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The following represent some of the high achievements |
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Eric Akin earned the #1 spot in the nation with a championship victory over Lou Rosselli in the Freestyle Team Trials at 119 lbs. Eric represented Kansas at the Pan American Games, winning a bronze medal. Colby Community College, led by head coach Steve Lampe, won the 1999 NJCAA National Wrestling Championships. With Neosho County Community College, in only its first year of existence, placing seventh and Labette Community College right behind them in eight place, Kansas wrestling was quite dominant at the NJCAA Championships. |
| National High School Championships | ||||||
| All competitors must be graduating seniors and a finalist in their state. The Kansas team achieved the highest point total ever which placed them 6th. These young men acquitted themselves well as gentlemen and scholar-athletes. Their demeanor and actions, both on and off the mat, are noticed by college coaches and other state leaders | ||||||
| Name | School | Wt | Place | |||
| Zach Roberson | Blue Valley NW | 125 | 2nd | |||
| Andy Tieben | Dodge City | 145 | 4th | |||
| Kelly Gabel | St. Francis | 171 | 2nd | |||
| Jack Dennis | Oakley | 215 | 8th | |||
| Girls' National Championships | ||||||
| The United States Girls Wrestling Association National Championships invites the top ranked high school girl wrestlers that are recommended by their high school wrestling coaches. There were 314 high school girls from 40 states wrestling in 14 different weight classes and 21-22 girls per bracket. | ||||||
| Name | School | Wt | Place | |||
| Kera Pemberton | Manhattan | 106 | 7th | |||
| Kristy Ferguson | Great Bend | 128 | 2nd | |||
| Rhonda Vardy | Arkansas City | 158 | 2nd | |||
| Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award | ||||||
| Zach Roberson (Blue Valley NW) received the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award, presented annually to a high school senior, with selection based equally on outstanding wrestling achievement, scholastic achievement and citizenship. Zach combined his 153-0 high school record with a 3.81 GPA, and was a member of the National Honor Society. | ||||||
| Asics Tiger High School All-American Team | ||||||
| Zach Roberson (Blue Valley NW) was selected for the 125 lb. spot on the Asics Tiger All-American Team. The All-American Team is selected by a nationwide panel of wrestling experts, and is considered the top honor in high school wrestling. It is the only national all-star team for which high school wrestlers competing on all four grade levels are eligible. Asics Tiger is the title sponsor of USA Wrestling’s Junior National Championships and a major supporter of wrestling at all levels. | ||||||
| Cadet World Team Trials | |||||
| The Cadet World Team Trials were held at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. The champions from this even represent the United States at the Cadet World Freestyle Championships in Poland. Two Kansas claimed runner-up status on the team. | |||||
| Shawn Bunch | Leavenworth | 110 | |||
| Dustin May | Derby | 119 | |||
| USA Wrestling Triple Crown | ||||||
| There were ten athletes who won the prestigious USA Wrestling Kids Triple Crown in 1999. To win, an athlete must win USA Wrestling national titles in folkstyle, Greco-Roman and freestyle the same year. Two Kansas brothers were among the ten award winners, representing the first time that brothers have won the Triple Crown. | ||||||
| Joe Zlatnik | Rossville | Midget | 112 | |||
| Duane Zlatnik | Rossville | Novice | 140 | |||
| Nations Elite Trinity Award | ||||||
| Sixteen wrestlers won the Trinity Award by placing first at the Cliff Keen Classic, Tulsa Nationals and Reno World of Wrestling Tournaments. Three of those sixteen came from Kansas. | ||||||
| Duane Zlatnik | Rossville | 8 & Under | Hwt | |||
| Neil Erisman | Olathe | 10 & Under | 80 | |||
| Michael Steinmetz | Turner | 12 & Under | 160 | |||
| Junior/Cadet National Team | |||
| Kansas had one of our best performances ever at the 1999 Junior & Cadet National Championships. Twelve wrestlers won fifteen medals, including two national champions. The highlight came in an all-Kansas championship match in the Junior Freestyle 123 lb. division. The Junior Freestyle Team placed fifth in the overall team standings. The team coaches were: | |||
| Bill Johnson Richard Frakes Eric Akin Richard Fergola Larry Gabel Kit Harris Kevin Klemm Randy Lemon Terry Pack Scott Reick Fred Spaulding Merrick Wiles |
Juniors Director Cadets Director |
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| Junior National Greco-Roman All-Americans: | |||||
| Dusty Spaulding |
132 |
1st | |||
| Jeremiah Beltran |
275 |
5th | |||
| Junior National Freestyle All-Americans: | |||||
| Zach Roberson | 123 | 1st | |||
| Zach Allen | 123 | 2nd | |||
| Austin DeVoe | 105.5 | 3rd | |||
| Jeremiah Beltran | 275 | 5th | |||
| Dusty Spaulding | 132 | 7th | |||
| Chad Everett | 114.5 | 8th | |||
| Bill Brine | 178 | 8th | |||
| Cadet National Greco-Roman All-Americans: | |||||
| Shawn Bunch | 112 |
3rd |
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| Cadet National Freestyle All-Americans: | |||||
| Justin Dyer | 167 | 4th | |||
| Ian Bork | 209 | 4th | |||
| Stewart Bogart | 94.5 | 5th | |||
| Shawn Bunch | 112 | 5th | |||
| Doug Hoover | 112 | 8th | |||
| Junior Freestyle Team Rankings (top 10 - compiled by Rob Sherill): | |||||
| State | Pts | ||||
| Ohio | 53 | 1st | |||
| Oklahoma | 47 | 2nd | |||
| Minnesota | 35 | 3rd | |||
| New Jersey | 34 | 4th | |||
| Kansas | 29 | 5th | |||
| Illinois | 28 | 6th | |||
| Pennsylvania | 27 | 7th | |||
| California | 24 | 8th | |||
| Arizona | 23 | 9th | |||
| Iowa | 21 | 10th | |||
| USA Wrestling Triple Crown | |||||
| There were ten athletes who won the prestigious USA Wrestling Kids Triple Crown in 1999. To win, an athlete must win USA Wrestling national titles in folkstyle, Greco-Roman and freestyle the same year. Two Kansas brothers were among the ten award winners, representing the first time that brothers have won the Triple Crown. | |||||
| Joe Zlatnik | Rossville | Midget | 112 | ||
| Duane Zlatnik | Rossville | Novice | 140 | ||
| Kids National Folkstyle Championships | |||
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Midget (9 & 10) |
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| Trent Cox |
50 |
1st | |
| Garrett Gage | 50 | 5th | |
| Brett Swoyer | 55 | 5th | |
| Jacob Wagner | 60 | 1st | |
| Tyler Caldwell | 60 | 4th | |
| Jon Woodbridge | 60 | 6th | |
| Aaron Weatherhead | 65 | 4th | |
| Colby Crank | 65 | 6th | |
| Marvio Tischhauser | 70 | 1st | |
| R J Nill | 70 | 3rd | |
| Richard Blazevic | 75 | 2nd | |
| Dustin Moses | 75 | 3rd | |
| Kevin Callahan | 75 | 4th | |
| Boaz Beard | 80 | 1st | |
| Scott Elliott | 80 | 2nd | |
| Blake Willmann | 80 | 3rd | |
| Chance Martin | 87 | 1st | |
| Casey Curran | 87 | 2nd | |
| Cole Mutz | 87 | 3rd | |
| Aaron Racette | 87 | 6th | |
| Micheal Patenaude | 103 | 4th | |
| Artie Squire | 103 | 5th | |
| Duane Zlatnick | 112 | 1st | |
| Elijah Madison | 112 | 2nd | |
| Joshua Strobel | 112 | 4th | |
| Philip Stevens | 112 | 6th | |
| Megan Tesar | 120 | 2nd | |
| Alex Hackathorn | 120 | 3rd | |
| Chris Crabtree | 131 | 1st | |
| Justin Espeth | 165 | 1st | |
| Novice (11 & 12) | |||
| Jared Hindman | 70 | 3rd | |
| Nick Nothern | 70 | 6th | |
| Joseph Cornejo | 75 | 3rd | |
| Tristen DeShazer | 75 | 4th | |
| Mark Millstead | 75 | 5th | |
| Neil Erisman | 80 | 3rd | |
| Cole Garcia | 80 | 6th | |
| Chad Schmale | 85 | 3rd | |
| Johnny Chrisman | 85 | 4th | |
| Tyler Adcock | 90 | 2nd | |
| Chris Sutton-Kearn | 95 | 4th | |
| Glenn Fernandes | 95 | 5th | |
| Kyle Allen | 100 | 2nd | |
| Christopher Brewer | 100 | 6th | |
| Bradley Scheuerman | 105 | 3rd | |
| Steven Foster | 105 | 6th | |
| Beau Williams | 112 | 2nd | |
| Cyle Carpenter | 112 | 5th | |
| Travis Eden | 120 | 4th | |
| Brendan Cody | 120 | 5th | |
| Clayton McKenna | 130 | 5th | |
| Randall Flowers | 130 | 6th | |
| Joe Zlatnick | 140 | 1st | |
| Blake Malloy | 140 | 2nd | |
| Tim Sowell | 140 | 5th | |
| Jeffery Gehring | 140 | 6th | |
| Josh Brown | 157 | 2nd | |
| Cameron Galvan | 157 | 3rd | |
| Addison Myers | 157 | 4th | |
| Jesse Hardy | 171 | 2nd | |
| Sean Hoffman | 171 | 3rd | |
| David DeMars | 171 | 4th | |
| Patrick Burton | 213 | 3rd | |
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Schoolboy (13 & 14) |
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| Charles Knox Jr | 70 | 1st | |
| Isaac Wall | 70 | 6th | |
| Geoffrey Tucker | 75 | 5th | |
| Daniel Prater | 80 | 5th | |
| Jake Kriegbaum | 85 | 1st | |
| Ryan Madden | 85 | 2nd | |
| Eric Luedke | 90 | 1st | |
| Lukas Zouzas | 90 | 5th | |
| Earl Jones | 95 | 2nd | |
| Jason Schippers | 100 | 4th | |
| Thomas Rhodes III | 105 | 3rd | |
| Brian Braden | 105 | 4th | |
| Josh Myers | 110 | 5th | |
| Ross Taplin | 115 | 5th | |
| Justin Smith | 120 | 5th | |
| Austin Pruser | 125 | 1st | |
| Derek Bunker | 130 | 3rd | |
| Lucas Wetter | 130 | 5th | |
| Patrick Bigley | 140 | 1st | |
| Adam Monks | 140 | 5th | |
| Michael Steinmetz | 150 | 4th | |
| Kyle Flory | 150 | 6th | |
| James Barr | 160 | 4th | |
| Ryan Friedrichs | 160 | 6th | |
| Tyler Frakes | 178 | 4th | |
| Kids National Freestyle/Greco Roman Championships | |||||
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Freestyle |
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| Midget (8 & 9) | |||||
| Colin Hase | Silver Lake | 50 |
6th |
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| Marvio Tischhauser | Hope | 75 | 1st | ||
| Chance Martin | Cherryvale | 95 | 3rd | ||
| Duane Zlatnik | Rossville | 112 | 1st | ||
| Novice (10 & 11) | |||||
| Donny Altman | Derby | 60 | 6th | ||
| Tristan DeShazer | Wichita | 75 | 6th | ||
| Neil Erisman | Olathe | 85 | 3rd | ||
| Chris Kearn | Miltonvale | 100 | 3rd | ||
| Joe Zlatnik | Rossville | 140 | 1st | ||
| Schoolboy (12 & 13) | |||||
| Brandon Pinkney | Augusta | 70 | 6th | ||
| Charles Knox, Jr. | Wichita | 75 | 5th | ||
| Geoffrey Tucker | Wichita | 85 | 6th | ||
| Eric Luedke | Colby | 95 | 2nd | ||
| Austin Pruser | Clifton | 125 | 2nd | ||
| Mark Walle | Salina | 160 | 6th | ||
| Greco Roman | |||||
| Midget (8 & 9) | |||||
| Colin Hase | Silver Lake | 50 | 4th | ||
| Marvio Tischhauser | Hope | 75 | 3rd | ||
| Chance Martin | Cherryvale | 95 | 1st | ||
| Duane Zlatnik | Rossville | 112 | 1st | ||
| Novice (10 & 11) | |||||
| Tristan DeShazer | Wichita | 75 | 5th | ||
| Cole Garcia | Colby | 85 | 1st | ||
| Neil Erisman | Olathe | 85 | 3rd | ||
| Joe Zlatnik | Rossville | 140 | 1st | ||
| Schoolboy (12 & 13) | |||||
| Charles Knox, Jr. | Wichita | 75 | 3rd | ||
| Eric Luedke | Colby | 95 | 2nd | ||
| Austin Pruser | Clifton | 125 | 6th | ||
| Cody Lambotte | Rossville | 110 | 2nd | ||
| Thomas Rhodes III | Wichita | 115 | 4th | ||
| Southern Plains Kids/Cadets (1st Place Finishers) | |||
| Midget Freestyle | |||
| 50 | Collin Hase | ||
| 70 | Jason Corwin | ||
| 95 | Chance Martin | ||
| 112 | Duane Zlatnik | ||
| Novice Freestyle | |||
| 60 | Donny Altman | ||
| 75 | Tristen Deshazer | ||
| 85 | Neil Erisman | ||
| 120 | Frankie Jonas | ||
| 140 | Joe Zlatnik | ||
| Schoolboy Freestyle | |||
| 85 | Cody Garcia | ||
| 95 | Eric Luedke | ||
| 115 | Thomas Rhodes | ||
| 125 | Austin Pruser | ||
| 242 | Jason Mais | ||
| Cadet Freestyle | |||
| 143 | Gabe Conaghan | ||
| Midget Greco-Roman | |||
| 50 | Collin Hase | ||
| 75 | Mario Tischhauser | ||
| 95 | Chance Martin | ||
| 112 | Duane Zlatnik | ||
| Novice Greco-Roman | |||
| 75 | Tristen Deshazer | ||
| 85 | Neil Erisman | ||
| 140 | Joe Zlatnik | ||
| Schoolboy Greco-Roman | |||
| 75 | Charles Knox | ||
| 95 | Eric Luedke | ||
| 115 | Thomas Rhodes III | ||
| 125 | Austin Pruser | ||
| 247 | Jason Mais | ||
| Cadet Greco-Roman | |||
| 95 | Stewart Bogart | ||
| Southern Plains Juniors (1st Place Finishers) | ||||
| Dusty Spaulding | Greco | 132 | Most Falls | |
| Zach Roberson | Freestyle | 132 | ||
| Bill Brine | Freestyle | 178 | ||
| Western Regional Juniors (1st Place Finishers) | ||||
| Dustin May | Greco | 123 | ||
| Dustin May | Freestyle | 123 | ||
| Zach Roberson | Freestyle | 132 | ||