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USA Magazine: April 17, 2005
Mountain Top Wrestling Members Take 11 Medals at Scotty Platts
Memorial,
One Individual Award
(Sandy, Utah) April 17, 2005 — Mountain Top
Wrestling Club (formerly Jordan Freestyle Wrestling) trekked up to Lyman,
Wyo., for the Scotty Platts Memorial Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling
tournament held at Lyman High School April 15-16, 2005. Seven athletes
earned 11 medals between the two styles, and one individual honor.
"This was a good tournament for the week after state," said Coach Bill
Kilpack (III). "Our numbers were slim, with people taking a week off after
state, but we still made a great showing. For team competition, we only
had seven kids for a 12-man competition roster, so we finished sixth, but
the margin between sixth and fourth was very slim. It was due to the
outstanding individual performances that we wracked up that many team
points."
Of the seven competitors in the freestyle tournament, all seven took home
medals; five of those were gold, led by William Kilpack of Sandy, Midget
(ages 9 and 10) 70 lbs., who defeated every opponent by pin or technical
fall without allowing a single point to be scored against him. This
included a 14-second fall in the first round, which earned him the Quick
Pin Award for the age division, and was the second fastest pin in the
tournament.
Also winning gold by pinning or teching every opponent were Draper
brothers Devin and Tayler Johnson. Devin, Flyweight (ages 6 and under) 45
lbs., won each match by pin; and Tayler, Bantam (ages 7 and 8) 60 lbs.,
pinned or teched each of his opponents.
Also winning gold medals were Josh Wright of Taylorsville, Cadet 98 lbs.,
and Jessica Osborne of Salt Lake City, Junior 105 lbs.
Taking a silver medal was first-year wrestler Garrick Kilpack of Sandy,
Flyweight 35 lbs. Taking a sixth-place medal was first-year wrestler
Justin Schwendiman of West Jordan, Midget 60 lbs.
Of the four Greco-Roman medals earned, all were gold: Tayler Johnson,
Bantam 60 lbs.; Kilpack, Midget 70 lbs.; Wright, Cadet 98 lbs.; and
Osborne, Junior 105 lbs.
"Trips like this are always rewarding," said Coach Bill Kilpack (Jr.).
"You get a clean slate, many of the kids wrestling people they have never
met on the mat before. With that clean slate, there's no history, so they
tend to just open up and go after it. It's a great measuring stick to hold
up against the accomplishments so far this season."
Mountain Top Wrestling Club is a nonprofit
501(c)3 corporation dedicated to providing a venue for individuals to
learn, develop and refine their athletic skills and abilities; and
teaching the rules and regulations of freestyle, folkstyle and Greco-Roman
wrestling. It is open to male and female athletes ages four and older who
live anywhere in the State of Utah. Practices are held three days a week
from 5:307 p.m. at Jordan High School. For more information, call
641-9832, e-mail
coach@mountaintopwrestling.com or visit them on the Worldwide Web at
www.mountaintopwrestling.com.
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