OREM, Utah-Thursday, Uintah High School captured their 25th all-time 5A state wrestling title at the UCCU Center on the campus of Utah Valley University.
The Utes posted 276.5 points, narrowly edging Payson as the Lions finished second with 265 points. Wasatch was a distant third with 184 points.
Uintah has now won wrestling titles in 1958, 1959, 1968-1973, 1975-1980, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990-1992, 1998, 1999, 2021 and 2022.
Several Wasps had a successful Thursday as Heath Clyde won the state title at 126 pounds, besting Payson’s Ethan Boulton by virtue of a 5-2 decision. His teammate, Ryder Robinson, won the individual 5A state title at 132 pounds. Robinson vanquished Cody Burr of Mountain View 10-0 in a major decision victory.
The team results are as follows:
- Uintah (276.5 points)
- Payson (265 points)
- Wasatch (184 points)
- Lehi (93 points)
- Viewmont (88.5 points)
- Mountain View (87.5 points)
- Box Elder (83 points)
- Spanish Fork (79.5 points)
- Woods Cross (69 points)
- Murray (66 points)
- Salem Hills (63 points)
- Maple Mountain (59.5 points)
- Springville (56 points)
- Stansbury (52 points)
- Alta (39 points)
- Park City (37.5 points)
- Orem (36 points)
- Timpanogos (26.5 points)
- Tooele (21.5 points)
- Northridge (19 points)
- Skyline (18 points)
- Bountiful (16 points)
- Cedar Valley (10 points)
- Hillcrest (9 points)
- Olympus (8 points)
- Brighton/Highland (7 points apiece)
28. Timpview (3 points)
29. Bonneville (1 point)
The individual results are as follows:
106 pounds
1st place match
Karson Shelley of Spanish Fork over Connor Knudsen of Timpanogos (fall, 3:43)
3rd place match
Logan Holmes of Uintah over Breyton Banks of Salem Hills (major decision, 13-4)
5th place match
Dallen Thomas of Payson over Tyler Khoundet of Stansbury (decision, 8-7)
113 pounds
1st place match
Michael Alexander of Uintah over Aaron Garcia of Payson (fall, 0:22)
3rd place match
Glade Harman of Mountain View over Parker Hansen of Tooele (decision, 10-6)
5th place match
Gable Stoddard of Mountain View over Braden Balmforth of Cedar Valley (decision, 8-4)
120 pounds
1st place match
Bridger Ricks of Box Elder over Jared Miller of Park City (fall, 3:22)
3rd place match
Parker Hayes of Wasatch over Eduardo Cabrera of Payson (decision, 5-2)
5th place match
Jaxon Moe of Alta over James Astling of Viewmont (fall, 4:54)
126 pounds
1st place match
Heath Clyde of Wasatch over Ethan Boulton of Payson (decision, 5-2)
3rd place match
Andrew Monson of Skyline over Brody Rhoades of Uintah (decision, 12-5)
5th place match
Raiden Harrison of Uintah over Spencer Lee of Viewmont (medical forfeit)
132 pounds
1st place match
Ryder Robinson of Wasatch over Cody Burr of Mountain View (major decision, 10-0)
3rd place match
David Wetzel of Spanish Fork over Jackson Ricks of Box Elder (decision, 6-3)
5th place match
Creeson Harrison of Uintah over Will Dixon of Payson (fall, 3:30)
138 pounds
1st place match
Colton Theobald of Payson over Austin Kelly of Wasatch (decision, 4-1)
3rd place match
Andrew Weakley of Springville over Bridger Warren of Spanish Fork (Sudden Victory-1, 7-5)
5th place match
Cole Carter of Payson over Jaxon Johnson of Uintah (Sudden Victory-1, 5-3)
144 pounds
1st place match
Colton Erickson of Woods Cross over Brady Merkley of Uintah (decision, 5-1)
3rd place match
Layne Osborn of Payson over Tyler Blevins of Mountain View (medical forfeit)
5th place match
Bryson Lloyd of Wasatch over Jacob Rhoades of Uintah (decision, 5-3)
150 pounds
1st place match
Isaac Orrock of Murray over Luke DeGraffenried of Salem Hills (decision, 6-1)
3rd place match
Dillon Dick of Uintah over Trevor Frank of Payson (decision, 7-5)
5th place match
Alex Koyle of Spanish Fork over Ben Brown of Northridge (fall, 3:26)
157 pounds
1st place match
Moses Espinoza-Owens of Viewmont over Christian Slack of Wasatch (decision, 12-5)
3rd place match
Chandler Thompson of Murray over Conner Zamani of Box Elder (fall, 2:46)
5th place match
Kelton Smith of Payson over Cole Andersen of Spanish Fork (decision, 9-2)
165 pounds
1st place match
Marcus Espinoza-Owens over Dustin Rhoades of Uintah (major decision, 12-4)
3rd place match
Cameron Williams of Mountain View over Charlie Fassold of Wasatch (decision, 5-2)
5th place match
Kobe Paniagua of Murray over Quayde Beck of Payson (fall, 1:55)
175 pounds
1st place match
Landen Shurtleff of Payson over William Price of Uintah (fall, 5:58)
3rd place match
Tevita Valeti of Springville Joshua Biesinger of Maple Mountain (decision, 7-5)
5th place match
Cole Eldredge of Lehi over Josh Olson of Stansbury (fall, 5:56)
190 pounds
1st place match
Austin Richens of Uintah over Andrew Jensen of Maple Mountain (decision, 13-7)
3rd place match
Will McCleary of Lehi over Chandler Loveless of Payson (decision, 7-4)
5th place match
Jace Beckstead of Alta over Hudson Doussett of Orem (fall, 1:05)
215 pounds
1st place match
Cash Henderson of Woods Cross over Monson Morley of Salem Hills (fall, 3:03)
3rd place match
Angel Fuentes of Payson over Stone Combs of Park City (decision, 6-2)
5th place match
Jett Swain of Uintah over Danny Hoyal of Lehi (fall, 1:50)
285 pounds
1st place match
Isaac Terrell of Lehi over Gage Howard of Uintah (decision, 5-1)
3rd place match
Alex Rosas of Stansbury over Alex Hansen of Orem (decision, 11-4)
5th place match
Austin McNaughtan of Wasatch over Nathan Bulpitt of Lehi (fall, 5:33)







