Nov. 8, 2005: The Wrestling Mall, High School News

Sandy, West Jordan Youth Take Top Honors at Monster Match Nationals

(Sandy, Utah) — Ten-year-olds William Kilpack of Sandy and Kyler Machan of West Jordan, members of Mountain Top Wrestling Club (formerly Jordan Freestyle Wrestling) both took third-place trophies at the Monster Match Nationals folkstyle wrestling tournament held Nov. 5-6, 2005, at the National Western Events Center in Denver, Colo.

"This was a great tournament for the guys," said coach Wes Machan. "The second of the Rocky Mountain Nationals series, we got together the two who really wanted to go, and went for it. William pinned three kids to get to the finals and we were thinking Outstanding Wrestler award might be waiting for him. Then he lost in the championship, to the kid who GOT that award, then lost a tight two-point decision in the challenge for true second. Kyler lost one early and had to get his third place the long way, by wrestling his way back through the consolation brackets. I'm very proud of how they wrestled. They are certainly champions and represented Utah well."

Kilpack is a three-time national champion and a five-time AAU/USA Wrestling All-American. He took a national championship in Greco-Roman last July at the AAU Grand Nationals in Santa Fe, NM; two national titles in freestyle and folkstyle at the State Games of America in Colorado Springs that same month; and two more All-American finishes in freestyle and Greco-Roman at the USA Wrestling Kids Nationals held in Green Bay, Wis., in early July. At the end of October, Kilpack finished third at the Gladiator World Championships, the first of the Rocky Mountain Nationals tournament series. In 2005, Kilpack was the no. 1 ranked wrestler in Utah, any age (from 4 to 14), regardless of weight.

Machan is a two-time state champion, winning titles last April in both freestyle and Greco-Roman. He finished sixth at the Gladiator World Championships. In 2005, he was the no. 10 ranked Midget (ages 9 and 10) wrestler in Utah, regardless of weight and a team Outstanding Wrestler for Mountain Top Wrestling Club.

Mountain Top Wrestling Club is a nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation dedicated to providing a venue for individuals to learn, develop and refine their athletic skills and abilities; and teaching the rules and regulations of freestyle, folkstyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. It is open to male and female athletes ages four and older who live anywhere in the State of Utah. The program will start back up for the freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling season in mid-January. For more information, call 641-9832, e-mail coach@mountaintopwrestling.com or visit them on the Worldwide Web at www.mountaintopwrestling.com.