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Wrestling USA Magazine and IntermatWrestle.com,
Utah Editor's Preseason Picks
Outstanding Senior Wrestlers for 2009–2010
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Carson Kuhn
Alta High School, 112 lbs.
School Classification: 5A |
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Carson Kuhn is
one of the slickest young wrestlers I have ever seen.
He is smart, level-headed, a fine technician, and never
seems to lose his cool. And it's paid off for him,
where he has been racking up credentials on the state,
regional and national level for years. His junior
year, he had his second undefeated season, finishing 34-0,
pinning West Jordan's Jacob Falk (himself one of Utah's
best) in the finals in the third round. Last summer,
he finished third in freestyle at the USA Wrestling Junior
National Championships and won the title in freestyle at
the USA Wrestling Junior Western Regional Championships.
But that's nothing compared to traveling to Turkey to
represent the U.S. in the FILA World Championships in
freestyle (he finished 20th). His
sophomore year he went 49-0, pinning his way through
the state tournament. He racked up more USA
Wrestling All-American finishes that summer, taking 3rd in
Greco-Roman and 5th in freestyle in Fargo. As a
freshman, giving up a ton of weight (he only
weighed about 90 lbs.), he still won the championship for
Region II and was the Outstanding Wrestler for the lower
weights. The only thing that held him back as a
freshman was his size. The
previous year, he won that tournament in freestyle, after
finishing second in Greco-Roman. At the USA
Wrestling Junior Western Regional Championships in Las
Vegas, he won titles in both freestyle and Greco-Roman.
In 2007, he took second at the FILA Cadet Nationals last
year in Greco-Roman and represented the United States in
China, going 2-2. He was also the
Intermountain Champion
for the Cadet division in 2007. He was
the UtahWrestling.org
Youth Wrestler of the Year in
2004.
2009 State
Champion as a freshman (112 lbs.). 2008 State
Champion as a freshman (103 lbs.). 2008–2009 Record:
34-0. 2007–2008 Record: 49-0. 2006–2007
Record: 34-13. Career Interscholastic Record:
117-13.
Following is a
summary of Carson's wrestling career so far:
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Two-Time
High School State Champion
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Three-Time Region II Champion
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Twelve-Time National Champion, Freestyle, Greco-Roman,
Folkstyle
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Fourteen-Time
Champion, USA Wrestling Western Regional Championships,
Freestyle and Greco-Roman
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Twelve-Time
State Champion, Freestyle, Greco-Roman, Folkstyle
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2009 Member,
FILA World Team, Freestyle
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2009 Bronze
Medalist, USA Wrestling Junior National Championships,
Freestyle
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2009 Champion,
USA Wrestling Junior Western Regional Championships,
Freestyle
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2009 5th Place,
USA Wrestling Junior Western Regional Championships,
Greco-Roman
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2009 Region II Outstanding Wrestler for the Lower Weights
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2009 5A
All-Star Team Member
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2008 Bronze Medalist, USA Wrestling Cadet National
Championships, Greco-Roman
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2008 5th Place, USA Wrestling Cadet National
Championships, Greco-Roman
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2008 Champion, USA Wrestling Junior Western Regional
Championships, Freestyle
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2008 Champion, Layton Invitational
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2008
Outstanding Wrestler,
Cadet Division, Mountain Top
Classic, Freestyle
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2008 5A
All-Star Team Member
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2007 National Champion, USA Wrestling Cadet National
Championships, Freestyle (Interview)
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2007 Silver Medalist, USA Wrestling Cadet National
Championships, Greco-Roman
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2007 Silver Medalist, FILA Cadet Nationals, Greco-Roman
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2007 Region II Outstanding Wrestler for the Lower Weights
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2007
Intermountain Champion: Cadet Division, Intermountain
Champion Series
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2006 National Champion, U.S. Folkstyle Nationals
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2006 Member,
Utah All-Star Team vs. Ohio All-Stars
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2004
Youth Wrestler of the Year,
UtahWrestling.org
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2004
Outstanding Wrestler, 4A/5A Junior High State
Championships
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2003 Champion, World Cup
Wrestling
USA Magazine Picks
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 Freestyle/Greco-Roman Ranking
UtahWrestling.org 2004 Freestyle/Greco-Roman Ranking
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Raider Lofthouse
Mountain Crest High School, 140 lbs.
School Classification: 4A
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Raider destroys
opponents — he beats them down and reduces them to
nothing. His brother (and uncle) are just monsters,
but Raider is meaner. I have a nephew who had to
wrestle Raider and Ethen both, and Ethen was satisfied
with dominating his opponent — Raider wanted to dominate,
but make sure you left the mat limping, to boot. He
took state as a freshman, sophomore and junior, the last
outside the bottom weights. He pinned
his way through the tournament as a freshman, but had a
major brawl in the finals his sophomore year against his
long-time nemesis Tucker Ray of Roy. The state
finals came down to an 11-9 decision in overtime.
His junior year was just as tough, destroying very tough
opponents like Payson's Jeremiah Guzman, then meeting Box
Elder's Koleton Hardy (also an outstanding wrestler in
Utah) in the finals for a very tough 5-3 decision for the
title. This was a revenge match, after Hardy beating
him earlier in the season in overtime at the Richardson
Memorial. Raider also hits the toughest tournaments in the country
and comes back a winner almost as often as Ethen. In
Fargo in 2008, at the USA Wrestling Cadet National
Championships, he finished third in freestyle and eighth
in Greco-Roman, after finishing fourth in folkstyle at USA
Wrestling Western Regionals and fifth in freestyle in
Pocatello. He's a four-time state champion in
Greco-Roman and a three-time state champ in freestyle. He
won a national title at the Rocky Mountain Nationals in
Denver, and finished sixth at the NHSCA Freshman Nationals
in Virginia Beach. This kid's got the stuff.
2009 State
Champion (135 lbs.). 2008 State Champion (112 lbs.).
2007 State Champion as a freshman (103 lbs.).
2008–2009 Record: 45-4.
2007–2008
Record: 41-7.
2006–2007
Record: 34-3.
Career
Interscholastic Record: 120-14.
Following is a
summary of Raider's wrestling career so far:
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Three-Time High
School State Champion
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Three-Time State Champion, USA Wrestling-Utah State
Championships, Freestyle (2004–2006, 2007)
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Four-Time State Champion, USA Wrestling-Utah State
Championships, Greco-Roman (2004–2007)
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Three-Time Region V Champion
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2009 Champion, Viewmont Invitational
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2009 Champion, Pine View Invitational
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2009 Silver Medalist, Uintah Tournament of Champions
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2009 Bronze Medalist, Richardson Memorial
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2009 4A
All-Star Team Member
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2008 Bronze Medalist, USA Wrestling Cadet National
Championships, Freestyle
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2008 8th Place, USA Wrestling Cadet National
Championships, Greco-Roman
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2008 4th Place, USA Wrestling Western Regional
Championships, Folkstyle
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2008 5th Place, USA Wrestling Western Regional
Championships, Greco-Roman
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2008 4th Place, Richardson Memorial
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2008 4th Place, Rocky Mountain Rumble
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2008 4A
All-Star Team Member
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2007 Freshman
Wrestler of the Year, UtahWrestling.org
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2007 4A
All-Star Team Member
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2007 National Champion, Rocky Mountain Nationals,
folkstyle
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2007 4th Place, USA Wrestling Western Regional
Championships, Greco-Roman
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2007 6th Place, NHSCA Freshman Nationals, folkstyle
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2007 Champion, Richardson Memorial
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2007 Silver Medalist, Viewmont Invitational
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2006 Bronze Medalist, Layton Invitational
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2006 Silver Medalist, Intermountain Duals
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2006 5th Place, USA Wrestling Western Regional
Championships, Greco-Roman
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2005 5th Place, USA Wrestling Western Regional
Championships, freestyle
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2005 5th Place, USA Wrestling Western Regional
Championships, Greco-Roman
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2005
Outstanding Wrestler,
Schoolboy Division, Mountain Top
Classic, Freestyle
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2004 Bronze Medalist, USA Wrestling Western Regional
Championships, freestyle
Wrestling
USA Magazine Picks
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 Freestyle/Greco-Roman Ranking
UtahWrestling.org 2004 Freestyle/Greco-Roman Ranking
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Bryson Foy
Altamont High School, 140 lbs.
GPA: 3.5
School Classification: 1A (200 enrolled) |
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Bryson
is a tough, solid wrestler who keeps coming at you, no
matter what he might be hit with. He's skilled and,
at the same time, has that mental toughness that makes all
the difference in the tough matches. His junior
year, he took his third state title, pinning Niko Reyes of
Whitehorse in 47 seconds (his longest match of the day was
49 seconds). He followed that with a sixth-place
finish at the Rocky Mountain National Championships in
Denver. In his sophomore
year, he took state by pinning everyone except for Chase Ellet of Wayne, who he beat by major decision (10-0) in
the semis, then won his championship match in less than a
minute. He then followed that with a USA
Wrestling-Utah state title in folkstyle wrestling.
He took state as a freshman at 119 pounds, beating Wayne's
Jeffrey Stephenson 14-11 in the finals (we all know how
tough Stephenson is) but, before that, he beat a state
runner-up from the previous year, Derek Hererra of
Duchesne 6-2. The state title in high school
followed on two junior-high state championships, as well
as being named Outstanding Wrestler at 1A/2A/3A Junior
High State Championships in 2006. In 2006, he
finished third at the U.S. Folkstyle Nationals behind two
talented kids, Spanish Fork's Kaleb Ashworth and Payson's
Brock Brown. He won his region in high school
and will undoubtedly continue his winning ways his
sophomore year.
2009 State
Champion (140 lbs.). 2008 State Champion (130 lbs.).
2007 State Champion as a freshman (119 lbs.).
2008–2009 Record: 48-4. 2007–2008 Record: 48-5.
2006–2007 Record: 48-3 with 29 pins. Career
Interscholastic Record: 144-12.
Following is a
summary of Bryson's wrestling career so far:
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Three-Time High School State Champion
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Three-Time High School Region Champion
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2009 6th Place, Rocky Mountain National Championships
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2009 1A
All-Star Team Member
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2009 Bronze Medalist, Uintah Tournament of Champions
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2009 7th Place, Rocky Mountain Rumble
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2008 1A
All-Star Team Member
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2008 State
Champion, USA Wrestling-Utah State Championships,
Folkstyle
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2008 Champion, Panguitch Invitational
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2007 Champion, Panguitch Invitational
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2007 Freshman
Wrestler of the Year, UtahWrestling.org
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Two-Time Junior
High State Champion, 1A/2A/3A Junior High State
Championships
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2006
Outstanding Wrestler, 1A/2A/3A Junior High State
Championships
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2006 Champion,
Manti Tournament
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2006 Champion,
Juab Tournament
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2006 Champion,
Panguitch Tournament
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2006 Bronze Medalist, U.S. Folkstyle Nationals
Bryson is also the varsity quarterback, and served as the
Sophomore Class Secretary.
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Tyson Larsen
Rich High School, 189 lbs.
GPA: 4.0
School Classification: 1A (150 enrolled) |
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Tyson Larsen is
an outstanding upper-weights wrestler. As a junior,
he pinned his way through the state tournament, including
in his championship match against Zaq Brinkerhoff of
Altamont, with a first-round fall. He finished with
a record of 38-2. As a
sophomore, he took state and was named Outstanding
Wrestler, pinning his way through the tournament, until
the finals, when he beat Kyle Jackson of Duschesne in a
barn burner, with a score of 14-11. For his
high-school career, he has finished with an outstanding
record of 110-20 with 99 pins.
2009 State
Champion (189 lbs.). 2008 State Champion (189 lbs.).
2007 3rd in State (215 lbs.). 2008–2009 Record:
38-2. 2007–2008 Record: 35-6. 2006–2007
Record: 37-12. Career Interscholastic Record: 110-20
with 99 Pins.
Following is a
summary of Tyson's wrestling career so far:
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Two-Time
High School State Champion
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Bronze Medalist, High School State Championships (as a
freshman)
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Two-Time Region North Champion
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2009 Wrestler to Watch, UtahWrestling.org
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2008 5th Place, Evanston Invitational
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2008 Outstanding Wrestler, 1A High School State
Championships, Upper Weights
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2007 Bronze Medalist, Region North Championships
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2005 State Champion, USA Wrestling-Utah State
Championships, Freestyle
Tyson is the Student Body Secretary and a member of the
National Honor Society. He has also lettered in
track and football, where he has twice been named to the
second All-State Team.
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Derek Peterson
Delta High School, 135 lbs.
GPA: 3.75
School Classification: 3A (450 enrolled)
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Derek is slick and powerful, with solid technique and
execution. As a junior, he took state over some very
tough opponents, including a 2-1 decision over freshman
stud Teddy Hackford of Wasatch (who went on to finish
fourth) and Uintah's sophomore star, Taylor Merkley in the
finals, with a 6-1 decision. As a sophomore, he
finished second in state, behind Wasatch's Blake Mangum in
a high-scoring decision, 17-11. It's interesting to
note that his patch to the finals that year included
beating Merkley (then a freshman) and Cedar City's Alex
Riddle. As a freshman, his only loss at the state
tournament came to Uintah's Zack Reynolds (who went on to
win it). He has won 13 championships at high-school
tournaments, as well as three junior-high state titles,
and a runner-up finish at the Rocky Mountain National
Championships.
2009 State
Champion (130 lbs.). 2008 State Runner Up (125
lbs.). 2007 3rd in State (112 lbs.). 2008–2009
Record: 48-2. 2007–2008 Record: 43-7.
2006–2007 Record: 37-10. Career Interscholastic
Record: 128-19.
Following is a
summary of Derek's wrestling career so far:
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2009 High School State Champion
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2008 Runner Up, High School State Championships
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2007 Bronze Medalist, High School State Championships
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Three-Time Region VIII Champion
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2009 3A
All-Star Team Member
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2009 Champion, Rocky Mountain Rumble
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2009 Champion, Best of the West
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2008 Silver Medalist, Rocky Mountain National
Championships
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2008 Champion, Desert Storm Wrestling Classic
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2008 6th Place, Rocky Mountain Rumble
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2007 Undefeated (10-0), Ironman Duals
UtahWrestling.org 2009 Youth Wrestling Ranking
Derek was named
to the All-Region Football Team, and is a State Champion
in the 4x100m Relay.
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