OREM, Utah – The Utah Valley University wrestling team crowned four individual champions on Saturday en route to putting together a solid outing at the UVU Round Robin which features competitors from UVU, Wyoming and No. 9 Arizona State.
 
Senior Demetrius Romero led UVU with 3-0 record on the day to win the 174-pound title, while sophomore Cameron Hunsaker went 2-0 to win the 149-pound bracket, and junior Taylor LaMont and freshman Kase Mauger also both finished with 2-0 records to share the 125-pound title. 
 
"Our two studs—Taylor and Demetrius—had some certain goals that they wanted to work on and achieve, and I think they met those today. So, I'm pleased with how they and a number of our other wrestlers went out and competed," head UVU coach Greg Williams said. "But we've got some work to do. We only have two more competitions remaining before conference so that doesn't give us a ton of contact, but we're excited with the direction that we are going and some good things are happening."
 
The fifth-ranked UVU 174-pounder Romero moved to 8-0 on the season after recording a pair of bonus-point wins on the day along with a 5-3 decision over fellow ranked foe No. 14 Hayden Hastings of Wyoming. After opening with a 14-4 major decision over Wyoming's Guillermo Escobedo, Romero followed that up with a 19-3 technical fall over UW's Nate Moore to setup a title bout about Wyoming's Hastings. In the third-round matchup with No. 14 Hastings, Romero looked strong with a pair of firs period takedowns on his way to taking an early 4-1 lead. The 2019 Big 12 champion and two-time UVU NCAA qualifier then held on with an escape in the third to claim the bout by a score of 5-3 and remain undefeated on the year. 
 
The sophomore Hunsaker posted a 2-0 outing on Saturday with a couple of major decision victories to win his weight class. Following a 10-0 shutout over Wyoming's Ridge Briggs, Hunsaker capped the undefeated day with a dominant 15-2 major over UW's Warren Carr to even his 2020-21 season record at 4-4.
 
The seventh-ranked UVU 125-pounder LaMont too looked strong on the day for the Wolverines by recording a pair of bonus-point wins. The Utah Valley two-time NCAA qualifier started his outing with a 20-4 technical fall victory over Wyoming's Darrick Stacey in the first match of the day, and later capped his afternoon with a 1-minute and 47-second first period fall over UW's Brendon Garcia. With the wins, LaMont improves to 4-0 on the season. 
 
The freshman Mauger also had a nice showing at 125 pounds for UVU to share title honors with his teammate LaMont. Mauger opened with a 7-2 decision over UW's Garcia and capped his strong performance with a first period fall over Darrick Stacey (2:09) to move to 3-0 on the year.
 
Freshman Danny Snediker also had a solid outing for the Wolverines on the day by going 2-1 at 157 pounds. Snediker picked up wins over Wyoming's Cooper Voorhees (fall, 6:20) and UW's Logan Jensen (7-4), before falling to No. 16 Jacob Wright of Wyoming, 9-3, for his first loss of the season. 
 
Redshirt freshman Nick Rino (1-2 at 141), freshman Jaxon Garoutte (1-0 at 149), senior Koy Wilkinson (1-1 at 165), sophomore Jacob Armstrong (1-1 at 197) and sophomore Chase Trussell (1-1 at heavyweight) all also picked up wins on the day for the Wolverines.
 
"I'm really excited about our younger guys, especially our first-year freshmen. We are working some definite techniques that we want them to get done and they are already progressing on both top and bottom," Williams added. "I saw some finish positions that we missed out on today but overall, I'm excited about our freshmen and the way that they've bought in and we love that."
 
A total of 21 wrestlers competed for both UVU and fellow Big 12 foe Wyoming on the day, while ASU was only able to have two grapplers compete in the three-team event due to COVID-19 contract tracing protocols. 
 
The contest marked the 2020-21 home finale for Utah Valley.
 
The Wolverines will now be off until Sunday, Feb. 7 when they'll travel to Corvallis, Oregon to take on host Oregon State, No. 21 Stanford and CSU Bakersfield. UVU will then face Big 12 foes Air Force, South Dakota State and North Dakota State on Feb. 13 in Brookings, South Dakota. 
 
UTAH VALLEY RESULTS
125 - Taylor LaMont (2-0) - 1st Place (co-champion)
#7 Taylor LaMont (UVU) TF Darrick Stacey (WYO), 20-4 (4:32)
#7 Taylor LaMont (UVU) FALL Brendon Garcia (WYO), 1:47
 
125 - Kase Mauger (2-0) - 1st Place (co-champion)
Kase Mauger (UVU) DEC Brendon Garcia (WYO), 7-2
Kase Mauger (UVU) FALL Darrick Stacey (WYO), 2:09
 
125 - Dawson Collins (0-2)
Brendon Garcia (WYO) DEC Dawson Collins (UVU), 6-5
Darrick Stacey (WYO) DEC Dawson Collins (UVU), 7-2
 
133 - Kainalu Estrella (0-2)
#21 Job Greenwood (WYO) MD Kainalu Estrella (UVU), 13-5
Jake Svihel (WYO) DEC Kainalu Estrella (UVU), 9-6
 
133 - Tyson Humpherys (0-2)
Jake Svihel (WYO) DEC Tyson Humpherys (UVU), 10-5
#21 Job Greenwood (WYO) DEC Tyson Humpherys (UVU), 7-5 (SV-1)
 
133 - Sammy Heywood (0-2)
Jake Svihel (WYO) FALL Sammy Heywood (UVU), 4:28
#21 Job Greenwood (WYO) DEC Sammy Heywood (UVU), 8-5
 
141 - Nick Nino (1-2)
Darren Green (WYO) DEC Nick Rino (UVU), 10-6
Chase Zollmann (WYO) FALL Nick Rino (UVU), 2:41
Nick Rino (UVU) DEC Julian Chlebove (ASU), 9-7
 
149 - Cameron Hunsaker (2-0) - 1st Place
Cameron Hunsaker (UVU) MD Warren Carr (WYO), 10-0
Cameron Hunsaker (UVU) MD Ridge Briggs (WYO), 15-2
 
149 - Jaxon Garoutte (1-0)
Jaxon Garoutte (UVU) DEC Ridge Briggs (WYO), 10-7
Warren Carr (WYO) MED FORFEIT Jaxon Garoutte (UVU)
 
149 - James Emmer (0-2)
Ridge Briggs (WYO) DEC James Emmer (UVU), 5-3
Warren Carr (WYO) DEC James Emmer (UVU), 4-1
 
157 - Danny Snediker (2-1)
Danny Snediker (UVU) FALL Cooper Voorhees (WYO), 6:20
Danny Snediker (UVU) DEC Logan Jensen (WYO), 7-4
#16 Jacob Wright (WYO) DEC Danny Snediker (UVU), 9-3
 
157 - Brigg Hoopes (0-3)
#16 Jacob Wright (WYO) FALL Brigg Hoopes (UVU), 2:44  
Cooper Voorhees (WYO) DEC Brigg Hoopes (UVU), 7-5
Logan Jensen (WYO) FALL Brigg Hoopes (UVU), 4:01 
 
165 - Koy Wilkinson (1-1)
#24 Cole Moody (WYO) MD Koy Wilkinson (UVU), 9-1
Koy Wilkinson (UVU) DEC Brett McIntosh (WYO), 10-8 (SV-1)
 
165 - Kekana Fouret (0-2)
Brett McIntosh (WYO) DEC Kekana Fouret (UVU), 13-6
#24 Cole Moody (WYO) DEC Kekana Fouret (UVU), 10-4
 
174 - #5 Demetrius Romero (3-0) – 1st Place
#5 Demetrius Romero (UVU) MD Guillermo Escobedo (WYO), 14-4
#5 Demetrius Romero (UVU) TF Nate Moore (WYO), 19-3 (5:45)
#5 Demetrius Romero (UVU) DEC #14 Hayden Hastings (WYO), 5-3
 
174 - Spencer Heywood (0-3)
Nate Moore (WYO) DEC Spencer Heywood (UVU), 3-1
#14 Hayden Hastings (WYO) FALL Spencer Heywood (UVU), 2:14
Guillermo Escobedo (WYO) DEC Spencer Heywood (UVU), 7-3
 
184 - Ashton Seely (0-1)
#17 Tate Samuelson (WYO) DEC Ashton Seely (UVU), 6-1
 
184 - Hunter Morse (0-1)
#17 Tate Samuelson (WYO) FALL Hunter Morse (UVU), 5:00
 
197 - Jacob Armstrong (1-1)
#15 Stephen Buchanan (WYO) TF Jacob Armstrong (UVU), 20-5 (7:00)
Jacob Armstrong (UVU) FALL Tucker Tomlinson (WYO), 0:55
 
285 - Chase Trussell (1-2)
#10 Cohlton Schultz (ASU) DEC Chase Trussell (UVU), 2-1 (TB-2) 
Chase Trussell (UVU) DEC Brooks Baker (WYO), 3-1
#10 Brian Andrews (WYO) TF Chase Trussell (UVU), 16-0 (2:39)
 
285 - Payson Anderton (0-1)
Brooks Baker (WYO) DEC Payson Anderton (UVU), 3-2
 
FINAL OVERALL RESULTS - UVU Round Robin (Jan. 23, 2021)
ROUND 1
125: #7 Taylor LaMont (UVU) TF Darrick Stacey (WYO), 20-4 (4:32)
125: Kase Mauger (UVU) DEC Brendon Garcia (WYO), 7-2
133: #21 Job Greenwood (WYO) MD Kainalu Estrella (UVU), 13-5
133: Jake Svihel (WYO) DEC Tyson Humpherys (UVU), 10-5
141: Chase Zollmann (WYO) DEC Julian Chlebove (ASU), 5-2
141: Darren Green (WYO) DEC Nick Rino (UVU), 10-6
149: Cameron Hunsaker (UVU) MD Warren Carr (WYO), 10-0
149: Jaxon Garoutte (UVU) DEC Ridge Briggs (WYO), 10-7
157: Danny Snediker (UVU) FALL Cooper Voorhees (WYO), 6:20
157: #16 Jacob Wright (WYO) FALL Brigg Hoopes (UVU), 2:44  
165: Brett McIntosh (WYO) DEC Kekana Fouret (UVU), 13-6 
165: #24 Cole Moody (WYO) MD Koy Wilkinson (UVU), 9-1 
174: #5 Demetrius Romero (UVU) MD Guillermo Escobedo (WYO), 14-4
174: Nate Moore (WYO) DEC Spencer Heywood (UVU), 3-1 
184: #17 Tate Samuelson (WYO) DEC Ashton Seely (UVU), 6-1
197: #15 Stephen Buchanan (WYO) TF Jacob Armstrong (UVU), 20-5 (7:00) 
285: #10 Cohlton Schultz (ASU) DEC Chase Trussell (UVU), 2-1 (TB-2) 
285: Brooks Baker (WYO) DEC Payson Anderton (UVU), 3-2
 
ROUND 2
125: Kase Mauger (UVU) FALL Darrick Stacey (WYO), 2:09
125: Brendon Garcia (WYO) DEC Dawson Collins (UVU), 6-5
133: #21 Job Greenwood (WYO) DEC Tyson Humpherys (UVU), 7-5 (SV-1)
133: Jake Svihel (WYO) FALL Sammy Heywood (UVU), 4:28
141: Chase Zollmann (WYO) FALL Nick Rino (UVU), 2:41
141: Julian Chlebove (ASU) DEC Darren Green (WYO), 7-4
149: Warren Carr (WYO) MED FORFEIT Jaxon Garoutte (UVU) 
149: Ridge Briggs (WYO) DEC James Emmer (UVU), 5-3 
157: Danny Snediker (UVU) DEC Logan Jensen (WYO), 7-4
157: Cooper Voorhees (WYO) DEC Brigg Hoopes (UVU), 7-5
165: #24 Cole Moody (WYO) DEC Kekana Fouret (UVU), 10-4
165: Koy Wilkinson (UVU) DEC Brett McIntosh (WYO), 10-8 (SV-1)
174: #5 Demetrius Romero (UVU) TF Nate Moore (WYO), 19-3 (5:45)
174: #14 Hayden Hastings (WYO) FALL Spencer Heywood (UVU), 2:14
184: #17 Tate Samuelson (WYO) FALL Hunter Morse (UVU), 5:00
197: Jacob Armstrong (UVU) FALL Tucker Tomlinson (WYO), 0:55
285: Chase Trussell (UVU) DEC Brooks Baker (WYO), 3-1
285: #10 Cohlton Schultz (ASU) DEC #10 Brian Andrews (WYO), 4-2
 
ROUND 3
125: #7 Taylor LaMont (UVU) FALL Brendon Garcia (WYO), 1:47
125: Darrick Stacey (WYO) DEC Dawson Collins (UVU), 7-2 
133: #21 Job Greenwood (WYO) DEC Sammy Heywood (UVU), 8-5 
133: Jake Svihel (WYO) DEC Kainalu Estrella (UVU), 9-6
141: Nick Rino (UVU) DEC Julian Chlebove (ASU), 9-7
149: Cameron Hunsaker (UVU) MD Ridge Briggs (WYO), 15-2
149: Warren Carr (WYO) DEC James Emmer (UVU), 4-1
157: #16 Jacob Wright (WYO) DEC Danny Snediker (UVU), 9-3
157: Logan Jensen (WYO) FALL Brigg Hoopes (UVU), 4:01 
174: #5 Demetrius Romero (UVU) DEC #14 Hayden Hastings (WYO), 5-3
174: Guillermo Escobedo (WYO) DEC Spencer Heywood (UVU), 7-3
285: #10 Brian Andrews (WYO) TF Chase Trussell (UVU), 16-0 (2:39)
285: #10 Cohlton Shultz (ASU) DEC Brooks Baker (WYO), 6-2 (TB-1)
 
UVU ROUND ROBIN WEIGHT CLASS CHAMPIONS
125: Taylor LaMont (UVU) – 2-0, Kase Mauger (UVU) – 2-0 (co-champs)
133: Job Greenwood (WYO) – 3-0, Jake Svihel (WYO) – 3-0 (co-champs)
141: Chase Zollmann (WYO) – 2-0
149: Cameron Hunsaker (UVU) – 2-0
157: Jacob Wright (WYO) – 2-0
165: Cole Moody (WYO) – 2-0
174: Demetrius Romero (UVU) – 3-0
184: Tate Samuelson (WYO) – 2-0
197: Stephen Buchanan (WYO) – 1-0
285: Cohlton Schultz (ASU) – 3-0
 
Orem, Utah – UCCU Center 
Officials: Jimmy Chen, Chas DeWitt
 
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