3-2-1a standouts

Who do you think the major standouts will be for 3-2-1a?

Lloyd, Richards, Madden to name a few....

Colin Hase 103 Silver Lake

Smull 160, Richard 112, Loyd 135, Gienger 145, St. Francis.

Better throw Michelbrink, Burtin, Mosely, and any other returning State Placers from last year.

No love for the heavy guys eh?

I couldn't think of any off the top of my head.... I'm more familiar with the lighter weights as I was a light weight in H.S. and got used to the names.

Joe Olson-125
Tyler Baker-130,135?

i was just wondering how can smull be a standout when he has never placed but is a senior?

....a little history...was a state qualifier his freshman year, the only freshman qualifier at 145 that year that had Johnson, Pyle, etc; battled the flu, ended up 1-2 that year in 2003 and finished 30-11 as a freshmen at 145. ranked #27 in the top freshman and sophomores in the country 2004 by USA wrestling magizine; lost at regionals battling a back injury, when regionals had 5 of the 6 top ranked wrestlers at noton that year. Smull was ranked 5th at the time. he has beat both Jonas, and Bailes, earlier in thier careers (freestyle), defeated 2 colorado state champs last year in december and january, before ending his season at the hays senior classic in a season ending knee injury in the semis, finished 21-3. he has had some bad luck in the past, broken jaw freshmen year in football, never played, but in junior and senior year has had back to back 1000+ yard seasons in the fullback position, torn LCL last year in january, suffered a severly sprained foot in the smithcenter loss in the first quarter, perhaps the difference in the game. but thats okay. adversity has made him better, made him tougher. made him stronger. if you over look him thats okay, he prefers it that way. he will be silent and do the talking on the mat or on the field. he is extremely goal oriented, the goal; the gold in february. we shall see, but i have no doubts. if you doubt his ability just ask some of the NWKL coaches in the league.

Trust me Smull is one heck of a wrestler. he woulda placed REALLY high but he tore up his knee at the Hays Tournament.

I am going to go out on a limb here. I am going to put a hevy on the board i wrestled this kid last year and he was one of my tougfhest matches that I won. He diddn't place last year but when u think about it all 6 placers were seniors last year. I know he has grown and if his wrestling skills have grown too he should/will be a force so I will put Duane Zlatnik up there from Rossville quite possibly my favorite.

Duane Wreslted Elijah Madison at the Freshman Nationals and Elijah Only beat him 4-3 or something like that...

im sorry Elijah Beat him 4-3...

Zlatnik was somewhere around 230 last year. Now that little freshman is a very big, very strong sophmore.

Racette, and Erwin all good 215 lbers Foster and Wilger are the only two returning placers above 189 and Foster i am guessing will be wrestling 215 and i saw in the football roster wilger was 260 so i am guessing he will be 275. what bout all these guys?

Is Smull healthy now? As a fan in the NWKL, I can tell you that Smull is a State Placer this year and could win it if he avoids the injuries that have plagued his past.

I'd look for Madden to be a 4 timer...

Zlatnik should be tough at the 275 posistion

Smull is still nursing that foot injury, but will wrestle tomorrow at the sainty invitational.

Smull quality Wrestler. He has had a tough time getting to where he is. When he gets in a dogfight, i'm betting on him. Is his brother Gavin Smull, or is there any relation? He is a young wrestler that may do some damage this year.

Um dont forget the Norton guys coming off a Back2Back state title and going for a Threepeat.. They will be really good.
They got:
Zach Bainter-112 pretty good won the Hoxie invit. and hes only a Freshman
Clay Madden-119 hes ok(hes just going for his 4th state title)
Nathan Broeckelman-125 3rd as a freshman and 2nd as a sophmore. looks for a state title as a Junior
Kent Mann-130 got a Fifth in 04
Jon Harding-135 got 6th lastyear looks good
Blake VanEaton-140 got 6th lastyear hes only a Junior
Jeremy Harding-145 got fifth lastyear and is currently rank 1 in the state he looks really good this year.
Luke Pfannenstiel-152 looks really good this year 03-5th 04-knee surgry 05-4th and looks for a title this year.
Lance Roe-160 I think he will pretty much be unstopable this year 03-5h 04-4th 05 State Champion
Davvid Stanley-189 pretty good should place

And dont forget others from the NWK
Samuelson from Oakley, Reichert Oberlin, Olson Trego, Samuelson Oakley, Baalman Oakley, Baker from Hoxie,Simonsson Oberlin, Richards Oberlin, Younkin Oakley, Aumiller Hoxie, Schamberger Hoxie, Miller Oberlin, McMullen Plainville, Obermeyer Hoxie, Martin Oberlin, Rietcheck Oakley, Brungardt Plainville, Urban Oberlin, Mcginty Hoxie, Euhus Oberlin, and Im sure there is more the i forgot or that will show up at show time.

Wilger from St. Francis is going to be a force. Overlook him, and he'll dominate. He is a big quick fella.

yes Gabe Smull and Gavin Smull are bothers, Gabe 160 and Gavin, 125.