April 3, 2007: The Salt Lake Tribune

Three Utahns Win National Wrestling Titles

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A record three Utahns won national championships at the NHSCA National High School Wrestling Championships over the weekend at the Pavilion Convention Center in Virginia.

Viewmont High junior Nate Larsen, who was third in the Utah state tournament last February, won a national championship at 103 pounds in the tournament for juniors. Larsen defeated California state champion Gilberto Camacho of Fresno's Washington High 3-2 with an escape and a takedown in the final 30 seconds.

Springville High junior Jason Chamberlain, a three-time state champion, racked up four takedowns in a 9-2 win over Kansas state champion Aldon Isenberg of Gardner-Edgerton High. The victory gave Chamberlain the national title in the tournament for juniors.

Team Utah tied California for fifth place with 133.5 points in the team race, which was won by Pennsylvania. New York, Ohio and New Jersey finished second, third and fourth.

In the Sophomore National Championships, Mountain Crest High's Ethan Lofthouse won the 152-pound title, edging three-time Alabama state champion Hayden Countryman of Prattville High 7-2. Lofthouse scored a five-point reversal with 30 seconds remaining to break a 2-2 tie.

Results of how all the Utahns at the meet fared can be found at www.nhsca.com.