April 23, 2008: Deseret Morning News

Sandy Teen Shines in Reno

William Kilpack of Sandy-based Mountain Top Wrestling Club earned the outstanding wrestler award — the first Utahn to do so — in the Reno World Championships folkstyle wrestling tournament held recently at Reno.

Kilpack, 13, of Sandy, was Utah's lone individual winner in the tournament, the largest folkstyle event in the country, which drew more than 150 Utah wrestlers and almost 3,000 competitors from more than 30 states in all.

Kilpack, who won his championship match by a 9-6 score, was named the outstanding wrestler in the 12-and-under division after posting four pins, including three of them in 49 seconds or less, and shutting out all four of his opponents — from Nebraska, Nevada, California and New Jersey — leading up to the finals.

Eight other Utah wrestlers reached the finals in their respective divisions, including Jaxon Cole of Coalville-based North Summit at 8-and-under 49 lbs.; Cole Moody of Murray-based Pride Wrestling, 8-and-under 58 lbs.; Matt Lee of Pride Wrestling, 10-and-under 55 lbs.; Jesse Carlisle of Springville-based Champions, 12-and-under 110 lbs.; Brandon George of Champions, 15-and-under 75 lbs.; Koleton Hardy of Brigham City-based Stingers, 15-and-under 125 lbs.; Colton Cannon of Payson, 15-and-under 145 lbs.; and Matt Finger of Kaysville-based Elite, 18-and -under 119 lbs.

The rest of the Utah wrestlers placing at this highly competitive tournament are as follows

• 5th Easton Keck, Payson, 6 and Under 60 lbs.

• 2nd Jaxon Cole, North Summit, 8 and Under 49 lbs.

• 2nd Cole Moody, Pride Wrestling, 8 and Under 49 lbs.

• 3rd Brandyn Van Tassell, Spanish Fork-based Diamondbacks, 8 and Under 64 lbs.

• 6th Jace Anderson, North Summit, 8 and Under 70 lbs.

• 5th Helaman Suesue, Pride Wrestling, 8 and Under 75 lbs.

• 2nd Matt Lee, Pride Wrestling, 10 and Under 55 lbs.

• 4th Taylor LaMont, Champions,10 and Under 61 lbs.

• 6th Jordan McRae, West Jordan-based Vandit, 10 and Under 67 lbs.

• 3rd Rylee Foy, Altamont-based Basin Wrestling Club, 10 and Under 100 lbs.

• 4th Jacob Biesinger, Elite, 10 and Under 130 lbs.

• 4th Chazz Haveron, Payson, 10 and Under HVY *

• 4th Caleb Williams, Champions, 12 and Under 64 lbs.

• 6th Kyler Machan, Lehi-based Pioneers of Wrestling, 12 and Under 70 lbs.

• 4th Grant LaMont, Champions, 12 and Under 96 lbs.

• 5th Rasten Yeates, Stingers, 12 and Under 100 lbs.

• 4th Jake Fassold, Heber City-based Wasatch, 12 and Under 105 lbs.

• 3rd Jesse Carlisle, Champions, 12 and Under 110 lbs.

• 5th Nick Sorenson, Stingers, 12 and Under 110 lbs.

• 2nd Brandon George, Champions, 15 and Under 75 lbs.

• 6th Brock Rose, Bountiful-based Northside, 15 and Under 101 lbs.

• 6th Michael Viphongsay, Kearns-based Pride Wrestling, 15 and Under 108 lbs.

• 2nd Koleton Hardy, Stingers, 15 and Under 125 lbs.

• 5th Jonsen Crandall, Kamas-based South Summit, 15 and Under 125 lbs.

• 6th Brock Brown, Payson, 15 and Under 125 lbs.

• 2nd Colton Cannon, Payson, 15 and Under 145 lbs.

• 5th Mitchell Rasmussen, Northside, 15 and Under 145 lbs.

• 4th Jake Fredrickson, Elite, 18 and Under 112 lbs.

• 2nd Matthew Finger, Elite, 18 and Under 119 lbs.

• 5th Chase Burns, Wasatch, 18 and Under 135 lbs.

"Considering the scale of this tournament, we took a relatively small group of wrestlers," said LaMont. "We had about one in five place. I think that's something to be proud of."