March
12, 2007: Wrestling USA
Magazine
Mountain Top Wrestling Club Takes 19 Awards, One
Outstanding Wrestler at Idaho Express Invitational
(Sandy, Utah) March 12, 2007 — Mountain Top Wrestling
Club members traveled up to Boise, Ida., to compete in the
Idaho Express Invitational wrestling tournament, where the
freestyle and Greco-Roman competitions will constitute the
first two legs of the Intermountain Champion Series.
Twelve Utah athletes competed, earning 19 awards and one
being recognized as an Outstanding Wrestler.
"This was a great tournament," said Coach Bill Kilpack
(III). "We got to meet some new faces, and every one of
the wrestlers really took it to them. It was really
impressive to see some of them take some hard matches and
rise to the occasion, pulling out some really gutty wins."
In the freestyle tournament, of the 12 competing, 11
received awards, including four champions: brothers
Garrick and William Kilpack of Sandy, Garrick at
Pre-Bantam (ages 6 and Under) 45 lbs., and William at
Novice (ages 11 and 12) 90 lbs.; Braden Henson of Salt
Lake City, Flyweight 45 lbs.; and Matt Lee of Draper,
Midget (ages 9 and 10) 60 lbs.
All four won their championship matches by way of fall
and, in the Novice division, William was named the
Outstanding Wrestler for the age group.
Winning silver medals were three athletes: Jed Lee of
Draper, Bantam (ages 7 and 8) 45 lbs.; Addison Day of
Sandy, Midget 65 lbs.; and Justin Schwendiman of West
Jordan, Novice 65 lbs.
Taking fourth-place awards were two athletes:
Christopher Smith of Murray, Flyweight 55 lbs.; and Tavish
Sandness of West Jordan, Schoolboy (ages 13 and 14) 115
lbs.
Winning fifth was Tait Sandess of West Jordan,
Schoolboy 115 lbs.
Taking sixth was Joey Day of Sandy, Novice 70 lbs.
In the Greco-Roman tournament, eight athletes competed,
and all eight placed. Winning championships were
Schwendiman, Novice 65 lbs., and William Kilpack, Novice
90 lbs.
Taking silver medals were three wrestlers: Matt Lee,
Midget 60 lbs.; Addison Day, Midget 65 lbs.; and Tait
Sandness, Schoolboy 115 lbs.
Earning third-place honors in Greco-Roman was Tavish
Sandness, Schoolboy 115 lbs.
Taking fifth place was Joey Day, Novice 70 lbs.; and
taking sixth was MacKelti Kilpack, Novice 70 lbs.
"This was a great tournament for the kids," said Coach
Bill Kilpack (Jr.) said. "The trips are always a lot of
fun. Doing as well as they did just makes it all the more
rewarding."
Also competing in the freestyle tournament was MacKelti
Kilpack, Novice 70 lbs.
This tournament's two competitions made up the first
two legs of the Intermountain Champion Series. As a
result, brothers Garrick and William Kilpack, brothers Jed
and Matt Lee, Braden Henson and Addison Day are "all
frontrunners toward being named an Intermountain
Champion," Kilpack said. "It will be exciting to see how
things go at the Mountain Top Classic in a couple weeks."
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
late January. For more information, call 641-9832, e-mail
coach@mountaintopwrestling.com or visit them on the
Worldwide Web at
www.mountaintopwrestling.com.
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