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Utah places 3rd at the Junior Greco-Roman National Championships

By Christie, 07/22/14, 7:00PM MDT

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LaMont, Robinson & Nash bring home Junior Greco National Championships

Today ends the second day of the Junior Division of the Greco Roman National Championships. Utah had three wrestlers taking home the gold in their weight divisions and 3 more earning All-American honors. Bringing home National titles are Taylor LaMont at 126 pounds, Brooks Robinson at 152 pounds and Roy Nash at 220 pounds. Taylor won in the finals with a 7-2 score, Brooks won by fall in the first round and Roy won with a score of 13-8. Roy Nash has dominated the Nationals for the past 3 years bringing home 3 Greco titles in a row. 

Johnny O'hearon, Jacob Armstrong and Dalton Harmon also brought home All-American honors. Johnny O'Hearon and Jacob Armstrong both taking 3rd, and Dalton Harmon taking 7th. Overall Team Utah finished in 3rd place behind Illinois and Minnesota. Congratulations and great job boys!