Friday night at 5pm at the Holt Arena in Pocatello, Idaho, Utah will take on a talented team from Idaho in the 3rd annual Utah vs. Idaho All-Star Dual. Utah has won the dual the past two years and this year looks to have some exciting match ups and could come down to the final match with both teams looking to put some of the best in the state on the mat against each other.
The highlight match could come at the 195 pound weight class where two nationally ranked wrestlers will do battle in a rematch of last year’s 182 pound match. Wyatt Koelling from Utah vs. Seth McLeod from Idaho. Last year McLeod won the match but this year Koelling is looking to even the score. Taylor LaMont and Drake Foster will be a rematch of The Rumble finals where LaMont edged out a close victory. Here is a look at the Utah line-up which features many of the UHSAA Super State champions:
120lbs (girls): Hailey Cox (Freshman, Maple Mountain) (exhibition)
98lbs: Trevor Cluff (Sophomore, Wasatch HS) - 4A state runner-up
106lbs: Jaxon Cole (Sophomore, North Summit HS) - 2x state champion and Cadet Greco All-American. 52-2 record as a sophomore. Reno TOC runner-up
113lbs: Braiden Parker (Junior, Wasatch HS) - 4A state champion
120lbs: Cameron Hunsaker (Junior, American Fork HS) - 4A state champion
126lbs: Taylor LaMont (Junior, Maple Mountain HS) 3x state champion, Cadet National Champion in Freestyle and Junior National Champion in Greco-Roman.
132lbs: Brock Hardy (Freshman, Box Elder HS) - 4A state champion and USA Triple Crown winner last year as a schoolboy
138lbs: Jaron Jensen (Junior, Herriman HS) – 5A state champion
145lbs: Owen Pentz (Sophomore, Morgan HS) - 3A state runner up
152lbs: Johnny O’hearon (Senior, Maple Mountain HS) - 2x Utah state champion, 3x Rumble state champion and will be wrestling at Utah Valley University next year
160lbs: Preston Stephenson (Senior, Wayne HS) – 2x state champion
170lbs: Ashton Seely (Sophomore, Juab HS) - 2x state champion
182lbs: Shane French (Junior, Herriman HS) - 5A state runner-up
195lbs: Wyatt Koelling (Junior, Davis HS) – 2x 5A state champion and 2014 Cadet National Runner-up in Freeestyle and Greco-Roman
220lbs: Wade French (Junior, Herriman HS) – 5A state champion
285lbs: Ben Bos (Junior, Wasatch HS) – 4A state runner-up
Idaho’s probable line-up
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