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Nov.
15, 2007: The Wrestling Mall, High School News
Springville's Chamberlain Tops Utahns
in National Preseason Senior Rankings
Wrestling USA Magazine published a
national ranking of high-school senior wrestlers. Top
ranked of the 15 Utahns included in the list was Jason
Chamberlain, Springville's wrestling phenom, who was
ranked no. 1 in the country at 135 lbs.
Some of Chamberlain's notable exploits
include taking three high-school state titles, winning a
USA Wrestling national championship in freestyle wrestling
in Fargo, ND, last summer, and winning the nationally
respected Reno Tournament of Champions. Through his junior
year, he has an amazing interscholastic wrestling record
of 149-2. In 2007 season, he was selected by the
Wrestling USA Magazine and IntermatWrestle.com Utah
Editor as a Junior Wrestler of the Year; in 2006, a
Sophomore Wrestler of the Year; and, in 2005, a Freshman
Wrestler of the Year.
Bill Kilpack, Utah Editor for Wrestling
USA Magazine and IntermatWrestle.com, has chosen Holt
as the preseason pick for one of the state's All Divisions
Outstanding Wrestlers. He said, "Chamberlain comes from a
family with a long history in wrestling, and he is the
best. He is a slick technician who never loses his head,
regardless of the situation. It's this maturity, far
beyond his years, that makes all the difference. He is
patient and waits for his openings and opportunities. And
it's certainly paid off. This season, Chamberlain is a
shoe-in to join that very exclusive list of four-time
state champions."
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.
Fifteen Utah wrestlers appeared in the
rankings in 11 of the 14 weight divisions.
Other standouts include Jacob Salazar of
Wasatch, who was ranked no. 5 at 145 lbs.; Nate Larsen,
Viewmont High School, no. 10 at 112 lbs.; Matt Brown,
Cyprus High School, no. 14, 140 lbs.; Matt Fairbrother,
Murray High School, no. 24, 285 lbs.; Blake Mangum, Lone
Peak High School, no. 29, 130 lbs.; and Paul Johnson, Lone
Peak High School, no. 30, 125 lbs.
Receiving special mention were 112 lbs.,
Ryker Vandertoolen, Bingham High School; 130 lbs., Jarrett
Morrill, Mountain Crest High School; 135 lbs., Ky Lucero,
Brighton High School; 152 lbs., Lew Woolsey, Weber High
School; 160 lbs., Ethan Smith, Wasatch High School; 171
lbs., Cole Shafer, Wasatch High School; 189 lbs., Adam
Fager, Layton High School; and 215 lbs., Dylan Clark,
North Sanpete High School.
Of all the high schools represented by
wrestlers in the national rankings, Wasatch had three
listed, Lone Peak had two listed, and Bingham, Brighton,
Cyprus, Layton, Mt. Crest, Murray, North Sanpete,
Springville, Viewmont and Weber each had one listed.
Wrestling USA 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 and the
junior-high program, Jordan Junior Wrestling.
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