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2016-2017 High School Preview: Uintah

By wrestleutah.com, 08/19/16, 9:30AM MDT

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Uintah returns 13 state qualifiers and a bunch of wrestlers coming in that will have an immediate impact as well as a bunch of others that will make a big impact in a couple years. Uintah will look to improve on their 4th place finish from last year and they should do that. I think they are still a year or two away from competing for that top spot but if a few things go their way their depth could surprise this year. 

Returning State Placers: 4

  • Randy Merkley (2nd @ 106)
  • Tucker Tomlinson (1st @ 160)
  • Tanner Moon (5th @ 170)
  • Alek Shope (6th @ 195)

Returning State Qualifiers: 13

Impact Freshman & expected weight

  • Gavin Ayotte (10th grade): 106 - Youth Super State 2nd
  • Cameron Dickson: 113lbs - Youth Super State 4th
  • Koby Smith: 126 - Utah Northern State 3rd
  • Riggs Anderson: 132 - Utah Northern State Champion
  • Dylan Swift: 138 - Utah Northern State 5th
  • August Harrison: 138 - Youth Super State 4th
  • Cameron Laris: 160 - Utah Northern State 4th
  • Titan Young: 182 - Utah Northern State Champion
  • Trevor Nielson (10th grade): 220 - Utah Northern State Champion
  • Matthew Antillon: 285 - Utah Northern State 3rd

Possible line-up

106: Gavin Ayotte (So.) Youth Super State 2nd

113: Cub Deets (So.)

120: Randy Merkley (So.) State 2nd or Kemry Smuin (Sr.) State Qualifier

126: Wyatt Sharp (Sr.) State Qualifier

132: Cade Hatch (So.) State Qualifier

138: Brandon Slaugh (Jr.) State Qualifier

145: Kayson Labrum (Sr.) State Qualifier

152: Hayden Boren (So.) State Qualifier

160: Tucker Tomlinson (Sr.) State Champion

170: Tanner Moon (Jr.) State 5th

182: Titan Young (So.) Northern State Champion

195: Alek Shope (Sr.) State 6th 

220: Trevor Nielsen (So.) Northern State Champion

285: Jarrod Runnels (Sr.) State Qualifier