Wrestling USA Magazine and IntermatWrestle.com, Utah Wrestlers of the Year

Outstanding Wrestler for All Divisions 2008–2009
 

Ethen Lofthouse
Mountain Crest High School, 171 lbs.
GPA: 4.0

School Classification: 4A
 

I've watched Ethen destroy opponents for years.  His brother and uncles, every one of them, are just monsters, but Ethen seems to be headed for even greater heights than Luke (now wrestling at Iowa).  Ethen's a four-time state champ, pinning his way through the state tournaments, pinning or teching everyone but one opponent in 2008.  He hits the toughest tournaments in the country and comes back a winner, without fail.  He won a USA Wrestling national championship in freestyle last summer in Fargo, following two Greco-Roman national titles at the same tournament in previous years.  He was the runner-up at the UHSCA Senior National Championships in 2009 in Virginia Beach, following winning the same tournament in the Junior and Sophomore divisions in previous years; and winning a freestyle titles at the USA Wrestling Junior Western Regional Championships in Las Vegas.  In the 2008 season, he was selected by the Wrestling USA Magazine and IntermatWrestle.com Utah Editor as a Junior Wrestler of the Year; in 2007, a Sophomore Wrestler of the Year; in 2006, a Freshman Wrestler of the Year.  This kid's as tough as Luke, but a better technician.  He is definitely deserving not only of being on that exclusive list of four-time state champions this year, but being the Outstanding Wrestler of All Divisions for 2008–2009.

2009 State Champion (171 lbs.).  2008 State Champion (160 lbs.).  2007 State Champion (152 lbs.).  2006 State Champion as a freshman (140 lbs.). 

Career Interscholastic Record: 176-7.

Following is a summary of Ethen's wrestling career:

• Four-Time High School State Champion

• Four-Time State Champion, USA Wrestling-Utah State Championships, Freestyle (2004–2007)

• Four-Time State Champion, USA Wrestling-Utah State Championships, Greco-Roman (2004–2007)

• Four-Time Region V Champion

• Three-Time Selection for Utah Amateur Wrestling Foundation All-Star Dual

• 2009 National Champion, USA Wrestling Junior National Championships, Freestyle (Fargo, ND)

• 2009 Bronze Medalist, USA Wrestling Junior National Championships, Freestyle (Fargo, ND)

• 2009 Silver Medalist, NHSCA Senior Nationals, Folkstyle

• 2009 Champion, Viewmont Invitational

• 2009 Champion, Uintah Tournament of Champions

• 2009 Champion, Richardson Memorial

• 2008 Junior Wrestler of the Year, UtahWrestling.org

• 2008 National Champion, USA Wrestling Junior National Championships, Greco-Roman (Fargo, ND)

• 2008 Bronze Medalist, USA Wrestling Junior National Championships, Freestyle (Fargo, ND)

• 2008 National Champion, NHSCA Junior Nationals, Folkstyle

• 2008 Champion, USA Wrestling Junior Western Regional, Greco-Roman

• 2008 Bronze Medalist, USA Wrestling Junior Western Regionals, Greco-Roman

• 2008 Champion, Rocky Mountain Rumble

• 2008 Champion, Richardson Memorial

• 2007 Sophomore Wrestler of the Year, UtahWrestling.org

• 2007 Champion, Layton Invitational

• 2007 National Champion, USA Wrestling Cadet National Championshipss, Greco-Roman (Fargo, ND)

• 2007 Bronze Medalist, USA Wrestling Cadet National Championships, Greco-Roman (Fargo, ND)

• 2007 National Champion, NHSCA Sophomore Nationals, Folkstyle

• 2007 National Champion, Rocky Mountain Nationals, Folkstyle

• 2007 Champion, USA Wrestling Western Regional Championships, Freestyle

• 2007 Champion, USA Wrestling Western Regional Championships, Greco-Roman

• 2007 Champion, Layton Invitational

• 2007 Champion, Richardson Memorial

• 2006 Freshman Wrestler of the Year, UtahWrestling.org

• 2006 Bronze Medalist, USA Wrestling Cadet Nationals, Freestyle

• 2006 7th Place, USA Wrestling Cadet Nationals, Greco-Roman

• 2006 Bronze Medalist, Reno World Championships, Folkstyle

• 2006 Champion, USA Wrestling Rocky Mountain Regional Championships, Greco-Roman

• 2006 Silver Medalist, USA Wrestling Rocky Mountain Regional Championships, Freestyle

• 2006 Champion, Richardson Memorial

• 2006 Bronze Medalist, Viewmont Invitational

• 2006 Champion, Layton Invitational

• 2006 Champion, Intermountain Duals

• 2005 Champion, USA Wrestling Rocky Mountain Regional Championships, Greco-Roman

• 2005 Champion, USA Wrestling Rocky Mountain Regional Championships, Freestyle

• 2005 Bronze Medalist, Layton Invitational

• 2004 4th Place, Reno World Championships, Folkstyle

Wrestling USA Magazine Picks

• Nationally Ranked Utahn in National All-Division Rankings (171 lbs.): No. 3

• Nationally Ranked Utahn in National Senior Rankings (171 lbs.): No. 1

UtahWrestling.org 2009 Freestyle/Greco-Roman Ranking

• 2nd Junior Division

• 2nd Overall Elite Divisions

UtahWrestling.org 2008 Freestyle/Greco-Roman Ranking

• 2nd Junior Division

• 4th Overall Elite Divisions

UtahWrestling.org 2007 Freestyle/Greco-Roman Ranking

• 1st Cadet Division

• 1st Overall Elite Divisions

UtahWrestling.org 2005 Freestyle/Greco-Roman Ranking

• 8th Schoolboy Division

UtahWrestling.org 2004 Freestyle/Greco-Roman Ranking

• 18th Schoolboy Division