Feb.
20, 2008: The Wrestling Mall, High School News
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) 132163
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.
Finishing 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.
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