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Wrestling USA Magazine, Utah Wrestlers of the
Year
Outstanding Freshman Wrestlers for 2004–2005
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Jason Chamberlain
Springville High School, 103 lbs.
GPA: 3.95
School Classification: 4A
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Chamberlain comes from a family with a long history in
wrestling, and he is every bit as good as any of them.
He is a slick technician who never loses his head,
regardless of the situation. He is patient and waits
for his openings and opportunities. And it's paid
off in his career so far. He has had two undefeated
seasons prior to high school, and has an interscholastic
record that would make anyone envious, and is a National
Champion to boot. His freshman year proved out as
expected, taking only one loss over the season and having
about as dominant a tournament as possible at the state
championships. He's got some impressive titles to
his record, also: four Western Regional titles, and
winning the Rocky Mountain Nationals in Denver.
2005 State
Champion (112 lbs.), 2004–2005 Wrestling Record: 38-1.
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One-Time High School State Champion (as a freshman)
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2005 2nd Place, USA Wrestling Cadet Nationals, freestyle
(Fargo, ND)
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2005 2nd Place, USA Wrestling Cadet Nationals, Greco-Roman
(Fargo, ND)
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2005 Champion, USA Wrestling Western Regional
Championships, freestyle
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2005 2nd Place, USA Wrestling Rocky Mountain Junior
Regionals, freestyle (Laramie, WY)
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2005 3rd Place, USA Wrestling Rocky Mountain Junior
Regionals, Greco-Roman (Laramie, WY)
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2004 Champion, USA
Wrestling Kids Nationals, Greco-Roman
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2004 2nd Place, USA
Wrestling Kids Nationals, freestyle
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2004 Champion,
Rocky Mountain Nationals
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2004 Champion,
USA Wrestling Western Regional Championships, Greco-Roman
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Three-Time USA
Wrestling Western Regional Champion in Greco-Roman
(2003–2005)
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Four-Time USA
Wrestling Western Regional Champion in freestyle
(2002–2005)
UtahWrestling.org
2004 Freestyle/Greco-Roman Ranking
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Aaron Butler
Monticello High School, 103 lbs.
School Classification: 2A |
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Aaron Butler really developed over the season, rising
through the rankings to beat another very tough
individual, Mason Stott of Millard, for the state
championship. He comes from a strong wrestling
family, and really had an outstanding freshman season.
It's be very interesting to see how things turn out if he
and Stott continue to butt heads through their high-school
careers.
2005 State
Champion (103 lbs.), 2004–2005 Wrestling Record: 41-6.
Following is a
summary of Aaron's wrestling career so far:
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Mason Stott
Millard High School, 103 lbs.
School Classification: 2A |
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Stott is a very
tough character. He was ranked first through most if
not all the season, then lost a tough one to Aaron Butler
(above) of Monticello, to finish second in state.
Mason is a true student of the game, putting in plenty of
time in the freestyle and Greco-Roman season. It
will be very interesting to see him continue to develop as
an athlete.
2005 State
Silver Medalist (103 lbs.), 2004–2005 Wrestling Record:
41-7.
Following is a
summary of Mason's wrestling career so far:
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2005 High
School State Silver Medalist (as a freshman)
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2005 6th Place, USA Wrestling Western Regional
Championships, freestyle
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Jake Salazar
Wasatch High School, 135 lbs.
GPA: 3.2
School Classification: 3A |
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Salazar
is as about as exciting a freshman as there was.
He's won some prestigious championships, including the
Rocky Mountain Nationals in Denver and the BRUTE-adidas
Nationals in Lincoln. Last
summer, he went an astonishing 6-1 in freestyle at the USA
Wrestling Cadet National Duals, losing his only match in a
close 5-3 decision. This is after he went 5-2 in
Greco-Roman at the same tournament. At the later USA
Wrestling Cadet Nationals in Fargo, he took silver in
Greco-Roman. He is definitely holding up the family
tradition. Over the high-school season, he racked up
a very impressive 34-6 record, losing out in the
championship match at state to senior champion Rodney
Sager of Lehi. No mean accomplishment there.
2005 State
Silver Medalist (125 lbs.), 2004–2005 Wrestling Record:
35-6.
Following is a
summary of Jake's wrestling career so far:
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2005 High
School State Silver Medalist (as a freshman)
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2005 Champion, BRUTE-adidas Nationals (Lincoln, Neb.)
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2005 2nd Place, USA Wrestling Cadet Nationals, Greco-Roman
(Fargo, ND)
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2005 3rd Place, USA Wrestling Rocky Mountain Junior
Regionals, Greco-Roman (Laramie, WY)
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2005 2nd, Reno World Championships
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2005 Champion, Layton Invitational
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2005 Champion, Tiger-Grizzly Invitational
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2004 Champion, Rocky Mountain Nationals (Denver, Colo.)
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2004 USA Wrestling Utah State Champion
Wrestling
USA Magazine Preseason Picks
UtahWrestling.org 2004 Freestyle/Greco-Roman Ranking
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Jonathan Gappmaier
Jordan High School, 103 lbs.
School Classification: 5A |
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I've watched and coached Gappmaier since he first started
wrestling 2003. He came out, no experience, but a natural
feel for the sport. He did not know who was tough, who
wasn't, and immediately commenced beating champions. He
took 2nd in Junior High State his first year on the mat,
followed by a 4th-place finish in freestyle and 5th-place
finish in Greco-Roman at the USA Wrestling Utah State
Championships. Year two, he was crowned champion in
Junior High State, then followed it up with a 2nd-place
finish in Greco-Roman at USA Wrestling Utah State
Championships. He pounded out a 4th-place finish at the
Reno World Championships last April, having to gut out
that bronze-medal match immediately after winning a match
that went into overtime. The only thing that might hold
him back is size: he wrestled 95 lbs. in freestyle and
Greco-Roman last year, and dropped to 89 lbs. for Reno.
But it's not the size of the dog in the fight ....
2005 State
Silver Medalist (103 lbs.), 2004–2005 Wrestling Record:
32-9.
Following is a
summary of Jonathan's wrestling career so far:
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2005 High
School State Silver Medalist (as a freshman)
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2004 3rd
Place, Layton Invitational
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2004 Junior
High School State Champion
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2003 2nd
Place, Junior High State Championships
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2004 4th
Place, Reno World Championships
Utah Wrestling
Coaches Association Ranking
UtahWrestling.org 2004 Freestyle/Greco-Roman Ranking
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