Pretty sure Nick pearch of Blue Valley signed with Luther in Iowa(might wanna check on this one.)
Ryan kincaid of Bishop Miege will play football at Fort Scott CC.
Patrick Cervantes of Bishope signed with Missouri Valley.

I was able to confirm that Ryan Kincaid of Bishop Miege HS is listed as signing to play football next year at Fort Scott Community College. Ryan took 5th place at 285 5A State in 2010 and was a qualifier in 2009. Ryan was also a member of this year's Bishop Miege State Championship football team.

I was also able to confirm from the Missouri Valley head coach that Pat Cervantes of Bishop Miege HS has sign to wrestle next year at Missouri Valley College. Pat is a three time state qualifier including this year with a 31-9 record. Pat also was second in Juniors at Kansas State Greco and third in Freestyle this year.

The Missouri Valley College head coach confirmed with me also that Vance Oliver of Winfield HS and Kash Biddle of Ark City HS have also signed with Missouri Valley College.

Vance Oliver of Winfield HS is a two time state finalist placing second at State both in 2009 and 2010. Vance finished the year ranked 5th All Class at 140 in Chief Renegade's final rankings. He will be wrestling next year at Missouri Valley College.

Kash Biddle of Ark City HS is a four time state placer. He was fourth in 2007 as a freshman and 2008 as a sophomore. His junior year he was a state finalist placing second and he topped that with a state championship this year as a senior. Kash finished the year ranked 3rd All Class in Chief Renegade's final rankings. Kash will also be wrestling next year at Missouri Valley College.

I have not received confirmation yet on Nick Pearch.

Congratulations to all of you. Good luck to you in your academics and wrestling next year.

2010 Seniors:

Reported to be wrestling next year:

Tyler Anderson of Clay Center Community HS---University of Nebraska-Kearney
Benny Armstrong of Andale HS---Fort Hays State University
Beau Bennett of Pittsburg HS---Baker University
Kash Biddle of Ark City HS---Missouri Valley College
Cade Blair of Valley Center HS---Old Dominion University
Trevor Boyer of Mill Valley HS---Baker University
Josh Bush of Leavenworth HS---Pratt Community College
Isaac Cairo of Horton HS---Bacone College
Jace Campbell of Oakley HS---Colby Community College
Kyle Caylor of Wichita NW HS---South Dakota State University
Patrick Cervantes of Bishop Miege HS---Missouri Valley College
Dillon Charland of Junction City HS---Missouri Valley College
DJ Collins of Wichita South HS---Pratt Community College
Zach Cook of Smoky Valley HS---University of Wisconsin LaCrosse
Steven Cooksley of Topeka Seaman HS---Newman University
Todd Curtis of Gardner Edgerton HS---Baker University
Chance Davis of Clay Center HS---Colorado School of Mines
Denzell Davis of Fort Scott HS---Labette Community College
Joey Dozier of Garden Cty HS---Fort Hays State University
Christian Duckens of Wichita Heights HS---Pratt Community College
Hunter Edwards of Dodge City HS---Pratt Community College
Xavier Fisher of Manhattan HS---Pratt Community College
Micah Flora-Swick of Gardner Edgerton HS---Cornell College (Iowa)
Danny Floyd of Osborne HS---Northwest Kansas Technical College
Justin French of SM North HS---Northwestern College (Iowa)
Sean Gaither of Wichita NW HS---Fort Hays State University
Logan Gaskill of Emporia HS---Baker University
Lane Greenlee of Garden City HS---Pratt Community College
Josh Hanson of Baldwin City HS---Baker University
Trip Hiller of Olathe South HS---US Naval Academy Prep School one year then US Naval Academy
Bryce Hood of Louisburg High School---Luther College (Iowa)
Tanner Johnson of Shawnee Mission East HS---Wayland Baptist University (Texas)
Andrew Jones of SM North HS---Bacone College (Oklahoma)
Terrence Lamb of St. Francis HS---Pratt Community College
Parker Madl of Blue Valley HS---University of Oklahoma
Dalton Miller of Wichita Campus---Arizona State University
Aaron Morgan of Abilene HS---Pratt Community College
Chase Nitcher of Valley Center HS---University of Missouri
Vance Oliver of Winfield HS---Missouri Valley College
Evon Royal of Junction City HS---Dana College
Tyson Schmidtberger of Russell HS---Fort Hays State University
Nick Schwager of Great Bend HS---Pratt Community College
Lorenzo Serna of Emporia HS---Newman University
Blaine Smith of Salina South HS---Ohio Valley University (Vienna, WV)
Sage Thimmesch of Garden Plain HS---Pratt Community College
Brandon Vasquez of Dodge City HS---Labette Community College
Dylan Walker of El Dorado HS--Pratt Community College
Jake Walker of St. Thomas Aquinas High School---US Merchant Marine Academy
Derrick Weller of Piper HS---Lindenwood University
Cody Wildin of Marion HS --Pratt Community College
Dillon Wildin of Marion HS---Pratt Community College


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Former Kansas wrestlers reported to be wrestling at a new university:

Bekzod Abdurahkmanov of Colby CC---Clarion University
Travis Budke of Thomas More Prep-Marian High School---Fort Hays State University
Dondre Davis Class of 2009 of Wichita Heights HS---Pratt CC
Cody Eaton (Bennington, KS) form Neosho CC---William Penn (NAIA in Iowa)
Austin Hamm Class of 2008 of Spring Hill HS, Pratt CC 2010---Baker University
Collin Hase Class of 2008 of Silver Lake HS, Labette CC 2010---Fort Hays State University
Phillip Henes Class of 2008 of St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Labette CC 2009---Baker University
Chase Nelson Class of 2009 of Wichita Height HS, 2010 Labette CC---University of Oklahoma
Sharky Slyter Class of 2009 Paola HS---Ellworth CC in Iowa

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Some 2010 Seniors who have expressed interest in wrestling next year but undecided as to school:


Kane Lovvorn---Holton High School
Nick Pearch---Blue Valley High School
Nathan Reed---Colby High School

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Some 2010 Senior Wrestlers who are planning on attending college next year and participating in other sports or pursuing other interests:

David Blazevic---Olathe North HS is listed as attending Pittsburg State for Exercise Science
Parker Broadfoot---Hesston HS to play football at Bethany College
Taylor "Tank" Burns---Columbus HS to play football at Pittsburg State University
B.J. Finney---Andale HS plans to play football at Kansas State University
Josh Hicks---Goddard HS has signed to play football at Butler Community College
Clint Janzen---Hesston HS to play football at Bethany College
Cale Karigan---Paola HS has signed to play football at Pittsburg State University
Ryan Kincaid---Bishop Miege HS has signed to play football at Fort Scott Community College
Mark Kolmer---Emporia HS has signed to play football at Washburn University
Ian Lackey---Smoky Valley HS will play football at Dakota Wesleyan University
Brett LaMar--- Silver Lake HS is listed as attending New Mexico State with in interest in a Professional Golf Mangagement Major
Jeramie Maus---Tonganoxie HS is listed as attending Fort Hays State to play football
John Mehl---Perry-Lecompton HS will play soccer and purse fly fishing at Fort Lewis College (Durango, Colorado)
Colt Rogers---Smith Center HS will play football next year at Pittsbur State University
Levi Schneider of Ellsworth HS will play football next year at Hutchinson CC
Jason Seibel---Salina South HS will play football next year at Butler County CC
Lucas Vincent---Olathe North HS will play football at University of Missouri
Austin Willis---Shawnee Heights HS listed as signed with Emporia State University to run track and play football
Josh Wilson---Leavenworth HS will play football at Fort Scott Community College


Please let me know if any of the above information is incorrect and needs to be changed or if any additions or deletions need to be made to the above list. On additions it helps if I receive a confirmation by posting or private message from the wrestler, a parent, high school coach or college coach. Also it helps if I can get any accomplishments like state championships, state placing or qualifying, league titles so I can make special mention of that in the announcement with the listing. A link to a newspaper article of the signing is also a good confirmation source. Thank you

Cale Karigan of Paola High School has signed to play football next season at Pittsburg State University. Congratulations to Cale and good luck next year in your academics and fooball at Pittsburg State. Cale is a multi-sport athlete. Here is what one of his wrestling coaches Tony Brummer had to say about Cale's high school athletic career.

Levi Schneider of Ellsworth signed a letter of intent to play football at Hutch. Levi qualified for state as a sophomore placing 6th that year (I believe) and again as a senior placing 2nd in a very close loss to Danny Floyd of Osborne in arguably one of the best matches in Hays at 321A tournament.

Pete Eck
Ellsorth County Kids Club
Tournament Director & Coach

Congratulations to Levi Schneider of Ellsworth High School who has signed a letter of intent to play football at Hutchinson Community College next year. Best of luck with your academics and football next year.

I have received confirmation from a Luther College coach that Nick Pearch will be wrestling at Luther next year.

Nick Pearch, of Blue Valley High School, 3rd Place State 2010, 2nd Place State 2009, 6th Place 2008. His major is listed as Sports Medicine or Construction.

Congratulations to all of you. Good luck to you in your academics and wrestling next year.

2010 Seniors:

Reported to be wrestling next year:

Tyler Anderson of Clay Center Community HS---University of Nebraska-Kearney
Benny Armstrong of Andale HS---Fort Hays State University
Beau Bennett of Pittsburg HS---Baker University
Kash Biddle of Ark City HS---Missouri Valley College
Cade Blair of Valley Center HS---Old Dominion University
Trevor Boyer of Mill Valley HS---Baker University
Josh Bush of Leavenworth HS---Pratt Community College
Isaac Cairo of Horton HS---Bacone College
Jace Campbell of Oakley HS---Colby Community College
Kyle Caylor of Wichita NW HS---South Dakota State University
Patrick Cervantes of Bishop Miege HS---Missouri Valley College
Dillon Charland of Junction City HS---Missouri Valley College
DJ Collins of Wichita South HS---Pratt Community College
Zach Cook of Smoky Valley HS---University of Wisconsin LaCrosse
Steven Cooksley of Topeka Seaman HS---Newman University
Todd Curtis of Gardner Edgerton HS---Baker University
Chance Davis of Clay Center HS---Colorado School of Mines
Denzell Davis of Fort Scott HS---Labette Community College
Joey Dozier of Garden Cty HS---Fort Hays State University
Christian Duckens of Wichita Heights HS---Pratt Community College
Hunter Edwards of Dodge City HS---Pratt Community College
Xavier Fisher of Manhattan HS---Pratt Community College
Micah Flora-Swick of Gardner Edgerton HS---Cornell College (Iowa)
Danny Floyd of Osborne HS---Northwest Kansas Technical College
Justin French of SM North HS---Northwestern College (Iowa)
Sean Gaither of Wichita NW HS---Fort Hays State University
Logan Gaskill of Emporia HS---Baker University
Lane Greenlee of Garden City HS---Pratt Community College
Josh Hanson of Baldwin City HS---Baker University
Trip Hiller of Olathe South HS---US Naval Academy Prep School one year then US Naval Academy
Bryce Hood of Louisburg High School---Luther College (Iowa)
Tanner Johnson of Shawnee Mission East HS---Wayland Baptist University (Texas)
Andrew Jones of SM North HS---Bacone College (Oklahoma)
Terrence Lamb of St. Francis HS---Pratt Community College
Parker Madl of Blue Valley HS---University of Oklahoma
Dalton Miller of Wichita Campus---Arizona State University
Aaron Morgan of Abilene HS---Pratt Community College
Chase Nitcher of Valley Center HS---University of Missouri
Vance Oliver of Winfield HS---Missouri Valley College
Nick Pearch of Blue Valley HS---Luther College (Iowa)
Evon Royal of Junction City HS---Dana College
Tyson Schmidtberger of Russell HS---Fort Hays State University
Nick Schwager of Great Bend HS---Pratt Community College
Lorenzo Serna of Emporia HS---Newman University
Blaine Smith of Salina South HS---Ohio Valley University (Vienna, WV)
Sage Thimmesch of Garden Plain HS---Pratt Community College
Brandon Vasquez of Dodge City HS---Labette Community College
Dylan Walker of El Dorado HS--Pratt Community College
Jake Walker of St. Thomas Aquinas High School---US Merchant Marine Academy
Derrick Weller of Piper HS---Lindenwood University
Cody Wildin of Marion HS --Pratt Community College
Dillon Wildin of Marion HS---Pratt Community College


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Former Kansas wrestlers reported to be wrestling at a new university:

Bekzod Abdurahkmanov of Colby CC---Clarion University
Travis Budke of Thomas More Prep-Marian High School---Fort Hays State University
Dondre Davis Class of 2009 of Wichita Heights HS---Pratt CC
Cody Eaton (Bennington, KS) form Neosho CC---William Penn (NAIA in Iowa)
Austin Hamm Class of 2008 of Spring Hill HS, Pratt CC 2010---Baker University
Collin Hase Class of 2008 of Silver Lake HS, Labette CC 2010---Fort Hays State University
Phillip Henes Class of 2008 of St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Labette CC 2009---Baker University
Chase Nelson Class of 2009 of Wichita Height HS, 2010 Labette CC---University of Oklahoma
Sharky Slyter Class of 2009 Paola HS---Ellworth CC in Iowa

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Some 2010 Seniors who have expressed interest in wrestling next year but undecided as to school:


Kane Lovvorn---Holton High School
Nathan Reed---Colby High School

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Some 2010 Senior Wrestlers who are planning on attending college next year and participating in other sports or pursuing other interests:

David Blazevic---Olathe North HS is listed as attending Pittsburg State for Exercise Science
Parker Broadfoot---Hesston HS to play football at Bethany College
Taylor "Tank" Burns---Columbus HS to play football at Pittsburg State University
B.J. Finney---Andale HS plans to play football at Kansas State University
Josh Hicks---Goddard HS has signed to play football at Butler Community College
Clint Janzen---Hesston HS to play football at Bethany College
Cale Karigan---Paola HS has signed to play football at Pittsburg State University
Ryan Kincaid---Bishop Miege HS has signed to play football at Fort Scott Community College
Mark Kolmer---Emporia HS has signed to play football at Washburn University
Ian Lackey---Smoky Valley HS will play football at Dakota Wesleyan University
Brett LaMar--- Silver Lake HS is listed as attending New Mexico State with in interest in a Professional Golf Mangagement Major
Jeramie Maus---Tonganoxie HS is listed as attending Fort Hays State to play football
John Mehl---Perry-Lecompton HS will play soccer and purse fly fishing at Fort Lewis College (Durango, Colorado)
Colt Rogers---Smith Center HS will play football next year at Pittsbur State University
Levi Schneider of Ellsworth HS will play football next year at Hutchinson CC
Jason Seibel---Salina South HS will play football next year at Butler County CC
Lucas Vincent---Olathe North HS will play football at University of Missouri
Austin Willis---Shawnee Heights HS listed as signed with Emporia State University to run track and play football
Josh Wilson---Leavenworth HS will play football at Fort Scott Community College


Please let me know if any of the above information is incorrect and needs to be changed or if any additions or deletions need to be made to the above list. On additions it helps if I receive a confirmation by posting or private message from the wrestler, a parent, high school coach or college coach. Also it helps if I can get any accomplishments like state championships, state placing or qualifying, league titles so I can make special mention of that in the announcement with the listing. A link to a newspaper article of the signing is also a good confirmation source. Thank you

"Wrestling is good training for life.". These young men will do good in what ever they chose to do. It's taken a few of us grunts along! Good luck young men!

derek heckel from ulysses class of 2008 transfering from neosho cc to oklahoma university

I received confirmation of this.

Derek Heckel of Ulysses High School class of 2008 and recently of Neosho Community College and 2007 4A State Champion at 189 is going to wrestle next year for the University of Oklahoma competing the 184 weight class spot on the team.

Congratulations, Derek. Good luck next year in your academics and wrestling at the University of Oklahoma.

Congratulations to all of you. Good luck to you in your academics and wrestling next year.

2010 Seniors:

Reported to be wrestling next year:

Tyler Anderson of Clay Center Community HS---University of Nebraska-Kearney
Benny Armstrong of Andale HS---Fort Hays State University
Beau Bennett of Pittsburg HS---Baker University
Kash Biddle of Ark City HS---Missouri Valley College
Cade Blair of Valley Center HS---Old Dominion University
Trevor Boyer of Mill Valley HS---Baker University
Josh Bush of Leavenworth HS---Pratt Community College
Isaac Cairo of Horton HS---Bacone College
Jace Campbell of Oakley HS---Colby Community College
Kyle Caylor of Wichita NW HS---South Dakota State University
Patrick Cervantes of Bishop Miege HS---Missouri Valley College
Dillon Charland of Junction City HS---Missouri Valley College
DJ Collins of Wichita South HS---Pratt Community College
Zach Cook of Smoky Valley HS---University of Wisconsin LaCrosse
Steven Cooksley of Topeka Seaman HS---Newman University
Chris Coover of Ottawa HS---Baker University
Todd Curtis of Gardner Edgerton HS---Baker University
Chance Davis of Clay Center HS---Colorado School of Mines
Denzell Davis of Fort Scott HS---Labette Community College
Joey Dozier of Garden Cty HS---Fort Hays State University
Christian Duckens of Wichita Heights HS---Pratt Community College
Hunter Edwards of Dodge City HS---Pratt Community College
Xavier Fisher of Manhattan HS---Pratt Community College
Micah Flora-Swick of Gardner Edgerton HS---Cornell College (Iowa)
Danny Floyd of Osborne HS---Northwest Kansas Technical College
Justin French of SM North HS---Northwestern College (Iowa)
Sean Gaither of Wichita NW HS---Fort Hays State University
Logan Gaskill of Emporia HS---Baker University
Lane Greenlee of Garden City HS---Pratt Community College
Josh Hanson of Baldwin City HS---Baker University
Trip Hiller of Olathe South HS---US Naval Academy Prep School one year then US Naval Academy
Bryce Hood of Louisburg High School---Luther College (Iowa)
Tanner Johnson of Shawnee Mission East HS---Wayland Baptist University (Texas)
Andrew Jones of SM North HS---Bacone College (Oklahoma)
Terrence Lamb of St. Francis HS---Pratt Community College
Parker Madl of Blue Valley HS---University of Oklahoma
Dalton Miller of Wichita Campus---Arizona State University
Aaron Morgan of Abilene HS---Pratt Community College
Chase Nitcher of Valley Center HS---University of Missouri
Vance Oliver of Winfield HS---Missouri Valley College
Elias Parenti of Ottawa HS---Baker University
Nick Pearch of Blue Valley HS---Luther College (Iowa)
Evon Royal of Junction City HS---Dana College
Tyson Schmidtberger of Russell HS---Fort Hays State University
Nick Schwager of Great Bend HS---Pratt Community College
Lorenzo Serna of Emporia HS---Newman University
Blaine Smith of Salina South HS---Ohio Valley University (Vienna, WV)
Sage Thimmesch of Garden Plain HS---Pratt Community College
Brandon Vasquez of Dodge City HS---Labette Community College
Dylan Walker of El Dorado HS--Pratt Community College
Jake Walker of St. Thomas Aquinas High School---US Merchant Marine Academy
Derrick Weller of Piper HS---Lindenwood University
Cody Wildin of Marion HS --Pratt Community College
Dillon Wildin of Marion HS---Pratt Community College


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Former Kansas wrestlers reported to be wrestling at a new university:

Bekzod Abdurahkmanov of Colby CC---Clarion University
Travis Budke of Thomas More Prep-Marian High School---Fort Hays State University
Dondre Davis Class of 2009 of Wichita Heights HS---Pratt CC
Cody Eaton (Bennington, KS) form Neosho CC---William Penn (NAIA in Iowa)
Austin Hamm Class of 2008 of Spring Hill HS, Pratt CC 2010---Baker University
Collin Hase Class of 2008 of Silver Lake HS, Labette CC 2010---Fort Hays State University
Derek Heckel Class of 2008 of Ulysses HS, Neosho CC 2010---University of Oklahoma
Phillip Henes Class of 2008 of St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Labette CC 2009---Baker University
Chase Nelson Class of 2009 of Wichita Height HS, 2010 Labette CC---University of Oklahoma
Sharky Slyter Class of 2009 Paola HS---Ellworth CC in Iowa

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Some 2010 Seniors who have expressed interest in wrestling next year but undecided as to school:


Kane Lovvorn---Holton High School
Nathan Reed---Colby High School

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Some 2010 Senior Wrestlers who are planning on attending college next year and participating in other sports or pursuing other interests:

David Blazevic---Olathe North HS is listed as attending Pittsburg State for Exercise Science
Parker Broadfoot---Hesston HS to play football at Bethany College
Taylor "Tank" Burns---Columbus HS to play football at Pittsburg State University
B.J. Finney---Andale HS plans to play football at Kansas State University
Josh Hicks---Goddard HS has signed to play football at Butler Community College
Clint Janzen---Hesston HS to play football at Bethany College
Cale Karigan---Paola HS has signed to play football at Pittsburg State University
Ryan Kincaid---Bishop Miege HS has signed to play football at Fort Scott Community College
Mark Kolmer---Emporia HS has signed to play football at Washburn University
Ian Lackey---Smoky Valley HS will play football at Dakota Wesleyan University
Brett LaMar--- Silver Lake HS is listed as attending New Mexico State with in interest in a Professional Golf Mangagement Major
Jeramie Maus---Tonganoxie HS is listed as attending Fort Hays State to play football
John Mehl---Perry-Lecompton HS will play soccer and purse fly fishing at Fort Lewis College (Durango, Colorado)
Colt Rogers---Smith Center HS will play football next year at Pittsbur State University
Levi Schneider of Ellsworth HS will play football next year at Hutchinson CC
Jason Seibel---Salina South HS will play football next year at Butler County CC
Lucas Vincent---Olathe North HS will play football at University of Missouri
Austin Willis---Shawnee Heights HS listed as signed with Emporia State University to run track and play football
Josh Wilson---Leavenworth HS will play football at Fort Scott Community College


Please let me know if any of the above information is incorrect and needs to be changed or if any additions or deletions need to be made to the above list. On additions it helps if I receive a confirmation by posting or private message from the wrestler, a parent, high school coach or college coach. Also it helps if I can get any accomplishments like state championships, state placing or qualifying, league titles so I can make special mention of that in the announcement with the listing. A link to a newspaper article of the signing is also a good confirmation source. Thank you

There are two more Baker University signees to report from Ottawa High School:



http://www.bakeru.edu/athletics2/news-archive/3614-add-2

Kane Lovvorn Holton HS will wrestling for Colby.

Thank you for the information.

Kane Lovvorn of Holton High School has signed to wrestle for Colby Community College next year. Kane is a two time state placer.

Jared Rice of Phillipsburg High School has signed to wrestle at Colby Community College. Jared Rice was the 285 3-2-1A 2008 state champion and he was third in 2009.



Congratulations to all of you. Good luck to you in your academics and wrestling next year.

2010 Seniors:

Reported to be wrestling next year:

Tyler Anderson of Clay Center Community HS---University of Nebraska-Kearney
Benny Armstrong of Andale HS---Fort Hays State University
Beau Bennett of Pittsburg HS---Baker University
Kash Biddle of Ark City HS---Missouri Valley College
Cade Blair of Valley Center HS---Old Dominion University
Trevor Boyer of Mill Valley HS---Baker University
Josh Bush of Leavenworth HS---Pratt Community College
Isaac Cairo of Horton HS---Bacone College
Jace Campbell of Oakley HS---Colby Community College
Kyle Caylor of Wichita NW HS---South Dakota State University
Patrick Cervantes of Bishop Miege HS---Missouri Valley College
Dillon Charland of Junction City HS---Missouri Valley College
DJ Collins of Wichita South HS---Pratt Community College
Zach Cook of Smoky Valley HS---University of Wisconsin LaCrosse
Steven Cooksley of Topeka Seaman HS---Newman University
Chris Coover of Ottawa HS---Baker University
Todd Curtis of Gardner Edgerton HS---Baker University
Chance Davis of Clay Center HS---Colorado School of Mines
Denzell Davis of Fort Scott HS---Labette Community College
Joey Dozier of Garden Cty HS---Fort Hays State University
Christian Duckens of Wichita Heights HS---Pratt Community College
Hunter Edwards of Dodge City HS---Pratt Community College
Xavier Fisher of Manhattan HS---Pratt Community College
Micah Flora-Swick of Gardner Edgerton HS---Cornell College (Iowa)
Danny Floyd of Osborne HS---Northwest Kansas Technical College
Justin French of SM North HS---Northwestern College (Iowa)
Sean Gaither of Wichita NW HS---Fort Hays State University
Logan Gaskill of Emporia HS---Baker University
Skyler Goepfert of Marysville HS---Dana College
Lane Greenlee of Garden City HS---Pratt Community College
Josh Hanson of Baldwin City HS---Baker University
Trip Hiller of Olathe South HS---US Naval Academy Prep School one year then US Naval Academy
Bryce Hood of Louisburg High School---Luther College (Iowa)
Tanner Johnson of Shawnee Mission East HS---Wayland Baptist University (Texas)
Andrew Jones of SM North HS---Bacone College (Oklahoma)
Terrence Lamb of St. Francis HS---Pratt Community College
Kane Lovvorn of Holton High School---Colby Community College
Parker Madl of Blue Valley HS---University of Oklahoma
Dalton Miller of Wichita Campus---Arizona State University
Aaron Morgan of Abilene HS---Pratt Community College
Chase Nitcher of Valley Center HS---University of Missouri
Vance Oliver of Winfield HS---Missouri Valley College
Elias Parenti of Ottawa HS---Baker University
Nick Pearch of Blue Valley HS---Luther College (Iowa)
Jared Rice of Phillipsburg HS---Colby Community College
Evon Royal of Junction City HS---Dana College
Tyson Schmidtberger of Russell HS---Fort Hays State University
Nick Schwager of Great Bend HS---Pratt Community College
Lorenzo Serna of Emporia HS---Newman University
Blaine Smith of Salina South HS---Ohio Valley University (Vienna, WV)
Sage Thimmesch of Garden Plain HS---Pratt Community College
Brandon Vasquez of Dodge City HS---Labette Community College
Dylan Walker of El Dorado HS--Pratt Community College
Jake Walker of St. Thomas Aquinas High School---US Merchant Marine Academy
Derrick Weller of Piper HS---Lindenwood University
Cody Wildin of Marion HS --Pratt Community College
Dillon Wildin of Marion HS---Pratt Community College


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Former Kansas wrestlers reported to be wrestling at a new university:

Bekzod Abdurahkmanov of Colby CC---Clarion University
Travis Budke of Thomas More Prep-Marian High School---Fort Hays State University
Dondre Davis Class of 2009 of Wichita Heights HS---Pratt CC
Dustin Dooley 2007 of Concordia HS, Fort Hays University --- Minnesota State-Mankato Universtiy
Cody Eaton (Bennington, KS) form Neosho CC---William Penn (NAIA in Iowa)
Austin Hamm Class of 2008 of Spring Hill HS, Pratt CC 2010---Baker University
Collin Hase Class of 2008 of Silver Lake HS, Labette CC 2010---Fort Hays State University
Derek Heckel Class of 2008 of Ulysses HS, Neosho CC 2010---University of Oklahoma
Phillip Henes Class of 2008 of St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Labette CC 2009---Baker University
Chase Nelson Class of 2009 of Wichita Height HS, 2010 Labette CC---University of Oklahoma
Sharky Slyter Class of 2009 Paola HS---Ellworth CC in Iowa

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Some 2010 Seniors who have expressed interest in wrestling next year but undecided as to school:


Nathan Reed---Colby High School

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Some 2010 Senior Wrestlers who are planning on attending college next year and participating in other sports or pursuing other interests:

David Blazevic---Olathe North HS is listed as attending Pittsburg State for Exercise Science
Parker Broadfoot---Hesston HS to play football at Bethany College
Taylor "Tank" Burns---Columbus HS to play football at Pittsburg State University
B.J. Finney---Andale HS plans to play football at Kansas State University
Josh Hicks---Goddard HS has signed to play football at Butler Community College
Clint Janzen---Hesston HS to play football at Bethany College
Cale Karigan---Paola HS has signed to play football at Pittsburg State University
Ryan Kincaid---Bishop Miege HS has signed to play football at Fort Scott Community College
Mark Kolmer---Emporia HS has signed to play football at Washburn University
Ian Lackey---Smoky Valley HS will play football at Dakota Wesleyan University
Brett LaMar--- Silver Lake HS is listed as attending New Mexico State with in interest in a Professional Golf Mangagement Major
Jeramie Maus---Tonganoxie HS is listed as attending Fort Hays State to play football
John Mehl---Perry-Lecompton HS will play soccer and purse fly fishing at Fort Lewis College (Durango, Colorado)
Colt Rogers---Smith Center HS will play football next year at Pittsbur State University
Isaac Ruiz of Junction City HS will be in ROTC and studying Psychology next year at Kansas State University
Levi Schneider of Ellsworth HS will play football next year at Hutchinson CC
Jason Seibel---Salina South HS will play football next year at Butler County CC
Lucas Vincent---Olathe North HS will play football at University of Missouri
Austin Willis---Shawnee Heights HS listed as signed with Emporia State University to run track and play football
Josh Wilson---Leavenworth HS will play football at Fort Scott Community College


Please let me know if any of the above information is incorrect and needs to be changed or if any additions or deletions need to be made to the above list. On additions it helps if I receive a confirmation by posting or private message from the wrestler, a parent, high school coach or college coach. Also it helps if I can get any accomplishments like state championships, state placing or qualifying, league titles so I can make special mention of that in the announcement with the listing. A link to a newspaper article of the signing is also a good confirmation source. Thank you

I just received this notification:



Dustin Dooley is from the Concordia High School Class of 2007. He was an undefeated State Champion in 2007 at 4A 119. He was the State runner up at 4A 112 in 2005.

Congratulations and good luck in your academics and wrestling next year at Minnesota State-Mankato University.

Skyler Goepfert will attend and wrestle at Dana College next school year.

Skyler Goepfert of Marysville High School placed second in the 2009 3-2-1A 103 weight class and was 5th in 2010 in the 112 weight class.

Congratulations to Skyler and good luck in your academics and wrestling next year at Dana College.

I may be wrong but I heard that Dana College is closing down.

The Associated Press July 1, 2010, 5:33PM ET
Dana College closing after 126 years
By TIMBERLY ROSS

Colleges in Nebraska and Iowa have agreed to take in students left in limbo in the wake of Dana College's sudden decision to close its doors.

The 126-year-old private college announced the closure late Wednesday, citing the Higher Learning Commission's refusal to back its sale to a group of investors. The commission would not transfer accreditation to the group of investors that announced plans to buy the school in Blair.

Dana officials were making arrangements Thursday to help its 600 to 650 full- and part-time students transfer elsewhere. More than a dozen schools, including the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa, agreed to accommodate them. Dana advisers were to meet with students next week.

"This is unfortunate news for these students and we hope all are able to continue their plans for higher education," said Juan Franco, UNL's vice chancellor for student affairs.

UNL agreed to waive its May 1 deadline for applications for fall semester for Dana students and help them enroll for housing and student aid.

Concordia University in Seward said it would match all Dana scholarships and had set up a hot line for students to reach admissions counselors over the Fourth of July holiday.

Several schools were also reaching out to faculty and staff. Dana spokeswoman Nikki Kinsey said schools were forwarding information about job openings to the college's roughly 130 employees.

A date for the closure has not been decided. Kinsey said the college was expected to be officially closed by July 31. It was unclear whether employees would be paid for any work in July, she said.

Dana's summer classes had been scheduled to run through July 28. Kinsey said a decision on whether those classes would continue would be made on a course-by-course basis.

The future of the campus was still being assessed, Kinsey said.

College officials announced in March that the Dana Education Corporation -- a group of investors and an unnamed private equity firm -- had agreed to buy the school. Terms of the deal, which was expected to close this summer, were not disclosed.

Dana has experienced financial problems and ran significant deficits for several years, and the announcement of a sale came after officials spent the past year evaluating their options.

Dana Education Corporation president Raj Kaji said his group was saddened by the commission's accreditation decision, which college officials called "inaccurate, unfair and based on speculation and information not included in the required change of control request."

Commission spokeswoman Susan Van Kollenburg said Thursday that the sale did not meet the commission policy's for school sales. She declined to elaborate.

The commission policy requires five things for sales: extension of the college's mission and educational programs; continuation of the college's historic affiliation with the commission in regard to its mission and objectives; likelihood that the college will continue to meet accreditation requirements; money to complete the sale; and the new owner's experience in higher education.

Van Kollenburg said the commission's decision leaves room for Dana to submit a new plan for the future. The college's accreditation continues until November if it doesn't close, she said.

Dana college was founded by Danes and has ties to the Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Dana officials and the investors who had planned to buy the college had said they didn't plan big staff or program changes. Kaji, who previously served as an administrator at the online Walden University, had envisioned doubling enrollment and expanding study-abroad options

The entire school is closing I guess.

Published Thursday July 1, 2010

Dana to help students transfer
By Matthew Hansen
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BLAIR, Neb. -- Dana College is closing its doors after 126 years - leaving more than 500 students without a school and dozens of professors without jobs only weeks before the start of the school year.

School officials announced the closing Wednesday night.

They blamed it on an accrediting body's decision earlier in the day not to reaccredit Dana if officials completed a planned sale of the college to a group of out-of-state investors.

On Thursday morning, they announced a series of student advising sessions, to be held at Dana next week, to ease transfers to the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Fremont’s Midland Lutheran College and other nearby schools.

Also Thursday, Midland’s president confirmed that he has offered 90-day contracts to each of Dana’s 18 head athletic coaches, as part of Midland’s plan to bring in as many Dana students, professors and coaches as possible.

In Blair, the campus community expressed shock, disbelief and a fair amount of anger that Dana was closing, particularly because school officials had portrayed the college as sound when they announced the school’s proposed sale in March.

“It kind of just feels we were lied to,” said Bo Darrow, 19, of Glenwood, Iowa, who expected to start his sophomore year as a secondary education major in August.

“When the corporation took over, they said everything was going to be fine ... now about a month before school starts, we don't even have a school anymore.”

The college did say it has cooperative agreements with the University of Nebraska at Omaha and Grandview University in Des Moines. It wasn't immediately clear how those schools would assist students interested in transferring.

Ben Sasse, president of Midland Lutheran College in Fremont, said his school would soon announce a plan to bring in Dana students and potentially some faculty members and staff.

College officials said more information for students would be posted on the college's website, dana.edu, as it became available.

Dana College, a private liberal arts school, was founded in 1884 by Danish Lutheran pioneers. It is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.

The college made history this year when it became the first nonprofit college or university in Nebraska history to attempt the plunge into for-profit education.

Raj Kaji, CEO of the outside investment group planning to buy the school, told faculty, staff and students in March that he was planning to double enrollment while keeping Dana's longtime mission and campus intact.

“In 20 or 30 years, I will be able to say I helped move a college forward, save jobs and ensure consistent outcomes for students,” he said that day.

Those plans were sidetracked Wednesday by the Higher Learning Commission, Dana's accrediting body.

In a move that surprised the college's president and board, the commission said it wouldn't extend accreditation if the college were sold to the for-profit group.

The HLC cited numerous concerns relating to the investment group's lack of experience, the school's financial solvency and changes to the college's core liberal arts mission.

Without accreditation, Dana students wouldn't have been able to obtain federal financial aid and other benefits commonly needed for a college to remain open.

“We are devastated that despite meeting all requests and assiduously working to meet all requirements, the (HLC) decision does not allow for Dana's continuing operation,” said Dennis Gethmann, chairman of Dana's board of regents.

Marshall Hill, director of the Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education, said a number of factors have long worked against Dana.

Many small, private liberal arts schools have been wounded by for-profit universities that teach only popular academic majors and spend millions annually on advertising, Hill said. And Dana hadn't changed to survive like other private colleges in the state.

Hill said he was surprised to learn during the reaccreditation process that the college had few online classes and lacked amenities, like extended cafeteria hours, that other schools long ago adopted.

The college also resisted pleas, from former donor Howard Hawks and others, to consolidate or more closely cooperate with Midland, another private Lutheran-affiliated school in nearby Fremont.

“I think Dana was just bled to death,” Hill said. “They just had no money for the kinds of investments in the sort of recruiting and advancements that they needed to survive.”

Vern Wirka, assistant professor of communication, said the closing leaves faculty members in the lurch. It's too late to get hired at another college for the coming school year.

“Maybe the spring semester somewhere, but the fall semester definitely not,” Wirka said.

Wirka, director of the campus radio and TV stations, wondered what he will do Thursday morning. Should he shut off the radio station? Contact the station's employees and deliver the bad news?

Jim Realph, Blair mayor, said many in town knew of Dana's struggles but few knew the extent of the college's financial problems.

The city has long benefited from the college's ability to employ hundreds of faculty and staff, he said, and the graduation of thousands of students, many of whom stayed in the city and became business and civic leaders.

“We've had companies who located here because of our college,” Realph said. “This is a tremendous, tremendous loss.”

World-Herald staff writer Andrew J. Nelson contributed to this report.

Contact the writer:
444-1064, matthew.hansen@owh.com



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Yes you are right its on the schools web sight it will not open for the 2010-2011 academic school year.

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Wonder where Beau Vest will land?