TJ Jensen has been named wrestleutah.com "Athlete of the Week" for November 12th, 2014.

Each week, wrestleutah.com will select two "Athletes of the Week." One for the PreK-9th grade age groups, and one for the high  school  and above  age group  which will include high  school , college, coaches and teams. The selection committee will consider and choose from nominees based upon performance within wrestling that week.

TJ was born in 2004 at 8 lb. 6 oz. He is a small guy but can take you down hard on the mat..He is in fifth grade at Mountain Trails Elementary. He has been wrestling for 2 years with Westlake Thunder. He enjoys practicing with boys that are bigger than him so he has a challenge.  When someone tells him he can’t, he makes it a challenge to show them he can. He has a lot of support to enjoy the sport of wrestling from his uncle, who was a state champion in high school and is now a Referee for High School wrestling. He really enjoys working with his coaches this year and they help encourage him to work hard and succeed.

His goal for wrestling this year is first to have fun and learn the moves correctly, so he can strategize when he is on the mat and be one step ahead of his opponent. When he goes to a tournament his first goal is at least one pin, and he wants to win at least two out of every 3 bouts. He videos his matches so he can watch them and work on what he could have done better, and what he did really well.

He wrestled the winter tournament season for 2013 and we are just starting the 2014 season. He took third place in the West Regional Preseason Open for 2014.

TJ enjoys ParKor, such as back flips, front flips, and jumping over 6 foot tall barriers. TJ enjoys playing baseball, soccer, bike riding, 4-wheeling, catching lizards, hunting,  swimming, and of course the peg board on the wall.  He is a fun loving kid that enjoys helping others.

 To nominate someone for the "Youth Athlete of the Week" , please submit your nominations to wrestlingutah@gmail.com