At Utah Valley
Enters freshman season after red-shirting in 2006-07

Before Utah Valley
Is a three-time National Champion in 2002 in Folkstyle, Greco-Roman and Freestyle ... wrestled at Viewmont High School in Bountiful, Utah, helping Viewmont to its first state title in 2002 ... three-time Utah state champion from sophomore through senior seasons ... went a perfect 38-0 during sophomore season, 44-4 as a junior and 43-2 as a senior.

Personal
Born May 24, 1983 in Pleasant Grove, Utah ... son of Scott and Stana Kjar ... is an Eagle Scout ... majoring in Entrepreneurship at Utah Valley ... served an LDS Mission to Tucson, Arizona ... graduated from Viewmont HS with a 3.4 GPA and was named to the honor roll ... enjoys dancing, the outdoors, tagging and music ... his uncle, Shandell Smoot, was a national champion at Ricks College, while another uncle, Greg Kjar, wrestled at BYU ... chose Utah Valley State so his family could follow his career ... one of the most highly recruited athletes signed by Utah Valley State ... was recruited by many schools including Oklahoma, Boise State, Cornell, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Tennessee-Chattanooga and Arizona State.