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RENO WORLDS
(April 2011) Jed wrestled an amazing Reno Worlds 2011. He was crowned champion of the 125 lb 15 & under division. Starting the tournament without a seeded placement, he battled his way through the 130 man bracket eventually finding the gold.
He wrestled very prestigious competition such as his third match into the tournament, he established a 9-2 victory over Alex Herrera, a 130 lb Oregon 1A/2A State Champion. Next match in he would meet up with Reno Worlds Champion and nationally ranked, California wrestler Jon Jay Chavez. Chavez was 2nd seed of the tournament. Jed left the mat with a hard fought 3-2 win. Next to beat Kurtis Loftis, a 3rd placer at Idaho 4A State by 15-0 technical fall. That put Jed in the semi-finals, where he won by an impressive 9-0 margin over Oregon 125lb 4A State champion, Trevor Anderson.
Last would be his battle for the crown. Where he matched up with Ty1er Berger of Oregon. Berger nationally ranking #2 at folkstyle (themat.com), Oregon 5A 125lb State Champion, and WOW Reno 2 time Worlds Champion would prove to be a worthy opponent. Jed wrestled with Berger for all three rounds and then an addition three rounds of overtime. Battling all the way through resulting in a 3-1 victory for Jed.
To speak more of the intensity of this bracket, all of the six placers of the 125lb, 130 man bracket, were state champions this season, save one wrestler which was a runner up to nationally known Jade Rauser of Montana.
He wrestled very prestigious competition such as his third match into the tournament, he established a 9-2 victory over Alex Herrera, a 130 lb Oregon 1A/2A State Champion. Next match in he would meet up with Reno Worlds Champion and nationally ranked, California wrestler Jon Jay Chavez. Chavez was 2nd seed of the tournament. Jed left the mat with a hard fought 3-2 win. Next to beat Kurtis Loftis, a 3rd placer at Idaho 4A State by 15-0 technical fall. That put Jed in the semi-finals, where he won by an impressive 9-0 margin over Oregon 125lb 4A State champion, Trevor Anderson.
Last would be his battle for the crown. Where he matched up with Ty1er Berger of Oregon. Berger nationally ranking #2 at folkstyle (themat.com), Oregon 5A 125lb State Champion, and WOW Reno 2 time Worlds Champion would prove to be a worthy opponent. Jed wrestled with Berger for all three rounds and then an addition three rounds of overtime. Battling all the way through resulting in a 3-1 victory for Jed.
To speak more of the intensity of this bracket, all of the six placers of the 125lb, 130 man bracket, were state champions this season, save one wrestler which was a runner up to nationally known Jade Rauser of Montana.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN RUMBLE (Jan 2011) Kolby Lloyd, 2011 3A State Runner Up, of Cedar City unsuccessfully defends the arm bar as well as several other turns before Jed finishes the match with a 16-0 tech fall. Of the six matches for Jed at the Rocky Mountain Rumble, 4 are ended with tech falls and two with major decisions. Jed scored an outstanding 85 total points against his opponents while only having 1 point scored against him during the tournament! The high scoring wins without pins in this tournament came from a personal challenge of Jed to gain the highest amount of points possible.
The Rumble is Utah's toughest high school tournament, hosting 57 teams from Utah, Wyoming, Washington, Colorado, Idaho and Nevada. It is common for each weight class to hold several State Champions. The 125 lb division contained 3 state champions from Utah alone.
(Jan 2011) Jed releases Senior Jared Leithead of Worland Wy. from a near fall. The score was 13-0 before Jed made the final turn and finished with a pin. Leithead completed the 2010/11 year as a 2 time 3A Wyoming 125 lb State Champ.
Jed's final match was against Senior Mario Luna of Green River Wy. His toughest match of the Season finishing with a 6-4 victory rather than the 5-4 as incorrectly recorded on bracket. It took well into the third round as Jed discovered that Luna had a weakness against his cheap tilt.
VIEWMONT INVITATIONAL
(Dec 2011) Jed defeats Kenny Astle of Layton 12-1 in the championship match 125 lb at the 26 team Viewmont Invitational tournament in Bountiful. Astle eventually becomes the 2010/2011 125 lb 5A Utah State Champion.
Other matches of the tournament include Brayton Sanders of Evanston WY by pin. Josh Jones of Pleasant Grove by Pin and James Finch (4th @ 5A State) of Northridge 13-0.
(Dec 2011) Jed runs legs and begins to set a power half against Millards Josh Rasmussen. Rasmussen an eventual 2A state champ. Jed powers his way through for an 8-2 victory.
The Juab Winter Classics is dual style tournament hosting 24 teams. Jed as well as 5 other Payson wrestlers will wrestle the tournament undefeated, leading the team for a second place trophy.
MILLARD IRON MAN DUALS
(Dec 2011) The grueling season opener for Payson wrestlers as they go 2 days, 5 matches each day. Jed demonstrates his leg and grip strength as he tears free from the returning 3A State 3rd placing Delta opponent. Jed will go on to win the match 8-0.
Jed will continue to wrestle and defeat top quality Utah wrestlers such as, 3A State Champion Morgan Sweat 13-3 and 2A Runner up Jordan Prince by pin!