Nov.
30, 2005: Wrestling USA
Magazine
Jordan Junior Wrestlers Take Springville by Storm
(Sandy, Utah) Nov. 30, 2005 — Five Jordan Junior Wrestling
members traveled to Springville recently to compete in
folkstyle wrestling. All five took medals, including two
championships.
"This was a great opener for the junior-high wrestling
season," said Bill Kilpack (III), who coached the athletes
at the tournament. "Since they didn't split the
middle school and junior high divisions, we had a little
bit of a surprise when we had fifth graders wrestling a
few eighth graders, but they just went to town and showed
older kids how to do it."
Winning the team's lone championship in the Junior High
Division was 10-year-old William Kilpack of Sandy, who
wrestled in the Advanced 76-pound bracket when only in
fifth grade. "This was a little alarming, walking out for
his first junior-high match and having a good eighth
grader to wrestle," Kilpack said. "But he just got it
done. That kid probably hasn't seen that much air time in
his life. Three big throws, then a fall. It was really
exciting." In this match, the opponent scored one point
for an escape. It was the only point scored on him in the
tournament.
Taking second in the Junior High Division was 10-year-old
Justin Schwendiman of Sandy, who wrestled in the Beginner
61-pound bracket. "Justin had a breakthrough," Kilpack
said. "It's always exciting to see when things finally
click into place, and young athletes start to really
perform. Justin lost that championship match over a couple
mistakes. If he wasn't so new to the sport, he would have
come away with the championship. I don't think the match
will turn out the same way if they meet again later this
season."
Placing third in the Junior High Division was 10-year-old
Nick Hulbert of West Valley City, who wrestled in the
Intermediate 83-pound bracket, also as a fifth grader.
"Nick ran into a really quality eighth-grade kid second
round, but didn't quit for an instant," Kilpack said. "He
took the loss, kept his head up, and went out to win his
next two matches by fall, and tie up that third-place
position."
Two young wrestlers competed in the Elementary Division:
8-year-old Tyler Schwendiman of South Jordan; and
4-year-old Garrick Kilpack of Sandy.
Schwendiman wrestled in the 55-pound Advanced bracket,
winning the championship by pinning all three of his
opponents.
Kilpack wrestled in the 35-pound Beginner bracket, winning
two matches to make it to the finals, then falling short
of an older more experienced young athlete.
Jordan Junior Wrestling is a folkstyle wrestling program
offered through Salt Lake County Recreation. For more
information, go to
http://members.aol.com/jordanjuniors/ or email
jordanjuniors@aol.com.
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