April 2007: Murray Journal

Local Youth Take Top Prizes at Wrestling Contest

Several South Valley youth earned medals at the Mountain Top Classic Freestyle and Greco-Roman Wrestling Tournament, the last leg of the Intermountain Champion Series. The young wrestlers are members of the Mountain Top Wrestling Club in Sandy, where the championships were held.

“This was a great couple days,” said coach Bill Kilpack III. “Hosting a tournament is always a challenge, but the parents really pitched in, as we pulled of another good one. We have wrestlers come in representing seven states and to have 70 wrestlers entered from our own club was amazing.”

In the freestyle tournament, 60 awards were earned, led by 13 champions, the most recorded by the club in the tournament’s three-year history. Riley Noble of Murray took a gold medal in the flyweight division (ages 6 and under) 50 pounds.

Taking silver medals in the freestyle tournament were 16 athletes, another club record. Runner-ups in freestyle included Christopher Smith of Murray was a runner- up in freestyle, flyweight 55 pounds. He was also one of nine club athletes setting a record for runner-up finishes in Greco-Roman wrestling.

Kyler Jullierat of Murray, bantam 70 pounds, won a fourth-place award. He also won a fourth-place award in Greco-Roman.

“This was a great experience for all involved,” Coach Bill Kilpack Jr. said. “The parental support was super and the kids really showed what they’ve learned over the course of the season.”