PUEBLO, Colo. (GoThunderWolves.com - Oct. 3, 2013) - CSU-Pueblo's Jesse Hillhouse, the 2013 NCAA Division II 125-pound wrestling champion, was named the "Best Athlete/MVP" in the Pueblo Chieftain's "Best of Pueblo" contest Thursday.

Hillhouse, who was a senior last season and is now a student assistant with the wrestling program, became CSU-Pueblo's first individual national champion wrestler since 1999.

For more about the 2013 "Best of Pueblo" winners, visit www.bestofpueblo.com.