Could be tough to decide.

321A:
Ky Biddle - State Champ / 0 losses
Colt Castlebury - State Champ / 1 loss
Luke Hayes - State Champ / 0 losses

- Don't watch enough 321A to tell you for sure. All had great seasons. Would be tough to pick.

4A:
Austin Hood - State Champ / 0 losses
Aaron Seybold - State Champ / 2 losses
Sam Son - State Champ / 0 losses

- Really impressed by all these guys.

5A:
Bo Pursel - State Champ / 0 losses
Luke Bean - State Champ / 0 losses
Brandon Charbonneau - State Champ / 0 losses
Alex Bontz - State Champ / 1 losses (out of state kid)

- Bunch of tough seniors. Do you give it to the guy who won 4? Tough not too. This year who was the most dominant?

6A:
Matt Reed - State Champ / 0 losses
Reece Wright Conklin - State Champ / 2 losses (losses not legit, from what I hear)
Connor Middleton - State Champ / 1 loss

- Reed and Conklin before Middleton. all tough kids also.

Both of Seybolds losses are to out of state kids at super loaded tournaments.

Very impressive list. No matter who is picked, someone will left out. Glad I am not making that call. With the execption of the 3-2-1A wrestlers, I have seen them all and they are all deserving.

I would think you would have mentioned Konnor Kriss for 4A.

Four-time state placer 3rd, 3rd, 1st, 1st.
Two time State Champion
BTW, I believe the last loss Hood had at the State tourney was to Konnor Kriss (the only time they were in the same weight)!


Not saying one deserves it over another, but to not mention Konnor in your post is puzzling!!!

I dont know how you would not think about Dylan Schumacher for 3231A, as he won his 4th title this year. yes he had 3 losses this season, but I believe only one to a KS wrestler and that was to Bryce Shoemaker 4A runner up. JMO

I agree that Schumacher should be added to the list with Biddle, Castlebury, and Hays. All four were very impressive at the state tournament and are very deserving. You can not go wrong with any of them.

What I find the most impressive, is that out of these wrestlers, there are only 7 losses combined. From one of the previous statements, at least 2 of those 7 are to out of state wrestlers. That is absolutely incredible! I would imagine the combined record against out of state wrestlers is equally as impressive. All are deserving of this recognition!

321A - Eric Albers - OAK - 37-0

Chief,
I agree if we look at just this years acomplishments Albers should be mentioned with the best of them, as he had a stellar season. If we look at over the past years, it would be hard to put him with some of the others, as I believe that he only placed at state once, and that was this year. But none the less what a season for Eric, great season.

321A-Dylan Schumacher hands down............however if a certain group of individuals get together and agree to all vote the same it could go to anybody.

Here's some career stats for Dylan Schumacher

133-6 Highschool career record
Never lost to a 321a wrestler
Never pinned!
No takedowns allowed his Senior season.

321a State Tournament stats
16-0 record
12 matches won by pin or tech fall
3 of 4 final matches won by pin
1 match won by major.
Closest match, 5-0 decision

Career losses
1. 4-3 Dalton Miller, 6A undefeated state champ (Arizona St.)
2. 5-2 Bo Purcel 4x 5A State Champ
3. 2-0 Tim Prescott (1-1 record with Tim)
4. 2-0 Bryce Shoemaker (1-1 record with Bryce)
5. Over time loss to Colorado 2x state runner up
6. 2-1 Gary Wayne Harding, Fargo Runner up and 2x Oklahoma State Champ.

And a 3.92 GPA!

Brian Schumacher
A very proud Dad

alot of talented seniors going out in style this year

arguements can be made for competition, classification, points for, points against.

you can't really argue a 3.92 GPA, that great no matter where you're from! you should be proud, as should many others. heard quite a few high GPAs announced during the 4a finals.

Just because I think it's interesting...(probably nobody else will). Dylan and Bo both have alot of similarities in wrestling, and they both have a 3.92 GPA...

Agree!!




Agree!!

Just because I think it's interesting...(probably nobody else will). Dylan and Bo both have alot of similarities in wrestling, and they both have a 3.92 GPA...


Very interesting. What are the odds? Why does it seem that so many wrestlers are such good students?

Self-Discipline!

was not trying to leave out the few listed after my original post. They are also deserving.

Because.....
"How you do anything is how you do everything."
~Unknown

Not trying to lobby for Senior of the year with this information, as I think it should be left purely to wrestling accomplishments and as you can see with Dylan's there are pretty amazing careers from the young men listed above. I do find the detail of their high school accomplishments very interesting, for example I didn't know that Connor Middleton was such an outstanding football player nor did I know the great stats that Dylan had racked up. So with that in mind I have listed some of Alex’s stats and accomplishments while in high school:

156-6 High school career record with 89 falls
Not taken down by a KS wrestler since his sophomore season.

Career losses
1. Devon Frye, 321A state champ
2. 4-5 Symon Seaton
3. / 4. Kash Biddle, 5A state champ
5. 12-14 Garret Hinckley, 5A state runner-up
6. 1-3 Kyle Ashe (Tulsa Union) ranked #11 in country

EDUCATION
GPA 3.854
Class Rank 28 out of 175
Schooling Andover Central High School
Advanced Classes Honors Geometry, Advanced Biology, Honors Chemistry,
Honors Modern World History, Spanish III

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES .
Football Varsity, Running Back & Spec. teams9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Wrestling Varsity, 4x State qualifier, 2X 3rd, 2X 1st
Track Varsity, 100 yd & 4x100 relay 9th, 10th, 11th
Rachel’s Challenge President 11th, 12th
Young Life Non-denominational Christian Ministry10th, 11th, 12th
Yearbook Staff writer 11th
Student Council Representative 11th
Drama Neil Simon’s “Plaza Suite” male lead 11th

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES .
Kansas Special Olympics - Volunteer 2008/09/10/11
Kansas Food Bank - Food Packaging Volunteer 2009/10/11

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND AWARDS

Selected by Football Coaches and Team Mates as a Captain
Eclipsed rushing record set Jr. year, 1,732 yds and 21 TD’s 12th
ACHS Male Candidate for the Wendy’s Heisman Award 12th
State finalist Wendy’s Heisman Award 12th
Nominated for Kansas Shrine Bowl All-Star game 12th
AVCTL Division II All-League Team (football) 12th
152 lb 5A State Champion wrestling 12th
Ranked #1 - 152 lb. wrestler All-Class 12th
3 sport letterman 9th, 10th, 11th
Academic Achievement Letter 11th
Academic Excellence in Journalism award 11th
Academic Excellence in Science award 11th
Rushed for school record 1,653 yards and 17 touchdowns 11th
AVCTL Division II All-League Team 11th
VYPE magazine top 60 (ranked #34) football players in Kansas
Selected for leading role in school production of Neil Simon’s “Plaza Suite”
145 lb 5A Undefeated State Champion wrestling 11th
Outstanding wrestler Clearwater Invitational 11th
Outstanding wrestler Gerald Sadowski (Holton) Invit 11th
Outstanding wrestler Rose Hill Invitational 11th
Regional Wrestler of the Year 11th
AVCTL League 1st Team wrestling 11th
Ranked #1 - 145 lb. wrestler All-Class 11th
NHSCA Nationals, Junior All-American(8th place, 145 lb.)11th
CatchItKansas.com High School Wrestler of the Year 11th
135 lb. 5A State, 3rd Place wrestling 10th
Brute Adidas National Champion, Sophomore 143 lb. division
Independent School Outstanding freshman of the year (football)
125 lb. 4A State, 3rd Place wrestling 9th
Outstanding wrestler Deer Creek Oklahoma Invitational 9th
Outstanding wrestler Bob Kuhn Prairie Classic, Hays KS 9th
Independent School wrestler of the year 9th
USAW Kansas State Champion, 16U 130 lb. 9th
2009 Brute Adidas National Champion, Freshman 133 lb. division
Qualified for state 4 x 100 meter dash relay 9th
Outstanding honors in Literature 9th

321a-Dylan Schumacher
4a-Austin Hood
5a-Bo Pursel
6a-Matt Reed
JMO

but lets not forget KWCA Wrestler of the Year which I would give to Hood for his national achievements. If thats the case then 4a should go to Seybold.