Kansas College Signees report here.

Andy Hurla has signed with Lindenwood!

YAY!

Congrats, Andy! I'll show my ignorance, where is Lindenwood? They'll be lucky to have a great student athlete like you. Your teammates all missed you at Brute last weekend, but we saw you checking up!

I believe it is just outside of St. Louis in St. Charles, MO.

http://www.lindenwood.edu/athletics/wrestling/

I will add my congratulations, too! Good luck, Andy. I hope you get a team and individual national NAIA championship in your career there.

fyi ... I think Lindenwood did win the NAIA championship in recent history!

Yes, Mr. Hinderliter they sure did! And I just talked to Jimmy Stewart of Paola and he is pretty sure he is going to Lindenwood, too!

Andy and Jimmy Stewart... wow, Lindenwood is starting to become a Kansas All-Star team much like the Mo. Valley's of the late 90's. Thats awesome, I wish the best for both of you!

Cameron Mitchell of Olathe East signed with Truman State.

Congrats Andy, College wrestling is a whole new level that you will enjoy. I am sure that you will not regret the decision to wrestle in college. Just realize that when it is tough, it is worth it to keep on going.

Hunter and Tyler Madl signed with Central Missouri State. They are looking to wrestle 157 and 149 next year. its gonna rock.

Aliensteve signed with CMSU this week ...... our congrats to Matt ...... good to see Partyboy there and to visit with both families ..... very proud of these two young men ......

Congrats to the Madl's and to Bailes!

I'm honored to announce on behalf of 1st year York, Nebraska head coach that the following athletes have signed on to join York for the 2006-07 year:

Kevin Gray-Topeka High School, Labette CC 125/133

Ryan Kromer-Garden City High School, State Champion 165/174

where is Tristen Deshazer going to go to school?

I am wondering about not only DeShazer but also Madden, Burtin, Richards, Smull, Baker, Swoyer, any other 321a seniors.

If your talking about swoyer from Rock Creek he is only a jr. if not than i am in the wrong and sorry for bothering you.

I expect Baker to make an official signing soon. Not sure on the others. I'm wondering about Tait Weatherbee, Jarrett Edison (I'm pretty sure that's down to 2 schools for him), and Chris Sutton-Kearn.

Smull is playin football at Sterling. I heard that Madden isn't wrestling. I kinda doubt that tho. Tait Weatherbee was at the UNK wrestling banquet on a visit. So he could be headed there. Baker made a visit to Pratt so he might be headed there.

Saw online today that James Fox to Pratt CC and Frank Jonas to Nebraska.

when did Kromer win his state championship?

In 2002 (sophomore year) at 152. He finished the next two years 3rd and 4th at his weight class.

Graduated in 2004.

The Edison family is proud to announce that Jarrett Edison will be wearing Broncho's blue and gold next year at the University of Central Oklahoma, wrestling 197# and preparing to study pre-pharmacy.

A little credit has to go to the Swazy!!!!!!!!!!!

I guess I need one of those icon's Swaz!

Thats sooo cool....

Yea I'm on my way to K-State to study Engineering...not sure what field yet...but yea I might do the intramural wrestling...

Go to http://www.bronchosports.com and look for wallpapers..and voila, there you have it!

I know there are quite a few alumns of UCO that view this site and are excited about this Kansas signing. Heck we have enough UCO wrestling connections in the state that we need to get a Kansas chapter of the UCO Wrestling boosters!!!

I was thinking, "Poor Coach Ed, he spelled it wrong." I guess I was the one who was wrong! What's the deal with the "h" in Bronchos? Thanks for educating me!

You got me wondering so, here's what I found onlne.

broncho

\Bron"cho\, n. [Sp. bronco rough, wild.] A native or a Mexican horse of small size. [Western U.S.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.


broncho

n : an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang [syn: bronco, bronc]

Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University

The Swaz tells me that it is the spanish form of Broncos and in the 1800's it was picked and they stuck with it...or something like that. Anyway, I told him I can't wait for him to be a Bronc-HO. Man am I glad that part is over with.

Ms. Jenni (the above post was me too)

Thanks, Lou Ann and Jenni. I think Prant would be proud of us all.

Indeed I am. If I should end my time on this earth tomorrow, at least I would know I have encouraged proper spelling amongst the masses.

1922 Mrs. Wantland suggests the name "Bronchos" for the football team.

Mrs. Wantland was the school's president's wife, she thought Broncho was more regal than without the H as I've been told.

Sean Flynn signed with South Dakota State University

http://www.lansingcurrent.com/news/2006/may/04/flynn_wrestle_sdsu/

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Flynn to wrestle at SDSU
By Chris Wristen

Thursday, May 4, 2006

Ever since he first stepped onto a wrestling mat at age 7, Sean Flynn has dreamed of being a college wrestler.

That dream is about to become reality for the Lansing High senior. Flynn signed his letter of intent April 18 to be an NCAA Division I wrestler at South Dakota State University.

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Lansing High senior Sean Flynn, pictured center front, signed his letter of intent April 18 to wrestle at South Dakota State University. With him at the signing ceremony are, front row, his parents, Mike and Paula Flynn, and, back row, from left, LHS wrestling coach Ron Averill, brother Nick Flynn and LHS assistant wrestling coach Brian Rees.

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“It’s pretty exciting knowing that I kind of have a contract and I’m going there,” Flynn said. “There’s really no turning back now, and it’s not all talk anymore. I really am going there.”

SDSU has been competing at the Division II level for the past few years, but it officially will become Division I next season. That means it’s possible Flynn could find himself on the mat at the NCAA national championships a year from now if his season goes well enough.

“You’d watch the college NCAA’s on TV and see all these good matches. I’ve always wanted to be in one of those type of matches that everybody watches,” he said.

Whether Flynn reaches the national stage remains to be seen. For now, he said he simply would try his best. He knows it won’t be easy.

“I talked to (Missouri wrestler and LHS grad) Vince Demarest about his first year of college wrestling, and he said the first six months is the worst six months of your whole life,” Flynn said. “It’s like you’re a practice dummy all over. You sometimes won’t be able to get a takedown on anybody. You get a lot of failures, but sooner or later it’ll be success.”

LHS coach Ron Averill said he expected Flynn to handle the transition to college wrestling well. He said mental toughness was one of Flynn’s strengths.

“His greatest thing is his mental attitude,” Averill said. “He’s always had the tools and all the things to work with. It’s just been the attitude that he needed to work on the most, to the point where he could really focus and step up and be ready to compete. We’ve really seen him turn a corner the last couple years, and especially this last year.”

A four-time state qualifier, Flynn placed sixth at the Kansas Class 5A state meet as a 135-pound junior. He then was the state runner-up this year at 140 pounds. Flynn said he will wrestle at 149 pounds next year at SDSU.

As tough as college wrestling may be, Flynn’s greatest challenge may be time management. In addition to taking a full load of courses and attending wrestling practices and tournaments, Flynn also will be on an ROTC scholarship. The decision to go the military route resulted from the inspiration of his father, Mike Flynn, a career officer in the Army.

“He’s been the biggest role model,” Flynn said of his father. “I’ve had different coaches down the line, but he’s the one that takes me aside and tells me what to do. He helped me with the ROTC thing and getting me into college. If I didn’t have him, I don’t know if I’d even be going to college.”

Mike Flynn said the combination of things on his son’s plate would help him be successful in college.

“He’s got three very demanding things (school, ROTC, wrestling) going on, so his job is going to be trying to balance his time to try to do all of those things,” Mike Flynn said. “I think the focus of Army ROTC really is to teach leadership. They’re trying to train you to be an Army officer, so a lot of their training is going to be on leadership, time management, discipline and those type of things. I think that’s going to help him.”

Mike Flynn said his son had matured a lot in the past year and would be ready for all of those challenges.

“I’m very proud of him because he’s made this for himself, and he’s surpassed all the things that I’ve ever done,” Mike Flynn said. “I think every parent wants their kid to do just a little better, and he’s done that. I’m a very proud dad.”

Sean,

Congratulations! Your hard work is starting to pay off and it is well deserved. It has been an honor to have the opportunity to work with you over the past year and look forward to watching you succeed at the next level.

Thanks for being a role model for our little guys. I look forward to the Christmas and summer breaks when you come home and work with the little guys.

Finally, you already are a part of a unique "band of brothers" because of your wrestling. I can't wait until 4 years from now when we get to welcome you into the Army. You will be a great leader of soldiers!

To everyone else....

Keep an eye on Sean, he is just starting to scratch the surface on his potential! Expect to hear a lot of good things in the future.

Congrats Sean ... you come from a great family and will do great!

Also, I remember when Eric Akin was a freshman in college and was down in the dumps because he couldn't score ... a takedown!

Hey I wish I would have known Eric had that problem too...hell I couldn't score a takedown in practice in college.

That's not really to big of a deal considering you practiced with Mo Lawal.

In review - here are the one's so far:

School - Wrestler - Projected Weight

Dana - Donny Altman (Derby, KS) - 125
Fort Hays State - Dylan Loyd (St. Francis, KS) - 125/133
Lindenwood - Andy Hurla (St. Thomas Aquinas, KS) - 149/157
Nebraska - Frank Jonas (Wichita, KS) - 165
Neosho CC - Wes Barrett (El Dorado, KS) - 133
Neosho CC - Tanner Dawson (Abilene, KS) - 133
Neosho CC - Cody Sprang (Effingham, KS) - 157
Neosho CC - Bryant Speer (Effingham, KS) - 165
Neosho CC - Keanan Kroestch (Lyons, KS) - 149/157
Oklahoma State - Neil Erisman (DeSoto, KS) - 157
Old Dominion - Jesse Strawn (Holton, KS) - 184/197
Pratt CC - Jeremy Harding (Norton, KS) - 141
Pratt CC - Lorenzo Mundy (Carbondale, KS) - 141
Pratt CC - Tyler Bell (Herrington, KS) - 149
Pratt CC - Lance Roe (Norton, KS) - 165
Pratt CC - Mark Scram (Arkansas City, KS) - 174
Pratt CC - James Fox (Douglass, KS) - 125/133
Pratt CC - Cody Lang (Russell, KS) - 165/174
South Dakota State - Sean Flynn (Lansing, KS) - 141/149
Truman State - Cameron Mitchell (Olathe, KS) - 165
York (Neb.) - Dustin Sullivan (Basehor, KS) - 141
York (Neb.) - Ryan Kromer (Garden City, KS) - 165
York (Neb.) - Bryan Irsik (Garden City, KS) - 184

Trevor Richard Fort Hays

did he sign officially? i know loyd did

No Newman signees?

Only one Ft. Hays listed?


One last thing, I did hear (I think from Hurla) that Stewert from Paola was going to Lindenwood as well. And also that the Madl twins are going to CMSU to be with the Baker twins.

Anybody going to Labette Community College?

Ben Mettlen just signed his LOI to go to Colby.

Ryan Civils from Lansing is going to Labette.

Friday's Hays Daily News reported that Sainty's Trevor Richard and Andales' Blake Fischer had signed national letters of intent to compete for the Tigers.

Grapplers Sign Two
Courtesy: UCO Media Relations
Release: 05/23/2006

EDMDOND (May 23) – Long-time wrestling powerhouse Central Oklahoma has added two more recruits to its impressive list with the signing of Kansas high school standout Jarrett Edison and junior college transfer Paul Mayfield.

Edison, a projected 197-pounder for the Bronchos, was a state champion at 215 pounds last year at Northwest Wichita High School after earning runner-up honors in 2005. A two-time league and regional champion, he finished with a 146-18 career record and was the Outstanding Wrestler after winning the Brute/Adidas national championship.

Mayfield, a product of Ardmore High School, won the 149-pound junior college national title as a sophomore at Neosho (Kan.) County Community College this season. He was a two-time state placer at Ardmore, winning the state title as a senior.

“Jarrett and Paul are both excellent wrestlers who have a chance to come in and help us right away,” UCO coach David James said. “They’ve experienced a lot of success and are great athletes eager to come in here and make a difference.”

The 14-time national champion Bronchos, who finished fourth in the NCAA Division II national tournament this season, signed three Oklahoma products earlier – two-time state champion Tyler Zukerman of Lawton MacArthur, state champion and two-time junior college All-American Luke Elmore of Stillwater and Labette (Kan.) Community College and All-Stater Corby Ray of Sapulpa.

University Of Nebraska Kearney!

Congrats Larry, and all of the other Signees.

Jesse Hardy Labette

Alex Newman Blue Valley Northwet wrestling at CMSU next year.

Read on inermat.com that there ar 4 new ones.
Nebraska Kearney-Larry Perez
Nebraska Omaha- Matt Rein
CMSU- Tyler&Hunter Madl

A friend told me he read in the local paper that Nash Burtin had signed with Labette. Good to know that even some of the "true" weight class kids are getting a chance at the next level.

I plan on wrestling at 174 for newman this year.

I heard Jorden Best is going to wrestle at Iowa Central next year. can anyone confirm this.

He wrestled for 2 years at Labette I thought. Last I talked to him he was going to get involved in mixed martial arts/submission fighting.

Cole Garcia is going to Colby CC

Jordan Best is going to Washburn and back in Topeka training to be a cabby in MMA. He will be helping with special ed classes at Seaman High School were he was the king of Special Ed good luck Jordan p.s please congratulate Jordan on finally completing Hooked On Phonics and learning to read

Tait Weatherbee is going to UNO

Here are a few that word is will be wrestling for Colby next year: Chris Sutton Kearn-Concordia--Tyler Baker-Hoxie--Scott Miller Oberlin--Cole Garcia and Taylor Finley Colby--

Joe Olson is signing at Pratt to wrestle 133.

Who is Joe Olson? Where is he from, how did he do at states...I don't recognize the name.

Trego? Three time placer I think.

Ya. He took 5th as a SO, 5th as a JR, and 6th as a SR.

Alvin Metcalf will be going to UCO this year. He will be at 157/165

I didn't even realize that until checking the roster at UCO. Great signing...welcome to the Central Family!

After a baseball stint at Pittsburg State University, Marcus Bowman has signed with Labette. Will be a great addition to the cards...