Nov. 28, 2006: The Wrestling Mall, High School News

Jordan Junior Wrestlers Storm into Springville

(Sandy, Utah) Nov. 28, 2006 — Thirty members of Jordan Junior Wrestling traveled to Springville to compete in the Champions folkstyle wrestling tournament. Of those 30, 24 placed, including seven champions.

“This was a great opening tournament for the wrestlers," said Coach Bill Kilpack (III). "Since they didn't split the middle school and junior high divisions, there were some problems, including a couple injuries, but things turned out pretty well in the end.”

Winning championships were seven athletes: six on the elementary team, and one on the junior high/middle school team. The six elementary team champions included 5-year-old Garrick Kilpack of Sandy, who wrestled in the Advanced 40-pound Flyweight (ages 6 and Under) bracket; 6-year-old Spencer Maxwell of Sandy, in the Beginner 46-pound Bantam (ages 7 and 8) bracket, in his first tournament ever; 7-year-old Cole Moody of West Jordan, in the Advanced Bantam 55-pound bracket; 9-year-old Matt Lee of Draper, in the Advanced Midget (ages 9 and 10) 61-pound bracket; 9-year-old Tayler Johnson of Draper, in the Advanced Midget 71-pound bracket; and 10-year-old Bronson Battaglia of Sandy, in the Intermediate Midget 74-pound bracket. In the Junior High division, eighth grader Adam Maxwell of Sandy won the 100-pound Intermediate bracket.

Taking second were nine athletes: three on the elementary team and six on the junior high/middle school team. The elementary runner-ups included six-year-old Jed Lee of Draper, in the Advanced 43-pound Bantam bracket; 9-year-old Tyler Schwendiman of South Jordan, in the Advanced 64-pound Midget bracket; and Helaman Suesue of Salt Lake City, in the Advanced 73-pound Bantam bracket. The junior high runner-ups were 12-year-old Jake Ribald of West Jordan, in the Advanced 100-pound bracket; Tanner Barr of Taylorsville, and Zack Grandy of in the Beginner 88-pound bracket.

Placing third were five young athletes: three on the elementary team and two on the junior high/middle school team. The elementary bronze medalists included Devin Johnson of Draper, in the Advanced 52-pound Bantam bracket; Justyn Ribald of West Jordan, in the Intermediate 58-pound Bantam bracket; and Semisi Vakapuna of Magna, , in the Advanced 73-pound Bantam bracket. The junior high bronze medalists were Kevin Maxwell of Sandy, in the Beginner 76-pound bracket; and Marcus Teller of West Valley City, in the 132-pound Intermediate bracket.

Placing fourth was MacKelti Kilpack of Sandy in the Beginner 68-pound Midget bracket. Placing fifth was Justin Schwendiman of West Jordan in the Advanced 68-pound junior high division.

Also competing were William Kilpack of Sandy, in the Advanced 88-pound junior high division, who had to withdraw with an injury; Zayne Sayers of Sandy, in the Advanced 132-pound junior high bracket; Nick Hulbert of Salt Lake City, in the Advanced 104-pound junior high division; Brayden Schwendiman of South Jordan, in the Advanced 76-pound junior high bracket; and Mitch Nazer of Sandy, in the Advanced 92-pound division.

Jordan Junior Wrestling is a folkstyle wrestling program offered through Salt Lake County Recreation, operating out or Jordan High School in Sandy. For more information, go to http://members.aol.com/jordanjuniors/ or email jordanjuniors@aol.com.