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Koleton Hardy comes from a prominent wrestling family in Utah,
with enough kin on the mat to make up his own wrestling
team.
But Koleton is a formidable wrestler in his own right. He is a very
skilled technician who, when the chips are down, also has
the toughness to make it through the toughest matches.
He's a very smart wrestler who, if he knows that something will work, isn't afraid to
tell his coach that he's going with something of his own
design. And it worked out for him his senior year, where he went a very impressive 53-0 (one of only two undefeated seniors in Utah that year) and won his second straight state title, pinning Tooele star Zach Coffman in less than a minute in the finals. Koleton pinned another star in the first round, Hurricane's Zach Prince (who also won a second state title last year), at the All-Star Dual. As a junior, he won that elusive state
title, destroying Payson stud Kaelen Loveless 9-0 to get
to the finals, where he beat Uintah's Damon Mele 4-2. He also pinned North Summit star Dixon Richins at the All-Star Dual. In
April 2010, he was once again in the finals at the prestigious
Reno World Championships and won the USA Wrestling Junior
Western Regional Championships in freestyle. As a sophomore, he dominated his opponents
in the state tournament, until the finals, where he fell
short against Mt. Crest's mat monster Raider Lofthouse in
a 5-3 decision, after beating Lofthouse earlier in the
season at the Richardson Memorial. In April 2009, he
won the prestigious Reno World Championships, one of only
two Utah wrestlers to rise to that height that year. As a freshman, he finished third in state,
after losing a decision to Wyatt Ray of Roy (who went on
to finish as the state runner-up). In April 2008, he
finished second at the Reno World Championships, placing
ahead of South Summit's Jonsen Crandall and Payson's Brock
Brown. In June 2008, he was the folkstyle and Greco-Roman
champion at the USA Wrestling Western Regional
Championships and runner-up in freestyle. He
followed that with a fourth place finish in Greco-Roman at
USA Wrestling Cadet Nationals in Fargo. Koleton is a
champion in all three styles of wrestling (folkstyle,
freestyle and Greco-Roman), with a resume that anyone
should respect. He has
represented Utah twice on the Utah All-Star Team against
the Ohio All-Stars and dominated his opponent
July 2007.
2011 State
Champion (152 lbs.). 2010 State
Champion (135 lbs.). 2009 State Runner Up (135
lbs.). 2008 3rd in State (125 lbs.).
Career Interscholastic Record: 171-24. 2010–2011
Record: 53-0. 2009–2010
Record: 42-3. 2008–2009 Record: 34-5.
2007–2008 Record: 38-15.
Following is a
summary of Koleton's wrestling career:
- Two-Time State Champion, 4A High School State Championships
- 2009 Runner Up, 4A High School State Championships
- 2008 Bronze Medalist, 4A High School State Championships
- 2010 Junior Wrestler of the Year, UtahWrestling.org
- Six-Time State Champion, USA Wrestling-Utah State
Championships, Freestyle (2002, 2004, 2006–2008, 2010)
- Seven-Time State Champion, USA Wrestling-Utah State
Championships, Greco-Roman (2002, 2004–2006, 2008, 2010–2011)
- 2011 Champion, Richardson Memorial
- 2010 Runner Up, Reno World Championships, Folkstyle
- 2010 Champion, USA Wrestling Junior Western Regional
Championships, Freestyle
- 2010 Bronze Medalist, USA Wrestling-Utah State
Championships, Folkstyle
- 2010 Runner Up, Viewmont Invitational
- 2010 Champion, Richardson Memorial
- 2009 Runner Up, Layton Invitational
- 2009 National Champion, Reno World Championships,
Folkstyle
- 2009 Sophomore Wrestler of the Year, UtahWrestling.org
- 2009 Runner Up, Region V Championships
- 2009 Champion, Richardson Memorial
- 2009 Runner Up, Tiger-Grizz Invitational
- 2009 Bronze Medalist, Viewmont Invitational
- 2008 4th Place, USA Wrestling Cadet National
Championships, Greco-Roman
- 2008 Champion, USA Wrestling Western Regional
Championships, Greco-Roman
- 2008 Champion, USA Wrestling Western Regional
Championships, Folkstyle
- 2008 Runner Up, USA Wrestling Western Regional
Championships, Freestyle
- 2008 Freshman Wrestler of the Year, UtahWrestling.org
- 2008 Bronze Medalist, Region V Championships
- 2008 Champion, Layton Invitational
- 2007 5th Place, Layton Invitational
- Two-Time Junior High State Champion, 4A/5A Junior High
State Championships
- 2007 Outstanding Wrestler, 4A/5A Junior High State
Championships
- 2007 4th Place, USA Wrestling Western Regional
Championships, Greco-Roman
- 2007 5th Place, USA Wrestling Western Regional
Championships, Freestyle
- 2007 Runner Up, USA Wrestling-Utah State Championships,
Greco-Roman
- 2007 Team Member, Utah
All-Star Team vs. Ohio All-Stars
- 2006 Champion, USA Wrestling Rocky Mountain Regional
Championships, Freestyle
- 2006 Champion, USA Wrestling Rocky Mountain Regional
Championships, Greco-Roman
- 2006 Runner Up, USA Wrestling Western Regional
Championships, Greco-Roman
- 2006 Team Member, Utah
All-Star Team vs. Ohio All-Stars
- 2005 Runner Up, 4A/5A Junior High State Championships
- 2005 Bronze Medalist, USA Wrestling-Utah State Championships,
Freestyle
- 2004 Bronze Medalist, 4A/5A Junior High State Championships
- 2003 Bronze Medalist, USA Wrestling-Utah State Championships,
Greco-Roman
- 2003 4th Place, USA Wrestling-Utah State Championships,
Freestyle
Wrestling
USA Magazine Picks
UtahWrestling.org 2011 Youth Wrestling Ranking
UtahWrestling.org 2010 Youth Wrestling Ranking
UtahWrestling.org 2009 Youth Wrestling Ranking
UtahWrestling.org 2008 Youth Wrestling Ranking
UtahWrestling.org 2007 Youth Wrestling Ranking
UtahWrestling.org 2006 Youth Wrestling Ranking
UtahWrestling.org 2005 Youth Wrestling Ranking
UtahWrestling.org 2004 Youth Wrestling Ranking
Koleton is a
member of the Box Elder High Seminary Council. |
