HERRIMAN, Utah – The USA Wrestling Folkstyle Tour of America continued with the fourth event in the series, the Salt Lake Slam in Herriman, Utah.
Folkstyle tournaments were held in the 8U, 10U, 12U and Middle School age categories for boys and girls in an open division. Awards were presented to the top six wrestlers in each bracket and athletes earned points for the U.S. Future Olympian Rankings.
Outstanding Wrestlers of the Salt Lake Slam included Oakley Newby of Westlake WC (8U Boys, 53 lbs.), Tilly Kunze of Salem Elite Mat Club (8U Girls, 53-55 lbs.), Saul Heist-Levine of Bozeman WC (10U Boys, 77 lbs.), Adeline Sharp of Uintah Girls Wrestling (10U Girls, 62 lbs.), Julian Lawrence of Red Wave Wrestling (12U Boys, 70 lbs.), Scout Stephens of Sanderson Wrestling Academy (12U Girls, 98-108 lbs.), Isaac Garcia of Pomona WC Colorado (Middle School Boys, 110 lbs.) and Maya Rodriguez of Dominate Club Wrestling (Middle School Girls, 105 lbs.).
Complete brackets, match-by-match results, and archived match videos from Salt Lake Slam can be found at Trackwrestling.com.
The fifth and final stop of this season’s USA Wrestling Folkstyle Tour of America is Dominate in the Dells, held March 8-9 in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. Wrestlers can register for the event at usawrestlingevents.com.
2024 Salt Lake Slam
At Herriman, Utah, December 28, 2024
8U Girls Champions
43-47 lbs. – Nayelli Romero of Salem Elite Mat Club
48-53 lbs. – Renee Garza of Arizona
53-55 lbs. – Tilly Kunze of Salem Elite Mat Club
64-74 lbs. – River Smith of Champions WC
8U Boys Champions
40 lbs. – Koen Robinson of Shootbox WC
43 lbs. – Lyam McKee of Uintah Wrestling
45 lbs. – Weston Molinaro of Arizona
49 lbs. – Xavier Almaguer of Victory Wrestling-Central WA
53 lbs. – Oakley Newby of Westlake WC
56 lbs. – Luke Minich of Shootbox WC
62 lbs. – McCoy Knight of Sanderson Wrestling Academy
65-74 lbs. – Connor Sweat of Kalispell WC
10U Girls Champions
45 lbs. – Kaycee Jensen of Aviator Wrestling Academy
47-52 lbs. – Elizabeth Graeber of Idaho Gold WC
57 lbs. – Madilynn Lensegrav of Askeo International Mat Club
62 lbs. – Adeline Sharp of Uintah Girls Wrestling
67 lbs. – Sadie Sweat of Kalispell WC
73 lbs. – Dusty Wilson of Salem Elite Mat Club
10U Boys Champions
49 lbs. – Kyan Keys of Millard South WC
53 lbs. – Bentley Baker of Ravage WC
56 lbs. – Braxton Rodriguez of Grindhouse WC
59 lbs. – Drex Ashworth of Iron County Wrestling Academy
63 lbs. – Jaime Almaguer of Victory Wrestling-Central WA
67 lbs. – Cree Garza of INWTC
71 lbs. – Ezra Gamber of Shootbox WC
77 lbs. – Saul Heist-Levine of Bozeman WC
84 lbs. – Wallace King of Wasatch WC
93 lbs. – Nicholas Echavarria of Salem Elite Mat Club
105-115 lbs. – Iker Almaraz of Shootbox WC
12U Girls Champions
55 lbs. – Makayela Sawyer of Mat Demon WC
58-63 lbs. – Kalani Barabin of Arizona
69 lbs. – Amia Smith of Beaver Dam WC
75 lbs. – Alessandra Tovar of Victory Wrestling-Central WA
77-83 lbs. – Kynlee Douglas of Bear River WC
87-93 lbs. – Berkley Anderson of Small Town Grims
98-108 lbs. – Scout Stephens of Sanderson Wrestling Academy
12U Boys Champions
58 lbs. – Gunner Kelly of Team Aggression WC
63 lbs. – Jair Almaraz of Shootbox WC
67 lbs. – Ryker Johnson of Eastern Oregon Elite
70 lbs. – Julian Lawrence of Red Wave Wrestling
74 lbs. – Cael Marcotte of Socal Grappling Club
78 lbs. – Bryson Zunich of Badlands Elite WC
82 lbs. – Ricky Almaguer of Victory Wrestling-Central WA
86 lbs. – Jonathan Bexfield of Sanderson Wrestling Academy
92 lbs. – Ben Howenstein of Powerhouse WC
93-101 lbs. – Mercer Hamilton of Mat Demon WC
105-116 lbs. – Knox Kjar of Liberty Warriors Wrestling Academy
135 lbs. – Juan Munoz of New Mexico
160 lbs. – Rowdy Conn of Hawk WC
Middle School Girls Champions
75 lbs. – Alsea Goldsby of Mat Demon WC
80 lbs. – Regan Kinneman of Arizona Girls Wrestling
85 lbs. – Penelope Zalez of Arizona
90 lbs. – Maisie Elliott of Mat Demon WC
95 lbs. – Olivia Hernandez of Beaver Dam WC
100 lbs. – Daphney Gomez of Arizona Girls Wrestling
105 lbs. – Maya Rodriguez of Dominate Club Wrestling
110 lbs. – Peggy Susan Dean of Betterman Elite Wrestling
115 lbs. – Breonna Apodaca of Idaho
120 lbs. – Kaelyn Alleman of Sanderson Wrestling Academy
125 lbs. – Leilani Nanquilada of Mat Demon WC
127-130 lbs. – Lily Blakesley of Champions WC
132-138 lbs. – Taylynn Stratton of Hermiston Wrestling
149-161 lbs. – Pepper Streight of Uintah Wrestling
162-169 lbs. – Annette Preston of Arizona Girls Wrestling
Middle School Boys Champions
75 lbs. – John (jj) Martinez of Black Fox Wrestling Academy
80 lbs. – Cruz Evans of COWA
84 lbs. – Tristan Guarnes of Mat Demon WC
88 lbs. – Miro Parr-Coffin of INWTC
92 lbs. – Karver Peasley of INWTC
96 lbs. – Rhett Arsenault of Warriors Of Christ WOC- Wrestling
100 lbs. – Gage Southwick of Sanderson Wrestling Academy
105 lbs. – David Lopez of Montrose Elite Wrestling
110 lbs. – Isaac Garcia of Pomona WC Colorado
115 lbs. – Jayden Espinoza of Live Training Wrestling
120 lbs. – Scout Scott of Idaho
126 lbs. – Patrick Pina Iii of Cyclones Wrestling & Fitness
132 lbs. – Austin Schield of INWTC lbs. – Paxton Purcell of INWTC
155 lbs. – Kamon Thompson of Sanderson Wrestling Academy
175 lbs. – Duane Leslie of INWTC
225 lbs. – Emmit Rivadeneira of INWTC
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