Matthew Brown of West Valley City, a member of Specialized Wrestling Club, won the 105 pound Schoolboy division Freestyle National Championship during competition in Menomonie, Wisconsin.

The championships, held June 30–July 3, brought in wrestlers throughout the country, according to Craig LaMont, Kids Director for USA Wrestling of Utah.  Brown was one of thee Utahns winning national titles during the event.

"This was a great showing for Utah," LaMont said.  "It was a long way to go, which really thinned the numbers of Utahns able to make the trip so soon after the Western Regional Championships.  It pretty much added up to one tournament two weeks long with those families going home one or two days before hitting the road again.  That's hard on anyone, let alone these nine [Utah] wrestlers ranging from nine to 14 years old.  Nonetheless, Utah can really be proud about the state's showing."

In addition to Brown, Carson Kuhn of Sandy won the 65 pound Freestyle national title, and Jason Chamberlain of Springville took the 100 pound Greco-Roman title.  Brown also took fifth in Greco-Roman, earning All-American honors in that event as well.