May 13, 2008: The Salt Lake Tribune

Prep Wrestling: Wasatch Stars Heading to College
by Chhun Sun

A big reason why the Wasatch Wasps have been so dominant in wrestling is because they regularly produce some of the state's best grapplers.

And having four of them sign to some of the country's best wrestling schools contributes to the reputation.

After helping their Wasps to sixth consecutive Class 3A state championship, Blake Mangum (Oklahoma), Jake Salazar (Michigan), Ethan Smith (Purdue) and Cole Shafer (Iowa State) signed letters of intent to their respective colleges Monday afternoon.

"It just adds to the tradition that we already have at Wasatch," Salazar said. "We have wonderful coaching to get us to the next level."

Salazar and Smith will serve LDS missions before wrestling for their respective schools.