Feb.
24, 2008: Wrestling USA
Magazine
Mountain Top Wrestling Club Members Hit the Box Elder
Tournament - Hard
(Sandy, Utah) Feb. 24, 2008 — Twenty-seven members of
Mountain Top Wrestling Club traveled to Brigham City to
compete in the first leg of the Intermountain Champion
Series: the Box Elder Freestyle and Greco-Roman Wrestling
Tournament, Feb. 22-23, 2008. Between the two styles, the
27 athletes came away with 42 awards: nine championships,
26 placing in the top three, and one Outstanding Wrestler.
"This was a great way to start out the new season," said
Coach Bill Kilpack (III). "We had a great opening day in
the Greco-Roman tournament, and followed up strong in
freestyle. Some of our main guys continued to perform,
kicking off a little rust from last season or shifting
gears from folkstyle to freestyle and Greco-Roman. Others
had their first matches ever and really showed how much
they've learned in just two weeks of practice. It was
really exciting to see." Leading the team with two gold
medals were 11-year-old Derek Spachman of Saratoga
Springs, Novice (ages 11 ands 12) 90 lbs. and 13-year-old
Zayne Sayers of Sandy, Schoolboy (ages 13 and 14) 171 lbs.
Each went through both tournaments pinning every opponent.
Also having a solid tournament was 13-year-old William
Kilpack of Sandy, Schoolboy 105 lbs., who pinned every
opponent in the Greco-Roman tournament to win the
championship and be named the Outstanding Wrestler for the
Novice division, and pinning every opponent in freestyle
until the finals, where he fell short, to finish second.
Also winning a gold medal and getting his first pin for a
victory was second-year wrestler, 4-year-Christopher Smith
of Murray, Flyweight (6 and Under) 65 lbs. The fall was in
10 seconds, which tied him for a Fastest Pin award in
freestyle, but the award went to another competitor based
on second criteria, the total number of falls.
Taking second in freestyle were three more wrestlers:
first-year-wrestler 4-year-old Kyle Bollwinkel of South
Jordan, Flyweight 65 lbs.; 11-year-old MacKelti Kilpack of
Sandy, Novice 85 lbs.; and Jake Johnson of Sandy,
Schoolboy 160 lbs. Finishing third in freestyle were
eight athletes: first-year-wrestler 4-year-old Cooper
Fahrenbruch of West Jordan, Flyweight 40 lbs.; 7-year-old
Garrick Kilpack of Sandy, Bantam (ages 7 and 8) 45 lbs.;
9-year-old Siondileigh Kilpack of Sandy, Midget (ages 9
and 10) 55 lbs.; first-year-wrestler 10-year-old Ethan
Bollwinkel of South Jordan, Novice 95 lbs.; 12-year-old
Justin Schwendiman of West Jordan, Schoolboy 70 lbs.;
12-year-old Joey Day of Sandy, Schoolboy 77 lbs.;
15-year-old Devin Sayers of Sandy, Cadet (ages 15 and 16)
171 lbs.; and Aron Engberg, Open (ages 18 and Up) 132-163
lbs. Finishing fourth in freestyle were five athletes:
8-year-old Ajax Revels of Riverton, Midget 85 lbs.;
10-year-old Tyler Schwendiman of South Jordan, Novice 70
lbs.; 10-year-old Addison Day of Sandy, Novice 75 lbs.;
12-year-old Cody Jensen of West Valley City, Schoolboy 70
lbs.; and first-year-wrestler 13-year-old Joshua
Bollwinkel of South Jordan, Schoolboy 144 lbs. Finishing
fifth in freestyle were 6-year-old Trevor Fahrenbruch of
West Jordan, Bantam 55 lbs.; 12-year-old Matthew Findlay
of Draper, Schoolboy 84 lbs.; and 14-year-old Ella-Maereen
Kilpack of Sandy, Cadet 112 lbs. Finishing sixth was
first-year-wrestler 7-year-old Allison Spachman of
Saratoga Springs, Bantam 55 lbs. The rest of the
champions in the Greco-Roman tournament included MacKelti
Kilpack, Novice 85 lbs.; 10-year-old Bryson Kimball of
West Jordan, Novice 112 lbs.; and Justin Schwendiman,
Schoolboy 70 lbs. Taking silver in Greco-Roman were
Cooper Fahrenbruch, Flyweight 40 lbs.; Garrick Kilpack,
Bantam 45 lbs.; and Devin Sayers, Cadet 171 lbs.
inishing third in Greco-Roman were Allison Spachman,
Bantam 55 lbs.; and Siondileigh Kilpack, Midget 55 lbs.
Taking fourth in Greco-Roman were Trevor Fahrenbruch,
Bantam 55 lbs.; and Ella-Maereen Kilpack, Cadet 112 lbs.
Finishing sixth in Greco-Roman were 9-year-old Cole
Kimball of West Jordan, Midget 65 lbs.; Addison Day,
Novice 75 lbs.; and Matthew Findlay, Schoolboy 84 lbs.
Also competing in the freestyle tournament was Jordan
Engberg of Riverton, Midget 65 lbs. Coach Bill Kilpack
(Jr.) said, "This was a great season opener. We're very
pleased with all of our first-year wrestlers, and glad to
see some of the familiar faces back and ready to take it
to the mat." The Box Elder Tournament was the first leg
of the 2008 Intermountain Champion Series. Also in the
series are the Kuna Classic in Kuna, Ida.; the Mountain
Top Classic, in Murray, Ut.; and the Idaho Express
Invitational, in Meridian, Ida. For more information, go
to
www.intermountainchampion.com. Mountain Top
Wrestling Club is a nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation
dedicated to providing a venue for individuals to learn,
develop and refine their athletic skills and abilities;
and educating regarding the rules and regulations of
freestyle, folkstyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. It is open
to male and female athletes ages four and older who live
anywhere in the State of Utah. Practices are held three
days a week at Jordan High School. For more information,
call 641-9832, e-mail
coach@mountaintopwrestling.com or visit them on the
Worldwide Web at
www.mountaintopwrestling.com. |