Mike, according to Mapquest, it's about 425 miles from THS to Rochester, MN ........ so, we in KC should be within the 500 mile limit ....... I wish it were the same for other Kansas schools ....... IBP, with all due respect to your uncle, I believe there are several Kansas teams that would acquit themselves well at The Clash ...... nevertheless, the point of going would be to wrestle some of the best high school teams in the nation ........ every team comes away from this tournament bloodied ...... but even a beat-down at a prestigious tournament would make most teams tougher when they returned home to battle their in-state foes ...... I take from your other posts that you know something about our team and may be moving to Kansas City ...... if wrestling is your sport, you have an open invitation to join our program ....... we try to wrestle tough competition every year here in Steveville