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Oct.
10, 2005: The Wrestling Mall, High School News
Provo's Holt Tops Utahns in National
Preseason Senior Rankings
WrestlingUSA Magazine published a national
ranking of high-school senior wrestlers in its Oct. 1,
2005, issue. Top ranked of the 14 Utahns included in the
list was Nathaniel Holt of Provo High School, who was
ranked no. 5 in the country at 145 lbs.
Some of Holt's notable exploits include
taking state in high school in 2005 and second in state in
2004. He was a USA Wrestling Cadet All-American in
freestyle, and won the tough Reno World Championships in
2005, following a fourth-place finish in 2004. In 2005, he
took 5th at the Reno Tournament of champions, and 2nd at
the Rocky Mountain Rumble. In 2004, he was selected by the
Wrestling USA Magazine Utah Editor at a Junior Wrestler of
the Year; in 2004, he was a Utah Wrestler to Watch.
Bill Kilpack, Utah Editor for WrestlingUSA
Magazine, has chosen Holt as the preseason pick for one of
the state's outstanding senior wrestlers. He said, "I've
watched Holt for a some time now and, in the last year or
so in particular, he has really developed into a fine
wrestler. He's skilled, he's fast, he's powerful."
The list was compiled by Dan Fickel,
National Editor for the magazine, based on six criteria:
1) accomplishments at state high-school championships
(folkstyle); 2) National Junior freestyle and Greco-Roman
success; 3) Cadet National freestyle and Greco-Roman
success; 4) performance at prestigious high-school
tournaments; 5) information from coaches and parents; and
6) the state from which the nominee hails.
Fourteen Utah wrestlers appeared in the
rankings in 10 of the 14 weight divisions. This is up from
the eight Utah seniors who were ranked preseason last
year.
Other standouts include Levi Mele of
Uintah, who was ranked no. 10 at 119 lbs.; Jake Swensen of
North Sanpete, who was ranked no., 11 at 130 lbs.; Josh
Wilson of Morgan, no. 11 at 145 lbs.; Jared McCurdy of
Uintah, no. 11 at 189 lbs.; Talan Knox of Brighton, no. 14
at 160 lbs.; Jared Shepherd of Delta, no. 22 at 103 lbs.;
and Phillip Rutledge of Mountain Crest, no. 22 at 171 lbs.
Receiving Special Mention were Ryan Young of Uintah, 103
lbs.; Tag Elliott of Bear River, 140 lbs.; Tyrel Sweat of
Wasatch, 145 lbs.; Kenny Scott of Hurricane, 189 lbs.;
Trent Steel of Delta, 215 lbs.; and Zane Taylor of Grand
County, 275 lbs.
Of all the high schools represented by
wrestlers in the national rankings, Uintah had three
listed, Delta had two listed, and Bear River, Brighton,
Grand County, Hurricane, Morgan, Mt. Crest, North Sanpete,
Provo and, Wasatch each had one listed.
WrestlingUSA Magazine has been the voice
of national high school wrestling since 1965. For more
information, see
www.wrestlingusa.com.
Kilpack is editor of UtahWrestling.org, an AAU national
champion and seven-time national silver medalist, a
15-time AAU/USA Wrestling All-American, and earned an
alternate position on the U.S. Pan-Am Team in Greco-Roman.
He coaches an independent freestyle and Greco-Roman
wrestling program through Salt Lake County Parks and
Recreation, Mountain Top Wrestling Club.
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