This years event will be held April 8th-11th at Midland University in Fremont, Nebraska. It is for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th graders. If you are in the 6th grade and are 14 years old, you are not allowed to participate.

Team Kansas has attended this great event for the last couple years and will do so again this year. I am hoping to fill 3 teams like we did last year.

There are 17 weights - 50,55,60,65,70,75,80,85,90,95,100,105,112,120,130,140 and 160. We are allowed 3 alternates per team.

I expect the cost to be similar to what it was last year ($250.00 per wrestler). That will include Team Kansas singlet, shorts, t-shirt, lodging and transportation.

I will be posting the required forms and further information in the near future.

Please respond here or email me - dal@matteck.com - if your wrestler is interested in attending this national dual event.

Dal Eck

Anthony Scantlin, Mulvane- 6th grade - 80lbs

Lou FINCHER, Lawrence Gryphons, 3rd grade 60 pounds.

Clayton Peterson 6th 112

What criteria will you being using to chose these teams.

Last year state results were used or best results possible.

Don't miss out. If your kid places top 4 at state send them, the experience of competing for Team Kansas is unreal. My son still talks about it to this day...People are always talking about can Kansas compete, start them early and send them to events like this and it will make them better.

Cody Phippen 65lbs

I didn't follow this last year but is it broken down by grade or can 3rd grader wrestle 6th grader? If so, feel free to bump my kid at 60 pounds if there is an older kid who weighs 60. I certainly won't be offended.

Tanner Sutton 6th grader @120 or 130 would be interested. He said last year was fun!

Gunner Rairden 6th Grade 70lbs!

Not to speak for the great organizers for this event, but it is 6th grade and below. There is only one division. It will take younger kids to fill the lower weight and be aware as they get heavier the chance to have to wrestle a 6th grader goes up as the weights do.

It is a great time and Clayton still has great friends from other clubs because of this event. It also lets them gain the team scoring experience.

Nick Lucas, 6th grade, 85 greatbend is interested

Heres the thing though...
And I can not stress this enough!!!
If you say you are going to go then make sure you are prepared to follow thru with this committment!
Every year people say they will go and back out at the very last minute. This isnt fair! people express interest in going and that weight is full and then people back out. Im not talking 1 or 2 kids!
Spencer had the best time ever and made some awesome friendships!

Spencer Tracy
6th Grade
112 or 120

Jonny Trowbridge is in at 75lbs if you want him. He had a great time last year. And I would like to volunteer to drive, coach, recruit what ever you need. 913-314-4529 Jon Trowbridge

Exact same here...620-960-3979

I will keep track of all interested wrestlers and post a list later.

Coaches and parents, I ask for your help particularly with the upper weights. They added 160 this year. We seem to struggle filling the upper weights. Remember in a dual format, it is important to fill all weights.

I am working on hotels and will post where we will be staying as soon as I get that figured out.

Thanks to the volunteers. I will be posting that list as we get farther along also.

Dal

Confirmed Team

Nebraska- 3 teams
Iowa- 3 teams
Kansas- 3 teams
South Dakota- 2 teams
North Dakota- 2 teams
Minnesota- 2 teams
Illinois- 2 teams
Missouri- 1 and working on 2 teams
Colorado- 1 team
Texas- 2 teams

Dal,

Hunter Christensen is interested at 120lbs!

He had a great time last year - I mean besides the part about getting Strep and not being able to wrestle - that part wasn't so great!

He has really been anticipating the chance to get be a part of Team Kansas and to wrestle this year, if he's offered the opportunity!

Derek 785-341-4490

cderekw@gmail.com

Michael Spangler 5th Grade - 60#