PCHS Miners girls wrestling placed 4th at State Championships

Girls and boys wrestling rosters show strong numbers and strong athletes. Photo: Manop

OREM, Utah — The Park City High School Miners wrestling team competed at the Utah State Championships meet at Utah Valley University on Saturday. Noa Omessi and Corinne Letchford both placed 4th in the girls’ competition in their respective weight classes. At Divisionals, Letchford, a junior, placed 3rd, and Omessi, a sophomore, placed 5th.

“This year was a rebuilding year for us. Have been really happy with the team – they way they have grown as individuals and come together as a team.” Curt Futch, head of Park City Wrestling told TownLift.

The program participation numbers are trending significantly upwards with more than 30 students trying out and 28 staying on the wrestling roster. Those numbers align with the goals of Larry Miller and James Letchford who help manage and coach the teams, and simply want students to come out and learn about the sport.

Boys:

13 wrestlers competed at Divisionals

• Logan Poulton (12th grade) placed 9th at 113 lb.
• Jimi Letchford (12th grade) placed 10th at 144 lb.

Three wrestlers competed at JV State

• Lane Capps (12th grade) placed 8th at 135 lb.

No qualifiers for State

Girls:

• Ellie Wenner (11th grade) qualified for State but was unable to compete due to injury
• Grace O’Doherty (11th grade) competed at State

Eight wrestlers compete at Divisionals

• Natalie Southard (11th grade) placed 10th at 125 lb.
• Ellie Wenner (11th grade) placed 8th at 140 lb.

Coach Futch added, “We’re really excited about next season and doing a lot of stuff in the spring, summer and fall to focus on recruiting more kids to the sport.”