June 16, 2005: Wrestling USA Magazine

103 Utah Wrestlers Headed for Western Regional Championships

One hundred three Utah wrestlers are headed to Nevada to compete in the Western Regional Championships June 20–25, 2005, at the at the Winnemucca Event Center.  The tournament, touted as one of the toughest in the country, will host athletes ranging from 9 to 16, to compete in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling.  It is the qualifier for the USA Wrestling Kids Nationals to be held shortly after in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Some notable Utah competitors include 20 athletes who took state in both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling:

• Nick Rowley of Grantsville, Midget (ages 9 and 10) 60 lbs.

• Dalton Harmon of Champions (based in Springville), Midget 70 lbs.

• Austin Swenson of Mountain Top Wrestling Club (based in Sandy), Midget 80 lbs.

• Nick Sorenson of Stingers (based in Brigham City), Midget 87 lbs.

• Jacob Falk of Vandit, Novice (ages 11 and 12) 85 lbs.

• Luke King of Stingers, Novice 100 lbs.

• Wyatt Martinez of the Carbon Raptors (based in Price), Novice 112 lbs.

• Austin Christiansen of Specialized Wrestling Club (based in Salt Lake City), Novice 140 lbs.

• Carson Kuhn of Vandit, Schoolboy (ages 13 and 14) 70 lbs.

• Kade Moss of Vandit, Schoolboy 80 lbs.

• Raider Lofthouse of Elite (based in Kaysville), Schoolboy 90 lbs.

• Nolan Haycock of Champions, Schoolboy 110 lbs.

• Chase Burns of Vandit, Schoolboy 115 lbs.

• Ethen Lofthouse of Elite, Schoolboy 125 lbs.

• Taylor Peacock of Logan, Schoolboy 130 lbs.

• Austin Storey of Fremont (based in Plain City), Schoolboy 185 lbs.

• Kolton Cheney of North Sanpete (based in Mt. Pleasant), Cadet (ages 15 and 16) 84 lbs.

• Jaes Jones of Specialized Wrestling Club, Cadet 98 lbs.

• Matt Brown of Specialized Wrestling Club, Cadet 112 lbs.

• Jason Chamberlain of Springville, Cadet 119 lbs.

These are in addition to other notable competitors, such as Bryce Jackman of the Carbon Raptors, Novice 60 lbs., who is currently the no. 5 overall ranked youth wrestler in Utah by UtahWrestling.org, a 2005 Greco-Roman state champion and 2005 state silver medalist in freestyle; William Kilpack of Mountain Top Wrestling Club, Midget 65 lbs., currently the no. 10 overall ranked youth wrestler in Utah, a 2005 Greco-Roman state champion and 2005 state silver medalist in freestyle; Derek Malan of Weber Freestyle Wrestling Club (based in North Ogden), no. 11 overall ranked youth wrestler in Utah, a 2005 freestyle state champion and 2005 state silver medalist in Greco-Roman; Brendon Turner of North Sanpete, Novice 65 lbs., no. 11 overall ranked youth wrestler in Utah, a 2005 freestyle state champion and 2005 state silver medalist in Greco-Roman; Tucker Ray of Elite, Schoolboy 90 lbs., no. 13 overall ranked youth wrestler in Utah, and 2005 state silver medalist in both freestyle and Greco-Roman; and Spencer McKay of Pony Express (based in Hyrum), Novice 60 lbs., no. 22 overall ranked youth wrestler in Utah, a 2005 Greco-Roman state champion and 2005 state silver medalist in freestyle.

Utah wrestlers competing include the following:

• Chris Wengreen, Midget 55 lbs.

• Trevor Kinross, Midget 60 lbs.

• Nick Rowley, Midget 60 lbs.

• Shand Hardy, Midget 65 lbs.

• William Kilpack, Midget 65 lbs.

• Grant LaMont, Midget 65 lbs.

• Rayden Lindley, Midget 65 lbs.

• Jordan Wengreen, Midget 65 lbs.

• Jake Fassold, Midget 70 lbs.

• Dalton Harmon, Midget 70 lbs.

• Kaden Lindley, Midget 70 lbs.

• Ian Moritz, Midget 70 lbs.

• Tyler Sabey, Midget 75 lbs.

• AJ Nichols-Perry, Midget 80 lbs.

• Austin Swenson, Midget 80 lbs.

• Nick Sorenson, Midget 87 lbs.

• Gerritt Bradley, Novice 60 lbs.

• Bryce Jackman, Novice 60 lbs.

• Colton Walker, Novice 60 lbs.

• Brandon George, Novice 65 lbs.

• Korbin Levin, Novice 65 lbs.

• Brenden Turner, Novice 65 lbs.

• Morgan Sweat, Novice 70 lbs.

• Teddy Hackford, Novice 75 lbs.

• Logan Kinross, Novice 75 lbs.

• Jacob Ribald, Novice 75 lbs.

• Rasten Yeates, Novice 75 lbs.

• Jesse Carlisle, Novice 80 lbs.

• Tyson Gustafson, Novice 80 lbs.

• Jace Johnson, Novice 80 lbs.

• Matthew Vierkant, Novice 80 lbs.

• Jacob Falk, Novice 85 lbs.

• Spencer McKay, Novice 90 lbs.

• Matthew Tuttle, Novice 90 lbs.

• Luke King, Novice 100 lbs.

• Wyatt Martinez, Novice 112 lbs.

• Derek Anderson, Novice 120 lbs.

• Austin Christiansen, Novice 140 lbs.

• Kalen Larsen, Novice 140+ lbs.

• Carson Kuhn, Schoolboy 70 lbs.

• Jace Abbott, Schoolboy 75 lbs.

• Connor Meadows, Schoolboy 80 lbs.

• Kade Moss, Schoolboy 80 lbs.

• Kamron Day, Schoolboy 85 lbs.

• Koleton Hardy, Schoolboy 85 lbs.

• Matthew Finger, Schoolboy 90 lbs.

• Raider Lofthouse, Schoolboy 90 lbs.

• Tucker Ray, Schoolboy 90 lbs.

• Lance Argyle, Schoolboy 95 lbs.

• Derek Malan, Schoolboy 95 lbs.

• Michael Winger, Schoolboy 95 lbs.

• Colby Barlocker, Schoolboy 100 lbs.

• Trae Bennett, Schoolboy 100 lbs.

• D. Spencer Brown, Schoolboy 100 lbs.

• Jake Fredrickson, Schoolboy 100 lbs.

• Matthew Gallen, Schoolboy 105 lbs.

• Niko Klus, Schoolboy 105 lbs.

• Clint Jacob, Schoolboy 105 lbs.

• Daniel Frandsen, Schoolboy 110 lbs.

• Nolan Haycock, Schoolboy 110 lbs.

• Chase Burns, Schoolboy 115 lbs.

• Taylor Lowry, Schoolboy 115 lbs.

• Chase Breinholt, Schoolboy 120 lbs.

• Ethen Lofthouse, Schoolboy 125 lbs.

• Taylor Peacock, Schoolboy 130 lbs.

• Jordan Ballam, Schoolboy 145 lbs.

• Austin Hansen, Schoolboy 145 lbs.

• Kaleb Moritz, Schoolboy 145 lbs.

• Taylor Hauser, Schoolboy 165 lbs.

• Tyson Larsen, Schoolboy 165 lbs.

• Austin Storey, Schoolboy 185 lbs.

• Richard Petersen, Schoolboy 250 lbs.

• Kolton Cheney, Cadet 84 lbs.

• Jordan Clark, Cadet 84 lbs.

• Bracken Nipko, Cadet 91 lbs.

• Wyatt Ray, Cadet 91 lbs.

• Mike Vallentine, Cadet 91 lbs.

• Jaes Jones, Cadet 98 lbs.

• Martin Rubalcaba, Cadet 98 lbs.

• Jarrett Morrill, Cadet 105 lbs.

• Matt Brown, Cadet 112 lbs.

• Keaton Cheney, Cadet 112 lbs.

• Nick Flores, Cadet 112 lbs.

• Collin Grant, Cadet 112 lbs.

• Jason Chamberlain, Cadet 119 lbs.

• Mitch Moss, Cadet 119 lbs.

• Nicko Parso, Cadet 119 lbs.

• Torree Powell, Cadet 119 lbs.

• Mason Stott, Cadet 119 lbs.

• Jordan Layton, Cadet 125 lbs.

• Marcus Mayeda, Cadet 125 lbs.

• Chance Rowley, Cadet 125 lbs.

• Kyle Walker, Cadet 125 lbs.

• Courtney Bair, Cadet 135 lbs.

• Jared Smith, Cadet 135 lbs.

• Cole Shafer, Cadet 145 lbs.

• Kolby Williamson, Cadet 152 lbs.

• Cameron Young, Cadet 152 lbs.

• Dustin Martin, Cadet 160 lbs.

• Alex Sprung, Cadet 160 lbs.

• Nate Carter, Cadet 171 lbs.

• Matthew Fairbrother, Cadet 275 lbs.