OREM — Adam Fager left no doubt as to who the best 189-pound wrestler in Utah is. The Layton High senior tore his way to the state championship with pins to get to the finals and then an overwhelming 16-5 win over Fremont’s Austin Storey to capture the title. “I was pretty happy with the way I wrestled,” Fager said. “I wanted to get out there and make sure I left nothing to chance.”

Fager finished his senior campaign 40-0 with his second consecutive state title.

“It’s nice to win two in a row, but this is all a step toward my real goal of being a national champion.”

Fager is planning to compete in the senior nationals next month. Utah grapplers have had success at the nationals over the past few years with two champions a year ago.

Fager believes a big part of his success is due to his brother Jon being his head coach.

“Jon knows just how to push my buttons,” Fager said. “He knows how to push me and no one else could have been a better coach for me than my brother.”

During his finals, Fager had Jon and his father in his corner coaching him to the title.

“It was great to have my father and brother there because they are always in my corner, in wrestling and in my life,” Fager said. “They are the people I can always turn to when I need something so it was a great feeling to know they were over there for me.”

With the next national rankings set to come out soon, Fager should be listed among the top 10. After tearing through the local competition, Fager also won the Tiger-Grizz Tournament in Idaho by defeating the then-ninth ranked ranked wrestler in his weight class, a young man from Texas.

“I’m excited to keep training and go out to nationals and win it.”