Aug. 3, 2007: The Salt Lake Tribune

Junior Wrestling: Utahns Finish Atop the Junior Nationals

Five Utah wrestlers earned eight All-America finishes at the USA Wrestling Cadet-Junior National Freestyle and Greco-Roman Championships held at North Dakota State University in Fargo, July 20-26. From that pool of five elite athletes, three national titles were earned, as well as eight All-America finishes between the two styles.

"This was a great showing for Utah," said Craig LaMont, president of USA Wrestling-Utah. "It's a massive tournament, where every weight is just packed with talent. We almost had two double-champions, with both Jason Chamberlain and Carson Kuhn winning it in freestyle and finishing as runner-up in Greco-Roman. Utah can really be proud about the state's showing."

Utah wrestlers earned two freestyle national championships and one national title in Greco-Roman:

• Freestyle National Champion: Carson Kuhn of Sandy (7-0), with West Jordan-based Vandit Wrestling Club, Cadet (ages 15 and 16) 91 lbs.

• Freestyle National Champion: Jason Chamberlain of Springville (11-0), with Vandit Wrestling Club, Junior (ages 17 and 18) 135 lbs.

• Greco-Roman National Champion: Ethen Lofthouse of Hyrum (9-0), with Kaysville-based Elite Wrestling Club, Cadet 160 lbs.

• Second Place Greco-Roman: Kuhn (6-1), Cadet 91 lbs.

• Second Place Greco-Roman: Chamberlain (8-1), Junior 135 lbs.

• Eighth Place Freestyle: Trey Adamson (5-3), Cadet 140 lbs.

• Third Place Freestyle: Lofthouse (8-1), Cadet 160 lbs.

• Third Place Freestyle: Jake Salazar of Heber City (8-1), Wasatch Wrestling Club, Junior 145 lbs.