USAW-Kansas is proud of every wrestler
with the courage to step on the mat.
Every wrestler who improves his or her skill is a winner,
but some have achieved more than most.

The following represent some of the high achievements
by Kansas wrestlers during the 2001/2002 season.

 

 

After several dry years, Kansas finally had an NCAA Division I All American as Zach Roberson (Iowa State) placed seventh in the 133 lb. division.  True Freshman Shawn Bunch (Edinboro) came one victory shy of All American status at 125 lbs. on a 12-10 double overtime loss to Travis Lee (Cornell).  Both of Shawn's losses came in double overtime.  Nathen Lawrenz (Northern Iowa) also qualified for the Division I championships, where he finished with a tournament record of 1-2.

 

 

Kansas was also well represented at the NCAA Division II National Championships, where Shawn Silvis (Central Oklahoma) was a national champion at 165 lbs.  Other Kansas All-Americans were true freshman Chris Saferite (Central Oklahoma), 2nd at 125 lbs; Brandon Pfizenmaier (Nebraska-Kearney), 3rd at 149 lbs; Bryce Abbey (Nebraska-Kearney) 4th at 125 lbs; Riley Ross (Nebraska-Kearney), 5th at 165 lbs; and Peter Koster (Fort Hays State), 5th at 157 lbs.

 

 

Neosho County Community College, in the program’s fourth year of existence, claimed the runner-up spot at the NJCAA National Championships.  All of our Kansas junior colleges did well, with Colby Community College placing 6th and Labette Community College finishing in 16th place overall.

 

 

Fort Hays State University was fifth in the nation in academics, finishing the season with a 3.158 grade-point average.  Senior Cody Parks led the way with first-team honors.  Parks finished the season with a 16-13 record while holding down a 3.44 GPA in technology education.  He qualified for the NCAA Division II National Championships and went 1-2 at the season finale.

 

Sophomore Daniel Miller, sophomore Jordan Nichols, junior Erich Singer and senior Matt Sleder all earned second-team honors.  Seniors Zane Engelbert and Josh Haar both made the honorable-mention squad.

 

Fort Hays finished 21st in the team standings at the national championships.

 

 

Eric Akin finished second in the 132 lb. division at the U.S. National Freestyle Championships.  He lost 4-0 in the finals to Eric Guerrero.  Eric ended the season ranked #4 in the nation.

 

At the U.S. National Veterans Championships, Wayne Petterson placed 4th in the 69 kg (148 lb) division.

 

 

FILA Cadet National Championships

The FILA Cadet Championships, featuring many of the best 15-17 year old wrestlers in the nation,  was held at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.  Tanner Gardner won the 110 lb class in Greco-Roman, and finished second in Freestyle.  Nathan Payne also competed, finishing sixth at 167 lbs.

 

Competing alongside the FILA Cadet tournament was the University National Championships.  Austin DeVoe & Shawn Bunch competed at the event, with Bunch taking 3rd at 132 lbs, and DeVoe finishing 5th at 121 lbs.

 

 

FILA Junior World Team Trials

 

Greco-Roman:

Name	Hometown	Wt	Place
Jeremy Johnson	Kansas City	138.75	8th
Ian Bork	Lawrence	213.5	8th

 

Freestyle:

Name	Hometown	Wt	Place
Austin Devoe	Columbus	119	2nd
Shawn Bunch	Leavenworth	127.75	1st
Jacob Klein	Wichita	167.55	1st

 

Women’s Freestyle:

Name	Hometown	Wt	Place
Brooke Bogren	Carbondale	118.75	1st
Randi Miller	Chanute	165	1st
Kera Pemberton	Chanute	110	3rd

 

 

National High School Championships

To earn the right to compete in this tournament, you must be a graduating senior and a finalist in your state.  The 2002 tournament had a total of 164 multi-time state champions, including a record 16 four-time state champions, among the 716 wrestlers coming from 45 states.  Kansas placed 4th in team standings, behind California, Ohio and New Jersey, with nine medalists:

Name	High School	Wt	Place
Devin Schwartz	Great Bend	103	3rd
Jarod Vogel	Goddard	140	3rd
Josh Carroll	Olathe North	215	4th
Blake Seiler	Bishop Carroll	215	5th
Andrew Ubben	Phillipsburg	275	5th
Justin Dyer	Olathe South	189	6th
TJ Stabb	Plainville	215	7th
Doug Hoover	Kapaun Mt. Carmel	125	8th
Bryce Bahe	Goodland	130	8th

 

 

USA Wrestling Triple Crown

There were six athletes who won the prestigious USA Wrestling Kids Triple Crown in 2002.  To win, an athlete must win USA Wrestling national titles in folkstyle, Greco-Roman and freestyle the same year.  One of the six Triple Crown winners came from Kansas.

Name	Club	Division	Wt
Atticus Disney	Hard Knox	Novice	140+

 

 

Nations Elite Trinity Award

Fifteen wrestlers won the Trinity Award by placing first at the Cliff Keen Classic, Tulsa Nationals and Reno World of Wrestling Tournaments.  Two of those fifteen came from Kansas.

Name	Club	Division	Wt
Kyle Detmer	Maize	10&U	85
Ryan Garrett	Team Lightning	10&U	130

 

 

National Duals Teams

Team Kansas finished in eighth place at the Greco Roman Junior Duals.  In the championship match, Michigan beat Minnesota 36-24 for the national championship.  Michigan's only loss in the tournament came in pool competition, when they were beaten by Team Kansas!  We came just shy of placing at the Freestyle Duals.  After finishing third in their pool (the top two advance to the championship bracket), they advanced in the consolation bracket to the semifinals, where they lost a close 31-30 decision to Washington.

 

The Cadet Duals teams did very well in Greeley, Colorado, with the Greco Roman team placing sixth in the nation.  Although they didn't place in the freestyle competition, they won their pool and advanced to within one match of placing.

 

 

Junior/Cadet National Team

It was a great year for Team Kansas, with the Cadets posting their best overall results ever.  Cadets are wrestlers ages 15-16, while Juniors are wrestlers who attended high school during the 2001/02 school year.  The team coaches were:

Mike Garcia, Juniors Director

Richard Frakes, Cadets Director

Jason Blanding

Bobby Bovaird

Dennis Charbonneau

Richard Fergola

Kevin Klemm

Harry LaMar

Tom Peterman

Scott Reick

Beau Vest

 

Junior National Greco-Roman All-Americans:

Name	Hometown	Wt	Place
Tanner Gardner	Berryton	105	1st
Ian Bork	Lawrence	215	3rd

 

Junior National Freestyle All-Americans:

Name	Hometown	Wt	Place
Tanner Gardner	Berryton	105	3rd

 

Cadet National Greco-Roman All-Americans:

Name	Hometown	Wt	Place
Danny Grater	Green	140	1st
Jordan Bedore	Goodland	215	3rd
Tristen DeShazer	Wichita	98	5th
Jake Kriegbaum	Abilene	112	5th

 

Cadet National Freestyle All-Americans:

Name	Hometown	Wt	Place
Jordan Bedore	Goodland	215	2nd
Luke Zouzas	Salina	130	4th
Danny Grater	Green	140	4th
Jake Kriegbaum	Abilene	112	7th
Neil Erisman	Olathe	140	7th
Seth Metzler	Newton	91	8th
Charles Knox, Jr.	Wichita	119	8th
Adam Monks	Overland Park	171	8th

 

Women’s Junior National Freestyle All-Americans:

Name	Hometown	Wt	Place
Brooke Bogren	Carbondale	128	4th

 

 

Kids National Folkstyle Championships

Midget (born 1992-1993)

Name

Club

Wt

Place

Daniel DeShazer	Team of Hard Knox	55	1st
Damian Pflughoeft	Salina	65	6th
Cameron Shutt	Derby	70	2nd
Cody Shavlik	Derby	70	3rd
Chase Nitcher	Valley Center	75	3rd
Timmy Chadd	Maize	95	1st
Tyson Anderson	MAC	95	2nd
Nathanial Swoyer	Pratt	95	6th
Levi Cyphers	Clay County	103	2nd
Thomas Durham	Fredonia	103	6th
Braden Eck	Haysville	137	3rd
Dylan Pendleton	Stranger Creek	137	6th
Lorenzo Serna	Emporia	153	1st
Lucas Vincent	Olathe	153	2nd
Shane Creason	Stranger Creek	153	4th

 

Novice (born 1990-1991)
Name	Club	Wt	Place

Sharky Slyter	Paola	60	2nd
Trent Cox	Brawlers	65	1st
John Keller	Maize	70	2nd
C J Napier	Columbus Mini	75	5th
Cole Zoglman	Goddard	75	6th
Jimmy Hubbard-Stults	Valley Center	85	5th
Brayden Daniels	Ark City Takedown	85	6th
Cody Sherwood	Valley Center	90	6th
Kelly Younkin	Oakley Kids	95	4th
Brent Romig	East Ks Chmpshp	95	5th
Romero Cotton	Hutchinson	100	3rd
Jared Hensley	Rose Hill	105	1st
Chaston Hoeme	Scott City	105	6th
Joel Marrs	Clay County	112	3rd
Tyler Downs	Derby	130	5th
Augustas Allen	Elk County	130	6th
Atticus Disney	Team of Hard Knox	140	1st
Ethan Hebenstriet	Baldwin	140	4th
Josh Rodriguez	Emporia	164	2nd
Michael Patenaude	Clay County	164	4th

 

Schoolboy (born 1988-1989)
Name	Club	Wt	Place

Ty Caldwell	Valley Center	75	1st
Donny Altman	Derby	75	4th
Blake Fisher	Brawlers	80	2nd
Nick Shumate	East Ks Chmpshp	85	4th
Trevor Leahy	KCK Kids	90	6th
Kevin Callahan	Baldwin	105	6th
Marvio Tischhauser	Abilene Kids	110	3rd
Gabe Smull	St Francis	150	3rd
Jarrett Edison	WHY	150	5th
Devon Monroe	Manhattan Optimist	176	3rd
Steven Foster	Haysville	176	6th
Jesse Hardy	Lawrence	196	3rd
Randy McCune	Rossville	196	4th
Alexander Thomas	Atwood Kids	196	5th
Michael Chmidling	Lansing Slammers	196	6th
Trent Hutton	Team of Hard Knox	229	2nd
Richard Zwaduk	Topeka Terminators	258	3rd

 

Kids National Greco-Roman Championships

Midget (born 1992-1993)
Name	Club	Wt	Place
Daniel Deshazer	Team of Hard Knox	55	1st
Cody Shavlik	Derby	70	2nd
Cameron Shutt	Derby	75	3rd
Brandon Jasper	Wichita East	75	4th
Dylan Penka	Garden City	80	4th
Chris Strimple	Topeka Thunderbird	80	6th

 

Novice (born 1990-1991)
Name	Club	Wt	Place
Sharky Slyter	Paola	60	1st
Chaz Lawrence	Paola	60	2nd
Cody Pack	Legends of Gold	65	3rd
Cole Zoglman	Goddard	75	3rd
Cody Jasper	Wichita East	120	5th
Atticus Disney	Team of Hard Knox	+140	1st
Michael Patenaude	Clay Co.	+140	2nd

 

Schoolboy (born 1988-1989)
Name	Club	Wt	Place
Donny Altman	Derby	75	1st
Jarrett Edison	WHY	160	4th
Jeren Scheer	Goddard	+160	3rd
Trent Hutton	Team of Hard Knox	+160	2nd

 

 

Kids National Freestyle Championships

Midget (born 1992-1993)
Name	Club	Wt	Place
Daniel Deshazer	Team of Hard Knox	55	2nd
Cody Shavlik	Derby	70	2nd
Parker Madl	East KS Chmpshp	75	4th
Brandon Jasper	Wichita East	75	6th

 

Novice (born 1990-1991)
Name	Club	Wt	Place
Sharky Slyter	Paola	60	1st
Chaz Lawrence	Paola	60	5th
Cody Pack	Legends of Gold	65	2nd
William Bird	Mulvane Jr.	105	6th
Cody Jasper	Wichita East	120	5th
Atticus Disney	Team of Hard Knox	+140	1st
Michael Patenaude	Clay Co.	+140	2nd

 

Schoolboy (born 1988-1989)
Name	Club	Wt	Place
Donny Altman	Derby	75	1st
Jeren Scheer	Goddard	+160	5th
Trent Hutton	Team of Hard Knox	+160	2nd

 

Junior Regionals (1st Place)

Tournament	Style	Name	Hometown	Wt
Western	Freestyle	Luke Metzler	Newton	125
Southern Plains	Freestyle	Stewart Bogart	Overland Park	140
Southern Plains	Greco	Troy Medill	Leavenworth	171
Southern Plains	Greco	Ian Bork	Lawrence	215

 

At the Southern Plains Junior Regionals in Tulsa, OK, Troy Medill won the Most Falls award in Greco Roman competition with five falls in 8:14.

 

 

Southern Plains Kids/Cadet Regionals

Team Kansas gave a phenomenal performance at the Southern Plains Kids/Cadet Tournament, held in Allen, Texas.  In Greco Roman, our 87 wrestlers brought home 60 medals, including 18 championships.  In Freestyle, 95 Kansas wrestlers combined for a total of 54 medals, of which 14 were for the championship

 

Southern Plains Kids/Cadet Greco Roman (1st Place)

Midget (born 1992-1993)
Name	Hometown	Wt
Daniel DeShazer	Wichita	55
Cody Shavlik	Derby	70
Chris Strimple	Topeka	80

 

Novice (born 1990-1991)
Name	Hometown	Wt
Sharky Slyter	Paola	60
Cody Pack	Chanute	65
C.J. Napier	Columbus	85
Adam Johnston	Baxter Springs	100
Cody Jasper	Wichita	120
Josh Rodriguez	Emporia	+140

 

Schoolboy (born 1988-1989)
Name	Hometown	Wt
Donny Altman	Derby	75
Elijah Madison	Salina	150
Gabe Smull	St Francis	160
Jesse Hardy	Lawrence	++160

 

Cadet (born 1986-1987)
Name	Hometown	Wt
Tristen DeShazer	Wichita	98
Charles Knox, Jr.	Wichita	112
Joseph Cornejo	Wichita	125
Danny Grater	Green	140
Justin Wiscombe	Overbrook	152

 

 

Southern Plains Kids/Cadet Freestyle (1st Place)

Midget (born 1992-1993)
Name	Hometown	Wt
Daniel DeShazer	Wichita	55
Cody Shavlik	Derby	70

 

Novice (born 1990-1991)
Name	Hometown	Wt
Sharky Slyter	Paola	60
C.J. Napier	Columbus	85
Adam Johnston	Baxter Springs	100
Cody Jasper	Wichita	120
Josh Rodriguez	Emporia	+140

 

Schoolboy (born 1988-1989)
Name	Hometown	Wt
Donny Altman	Derby	75
Gabe Smull	St Francis	160
Jeren Scheer	Garden Plain	+160
Jesse Hardy	Lawrence	++160

 

Cadet (born 1986-1987)
Name	Hometown	Wt
Charles Knox, Jr.	Wichita	112
Josh Baldridge	Wichita	119
Danny Grater	Green	140
Justin Wiscombe	Overbrook	152