Final Super Rankings for 2000-01 Season
Rankings Compiled by Brian Preece
In some cases the state tournament clarified rankings, in ohter cases it just muddled the waters even more. What to do at 119 pounds? I kept Caleb Hardy in the rankings despite not placing at state because of a shoulder injury. He might have a case for a higher ranking, even a number one ranking. This weight was the hardest to rank, but since I do all the rankings I put Ryan Argyle number one. I have to have some prerogative for all my hard work doing this! But 119 was the most wide open class. Since Chris Abbott failed to make weight, I just couldn't justify a ranking.
The upsets at 130 pounds in 4-A and 5-A totally disrupted the rankings, but I had to go with the head-to-head matches at the state tournament. In some cases I might have ranked a wrestler that placed third in state instead of a wrestler that placed second in state if the two wrestlers didn't meet. This was the case at 145 pounds where I chose Sam Allen of Davis over Cody Fehlberg of Orem or a Kurt Badger of West HS. This was a tough call but Allen lost to McKell Sanderson of Timpanogos in a classic semi-final. At 215 pounds, I also ranked Nate Herrscher of Olympus. He met Caleb Love in the semi-finals and lost. He lost only one match all year long and beat Provo's Spencer Boone, who placed second, earlier in the seaon.
Josh Anderson survived a scare from Kimball Cluff, but Eric Wahlin gets the nod at 189 for his consistency. Gerard Habibian was slowed by pneumonia in January, but I still had to go with Anderson and Cluff who beat him to head to head. It would be interesting to see how a healthy Habibian would have stacked up against these grapplers. What a weight class!
And of course Skyline's Nui Luamanuvaie pulled off the biggest stunner of the state tournament knocking off undefeated and returning state champion Eric Freeman of Orem at 275 pounds. He's legit! He gave Timpanogos' Derek Peterson all he could handle losing 7-6. He moves up to #2 while Peterson gets the #1 ranking. 5-A dominates this weight class.
Another great weight was 160 pounds. Tanner Cowan wins his third title for Juab, but Nick Larsen went undefeated at 44-0 for Sky View. Sandwiched between these two stars and receiving a number two ranking is Mike Casperson of Pine View. Casperson's only losses were to McCurdy and a state champ from Nevada. Two time state champ McCurdy fell to fourth in the rankings, but he's a stud for sure.
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Preece selects Brighton's Cam Jones as Wrestler of the Year. The Bengal won his third straight title and was undefeated over those three years. Wow! |
103 pounds:
1. Daryl Spackman--Brighton--11
112 pounds:
1. Andy Butler--Monticello--11
119 pounds:
1. Ryan Argyle--Provo--12
125 pounds:
1. Cam Jones--Brighton--12
130 pounds:
1. Trevor Teeples--Millard--12
135 pounds:
1. Luke Francis--Wasatch--12
140 pounds:
1. Josh Lamano--Layton--12
145 pounds:
1. Bryn Winward--Box Elder--12
152 pounds:
1. Judd Sweat--Wasatch--12
160 pounds:
1. Tanner Cowan--Juab--12
171 pounds:
1. Jon Carlisle--Wasatch--12
189 pounds:
1. Eric Wahlin--Cottonwood--12
215 pounds:
1. Will Webster--Wasatch--12
275 pounds:
1. Derek Peterson--Timpanogos--12
2. Travis Evans--Box Elder--12
3. Kevin Hunter--Orem--11
4. Andrew Hochstrasser--Tooele--9
5. Zack Whitaker--Millard--11
6. Kenyon Christen--Springville--12
2. Tyler Teeples--Millard--11
3. Chase Christensen--Delta--12
4. Seth Wright--Payson--10
5. T.J. Brindley--Spanish Fork--12
6. Chase Walker--Morgan--9
2. Ben Kjar--Viewmont--11
3. Tel Carter--Morgan--12
4. Justin Bradley--North Sanpete--12
5. Jess Reed--Orem--12
6. Caleb Hardy--Box Elder--11
2. Wes Hogan--Payon--11
3. Cameron Dansie--Carbon--10
4. Marc Fisher--Pine View--12
5. Tyler Price--Sky View--12
6. Wade Steed--Viewmont--11
2. Chris Peterson--Delta--10
3. Oliver Bradstreet--Taylorsville--11
4. Joe Shannon--Box Elder--11
5. Kip Spencer--Pleasant Grove--12
6. Todd Perry--Riverton--12
2. Zach Lamano--Layton--11
3. Bryant Anderson--Wayne--11
4. Shea Timothy--Carbon--11
5. Coleson Flake--Lone Peak--12
6. Landon Law--Timpanogos--11
2. Jeff Newby--Box Elder--11
3. Patrick Sharp--Uintah--12
4. Adam Shepherd--Northridge--12
5. Jake Abbott--Delta--11
6. Kennedy Larsen--Wayne--11
2. Dustin Greenhalgh--Juab--11
3. Zack Elliott--Bear River--10
4. Todd Whimpey--Morgan--12
5. McKell Sanderson--Timpanogos--12
6. Sam Allen--Davis--12
2. Robb Maxwell--Brighton--12
3. Jon Schroeder--Mountain Crest--12
4. Brady Mock--Weber--12
5. Kolby Anderson--Juab--12
6. Steve Clawson--Layton--12
2. Mike Casperson--Pine View--12
3. Nick Larsen--Sky View--12
4. Elgin McCurdy--Uintah--12
5. Luke Lofthouse--Mountain Crest--9
6. Kevin Krist--Monticello--12
2. Seth Ure--Pine View--12
3. Cassidy Gates--Pleasant Grove--12
4. Alex Ware--West Jordan--12
5. Darrin Harris--Hunter--12
6. Kelsey Robinson--North Summit--12
2. Josh Anderson--Box Elder--12
3. Kimball Cluff--Lone Peak--12
4. Gerard Habibian--Dixie--10
5. Storm Singleton--Delta--11
6. McKinley Smith--Millard--11
2. Garrett Story--Mountain View--11
3. Noah Fager--West Jordan--11
4. Gene Moses--Pine View--12
5. Caleb Love--Spanish Fork--12
6. Nate Herrscher--Olympus--12
2. Nui Luamanuvaie--Skyline--12
3. Eric Freeman--Orem--12
4. Billy Green--Fremont--10
5. Emosi Fiefia--Mountain Crest--12
6. Pace Jorgensen--Grantsville--11
