Kansas College Wrestling Fund - Support this!

We will be giving one dollar for every wrestler entered at the East Kansas Open and the Donna Woofter Memorial Novice tournament.

The funds will help support college wrestling and insure that we have college wrestling opportunities for our future college wrestlers. I hope this idea will catch on across the state!

Paola will be doing the same.

Circle Wrestling Club, Inc. donated $100.00 to the fund several weeks ago.

This is a wonderful cause for all of the Kansas wrestling community. Our sport needs this and our Kansas colleges with wrestling programs need this. Ultimately our Kansas wrestling youth will be the beneficiaries of our support for this fund.

Great work to all of you.

The Johnson County Kids Classic will be supporting the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. This is a great way to ensure that our future coaches and programs remain strong 10, 20, 30 years and beyond. Hopefully this will develope into cooperation of all levels of wrestling acrossed Kansas.

My son has hit heart set on going to KSU, we will do what we can to support this fund.

HOW YOU CAN HELP!

In order for this fund to be effective we are going to need a statewide effort. If anyone knows of a business or individual that would like to help this cause and can use a tax write-off please forward the information on to those individuals. If every club and or high school team could set a goal and raise $100-$250 for this fund - our collegiate state programs will be much stronger. In Kansas we have over 400 teams/clubs between high schools and club teams. It is one of the KCWF goals for all our athletes to obtain a College or Vocational Technical College Degree. The kids, young men and women wrestling today will be coaches for future generations. This is a forever fund - LONG AFTER WE are GONE. Thank you for your cooperation.

Sincerely,

KCWF Committee

PRESS RELEASE - KANSAS COLLEGE WRESTLING FUND

USA Wrestling-Kansas Inc. - Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF)

7208 Magnolia Way

Hutchinson, KS 67502-9380

MISSION STATEMENT OF KANSAS COLLEGE WRESTLING FUND:

It is the mission of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund to provide financial support for Kansas colleges and universities with active college wrestling programs. This financial support to Kansas colleges and universities will help provide wrestling, academic and eventual career opportunities for student athlete wrestlers in the State of Kansas.

Individual and corporate donor annual gifting levels:

Platinum Level-$5,000 and above

Gold Level-$2,000 to $5,000

Silver Level-$500-$1,999

Bronze Level-$1-$499

Checks should be made out to: USAW - Kansas College Wrestling Fund

Tax ID – Number 48-0981221 501 c (3) exemption

Thank you for your support of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund

Where to send checks:

USA Wrestling-Kansas Inc. - Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF)

7208 Magnolia Way

Hutchinson, KS 67502-9380

Kansas College Wrestling Fund Committee: Please call or e-mail if you have any questions.

Sean McCarthy – Chairman (913) 579-1835 – cell, e-mail - smokeycabin@hotmail.com

Will Cokeley - Vice Chairman (708) 267-6615 – cell, e-mail – willcokeley@gmail.com

Bill Peterman – Secretary (913) 626-4459 – cell, e-mail – billpeterman@hotmail.com

USA Wrestling – Kansas Inc. – Treasurer (Mike Juby – e-mail – mikejuby@usawks.com)

Wayne Petterson – College Coach – (620) 431-2820 Extension 210 work, e-mail wpetterson@neosho.edu

Joe Renfro – College Coach – (620) 717-3196, e-mail joer@labette.edu

Ryan Smith – College Coach – (316) 617-9025, e-mail smithry@newmanu.edu

Steve Woody – USAWKS – Corporate Board Director (District IV Director) (785) 626-3309, e-mail stripes@ruraltel.net

Travis Keal – Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association President (913) 645-6050 – cell, e-mail tkeal@att.net

Jeff Butler – Wrestling Supporter (808) 230-1371 – cell, e-mail jrod400@aol.com

Dan Harris - Dan.Harris@bakeru.edu


Kansas College and University
Wrestling Teams

Baker University
Benedictine College
Bethany College
Fort Hays State University
Newman University
Colby Community College
Labette Community College
Neosho Community College
Northwest Kansas Technical College
Pratt Community College

District 1 has made a financial committment to this cause. More information will be made available on the Kansas USA Wrestling Web Site in the coming months. If anyone has the name of businesses or individuals who might want to help our colleges and universities please send me their contact information. We will then have a committee member contact them. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the fund.

Thank you on behalf of the KCWF Committee.

Sincerely,

Sean McCarthy
smokeycabin@hotmail.com

Dear Friends of Wrestling:

The time has arrived for the Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF). We have partnered with USA Wrestling-KS, the Kansas Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association, the business community, and our Kansas Wrestling families. Respectfully, we ask your consideration for a donation to our “KCWF Forever Fund.”

Far too many college/university wrestling programs have been lost the last few decades. The recent announcement that perennial NCAA D II powerhouse U. of Nebraska-Omaha (UNO) discontinued its wrestling program shocked the entire wrestling community nationwide. Who would have thought that a university whose team had just won its third consecutive National Championship would be dropped? Given this happened to a stellar program recently, we all acknowledge any and all college wrestling programs are now vulnerable.

Every time a program is cut, our student athletes lose their chance at a college wrestling and educational experience/opportunity that will benefit them for the rest of their lives. How do we combat this erosion of college wrestling programs in our nation, and in particular, in our state of Kansas?

We believe that the wrestling community (wrestlers, parents, coaches, referees, fans and other interested parties) needs to step up and financially support our current in-state programs. Let’s build a fund that will give a noticeable and strong level of support to our existing Kansas college programs. By participating in the “KCWF Forever Fund” college wrestling opportunities will be alive and well in our state for decades to come!

The KCWF will be a “Forever Fund.” It will serve the wrestling community for decades to come. For this initiative to become successful we ALL need to support it with our financial contributions, talent, and time.
There are many ways to customize your contribution and any assistance provided will be tremendously appreciated. No donation is too small! If you personally cannot contribute, that is understandable. Perhaps you know of someone or a business that will be interested … feel free to pass this letter forward.

In closing, please consider the “KCWF Forever Fund.” And please do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions. Thank you very much for your time and consideration for the Kansas College Wrestling Fund!

Sincerely,



Sean McCarthy, Chairman
KCWF Forever Fund
913.491.5837 (home) / smokeycabin@hotmail.com

The mission of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund is to provide financial support to active college wrestling programs at Kansas colleges and universities. This financial support will help provide wrestling, academic and eventual career opportunities for student athlete wrestlers in the State of Kansas.

Make checks payable: USA Wrestling – Kansas, Inc./KCWF, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) entity.
Mail to: Mike Juby, Kansas College Wrestling Fund, 7208 Magnolia Way, Hutchinson, KS 67502

No amount is to small or to large! This is a long term project that will help our student athletes and programs in Kansas for many many years.

Alot of you might know about Olympic Coach Joe Seay, World title-Sammy Henson, Champion-Tony Purler, What did they have in common? Advocare was in there bag or on there shelf! Joe wouldn't train you without it. So What I'm offering to help this sport out as an ex-wrestler myself. If any one buys the products from me or wants to have a fund raiser, and "you make all the money" (I get the glory, you get all money from it, I just the glory that I helped)
Contact Kevin Clem @ 316-871-8845 Why give your money to Walmart? When anyone buys the "Rehydrate, Vitamins, Spark nutritional, anything, you get the funds! I might add that you wouldn't have to handle any product, I can do that for you, but I would have to know its from your club or going to the College fund.

Make a difference. This is a long term project that will help our student athletes and programs in Kansas for many many years.

So far these are the tournaments Committed and/or Supporting the Kansas College Wrestling Fund


USA Wrestling Kids Tournaments

Paola Kids Tournament - Dec 17, 2011 - Open
Olathe East and STA – Johnson County Classic Dec 31, 2011 – Open and Novice
East Kansas Open – Feb 11, 2012 and the Donna Woofter Memorial Novice tournament Feb 13, 2012
Leavenworth Tournament - Novice Jan 22, 2012 – Open Tournament Mar 3, 2012

High School Tournaments - With Information Booths

Leavenworth High School Tournament
Johnson County Classic High School
Bobcat Classic
KC Metro Classic

This is great!

Excellent - Chanute is on board with helping this cause.
A $1 entry per tournament or at the gate will assist greatly in developing our future coaches in the state.

17TH ANNUAL WOODS CLASSIC
OPEN Tournament
Saturday-January 7, 2012

Chanute High School
1501 West 36th Street
Chanute, KS 66720

ON-LINE REGISTRATION THRU TRACKWRESTLING
WEB ADDRESS: www.trackwrestling.com
DEADLINE: January 3, 2012 at 11:59 pm.
FEE: $16.00 per participant. ($1 donated to Kansas College Wrestling Fund)
Each participant must have a USAW Card.
Payment can be made thru Trackwrestling or mailed to: CWC, 1812 S Malcolm, Chanute, KS 66720.
*Limited to the first 500 entries.
TEAM TROPHIES
COACHES COMPLIMENTARY PASS TO CONCESSION STAND.

Baldwin - Thank you on behalf of the KCWF Committee, Coaches, School Admininstrators, and the student athletes.



Baldwin
Bulldog Brawl – January 22, 2012

Jan 22 7th Annual Bulldog Brawl Novice
Baldwin Jr. High School
400 Eisenhower
Baldwin City KS 66006

Baldwin City Wrestling Club
Kim Lisher
wrestledawgs@yahoo.com
(785) 760-0081

$1.00 of every door admission and donating to the Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF)

http://www.usawks.com/invites/120122Baldwin.pdf

Pittsburg - Thank you on behalf of the KCWF Committee, Coaches, School Admininstrators, and the student athletes.

http://www.usawks.com/invites/120204Pittsburg.pdf

Feb 4 Pittsburg Open
Pittsburg High School
1978 East 4th Street
Pittsburg KS 66762

Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Doug Hitchcock
dhitchcock@usd250.org
(620) 230-0768

If I missed your tournament that is supporting the KCWF. Please add it to this list and on the college forum.

Olathe NW Tournament of Champions - Jan 21 is supporting by donating $1 per entrant.

Olathe NW - Thank you on behalf of the KCWF Committee, Coaches, School Admininstrators, and the student athletes.

Capital City Challenge Open/Novice - Jan 22. The Jr. Viking Wrestling Club is committed to donating $1 per entry to the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. Our entry fee will remain $15 with no upcharge. This is a worthy and much needed fund and we are happy to support it.

Jr. Viking Wrestling Club - Thank you on behalf of the KCWF Committee, Coaches, School Admininstrators, and the student athletes.

It is very impressive how so many tournaments are stepping up and supporting this very worthy cause that is so important to the future of college wrestling and our future young wrestlers in the state of Kansas. As a member of the Kansas wrestling community I too want to thank all of you both tournaments and individuals who are stepping up to support this Kansas College Wrestling Fund.

It is very inspiring!

Bonner Springs Wrestling Club is donating $500.00 from our tournament yesterday.

Cheryle Seaton
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club

Bonner Springs - Thank you on behalf of the KCWF Committee, Coaches, School Admininstrators, and the student athletes.

The Johnson County Kids Classic (Olathe East and STA) $1,270 will be going to the KCWF.

Thank you on behalf of the KCWF Committee, Coaches, School Admininstrators, and the student athletes.

East KS and ST James will be hosting a few tournaments coming up
Feb 11, 12, and Mar 4.

Thank you for supporting the KCWF.

Linn County Open 25th Annual
Prairie View High School
13731 KS Hwy 52
LaCygne KS 66040

Linn County - Thank you for supporting the KCWF.

Kansas Cup is this weekend in Baldwin, Kansas on Sunday.
Most if not all the Kansas Colleges with wrestling - will be
participating in a battle of Kansas Collegiate student athletes.

It was good to see the Kansas College Wrestling Fund table at this tournament. This tournament is really what it is all about. So many of the college wrestlers participating today at this tournament have wrestled for many years in USAW-KS youth wrestling tournaments. Many of these young men were wrestling ten to fifteen years ago all thru Kansas youth and high school tournaments. It was great to see so many of them getting the opportunity to still wrestle in their college years in Kansas. I don't how many times I heard the tournament announcer say that both wrestlers were from Kansas high schools.

This is what this fund was established for about eight months ago to benefit the future generations of Kansas youth wrestlers so they can further their higher education and continue to wrestle in Kansas during their college careers. This fund will mainly benefit in the future the young kids who are wrestling today in Kansas high schools and especially the very young wrestlers currently in the youth USAW-KS wrestling clubs. This KCWF fund is establishing a strong foundation for them that will help insure that there are college wrestling programs available for them in the future.

The Fund is in its first year and has received contributions from individuals, clubs and from tournaments especially youth tournaments in District I. We need to build on this momentum. I urge every individual to consider personally donating to this fund. Make the committment to add the Kansas College Wrestling Fund as one of your annual donations. Also I urge all clubs to consider fund raising for this Fund. A good way to do that might be thru contributing a $1 per ticket and/or entry fees as many clubs have already done. Clubs could find other ways to fund raise too for the Fund.

This has got to be a state wide effort for it to be successful. All individuals, clubs and high school programs need to participate. I know many of you would like to have a D-I program in Kansas. I believe if over a period of years we can strongly support this Fund that we will show that the Kansas wrestling community is willing to financially support college wrestling in the State of Kansas. This would be a very strong message to potential D-I programs at WSU, KSU or KU.

I hope the entire Kansas wrestling community will step up to do this across the state of Kansas. Thank you very much to all of you individuals and clubs that already have.

Please consider sending the KCWF a contribution today.

This was posted in the high school forum but I thought it would be good to post it in the youth forum topic too so the parents of youth wrestlers could see how many of these college wrestlers at Kansas colleges have come from Kansas youth wrestling clubs and/or Kansas high schools.



I thought after reading your post that it would be interesting to expand on your list so the Kansas wrestling community who like to follow the progress of their Kansas ex youth and high school wrestlers to see how they did in the Kansas Cup. I will start with the 125 weight class.

125:

1st- Jeff Vesta- Neosho CC-Manhattan KS - Manhattan HS
2nd- Garret Jones- Labette CC -Oxford KS - Arkansas City HS
3rd- Bo Newport-Baker University-Fontana KS-Prairie View HS
4th- Collin Hase-Fort Hays State-Silver Lake KS-Silver Lake HS
5th- Brandon Goodwin-Bethany College-Lawrence KS-Lawrence HS
6th- Jordan Krenek-Newman University-Austin,TX-LC Anderson HS
DNP-Zach Hoehn-Pratt CC-Wellsville,KS-Wellsville HS
DNP-Marco Tamayo-Colby CC-Carrollton,TX

133 Weight Class will be reported next.

If I made any errors above, please post the corrections so I can edit the list. Also if you know the youth wrestling club that any of the above wrestlers wrestled at, it would be good to mention it on this topic.

If you live in the vicinity of Baldwin Kansas you may want to take your young wrestlers to a college dual tonight 6 PM at Baker University. Baker University, NAIA #10 national ranked team has a dual match against Oklahoma City University #5 ranked national NAIA team.

A recent request was made to the KSHSAA to set up a KCWF information/donation booth at the high school state tournaments. We were denied because of a policy that allows only one vendor with an "exclusive merchandising agreement".

Below is the response:

Mr. McCarthy:
Thank you for checking with the KSHSAA in advance. There are two key points for you to know:
1. KSHSAA does not permit vendors or exhibitors at its post season events
2. The KSHSAA has an exclusive merchandise agreement with a contracting company to vend KSHSAA state championship shirts etc. NO other organization may sell or give away items of any type.
In accordance with the above, your request to set up booths at any and all KSHSAA state wrestling tournament sites cannot be approved.
Gary Musselman
Executive Director
Kansas State High School Activities Association
PO Box 495
Topeka, KS 66601-0495
Phone 785-273-5329
FAX 785-271-0236

The USAWA-KS Kids Executive Board approved a budget that included a $1000.00 contribution to the KCWF!

March 3, 2012

I think this is our first Western Kansas tournament helping support the colleges in Kansas. This is wonderful!

Western Kansas Classic
Gross Memorial Coleseum FHSU
600 Park St.
Hays KS 67601

Thank you on behalf of the KCWF Comittee, Kansas College Coaches
and adminstrators, and the Kansas wrestling community.

We will be cutting a check to the KCWF for $921 this week. We had 921 wrestlers at St. James Academy this weekend and we collected an additional $250 donation from the Lawrence Elite Club. Awesome weekend for the KCWF!!!

We will be cutting a check to the KCWF for $921 this week. We had 921 wrestlers at St. James Academy this weekend and we collected an additional $250 donation from the Lawrence Elite Club. Awesome weekend for the KCWF!!!
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Thank you on behalf of the KCWF Committee, Coaches, School Admininstrators, and the student athletes.

The LINN COUNTY TWISTERS will be sending a check for $500 dollars to the KCWF. Thanks to all that supported our tournament.
_________________________
Go Twisters
Aaron Rice

Thank you on behalf of the KCWF Committee, Coaches, School Admininstrators, and the student athletes.

Wow, This is great. In the last week it looks like the KCWF has received pledges of $2,671.

USAW-KS Kids Executive Board $1,000
St. James Academy tournament $921
Lawrence Elite Club $250
Linn County Twisters Club $500

This is the type of support that the Kansas College Wrestling Fund needs to succeed. Great work to all of you and thank you to all who were part of these contributions.

The entire Kansas wrestling community needs to support this Fund to help Kansas college wrestling and educational opportunities grow in Kansas.

It would also be great if all individuals could make a personal annual contribution to the fund. Just think what the Kansas College Wrestling Fund could receive each year if every member of the Kansas wrestling community could donate at least $120 a year to the Fund. That would be $10 a month. I know not everyone can afford that but many could do more. I believe that personal annual donations from members of the Kansas wrestling community will be an important revenue source in the future for this fund. This would include individuals like myself whose son is at the tail end of his wrestling career as a junior in college. I intend personally to continue to send annual personal donations after my son's wrestling career is over. I personally believe in what the Kansas wrestling community has done for my son and our family and I intend to support it thru my contributions to this Kansas College Wrestling Fund and I urge all or you to do the same. You may not be able to afford a $120 annual donation or more right now but if you can afford any amount send your first personal donation in. Any personal donation amount would be appreciated. The important thing would be to get started in 2012 as a donor. Become a personal donor to the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. Let's contribute to the growth of college wrestling in Kansas!

I wanted to show prospective donors to the Kansas College Wrestling Fund just how many former Kansas high school and youth wrestlers are currently wrestling at the ten Kansas colleges and Universities that will benefit from this Fund. I have compiled a list for the last three years of Kansas High School Seniors who have signed to wrestle in college. I have listed the three years below and I have highlighted in Red the ones signing to wrestle at our Kansas colleges with wrestling programs. Your donations to this fund will benefit these wrestlers and those who will follow them. Please consider becoming a 2012 donor today. Remember a donation of any amount will be appreciated and help these wrestlers and our future Kansas college wrestlers.

2009 Seniors to College list:

Reported by posters to be wrestling next year at:

Chris Atlakson---Baker University
Boaz Beard---Iowa State University
Ethan Becker---Baker University
Darnell Bortz---Oklahoma State University
Matt Brock---Labette CC
Jordan Brown---Labette CC
Tyler Caldwell---University of Oklahoma
Alan Callahan---Baker University
Jack Caywood---Baker University
John Close---Labette CC
Nick Coffman---Neosho County Community College
Trent Cox---University of Nebraska at Omaha
Colby Crank---Fort Hays State University transfered to Bethany College 2011-2012
Ricky Creek---York College
Kyle Detmer---University of Oklahoma
Alex Feldkamp---Newman University
Blake Fulbright---Newman University
Jesse Gantz---Fort Hays State University
Cole Geison---York College
Chris Ghering---Labette CC
Eric Grant---Pratt CC
Cody Hanel---Baker University
Tyler Hasenbank---Newman University
Cameron Jesseph---Labettte CC
Howard Johnson---Pratt CC
Ty Kemp---Neosho County CC
Jordan Kopfman---Pratt CC
Tanner Kriss---Indiana University transferred to Fort Hays State University 2011-2012
Steve Kyler---Fort Hays State University
David Lalo---Harvard University
Chaz Lawrence---University of Central Missouri
John Lynch---Oklahoma City University
Bryce Manker---Baker University
Kendric Maple---University of Oklahoma
Raymond Marquez---Pratt CC
Tanner McCleary---Labette Community College
Mitchell Means---Fort Hays State University
CJ Napier---University of Nebraska transferred to Fort Hays State University 2011-2012
Josh Neal---Baker University
Chase Nelson---Labette Community College
Joe Newberry---Neosho County CC
Jerome Newman---Baker University
Jacob Nowak---Baker University
Jeff O'Daniel---Labette Community College
Ken Ornelas---Labette Community College
Aaron Patton---Pratt CC
Linwood Peoples---Ellsworth CC
Zach Peters---Labette CC
Jakob Price---Baker University
Dylan Pryor---Baker University
Zach Reeb---Baker University
Noel Richardson---Merchants Marine
Rick Singer---Baker University
Sharky Slyter---Meramac Community College in St. Louis
Keegan Smith---Pratt CC
Nathan Sommer---Baker University
Tyler Stokes---Iowa Lakes Community College
Jimmy Stults---Baker University
Tyler Sutherland---US Military Academy West Point
Pat Thomas---Pratt CC
Everett Urban---Colby Community College
Josh Van Holland---Oklahoma City University
Jeff Vesta---Neosho County CC
Chris Watson---University of Central Oklahoma
James Wauer---University of Central Missouri
Jack Wenzel---Pratt CC
Kyle Wichman---York College
Diamond Wilson---Labette CC
Roger Windham---Baker University
Anson Worrell---Drexel University
Dustin Zahorsky---Pratt CC
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2010 Seniors:

Reported to be wrestling next year:

Tyler Anderson of Clay Center Community HS---University of Nebraska-Kearney
Benny Armstrong of Andale HS---Fort Hays State University
Mike Ashpole of Wichita Heights HS---Labette Community College
Beau Bennett of Pittsburg HS---Baker University
Sharrone Berry-Davis of Sumner Academy ---Oklahoma City University
Kash Biddle of Ark City HS---Missouri Valley College
Cade Blair of Valley Center HS---Old Dominion University
Trevor Boyer of Mill Valley HS---Baker University
Josh Bush of Leavenworth HS---Pratt Community College
Isaac Cairo of Horton HS---Iowa Lakes Community College
Jace Campbell of Oakley HS---Colby Community College
Kyle Caylor of Wichita NW HS---South Dakota State University
Patrick Cervantes of Bishop Miege HS---Missouri Valley College
Alex Chaparro of Wichita Southeast HS)---Newman University
Dillon Charland of Junction City HS---Missouri Valley College
DJ Collins of Wichita South HS---Pratt Community College
Zach Cook of Smoky Valley HS---University of Wisconsin LaCrosse
Steven Cooksley of Topeka Seaman HS---Newman University
Chris Coover of Ottawa HS---Baker University
Todd Curtis of Gardner Edgerton HS---Baker University
Chance Davis of Clay Center HS---Colorado School of Mines
Denzell Davis of Fort Scott HS---Labette Community College
Joey Dozier of Garden Cty HS---Fort Hays State University
Christian Duckens of Wichita Heights HS---Pratt Community College
Hunter Edwards of Dodge City HS---Pratt Community College
Xavier Fisher of Manhattan HS---Pratt Community College
Micah Flora-Swick of Gardner Edgerton HS---Cornell College (Iowa)
Danny Floyd of Osborne HS---Northwest Kansas Technical College
Justin French of SM North HS---Northwestern College (Iowa)
Sean Gaither of Wichita NW HS---Fort Hays State University
Logan Gaskill of Emporia HS---Baker University
Skyler Goepfert of Marysville HS---Dana College
Lane Greenlee of Garden City HS---Pratt Community College
Josh Hanson of Baldwin City HS---Baker University
Trip Hiller of Olathe South HS---US Naval Academy Prep School one year then US Naval Academy
Bryce Hood of Louisburg High School---Luther College (Iowa)
Tanner Johnson of Shawnee Mission East HS---Wayland Baptist University (Texas)
Andrew Jones of SM North HS---Bacone College (Oklahoma)
Terrence Lamb of St. Francis HS---Pratt Community College
Kane Lovvorn of Holton High School---Colby Community College
Parker Madl of Blue Valley HS---University of Oklahoma
Dalton Miller of Wichita Campus---Arizona State University
Aaron Morgan of Abilene HS---Pratt Community College
Chase Nitcher of Valley Center HS---Fort Hays State University
Vance Oliver of Winfield HS---Missouri Valley College
Elias Parenti of Ottawa HS---Baker University
Nick Pearch of Blue Valley HS---Luther College (Iowa)
Nathan Reed of Colby HS---Colby Community College
Jared Rice of Phillipsburg HS---Colby Community College
Evon Royal of Junction City HS---Dana College (Reported to now be going to Missouri Valley College)
Tyson Schmidtberger of Russell HS---Fort Hays State University
Nick Schwager of Great Bend HS---Pratt Community College
Lorenzo Serna of Emporia HS---Newman University
Blaine Smith of Salina South HS---Ohio Valley University (Vienna, WV)
Sage Thimmesch of Garden Plain HS---Pratt Community College
Brandon Vasquez of Dodge City HS---Labette Community College
Dylan Walker of El Dorado HS--Pratt Community College
Jake Walker of St. Thomas Aquinas High School---US Merchant Marine Academy
Derrick Weller of Piper HS---Lindenwood University
Cody Wildin of Marion HS --Pratt Community College
Dillon Wildin of Marion HS---Pratt Community College
Taylor Wuthnow of Abilene HS---Northwest Kansas Technical College

Former Kansas wrestlers reported to be wrestling at a new university:

Bekzod Abdurahkmanov of Colby CC---Clarion University
Travis Budke of Thomas More Prep-Marian High School---Fort Hays State University
Dondre Davis Class of 2009 of Wichita Heights HS---Pratt CC
Dustin Dooley 2007 of Concordia HS, Fort Hays University --- Minnesota State-Mankato Universtiy
Cody Eaton (Bennington, KS) form Neosho CC---William Penn (NAIA in Iowa)
Trey Grovenor of Cape Girardeau, Mo.---Newman University
Austin Hamm Class of 2008 of Spring Hill HS, Pratt CC 2010---Baker University
Collin Hase Class of 2008 of Silver Lake HS, Labette CC 2010---Fort Hays State University
Derek Heckel Class of 2008 of Ulysses HS, Neosho CC 2010---University of Oklahoma
Phillip Henes Class of 2008 of St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Labette CC 2009---Baker University
Chase Nelson Class of 2009 of Wichita Height HS, 2010 Labette CC---University of Oklahoma
Tyler Rosenhamer Class of 2008 of Bishop Carroll HS---Newman University
Sharky Slyter Class of 2009 Paola HS---Ellworth CC in Iowa


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Class of 2011 Kansas High School wrestlers

Reported by posters to be wrestling next year at:

Armando Alcantara of Turner HS---Pratt Community College
Zach Anderson of Clay Center Community HS---Labette Community College
Troy Bainter of Norton HS---University of Nebraska-Kearney
Taylor Baird of Pratt HS---Pratt Community College
Tyler Baughman of Lansing HS---Briar Cliff University (Sioux City, IA)
Spenser Blew of Lansing HS---Air Force Academy
Kaleb Bonilla of Goddard HS---Pratt Community College
David Braun of Topeka HS---Brair Cliff College of Sioux City, IA
Forrest Carroll of Turner HS---Pratt Community College
Tyler Cassity of Maize HS---Pratt Community College
Troy Clark of Chanute HS---Neosho County Community College
Mike Costa of Hiawatha HS---Fort Hays State University
Ryne Cokeley of St. James Academy---Badger Wrestling Club
Nick Collins of Augusta HS---Pratt Community College
Will Collins of Olathe East HS---Baker University
Mario Corado of Pittsburg HS---North Carolina State University
John Denner of Hiawatha HS---Fort Hays State University
Daniel Deshazer of Wichita Heights HS--University of Oklahoma--Verbal per Intermat 3-8-11
Tyler Douglass of Wamego HS---Baker University
Tyler Dryden of Kapaun-Mt. Carmel HS---Fort Hays State University
Garrett Dunkelberger of Cheney HS---Pratt Community College
Michael Forbes of ACCHS---Benedictine College
Aaron Freeze of Washburn Rural HS---Baker University
Jake Gentzler of Andover Central HS---Arizona State University--Verbal per Intermat 3-8-11
Eddy Gomez of Garden City HS---Benedictine College
Sheldon Graves of Rossville HS---Pratt Community College
Zack Grimes of Osawatomie HS---Fort Hays State University
Austin Haake of Pittsburg HS---Bethany College
Jake Hattabaugh of Andale HS---Newman University
Robbie Hines of Ulysses HS---Fort Hays State University
Garrett Hinkley of Lansing HS---Fort Hays State University
Ryan Hodges of Mill Valley HS---Labette Community College
Zach Hoehn of Wellsville HS---Pratt Community College
Derek Holly of Shawnee Heights HS---Fort Hays State University
Tre' Humphrey of Shawnee Mission South HS---the University of New Mexico, Highlands
William Hunter of Topeka HS---Midland University
Anthony Johnson of Wichita Southeast HS---Bethany College
Kyle Johnson of Columbus HS---Fort Hays State University
Landon Keiswetter of Norton HS---Pratt Community College
Kevin Keller of Lansing HS---Bethany College
Aspen Kmiec of Shawnee Heights HS---Midland University
Jacob Larue of Chanute HS---Benedictine College
Bradley Little of Derby HS---Fort Hays State University
Zach Litvak of Gardner Edgerton HS---Baker University
James Lohman of Turner HS---Missouri Valley College
Drake Lovvorn of Holton High---Colby Community College
Airen Maxwell of Piper HS---Fort Hays State University
Tyler McBride of Hugoton HS---Forth Hays State University
Skylar McComb of Derby HS---Pratt Community College
Colt McElroy of Garden City HS---Bethany College
Seth Miller of Goodland HS---NWKTC
Taylor Moeder of St. James Academy---Old Dominion University
Bo Newport of LaCygne-Prairie View HS---Baker University
Dane Norris of Manhattan HS---Cornell College
Austin Ogden of Topeka Seaman HS---Neosho County Community College
BT O'Hara of Columbus HS---Neosho County Community College
Skyler Olsen of Maize HS---Bethany College
Dylan Penka of Kapaun Mt. Carmel---South Dakota State University
Damian Pflughoeft of Great Bend HS---Bethany College
Colten Picking of Abilene HS---Pratt Community College
Trent Robb of Perry-Lecompton HS---Neosho County Community College
Chase Sanchez of Emporia HS---Bethany College
Cole Schreiner of Topeka Seaman HS---Bethany College
Caleb Seaton of Bonner Springs HS---Fort Hays State University
Symon Seaton of Basehor-Linwood HS---Fort Hays State University
Nathan Shipley of Washburn Rural---Fort Hays State University
Andrew Shipman of Marion HS---Bethany College
Courtney Strauss of Abilene HS---Bethany College
Marcus Sullivan of Iola HS---Neosho Community College
Zack Tanenbaum of Blue Valley North HS---Brown University Verbal per Intermat 3-8-11
Austin Tatro of Maize HS---Fort Hays State University
Brett Terrell of Norton-Norton Comm HS---NWKTC
Marcus Tolbert of Washburn Rural HS---Baker University
Dustin Vielhauer of St. James Academy HS---Benedictine College
Brandon Vieyra of Hutchinson HS---Bethany College
Brandon Vukas of De Soto HS---Labette Community College
Bradley Wagner of Hutchinson HS---Bethany College
Kyle White of Horton HS---Benedictine College
Austin Winner of Pittsburg HS---Bethany College------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Former Kansas High School wrestlers signing to wrestle with new colleges next year and Kansas Junior College Transfers:

Kyle Allen, Clay Center Community HS and University of Nebraska-Omaha---Bethany College
Matt Atwood Smith Center HS and FHSU---Bethany College
Isaac Cairo Horton HS, Iowa Lakes CC transfer---Benedictine College
Tyler Caldwell, 2009 Goddard HS and University of Oklahoma---University of Nebraska
Walker Clarke of Labette CC---Fort Hays State University
John Close of Labette CC and Maize HS 2009---Fort Hays State University
Colby Crank of Hutchinson HS Class of 2009---Bethany College
Gage Deere of Washburn Rural 2008 and New Mexico Highlands---Pratt Community College
Jason Duffy of Coffeyville Community College,Friends University and Salina Central---Bethany College
Byrce Hood of Louisburg HS Class of 2010---Baker University
Tanner Kriss of Colby HS 2009 and Indiana University---Fort Hays State University
Brett LaMar of Silver Lake HS Class of 2010---Labette CC
C.J. Napier Columbus HS 2009 and the University of Nebraska---Fort Hays State University
Colt Rogers of Smith Center HS and Pitt State (football)---Bethany College
Brandon Vasquez of Dodge City HS 2010 and Labette CC---Colby Community College

As you can see in my last post that is a lot ex Kansas youth and high school wrestlers who are now wrestling and furthering their college educations in Kansas. As you know in our new economic world it is very difficult to find good jobs. Statistics show that on the average people with college educations have an easier time finding jobs and earn more money in their careers. I think that is going to be even more important in the future. Look at that list of young men who are now wrestling at Kansas colleges. You have to wonder if all of them would have been attending college if not for the opportunity that college wrestling is giving them. You can see they are from all over our State of Kansas. That is why Statewide support is imperative. We need everyone to contribute something. I have put up a goal of at least $10 a month or $120 a year for individual donors. But if you can not afford that send in what you can afford $5, $10, $25, $50 or whatever you can afford at this time. The important thing is to start now and become a donor in 2012. I would like to see at least 500 individual donors in 2012. Even high school wrestlers and college students who work in the summer can probably afford to send in a small contribution and it would be an important start to a lifetime of giving to the sport that has done so much for them. I believe we should easily be able to build a base of at least 1,000 individual donors in five years. It would be disappointing to me if we did not. Do you agree?

Below you will find who to make the check out to and where to send it. You will also find a letter that the Kansas College Wrestling Fund made out to promote individual donations. Please consider become a donor in 2012. Promote this fund. Read the letter and think of all these young men that I have listed and the future ones now in Kids and High School wrestling in Kansas. Let's not let our Kansas college wrestling programs go away like the UNO and other programs have. Remember once upoon a time Kansas University and Kansas State University and a few other Kansas colleges had wrestling programs. We need to stop the dropping of college programs and contribute to continue making college wrestling programs grow in Kansas. By the way I can send anyone who is interested a better looking copy of the letter below and an official donation form if you want one. Just send me a personal private message requesting whatever form you are interested in.

Make checks payable: USA Wrestling – Kansas, Inc./KCWF, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) entity.
Mail to: Mike Juby, Kansas College Wrestling Fund, 7208 Magnolia Way, Hutchinson, KS 67502

Dear Friends of Wrestling:

The time has arrived for the Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF). We have partnered with USA Wrestling-KS, the Kansas Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association, the business community, and our Kansas Wrestling families. Respectfully, we ask your consideration for a donation to our “KCWF Forever Fund.”

Far too many college/university wrestling programs have been lost the last few decades. The recent announcement that perennial NCAA D II powerhouse U. of Nebraska-Omaha (UNO) discontinued its wrestling program shocked the entire wrestling community nationwide. Who would have thought that a university whose team had just won its third consecutive National Championship would be dropped? Given this happened to a stellar program recently, we all acknowledge any and all college wrestling programs are now vulnerable.

Every time a program is cut, our student athletes lose their chance at a college wrestling and educational experience/opportunity that will benefit them for the rest of their lives. How do we combat this erosion of college wrestling programs in our nation, and in particular, in our state of Kansas?

We believe that the wrestling community (wrestlers, parents, coaches, referees, fans and other interested parties) needs to step up and financially support our current in-state programs. Let’s build a fund that will give a noticeable and strong level of support to our existing Kansas college programs. By participating in the “KCWF Forever Fund” college wrestling opportunities will be alive and well in our state for decades to come!

The KCWF will be a “Forever Fund.” It will serve the wrestling community for decades to come. For this initiative to become successful we ALL need to support it with our financial contributions, talent, and time.
There are many ways to customize your contribution and any assistance provided will be tremendously appreciated. No donation is too small! If you personally cannot contribute, that is understandable. Perhaps you know of someone or a business that will be interested … feel free to pass this letter forward.

In closing, please consider the “KCWF Forever Fund.” And please do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions. Thank you very much for your time and consideration for the Kansas College Wrestling Fund!

Sean McCarthy, Chairman
KCWF Forever Fund
913.491.5837 (home) / smokeycabin@hotmail.com

Check out the KU Once Had a Wrestling Team and Gold Medal Winner topic that I just posted in the High School Forum.

Labette CC one of our Kansas Community Colleges that will be supported by the Kansas College Wrestling Fund Wins The National Title. Several Kansas All Americans. Check it out on the College Forum.

The WSU wrestling club has qualified eight of their nine wrestlers for nationals. Click on the below link to get a more detailed story of their very successful recent Conference championship qualification tournament.

http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=wrestlingclub&p=/news1/2_27_12/

Their coach Jason Halling has a current topic on the College Forum in which he is asking for the Kansas wrestling community to consider helping the club now with a financial contribution to assist them with the additional club expenses for this trip to National in Daytona Beach, Florida.

I know Jason and the other club members would appreciate any amount that you could send them at this time.

The below in italics is quoted from Jason Halling's topic in the College Forum.

I would like to take the opportunity to thank a few individuals that provided significant contributions to our program during our National Duals run.

Thanks to Richard Salyer and the folks in District 2 for your support. We have several guys that came out of that district during their youth careers.

Thanks to John Mosley. He had something to do with Pat being involved with our program, but we appreciate your financial support as well.
I know I am missing many individual contributors, and any amount donated was awesome. With that said, I couldn't let these folks go unnoticed.

We exceeded our expectations this season as we qualified 8 of 9 for the National Tournament in Daytona Florida. We are looking forward to representing Wichita State and Kansas Wrestling. We appreciate all the enthusiasm you (the Kansas Wrestling Community) has given us, and we look forward to your continued support as we head to Nationals.

If you wish to aid the team in its increased expenses for this trip (additional rooms, an extra day of travel, meals, etc.) please contact team captains, coaches, or mail a tax deductible donation.

Team Contacts:
Co-Captain: Dustin Greer- dustinlgreer@gmail.com (785-392-4441)
Co-Captain: Nick Thomas- nowen.thomas5@gmail.com (620-674-1763)
Coach: Jason Halling- jhalling@usd259.net (620-617-2310)
Coach: Paul Myers- pmyers@ysd259.net (316-806-7805)

Please mail tax deductible donations to:
Wichita State Wrestling
c/o Heskett Center
1845 Fairmount St.
Wichita, KS 67200-0126

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I'm posting this on behalf of Sean with the KCWF. I wanted to highlight some of the options for gifts at various donation levels, and ask that you consider making a donation if you haven't to this cause.



Suggested Donation for Knit Hat or Ball Cap - $15, $25, $ 50 or more.

Suggested Donation for Water Bottle $5, $25, $50 or more

If you want any of these items shipped - shipping is $5 per item. Please provide address.

Knit Hats, Ball Cap, and Water Bottle Donations the check should be sent to:
Sean McCarthy
11524 Rosehill Road
Overland Park, KS 66210

Make checks payable: USA Wrestling – Kansas, Inc./KCWF

All other direct donations should be sent to:

Mike Juby, Kansas College Wrestling Fund
7208 Magnolia Way, Hutchinson, KS 67502
A not-for-profit 501(c)(3) entity.

Tax ID – Number 48-0981221 501 c (3) exemption

Thanks!

Look at post above this one! KCWF will have these promotional items at a table at Kids State in Exhibition Hall by the other vendors.

Suggested Donation for Knit Hat or Ball Cap - $15, $25, $ 50 or more.

Suggested Donation for Water Bottle $5, $25, $50 or more

If you want any of these items shipped - shipping is $5 per item. Please provide address.

Knit Hats, Ball Cap, and Water Bottle Donations the check should be sent to:
Sean McCarthy
11524 Rosehill Road
Overland Park, KS 66210

Make checks payable: USA Wrestling – Kansas, Inc./KCWF

All other direct donations should be sent to:

Mike Juby, Kansas College Wrestling Fund
7208 Magnolia Way, Hutchinson, KS 67502
A not-for-profit 501(c)(3) entity.

Stop by our booth this weekend!!!

Look at the post go up 2 posts above this one! KCWF will have these promotional items at a table at Kids State in Exhibition Hall by the other vendors.

Suggested Donation for Knit Hat or Ball Cap - $15, $25, $ 50 or more.

Suggested Donation for Water Bottle $5, $25, $50 or more

If you want any of these items shipped - shipping is $5 per item. Please provide address.

Knit Hats, Ball Cap, and Water Bottle Donations the check should be sent to:
Sean McCarthy
11524 Rosehill Road
Overland Park, KS 66210

Make checks payable: USA Wrestling – Kansas, Inc./KCWF

All other direct donations should be sent to:

Mike Juby, Kansas College Wrestling Fund
7208 Magnolia Way, Hutchinson, KS 67502
A not-for-profit 501(c)(3) entity.

Western Kansas Classic – Thank you so much!
We are pleased to announce, due to the great turn out of wrestlers we had at our tournament, we have been given the opportunity to donate some of our entry money back into the great sport of wrestling. We had over 1000 entries for our tournament. We will donate $1 from each entry to the Kansas College Wrestling Fund, and $1 from each entry will be donated to Fort Hays State Universities Wrestling Program.

$1,050 to Kansas College Wrestling Fund
$1,050 to Fort Hays State University Wrestling Program.

Thank you to everyone that continues to support our Western Kansas Classic Tournament every year.

Hays Wrestling Club

Awesome job to the Hays Wrestling Club and everyone who supported their tournament. This is a great way to give back to the Kansas wrestling community in a way that will help benefit our future wrestlers for years to come.

maybe the state tournament can donate something for this cause. not sure if it would be allowed but maybe a donation table can be set up at the state tournament. im sure if there is and i know about it i will throw a 20 in it at some point.

Scott Bockover - Kansas USA Wrestling Body has been great in supporting the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. YES, we will have a booth in Exhibition Hall Friday, Saturday and Sunday - Please stop by.

Sean McCarthy
& Bill Peterman
will be manning the booth

thats good. now if you see me you may have to remind me to stop by cause i will be one busy person on saturday and hopefully on sunday as well. I will have my kanas young gun shirt on so dont be afraid to ask one of the other coaches who i am to remind me

When the parade happens this week, everyone should take some time to reflect on all the young wrestlers out on the floor. These are the young people who will one day become the main beneficiaries of this Kansas College Wrestling Fund. If it is successful it will be a significant force in helping our current Kansas college wrestling to continue to thrive and perhaps it will one day be helping even more college wrestling programs in Kansas. This will mean increased opportunities for our young wrestlers to further their wrestling careers and even more important their academic careers. It will help many current and future Kansas wrestlers to pursue a college degree which will help them in their future careers. You will be making a difference in the lives of many young people with every dollar that you donate to this fund. Know that this is true because this is intended to be a forever fund that the Kansas wrestling community is gifting to current and future generations. You can be a part of that. The sooner we all become a part of the effort the stronger the fund will be and the more it will ultimately accomplish. Remember every contribution counts no matter the amount. The important thing is to become a donor as soon as you can. Good luck to all the wrestlers and their families this weekend. This is a very special time in all your lives. Enjoy this tournament with your young wrestlers and the rest of your family. You will always cherish the memories of this time you have together.

I urge you all to go to the College Forum and read the last six posts since 5-11-12 on the Kansas College Wrestling Fund which I think are pretty good and will update you on its progress. This effort is certainly very important to most of the young high school wrestlers who for the last four years have gone on to wrestle at the Kansas colleges and universities which provide academic plus wrestling opportunities for them in college. This fund will also be a major future benefit to many of your youth wrestlers who will also be given the opportunity to do the same when they are ready to enter college. Keep informed on this fund and get involved with it for the future of college wrestling in Kansas.

Loc: Shawnee Kansas I will update changes as soon as possible and if someone finds something that needs to be changed or added please let me know by e-mail.
smokeycabin@hotmail.com or text me at (913) 579-1835.

Thank you for all your help.

Sincerely,

Sean McCarthy

Kansas College Wrestling Fund Donations

Gold Donors – $2,000-$4,999
Vince and Linda Nowak
District 1 USA Wrestling Kansas
USA Wrestling Kansas

Silver Donors - $500 - $1,999
Kathy & Mike Juby
STA Kids Club and High School Team
Roberts GMC – Kansas City
Steve and Lisa Woody
Paola Wrestling Club
Blue Chip Athletic
Chanute Wrestling Club
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Olathe East Wrestling Club and High School Team
East Kansas Storm Wrestling Club
Saint James High School Team
Linn County Twister Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Promotional Hats & Water Bottles (several anonymous individuals)
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Jr. Viking Wrestling Club
Hays Wrestling Club
Jill and Sean McCarthy
Smokey Valley – District III Tournament USA Wrestling Kansas
Tony Dong
Robert Tanenbaum & Kelly Jackson



Bronze Donors - $1 - $499
Circle Junior Wrestling Club
Joyce Orendac
Kay and Bill Peterman
Nielson Family Dentistry
Nill Brothers Sporting Goods
Eric Johnson
Baldwin Wrestling Club
Dan Harris
James Renfro
Lawrence Elite Wrestling Club
Leavenworth High School Team
Leavenworth County Spartans
Mathew and Sarah Kuhn
Martinelli’s Little Italy – Salina
Lee and Debbie Girard
Gayle and Don Whitmore
Todd Ackerman
Charles Knox
James and Marjorie Brown
Daniel and Aileen Delforge
Matt and Linda DeJong
Richard and Linda Wagner
Connie Ackerman
Kim and Ted Huck
Mike Espinosa
Expertees LLC
Clearwater Youth Wrestling Club
Mark & Lisa Schafer
Neil Erisman
Security Benefits Plus
Dave & Sue McCarthy
Joe & Marie Cisper

In our first year we raised approximately $24,000 and had $1,500 in expenses for promotional materials. Each of the 10 colleges will each be getting a check for $1,100 this fall. Thank you to all the clubs, businesses and individuals for their contributions. As the 2012/13 wrestling season approaches good luck to all the teams. We hope to add more tournaments/events this year that will help our Kansas College Wrestling programs.



We have more promotional items in stock.

Suggested Donation for Knit Hat or Ball Cap - $15, $25, $ 50 or more.

Suggested Donation for Water Bottle $5, $25, $50 or more

If you want any of these items shipped - shipping is $5 per item. Please provide address and phone contact number or e-mail address. Make checks payable: USA Wrestling – Kansas, Inc./KCWF


Knit Hats, Ball Cap, and Water Bottle Donations the check should be sent to:

Sean McCarthy
11524 Rosehill Road
Overland Park, KS 66210

Make checks payable: USA Wrestling – Kansas, Inc./KCWF

All other direct donations should be sent to:

Mike Juby, Kansas College Wrestling Fund
7208 Magnolia Way, Hutchinson, KS 67502
A not-for-profit 501(c)(3) entity.

List of tournaments that will be contributing to the Kansas College Wrestling Fund 2012-13


Dec 29 Johnson Co Kids Classic - Open & Novice YES Olathe East High School

Olathe East and STA Wrestling Clubs will be contributing again to the KCWF.

Website and Facebook Page coming soon.

List of tournaments that will be contributing to the Kansas College Wrestling Fund 2012-13


Youth Tournaments with information booth:

Dec 22 Paola Open - Paola, KS

Dec 29 Johnson Co Kids Classic - Open & Novice YES Olathe East High School

Olathe East and STA Wrestling Clubs will be contributing again to the KCWF.


High School Tournaments - That we will have an information booth at:

Links to the Kansas College Schedules Rosters, Coaches and other information can be found at

http://kcwf.usawks.com/
http://www.facebook.com/#!/KansasCollegeWrestlingFund

• Baker University
• Benedictine
• Bethany College
• Colby Community College
• Fort Hays State University
• Labette Community College
• Neosho County Community College
• Newman University
• Northwest Kansas Technical College
• Pratt Community College

Links to the Kansas College Schedules Rosters, Coaches and other information can be found at

http://kcwf.usawks.com/
http://www.facebook.com/#!/KansasCollegeWrestlingFund

• Baker University
• Benedictine
• Bethany College
• Colby Community College
• Fort Hays State University
• Labette Community College
• Neosho County Community College
• Newman University
• Northwest Kansas Technical College
• Pratt Community College

Last year we had the clubs and host tournaments (listed below) who helped the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. Each year, The KCWF Committee would like to add a few more clubs that are hosting tournaments in the state of Kansas to get involved with our mission of supporting the Kansas Colleges.

If I missed any clubs or tournaments let me know. Thank you for helping our Kansas College Wrestling Programs.

Sincerely,

Sean McCarthy

Circle Wrestling Club, Inc.
STA Kids Club and High School Team
Paola Wrestling Club
Chanute Wrestling Club
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Olathe East Wrestling Club and High School Team
East Kansas Storm Wrestling Club
SJA High School Team
Linn County Twister Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Jr. Viking Wrestling Club
Hays Wrestling Club
Smokey Valley – District III Tournament USA Wrestling Kansas
Baldwin Wrestling ClubLawrence Elite Wrestling Club
Leavenworth High School Team
Leavenworth County Spartans
Lawrence Elite Club
Western Kansas Classic-Gross Memorial Coleseum FHSU
USAW-KS Kids Executive Board & The Kids State Tournament

Kansas College Wrestling Fund Committee: Please call or e-mail if you have any questions.

Sean McCarthy – Chairman (913) 579-1835 – cell, e-mail - smokeycabin@hotmail.com

Will Cokeley - Vice Chairman (708) 267-6615 – cell, e-mail – willcokeley@gmail.com

Bill Peterman – Secretary (913) 626-4459 – cell, e-mail – billpeterman@hotmail.com

USA Wrestling – Kansas Inc. – Treasurer (Mike Juby – e-mail – mikejuby@usawks.com)

Wayne Petterson – College Coach – (620) 431-2820 Extension 210 work, e-mail wpetterson@neosho.edu

Joe Renfro – College Coach – (620) 717-3196, e-mail joer@labette.edu

Ryan Smith – College Coach – (316) 617-9025, e-mail smithry@newmanu.edu

Steve Woody – USAWKS – Corporate Board Director (District IV Director) (785) 626-3309, e-mail stripes@ruraltel.net

Travis Keal – Kansas HS Coach Mill Valley, Previous KWCA - President, (913) 645-6050 – cell, e-mail tkeal@att.net

Jeff Butler – Wrestling Supporter (808) 230-1371 – cell, e-mail jrod400@aol.com

Dan Harris - Dan.Harris@bakeru.edu

The Thunder Open, Donna Woofter Novice, 6U State, and Middle School State will be donating $1 per wrestler to this fund.

Will - thank you, all the clubs, high school guys who help put on the Thunder Open, Donna Woofter Novice, 6U State & Middle School State - there will see some short & long term benefits for Kansas Wrestling by getting involved in this fund.

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Loc: Shawnee Kansas Tournaments, Clubs and High School that have helped the KCWF in 2012/13 so far. There have been many individual contributions through promotional items.
If I missed any clubs or tournaments this year let me know. Thank you for helping our Kansas College Wrestling Programs.


Paola Kids Club & High School - Silver Level Donation
Olathe East Kids Club & High School - Silver Level Donation
STA Kids Club & High School - Silver Level Donation
Junior Viking Kids Club & High School - Bronze Level Donation


High School Tournaments (KCWF Booth setup and promotional items)
Leavenworth - Bronze Level Donation
Johnson County Classic - Bronze Level Donation
Bobcat Classic - Bronze Level Donation





Tournaments and Clubs that helped the KCWF 2011/12 smokeycabin Member

Registered: July, 07 2001
Posts: 3054
Loc: Shawnee Kansas

Last year we had these clubs and host tournaments who helped the Kansas College Wrestling Fund.

If I missed any clubs or tournaments let me know. Thank you for helping our Kansas College Wrestling Programs.

Sincerely,

Sean McCarthy

Circle Wrestling Club, Inc.
STA Kids Club and High School Team
Paola Wrestling Club
Chanute Wrestling Club
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Olathe East Wrestling Club and High School Team
East Kansas Storm Wrestling Club
SJA High School Team
Linn County Twister Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Jr. Viking Wrestling Club
Hays Wrestling Club
Smokey Valley – District III Tournament USA Wrestling Kansas
Baldwin Wrestling ClubLawrence Elite Wrestling Club
Leavenworth High School Team
Leavenworth County Spartans
Lawrence Elite Club
Western Kansas Classic-Gross Memorial Coleseum FHSU
USAW-KS Kids Executive Board & The Kids State Tournament
District III
Mac Wrestling Club

Matt,


Thank you so much on behalf of the KCWF, the colleges, and Kansas wrestling.


Sincerely,


Sean McCarthy



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Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:41:47 -0600
Subject: KCWF Donation
From: mattmcdonald@cableone.net
To: smokeycabin@hotmail.com


Good morning Sean,



The Chanute Wrestling Club agreed to collect and donate to the KCWF, $1 from each entry from our annual tournament the Woods Classic. We had 362 paid entries and decided as we did last year to round up. So, I am wanting to get a check to you for $400. Would you like me to drop it in the mail, or hand deliver it at the next tourney we are at that you guys have a booth set up?



Thank You,



Matt McDonald

Chanute Wrestling Club

If you want to get involved contact one of the KCWF committee members.

Thank you to the Olathe NW Booster Club and Olathe NW Kids Club

Sean/Mike – wanted to share we raised $400 for the Kansas College Wrestling Fund at our ONW Kids Tournament of Champions on Jan 19.

Thanks for all the efforts you, Bill Peterman and countless others do to assist in the preservation and promotion of wrestling at Kansas’ 10 universities & colleges that offer this great sport.



Colleen our treasurer is mailing our check to: USA Wrestling-Kansas Inc. - Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF); 7208 Magnolia Way; Hutchinson, KS 67502-9380



Thanks in advance !
Mark

Thank you again everyone!


Tournaments, Clubs and High School that have helped the KCWF in 2012/13 so far. There have been many individual contributions through promotional items.
If I missed any clubs or tournaments this year let me know. Thank you for helping our Kansas College Wrestling Programs.


Paola Kids Club & High School - Silver Level Donation
Olathe East Kids Club & High School - Silver Level Donation
STA Kids Club & High School - Silver Level Donation
Junior Viking Kids Club & High School - Bronze Level Donation
Olathe NW Booster Club, ONW Kids, & ONW High School - Bronze Level Donation


High School Tournaments (KCWF Booth setup and promotional items)
Leavenworth - Bronze Level Donation
Johnson County Classic - Bronze Level Donation
Bobcat Classic - Bronze Level Donation





Tournaments and Clubs that helped the KCWF 2011/12 smokeycabin Member

Registered: July, 07 2001
Posts: 3054
Loc: Shawnee Kansas

Last year we had these clubs and host tournaments who helped the Kansas College Wrestling Fund.

If I missed any clubs or tournaments let me know. Thank you for helping our Kansas College Wrestling Programs.

Sincerely,

Sean McCarthy

Circle Wrestling Club, Inc.
STA Kids Club and High School Team
Paola Wrestling Club
Chanute Wrestling Club
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Olathe East Wrestling Club and High School Team
East Kansas Storm Wrestling Club
SJA High School Team
Linn County Twister Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Jr. Viking Wrestling Club
Hays Wrestling Club
Smokey Valley – District III Tournament USA Wrestling Kansas
Baldwin Wrestling ClubLawrence Elite Wrestling Club
Leavenworth High School Team
Leavenworth County Spartans
Lawrence Elite Club
Western Kansas Classic-Gross Memorial Coleseum FHSU
USAW-KS Kids Executive Board & The Kids State Tournament
District III
Mac Wrestling Club

Thank you again everyone!


Tournaments, Clubs and High School that have helped the KCWF in 2012/13 so far. There have been many individual contributions through promotional items.
If I missed any clubs or tournaments this year let me know. Thank you for helping our Kansas College Wrestling Programs.


Paola Kids Club & High School - Silver Level Donation
Olathe East Kids Club & High School - Silver Level Donation
STA Kids Club & High School - Silver Level Donation
Junior Viking Kids Club & High School - Bronze Level Donation
Olathe NW Booster Club, ONW Kids, & ONW High School - Bronze Level Donation


High School Tournaments (KCWF Booth setup and promotional items)
Leavenworth - Bronze Level Donation
Johnson County Classic - Bronze Level Donation
Bobcat Classic - Bronze Level Donation





Tournaments and Clubs that helped the KCWF 2011/12 smokeycabin Member

Registered: July, 07 2001
Posts: 3054
Loc: Shawnee Kansas

Last year we had these clubs and host tournaments who helped the Kansas College Wrestling Fund.

If I missed any clubs or tournaments let me know. Thank you for helping our Kansas College Wrestling Programs.

Sincerely,

Sean McCarthy

Circle Wrestling Club, Inc.
STA Kids Club and High School Team
Paola Wrestling Club
Chanute Wrestling Club
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Olathe East Wrestling Club and High School Team
East Kansas Storm Wrestling Club
SJA High School Team
Linn County Twister Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Jr. Viking Wrestling Club
Hays Wrestling Club
Smokey Valley – District III Tournament USA Wrestling Kansas
Baldwin Wrestling ClubLawrence Elite Wrestling Club
Leavenworth High School Team
Leavenworth County Spartans
Lawrence Elite Club
Western Kansas Classic-Gross Memorial Coleseum FHSU
USAW-KS Kids Executive Board & The Kids State Tournament
District III
Mac Wrestling Club

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Loc: Dolores, CO Labette finished the National tourney as back-to-back National Champs. They have to share this years title with North Idaho after both finished with 120 points each. Proud of the Cards!

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Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Jamel Sharp of Darton College
2nd Place - John Pellegrino of Nassau Community College
3rd Place - Josh Walker of Labette Community College
4th Place - Brock Banta of North Idaho College
5th Place - Tim Prescott of Neosho County Community College
6th Place - Sage Ornelas of Clackamas Community College
7th Place - Michael Nguyen of Southwestern Oregon
8th Place - Tristan Bundy of Iowa Central Community College
1st Place Match
Jamel Sharp (Darton College) 5-0, Fr. over John Pellegrino (Nassau Community College) 4-1, Fr. (Dec 8-2).
3rd Place Match
Josh Walker (Labette Community College) 6-1, . over Brock Banta (North Idaho College) 4-2, So. (Dec 10-3).
5th Place Match
Tim Prescott (Neosho County Community College) 3-2, Fr. over Sage Ornelas (Clackamas Community College) 3-3, So. (Dec 6-5).
7th Place Match
Michael Nguyen (Southwestern Oregon) 5-2, . over Tristan Bundy (Iowa Central Community College) 3-3, So. (Dec 3-2).

133 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Le`Roy Barnes of Neosho County Community College
2nd Place - Mizam Tamaradze of Springfield Tech Community College
3rd Place - Cody Tow of NW Kansas Tech
4th Place - CJ Palmer of Clackamas Community College
5th Place - Michael Carreon of North Idaho College
6th Place - Eric Hughes of Labette Community College
7th Place - Eric Franklin of Ellsworth Community College
8th Place - Jeff Rottingen of Bergen Community College
1st Place Match
Le`Roy Barnes (Neosho County Community College) 4-0, So. over Mizam Tamaradze (Springfield Tech Community College) 4-1, . (Pin 6:59).
3rd Place Match
Cody Tow (NW Kansas Tech) 7-1, Fr. over CJ Palmer (Clackamas Community College) 6-2, Fr. (Dec 4-3).
5th Place Match
Michael Carreon (North Idaho College) 4-2, Fr. over Eric Hughes (Labette Community College) 3-3, . (Pin 2:44).
7th Place Match
Eric Franklin (Ellsworth Community College) 3-2, . over Jeff Rottingen (Bergen Community College) 3-3, . (Dec 5-2).

141 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - James DeKrone of Nassau Community College
2nd Place - Zach Loveless of Northwest College
3rd Place - Jarrett Morrill of North Idaho College
4th Place - Steven Ruppert of Muskegon College
5th Place - Eric Tozzi of Rend Lake College
6th Place - Tyler Lashbrook of Ellsworth Community College
7th Place - Quinn Johnston of Southwestern Oregon
8th Place - Cody Fobes of Gloucester County College
1st Place Match
James DeKrone (Nassau Community College) 4-0, . over Zach Loveless (Northwest College) 4-1, Fr. (Dec 7-6).
3rd Place Match
Jarrett Morrill (North Idaho College) 6-1, Fr. over Steven Ruppert (Muskegon College) 4-2, So. (Dec 8-1).
5th Place Match
Eric Tozzi (Rend Lake College) 4-2, . over Tyler Lashbrook (Ellsworth Community College) 5-3, . (Dec 9-2).
7th Place Match
Quinn Johnston (Southwestern Oregon) 3-2, . over Cody Fobes (Gloucester County College) 3-3, Fr. (FF).

149 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Josh Tardy of Harper College
2nd Place - Beau Roberts of Clackamas Community College
3rd Place - Colby Kloetzer of Northwest College
4th Place - Spencer Rutherford of Labette Community College
5th Place - Jeremy Golding of North Idaho College
6th Place - Kyle Wade of Nassau Community College
7th Place - Takil Agnew of Lincoln College
8th Place - Dillon Karjanis of Western Wyoming Community College
1st Place Match
Josh Tardy (Harper College) 4-0, . over Beau Roberts (Clackamas Community College) 4-1, Fr. (Dec 7-6).
3rd Place Match
Colby Kloetzer (Northwest College) 6-1, Fr. over Spencer Rutherford (Labette Community College) 4-2, . (Maj 14-1).
5th Place Match
Jeremy Golding (North Idaho College) 3-2, Fr. over Kyle Wade (Nassau Community College) 2-3, Fr. (Dec 5-2).
7th Place Match
Takil Agnew (Lincoln College) 3-2, . over Dillon Karjanis (Western Wyoming Community College) 24-18, So. (Dec 7-6).

157 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Justin Cash of Rend Lake College
2nd Place - Devin Geoghegan of Iowa Central Community College
3rd Place - Colton Thornton of Northwest College
4th Place - Zachary Benitz of Iowa Western Community College
5th Place - Jeromy Davenport of Labette Community College
6th Place - Steve Dewitt of Harper College
7th Place - Adam Will of Thaddeus Stevens College
8th Place - Irvin Buck of Niagara County Community College
1st Place Match
Justin Cash (Rend Lake College) 4-0, . over Devin Geoghegan (Iowa Central Community College) 3-1, Fr. (Dec 3-2).
3rd Place Match
Colton Thornton (Northwest College) 7-1, Fr. over Zachary Benitz (Iowa Western Community College) 4-2, Fr. (SV-1 5-3).
5th Place Match
Jeromy Davenport (Labette Community College) 4-2, . over Steve Dewitt (Harper College) 3-3, . (Dec 9-4).
7th Place Match
Adam Will (Thaddeus Stevens College) 3-2, So. over Irvin Buck (Niagara County Community College) 2-3, So. (Pin 4:15).

165 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Devin Aguirre of Labette Community College
2nd Place - Ryan Zumwalt of North Idaho College
3rd Place - Dillon Geoghegan of Iowa Central Community College
4th Place - Kris Schimek of Niagara County Community College
5th Place - Juan Stimpson of Rend Lake College
6th Place - Greg Gainey of Minnesota West Community College
7th Place - Bryce Lewis of Colby Community College
8th Place - Scott Verner of Western Wyoming Community College
1st Place Match
Devin Aguirre (Labette Community College) 5-0, . over Ryan Zumwalt (North Idaho College) 4-1, So. (Dec 11-7).
3rd Place Match
Dillon Geoghegan (Iowa Central Community College) 6-1, Fr. over Kris Schimek (Niagara County Community College) 4-2, So. (Dec 7-2).
5th Place Match
Juan Stimpson (Rend Lake College) 6-2, . over Greg Gainey (Minnesota West Community College) 3-3, . (TB-1 5-4).
7th Place Match
Bryce Lewis (Colby Community College) 5-2, So. over Scott Verner (Western Wyoming Community College) 9-8, So. (Dec 7-5).

174 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Trent Noon of Clackamas Community College
2nd Place - Chanse Menendez of Nassau Community College
3rd Place - Garrett Miller of Rochester Commmunity and Technical College
4th Place - Payne Hatter of Labette Community College
5th Place - Riley Boomer of Muskegon College
6th Place - Ross Taylor of Western Wyoming Community College
7th Place - Nick Lawrence of Iowa Lakes Community College
8th Place - Daniel Williams of Iowa Western Community College
1st Place Match
Trent Noon (Clackamas Community College) 5-0, So. over Chanse Menendez (Nassau Community College) 3-1, Fr. (Dec 9-5).
3rd Place Match
Garrett Miller (Rochester Commmunity and Technical College) 5-1, Fr. over Payne Hatter (Labette Community College) 4-2, . (Dec 9-7).
5th Place Match
Riley Boomer (Muskegon College) 3-2, So. over Ross Taylor (Western Wyoming Community College) 28-12, So. (Pin 4:51).
7th Place Match
Nick Lawrence (Iowa Lakes Community College) 3-2, So. over Daniel Williams (Iowa Western Community College) 2-3, So. (Dec 1-0).

184 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Landon Keiswetter of Pratt Community College
2nd Place - Cody Johnson of Labette Community College
3rd Place - Dylon Braun of Colby Community College
4th Place - Reid Chivers of Southwestern Oregon
5th Place - Basil Minto of North Iowa Area Community College
6th Place - Caleb Rivera of North Idaho College
7th Place - Archie Williams of Lincoln College
8th Place - Lucas Huyber of Highline Community College
1st Place Match
Landon Keiswetter (Pratt Community College) 36-10, So. over Cody Johnson (Labette Community College) 4-1, . (Dec 6-3).
3rd Place Match
Dylon Braun (Colby Community College) 6-1, So. over Reid Chivers (Southwestern Oregon) 5-2, . (Dec 9-4).
5th Place Match
Basil Minto (North Iowa Area Community College) 4-2, So. over Caleb Rivera (North Idaho College) 3-3, So. (Dec 9-2).
7th Place Match
Archie Williams (Lincoln College) 5-2, . over Lucas Huyber (Highline Community College) 2-3, Fr. (FF).

197 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Josh DaSilveira of Ellsworth Community College
2nd Place - Riley Argyle of Western Wyoming Community College
3rd Place - VJ Giulio of North Idaho College
4th Place - Joe Bunne of Rochester Commmunity and Technical College
5th Place - Shakheim Chapman of North Iowa Area Community College
6th Place - Brandon Bradney of Iowa Central Community College
7th Place - Ian MacIneirghe of Nassau Community College
8th Place - Jarrett Baker of Northwest College
1st Place Match
Josh DaSilveira (Ellsworth Community College) 4-0, Fr. over Riley Argyle (Western Wyoming Community College) 22-16, So. (Dec 5-4).
3rd Place Match
VJ Giulio (North Idaho College) 6-1, Fr. over Joe Bunne (Rochester Commmunity and Technical College) 5-2, So. (Dec 8-3).
5th Place Match
Shakheim Chapman (North Iowa Area Community College) 4-2, Fr. over Brandon Bradney (Iowa Central Community College) 3-3, Fr. (Maj 12-3).
7th Place Match
Ian MacIneirghe (Nassau Community College) 3-2, So. over Jarrett Baker (Northwest College) 3-3, So. (Dec 12-7).

HWT Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Jacob Mitchell of Clackamas Community College
2nd Place - Yaseen Mudassar of Nassau Community College
3rd Place - Dequence Goodman of Lincoln College
4th Place - Christopher Ballard of Iowa Central Community College
5th Place - Brett Martin of Muskegon College
6th Place - Alex Stockton of North Iowa Area Community College
7th Place - Patrick Hope of Springfield Tech Community College
8th Place - Xavier Fisher of Colby Community College
1st Place Match
Jacob Mitchell (Clackamas Community College) 4-0, Fr. over Yaseen Mudassar (Nassau Community College) 3-1, So. (Dec 3-2).
3rd Place Match
Dequence Goodman (Lincoln College) 6-1, . over Christopher Ballard (Iowa Central Community College) 6-2, Fr. (Pin 5:49).
5th Place Match
Brett Martin (Muskegon College) 4-2, Fr. over Alex Stockton (North Iowa Area Community College) 3-3, Fr. (Pin 4:34).
7th Place Match
Patrick Hope (Springfield Tech Community College) 5-2, . over Xavier Fisher (Colby Community College) 4-3, So. (Pin 4:22).

1. Labette Community College 120.0
1. North Idaho College 120.0
3. Clackamas Community College 97.5
4. Nassau Community College 95.0
5. Iowa Central Community College 70.5
6. Northwest College 70.0
7. Lincoln College 59.5
8. Rend Lake College 58.5
8. Western Wyoming Community College 58.5
10. Harper College 55.5
11. Rochester Commmunity and Technical College 50.0
12. Ellsworth Community College 49.5
13. Neosho County Community College 46.0
14. Southwestern Oregon 45.5
15. Muskegon College 44.5
16. Colby Community College 44.0
17. North Iowa Area Community College 43.0
18. Springfield Tech Community College 39.5
19. Iowa Western Community College 38.0
20. Niagara County Community College 31.0
21. Pratt Community College 29.5
22. NW Kansas Tech 29.0
23. Darton College 27.0
24. Highline Community College 21.0
25. Iowa Lakes Community College 20.0
26. Ridgewater College 19.5
27. Bergen Community College 14.5
28. Gloucester County College 13.5
29. Minnesota West Community College 13.0
30. Thaddeus Stevens College 12.0
31. Mercyhurst North East 11.5
32. Jamestown Community College 7.5
33. Middlesex County College 6.5
34. Itasca Community College 6.0
34. Kennedy-King College 6.0
36. Spartanburg Methodist College 5.0
36. Waubonsee College 5.0
38. Triton College 2.0
39. Wright College 1.0
40. Alfred State 0.0
40. Wentworth Military Academy 0.0

We have added David Nordues to our committee - Welcome!

Colby Community College
david.nordhues@colbycc.edu
David Nordhues
Head Wrestling Coach
Colby Community College
(O) 785 460 5503
(C) 308 750 2745


Joe Renfro – College Coach – (620) 717-3196, e-mail joer@labette.edu - Thank you for your service to Kansas Wrestling, the KCWF, and bringing another National Championship to Labette. Good luck in your new job in Oklahoma. You will be missed in Kansas.

STOP BY THE KCWF BOOTH in Exhibition Hall at the Kansas USA Wrestling Kids State Tournament in Topeka and check out the new camo hats and other promotional materials.

We have about the same clubs/tournaments committed to helping with Kansas College Wrestling Fund again this year. I do believe we have added a few other tournaments.

Last year we had these clubs and host tournaments who helped the Kansas College Wrestling Fund by adding a dollar to admission charge for fans or adding $1 per entry.

If I missed any clubs or tournaments let me know. Thank you for helping our Kansas College Wrestling Programs.

Sincerely,

Sean McCarthy

Circle Wrestling Club, Inc.
STA Kids Club and High School Team
Paola Wrestling Club
Chanute Wrestling Club
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Olathe East Wrestling Club and High School Team
East Kansas Storm Wrestling Club
SJA High School Team
Linn County Twister Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Jr. Viking Wrestling Club
Hays Wrestling Club
Smokey Valley – District III Tournament USA Wrestling Kansas
Baldwin Wrestling ClubLawrence Elite Wrestling Club
Leavenworth High School Team
Leavenworth County Spartans
Lawrence Elite Club
Western Kansas Classic-Gross Memorial Coleseum FHSU
USAW-KS Kids Executive Board & The Kids State Tournament
District III
Mac Wrestling Club

Circle Wrestling Club, Inc.
STA Kids Club and High School Team
Paola Wrestling Club
Chanute Wrestling Club
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Olathe East Wrestling Club and High School Team
East Kansas Storm Wrestling Club
SJA High School Team
Linn County Twister Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Jr. Viking Wrestling Club
Hays Wrestling Club
Smokey Valley – District III Tournament USA Wrestling Kansas
Baldwin Wrestling ClubLawrence Elite Wrestling Club
Leavenworth High School Team
Leavenworth County Spartans
Lawrence Elite Club
Western Kansas Classic-Gross Memorial Coleseum FHSU
USAW-KS Kids Executive Board & The Kids State Tournament



Kansas College Wrestling Fund Committee: Please call or e-mail if you have any questions.

Sean McCarthy – Chairman (913) 579-1835 – cell, e-mail - smokeycabin@hotmail.com

Will Cokeley - Vice Chairman (708) 267-6615 – cell, e-mail – willcokeley@gmail.com

Bill Peterman – Secretary (913) 626-4459 – cell, e-mail – billpeterman@hotmail.com

USA Wrestling – Kansas Inc. – Treasurer (Mike Juby – e-mail – mikejuby@usawks.com)

Wayne Petterson – College Coach – (620) 431-2820 Extension 210 work, e-mail wpetterson@neosho.edu

David Nordhues - College Coach - (O) 785 460 5503 (C) 308 750 2745

Ryan Smith – College Coach – (316) 617-9025, e-mail smithry@newmanu.edu

Steve Woody – USAWKS – Corporate Board Director (District IV Director) (785) 626-3309, e-mail stripes@ruraltel.net

Travis Keal – Kansas HS Coach Mill Valley, Previous KWCA - President, (913) 645-6050 – cell, e-mail tkeal@att.net

Jeff Butler – Wrestling Supporter (808) 230-1371 – cell, e-mail jrod400@aol.com

Dan Harris - Dan.Harris@bakeru.edu



If you have any questions on how to help - feel free to contact any of the KCWF committee members.

We will have a booth at District 1 South Subdistricts, District 1 Tournament and the Kansas Kids State Tournament - Please stop by our booth and see what you can do to help the colleges.

Thank you,

Sean McCarthy

We are at the Kansas Kids State Tournament - Please stop by our booth and see what you can do to help the colleges.

Thank you,

Sean McCarthy

The KCWF had a good weekend at the Kids State Tournament many individuals, clubs and businesses stopped by the KCWF booth - an updated list of contributors will be posted soon.

USA Wrestling Kansas Inc., and the KCWF Committee also recognized Vince and Linda Nowak for their contributions to the KCWF. A very deserving standing ovation by the crowd.


Vince and Linda Nowak were introduced to wrestling in 1997 when their son Jacob was in the first grade. Jacob went on to wrestle for 15 years thru his junior year in college. Jacob had a successful youth, high school and college wrestling career. Their son was on the first Baker University wrestling team in 2009-2010. He was a two time NAIA national qualifier as well as a NAIA Academic All American. Jacob is graduating in May 2013 with a Business/Accounting degree. Jacob begins law school this summer on scholarship at the University of Kansas Law School.

The Nowak’s became very interested in trying to help combat the dropping of college wrestling programs early in their son’s youth wrestling career. Vince wanted to see increased college wrestling and academic opportunities for our young Kansas wrestlers.

The Nowak’s believed that the best way to achieve more college wrestling and academic opportunities was thru increased financial support from the wrestling community. Two years ago it was announced that UNO in Omaha, Nebraska had decided to drop its wrestling program. The UNO wrestling coach was informed of this decision immediately after his team had just won its third straight and overall seventh NCAA Division II national title. This news shocked the national wrestling community that even this successful of a program could be dropped. This news spurred the Kansas wrestling community into action.

Immediately after UNO’s announcement Vince got involved with a small group including Sean McCarthy, Ned Price and Randy Hinderliter to form the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. The group contacted USAW-KS Board of Directors Chairman Mike Juby about forming Kansas College Wrestling Fund to be administered by the USAW-KS organization. Mr. Juby asked the group to draft a mission statement and operating guidelines for the Fund. Vince and the other group members worked many hours over the next two months to prepare the guidelines of the new Fund. The Fund was tentatively approved in May 2011 by the USAW-KS Board of Directors. Vince was an original Kansas College Wrestling Fund foundation committee board member which met for the first time on June 12, 2011 in Salina, Kansas. The Fund’s guidelines were finalized and approved that fall by the USAW-KS Board of DIrectors.

In the first two operating years of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund, Vince and Linda Nowak became Gold Level Donors. It is their hope that everyone in the Kansas wrestling community will work to develop and maintain college wrestling in Kansas for our future generations of youth wrestlers by becoming donors and by actively promoting the Kansas College Wrestling Fund in their local wrestling communities.

Funds like this one should have been established in the 70’s and 80’s in every state. Today's athletes will also be our future generations of teachers and coaches.

Sean,

Linda and I want to thank you, Mike Juby, Bill Peterman, other Kansas College Wrestling Fund commitee members and the other members of the USAW-KS Kids Board for the recognition of our contributions to the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. We also want to thank the Kansas Kids State tournament committee who allowed the recognition to be done at the State tournament.

I think it was a very appropriate place and time for such a recognition since it was before a large group of young Kansas wrestlers and their families who will hopefully someday directly benefit from the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. I told Sean McCarthy on Saturday before the award recognition as we looked over all the young wrestlers sitting on the mats in front of us that we did all this work for this Fund for the future benefit of these young wrestlers. Sean said that was absolutely correct.

I was very glad that my son Jacob was there too because the young wrestlers and their parents got to see him and hear about his success as a college student athlete both as a wrestler and most important as a student. This is what the fund is all about which is helping to provide better college wrestling and academic opportunities in Kansas colleges and universities for our young Kansas wrestlers.

It would have been wonderful if this fund had been started 35 to 40 years ago. We may have developed a base of over several thousand people and businesses as regular annual donors by now and a very large endowment fund. But this is what we can and need to accomplish going forward. Linda and I no longer have a son or daughter actively involved in wrestling now that Jacob's college career is over. But we have made the decision to continue to donate on an annual basis to the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. We need Kansas wrestling alumni members parents, fans and former wrestlers to continue to support the sport that gave so much to them and their children by contributing to this fund.

I know it is difficult for many to give a financial contribution at this time. I am asking all of you with young wrestlers and all others in our Kansas wrestling community to consider starting now to become regular donors to the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. I would ask you to consider donating at least $120 a year or $10 a month. I believe the Fund now has a method for you to automatically be able to do that thru your bank account or credit card. Just think how much money we could raise to further college wrestling opportunities in Kansas if all members including former wrestlers were averaging contributions of at least $100 annually.

Please consider becoming a donor to the Kansas College Wrestling Fund this week. I hope you will consider doing this on an annual basis and work to promote it in your communities. There is a College Fund link to the left on this website to get more information. Give what you can both in time and money to helping this Fund be a success for the future of college wrestling in Kansas.

Thank you for the recognition you gave to my family on Saturday.

http://kcwf.usawks.com/

No amount is to small or to large! This is a long term project that will help our student athletes and programs in Kansas for many many years.

Please continue to support or Kansas Colleges with wrestling.

No amount is to small or to large! This is a long term project that will help our student athletes and programs in Kansas for many years.

Thank you!

USA Wrestling-Kansas Inc. - Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF)
7208 Magnolia Way
Hutchinson, KS 67502-9380
MISSION STATEMENT OF KANSAS COLLEGE WRESTLING FUND:
It is the mission of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund to provide financial support for Kansas colleges and universities with active college wrestling programs. This financial support to Kansas colleges and universities will help provide wrestling, academic and eventual career opportunities for student athlete wrestlers in the State of Kansas.
Individual and corporate donor annual gifting levels:
Platinum Level-$5,000 and above
Gold Level-$2,000 to $5,000
Silver Level-$500-$1,999
Bronze Level-$1-$499
Checks should be made out to: USAW - Kansas College Wrestling Fund
Tax ID – Number 48-0981221 501 c (3) exemption
Thank you for your support of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund
Where to send checks:
USA Wrestling-Kansas Inc. - Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF)
7208 Magnolia Way
Hutchinson, KS 67502-9380


Kansas College Wrestling Fund Committee: Please call or e-mail if you have any questions.

Sean McCarthy – Chairman (913) 579-1835 – cell, e-mail - smokeycabin@hotmail.com

Will Cokeley - Vice Chairman (708) 267-6615 – cell, e-mail – willcokeley@gmail.com

Bill Peterman – Secretary (913) 626-4459 – cell, e-mail – billpeterman@hotmail.com

USA Wrestling – Kansas Inc. – Treasurer (Mike Juby – e-mail – mikejuby@usawks.com)

Wayne Petterson – College Coach – (620) 431-2820 Extension 210 work, e-mail wpetterson@neosho.edu

David Nordhues - College Coach - (O) 785 460 5503 (C) 308 750 2745 - david.nordhues@colbycc.edu

Ryan Smith – College Coach – (316) 617-9025, e-mail smithry@newmanu.edu

Steve Woody – USAWKS – Corporate Board Director (District IV Director) (785) 626-3309, e-mail stripes@ruraltel.net

Travis Keal – Kansas HS Coach Mill Valley, Previous KWCA - President, (913) 645-6050 – cell, e-mail tkeal@att.net

Jeff Butler – Wrestling Supporter (808) 230-1371 – cell, e-mail jrod400@aol.com

Dan Harris - Wrestling supporter Dan.Harris@bakeru.edu - (913) 522-0978



If you have any questions on how to help - feel free to contact any of the KCWF committee members.

Dear USAW-KS Kids Club Coach, Club President or Club Administrator:

Hello, my name is Sean McCarthy, Head Coach of the STA Kids Wrestling Club in Kansas and Chairperson of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. It is in my role with the Kansas College Wrestling Fund that I am sending you this letter. I am appealing to each of you, the leaders of Kansas Kids clubs, to help the Kansas College wrestling fund meet its goals and objectives. The Fund needs your help every year!

About two and one half years ago, the United States wrestling community was shocked to learn that the University of Nebraska-Omaha announced it was dropping its legendary NCAA D-II wrestling program. Unfortunately over the last few decades this has become an all too common occurrence for college wrestling programs. Incredibly, the UNO coach was informed of this decision on the very night their program had just won and was celebrating another National D-II team wrestling championship! It was their third consecutive national team title and the eighth national team title overall. For many of us this was a call to action!

In the spring of 2011 a small group decided that the wrestling community needed to become proactive to combat this continual erosion of college wrestling opportunities for our current and future wrestlers. This group worked with the USAW-KS in establishing the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. The fund has now been in existence for a little over two years. The Fund has collected about $43,000 in donations, plus approximately $4,000 in support for promotion materials and operating expenses by the USAWKS Corporate Board. We have also donated $11,000 to the 10 colleges in the first year and plan to give $10,000 this year to the 10 colleges with wrestling programs – as established by our parameters. After all contributions we will start year three with approximately $22,000. This is a very good beginning for the Fund but we know that a lot more is required to help the Kansas collegiate wrestling programs thrive and grow.

It is vitally important that everyone in the Kansas wrestling community become part of this effort. It is the Fund’s goal for it to be a Forever Fund that will be annually supported by all members of the Kansas wrestling community. Ultimately this Fund will benefit the entire Kansas wrestling community but especially our future young Kansas college wrestlers many of whom are now wrestling in our USAW Kansas Kids Clubs. A strong and thriving state collegiate wrestling presence in Kansas offers more opportunities for current and future college wrestlers. More young families will become involved and stay involved at the Kids wrestling club level if they can see both good collegiate academic and wrestling programs in Kansas.

Many of the USAW-KS clubs have already contributed in the first two years of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund’s existence. The Kansas College Wrestling Fund committee greatly appreciates all of these previous contributions. These clubs have done so by charging and contributing an extra $1 from their tournament entry fees and/or ticket sales. We hope these clubs will continue to do so and we are hoping that more clubs running tournaments will join them this year and in future years. We urge you to consider doing so this year. If your club does not run a tournament, perhaps instead you could run a fundraising campaign within your local wrestling community to benefit the Kansas College Wrestling Fund this year.

Educate your local wrestling community including the parents of your kids club wrestlers about the Fund and the need to support it. We urge all kids club leaders to learn more about the Kansas College Wrestling Fund and how you can help it reach its goals and objectives. Go to following link for information on the Fund’s website: http://kcwf.usawks.com/

Sincerely,


Sean McCarthy
Chairperson of Kansas College Wrestling Fund

Dear USAW-KS Kids Club Coach, Club President or Club Administrator:

Hello, my name is Sean McCarthy, Head Coach of the STA Kids Wrestling Club in Kansas and Chairperson of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. It is in my role with the Kansas College Wrestling Fund that I am sending you this letter. I am appealing to each of you, the leaders of Kansas Kids clubs, to help the Kansas College wrestling fund meet its goals and objectives. The Fund needs your help every year!

About two and one half years ago, the United States wrestling community was shocked to learn that the University of Nebraska-Omaha announced it was dropping its legendary NCAA D-II wrestling program. Unfortunately over the last few decades this has become an all too common occurrence for college wrestling programs. Incredibly, the UNO coach was informed of this decision on the very night their program had just won and was celebrating another National D-II team wrestling championship! It was their third consecutive national team title and the eighth national team title overall. For many of us this was a call to action!

In the spring of 2011 a small group decided that the wrestling community needed to become proactive to combat this continual erosion of college wrestling opportunities for our current and future wrestlers. This group worked with the USAW-KS in establishing the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. The fund has now been in existence for a little over two years. The Fund has collected about $43,000 in donations, plus approximately $4,000 in support for promotion materials and operating expenses by the USAWKS Corporate Board. We have also donated $11,000 to the 10 colleges in the first year and plan to give $10,000 this year to the 10 colleges with wrestling programs – as established by our parameters. After all contributions we will start year three with approximately $22,000. This is a very good beginning for the Fund but we know that a lot more is required to help the Kansas collegiate wrestling programs thrive and grow.

It is vitally important that everyone in the Kansas wrestling community become part of this effort. It is the Fund’s goal for it to be a Forever Fund that will be annually supported by all members of the Kansas wrestling community. Ultimately this Fund will benefit the entire Kansas wrestling community but especially our future young Kansas college wrestlers many of whom are now wrestling in our USAW Kansas Kids Clubs. A strong and thriving state collegiate wrestling presence in Kansas offers more opportunities for current and future college wrestlers. More young families will become involved and stay involved at the Kids wrestling club level if they can see both good collegiate academic and wrestling programs in Kansas.

Many of the USAW-KS clubs have already contributed in the first two years of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund’s existence. The Kansas College Wrestling Fund committee greatly appreciates all of these previous contributions. These clubs have done so by charging and contributing an extra $1 from their tournament entry fees and/or ticket sales. We hope these clubs will continue to do so and we are hoping that more clubs running tournaments will join them this year and in future years. We urge you to consider doing so this year. If your club does not run a tournament, perhaps instead you could run a fundraising campaign within your local wrestling community to benefit the Kansas College Wrestling Fund this year.

Educate your local wrestling community including the parents of your kids club wrestlers about the Fund and the need to support it. We urge all kids club leaders to learn more about the Kansas College Wrestling Fund and how you can help it reach its goals and objectives. Go to following link for information on the Fund’s website: http://kcwf.usawks.com/

Sincerely,


Sean McCarthy
Chairperson of Kansas College Wrestling Fund

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Loc: Shawnee Kansas Kansas College Wrestling Fund Donations 2011-2013

Gold Donors – $2,000-$4,999
Vince and Linda Nowak
District 1 USA Wrestling Kansas
USA Wrestling Kansas

Silver Donors - $500 - $1,999
Kathy & Mike Juby
STA Kids Club and High School Team
Roberts GMC – Kansas City
Steve and Lisa Woody
Paola Wrestling Club
Blue Chip Athletic
Chanute Wrestling Club
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Olathe East Wrestling Club and High School Team
East Kansas Storm Wrestling Club
SJA Wrestling Club & Saint James High School Team
Linn County Twister Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Promotional Hats & Water Bottles (several anonymous individuals)
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Jr. Viking Wrestling Club
Hays Wrestling Club
Jill and Sean McCarthy
Smokey Valley – District III Tournament USA Wrestling Kansas
District III
Mac Wrestling Club
Tony Dong – Martinelli’s Little Italy - Salina
Robert Tanenbaum & Kelly Jackson
August and Patty Ochs


Bronze Donors - $1 - $499
Circle Wrestling Club
Joyce Orendac
Kay and Bill Peterman
Nielson Family Dentistry
Nill Brothers Sporting Goods
Eric Johnson
Baldwin Wrestling Club
Dan Harris
James Renfro
Lawrence Elite Wrestling Club
Leavenworth High School Team
Leavenworth County Spartans
Mathew and Sarah Kuhn
Martinelli’s Little Italy – Salina
Lee and Debbie Girard
Gayle and Don Whitmore
Todd Ackerman
Charles Knox
James and Marjorie Brown
Daniel and Aileen Delforge
Matt and Linda DeJong
Richard and Linda Wagner
Connie Ackerman
Kim and Ted Huck
Mike Espinosa
Expertees LLC
Clearwater Youth Wrestling Club
Mark & Lisa Schafer
Neil Erisman
Security Benefits Plus
D. Kester
Dave & Sue McCarthy
Joe & Marie Cisper
Adam and Sara Polansky
Mark Cody - U of Oklahoma Coach
Bill Zadick - USA Wrestling (Iowa Wrestler)
Doug and Michelle Vander Linden
Brooke Brogren
Richard Brake
Shannon Peters
Tom Peterman
Jeffery and Rebecca Howard
Debora and Mark Schellhase
Celeste and Mike Rains
Thunderbird Wrestling Club
Jerry Tujague
Mike Miller
Gregg Ikenberry
Shannon Peters
Bill Vielhauer
Lindsey and Michelle Perz
Brian Stack
Williams Law LLC – Tom and Shelly Williams
Barry and Shelly Sullivan
Mike Hammer
JP Garrett
Gooch Family – 5Gs
Jeremy and Jonell Sekavec
Eric Akin
Jon Lautt
Promotional Hats & Water Bottles (several anonymous individuals)


Links to the Kansas College Schedules Rosters, Coaches and other information can be found at

http://kcwf.usawks.com/
http://www.facebook.com/#!/KansasCollegeWrestlingFund

• Baker University
• Benedictine
• Bethany College
• Colby Community College
• Fort Hays State University
• Labette Community College
• Neosho County Community College
• Newman University
• Northwest Kansas Technical College
• Pratt Community College



Kansas College Wrestling Fund Committee: Please call or e-mail if you have any questions.

Sean McCarthy – Chairman (913) 579-1835 – cell, e-mail - smokeycabin@hotmail.com

Will Cokeley - Vice Chairman (708) 267-6615 – cell, e-mail – willcokeley@gmail.com

Bill Peterman – Secretary (913) 626-4459 – cell, e-mail – billpeterman@hotmail.com

USA Wrestling – Kansas Inc. – Treasurer (Mike Juby – e-mail – mikejuby@usawks.com)

Wayne Petterson – College Coach – (620) 431-2820 Extension 210 work, e-mail wpetterson@neosho.edu

David Nordhues - College Coach - (O) 785 460 5503 (C) 308 750 2745 - david.nordhues@colbycc.edu

Ryan Smith – College Coach – (316) 617-9025, e-mail smithry@newmanu.edu

Steve Woody – USAWKS – Corporate Board Director (District IV Director) (785) 626-3309, e-mail stripes@ruraltel.net

Travis Keal – Kansas HS Coach Mill Valley, Previous KWCA - President, (913) 645-6050 – cell, e-mail tkeal@att.net

Jeff Butler – Wrestling Supporter (808) 230-1371 – cell, e-mail jrod400@aol.com

Dan Harris - Wrestling supporter Dan.Harris@bakeru.edu - (913) 522-0978

Dear USAW-KS Kids Club Coach, Club President or Club Administrator:

Hello, my name is Sean McCarthy, Head Coach of the STA Kids Wrestling Club in Kansas and Chairperson of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. It is in my role with the Kansas College Wrestling Fund that I am sending you this letter. I am appealing to each of you, the leaders of Kansas Kids clubs, to help the Kansas College wrestling fund meet its goals and objectives. The Fund needs your help every year!

About two and one half years ago, the United States wrestling community was shocked to learn that the University of Nebraska-Omaha announced it was dropping its legendary NCAA D-II wrestling program. Unfortunately over the last few decades this has become an all too common occurrence for college wrestling programs. Incredibly, the UNO coach was informed of this decision on the very night their program had just won and was celebrating another National D-II team wrestling championship! It was their third consecutive national team title and the eighth national team title overall. For many of us this was a call to action!

In the spring of 2011 a small group decided that the wrestling community needed to become proactive to combat this continual erosion of college wrestling opportunities for our current and future wrestlers. This group worked with the USAW-KS in establishing the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. The fund has now been in existence for a little over two years. The Fund has collected about $43,000 in donations, plus approximately $4,000 in support for promotion materials and operating expenses by the USAWKS Corporate Board. We have also donated $11,000 to the 10 colleges in the first year and plan to give $10,000 this year to the 10 colleges with wrestling programs – as established by our parameters. After all contributions we will start year three with approximately $22,000. This is a very good beginning for the Fund but we know that a lot more is required to help the Kansas collegiate wrestling programs thrive and grow.

It is vitally important that everyone in the Kansas wrestling community become part of this effort. It is the Fund’s goal for it to be a Forever Fund that will be annually supported by all members of the Kansas wrestling community. Ultimately this Fund will benefit the entire Kansas wrestling community but especially our future young Kansas college wrestlers many of whom are now wrestling in our USAW Kansas Kids Clubs. A strong and thriving state collegiate wrestling presence in Kansas offers more opportunities for current and future college wrestlers. More young families will become involved and stay involved at the Kids wrestling club level if they can see both good collegiate academic and wrestling programs in Kansas.

Many of the USAW-KS clubs have already contributed in the first two years of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund’s existence. The Kansas College Wrestling Fund committee greatly appreciates all of these previous contributions. These clubs have done so by charging and contributing an extra $1 from their tournament entry fees and/or ticket sales. We hope these clubs will continue to do so and we are hoping that more clubs running tournaments will join them this year and in future years. We urge you to consider doing so this year. If your club does not run a tournament, perhaps instead you could run a fundraising campaign within your local wrestling community to benefit the Kansas College Wrestling Fund this year.

Educate your local wrestling community including the parents of your kids club wrestlers about the Fund and the need to support it. We urge all kids club leaders to learn more about the Kansas College Wrestling Fund and how you can help it reach its goals and objectives. Go to following link for information on the Fund’s website: http://kcwf.usawks.com/

Sincerely,


Sean McCarthy
Chairperson of Kansas College Wrestling Fund

We have to new great additions to the KCWF Committee - Jennifer Edison from District II and Leanna Grater from District III.


Leanna Grater - leanngrater@twinvalley.net
Multiple Decades of Service to the Kansas Wrestling Community
Treasurer - USA Wrestling Kansas Kids Executive Council
Phone: (785) 632-1887

Jennifer Edison - Edison6@swbell.net
Multiple Decades of Service to the Kansas Wrestling Community
Secretary – USA Wrestling Corporate Board of Directors
Phone: (316) 721-5122


Please continue to support or Kansas Colleges with wrestling.

Thank you!

USA Wrestling-Kansas Inc. - Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF)
7208 Magnolia Way
Hutchinson, KS 67502-9380
MISSION STATEMENT OF KANSAS COLLEGE WRESTLING FUND:
It is the mission of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund to provide financial support for Kansas colleges and universities with active college wrestling programs. This financial support to Kansas colleges and universities will help provide wrestling, academic and eventual career opportunities for student athlete wrestlers in the State of Kansas.
Individual and corporate donor annual gifting levels:
Platinum Level-$5,000 and above
Gold Level-$2,000 to $5,000
Silver Level-$500-$1,999
Bronze Level-$1-$499
Checks should be made out to: USAW - Kansas College Wrestling Fund
Tax ID – Number 48-0981221 501 c (3) exemption
Thank you for your support of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund
Where to send checks:
USA Wrestling-Kansas Inc. - Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF)
7208 Magnolia Way
Hutchinson, KS 67502-9380


Kansas College Wrestling Fund Committee: Please call or e-mail if you have any questions.

Sean McCarthy – Chairman (913) 579-1835 – cell, e-mail - smokeycabin@hotmail.com

Will Cokeley - Vice Chairman (708) 267-6615 – cell, e-mail – willcokeley@gmail.com

Bill Peterman – Secretary (913) 626-4459 – cell, e-mail – billpeterman@hotmail.com

USA Wrestling – Kansas Inc. – Treasurer (Mike Juby – e-mail – mikejuby@usawks.com)

Wayne Petterson – College Coach – (620) 431-2820 Extension 210 work, e-mail wpetterson@neosho.edu

David Nordhues - College Coach - (O) 785 460 5503 (C) 308 750 2745 - david.nordhues@colbycc.edu

Ryan Smith – College Coach – (316) 617-9025, e-mail smithry@newmanu.edu

Steve Woody – USAWKS – Corporate Board Director (District IV Director) (785) 626-3309, e-mail stripes@ruraltel.net

Travis Keal – Kansas HS Coach Mill Valley, Previous KWCA - President, (913) 645-6050 – cell, e-mail tkeal@att.net

Jeff Butler – Wrestling Supporter (808) 230-1371 – cell, e-mail jrod400@aol.com

Dan Harris - Wrestling supporter Dan.Harris@bakeru.edu - (913) 522-0978


Leanna Grater - leanngrater@twinvalley.net
Multiple Decades of Service to the Kansas Wrestling Community
Treasurer - USA Wrestling Kansas Kids Executive Council
Phone: (785) 632-1887

Jennifer Edison - Edison6@swbell.net
Multiple Decades of Service to the Kansas Wrestling Community
Secretary – USA Wrestling Corporate Board of Directors
Phone: (316) 721-5122



If you have any questions on how to help - feel free to contact any of the KCWF committee members.

Dear USAW-KS Kids Club Coach, Club President or Club Administrator:

Hello, my name is Sean McCarthy, Head Coach of the STA Kids Wrestling Club in Kansas and Chairperson of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. It is in my role with the Kansas College Wrestling Fund that I am sending you this letter. I am appealing to each of you, the leaders of Kansas Kids clubs, to help the Kansas College wrestling fund meet its goals and objectives. The Fund needs your help every year!

About two and one half years ago, the United States wrestling community was shocked to learn that the University of Nebraska-Omaha announced it was dropping its legendary NCAA D-II wrestling program. Unfortunately over the last few decades this has become an all too common occurrence for college wrestling programs. Incredibly, the UNO coach was informed of this decision on the very night their program had just won and was celebrating another National D-II team wrestling championship! It was their third consecutive national team title and the eighth national team title overall. For many of us this was a call to action!

In the spring of 2011 a small group decided that the wrestling community needed to become proactive to combat this continual erosion of college wrestling opportunities for our current and future wrestlers. This group worked with the USAW-KS in establishing the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. The fund has now been in existence for a little over two years. The Fund has collected about $43,000 in donations, plus approximately $4,000 in support for promotion materials and operating expenses by the USAWKS Corporate Board. We have also donated $11,000 to the 10 colleges in the first year and plan to give $10,000 this year to the 10 colleges with wrestling programs – as established by our parameters. After all contributions we will start year three with approximately $22,000. This is a very good beginning for the Fund but we know that a lot more is required to help the Kansas collegiate wrestling programs thrive and grow.

It is vitally important that everyone in the Kansas wrestling community become part of this effort. It is the Fund’s goal for it to be a Forever Fund that will be annually supported by all members of the Kansas wrestling community. Ultimately this Fund will benefit the entire Kansas wrestling community but especially our future young Kansas college wrestlers many of whom are now wrestling in our USAW Kansas Kids Clubs. A strong and thriving state collegiate wrestling presence in Kansas offers more opportunities for current and future college wrestlers. More young families will become involved and stay involved at the Kids wrestling club level if they can see both good collegiate academic and wrestling programs in Kansas.

Many of the USAW-KS clubs have already contributed in the first two years of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund’s existence. The Kansas College Wrestling Fund committee greatly appreciates all of these previous contributions. These clubs have done so by charging and contributing an extra $1 from their tournament entry fees and/or ticket sales. We hope these clubs will continue to do so and we are hoping that more clubs running tournaments will join them this year and in future years. We urge you to consider doing so this year. If your club does not run a tournament, perhaps instead you could run a fundraising campaign within your local wrestling community to benefit the Kansas College Wrestling Fund this year.

Educate your local wrestling community including the parents of your kids club wrestlers about the Fund and the need to support it. We urge all kids club leaders to learn more about the Kansas College Wrestling Fund and how you can help it reach its goals and objectives. Go to following link for information on the Fund’s website: http://kcwf.usawks.com/

Sincerely,


Sean McCarthy
Chairperson of Kansas College Wrestling Fund



http://kcwf.usawks.com/
http://www.facebook.com/#!/KansasCollegeWrestlingFund

• Baker University
• Benedictine
• Bethany College
• Colby Community College
• Fort Hays State University
• Labette Community College
• Neosho County Community College
• Newman University
• Northwest Kansas Technical College
• Pratt Community College
. Ottawa University (new program 4 year NAIA school 2014-15 season)


Colby Community College –
Wrestling Website link –

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Colby-Community-College-Wrestling/253557661321939

http://www.colbycc.edu/


Labette:
Website Link: http://www.labette.edu/dept/athlet/wrestling/index.htm

Northwest Kansas Technical College – http://www.nwktc.edu/Athletics/wrestling.php
Website Link: http://www.nwktc.edu/Athletics/wrestling.php

Fort Hays State Athletics
Website Link: http://www.fhsuathletics.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&tab=0

Benedictine - http://ravenathletics.benedictine.edu/athletics/sports/wrestling/schedule
Website Link: http://ravenathletics.benedictine.edu/athletics/sports/wrestling

Newman University
Website Link: http://newmanjets.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&tab=0

Neosho Community College
Website Link: http://goneosho.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&&tab=0

Baker University - http://www.bakeru.edu/sports/wrestling

Website Link: http://www.bakeru.edu/sports/wrestling

Bethany College Kansas
Website Link: http://www.bethanyswedes.com/sport/0/28.php

Pratt Community College
Website Link: http://prattcc.edu/pcc-athletics/wrestling

Ottawa University
Website link: http://www.ottawabraves.com/sport/0/26.php

2013/14 Season these tournaments so far have helped out with the KCWF - great start.

Thank you for the KCWF support from the Leavenworth Challenger (High School Tournament) Johnson County Classic (High School Tournament at Blue Valley), Paola Kids Tournament and the Johnson County Classic (Kids Tournament)

2013/14 Season these tournaments so far have helped out with the KCWF - great start.

Thank you for the KCWF support from the Leavenworth Challenger (High School Tournament) Johnson County Classic (High School Tournament at Blue Valley), Paola Kids Tournament and the Johnson County Classic (Kids Tournament)

These 4 events this year will have helped raise over $3,000 for the KCWF - Great Start to the 2013/14 KCWF efforts.

FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY _ Check out all the Kansas College Teams in Action
2014 5th Annual Kansas Cup

Date- Saturday, January 25th, 2014

Where- Fort Hays State University - Gross Memorial Coliseum
Time- 10:00 AM (Finals will be on one mat at 4:00 PM)

Teams- Baker University, Benedictine College, Bethany College, Fort Hays State University, Newman University, Colby CC, Labette CC, Neosho CC, NW Kansas Technical College, and Pratt CC

Format- The tournament will be ran on 3 mats. There will only be one entry per weight class for each team. We will wrestle out to 6th place. NCAA point scoring system will be followed.
Weights- 125, 133, 141, 149, 157, 165, 174, 184, 197, 285
Rules- NCAA rules will be followed.
Weigh-In- Skin checks will start at 7:45 am and weigh-ins will be held in the weight room at Gross Memorial Coliseum at 8:00 am on Saturday, January 25th, 2014
Seeding- Seeding meeting will be held Friday, January 24th at 7:00 pm in Victor E. Lounge inside Gross Memorial Coliseum.
Entries- Please email team entries to chthompson@fhsu.edu no later than 12:00 pm on Friday, January 24, 2014. Initial brackets will be completed prior to our seeding meeting on Friday—please make sure you notate records and accomplishments for your athletes.
Questions- Chas Thompson
chthompson@fhsu.edu
Cell- (620) 388-3585

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2013/14 Season these tournaments so far have helped out with the KCWF -


So far: These Kids Club, High School and College Tournaments have made contributions to the KCWF in the 2013/14 season.

Frontenac Youth Wrestling Club
Chanute Wrestling Club
Olathe East Wrestling Club
Paola Wrestling Club
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
STA Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Salina Tournament of Champions (Booth and Promotional Items)
Kansas Cup (College Tournament)
Bobcat Classic (High School Tournament)
Leavenworth Challenger (High School Tournament)
Johnson County Classic (High School Tournament)


2013/14 Commitments from other tournaments/clubs: If you know of other tournaments let me know and I will add them. - email me at: smokeycabin@hotmail.com

Hays Wrestling Club will be hosting their annual Western Kansas Classic tournament March 8, 2014


Please continue to support or Kansas Colleges with wrestling.

Thank you!

USA Wrestling-Kansas Inc. - Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF)
7208 Magnolia Way
Hutchinson, KS 67502-9380

MISSION STATEMENT OF KANSAS COLLEGE WRESTLING FUND:
It is the mission of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund to provide financial support for Kansas colleges and universities with active college wrestling programs. This financial support to Kansas colleges and universities will help provide wrestling, academic and eventual career opportunities for student athlete wrestlers in the State of Kansas.

Individual and corporate donor annual gifting levels:
Platinum Level-$5,000 and above
Gold Level-$2,000 to $5,000
Silver Level-$500-$1,999
Bronze Level-$1-$499
Checks should be made out to: USAW - Kansas College Wrestling Fund
Tax ID – Number 48-0981221 501 c (3) exemption
Thank you for your support of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund
Where to send checks:
USA Wrestling-Kansas Inc. - Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF)
7208 Magnolia Way
Hutchinson, KS 67502-9380

Kansas College Wrestling Fund Committee: Please call or e-mail if you have any questions.

Sean McCarthy – Chairman (913) 579-1835 – cell, e-mail - smokeycabin@hotmail.com

Will Cokeley - Vice Chairman (708) 267-6615 – cell, e-mail – willcokeley@gmail.com

Bill Peterman – Secretary (913) 626-4459 – cell, e-mail – billpeterman@hotmail.com

USA Wrestling – Kansas Inc. – Treasurer (Mike Juby – e-mail – mikejuby@usawks.com)

Wayne Petterson – College Coach – (620) 431-2820 Extension 210 work, e-mail wpetterson@neosho.edu

David Nordhues - College Coach - (O) 785 460 5503 (C) 308 750 2745 - david.nordhues@colbycc.edu

Ryan Smith – College Coach – (316) 617-9025, e-mail smithry@newmanu.edu

Steve Woody – USAWKS – Corporate Board Director (District IV Director) (785) 626-3309, e-mail stripes@ruraltel.net

Travis Keal – Kansas HS Coach Mill Valley, Previous KWCA - President, (913) 645-6050 – cell, e-mail tkeal@att.net

Jeff Butler – Wrestling Supporter (808) 230-1371 – cell, e-mail jrod400@aol.com

Dan Harris - Wrestling supporter Dan.Harris@bakeru.edu - (913) 522-0978


Leanna Grater - leanngrater@twinvalley.net
Multiple Decades of Service to the Kansas Wrestling Community
Treasurer - USA Wrestling Kansas Kids Executive Council
Phone: (785) 632-1887

Jennifer Edison - Edison6@swbell.net
Multiple Decades of Service to the Kansas Wrestling Community
Secretary – USA Wrestling Corporate Board of Directors
Phone: (316) 721-5122



If you have any questions on how to help - feel free to contact any of the KCWF committee members.

Dear USAW-KS Kids Club Coach, Club President or Club Administrator:

Hello, my name is Sean McCarthy, Head Coach of the STA Kids Wrestling Club in Kansas and Chairperson of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. It is in my role with the Kansas College Wrestling Fund that I am sending you this letter. I am appealing to each of you, the leaders of Kansas Kids clubs, to help the Kansas College wrestling fund meet its goals and objectives. The Fund needs your help every year!

About two and one half years ago, the United States wrestling community was shocked to learn that the University of Nebraska-Omaha announced it was dropping its legendary NCAA D-II wrestling program. Unfortunately over the last few decades this has become an all too common occurrence for college wrestling programs. Incredibly, the UNO coach was informed of this decision on the very night their program had just won and was celebrating another National D-II team wrestling championship! It was their third consecutive national team title and the eighth national team title overall. For many of us this was a call to action!

In the spring of 2011 a small group decided that the wrestling community needed to become proactive to combat this continual erosion of college wrestling opportunities for our current and future wrestlers. This group worked with the USAW-KS in establishing the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. The fund has now been in existence for a little over two years. The Fund has collected about $43,000 in donations, plus approximately $4,000 in support for promotion materials and operating expenses by the USAWKS Corporate Board. We have also donated $11,000 to the 10 colleges in the first year and plan to give $10,000 this year to the 10 colleges with wrestling programs – as established by our parameters. After all contributions we will start year three with approximately $22,000. This is a very good beginning for the Fund but we know that a lot more is required to help the Kansas collegiate wrestling programs thrive and grow.

It is vitally important that everyone in the Kansas wrestling community become part of this effort. It is the Fund’s goal for it to be a Forever Fund that will be annually supported by all members of the Kansas wrestling community. Ultimately this Fund will benefit the entire Kansas wrestling community but especially our future young Kansas college wrestlers many of whom are now wrestling in our USAW Kansas Kids Clubs. A strong and thriving state collegiate wrestling presence in Kansas offers more opportunities for current and future college wrestlers. More young families will become involved and stay involved at the Kids wrestling club level if they can see both good collegiate academic and wrestling programs in Kansas.

Many of the USAW-KS clubs have already contributed in the first two years of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund’s existence. The Kansas College Wrestling Fund committee greatly appreciates all of these previous contributions. These clubs have done so by charging and contributing an extra $1 from their tournament entry fees and/or ticket sales. We hope these clubs will continue to do so and we are hoping that more clubs running tournaments will join them this year and in future years. We urge you to consider doing so this year. If your club does not run a tournament, perhaps instead you could run a fundraising campaign within your local wrestling community to benefit the Kansas College Wrestling Fund this year.

Educate your local wrestling community including the parents of your kids club wrestlers about the Fund and the need to support it. We urge all kids club leaders to learn more about the Kansas College Wrestling Fund and how you can help it reach its goals and objectives. Go to following link for information on the Fund’s website: http://kcwf.usawks.com/

Sincerely,


Sean McCarthy
Chairperson of Kansas College Wrestling Fund



http://kcwf.usawks.com/
http://www.facebook.com/#!/KansasCollegeWrestlingFund

• Baker University
• Benedictine
• Bethany College
• Colby Community College
• Fort Hays State University
• Labette Community College
• Neosho County Community College
• Newman University
• Northwest Kansas Technical College
• Pratt Community College
. Ottawa University (new program 4 year NAIA school 2014-15 season)


Colby Community College –
Wrestling Website link –

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Colby-Community-College-Wrestling/253557661321939

http://www.colbycc.edu/


Labette:
Website Link: http://www.labette.edu/dept/athlet/wrestling/index.htm

Northwest Kansas Technical College – http://www.nwktc.edu/Athletics/wrestling.php
Website Link: http://www.nwktc.edu/Athletics/wrestling.php

Fort Hays State Athletics
Website Link: http://www.fhsuathletics.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&tab=0

Benedictine - http://ravenathletics.benedictine.edu/athletics/sports/wrestling/schedule
Website Link: http://ravenathletics.benedictine.edu/athletics/sports/wrestling

Newman University
Website Link: http://newmanjets.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&tab=0

Neosho Community College
Website Link: http://goneosho.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&&tab=0

Baker University - http://www.bakeru.edu/sports/wrestling

Website Link: http://www.bakeru.edu/sports/wrestling

Bethany College Kansas
Website Link: http://www.bethanyswedes.com/sport/0/28.php

Pratt Community College
Website Link: http://prattcc.edu/pcc-athletics/wrestling

Ottawa University
Website link: http://www.ottawabraves.com/sport/0/26.php

Stop by our booth in the Expo Center this weekend at Kids State and see how you can help the KCWF.

Stop by our booth in the Expo Center this weekend at Kids State and see how you can help all 11 of the college wrestling programs across the state. We will see you this weekend and thank you to those who helped our student athletes!

Sean McCarthy

This fund was established a few years ago for the purpose of promoting the growth of college wrestling at Kansas colleges for our current and future college wrestlers. You are the parents of the future college wrestlers. Ten years ago I was where you are with my son, who was a seventh grader in his 2nd year at 12 & under. We did not have as many Kansas college wrestling programs ten years ago as we do today. We have eleven programs today and now a woman's program too. We probably only had about four or five Kansas college wrestling programs ten years ago. We definitely have more Kansas college wrestling opportunities today for our Kansas youth but we still do not have a D-1 program in Kansas. We also know we need more opportunities and better scholarships. It is only going to happen if we support it financially. We all have to do our part. My son went on wrestle at Baker University in the first three years of its program. He is now a first year law student at KU. Our family owes a lot to wrestling in Kansas and will always be grateful to Baker University that they started their program five years ago that gave my son his opportunity to extend his wrestling career into college and more importantly a first rate educational opportunity. My family still financially supports the Kansas College wrestling fund and plans to continue to do so. We have no more wrestlers but we believe in it and in your kids. We want your kids to have the same opportunity that my son had. We all have to support Kansas college wrestling programs to insure that your kids will have this opportunity. All of us can help the Kansas College Wrestling Fund in some way to help it fulfill its mission. Please join the fight and you can start by stopping by the Kansas College Wrestling Fund booth this weekend to find out more about it and how maybe you can help too. Good luck this weekend and enjoy this time with your kids.

Thank you to all those that stopped by the booth this past weekend and supported the Kansas College Wrestling Fund!

We will have a booth at the State Freestyle Greco Tournament in Hutch. Stop by the booth and see how you can help the colleges.

Kansas College Wrestling Fund Donations 2011-2014

Note: Please notify if I left someone off the list or any corrections need to be made.

Gold Donors – $2,000-$4,999
Vince and Linda Nowak
District 1 USA Wrestling Kansas
USA Wrestling Kansas
Ace Fund Raising
Dynamic Fastener
Bluechip Athletic

Silver Donors - $500 - $1,999
Kathy & Mike Juby
STA Kids Club and High School Team
Roberts GMC – Kansas City
Steve and Lisa Woody
Paola Wrestling Club
Blue Chip Athletic
Chanute Wrestling Club
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Olathe East Wrestling Club and High School Team
East Kansas Storm Wrestling Club
SJA Wrestling Club & Saint James High School Team
Linn County Twister Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Promotional Hats & Water Bottles (several anonymous individuals)
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Jr. Viking Wrestling Club
Hays Wrestling Club
Jill and Sean McCarthy
Smokey Valley – District III Tournament USA Wrestling Kansas
District III
Mac Wrestling Club
Tony Dong – Martinelli’s Little Italy - Salina
Robert Tanenbaum & Kelly Jackson
August and Patty Ochs
Eric and Pam Washington
Martinelli's Little Italy


Bronze Donors - $1 - $499
Circle Junior Wrestling Club
Joyce Orendac
Kay and Bill Peterman
Nielson Family Dentistry
Nill Brothers Sporting Goods
Eric Johnson
Baldwin Wrestling Club
Dan Harris
James Renfro
Lawrence Elite Wrestling Club
Leavenworth High School Team
Leavenworth County Spartans
Mathew and Sarah Kuhn
Martinelli’s Little Italy – Salina
Lee and Debbie Girard
Gayle and Don Whitmore
Todd Ackerman
Charles Knox
James and Marjorie Brown
Daniel and Aileen Delforge
Matt and Linda DeJong
Richard and Linda Wagner
Connie Ackerman
Kim and Ted Huck
Mike Espinosa
Expertees LLC
Clearwater Youth Wrestling Club
Mark & Lisa Schafer
Neil Erisman
Security Benefits Plus
D. Kester
Dave & Sue McCarthy
Joe & Marie Cisper
Adam and Sara Polansky
Mark Cody - U of Oklahoma Coach
Bill Zadick - USA Wrestling (Iowa Wrestler)
Doug and Michelle Vander Linden
Brooke Brogren
Richard Brake
Shannon Peters
Tom Peterman
Jeffery and Rebecca Howard
Debora and Mark Schellhase
Celeste and Mike Rains
Thunderbird Wrestling Club
Jerry Tujague
Mike Miller
Gregg Ikenberry
Shannon Peters
Bill Vielhauer
Lindsey and Michelle Perz
Brian Stack
Williams Law LLC – Tom and Shelly Williams
Barry and Shelly Sullivan
Mike Hammer
JP Garrett
Gooch Family – 5Gs
Jeremy and Jonell Sekavec
Eric Akin
Jon Lautt
Shorey Automotive (Michael Luellen)
Ben and Amy Hillman
Karen and Tim Elliot
Tony & Lori Atwood
Jackie and Daniel Gates
Brian and Dana Blew
Dennis and Melinda Shoemaker
Tony Dong
Marcus Cain
Dean and Martin Smith
Jeff Martin
Paul and Ricki Bober
Donnie and Tess Bradley
Jeff and Rebecca Howard
Promotional Hats & Water Bottles (several anonymous individuals)


Links to the Kansas College Schedules Rosters, Coaches and other information can be found at

http://kcwf.usawks.com/
http://www.facebook.com/#!/KansasCollegeWrestlingFund

• Baker University
• Benedictine
• Bethany College
• Colby Community College
• Fort Hays State University
• Labette Community College
• Neosho County Community College
• Newman University
• Northwest Kansas Technical College
• Pratt Community College
* Ottawa University

Member

Registered: July, 07 2001
Posts: 4177
Loc: Shawnee Kansas
Kansas College Wrestling Fund Donations 2011-2014

Note: Please notify if I left someone off the list or any corrections need to be made.

Gold Donors – $2,000-$4,999
Vince and Linda Nowak
District 1 USA Wrestling Kansas
USA Wrestling Kansas
Ace Fund Raising
Dynamic Fastener
Bluechip Athletic

Silver Donors - $500 - $1,999
Kathy & Mike Juby
STA Kids Club and High School Team
Roberts GMC – Kansas City
Steve and Lisa Woody
Paola Wrestling Club
Blue Chip Athletic
Chanute Wrestling Club
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Olathe East Wrestling Club and High School Team
East Kansas Storm Wrestling Club
SJA Wrestling Club & Saint James High School Team
Linn County Twister Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Promotional Hats & Water Bottles (several anonymous individuals)
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Jr. Viking Wrestling Club
Hays Wrestling Club
Jill and Sean McCarthy
Smokey Valley – District III Tournament USA Wrestling Kansas
District III
Mac Wrestling Club
Tony Dong – Martinelli’s Little Italy - Salina
Robert Tanenbaum & Kelly Jackson
August and Patty Ochs
Eric and Pam Washington
Martinelli's Little Italy
John and Chris Johnston


Bronze Donors - $1 - $499
Circle Junior Wrestling Club
Joyce Orendac
Kay and Bill Peterman
Nielson Family Dentistry
Nill Brothers Sporting Goods
Eric Johnson
Baldwin Wrestling Club
Dan Harris
James Renfro
Lawrence Elite Wrestling Club
Leavenworth High School Team
Leavenworth County Spartans
Mathew and Sarah Kuhn
Martinelli’s Little Italy – Salina
Lee and Debbie Girard
Gayle and Don Whitmore
Todd Ackerman
Charles Knox
James and Marjorie Brown
Daniel and Aileen Delforge
Matt and Linda DeJong
Richard and Linda Wagner
Connie Ackerman
Kim and Ted Huck
Mike Espinosa
Expertees LLC
Clearwater Youth Wrestling Club
Mark & Lisa Schafer
Neil Erisman
Security Benefits Plus
D. Kester
Dave & Sue McCarthy
Joe & Marie Cisper
Adam and Sara Polansky
Mark Cody - U of Oklahoma Coach
Bill Zadick - USA Wrestling (Iowa Wrestler)
Doug and Michelle Vander Linden
Brooke Brogren
Richard Brake
Shannon Peters
Tom Peterman
Jeffery and Rebecca Howard
Debora and Mark Schellhase
Celeste and Mike Rains
Thunderbird Wrestling Club
Jerry Tujague
Mike Miller
Gregg Ikenberry
Shannon Peters
Bill Vielhauer
Lindsey and Michelle Perz
Brian Stack
Williams Law LLC – Tom and Shelly Williams
Barry and Shelly Sullivan
Mike Hammer
JP Garrett
Gooch Family – 5Gs
Jeremy and Jonell Sekavec
Eric Akin
Jon Lautt
Shorey Automotive (Michael Luellen)
Ben and Amy Hillman
Karen and Tim Elliot
Tony & Lori Atwood
Jackie and Daniel Gates
Brian and Dana Blew
Dennis and Melinda Shoemaker
Tony Dong
Marcus Cain
Dean and Martin Smith
Jeff Martin
Paul and Ricki Bober
Donnie and Tess Bradley
Jeff and Rebecca Howard
Promotional Hats & Water Bottles (several anonymous individuals)


Links to the Kansas College Schedules Rosters, Coaches and other information can be found at

http://kcwf.usawks.com/
http://www.facebook.com/#!/KansasCollegeWrestlingFund

• Baker University
• Benedictine
• Bethany College
• Colby Community College
• Fort Hays State University
• Labette Community College
• Neosho County Community College
• Newman University
• Northwest Kansas Technical College
• Pratt Community College
* Ottawa University

We are supporting but are giving directly to the instate college of our choice with each tournament.

Dear USAW-KS Kids Club Coach, Club President or Club Administrator:

Hello, my name is Sean McCarthy, Head Coach of the STA Kids Wrestling Club in Kansas and Chairperson of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. It is in my role with the Kansas College Wrestling Fund that I am sending you this letter. I am appealing to each of you, the leaders of Kansas Kids clubs, to help the Kansas College wrestling fund meet its goals and objectives. The Fund needs your help every year!

About three and one half years ago, the United States wrestling community was shocked to learn that the University of Nebraska-Omaha announced it was dropping its legendary NCAA D-II wrestling program. Unfortunately over the last few decades this has become an all too common occurrence for college wrestling programs. Incredibly, the UNO coach was informed of this decision on the very night their program had just won and was celebrating another National D-II team wrestling championship! It was their third consecutive national team title and the eighth national team title overall. For many of us this was a call to action!

In the spring of 2011 a small group decided that the wrestling community needed to become proactive to combat this continual erosion of college wrestling opportunities for our current and future wrestlers. This group worked with the USAW-KS in establishing the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. The fund has now been in existence for a little over three years. The Fund has collected about $65,000 in donations, plus approximately $6,000 in support for promotion materials and operating expenses by the USAWKS Corporate Board. We have also donated $11,000 to the 10 colleges in the first year and $10,000 the second year, and plan to give $11,000 this year to the 11 colleges with wrestling programs – as established by our parameters. After all contributions we will start year four with approximately $32,500. This is a very good beginning for the Fund but we know that a lot more is required to help the Kansas collegiate wrestling programs thrive and grow.

It is vitally important that everyone in the Kansas wrestling community become part of this effort. It is the Fund’s goal for it to be a Forever Fund that will be annually supported by all members of the Kansas wrestling community. Ultimately this Fund will benefit the entire Kansas wrestling community but especially our future young Kansas college wrestlers many of whom are now wrestling in our USAW Kansas Kids Clubs. A strong and thriving state collegiate wrestling presence in Kansas offers more opportunities for current and future college wrestlers. More young families will become involved and stay involved at the Kids wrestling club level if they can see both good collegiate academic and wrestling programs in Kansas.

Many of the USAW-KS clubs have already contributed in the first three years of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund’s existence. The Kansas College Wrestling Fund committee greatly appreciates all of these previous contributions. These clubs have done so by charging and contributing an extra $1 from their tournament entry fees and/or ticket sales. We hope these clubs will continue to do so and we are hoping that more clubs running tournaments will join them this year and in future years. We urge you to consider doing so this year. If your club does not run a tournament, perhaps instead you could run a fundraising campaign within your local wrestling community to benefit the Kansas College Wrestling Fund this year.

Educate your local wrestling community including the parents of your kids club wrestlers about the Fund and the need to support it. We urge all kids club leaders to learn more about the Kansas College Wrestling Fund and how you can help it reach its goals and objectives. Go to following link for information on the Fund’s website: http://kcwf.usawks.com/

Sincerely,


Sean McCarthy
Chairperson of Kansas College Wrestling Fund



http://kcwf.usawks.com/
http://www.facebook.com/#!/KansasCollegeWrestlingFund

• Baker University
• Benedictine
• Bethany College
• Colby Community College
• Fort Hays State University
• Labette Community College
• Neosho County Community College
• Newman University
• Northwest Kansas Technical College
• Pratt Community College
. Ottawa University (new program 4 year NAIA school 2014-15 season)


Colby Community College –
Wrestling Website link –

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Colby-Community-College-Wrestling/253557661321939

http://www.colbycc.edu/


Labette:
Website Link: http://www.labette.edu/dept/athlet/wrestling/index.htm

Northwest Kansas Technical College – http://www.nwktc.edu/Athletics/wrestling.php
Website Link: http://www.nwktc.edu/Athletics/wrestling.php

Fort Hays State Athletics
Website Link: http://www.fhsuathletics.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&tab=0

Benedictine - http://ravenathletics.benedictine.edu/athletics/sports/wrestling/schedule
Website Link: http://ravenathletics.benedictine.edu/athletics/sports/wrestling

Newman University
Website Link: http://newmanjets.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&tab=0

Neosho Community College
Website Link: http://goneosho.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&&tab=0

Baker University - http://www.bakeru.edu/sports/wrestling

Website Link: http://www.bakeru.edu/sports/wrestling

Bethany College Kansas
Website Link: http://www.bethanyswedes.com/sport/0/28.php

Pratt Community College
Website Link: http://prattcc.edu/pcc-athletics/wrestling

Ottawa University
Website link: http://www.ottawabraves.com/sport/0/26.php

Good Story - parts of this story are one of the reasons the KCWF was started.

Mike Denney building national title contender at Maryville
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By Craig Sesker USA Wrestling | Dec. 15, 2014, 4:54 p.m. (ET)
The president of the university was there.

So was the vice president. And the athletic director.

And two members of the St. Louis Sports Commission.

They were all in attendance to watch Mike Denney’s third-year Maryville University wrestling team make a significant impact at the 2014 NCAA Division II Championships in Cleveland.

Denney, a Hall of Famer who led Nebraska-Omaha to seven national championships, brought a strong Maryville team to Cleveland this past March with seven NCAA qualifiers.

But the momentum Maryville built at its NCAA regional came to a screeching halt. The first Saints wrestler fell short in their opening match. And so did the second.

The losses kept piling up as Maryville was 0-6 in a rough first session before young heavyweight Donnell Walker earned a one-point victory just before the break.

The Saints were mired in 30th place with just two points.

“After the first session, our administrators were all in this little huddle talking,” Denney said. “I joked with my coaches that they were all changing their flights to go home early.”

The administrators stuck around and were delighted with what they saw over the next three sessions.

Maryville stormed back with an improbable performance that saw them land five wrestlers on the All-American podium. The Saints went 9-2 in the second session.

Maryville also racked up its share of bonus points and earned the third-place team trophy on the second and final day of the tournament. It was the first NCAA tournament trophy that the Saints had won in any sport.

Not bad considering its highest individual finishers – Walker and Nick Burghardt – each placed fourth.

“I was really proud of our guys,” Denney said. “We had some tough first-round draws, but our guys are competitors and they battled back. They showed some grit.”

Maryville started this season ranked No. 1 nationally and has stayed there entering the holiday break. The Saints won a team title this past weekend at the 26-team Midwest Classic in Indianapolis.

“It was an outstanding performance by our team,” Denney said. “We were missing two starters, but our guys really stepped up in a very tough tournament.”

Six Maryville wrestlers are ranked in the top six in the country. Two-time All-American Keenan Hagerty is No. 2 at 149 with Burghardt (184), Walker (heavyweight) and fellow All-American Zeb Wahle (174) also each ranked second. Wahle’s older brothers, Blu and Henry, were NCAA qualifiers under Denney at Nebraska-Omaha.

Returning Maryville All-American Dimitri Willis is No. 3 at 165 and Greg Hegarty is No. 8 at 157.

Walker, who made the NCAA semifinals as a freshman heavyweight, is an amazing success story for Maryville. He was a state high school champion wrestler in Missouri who also was an all-state football player and a state track and field champion in the shot put.

“Donnell was officially declared homeless in high school, and a family took him in,” Denney said. “This is our version of the movie, ‘The Blind Side.’ Donnell has come in here and done a great job for us. He’s doing well in school and is wrestling at a high level. He would’ve never gone to college if it wasn’t for athletics. It’s a great story.”

Denney is in his 36th season as a collegiate head coach, the first 32 spent at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Denney’s powerful UNO teams won six national titles in his final eight seasons with the Mavericks, earning national three-peats from 2004-06 and 2009-11.

But just hours after winning the 2011 NCAA team title in Kearney, Neb., Denney received a late-night phone call at his hotel following his team’s post-meet celebration.

UNO athletic director Trev Alberts informed Denney by phone that the school was moving to the NCAA Division I level and the school was dropping wrestling.

Just days after the stunning move, Denney received a phone call from Maryville vice president Jeff Miller.

Miller wanted Denney to lead the new wrestling program at Maryville.

“My first recruit had to be my wife, Bonnie,” Denney said. “We didn’t even honestly know where Maryville University was when Jeff Miller called me. We had lived in Omaha for 42 years, so it was obviously a big change moving to St. Louis. Bonnie’s been amazing, she’s so supportive.

“We felt called to do this and God called us to do it. I still have a passion to do this. I love working with these young men, and wrestling is a great vehicle for me to teach and build and make a difference. These kids motivate and inspire me every day. We have some great young men here.”

Denney said the administration at Maryville has been a blessing.

“After they ran us out of town up there, Maryville opened their arms and embraced us,” Denney said. “The administration here has been amazing. They want us to do well, and they’ve been very supportive as we’ve tried to build our program here.”

The Saints broke through with a superb third season under Denney after experiencing their share of ups and downs in the first two seasons.

Denney’s first season in St. Louis was highlighted by true freshman Hagerty finishing second at NCAAs in Pueblo, Colo. The team finished 21st.

Year two was highlighted by former UNO All-American Matt Baker winning Maryville’s first national title. The Saints improved to 11th in the NCAA team standings.

“It was a delightful challenge in those early days,” Denney said. “We basically had to start over. We didn’t win a dual our first year and that was tough. Two of my coaches – (UNO national champions) Mario Morgan and Aaron Denson – lost a total of three duals their entire college careers.”

Denney has assembled a strong coaching staff with James Reynolds, Morgan, Baker and George Ivanov among the other assistants.

Ivanov, a two-time All-American at UNO and an NCAA Division I qualifier at Boise State after UNO dropped wrestling, is a top international wrestler in freestyle.

Ivanov, a native of Bulgaria, won the Dave Schultz Memorial International earlier this year in Colorado Springs.

Ivanov is hoping to represent Bulgaria at the 2015 World Championships in Las Vegas. He and Morgan work in the admissions department at Maryville.

“George brings so much to our room,” Denney said. “He is still competing at a very high level, and he is able to train with our guys. He is a born coach. The guys love him. He has a great personality and really connects with our guys. He is always working with someone and helping them. He’s been great.”

Denney’s team faces a tough challenge in its regional this season with five of the nation’s top 10 ranked teams in their NCAA qualifier.

Denney’s teams, like they did in Omaha, also continue to excel in the classroom. Maryville had a team grade-point average over 3.0 in the 2013-14 school year. Four Saints earned Academic All-American honors this past season.

Maryville resumes competition after the holidays with its next big event being the Division II National Duals.

“We know we’re getting better – we’re still pretty young,” Denney said. “All of our All-Americans last season were freshmen and sophomores. We’ve got a good bunch of guys who have been part of the building process.”

Denney texted his team earlier this week and congratulated them for their big win in Indianapolis.

Then he followed with another message:

“The dogged pursuit of quality and excellence. Keep at it.”

Maryville also will host the 2015 NCAA Division II Championships at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis in March. The NCAA Division I Championships are being hosted a week later about a mile away at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis.

The only other time the Division I and Division II nationals were held in the same city was in 2010 in Omaha. Denney’s UNO team won the DII title that year.

The Chaifetz Arena is a 10,000-seat arena that opened in 2008 on the campus of Saint Louis University.

“It’s a beautiful arena,” Denney said. “This will be the nicest facility Division II nationals has ever been in. I’m so excited about hosting this, but the whole key to hosting this is we’ve got to have a good team.”

Denney said a number of his past wrestlers from Nebraska-Omaha are planning a trip to St. Louis for the NCAA Division II tournament in March.

“It means so much to me that those guys we coached (in Omaha) are still supporting me and what we’re doing now at Maryville,” Denney said. “We have so much loyalty with the guys we’ve coached.”

Denney, who turns 68 in March, has showed no signs of slowing down.

“I really want to make sure we have this program at Maryville going strong,” he said. “I haven’t even really thought about (retirement). I’m really enjoying what I’m doing right now. I still have a passion for this.”

If you are hosting a tournament in Kansas this year please consider helping out our colleges throughout the state.

Many of the USAW-KS clubs have already contributed in the first three years of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund’s existence. The Kansas College Wrestling Fund committee greatly appreciates all of these previous contributions. These clubs have done so by charging and contributing an extra $1 from their tournament entry fees and/or ticket sales. We hope these clubs will continue to do so and we are hoping that more clubs running tournaments will join them this year and in future years. We urge you to consider doing so this year. If your club does not run a tournament, perhaps instead you could run a fundraising campaign within your local wrestling community to benefit the Kansas College Wrestling Fund this year.

Educate your local wrestling community including the parents of your kids club wrestlers about the Fund and the need to support it. We urge all kids club leaders to learn more about the Kansas College Wrestling Fund and how you can help it reach its goals and objectives. Go to following link for information on the Fund’s website: http://kcwf.usawks.com/

Sincerely,


Sean McCarthy
Chairperson of Kansas College Wrestling Fund



http://kcwf.usawks.com/
http://www.facebook.com/#!/KansasCollegeWrestlingFund

• Baker University
• Benedictine
• Bethany College
• Colby Community College
• Fort Hays State University
• Labette Community College
• Neosho County Community College
• Newman University
• Northwest Kansas Technical College
• Pratt Community College
. Ottawa University (new program 4 year NAIA school 2014-15 season)


Colby Community College –
Wrestling Website link –

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Colby-Community-College-Wrestling/253557661321939

http://www.colbycc.edu/


Labette:
Website Link: http://www.labette.edu/dept/athlet/wrestling/index.htm

Northwest Kansas Technical College – http://www.nwktc.edu/Athletics/wrestling.php
Website Link: http://www.nwktc.edu/Athletics/wrestling.php

Fort Hays State Athletics
Website Link: http://www.fhsuathletics.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&tab=0

Benedictine - http://ravenathletics.benedictine.edu/athletics/sports/wrestling/schedule
Website Link: http://ravenathletics.benedictine.edu/athletics/sports/wrestling

Newman University
Website Link: http://newmanjets.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&tab=0

Neosho Community College
Website Link: http://goneosho.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&&tab=0

Baker University - http://www.bakeru.edu/sports/wrestling

Website Link: http://www.bakeru.edu/sports/wrestling

Bethany College Kansas
Website Link: http://www.bethanyswedes.com/sport/0/28.php

Pratt Community College
Website Link: http://prattcc.edu/pcc-athletics/wrestling

Ottawa University
Website link: http://www.ottawabraves.com/sport/0/26.php


Edited by smokeycabin (September, 12 2014 07:20 AM)

Chanute Wrestling Club/KCWF
Matt McDonald (mattmcdonald898@gmail.com)
Add to contacts
1/07/15

To: Sean McCarthy
mattmcdonald898@gmail.com

Sean, once again this year the Chanute Wrestling Club hosted our 20th annual Woods Classic Tournament here in Chanute on 1/3/15. We had 388 entries and collected $1 per entry to donate to the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. I will round up to $400 and get a check in the mail this afternoon.

Thank you for helping lead this effort!


Matt McDonald
Chanute Wrestling Club


Matt,

Thank you and the Chanute wrestling club and all those attending your tournament for supporting the KCWF.

Sincerely,

Sean McCarthy

Chanute Wrestling Club/KCWF
Matt McDonald (mattmcdonald898@gmail.com)
Add to contacts
1/07/15

To: Sean McCarthy
mattmcdonald898@gmail.com

Sean, once again this year the Chanute Wrestling Club hosted our 20th annual Woods Classic Tournament here in Chanute on 1/3/15. We had 388 entries and collected $1 per entry to donate to the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. I will round up to $400 and get a check in the mail this afternoon.

Thank you for helping lead this effort!


Matt McDonald
Chanute Wrestling Club


Matt,

Thank you and the Chanute wrestling club and all those attending your tournament for supporting the KCWF.

Sincerely,

Sean McCarthy

Tournament and Club Directors,

It would be great if you could encourage the members from your club running the upcoming tournaments in your area to consider donating $1 from each entry fee from your tournament to the Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF) or add $1 to the gate or admissions (if you have an admission fee). The Johnson County Kids Classic held January 3, 2015 raised approximately $1,000 through the gate and additional $500 from donations for promotional materials - for the 11 Kansas college wrestling programs. Today’s college wrestlers are some of our future coaches. If you would like more information on the KCWF – feel free to contact me. Several clubs across the state have made contributions each year to the KCWF and I have received thank you letters from all the colleges for our support. Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,


Sean McCarthy
Chairman – Kansas College Wrestling Fund
(913) 579-1835 - cell
smokeycabin@hotmail.com

We will have a booth set up at the USA Wrestling Kansas Kids State Tournament.

Stop by and see how you can help.

Sean McCarthy
Chairman – Kansas College Wrestling Fund
(913) 579-1835 - cell
smokeycabin@hotmail.com

We will have a booth set up at the USA Wrestling Kansas Kids State Tournament.

Stop by and see how you can help.

Sean McCarthy
Chairman – Kansas College Wrestling Fund
(913) 579-1835 - cell
smokeycabin@hotmail.com

Links to the Kansas College Wrestling Programs:

Colby Community College –
Wrestling Website link –

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Colby-Community-College-Wrestling/253557661321939

http://www.colbycc.edu/


Labette:
Website Link: http://www.labette.edu/dept/athlet/wrestling/index.htm

Northwest Kansas Technical College – http://www.nwktc.edu/Athletics/wrestling.php
Website Link: http://www.nwktc.edu/Athletics/wrestling.php

Fort Hays State Athletics
Website Link: http://www.fhsuathletics.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&tab=0

Benedictine - http://ravenathletics.benedictine.edu/athletics/sports/wrestling/schedule
Website Link: http://ravenathletics.benedictine.edu/athletics/sports/wrestling

Newman University
Website Link: http://newmanjets.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&tab=0

Neosho Community College
Website Link: http://goneosho.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&&tab=0

Baker University - http://www.bakeru.edu/sports/wrestling

Website Link: http://www.bakeru.edu/sports/wrestling

Bethany College Kansas
Website Link: http://www.bethanyswedes.com/sport/0/28.php

Pratt Community College
Website Link: http://prattcc.edu/pcc-athletics/wrestling

Ottawa University
Website link: http://www.ottawabraves.com/sport/0/26.php
Barton County Community College
http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/wrest/2014-15/releases/bammeshiring
Kansas Wesleyan University
http://www.kwu.edu/about-kwu/job-opportunities/wrestling-head-coach

Stop by at the KCWF Booth in Exhibition Hall - we will be there Friday (during weigh-ins), Saturday and Sunday. Come by and see how you can help. Thank you to all our supporters of the Kansas college wrestling programs.

Sincerely,


Sean McCarthy
Chairman – Kansas College Wrestling Fund
(913) 579-1835 - cell
smokeycabin@hotmail.com

Sean,

Are we able as a club to make a donation at the table? Or is the table just for gear and info? Appreciate it.

"Sean,

Are we able as a club to make a donation at the table? Or is the table just for gear and info? Appreciate it."
_________________________
V/R,
Mustang Bilby
South Central Punishers and Rose Hill Wrestling Clubs
"Shoot to Win"



Absolutely, clubs can make a donation at the table to the KCWF. We also have a donation sheet where individuals, buisnesses, clubs can just mail in a check/contribution.
Thank you!

Sincerely,

Sean

"Sean,

Are we able as a club to make a donation at the table? Or is the table just for gear and info? Appreciate it."
_________________________
V/R,
Mustang Bilby
South Central Punishers and Rose Hill Wrestling Clubs
"Shoot to Win"



Absolutely, clubs can make a donation at the table to the KCWF. We also have a donation sheet where individuals, buisnesses, clubs can just mail in a check/contribution.
Thank you!

Sincerely,

Sean

College Opportunities have doubled in Kansas
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College Opportunities have doubled in Kansas in 11 years
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Posts: 4484
Loc: Shawnee Kansas
College opportunities for student/athlete wrestlers has doubled in Kansas in the last 11 years. Demand is high in the state - as is evident of the addition of six - 4 year college programs and the addition of 2 more community college programs in recent years. I am not sure if the Kansas Wrestling Community is bucking national trends - but Kansas and its colleges and universities has to be one of the front runners for adding the most wrestling programs and educational opportunities over the last decade.

* Baker University
* Barton Community College
* Benedictine College
* Bethany College
* Colby Community College
* Fort Hays State University
* Kansas Wesleyan University
* Labette Community College
* Neosho County Community College
* Newman University
* Northwest Kansas Technical College
* Pratt Community College
* Ottawa University

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#234636 - 03/03/15 06:17 PM Re: College Opportunities have doubled in Kansas [Re: smokeycabin]
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I totally agree Coach. Great progress for the state and hopefully more to come.
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#235410 - 03/23/15 06:13 AM Re: College Opportunities have doubled in Kansas [Re: ReDPloyd]
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Registered: 07/07/01
Posts: 4600
Loc: Shawnee Kansas
The Kansas College Wrestling Fund - get involved.

We will have a booth set up at the USA Wrestling Kansas Kids State Tournament.

Stop by and see how you can help.

Sean McCarthy
Chairman – Kansas College Wrestling Fund
(913) 579-1835 - cell
smokeycabin@hotmail.com

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#235517 - 03/24/15 03:34 PM Re: College Opportunities have doubled in Kansas [Re: smokeycabin]
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Registered: 07/07/01
Posts: 4600
Loc: Shawnee Kansas
Links to the Kansas College Wrestling Programs:

Colby Community College –
Wrestling Website link –

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Colby-Community-College-Wrestling/253557661321939

http://www.colbycc.edu/


Labette:
Website Link: http://www.labette.edu/dept/athlet/wrestling/index.htm

Northwest Kansas Technical College – http://www.nwktc.edu/Athletics/wrestling.php
Website Link: http://www.nwktc.edu/Athletics/wrestling.php

Fort Hays State Athletics
Website Link: http://www.fhsuathletics.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&tab=0

Benedictine - http://ravenathletics.benedictine.edu/athletics/sports/wrestling/schedule
Website Link: http://ravenathletics.benedictine.edu/athletics/sports/wrestling

Newman University
Website Link: http://newmanjets.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&tab=0

Neosho Community College
Website Link: http://goneosho.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&&tab=0

Baker University - http://www.bakeru.edu/sports/wrestling

Website Link: http://www.bakeru.edu/sports/wrestling

Bethany College Kansas
Website Link: http://www.bethanyswedes.com/sport/0/28.php

Pratt Community College
Website Link: http://prattcc.edu/pcc-athletics/wrestling

Ottawa University
Website link: http://www.ottawabraves.com/sport/0/26.php
Barton County Community College
http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/wrest/2014-15/releases/bammeshiring
Kansas Wesleyan University
http://www.kwu.edu/about-kwu/job-opportunities/wrestling-head-coach

"Sean,

Are we able as a club to make a donation at the table? Or is the table just for gear and info? Appreciate it."
_________________________
V/R,
Mustang Bilby
South Central Punishers and Rose Hill Wrestling Clubs
"Shoot to Win"



Absolutely, clubs can make a donation at the table to the KCWF. We also have a donation sheet where individuals, buisnesses, clubs can just mail in a check/contribution.
Thank you!

Sincerely,

Sean


SEE YOU AT USA WRESTLING KANSAS KIDS STATE - MAKE YOUR OWN LUCK
TO ALL THE WRESTLERS!!

On behalf of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund Committee - Thank You to all of those that stopped by the booth at the State Tournament this past weekend. If you are going to the State Freestyle/Greco tournament - we will have a booth set up there. Stop by and see how you can help the Kansas College wrestling programs. Thank you again and the programs around the state are listed below.

Sincerely,

Sean McCarthy
KCWF - Chairman
(913) 579-1835

College opportunities for student/athlete wrestlers has doubled in Kansas in the last 11 years. Demand is high in the state - as is evident of the addition of six - 4 year college programs and the addition of 2 more community college programs in recent years. I am not sure if the Kansas Wrestling Community is bucking national trends - but Kansas and its colleges and universities has to be one of the front runners for adding the most wrestling programs and educational opportunities over the last decade.

* Baker University
* Barton Community College
* Benedictine College
* Bethany College
* Colby Community College
* Fort Hays State University
* Kansas Wesleyan University
* Labette Community College
* Neosho County Community College
* Newman University
* Northwest Kansas Technical College
* Pratt Community College
* Ottawa University

The list is growing - thank you to all those supporting the Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF) - the next tournament we will have a booth is the Freestyle/Greco State Tournament. Please stop by and see how you can help our college wrestling programs.

If you would like to become a supporter of the KCWF:

USA Wrestling-Kansas Inc. - Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF)
7208 Magnolia Way
Hutchinson, KS 67502-9380
MISSION STATEMENT OF KANSAS COLLEGE WRESTLING FUND:
It is the mission of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund to provide financial support for Kansas colleges and universities with active college wrestling programs. This financial support to Kansas colleges and universities will help provide wrestling, academic and eventual career opportunities for student athlete wrestlers in the State of Kansas.
Individual and corporate donor annual gifting levels:
Platinum Level-$5,000 and above
Gold Level-$2,000 to $5,000
Silver Level-$500-$1,999
Bronze Level-$1-$499
Checks should be made out to: USAW - Kansas College Wrestling Fund
Tax ID – Number 48-0981221 501 c (3) exemption
Thank you for your support of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund
Where to send checks:
USA Wrestling-Kansas Inc. - Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF)
7208 Magnolia Way
Hutchinson, KS 67502-9380


Kansas College Wrestling Fund Committee: Please call or e-mail if you have any questions.

Sean McCarthy – Chairman (913) 579-1835 – cell, e-mail - smokeycabin@hotmail.com

Will Cokeley - Vice Chairman (708) 267-6615 – cell, e-mail – willcokeley@gmail.com

Bill Peterman – Secretary (913) 626-4459 – cell, e-mail – billpeterman@hotmail.com

USA Wrestling – Kansas Inc. – Treasurer (Mike Juby – e-mail – mikejuby@usawks.com)

Wayne Petterson – College Coach – (620) 431-2820 Extension 210 work, e-mail wpetterson@neosho.edu

David Nordhues - College Coach - (O) 785 460 5503 (C) 308 750 2745 - david.nordhues@colbycc.edu

Ryan Smith – College Coach – (316) 617-9025, e-mail smithry@newmanu.edu

Steve Woody – USAWKS – Corporate Board Director (District IV Director) (785) 626-3309, e-mail stripes@ruraltel.net

Travis Keal – Kansas HS Coach Mill Valley, Previous KWCA - President, (913) 645-6050 – cell, e-mail tkeal@att.net

Jeff Butler – Wrestling Supporter (808) 230-1371 – cell, e-mail jrod400@aol.com

Dan Harris - Wrestling supporter Dan.Harris@bakeru.edu - (913) 522-0978


Leanna Grater - leanngrater@twinvalley.net
Multiple Decades of Service to the Kansas Wrestling Community
Treasurer - USA Wrestling Kansas Kids Executive Council
Phone: (785) 632-1887

Jennifer Edison - Edison6@swbell.net
Multiple Decades of Service to the Kansas Wrestling Community
Secretary – USA Wrestling Corporate Board of Directors
Phone: (316) 721-5122



If you have any questions on how to help - feel free to contact any of the KCWF committee members.


Gold
($2000-$4999)
ADRENALINE/Ace Fundraising
Blue Chip Wrestling
District 1 USA Wrestling KS
Dynamic Fastener, Inc.
Linda & Vince Nowak
USA Kansas Wrestling-Kids

Silver
($500-$1999)
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Chanute Wrestling Club
District III Kansas Wrestling
Tony Dong / Martinelli’s Little
Italy-Salina
East Kansas Wrestling Club
Kathy & Mike Juby
Junior Viking Wrestling Club
Linn County Wrestling Club
Mac Wrestling Club
Jill & Sean McCarthy / STA
Home Repair
Patty & August J. Ochs
Olathe East H.S. Wrestling
Olathe East Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Paola Wrestling Club
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Sara & Adam Polansky
Roberts GMC-Kansas City
Saint James High School
Smokey Valley-District III
Tournament
STA Kids Wrestling Club
Kelly Jackson & Rob Tanenbaum
Pam & Eric Washington
Western Kansas Classic
Lisa & Steve Woody / Power
Service Center

Bronze
($1-$499)
Connie Ackerman
Todd Ackerman
Eric Akin
Johnny Akin
Brent Alumbaugh
Kai Allen
Greg Andres
Aouad Family
Lori & Tony Atwood
Brian Aust
Deann and Jerry Baiza
Baldwin Wrestling Club
Ryan Bechler
Gabrielle Bentley
Ben Black
Dana & Brian Blew
Ricki & Paul Bober
Tess & Donnie Bradley
Richard Brake
Brooke Brogren
Marjorie & James Brown
Dan Brown
Keviyon Buckridge
Bob Burnett
V. Cameron
Brett Carroll
Chard’s Family
Kay Chouk
Circle Jr. Wrestling Club
Clay County Wrestling Club
Clearwater Youth Wrestling Club
Mark Cody
Sarah Cregan
Linda & Matt DeJong
Aileen & Daniel Delforge
Michelle & Marc Davidson
Tyler Davis
Frankie Deloa
Tyler Dickman
Boo Dryden
Doug Eck
Karen & Tim Elliot
Mike Espinosa
Hunter Evang
Expertees LLC
Garrett F.
Logan F.
Kalin Fergus
Zach Ferris
Kaleigh Fuller
JP Garrett
Jackie & Daniel Gates
Debbie & Lee Girard
Gooch Family – 5G’s
Leanne Grater Family
Cisco Gutierrez
Cameron Hagerman
Alexander Hamel
Patty & Mike Hammer
Dan Harris
Flo Higginbotham
Neil Higginbotham
Amy & Ben Hillman
Theresa Hollingsworth
Matt Hook
Allison Hoover
Rebecca & Jeff Howard
Kim & Ted Huck
Jacob Hunsperger
Kim & Gregg Ikenberry
Shawn Jasnoski
Brock Johnson
Jeff and Kelly Johnson
Macoy Johnson
Eric Johnson
Ryan Johnson
Aryus Jones
Zach Jones
Marcus Kain
KC Pumpkin Patch
Mike and Florence Keal
D. Kester
Jenna Klien
Charles Knox
Dalton Kuhn
Brett and Deena Kreutzer
Sarah & Matthew Kuhn
Amanda Lattis
Jon Lautt
Lawrence Elite
Leavenworth H.S. Wrestling
Leavenworth Kids Club
Levy
Bradley Little
Roberto Loya
Jontle Luellen
Michael Luellen / Shorey Automotive
Braiden Lynn
Jeff Martin
McCager Family
Sue & David McCarthy
Holly McCaslin
Colin McKee
Jim Meyer
Mike Miller
Mill Valley Wrestling Club
Conner Murry
Nielson Family Dentistry
Nill Brothers Sporting Goods
Scott Nitzel
Adrienne & Tim O’Donnell
Joyce Orendac / 7-Eleven
Wyatt Prakes
Pfizenmaire Family
Lindsey and Michelle Perz
Kay & Bill Peterman
Tom Peterman
Shannon Peters
Mike Phillips
Jim Phillips
Hunter Picking
Kerry and Shellie Priddy
Devan Reiter
Drayden Reiter
Dylon Reiter
James Renfro
Fernando and MJ Requejo
Carson Rhoads
Gavin Richwine
Rosehill Wrestling Club
Karl Scholz
Jennifer Searcy
Jonell & Jeremy Sekavec
Melinda & Dennis Shoemaker
Brooklyn Sidebottom
Dena & Martin Smith
James Smith
Terry Smith Family
Tom Smith Family
Chris Stivers
Shelly & Barry Sullivan
Amber & Steven Talbott
Tenquer Family
Thunderbird Wrestling Club
Luana Toalson
Tim Tooley
Mary Torchia
Lucy & Jerry Tujague
Vicki & Chris Valencia
Josh Valenti
Michelle & Doug Vander Linden
Edward Vera
Billy Vielhauer
Andrew Vines
Daniel Vines
Natalie Vines
Andreww Voss
Dustin Wade
Linda & Richard Wagner
Carter Wahlenmaier
Scott Ward
Sam Watkins
Gayle & Don Whitmore
Williams Law LLC
Wingert’s Family
Bill Zadick
Zach Zarazee

The list is growing - thank you to all those supporting the Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF) - the next tournament we will have a booth is the Freestyle/Greco State Tournament. Please stop by and see how you can help our college wrestling programs.

If you would like to become a supporter of the KCWF:

USA Wrestling-Kansas Inc. - Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF)
7208 Magnolia Way
Hutchinson, KS 67502-9380
MISSION STATEMENT OF KANSAS COLLEGE WRESTLING FUND:
It is the mission of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund to provide financial support for Kansas colleges and universities with active college wrestling programs. This financial support to Kansas colleges and universities will help provide wrestling, academic and eventual career opportunities for student athlete wrestlers in the State of Kansas.
Individual and corporate donor annual gifting levels:
Platinum Level-$5,000 and above
Gold Level-$2,000 to $5,000
Silver Level-$500-$1,999
Bronze Level-$1-$499
Checks should be made out to: USAW - Kansas College Wrestling Fund
Tax ID – Number 48-0981221 501 c (3) exemption
Thank you for your support of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund
Where to send checks:
USA Wrestling-Kansas Inc. - Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF)
7208 Magnolia Way
Hutchinson, KS 67502-9380


Kansas College Wrestling Fund Committee: Please call or e-mail if you have any questions.

Sean McCarthy – Chairman (913) 579-1835 – cell, e-mail - smokeycabin@hotmail.com

Will Cokeley - Vice Chairman (708) 267-6615 – cell, e-mail – willcokeley@gmail.com

Bill Peterman – Secretary (913) 626-4459 – cell, e-mail – billpeterman@hotmail.com

USA Wrestling – Kansas Inc. – Treasurer (Mike Juby – e-mail – mikejuby@usawks.com)

Wayne Petterson – College Coach – (620) 431-2820 Extension 210 work, e-mail wpetterson@neosho.edu

David Nordhues - College Coach - (O) 785 460 5503 (C) 308 750 2745 - david.nordhues@colbycc.edu

Ryan Smith – College Coach – (316) 617-9025, e-mail smithry@newmanu.edu

Steve Woody – USAWKS – Corporate Board Director (District IV Director) (785) 626-3309, e-mail stripes@ruraltel.net

Travis Keal – Kansas HS Coach Mill Valley, Previous KWCA - President, (913) 645-6050 – cell, e-mail tkeal@att.net

Jeff Butler – Wrestling Supporter (808) 230-1371 – cell, e-mail jrod400@aol.com

Dan Harris - Wrestling supporter Dan.Harris@bakeru.edu - (913) 522-0978


Leanna Grater - leanngrater@twinvalley.net
Multiple Decades of Service to the Kansas Wrestling Community
Treasurer - USA Wrestling Kansas Kids Executive Council
Phone: (785) 632-1887

Jennifer Edison - Edison6@swbell.net
Multiple Decades of Service to the Kansas Wrestling Community
Secretary – USA Wrestling Corporate Board of Directors
Phone: (316) 721-5122



If you have any questions on how to help - feel free to contact any of the KCWF committee members.


Gold
($2000-$4999)
ADRENALINE/Ace Fundraising
Blue Chip Wrestling
District 1 USA Wrestling KS
Dynamic Fastener, Inc.
Linda & Vince Nowak
USA Kansas Wrestling-Kids

Silver
($500-$1999)
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Chanute Wrestling Club
District III Kansas Wrestling
Tony Dong / Martinelli’s Little
Italy-Salina
East Kansas Wrestling Club
Kathy & Mike Juby
Junior Viking Wrestling Club
Linn County Wrestling Club
Mac Wrestling Club
Jill & Sean McCarthy / STA
Home Repair
Patty & August J. Ochs
Olathe East H.S. Wrestling
Olathe East Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Paola Wrestling Club
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Sara & Adam Polansky
Roberts GMC-Kansas City
Saint James High School
Smokey Valley-District III
Tournament
STA Kids Wrestling Club
Kelly Jackson & Rob Tanenbaum
Pam & Eric Washington
Western Kansas Classic
Lisa & Steve Woody / Power
Service Center

Bronze
($1-$499)
Connie Ackerman
Todd Ackerman
Eric Akin
Johnny Akin
Brent Alumbaugh
Kai Allen
Greg Andres
Aouad Family
Lori & Tony Atwood
Brian Aust
Deann and Jerry Baiza
Baldwin Wrestling Club
Ryan Bechler
Gabrielle Bentley
Ben Black
Dana & Brian Blew
Ricki & Paul Bober
Tess & Donnie Bradley
Richard Brake
Brooke Brogren
Marjorie & James Brown
Dan Brown
Keviyon Buckridge
Bob Burnett
V. Cameron
Brett Carroll
Chard’s Family
Kay Chouk
Circle Jr. Wrestling Club
Clay County Wrestling Club
Clearwater Youth Wrestling Club
Mark Cody
Sarah Cregan
Linda & Matt DeJong
Aileen & Daniel Delforge
Michelle & Marc Davidson
Tyler Davis
Frankie Deloa
Tyler Dickman
Boo Dryden
Doug Eck
Karen & Tim Elliot
Mike Espinosa
Hunter Evang
Expertees LLC
Garrett F.
Logan F.
Kalin Fergus
Zach Ferris
Kaleigh Fuller
JP Garrett
Jackie & Daniel Gates
Debbie & Lee Girard
Gooch Family – 5G’s
Leanne Grater Family
Cisco Gutierrez
Cameron Hagerman
Alexander Hamel
Patty & Mike Hammer
Dan Harris
Flo Higginbotham
Neil Higginbotham
Amy & Ben Hillman
Theresa Hollingsworth
Matt Hook
Allison Hoover
Rebecca & Jeff Howard
Kim & Ted Huck
Jacob Hunsperger
Kim & Gregg Ikenberry
Shawn Jasnoski
Brock Johnson
Jeff and Kelly Johnson
Macoy Johnson
Eric Johnson
Ryan Johnson
Aryus Jones
Zach Jones
Marcus Kain
KC Pumpkin Patch
Mike and Florence Keal
D. Kester
Jenna Klien
Charles Knox
Dalton Kuhn
Brett and Deena Kreutzer
Sarah & Matthew Kuhn
Amanda Lattis
Jon Lautt
Lawrence Elite
Leavenworth H.S. Wrestling
Leavenworth Kids Club
Levy
Bradley Little
Roberto Loya
Jontle Luellen
Michael Luellen / Shorey Automotive
Braiden Lynn
Jeff Martin
McCager Family
Sue & David McCarthy
Holly McCaslin
Colin McKee
Jim Meyer
Mike Miller
Mill Valley Wrestling Club
Conner Murry
Nielson Family Dentistry
Nill Brothers Sporting Goods
Scott Nitzel
Adrienne & Tim O’Donnell
Joyce Orendac / 7-Eleven
Wyatt Prakes
Pfizenmaire Family
Lindsey and Michelle Perz
Kay & Bill Peterman
Tom Peterman
Shannon Peters
Mike Phillips
Jim Phillips
Hunter Picking
Kerry and Shellie Priddy
Devan Reiter
Drayden Reiter
Dylon Reiter
James Renfro
Fernando and MJ Requejo
Carson Rhoads
Gavin Richwine
Rosehill Wrestling Club
Karl Scholz
Jennifer Searcy
Jonell & Jeremy Sekavec
Melinda & Dennis Shoemaker
Brooklyn Sidebottom
Dena & Martin Smith
James Smith
Terry Smith Family
Tom Smith Family
Chris Stivers
Shelly & Barry Sullivan
Amber & Steven Talbott
Tenquer Family
Thunderbird Wrestling Club
Luana Toalson
Tim Tooley
Mary Torchia
Lucy & Jerry Tujague
Vicki & Chris Valencia
Josh Valenti
Michelle & Doug Vander Linden
Edward Vera
Billy Vielhauer
Andrew Vines
Daniel Vines
Natalie Vines
Andreww Voss
Dustin Wade
Linda & Richard Wagner
Carter Wahlenmaier
Scott Ward
Sam Watkins
Gayle & Don Whitmore
Williams Law LLC
Wingert’s Family
Bill Zadick
Zach Zarazee

No amount is to small or to large! This is a long term project that will help our student athletes and programs in Kansas for many many years.

No amount of support is to small. KEEP wrestling in Kansas strong.


Dear Friend of KCWF, April 28, 2015

The Kansas College Wrestling Fund was authorized and established by the USA Wrestling, Inc.-Kansas nearly four years ago in the summer of 2011. It is the mission of the KCWF to provide financial support for Kansas Colleges and universities with active college programs. In the past four years you have been a donor to this fund. Thank you for your past financial support!

Your donations have benefited the 11 Kansas colleges & universities. This number will grow to thirteen programs this year with the additions at Barton Community College and Kansas Wesleyan University. These wrestling programs have benefited many former Kansas youth and high school wrestlers in the past four years. This past year there were approximately 140 former Kansas youth and high school wrestlers on the eleven active Kansas colleges wrestling rosters.

There have been several Kansas wrestling All Americans and Academic All Americans at these Kansas colleges over the past four years. This past year at the 2015 National Wrestling Championships, the Kansas College wrestling programs had 52 national qualifiers and 18 All-Americans.

Eleven years ago there were only 6 college programs in Kansas with wrestling. At that time there was 1 four-year college and 5 community college programs. The 2015-16 school year in Kansas will have a total of 13 schools with collegiate wrestling in Kansas. There will be 7 four-year colleges and 6 community colleges around the state providing opportunities for these young student athletes.

You have helped all of these young wrestlers further their wrestling careers in college and more importantly, their academic and career pursuits with your generous support. Over the last four years, the Kansas College Wrestling Fund has generated $72,000 in revenue, paid distribution checks totaling $30,000 and had $8,000 of operating expenses. The projected remaining endowment balance should be approximately $40,000 after the annual distributions are sent to the colleges – in September/October of 2015. During the first four years, 160 individual donors, 20 businesses and 26 clubs and other wrestling organizations contributed to this effort. We are hoping that you will donate again this year. And, we hope to add each year to the number of our donors and the size of our distributions to each college.

Please help these Kansas colleges/university wrestling programs and the young wrestlers of Kansas by donating again this year.

Thank you,


Sean McCarthy
Chairman
Kansas College Wrestling Fund

Tax ID Number: 48-0981221 / 501(c)(3) tax deductible

No amount of support is to small. KEEP wrestling in Kansas strong.

Dear Friend of KCWF, April 28, 2015

The Kansas College Wrestling Fund was authorized and established by the USA Wrestling, Inc.-Kansas nearly four years ago in the summer of 2011. It is the mission of the KCWF to provide financial support for Kansas Colleges and universities with active college programs. In the past four years you have been a donor to this fund. Thank you for your past financial support!

Your donations have benefited the 11 Kansas colleges & universities. This number will grow to thirteen programs this year with the additions at Barton Community College and Kansas Wesleyan University. These wrestling programs have benefited many former Kansas youth and high school wrestlers in the past four years. This past year there were approximately 140 former Kansas youth and high school wrestlers on the eleven active Kansas colleges wrestling rosters.

There have been several Kansas wrestling All Americans and Academic All Americans at these Kansas colleges over the past four years. This past year at the 2015 National Wrestling Championships, the Kansas College wrestling programs had 52 national qualifiers and 18 All-Americans.

Eleven years ago there were only 6 college programs in Kansas with wrestling. At that time there was 1 four-year college and 5 community college programs. The 2015-16 school year in Kansas will have a total of 13 schools with collegiate wrestling in Kansas. There will be 7 four-year colleges and 6 community colleges around the state providing opportunities for these young student athletes.

You have helped all of these young wrestlers further their wrestling careers in college and more importantly, their academic and career pursuits with your generous support. Over the last four years, the Kansas College Wrestling Fund has generated $72,000 in revenue, paid distribution checks totaling $30,000 and had $8,000 of operating expenses. The projected remaining endowment balance should be approximately $40,000 after the annual distributions are sent to the colleges – in September/October of 2015. During the first four years, 160 individual donors, 20 businesses and 26 clubs and other wrestling organizations contributed to this effort. We are hoping that you will donate again this year. And, we hope to add each year to the number of our donors and the size of our distributions to each college.

Please help these Kansas colleges/university wrestling programs and the young wrestlers of Kansas by donating again this year.

Thank you,


Sean McCarthy
Chairman
Kansas College Wrestling Fund

Tax ID Number: 48-0981221 / 501(c)(3) tax deductible

The 2015/16 Distribution Checks are being mailed today. Thank you all for your continued support to the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. Let's Keep Kansas Wrestling Strong! For more information on how you can help the 13 Kansas College wrestling programs feel free to contact any of our committee members.

Kansas College Wrestling Fund Committee: Please call or e-mail if you have any questions.

Sean McCarthy – Chairman (913) 579-1835 – cell, e-mail - smokeycabin@hotmail.com

Will Cokeley - Vice Chairman (708) 267-6615 – cell, e-mail – willcokeley@gmail.com

Jeff Butler – Secretary (808) 230-1371 – cell, e-mail jrod400@aol.com

Bill Peterman – Wrestling Supporter (913) 626-4459 – cell, e-mail – billpeterman@hotmail.com

Mike Juby - Treasurer (KCWF) USA Wrestling – Kansas Inc. – e-mail – mikejuby@usawks.com)

Wayne Petterson – College Coach – (620) 431-2820 Extension 210 work, e-mail wpetterson@neosho.edu

David Nordhues - College Coach - (O) 785 460 5503 (C) 308 750 2745 - david.nordhues@colbycc.edu

Ryan Smith – College Coach – (316) 617-9025, e-mail smithry@newmanu.edu

Steve Woody – USAWKS – Corporate Board Director (District IV Director) (785) 626-3309, e-mail stripes@ruraltel.net

Travis Keal – Kansas HS Coach Mill Valley, Previous KWCA - President, (913) 645-6050 – cell, e-mail tkeal@att.net

Jeff Butler – (808) 230-1371 – cell, e-mail jrod400@aol.com

Dan Harris - Wrestling supporter Dan.Harris@bakeru.edu - (913) 522-0978


Leanna Grater - leanngrater@twinvalley.net
Multiple Decades of Service to the Kansas Wrestling Community
Treasurer - USA Wrestling Kansas Kids Executive Council
Phone: (785) 632-1887

Jennifer Edison - Edison6@swbell.net
Multiple Decades of Service to the Kansas Wrestling Community
Secretary – USA Wrestling Corporate Board of Directors
Phone: (316) 721-5122

If you are hosting a tournament - please consider adding a $1 per entry fee or $1 to admissions to help our Kansas college wrestling programs. For more information on the KCWF - feel free to contact me or any of our committee members. Thank you for your cooperation and continued support of our college programs.

Sincerely,

Sean McCarthy
(913) 579-1835 - mobile
Smokeycabin@hotmail.com - cell

Thank you to all those who stopped by the KCWF booth at the Johnson County Kids Classic. You have helped support the Kansas College wrestling programs!

Chanute Wrestling Club/Woods Classic Raised $400 for the KCWF - Thank you to all those who attended.

The Johnson County Kids Classic and all those who attended Raised $920 from the booth/donations for promotional materials (Thank you Bill Peterman and Vince Nowak for running the booth) and an additional $1,000 from the gate. - Thank you Olathe East/STA Kids Club for helping out our colleges.

If you are hosting a tournament - please consider helping out the Kansas College Wrestling programs - Thank you!

If you are hosting a tournament - please consider helping out the Kansas College Wrestling programs - Thank you!

If you are hosting a tournament - please consider helping out the Kansas College Wrestling programs - a few simple methods you can use to help support the Kansas College Wrestling programs - are adding a dollar to each entry fee or adding a dollar to your admission charge.

Thank you!

Sean McCarthy
Chairman - KCWF
(913) 579-1835 - cell
smokeycabin@hotmail.com

If you are hosting a tournament - please consider helping out the Kansas College Wrestling programs - a few simple methods you can use to help support the Kansas College Wrestling programs - are adding a dollar to each entry fee or adding a dollar to your admission charge.

Thank you!

Sean McCarthy
Chairman - KCWF
(913) 579-1835 - cell

Next weekend you can find our booth at the Kansas Cup - College tournament at Newman University in Wichita. See you there.
smokeycabin@hotmail.com

Stop by the KCWF booth today if you are at the Kansas Cup and see how you can support our KS college wrestling programs.

The KCWF Booth will be at the Salina Tournament of Champions if you have a team, business, memorial page, etc., and you would like to know more about advertising in the USA KS Kids State Tournament Booklet - contact me.

Sean McCarthy
(913) 579-1835 - cell
smokeycabin@hotmail.com - email

Thank you to all those who stopped by the KCWF booth at the Salina TOC! Also thank you to the Leavenworth Kids Club for your contributions to the KCWF from your tournament today!

If you are hosting a tournament - please consider helping out the Kansas College Wrestling programs - a few simple methods you can use to help support the Kansas College Wrestling programs - are adding a dollar to each entry fee or adding a dollar to your admission charge.

Thank you!

Sean McCarthy
Chairman - KCWF
(913) 579-1835 - cell

Next weekend you can find our booth at the Kansas Cup - College tournament at Newman University in Wichita. See you there.
smokeycabin@hotmail.com

College opportunities for student/athlete wrestlers has doubled in Kansas in the last 11 years. Demand is high in the state - as is evident of the addition of six - 4 year college programs and the addition of 2 more community college programs in recent years. I am not sure if the Kansas Wrestling Community is bucking national trends - but Kansas and its colleges and universities has to be one of the front runners for adding the most wrestling programs and educational opportunities over the last decade.

* Baker University
* Barton Community College
* Benedictine College
* Bethany College
* Colby Community College
* Fort Hays State University
* Kansas Wesleyan University
* Labette Community College
* Neosho County Community College
* Newman University
* Northwest Kansas Technical College
* Pratt Community College
* Ottawa University

Thank you all for your support!

You still have time until the end of this month!!

2016 USA Wrestling KS - Kids State Tournament Book

We would like to invite your wrestling club or local business to be part of the 2016 Kansas Kids State Tournament Book. The program contains picture of the 2015 State Placers., names of the 2016 state qualifiers, blank brackets, upcoming events, ads, general information pertaining to the state tournaments, etc. Why not make your club or business part of the book.

These are available for sale during weigh-in, and at the Kansas College Wrestling Fund booth throughout the tournament in Exhibition Hall.

In the past several clubs have placed a team photo or have gone around to local businesses to help sponsor an ad in the book. Parents can also place an ad in the book wishing their son/daughter "GOOD LUCK".

The cost of placing an ad in the program book is listed below. This year, we will also be selling advertising for the space above each of the score 14 score clocks. If you or a business are interested in doing both, prices are listed below.


Size of ad:

1/2 page $75 for program book or $125 for program book and score-clock,

Full page ad $125 for program book $175 program book and score-clock.

Please have ad set exactly the way you want it to appear in the program book. If using a photograph, we ask that you have it photo ready. It is best to send a black and white photo as it will produce a much clearer picture in the book. Please do not email the pictures or add! All money must accompany your ad in order for it to be placed in the book. Do not send cash.

Memorial Page - Each year we have a few wrestling friends that leave us and pass on to a more peaceful world. If you would like to remember a wrestler, coach, friend, or club supporter from your club who has passed away this past year, we would like to publish a photo, along with your club name, and some general information about this person. If you keep the information to one-half page, there will be no charge for this.

Deadline:

We must receive the information for the program book no later than February 29, 2016 to be able to include it in the 2016 program book. When you have your ad information complete, please mail it along with your check, made payable to USAW Kansas Inc./KCWF:

ATTN:

Sean McCarthy
11524 Rosehill Road
Overland Park, KS 66210
smokeycabin@hotmail.com - email
(913) 579-1835 - cell

Program books will be for sale at weigh ins and at the tournament all weekend at the Kansas College Wrestling Fund booth in Exhibition Hall.

I will be at 5A and 6A State this weekend if you want to talk about ad Ad or I should have a few promotional items such as KCWF hats, shirts, etc. Just give me a call and we can meet in between sessions.



You still have time until the end of this month!!

2016 USA Wrestling KS - Kids State Tournament Book

We would like to invite your wrestling club or local business to be part of the 2016 Kansas Kids State Tournament Book. The program contains picture of the 2015 State Placers., names of the 2016 state qualifiers, blank brackets, upcoming events, ads, general information pertaining to the state tournaments, etc. Why not make your club or business part of the book.

These are available for sale during weigh-in, and at the Kansas College Wrestling Fund booth throughout the tournament in Exhibition Hall.

In the past several clubs have placed a team photo or have gone around to local businesses to help sponsor an ad in the book. Parents can also place an ad in the book wishing their son/daughter "GOOD LUCK".

The cost of placing an ad in the program book is listed below. This year, we will also be selling advertising for the space above each of the score 14 score clocks. If you or a business are interested in doing both, prices are listed below.


Size of ad:

1/2 page $75 for program book or $125 for program book and score-clock,

Full page ad $125 for program book $175 program book and score-clock.

Please have ad set exactly the way you want it to appear in the program book. If using a photograph, we ask that you have it photo ready. It is best to send a black and white photo as it will produce a much clearer picture in the book. Please do not email the pictures or add! All money must accompany your ad in order for it to be placed in the book. Do not send cash.

Memorial Page - Each year we have a few wrestling friends that leave us and pass on to a more peaceful world. If you would like to remember a wrestler, coach, friend, or club supporter from your club who has passed away this past year, we would like to publish a photo, along with your club name, and some general information about this person. If you keep the information to one-half page, there will be no charge for this.

Deadline:

We must receive the information for the program book no later than February 29, 2016 to be able to include it in the 2016 program book. When you have your ad information complete, please mail it along with your check, made payable to USAW Kansas Inc./KCWF:

ATTN:

Sean McCarthy
11524 Rosehill Road
Overland Park, KS 66210
smokeycabin@hotmail.com - email
(913) 579-1835 - cell

Program books will be for sale at weigh ins and at the tournament all weekend at the Kansas College Wrestling Fund booth in Exhibition Hall.

Thank you to all those who stopped by the KCWF Booth at the NAIA National Tournament this past weekend.

We will have some KS college All-Americans signing autographs at the KCWF booth at kids state.

Stop by the KCWF Booth at State. We will have some college All-Americans signing autographs on Friday and Saturday.

You will be able to get State Programs at the Kansas a College Wrestling Fund Booth - last years photographs of the state placers, this years qualifiers, autograph section for your favorite college All-Americans to sign, and many other valuable tournament and local information. STOP BY the KCWF booth in exhibition hall Thursday night during weigh-in's, all day Friday and Saturday.

Good luck to all the competitors at Kansas USA Wrestling Kids State!

You will be able to get State Programs at the Kansas a College Wrestling Fund Booth - last years photographs of the state placers, this years qualifiers, autograph section for your favorite college All-Americans to sign, and many other valuable tournament and local information. STOP BY the KCWF booth in exhibition hall Thursday night during weigh-in's, all day Friday and Saturday.

Stop by the booth tomorrow and support our college programs. Thank you to all those that have steady stopped by.

See you at Freestyle/Greco State - Thanks again to all those that have supported the Kansas Colleges wrestling programs and the KCWF over the years. Today's college wrestlers will be many of our future coaches/teachers/administrators (kids, high school, and college) in the years down the road.

See you at Freestyle/Greco State - Thanks again to all those that have supported the Kansas Colleges wrestling programs and the KCWF over the years. Today's college wrestlers will be many of our future coaches/teachers/administrators (kids, high school, and college) in the years down the road.

Link to flyer below:

http://www.usawks.com/invites/160507StateFSGR.pdf

Link to State Freestyle/Greco flyer below:

http://www.usawks.com/invites/160507StateFSGR.pdf




On behalf of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund Committee - Thank You to all of those that stopped by the KCWF booth at the Kids State Tournament and other tournaments throughout the state this past year. If you are going to the State Freestyle/Greco tournament - we will have a booth set up there. Stop by and see how you can help the Kansas College wrestling programs. Thank you again and the programs around the state are listed below.

Sincerely,

Sean McCarthy
KCWF - Chairman
(913) 579-1835

College opportunities for student/athlete wrestlers has doubled in Kansas in the last 12 years. Demand is high in the state - as is evident of the addition of six - 4 year college programs and the addition of 2 more community college programs in recent years. I am not sure if the Kansas Wrestling Community is bucking national trends - but Kansas and its colleges and universities has to be one of the front runners for adding the most wrestling programs and educational opportunities over the last decade.

* Baker University
* Barton Community College
* Benedictine College
* Bethany College
* Colby Community College
* Fort Hays State University
* Kansas Wesleyan University
* Labette Community College
* Neosho County Community College
* Newman University
* Northwest Kansas Technical College
* Pratt Community College
* Ottawa University

Don’t forget to make your annual contribution to help our in state college wrestling programs supported by their respective institutions, administration, and YOU!
The list is growing - thank you to all those supporting the Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF) - the next tournament we will have a booth is the Freestyle/Greco State Tournament. Please stop by and see how you can help our college wrestling programs.

If you would like to become a supporter of the KCWF:

USA Wrestling-Kansas Inc. - Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF)
7208 Magnolia Way
Hutchinson, KS 67502-9380
MISSION STATEMENT OF KANSAS COLLEGE WRESTLING FUND:
It is the mission of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund to provide financial support for Kansas colleges and universities with active college wrestling programs. This financial support to Kansas colleges and universities will help provide wrestling, academic and eventual career opportunities for student athlete wrestlers in the State of Kansas.
Individual and corporate donor annual gifting levels:
Platinum Level-$5,000 and above
Gold Level-$2,000 to $5,000
Silver Level-$500-$1,999
Bronze Level-$1-$499
Checks should be made out to: USAW - Kansas College Wrestling Fund
Tax ID – Number 48-0981221 501 c (3) exemption
Thank you for your support of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund
Where to send checks:
USA Wrestling-Kansas Inc. - Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF)
7208 Magnolia Way
Hutchinson, KS 67502-9380

* Baker University
* Barton Community College
* Benedictine College
* Bethany College
* Colby Community College
* Fort Hays State University
* Kansas Wesleyan University
* Labette Community College
* Neosho County Community College
* Newman University
* Northwest Kansas Technical College
* Pratt Community College
* Ottawa University


Central Christian College names first coach
04/18/2016, 7:45am CDT
By Mike Juby
Central Christian College, located in McPherson KS, has announced that they will be adding varsity men's wrestling to their list of sports for the 2016-17 season. Tom Carr, currently an assistant coach at NCAA DI George Mason University, has been hired to be first head coach of the Tiger wrestling program.

For more information, click here.
http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Fea...rr-as-its-coach

University of Saint Mary announces men's & women's program
04/18/2016, 7:45am CDT
By Mike Juby
The University of Saint Mary, in Leavenworth KS, has announced that they will be starting men's and women's wrestling programs. They are currently looking for their first head coach. For more information, click here.
http://www.stmary.edu/About-us/Employment/Head-Men-s-and-Women-s-Wrestling-Coach.aspx



Colby Community College –
Wrestling Website link –

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Colby-Community-College-Wrestling/253557661321939

http://www.colbycc.edu/


Labette:
Website Link: http://www.labette.edu/dept/athlet/wrestling/index.htm

Northwest Kansas Technical College – http://www.nwktc.edu/Athletics/wrestling.php
Website Link: http://www.nwktc.edu/Athletics/wrestling.php

Fort Hays State Athletics
Website Link: http://www.fhsuathletics.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&tab=0

Benedictine - http://ravenathletics.benedictine.edu/athletics/sports/wrestling/schedule
Website Link: http://ravenathletics.benedictine.edu/athletics/sports/wrestling

Newman University
Website Link: http://newmanjets.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&tab=0

Neosho Community College
Website Link: http://goneosho.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&&tab=0

Baker University - http://www.bakeru.edu/sports/wrestling

Website Link: http://www.bakeru.edu/sports/wrestling

Bethany College Kansas
Website Link: http://www.bethanyswedes.com/sport/0/28.php

Pratt Community College
Website Link: http://prattcc.edu/pcc-athletics/wrestling

Ottawa University
Website link: http://www.ottawabraves.com/sport/0/26.php
Barton County Community College
http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/wrest/2014-15/releases/bammeshiring
Kansas Wesleyan University
http://www.kwu.edu/about-kwu/job-opportunities/wrestling-head-coach




Kansas College Wrestling Fund Committee: Please call or e-mail if you have any questions.

Sean McCarthy – Chairman (913) 579-1835 – cell, e-mail - smokeycabin@hotmail.com

Will Cokeley - Vice Chairman (708) 267-6615 – cell, e-mail – willcokeley@gmail.com

Jeff Butler – Secretary (808) 230-1371 – cell, e-mail jrod400@aol.com

Bill Peterman – Wrestling Supporter (913) 626-4459 – cell, e-mail – billpeterman@hotmail.com

Mike Juby - Treasurer (KCWF) USA Wrestling – Kansas Inc. – e-mail – mikejuby@usawks.com)

Wayne Petterson – College Coach – (620) 431-2820 Extension 210 work, e-mail wpetterson@neosho.edu

David Nordhues - College Coach - (O) 785 460 5503 (C) 308 750 2745 - david.nordhues@colbycc.edu

Ryan Smith – College Coach – (316) 617-9025, e-mail smithry@newmanu.edu

Steve Woody – USAWKS – Corporate Board Director (District IV Director) (785) 626-3309, e-mail stripes@ruraltel.net

Travis Keal – Kansas HS Coach Mill Valley, Previous KWCA - President, (913) 645-6050 – cell, e-mail tkeal@att.net

Jeff Butler – (808) 230-1371 – cell, e-mail jrod400@aol.com

Dan Harris - Wrestling supporter Dan.Harris@bakeru.edu - (913) 522-0978


Leanna Grater - leanngrater@twinvalley.net
Multiple Decades of Service to the Kansas Wrestling Community
Treasurer - USA Wrestling Kansas Kids Executive Council
Phone: (785) 632-1887

Jennifer Edison - Edison6@swbell.net
Multiple Decades of Service to the Kansas Wrestling Community
Secretary – USA Wrestling Corporate Board of Directors
Phone: (316) 721-5122


I am working on the updated list from the 2015/16 Season -
The list is growing - thank you to all those supporting the Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF) –
Gold
($2000-$4999)
ADRENALINE/Ace Fundraising
Blue Chip Wrestling
District 1 USA Wrestling KS
Dynamic Fastener, Inc.
Linda & Vince Nowak
USA Kansas Wrestling-Kids

Silver
($500-$1999)
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Cat Cans – The Wallace Family
Chanute Wrestling Club
District III Kansas Wrestling
Tony Dong / Martinelli’s Little
Italy-Salina
East Kansas Wrestling Club
Kathy & Mike Juby
Junior Viking Wrestling Club
Linn County Wrestling Club
Mac Wrestling Club
Jill & Sean McCarthy / STA
Home Repair
Patty & August J. Ochs
Olathe East H.S. Wrestling
Olathe East Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Paola Wrestling Club
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Sara & Adam Polansky
Roberts GMC-Kansas City
Saint James High School
Smokey Valley-District III
Tournament
STA Kids Wrestling Club
Kelly Jackson & Rob Tanenbaum
Pam & Eric Washington
Western Kansas Classic
Lisa & Steve Woody / Power
Service Center

Bronze
($1-$499)
Connie Ackerman
Todd Ackerman
Eric Akin
Johnny Akin
Brent Alumbaugh
Kai Allen
Greg Andres
Aouad Family
Lori & Tony Atwood
Brian Aust
Deann and Jerry Baiza
Baldwin Wrestling Club
Ryan Bechler
Gabrielle Bentley
Ben Black
Dana & Brian Blew
Ricki & Paul Bober
Tess & Donnie Bradley
Richard Brake
Brooke Brogren
Marjorie & James Brown
Dan Brown
Keviyon Buckridge
Bob Burnett
V. Cameron
Brett Carroll
Chard’s Family
Kay Chouk
Circle Jr. Wrestling Club
Clay County Wrestling Club
Clearwater Youth Wrestling Club
Mark Cody
Sarah Cregan
Linda & Matt DeJong
Aileen & Daniel Delforge
Michelle & Marc Davidson
Tyler Davis
Frankie Deloa
Tyler Dickman
Donald Dilley
Boo Dryden
Doug Eck
Karen & Tim Elliot
Mike Espinosa
Hunter Evang
Expertees LLC
Garrett F.
Logan F.
Kalin Fergus
Zach Ferris
Kaleigh Fuller
JP Garrett
Jackie & Daniel Gates
Lennie and Joseph Gates
Debbie & Lee Girard
Gooch Family – 5G’s
Leanne Grater Family
Cisco Gutierrez
Cameron Hagerman
Alexander Hamel
Patty & Mike Hammer
Dan Harris
Flo Higginbotham
Neil Higginbotham
Amy & Ben Hillman
Theresa Hollingsworth
Matt Hook
Allison Hoover
Rebecca & Jeff Howard
Kim & Ted Huck
Jacob Hunsperger
Kim & Gregg Ikenberry
Shawn Jasnoski
Brock Johnson
Jeff and Kelly Johnson
Macoy Johnson
Eric Johnson
Ryan Johnson
Aryus Jones
Zach Jones
Marcus Kain
KC Pumpkin Patch
Mike and Florence Keal
D. Kester
Jenna Klien
Charles Knox
Dalton Kuhn
Brett and Deena Kreutzer
Sarah & Matthew Kuhn
Amanda Lattis
Jon Lautt
Lawrence Elite
Leavenworth H.S. Wrestling
Leavenworth Kids Club
Levy
Bradley Little
Roberto Loya
Jontle Luellen
Michael Luellen / Shorey Automotive
Braiden Lynn
Jeff Martin
McCager Family
Sue & David McCarthy
Holly McCaslin
Colin McKee
Jim Meyer
Mike Miller
Mill Valley Wrestling Club
Conner Murry
Nielson Family Dentistry
Nill Brothers Sporting Goods
Scott Nitzel
Adrienne & Tim O’Donnell
Joyce Orendac / 7-Eleven
Wyatt Prakes
Pfizenmaire Family
Lindsey and Michelle Perz
Kay & Bill Peterman
Tom Peterman
Shannon Peters
Mike Phillips
Jim Phillips
Hunter Picking
Kerry and Shellie Priddy
Devan Reiter
Drayden Reiter
Dylon Reiter
James Renfro
Fernando and MJ Requejo
Carson Rhoads
Gavin Richwine
Janice and Freedom Rider
Rosehill Wrestling Club
Karl Scholz
Jennifer Searcy
Jonell & Jeremy Sekavec
Melinda & Dennis Shoemaker
Brooklyn Sidebottom
Dena & Martin Smith
James Smith
Terry Smith Family
Tom Smith Family
Chris Stivers
Vicki and Grant Stranathan
Shelly & Barry Sullivan
Amber & Steven Talbott
Tenquer Family
Thunderbird Wrestling Club
Luana Toalson
Tim Tooley
Mary Torchia
Lisa and Matt Treaster
Lucy & Jerry Tujague
Melissa Ussery
Vicki & Chris Valencia
Josh Valenti
Michelle & Doug Vander Linden
Edward Vera
Billy Vielhauer
Andrew Vines
Daniel Vines
Natalie Vines
Andreww Voss
Dustin Wade
Linda & Richard Wagner
Carter Wahlenmaier
Scott Ward
Sam Watkins
Qinten and Julie Wheeler
Gayle & Don Whitmore
Williams Law LLC
Wingert’s Family
Bill Zadick
Zach Zarazee

The state of Kansas now has 15 college programs in the state with the addition of Central Christian College and University of Saint Mary.

Don’t forget to make your annual contribution to help our in state college wrestling programs supported by their respective institutions, administration, and YOU!
The list is growing - thank you to all those supporting the Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF) - the next tournament we will have a booth at will be in the fall/winter of 2016/17 - Annuak KWCA clinic and Kids State Body Meeting. Please stop by and see how you can help our college wrestling programs.

If you would like to become a supporter of the KCWF:

USA Wrestling-Kansas Inc. - Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF)
7208 Magnolia Way
Hutchinson, KS 67502-9380
MISSION STATEMENT OF KANSAS COLLEGE WRESTLING FUND:
It is the mission of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund to provide financial support for Kansas colleges and universities with active college wrestling programs. This financial support to Kansas colleges and universities will help provide wrestling, academic and eventual career opportunities for student athlete wrestlers in the State of Kansas.
Individual and corporate donor annual gifting levels:
Platinum Level-$5,000 and above
Gold Level-$2,000 to $5,000
Silver Level-$500-$1,999
Bronze Level-$1-$499
Checks should be made out to: USAW - Kansas College Wrestling Fund
Tax ID – Number 48-0981221 501 c (3) exemption
Thank you for your support of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund
Where to send checks:
USA Wrestling-Kansas Inc. - Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF)
7208 Magnolia Way
Hutchinson, KS 67502-9380

* Baker University
* Barton Community College
* Benedictine College
* Bethany College
* Colby Community College
* Fort Hays State University
* Kansas Wesleyan University
* Labette Community College
* Neosho County Community College
* Newman University
* Northwest Kansas Technical College
* Pratt Community College
* Ottawa University


Central Christian College names first coach
04/18/2016, 7:45am CDT
By Mike Juby
Central Christian College, located in McPherson KS, has announced that they will be adding varsity men's wrestling to their list of sports for the 2016-17 season. Tom Carr, currently an assistant coach at NCAA DI George Mason University, has been hired to be first head coach of the Tiger wrestling program.

For more information, click here.
http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Fea...rr-as-its-coach

University of Saint Mary announces men's & women's program

http://intermatwrestle.com/articles/16413


U of St. Mary hires Kearney to coach new men's, women's programs
Mark Palmer
Mark Palmer, InterMat Senior Writer
6/4/2016
mark@intermatwrestle.com, Twitter: @MatWriter
It's official: Two months after first posting an opening for a wrestling coach, University of Saint Mary will be launching both men's and women's wrestling programs ... and has hired Chuck Kearney to head up those new programs, the Kansas-based school announced Thursday.


04/18/2016, 7:45am CDT
By Mike Juby
The University of Saint Mary, in Leavenworth KS, has announced that they will be starting men's and women's wrestling programs. They are currently looking for their first head coach. For more information, click here.
http://www.stmary.edu/About-us/Employment/Head-Men-s-and-Women-s-Wrestling-Coach.aspx



Colby Community College –
Wrestling Website link –

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Colby-Community-College-Wrestling/253557661321939

http://www.colbycc.edu/


Labette:
Website Link: http://www.labette.edu/dept/athlet/wrestling/index.htm

Northwest Kansas Technical College – http://www.nwktc.edu/Athletics/wrestling.php
Website Link: http://www.nwktc.edu/Athletics/wrestling.php

Fort Hays State Athletics
Website Link: http://www.fhsuathletics.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&tab=0

Benedictine - http://ravenathletics.benedictine.edu/athletics/sports/wrestling/schedule
Website Link: http://ravenathletics.benedictine.edu/athletics/sports/wrestling

Newman University
Website Link: http://newmanjets.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&tab=0

Neosho Community College
Website Link: http://goneosho.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&&tab=0

Baker University - http://www.bakeru.edu/sports/wrestling

Website Link: http://www.bakeru.edu/sports/wrestling

Bethany College Kansas
Website Link: http://www.bethanyswedes.com/sport/0/28.php

Pratt Community College
Website Link: http://prattcc.edu/pcc-athletics/wrestling

Ottawa University
Website link: http://www.ottawabraves.com/sport/0/26.php
Barton County Community College
http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/wrest/2014-15/releases/bammeshiring
Kansas Wesleyan University
http://www.kwu.edu/about-kwu/job-opportunities/wrestling-head-coach




Kansas College Wrestling Fund Committee: Please call or e-mail if you have any questions.

Sean McCarthy – Chairman (913) 579-1835 – cell, e-mail - smokeycabin@hotmail.com

Will Cokeley - Vice Chairman (708) 267-6615 – cell, e-mail – willcokeley@gmail.com

Jeff Butler – Secretary (808) 230-1371 – cell, e-mail jrod400@aol.com

Bill Peterman – Wrestling Supporter (913) 626-4459 – cell, e-mail – billpeterman@hotmail.com

Mike Juby - Treasurer (KCWF) USA Wrestling – Kansas Inc. – e-mail – mikejuby@usawks.com)

Wayne Petterson – College Coach – (620) 431-2820 Extension 210 work, e-mail wpetterson@neosho.edu

David Nordhues - College Coach - (O) 785 460 5503 (C) 308 750 2745 - david.nordhues@colbycc.edu

Ryan Smith – College Coach – (316) 617-9025, e-mail smithry@newmanu.edu

Steve Woody – USAWKS – Corporate Board Director (District IV Director) (785) 626-3309, e-mail stripes@ruraltel.net

Travis Keal – Kansas HS Coach Mill Valley, Previous KWCA - President, (913) 645-6050 – cell, e-mail tkeal@att.net

Jeff Butler – (808) 230-1371 – cell, e-mail jrod400@aol.com

Dan Harris - Wrestling supporter Dan.Harris@bakeru.edu - (913) 522-0978


Leanna Grater - leanngrater@twinvalley.net
Multiple Decades of Service to the Kansas Wrestling Community
Treasurer - USA Wrestling Kansas Kids Executive Council
Phone: (785) 632-1887

Jennifer Edison - Edison6@swbell.net
Multiple Decades of Service to the Kansas Wrestling Community
Secretary – USA Wrestling Corporate Board of Directors
Phone: (316) 721-5122


I am working on the updated list from the 2015/16 Season -
The list is growing - thank you to all those supporting the Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF) –
Gold
($2000-$4999)
ADRENALINE/Ace Fundraising
Blue Chip Wrestling
District 1 USA Wrestling KS
Dynamic Fastener, Inc.
Linda & Vince Nowak
USA Kansas Wrestling-Kids

Silver
($500-$1999)
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Cat Cans – The Wallace Family
Chanute Wrestling Club
District III Kansas Wrestling
Tony Dong / Martinelli’s Little
Italy-Salina
East Kansas Wrestling Club
Kathy & Mike Juby
Junior Viking Wrestling Club
Linn County Wrestling Club
Mac Wrestling Club
Jill & Sean McCarthy / STA
Home Repair
Patty & August J. Ochs
Olathe East H.S. Wrestling
Olathe East Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Paola Wrestling Club
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Sara & Adam Polansky
Roberts GMC-Kansas City
Saint James High School
Smokey Valley-District III
Tournament
STA Kids Wrestling Club
Kelly Jackson & Rob Tanenbaum
Pam & Eric Washington
Western Kansas Classic
Lisa & Steve Woody / Power
Service Center

Bronze
($1-$499)
Connie Ackerman
Todd Ackerman
Eric Akin
Johnny Akin
Brent Alumbaugh
Kai Allen
Greg Andres
Aouad Family
Lori & Tony Atwood
Brian Aust
Deann and Jerry Baiza
Baldwin Wrestling Club
Ryan Bechler
Gabrielle Bentley
Ben Black
Dana & Brian Blew
Ricki & Paul Bober
Tess & Donnie Bradley
Richard Brake
Brooke Brogren
Marjorie & James Brown
Dan Brown
Keviyon Buckridge
Bob Burnett
V. Cameron
Brett Carroll
Chard’s Family
Kay Chouk
Circle Jr. Wrestling Club
Clay County Wrestling Club
Clearwater Youth Wrestling Club
Mark Cody
Sarah Cregan
Linda & Matt DeJong
Aileen & Daniel Delforge
Michelle & Marc Davidson
Tyler Davis
Frankie Deloa
Tyler Dickman
Donald Dilley
Boo Dryden
Doug Eck
Karen & Tim Elliot
Mike Espinosa
Hunter Evang
Expertees LLC
Garrett F.
Logan F.
Kalin Fergus
Zach Ferris
Kaleigh Fuller
JP Garrett
Jackie & Daniel Gates
Lennie and Joseph Gates
Debbie & Lee Girard
Gooch Family – 5G’s
Leanne Grater Family
Cisco Gutierrez
Cameron Hagerman
Alexander Hamel
Patty & Mike Hammer
Dan Harris
Flo Higginbotham
Neil Higginbotham
Amy & Ben Hillman
Theresa Hollingsworth
Matt Hook
Allison Hoover
Rebecca & Jeff Howard
Kim & Ted Huck
Jacob Hunsperger
Kim & Gregg Ikenberry
Shawn Jasnoski
Brock Johnson
Jeff and Kelly Johnson
Macoy Johnson
Eric Johnson
Ryan Johnson
Aryus Jones
Zach Jones
Marcus Kain
KC Pumpkin Patch
Mike and Florence Keal
D. Kester
Jenna Klien
Charles Knox
Dalton Kuhn
Brett and Deena Kreutzer
Sarah & Matthew Kuhn
Amanda Lattis
Jon Lautt
Lawrence Elite
Leavenworth H.S. Wrestling
Leavenworth Kids Club
Levy
Bradley Little
Roberto Loya
Jontle Luellen
Michael Luellen / Shorey Automotive
Braiden Lynn
Jeff Martin
McCager Family
Sue & David McCarthy
Holly McCaslin
Colin McKee
Jim Meyer
Mike Miller
Mill Valley Wrestling Club
Conner Murry
Nielson Family Dentistry
Nill Brothers Sporting Goods
Scott Nitzel
Adrienne & Tim O’Donnell
Joyce Orendac / 7-Eleven
Wyatt Prakes
Pfizenmaire Family
Lindsey and Michelle Perz
Kay & Bill Peterman
Tom Peterman
Shannon Peters
Mike Phillips
Jim Phillips
Hunter Picking
Kerry and Shellie Priddy
Devan Reiter
Drayden Reiter
Dylon Reiter
James Renfro
Fernando and MJ Requejo
Carson Rhoads
Gavin Richwine
Janice and Freedom Rider
Rosehill Wrestling Club
Karl Scholz
Jennifer Searcy
Jonell & Jeremy Sekavec
Melinda & Dennis Shoemaker
Brooklyn Sidebottom
Dena & Martin Smith
James Smith
Terry Smith Family
Tom Smith Family
Chris Stivers
Vicki and Grant Stranathan
Shelly & Barry Sullivan
Amber & Steven Talbott
Tenquer Family
Thunderbird Wrestling Club
Luana Toalson
Tim Tooley
Mary Torchia
Lisa and Matt Treaster
Lucy & Jerry Tujague
Melissa Ussery
Vicki & Chris Valencia
Josh Valenti
Michelle & Doug Vander Linden
Edward Vera
Billy Vielhauer
Andrew Vines
Daniel Vines
Natalie Vines
Andreww Voss
Dustin Wade
Linda & Richard Wagner
Carter Wahlenmaier
Scott Ward
Sam Watkins
Qinten and Julie Wheeler
Gayle & Don Whitmore
Williams Law LLC
Wingert’s Family
Bill Zadick
Zach Zarazee

Don’t forget to make your annual contribution to help our in state college wrestling programs supported by their respective institutions, administration, and YOU!
The list is growing - thank you to all those supporting the Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF) - See below

2017 Kansas Cup (15 Teams!)

Teams- Baker University, Barton CC, Benedictine College, Bethany College, Central Christian, Fort Hays State University, Kansas Wesleyan, Newman University, Colby CC, Labette CC, Neosho CC, Ottawa University, St. Marys, NW Kansas Technical College, and Pratt CC


Hosted by : FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY


2017- 8th Annual Kansas Cup

Date- Sunday, January 22nd, 2017

Where- Fort Hays State University - Gross Memorial Coliseum

Time- 10:00 AM (Finals will be on one mat at 4:00 PM approximately)

Entry Fee- $250 per team

Teams- Baker University, Barton CC, Benedictine College, Bethany College, Central Christian, Fort Hays State University, Kansas Wesleyan, Newman University, Colby CC, Labette CC, Neosho CC, Ottawa University, St. Marys, NW Kansas Technical College, and Pratt CC

Format- The tournament will be ran on 4 mats. There will only be one entry per weight class for each team. We will wrestle out to 6th place. NCAA point scoring system will be followed.

Weights- 125, 133, 141, 149, 157, 165, 174, 184, 197, 285

Rules- NCAA rules will be followed.

Weigh-In- Skin checks will start at 7:45 am and weigh-ins will be held in the weight room at Gross Memorial Coliseum at 8:00 am on Sunday, January 22nd, 2017.

Seeding- Seeding meeting will be held Saturday, January 21st at 7:00 pm in Victor E. Lounge inside Gross Memorial Coliseum.

Entries- Please email team entries to chthompson@fhsu.edu no later than 2:00 pm on Saturday, January 21st. Initial brackets will be completed prior to our seeding meeting on Friday—please make sure you notate records and accomplishments for your athletes.


Questions- Chas Thompson
chthompson@fhsu.edu
Cell- (620) 388-3585

Don’t forget to make your annual contribution to help our in state college wrestling programs supported by their respective institutions, administration, and YOU!
The list is growing - thank you to all those supporting the Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF) - see below for more information.

If you would like to become a supporter of the KCWF:

USA Wrestling-Kansas Inc. - Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF)
7208 Magnolia Way
Hutchinson, KS 67502-9380
MISSION STATEMENT OF KANSAS COLLEGE WRESTLING FUND:
It is the mission of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund to provide financial support for Kansas colleges and universities with active college wrestling programs. This financial support to Kansas colleges and universities will help provide wrestling, academic and eventual career opportunities for student athlete wrestlers in the State of Kansas.
Individual and corporate donor annual gifting levels:
Platinum Level-$5,000 and above
Gold Level-$2,000 to $5,000
Silver Level-$500-$1,999
Bronze Level-$1-$499
Checks should be made out to: USAW - Kansas College Wrestling Fund
Tax ID – Number 48-0981221 501 c (3) exemption
Thank you for your support of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund
Where to send checks:
USA Wrestling-Kansas Inc. - Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF)
7208 Magnolia Way
Hutchinson, KS 67502-9380

* Baker University
* Barton Community College
* Benedictine College
* Bethany College
* Colby Community College
* Fort Hays State University
* Kansas Wesleyan University
* Labette Community College
* Neosho County Community College
* Newman University
* Northwest Kansas Technical College
* Pratt Community College
* Ottawa University


Central Christian College names first coach
04/18/2016, 7:45am CDT
By Mike Juby
Central Christian College, located in McPherson KS, has announced that they will be adding varsity men's wrestling to their list of sports for the 2016-17 season. Tom Carr, currently an assistant coach at NCAA DI George Mason University, has been hired to be first head coach of the Tiger wrestling program.

For more information, click here.
http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Fea...rr-as-its-coach

University of Saint Mary announces men's & women's program
04/18/2016, 7:45am CDT
By Mike Juby
The University of Saint Mary, in Leavenworth KS, has announced that they will be starting men's and women's wrestling programs. They are currently looking for their first head coach. For more information, click here.
http://www.stmary.edu/About-us/Employment/Head-Men-s-and-Women-s-Wrestling-Coach.aspx



Colby Community College –
Wrestling Website link –

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Colby-Community-College-Wrestling/253557661321939

http://www.colbycc.edu/


Labette:
Website Link: http://www.labette.edu/dept/athlet/wrestling/index.htm

Northwest Kansas Technical College – http://www.nwktc.edu/Athletics/wrestling.php
Website Link: http://www.nwktc.edu/Athletics/wrestling.php

Fort Hays State Athletics
Website Link: http://www.fhsuathletics.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&tab=0

Benedictine - http://ravenathletics.benedictine.edu/athletics/sports/wrestling/schedule
Website Link: http://ravenathletics.benedictine.edu/athletics/sports/wrestling

Newman University
Website Link: http://newmanjets.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&tab=0

Neosho Community College
Website Link: http://goneosho.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&&tab=0

Baker University - http://www.bakeru.edu/sports/wrestling

Website Link: http://www.bakeru.edu/sports/wrestling

Bethany College Kansas
Website Link: http://www.bethanyswedes.com/sport/0/28.php

Pratt Community College
Website Link: http://prattcc.edu/pcc-athletics/wrestling

Ottawa University
Website link: http://www.ottawabraves.com/sport/0/26.php
Barton County Community College
http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/wrest/2014-15/releases/bammeshiring
Kansas Wesleyan University
http://www.kwu.edu/about-kwu/job-opportunities/wrestling-head-coach




Kansas College Wrestling Fund Committee: Please call or e-mail if you have any questions.

Sean McCarthy – Chairman (913) 579-1835 – cell, e-mail - smokeycabin@hotmail.com

Will Cokeley - Vice Chairman (708) 267-6615 – cell, e-mail – willcokeley@gmail.com

Jeff Butler – Secretary (808) 230-1371 – cell, e-mail jrod400@aol.com

Bill Peterman – Wrestling Supporter (913) 626-4459 – cell, e-mail – billpeterman@hotmail.com

Mike Juby - Treasurer (KCWF) USA Wrestling – Kansas Inc. – e-mail – mikejuby@usawks.com)

Wayne Petterson – College Coach – (620) 431-2820 Extension 210 work, e-mail wpetterson@neosho.edu

David Nordhues - College Coach - (O) 785 460 5503 (C) 308 750 2745 - david.nordhues@colbycc.edu

Ryan Smith – College Coach – (316) 617-9025, e-mail smithry@newmanu.edu

Steve Woody – USAWKS – Corporate Board Director (District IV Director) (785) 626-3309, e-mail stripes@ruraltel.net

Travis Keal – Kansas HS Coach Mill Valley, Previous KWCA - President, (913) 645-6050 – cell, e-mail tkeal@att.net

Jeff Butler – (808) 230-1371 – cell, e-mail jrod400@aol.com

Dan Harris - Wrestling supporter Dan.Harris@bakeru.edu - (913) 522-0978


Leanna Grater - leanngrater@twinvalley.net
Multiple Decades of Service to the Kansas Wrestling Community
Treasurer - USA Wrestling Kansas Kids Executive Council
Phone: (785) 632-1887

Jennifer Edison - Edison6@swbell.net
Multiple Decades of Service to the Kansas Wrestling Community
Secretary – USA Wrestling Corporate Board of Directors
Phone: (316) 721-5122


I am working on the updated list from the 2015/16 Season -
The list is growing - thank you to all those supporting the Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF) –
Gold
($2000-$4999)
ADRENALINE/Ace Fundraising
Blue Chip Wrestling
District 1 USA Wrestling KS
Dynamic Fastener, Inc.
Linda & Vince Nowak
USA Kansas Wrestling-Kids

Silver
($500-$1999)
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Cat Cans – The Wallace Family
Chanute Wrestling Club
District III Kansas Wrestling
Tony Dong / Martinelli’s Little
Italy-Salina
East Kansas Wrestling Club
Kathy & Mike Juby
Junior Viking Wrestling Club
Linn County Wrestling Club
Mac Wrestling Club
Jill & Sean McCarthy / STA
Home Repair
Patty & August J. Ochs
Olathe East H.S. Wrestling
Olathe East Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Paola Wrestling Club
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Sara & Adam Polansky
Roberts GMC-Kansas City
Saint James High School
Smokey Valley-District III
Tournament
STA Kids Wrestling Club
Kelly Jackson & Rob Tanenbaum
Pam & Eric Washington
Western Kansas Classic
Lisa & Steve Woody / Power
Service Center

Bronze
($1-$499)
Connie Ackerman
Todd Ackerman
Eric Akin
Johnny Akin
Brent Alumbaugh
Kai Allen
Greg Andres
Aouad Family
Lori & Tony Atwood
Brian Aust
Deann and Jerry Baiza
Baldwin Wrestling Club
Ryan Bechler
Gabrielle Bentley
Ben Black
Dana & Brian Blew
Ricki & Paul Bober
Tess & Donnie Bradley
Richard Brake
Brooke Brogren
Marjorie & James Brown
Dan Brown
Keviyon Buckridge
Bob Burnett
V. Cameron
Brett Carroll
Chard’s Family
Kay Chouk
Circle Jr. Wrestling Club
Clay County Wrestling Club
Clearwater Youth Wrestling Club
Mark Cody
Sarah Cregan
Linda & Matt DeJong
Aileen & Daniel Delforge
Michelle & Marc Davidson
Tyler Davis
Frankie Deloa
Tyler Dickman
Donald Dilley
Boo Dryden
Doug Eck
Karen & Tim Elliot
Mike Espinosa
Hunter Evang
Expertees LLC
Garrett F.
Logan F.
Kalin Fergus
Zach Ferris
Kaleigh Fuller
JP Garrett
Jackie & Daniel Gates
Lennie and Joseph Gates
Debbie & Lee Girard
Gooch Family – 5G’s
Leanne Grater Family
Cisco Gutierrez
Cameron Hagerman
Alexander Hamel
Patty & Mike Hammer
Dan Harris
Flo Higginbotham
Neil Higginbotham
Amy & Ben Hillman
Theresa Hollingsworth
Matt Hook
Allison Hoover
Rebecca & Jeff Howard
Kim & Ted Huck
Jacob Hunsperger
Kim & Gregg Ikenberry
Shawn Jasnoski
Brock Johnson
Jeff and Kelly Johnson
Macoy Johnson
Eric Johnson
Ryan Johnson
Aryus Jones
Zach Jones
Marcus Kain
KC Pumpkin Patch
Mike and Florence Keal
D. Kester
Jenna Klien
Charles Knox
Dalton Kuhn
Brett and Deena Kreutzer
Sarah & Matthew Kuhn
Amanda Lattis
Jon Lautt
Lawrence Elite
Leavenworth H.S. Wrestling
Leavenworth Kids Club
Levy
Bradley Little
Roberto Loya
Jontle Luellen
Michael Luellen / Shorey Automotive
Braiden Lynn
Jeff Martin
McCager Family
Sue & David McCarthy
Holly McCaslin
Colin McKee
Jim Meyer
Mike Miller
Mill Valley Wrestling Club
Conner Murry
Nielson Family Dentistry
Nill Brothers Sporting Goods
Scott Nitzel
Adrienne & Tim O’Donnell
Joyce Orendac / 7-Eleven
Wyatt Prakes
Pfizenmaire Family
Lindsey and Michelle Perz
Kay & Bill Peterman
Tom Peterman
Shannon Peters
Mike Phillips
Jim Phillips
Hunter Picking
Kerry and Shellie Priddy
Devan Reiter
Drayden Reiter
Dylon Reiter
James Renfro
Fernando and MJ Requejo
Carson Rhoads
Gavin Richwine
Janice and Freedom Rider
Rosehill Wrestling Club
Karl Scholz
Jennifer Searcy
Jonell & Jeremy Sekavec
Melinda & Dennis Shoemaker
Brooklyn Sidebottom
Dena & Martin Smith
James Smith
Terry Smith Family
Tom Smith Family
Chris Stivers
Vicki and Grant Stranathan
Shelly & Barry Sullivan
Amber & Steven Talbott
Tenquer Family
Thunderbird Wrestling Club
Luana Toalson
Tim Tooley
Mary Torchia
Lisa and Matt Treaster
Lucy & Jerry Tujague
Melissa Ussery
Vicki & Chris Valencia
Josh Valenti
Michelle & Doug Vander Linden
Edward Vera
Billy Vielhauer
Andrew Vines
Daniel Vines
Natalie Vines
Andreww Voss
Dustin Wade
Linda & Richard Wagner
Carter Wahlenmaier
Scott Ward
Sam Watkins
Qinten and Julie Wheeler
Gayle & Don Whitmore
Williams Law LLC
Wingert’s Family
Bill Zadick
Zach Zarazee

Colleges in Kansas across the state are investing in educational opportunities for individuals with a wrestling talents and interest. Look at the number of new programs, new coaching opportunities, wrestlers from in and out of state now enrolled in college - awesome!!!

We will kick off the season with the KCWF Booth at the KWCA Clinic and the USA Kansas Kids Annual meeting.

We will kick off the season with the KCWF Booth at the KWCA Clinic and the USA Kansas Kids Annual meeting

KCWF Wrestling Committee and the USA WKS Wrestling Board,
At this time I am stepping down as the Chairman of the KCWF Committee for personal reasons, other reasons and health reasons.
It has been my pleasure and a lot of fun helping the Kansas College Wrestling Programs and USA Wrestling Kansas Kids.
Thank you,

Sean McCarthy
(913) 579-1835 - cell

Thank you to all these Clubs, Businesses, Individuals, etc.


I am working on the updated list from the 2015/16 Season -
The list is growing - thank you to all those supporting the Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF) –
Gold
($2000-$4999)
ADRENALINE/Ace Fundraising
Blue Chip Wrestling
District 1 USA Wrestling KS
Dynamic Fastener, Inc.
Linda & Vince Nowak
USA Kansas Wrestling-Kids

Silver
($500-$1999)
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Cat Cans – The Wallace Family
Chanute Wrestling Club
District III Kansas Wrestling
Tony Dong / Martinelli’s Little
Italy-Salina
East Kansas Wrestling Club
Kathy & Mike Juby
Junior Viking Wrestling Club
Linn County Wrestling Club
Mac Wrestling Club
Jill & Sean McCarthy / STA
Home Repair
Patty & August J. Ochs
Olathe East H.S. Wrestling
Olathe East Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Paola Wrestling Club
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Sara & Adam Polansky
Roberts GMC-Kansas City
Saint James High School
Smokey Valley-District III
Tournament
STA Kids Wrestling Club
Kelly Jackson & Rob Tanenbaum
Pam & Eric Washington
Western Kansas Classic
Lisa & Steve Woody / Power
Service Center

Bronze
($1-$499)
Connie Ackerman
Todd Ackerman
Eric Akin
Johnny Akin
Brent Alumbaugh
Kai Allen
Greg Andres
Aouad Family
Lori & Tony Atwood
Brian Aust
Deann and Jerry Baiza
Baldwin Wrestling Club
Ryan Bechler
Gabrielle Bentley
Ben Black
Dana & Brian Blew
Ricki & Paul Bober
Tess & Donnie Bradley
Richard Brake
Brooke Brogren
Marjorie & James Brown
Dan Brown
Keviyon Buckridge
Bob Burnett
V. Cameron
Brett Carroll
Chard’s Family
Kay Chouk
Circle Jr. Wrestling Club
Clay County Wrestling Club
Clearwater Youth Wrestling Club
Mark Cody
Sarah Cregan
Linda & Matt DeJong
Aileen & Daniel Delforge
Michelle & Marc Davidson
Tyler Davis
Frankie Deloa
Tyler Dickman
Donald Dilley
Boo Dryden
Doug Eck
Karen & Tim Elliot
Mike Espinosa
Hunter Evang
Expertees LLC
Garrett F.
Logan F.
Kalin Fergus
Zach Ferris
Kaleigh Fuller
JP Garrett
Jackie & Daniel Gates
Lennie and Joseph Gates
Debbie & Lee Girard
Gooch Family – 5G’s
Leanne Grater Family
Cisco Gutierrez
Cameron Hagerman
Alexander Hamel
Patty & Mike Hammer
Dan Harris
Flo Higginbotham
Neil Higginbotham
Amy & Ben Hillman
Theresa Hollingsworth
Matt Hook
Allison Hoover
Rebecca & Jeff Howard
Kim & Ted Huck
Jacob Hunsperger
Kim & Gregg Ikenberry
Shawn Jasnoski
Brock Johnson
Jeff and Kelly Johnson
Macoy Johnson
Eric Johnson
Ryan Johnson
Aryus Jones
Zach Jones
Marcus Kain
KC Pumpkin Patch
Mike and Florence Keal
D. Kester
Jenna Klien
Charles Knox
Dalton Kuhn
Brett and Deena Kreutzer
Sarah & Matthew Kuhn
Amanda Lattis
Jon Lautt
Lawrence Elite
Leavenworth H.S. Wrestling
Leavenworth Kids Club
Levy
Bradley Little
Roberto Loya
Jontle Luellen
Michael Luellen / Shorey Automotive
Braiden Lynn
Jeff Martin
McCager Family
Sue & David McCarthy
Holly McCaslin
Colin McKee
Jim Meyer
Mike Miller
Mill Valley Wrestling Club
Conner Murry
Nielson Family Dentistry
Nill Brothers Sporting Goods
Scott Nitzel
Adrienne & Tim O’Donnell
Joyce Orendac / 7-Eleven
Wyatt Prakes
Pfizenmaire Family
Lindsey and Michelle Perz
Kay & Bill Peterman
Tom Peterman
Shannon Peters
Mike Phillips
Jim Phillips
Hunter Picking
Kerry and Shellie Priddy
Devan Reiter
Drayden Reiter
Dylon Reiter
James Renfro
Fernando and MJ Requejo
Carson Rhoads
Gavin Richwine
Janice and Freedom Rider
Rosehill Wrestling Club
Karl Scholz
Jennifer Searcy
Jonell & Jeremy Sekavec
Melinda & Dennis Shoemaker
Brooklyn Sidebottom
Dena & Martin Smith
James Smith
Terry Smith Family
Tom Smith Family
Chris Stivers
Vicki and Grant Stranathan
Shelly & Barry Sullivan
Amber & Steven Talbott
Tenquer Family
Thunderbird Wrestling Club
Luana Toalson
Tim Tooley
Mary Torchia
Lisa and Matt Treaster
Lucy & Jerry Tujague
Melissa Ussery
Vicki & Chris Valencia
Josh Valenti
Michelle & Doug Vander Linden
Edward Vera
Billy Vielhauer
Andrew Vines
Daniel Vines
Natalie Vines
Andreww Voss
Dustin Wade
Linda & Richard Wagner
Carter Wahlenmaier
Scott Ward
Sam Watkins
Qinten and Julie Wheeler
Gayle & Don Whitmore
Williams Law LLC
Wingert’s Family
Bill Zadick
Zach Zarazee

Thank you, Sean for all the time and hard work you put in for our Kansas College wrestling programs and for the young wrestlers of our state who have wrestled at these schools. You did a great job with the Kansas College Wrestling Fund.

Thank you Vince!

We can only hope that people across the state see the value of ALL the college programs around the state as the KCWF was originally set up to do.

If it looks like a duck, flys like a duck, sounds like a duck - it's probably a duck.




True or False:

So this is not the cooperation the KCWF committee had been hoping for from Mr. Cokeley over the last 5 – 6 years.

Comment below from our Freestyle/Greco Director Fall of 2016 and at the time Vice Chairman of the KCWf

"I will send every quality kid from KS to Iowa for a jr college opportunity."

Reply|
Thu 5/17/2012, 9:21 PM
wcokeley@silgancontainers.com
You forwarded this message on 2/10/2017 6:13 PM

________________________________________
From: WCokeley@Silgancontainers.com
To: smokeycabin@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Comments by Will & Sean - KCWF All 10 Schools
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 16:09:19 +0000

“If you want me to step off the committee and go on a mission to raise funds for FHSU ONLY then just say so and I will kick your committee’s ass to the curb and show you how to get a fully funded program. I will campaign DIRECTLY against your effort and your $20,000 will turn into chump change. I give WAY more time and money to this sport than 95% of those involved. I am not trying to pick a fight with you Sean.”

Roughly 265 years of butt kicking and loss of their consituents and connections


Vacant – Chairman

Will Cokeley - Vice Chairman (708) 267-6615 – cell, e-mail – willcokeley@gmail.com

Jeff Butler – Secretary (808) 230-1371 – cell, e-mail jrod400@aol.com

Bill Peterman – Wrestling Supporter/Donor (913) 626-4459 – cell, e-mail – billpeterman@hotmail.com - Resigned

Mike Juby - Treasurer (KCWF) USA Wrestling – Kansas Inc. – e-mail – mikejuby@usawks.com)

Wayne Petterson – College Coach – (620) 431-2820 Extension 210 work, e-mail wpetterson@neosho.edu

David Nordhues - College Coach - (O) 785 460 5503 (C) 308 750 2745 - david.nordhues@colbycc.edu

Ryan Smith – College Coach – (316) 617-9025, e-mail smithry@newmanu.edu

Steve Woody – USAWKS – Corporate Board Director (District IV Director) (785) 626-3309, e-mail stripes@ruraltel.net

Travis Keal – Kansas HS Coach Mill Valley, Previous KWCA - President, (913) 645-6050 – cell, e-mail tkeal@att.net

Jeff Butler – (808) 230-1371 – cell, e-mail jrod400@aol.com

Dan Harris - Wrestling supporter/Donor Dan.Harris@bakeru.edu - (913) 522-0978 - Resigned


Leanna Grater - leanngrater@twinvalley.net
Multiple Decades of Service to the Kansas Wrestling Community
Treasurer - USA Wrestling Kansas Kids Executive Council
Phone: (785) 632-1887

Jennifer Edison - Edison6@swbell.net
Multiple Decades of Service to the Kansas Wrestling Community
Secretary – USA Wrestling Corporate Board of Directors
Phone: (316) 721-5122




"TRANSPARENCY Smokey... IS there something you want to accuse us of? You have been bald face lying on other threads, care to take a shot at me on this one too? Keep pushing me and the thread from our text exchange will be published along with the chain of events that led to the dissolving of the KCWF."
_________________________
Will Cokeley
(708)267-6615
willcokeley@gmail.com




I promise The Kansas College Wrestling Fund will reappear without the current Vice Chairman involved and it may have a different name - It may be in a different form. I and other committee members decided to not volunteer working 400 to 500 hours per year (in total 800-1,000 per year or 2 people) raising funds for the Kansas colleges - When the Vice Chairman was sending emails like I will kick the KCWF Committee's ass (12 or 13 members and their constituents) and raise funds solely for Ft Hays ( I can get the exact email and date if you need to refresh your memory). In addition to that the Vice Chairman said something to the effect that he would send every Junior college potential recruit to out of state Junior Colleges and not promote Kansas schools. - Also, there is an exact email from the Junior college rant – by Will. The Will Cokeley Bylaws are much different than the USA KS Wrestling Bylaws as well as our parent organizations bylaws USA Wrestling National and KSHSAA. I am sure the funds still being raised and in the KCWF fund balance of the current KCWF will be distributed per the parameters set forth by the KCWF Committee and approved by the USA Wrestling KS Board. It may be a long road establishing a Kansas Collegiate Wrestling Fund and an uphill battle - with the right people for the right reasons it will be worth it. It is very counter productive having our State Freestyle/Greco Director promoting programs for other states and putting a black eye on our state organization. When I hear other state leaders who is that guy getting kicked out of tournaments around the country - I just say that is our State Freestyle/Greco Director - their response "really"?
I just want our efforts to help provide opportunities to current and future student/athletes. I will devote time to ensure the Kansas Colleges continue to have academic and athletic wrestling opportunities in Kansas. I feel obligated to help these programs grow. It is an exciting time - not many other states can boast adding so many college opportunities for student/athletes and a very significant investment at our great institutions around the state.


Stay true to the mission:

MISSION STATEMENT OF KANSAS COLLEGE WRESTLING FUND:

It is the mission of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund to provide financial support for Kansas colleges and universities with active college wrestling programs. This financial support to Kansas colleges and universities will help provide wrestling, academic and eventual career opportunities for student athlete wrestlers in the State of Kansas.



Sean McCarthy
(913) 579-1835
smokeycabin@hotmail.com