Dec. 13, 2004: The Salt Lake Tribune

Wasatch Sweeps Up Duals Meet
by Peter Richins
The Salt Lake Tribune

Wasatch wrestling coach Ben VomBaur knew the Wasps were good, but he did not know how they matched up against the rest of Utah's teams.

After going undefeated at the Wasatch Intermountain Duals tournament on Friday and Saturday, he has a much better idea.

"I expected to win the tournament; I didn't know exactly what to expect with the competition," VomBaur, who is in his first year of coaching at Wasatch, said. "We won all of our duals pretty handily."

Many of the state's best teams competed in Heber City, including Box Elder, Spanish Fork, Lehi, Brighton and Mountain Crest. Wasatch went 8-0, while Box Elder took second place.

"I have a lot of confidence in our team," VomBaur said. "The team has really taken to the style of wrestling that I'm trying to implement."

Undefeated wrestlers from Wasatch included Cyler Sanderson at 140 pounds, Casey Smith (112), Shayne Bonner (119) and Dallin Norton (275). Norton pinned all eight of his opponents.