results were 1st place Wasatch High
School, 252.5; 2nd place Viewmont High School, 218; 3rd
place Box Elder High School 143.5; 4th place Brighton High
School, 139.5; 5th place Layton High School, 119; 6th
place Timpanogos High School, 114; 7th place Bingham High
School, 106; 8th place Hillcrest High School, 97.5; 9th
place West Jordan High School, 92; 10th place Alta High
School, 91.5; 11th place Orem High School, 76; 12th place
Roy High School, 46.5; 13th place Fremont High School, 44;
13th place Springville High School, 44; 15th place Jordan
High School, 41; and 16th place, Bountiful High School,
39.5; 17th place, Taylorsville High School, 37; and 18th
place Elko High School, 21.
Not surprisingly, top-ranked Wasatch came
out on top. Viewmont, ranked 5A no. 1 by UWCA and no. 3 by
Wrestling USA Magazine, came in 2nd; UWCA no. 2 ranked
Brighton (5A) came in 4th. Timpanogos, ranked 4A no. 2 by
the UWCA and no. 1 by the magazine, came in 8th. UWCA no.
9 ranked Bingham (5A) came in 7th; no. 8 ranked Hillcrest
(5A) came in 8th; no. 4 ranked West Jordan (5A) came in
9th; no. 5 ranked Alta (5A) came in 10th; no. 10 ranked
Orem (4A) came in 11th. Most surprising (and
disappointing) was Fremont. Ranked 5A no. 6 by the UWCA
and no. 1 by the magazine, they came in at a dismal 13th
place out of 18 teams.
Individual Results
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103 - 1st Casey Smith (Wasatch),
defeated Tyler Rackham (Box Elder), decision, 6-2; 3rd
Caleb Isom (Layton) defeated Tyson Jackson (Viewmont;
UWCA rank 5A no. 1), decision, 8-0; 5th Kolby Bradley
(Springville) defeated Jesse Clark (Bingham), fall.
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112 - 1st: Riley Yeates (Box Elder),
defeated T.J. Park (Hillcrest), decision, 11-3; 3rd
Richard Winger (Viewmont) defeated Chris Moat (Layton),
decision, 8-0; 5th Shayne Bonner (Wasatch) defeated Josh
Pappas (Taylorsville; UWCA rank 5A no. 3; magazine
Wrestler to Watch), decision, 4-2.
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119 - 1st Flint Ray (Roy; UWCA 4A rank
no, 1), defeated Brady Smoot (Viewmont; UWCA 5A no, 1),
fall; 3rd Andy McCoy (Orem; UWCA 4A rank no. 6),
defeated Justin Bell (Bingham; UWCA 5A no. 5), decision,
9-2; 5th Jason Greaves (West Jordan), defeated Tanner
Purser (Jordan; UWCA 5A rank no. 2), decision, 6-5.
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125 - 1st Evan Woody (Hillcrest; UWCA 5A
rank no. 4), defeated Bryce Bartel (Brighton; UWCA 5A
rank no. 3), overtime decision, 8-6; 3rd Shay Hardy (Box
Elder), defeated Troy Kranendonk (Layton), decision,
4-2; 5th Matt Tallman (Taylorsville) defeated Spencer
Smoot (Viewmont), disqualification.
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130 - 1st McKay Sanderson (Timpanogos;
UWCA 4A rank no. 1 at 135; national rank no. 12 senior
at 135), defeated Shay Lawrence (Viewmont; national rank
no. 28 junior at 119), decision, 13-3; 3rd Tyrell Sweat
(Wasatch; national rank no. 10 sophomore at 135),
defeated Cam George (Bountiful), decision, 15-5; 5th
Gregg Hearty (Bingham), defeated Dwain Martinson
(Fremont), default.
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135 - 1st Cyler Sanderson (Wasatch;
national rank no. 4 junior), defeated Adam Kjar (Viewmont;
UWCA 5A rank no. 1), decision, 19-5; 3rd Casey Fehlberg
(Orem; national rank no. 30 senior at 130), defeated
Jeff Wilson (Hillcrest; UWCA 5A no. 3), decision, 9-3;
5th Casey Fromm (Box Elder; UWCA 4A rank no. 6 at 125),
defeated Josh Egan (Brighton; UWCA 5A rank no. 5),
decision, 3-1.
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140 - 1st Cody Sweat (Wasatch; national
rank no. 30 senior at 135), defeated Kyle Robbins (Orem;
UWCA 4A rank no. 1), decision, 15-2; 3rd John Johnson
(Box Elder; UWCA 4A rank no. 2), defeated Matt Mann (Viewmont),
technical fall, 16-0; 5th Danny Franks (Bingham),
defeated Bryan Jones (Roy), fall.
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145 - 1st Peter Rose (Wasatch), defeated
Ben Harding (Fremont; UWCA 5A rank no. 1), technical
fall, 21-6; 3rd Talan Knox (Brighton; UWCA 5A rank no. 1
at 140; national rank no. 2 sophomore at 140; magazine
Wrestler to Watch), defeated Ryan Moore (Bingham; UWCA
5A rank no. 3), decision, 9-2; 5th David Wiser (Viewmont),
defeated Justin Callicoat (Timpanogos), decision, 8-2.
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152 - 1st Landon Essig (Viewmont; UWCA
5A rank no. 1; national rank no. 30 senior), defeated
Chase Walker (Timpanogos; UWCA 4A rank no. 1; national
rank no. 11 senior), double-overtime decision, 2-1; 3rd
Colton Salazar (Wasatch; national rank no. 10 senior),
defeated Jon Moore (Brighton; UWCA 5A rank no. 2 at
145), decision, 14-6; 5th Dave Warren (Springville),
defeated Cody Schroeder (Elko), decision, 3-2.
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160 - 1st Randy Callicoat (Timpanogos;
UWCA 4A rank no. 1 at 171; national rank no. 23 senior
at 160), defeated Kyle Graham (Viewmont), decision, 2-1;
3rd Jordan Smith (Wasatch), defeated Jayson Kim
(Bingham; UWCA 5A rank no. 2), fall; 5th Danny Eason
(West Jordan; UWCA 5A rank no. 4), defeated Tyson
Petersen (Box Elder), technical fall, 17-1.
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171 - 1st Shawn Brunson (Hillcrest; UWCA
5A rank no. 1 at 160), defeated John Pearson (Wasatch),
decision, 5-0; 3rd Brett Boyce (Box Elder), defeated
Joshua Smith (Timpanogos), decision, 5-0; 5th Andy Ware
(West Jordan), defeated Josh Bruening (Alta; UWCA 5A
rank no. 3), decision, 5-4.
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189 - 1st Forrest Mackintosh (Brighton;
UWCA 5A rank no. 2), defeated Chris Day (Alta), fall;
3rd Matt Rawlings (Wasatch), defeated Ryan Moat
(Layton), decision, 5-4; 5th Nathan Shepherd (Bingham),
defeated Mason Milligan (Viewmont), decision, 7-5.
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215 - 1st: Mitch Moody (Alta; UWCA 5A
rank no. 2), defeated Pat Hanley (Viewmont), decision,
11-5; 3rd Kevin Clarke (Brighton; UWCA 5A rank no. 3),
defeated Rubiel Mendoza (Layton), fall; 5th Joe Johnson
(Jordan), defeated Ben Crook (Box Elder), defeated, 3-2.
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275 - 1st Dallin Norton (Wasatch;
national rank no. 4 junior), defeated Rio Stotler (West
Jordan; UWCA 5A rank no. 1), fall; 3rd Austin Curtis
(Layton), defeated Josh Mattert (Viewmont; UWCA 5A rank
no. 1 at 215), fall; 5th Folau Aso (Brighton), defeated
Alejandro Reyes (Taylorsville; UWCA 5A rank no. 4),
decision, 16-4.
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Utah Editor Bill Kilpack is a past AAU
national champion, a seven-time national silver medalist,
an AAU All-American, and earned an alternate position on
the U.S. Pan-Am Team in Greco-Roman. He coaches an
independent freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling program
through Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation, Jordan
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