April
13, 2008: Wrestling USA
Magazine
AAU Wrestling Championships Scheduled May 2, 3 in
Murray
Murray, UT — Utah will host AAU state wrestling
championships May 2 and 3, 2008, at Murray High School.
State championships in Greco-Roman wrestling on Friday and
freestyle wrestling on Saturday. "This is one more
opportunity to win a state title," said tournament
director Bill Kilpack. "It's open to all ages - flyweight
through open - and one more chance for in-state mat time
before the big tournaments this summer." This is the
second year that AAU wrestling has been back in Utah.
Entry fee is $15 per style, and all participants must have
a current AAU athlete's membership. AAU cards will be
available on site or can be acquired in advance through
the mail (forms are available online at the AAU Wrestling
Utah Web site) for $14 or $16. The tournament is the
qualifier for Utah wrestlers wanting to compete in the AAU
Grand Nationals in Castle Rock, Colo., in July. "It's
very, very exciting to bring some AAU wrestling back to
Utah," said Kilpack. "I really encourage Utah wrestlers to
take advantage of this opportunity." Following AAU Grand
Nationals last year, Pony Express Coach Davie Swenson
said, "I'm grateful that we had an AAU state tournament
this year [in 2007]. If we hadn't gone to that, we
wouldn't have come here [to Butte, Mont.]. Corrick
[Knight] had 24 matches up here — that's a season's worth
of matches. What a great deal!" For more information
about the tournament or AAU memberships call 801-641-9832
or go to
http://members.aol.com/aauwrestlingutah/ or e-mail
AAUWrestlingUtah@aol.com.
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