WICHITA, Kan. - Newman University head wrestling coach Ryan Smith has added three high school standouts to the roster for the 2012 season. Coach Smith announced Thursday that Hashem Omari, Reece Wright- Conklin, and Miles Johns have all signed national letters of intent to wrestle for the Jets....

Reece Wright-Conklin (Lawrence, Kan. - Lawrence HS)
Wright-Conklin will come to Newman after completing his senior season for coach Patrick Naughton at Lawrence High School. His team has been ranked No. 1 in the preseason Kansas 6A polls and Reese has been ranked the preseason No.1 wrestler at 182 lbs in the state of Kansas. Wright-Conklin has also been ranked No. 8 in the nation at 182 lbs. by Wrestling USA Magazine, No. 14 in the nation at 170 lbs. by The Open Mat and No. 20 in the nation at 171 lbs. by Intermat Wrestling Rankings. As a junior Wright-Conklin posted a 37-0 record and claimed his second Kansas 6A State Championship along with winning the Newton Tournament of Champions. As a high school wrestler Wright-Conklin is a three-time state placer, two-time state champion and has a high school record of 98-6.

Miles Johns (Newton, Kan. - Newton HS)
Miles Johns will join the Jets after finishing his senior season at Newton High School where he is a team captain. As a high school wrestler Johns is a four-year varsity wrestler, three-time state qualifier and a Kansas 5A State Runner-up. He has placed at the Folkstyle Kids State Championships three times and the Brute Addidas Nationals post-season tournament twice, taking second one year and winning the tournament in 2010. Johns started his senior year by placing fourth at the pre-season Blue Chip Fall Brawl tournament and is currently ranked No.1 in Kansas 5A at 138 lbs.