Junior Duals Freestyle

Weigh In Weights

Kansas Team Members
Weight Class Name Grade Record Seed Info: Style / Criteria Letter / Point Value
98 Dryden 97.8, Tyler 0-0
98 Vesta 97.6, Zach 0-0
105 Vesta 104.8, Jeff 0-0 F/?/2
112 Furches 111.1, Nathan 0-0 G/5-1=4
112 Callahan 111.8, Alan 0-0
119 Slyter 118.7, Sharkey 0-0 f/?/2
125 Tannenbaum 124.6, Jake 0-0 F/?/2
130 Graham 129.8, Trison 0-0
135 Napier 134.4, C.J. 0-0 F/?/4
140 Isenberg 139.8, Aldon 0-0 G/?/2-1=1
140 Maple 138.1, Kendrick 0-0
145 Fisher 144.3, Brent 0-0
152 Caldwell 151.1, Tyler 0-0 G/?/3-1=2
152 Watson 151.0, Chris 0-0 F/?/1
160 Koehn 159.4, Tyler 0-0 F/?/3
160 Detmer 158.4, Kyle 0-0 G/?/4-1=3
171 Hinckley 166.3, Grant 0-0
189 Davis 188.1, Nate 0-0
189 Heckel 185.1, Derek 0-0
215 Caylor 213.6, Kyle 0-0 F/?/4
215 Johnson 214.8, Howard 0-0 F/?/1
285 Andrus 240.9, Steve 0-0 F/?/4
285 Bach 243.0, Joe 0-0

Kansas in Pool D along with:

Connecticut
Georgia
Minnesota 1
California 2

First up Kansas vs Connecticut

Connecticut's line up:

98 Chase 95.8, Andrew 9 0-0
98 Dess 97.2, Joshua 9 0-0
112 Johnson 111.7, West 11 0-0 Cadet Freestyle National Place winner 2 pts
119 Ricco 118.6, Anthony 12 0-0 Junior Freestyle National Place Winner 3 pts
125 Costanzo 124.1, Charlie 10 0-0
135 Valles 134.9, Anthony 12 0-0 Cadet Freestyle National Champion 4pts
140 Frick 139.6, Michael 11 0-0
140 Abbate 139.6, Thomas 11 0-0
145 Scalise 144.4, Justin 10 0-0
152 Ford 151.7, Andrew 10 0-0
189 Bowman 188.8, Lucas 11 0-0
189 Lajara 187.4, Andrew 12 0-0
285 Swift 275.0, Humprey 11 0-0
285 Rothberg 283.0, Seth 11 0-0

Will update as I can but will be very limited tonight, need others to step up.

98 Zach Vesta 97.6 (Kansas) over Joshua Dess 97.2 (Connecticut) Dec 1-0,5-0 3.00 0
105 Jeff Vesta 104.8 (Kansas) over Andrew Chase 95.8 (Connecticut) TF 7-0,7-0 4.00 0
112 West Johnson 111.7 (Connecticut) over Alan Callahan 111.8 (Kansas) Pin 0:30 0 5.00
119 Sharkey Slyter 118.7 (Kansas) over Anthony Ricco 118.6 (Connecticut) Dec 2-0,6-1 3.00 1
125 Jake Tannenbaum 124.6 (Kansas) over Charlie Costanzo 124.1 (Connecticut) TF 8-2,6-0 4.00 1
130 Trison Graham 129.8 (Kansas) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 5.00 0
135 C.J. Napier 134.4 (Kansas) over Anthony Valles 134.9 (Connecticut) Dec 0-1,1-0,1-1 3.00 1
140 Kendrick Maple 138.1 (Kansas) over Michael Frick 139.6 (Connecticut) Dec 4-2,8-1 3.00 1
145 Brent Fisher 144.3 (Kansas) over Thomas Abbate 139.6 (Connecticut) Dec 1-1,5-0 3.00 1
152 Tyler Caldwell 151.1 (Kansas) over Justin Scalise 144.4 (Connecticut) Dec 2-0,5-0 3.00 0
160 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
171 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
189 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
215 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
285 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0

Pool D - Kansas is guaranteed 6th place
Match #1 Round 1: Kansas defeated Connecticut 53-12
98 - Zach Vesta 97.6 (Kansas) over Joshua Dess 97.2 (Connecticut) Dec 1-0,5-0
105 - Jeff Vesta 104.8 (Kansas) over Andrew Chase 95.8 (Connecticut) TF 7-0,7-0
112 - West Johnson 111.7 (Connecticut) over Alan Callahan 111.8 (Kansas) Pin 0:30
119 - Sharkey Slyter 118.7 (Kansas) over Anthony Ricco 118.6 (Connecticut) Dec 2-0,6-1
125 - Jake Tannenbaum 124.6 (Kansas) over Charlie Costanzo 124.1 (Connecticut) TF 8-2,6-0
130 - Trison Graham 129.8 (Kansas) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
135 - C.J. Napier 134.4 (Kansas) over Anthony Valles 134.9 (Connecticut) Dec 0-1,1-0,1-1
140 - Kendrick Maple 138.1 (Kansas) over Michael Frick 139.6 (Connecticut) Dec 4-2,8-1
145 - Brent Fisher 144.3 (Kansas) over Thomas Abbate 139.6 (Connecticut) Dec 1-1,5-0
152 - Tyler Caldwell 151.1 (Kansas) over Justin Scalise 144.4 (Connecticut) Dec 2-0,5-0
160 - Tyler Koehn 159.4 (Kansas) over Andrew Ford 151.7 (Connecticut) TF 9-1,7-0
171 - Grant Hinckley 166.3 (Kansas) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
189 - Derek Heckel 185.1 (Kansas) over Andrew Lajara 187.4 (Connecticut) Pin 1:35
215 - Kyle Caylor 213.6 (Kansas) over Lucas Bowman 188.8 (Connecticut) Dec 0-3,3-0,1-1
285 - Steve Andrus 240.9 (Kansas) over Humprey Swift 275.0 (Connecticut) Pin 1:05

Kansas Georgia Update

98 Tyler Dryden 97.8 (Kansas) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 5.00 0
105 Brian St. James 104.6 (Georgia) over Jeff Vesta 104.8 (Kansas) Dec 2-1,2-0 1 3.00
112 Nathan Furches 111.1 (Kansas) over Stephen Spradlin 111.7 (Georgia) Dec 4-0,4-3 3.00 1
119 Sharkey Slyter 118.7 (Kansas) over Zachary Moore 118.4 (Georgia) Dec 5-0,2-1 3.00 1
125 Jake Tannenbaum 124.6 (Kansas) over Evan Warrington 124.6 (Georgia) Dec 8-7,6-0 3.00 1
130 Trison Graham 129.8 (Kansas) over Ryan Devita 124.3 (Georgia) Dec 5-3,1-7,3-1 3.00 1
135 C.J. Napier 134.4 (Kansas) over Samuel Spradlin 128.8 (Georgia) Dec 8-0,1-0 3.00 0
140 Carson Fields 139.5 (Georgia) over Kendrick Maple 138.1 (Kansas) TF 7-0,6-0 0 4.00
145 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
152 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
160 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
171 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
189 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
215 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
285 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
Dual Meet Score 21.0 11.0

98 Tyler Dryden 97.8 (Kansas) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 5.00 0
105 Brian St. James 104.6 (Georgia) over Jeff Vesta 104.8 (Kansas) Dec 2-1,2-0 1 3.00
112 Nathan Furches 111.1 (Kansas) over Stephen Spradlin 111.7 (Georgia) Dec 4-0,4-3 3.00 1
119 Sharkey Slyter 118.7 (Kansas) over Zachary Moore 118.4 (Georgia) Dec 5-0,2-1 3.00 1
125 Jake Tannenbaum 124.6 (Kansas) over Evan Warrington 124.6 (Georgia) Dec 8-7,6-0 3.00 1
130 Trison Graham 129.8 (Kansas) over Ryan Devita 124.3 (Georgia) Dec 5-3,1-7,3-1 3.00 1
135 C.J. Napier 134.4 (Kansas) over Samuel Spradlin 128.8 (Georgia) Dec 8-0,1-0 3.00 0
140 Carson Fields 139.5 (Georgia) over Kendrick Maple 138.1 (Kansas) TF 7-0,6-0 0 4.00
145 Brent Fisher 144.3 (Kansas) over Daniel Domanico 144.3 (Georgia) Dec 3-0,1-5,1-0 3.00 1
152 Tyler Caldwell 151.1 (Kansas) over Al Holloway 150.0 (Georgia) Dec 2-2,6-0 3.00 1
160 Tyler Koehn 159.4 (Kansas) over Anthony Fretwell 159.4 (Georgia) TF 8-1,6-0 4.00 1
171 Ethan Blackstock 170.8 (Georgia) over Grant Hinckley 166.3 (Kansas) Pin 0:12 0 5.00
189 Sam Kuntz 188.0 (Georgia) over Nate Davis 188.1 (Kansas) Dec 1-1,6-2 1 3.00
215 Joshua Boler 208.2 (Georgia) over Howard Johnson 214.8 (Kansas) Pin 1:26 0 5.00
285 Joe Bach 243.0 (Kansas) over Christian Flavin 229.0 (Georgia) Dec 6-0,6-2 3.00 1
Dual Meet Score 35.0 28.0

This team may make a real run at this! It sure is nice having all of our weights filled. Impressive win by Napier over Fargo champion Valles from CT. Tyler Koehn has looked dominating. Joe Bach has one mean gator roll. Dereck Heckel looked fantastic in his win over CT. It was Dereck's first FS match in 5 years!

The Pool draw could not have been better. Minnesota will be plenty to handle but you would have to favor Kansas to make the final 8 in FS!

We have a late start tomorrow, due to a smaller pool and a bye. We will wrestle at 1:30. Illinois seems to be the class of the tournament. I can't help but bring up another "what if". Even without Cotton and Elliott, this team has a chance to match our highest placing ever.

A lot of work to be done yet! I would encourage any Kansas fan to make the trip to OKC. There is nothing quite like the Duals!

Eric, since you are there, any specifics would be great. I sure miss the reporting by Randy. I heard there is a guest account in the facility, but I couldn't get my computer to work while I was there.

Georgia was a tough dual. There were 11 periods decided by 2 points or less. I'm sorry to report in the CT dual, the 125 pounder that wrestled Jake, suffered what looked like a severe broken arm. The dual was delayed about 30 minutes for the ambulance to secure the CT wrestler. Our prayers go out to him for a quick recovery! The injury occurred at the end of the match. Nathan's kid was tough and the second period was a good test. I know it was tough for Nate to hold his weight down another couple days and make 112. Nice work by him! I can't get over how dominating Koehn and Bach were. Maple had to head back to a family event so he wrestled both matches for us at 140. That Carson Fields from Georgia is the real deal. Isenberg will be back in the line-up tomorrow at 140.

Eric:

Do you know why Brent Haynes has not been wrestling for Missouri?

Missouri's current 189 wrestler John Eblen is a very good experienced Olympic style wrestler though.

It's basically the same story as many seniors. They are in their future college towns working out with the team. In some cases, they are enrolled in summer school and are also working a job. I know that's the situation with Disney and McCormick...not with Cotton. Dylan Joiner is also noticeably absent from the MO roster.

I was wondering if it was that or an injury. Thanks for the information, Eric.

This is a big one and close

98 Hayden Zillmer 96.9 (Minnesota 1) over Tyler Dryden 97.8 (Kansas) Pin 0:52 0 5.00
105 Jeff Vesta 104.8 (Kansas) over Jacoby Bergeron 97.0 (Minnesota 1) TF 6-0,7-1 4.00 1
112 Nathan Furches 111.1 (Kansas) over RJ Hallman 111.4 (Minnesota 1) TF 8-0,7-0 4.00 0
119 Sharkey Slyter 118.7 (Kansas) over Matthew Keilliher 118.0 (Minnesota 1) Dec 1-4,1-0,1-0 3.00 1
125 David Thorn 124.8 (Minnesota 1) over Jake Tannenbaum 124.6 (Kansas) Dec 4-1,6-0 1 3.00
130 Danny Zilverberg 129.8 (Minnesota 1) over Trison Graham 129.8 (Kansas) TF 7-0,7-0 0 4.00
135 Cole VonOhlen 134.4 (Minnesota 1) over C.J. Napier 134.4 (Kansas) Dec 3-1,0-1,3-0 1 3.00
140 Aldon Isenberg 139.8 (Kansas) over Trey Bertram 139.8 (Minnesota 1) Pin 0-6,0:56 5.00 0
145 Brent Fisher 144.3 (Kansas) over Tony Valek 144.8 (Minnesota 1) Pin 0-1,1:58 5.00 0
152 Tyler Caldwell 151.1 (Kansas) over Jake Begin 150.6 (Minnesota 1) Dec 5-1,1-0 3.00 1
160 Tyler Koehn 159.4 (Kansas) over Kevin Steinhaus 158.5 (Minnesota 1) Dec 3-0,5-0 3.00 0
171 Travis Rutt 169.8 (Minnesota 1) over Grant Hinckley 166.3 (Kansas) TF 8-0,8-0 0 4.00
189 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
215 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
285 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
Dual Meet Score 29.0 22.0

Kansas pulls the "upset"

Match Summary KS MN1
98 Hayden Zillmer 96.9 (Minnesota 1) over Tyler Dryden 97.8 (Kansas) Pin 0:52 0 5.00
105 Jeff Vesta 104.8 (Kansas) over Jacoby Bergeron 97.0 (Minnesota 1) TF 6-0,7-1 4.00 1
112 Nathan Furches 111.1 (Kansas) over RJ Hallman 111.4 (Minnesota 1) TF 8-0,7-0 4.00 0
119 Sharkey Slyter 118.7 (Kansas) over Matthew Keilliher 118.0 (Minnesota 1) Dec 1-4,1-0,1-0 3.00 1
125 David Thorn 124.8 (Minnesota 1) over Jake Tannenbaum 124.6 (Kansas) Dec 4-1,6-0 1 3.00
130 Danny Zilverberg 129.8 (Minnesota 1) over Trison Graham 129.8 (Kansas) TF 7-0,7-0 0 4.00
135 Cole VonOhlen 134.4 (Minnesota 1) over C.J. Napier 134.4 (Kansas) Dec 3-1,0-1,3-0 1 3.00
140 Aldon Isenberg 139.8 (Kansas) over Trey Bertram 139.8 (Minnesota 1) Pin 0-6,0:56 5.00 0
145 Brent Fisher 144.3 (Kansas) over Tony Valek 144.8 (Minnesota 1) Pin 0-1,1:58 5.00 0
152 Tyler Caldwell 151.1 (Kansas) over Jake Begin 150.6 (Minnesota 1) Dec 5-1,1-0 3.00 1
160 Tyler Koehn 159.4 (Kansas) over Kevin Steinhaus 158.5 (Minnesota 1) Dec 3-0,5-0 3.00 0
171 Travis Rutt 169.8 (Minnesota 1) over Grant Hinckley 166.3 (Kansas) TF 8-0,8-0 0 4.00
189 Caleb Lines 187.0 (Minnesota 1) over Derek Heckel 185.1 (Kansas) Dec 0-1,1-0,5-0 1 3.00
215 Jake Kahnke 213.9 (Minnesota 1) over Kyle Caylor 213.6 (Kansas) Dec 0-3,6-0,4-0 1 3.00
285 Steve Andrus 240.9 (Kansas) over Jake Kettler 266.4 (Minnesota 1) Dec 1-0,1-0 3.00 0
Dual Meet Score 34.0 28.0

Keep Working - Looking tough guys!

Impressive....8 wins to 7, 2 pins to 1. Were any of these upsets?

Some may consider the 35 and 40 both respective upsets. I know Aldon was workig his tail to make weight though and this is an important tournament for him and others. With us winning one of those, and loosing one of those, it was a wash, so Chief had it right, a good head to head match up for us.

I would suspect California 2 will allow some opportunity for rest for a few guys, but then it gets really tough. A reminder though, the finals rounds doesn't start until noon tomorrow so there will be opportunity for folks to go down and watch the team in the Championship round as they will be guaranteed of making it now. The finals are at 7 PM or so and I can't imagine a better way to personally spend the 4th. We are hoping to head back down tomorrow morning.

Match #5 Round 5: Kansas defeated California 2 58-10
98 - Zach Vesta 97.6 (Kansas) over David Layne 97.3 (California 2) Pin 1:06
105 - Jeff Vesta 104.8 (Kansas) over Gabe Brown 104.5 (California 2) Pin 1:45
112 - Nathan Furches 111.1 (Kansas) over Daniel Romero 111.3 (California 2) Pin 1:15
119 - Sharkey Slyter 118.7 (Kansas) over Jefferey Forrester 118.6 (California 2) Dec 5-0,4-1
125 - Jake Tannenbaum 124.6 (Kansas) over Chase Aura 124.5 (California 2) Dec 3-4,4-0,8-2
130 - Alexander Fraser 129.5 (California 2) over Trison Graham 129.8 (Kansas) Dec 1-1,4-2
135 - C.J. Napier 134.4 (Kansas) over Nick Voth 129.6 (California 2) Pin 1:59
140 - Aldon Isenberg 139.8 (Kansas) over Cody Rodebaugh 138.6 (California 2) Pin 1:43
145 - Brent Fisher 144.3 (Kansas) over Zach Merrill 144.2 (California 2) Pin 7-3,1:30
152 - Chris Watson 151.0 (Kansas) over Taylor Hodel 151.6 (California 2) Dec 4-2,0-6,2-1
160 - Tyler Koehn 159.4 (Kansas) over Nadim Batshon 159.6 (California 2) TF 7-0,6-0
171 - Grant Hinckley 166.3 (Kansas) over Isaiah Jimenez 170.2 (California 2) Dec 3-0,2-2,3-1
189 - Nate Davis 188.1 (Kansas) over Edwin Bang 182.0 (California 2) Pin 1:14
215 - Zach JImenez 199.1 (California 2) over Howard Johnson 214.8 (Kansas) Dec 7-1,1-0
285 - Steve Andrus 240.9 (Kansas) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

Pool A Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Iowa
2nd Place – Pennsylvania

Pool D Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Kansas
2nd Place - Minnesota 1

Pool B – Estimate

Oklahoma – 1
Missouri – 2

Pool C – Estimate

Illinois – 1
New Jersey - 2

Good Game Kansas! I might have to make a road trip tomorrow!!!

Anyone up for it??

Championship Schedule

Kansas Red Pool

Kansas Vs. New Jersey
Kansas Vs. Missouri
Kansas Vs. Iowa

I am thinking about doing the broadcast thing tomorrow via internet radio. There is some moderate costs if I do it so if there is enough interest let me know and I will schedule it but will have to do so tonight. I WILL NOT SCHEDULE IT IF THERE IS NOT ENOUGH INTEREST.

What time does the first round start tomorrow?

Noon Start per Mr. Furches

A reminder though, the finals rounds doesn't start until noon tomorrow so there will be opportunity for folks to go down and watch the team in the Championship round as they will be guaranteed of making it now. The finals are at 7 PM or so and I can't imagine a better way to personally spend the 4th. We are hoping to head back down tomorrow morning.

Mike, Have you checked on that start time? I was told they started early and the finals have been moved to 3:30PM. Jake Tannenbaum's plane leaves at 5:30 from OKC.

Some commentary on the Minnesota match...

Jeff Vesta and Nathan started us out great and Nathan looked fantastic against an overwhelmed opponent. Sharky did a great job of shaking off a slow start to win the last two periods 1-0, 1-0. David Thorn was too much for Jake at 125, although he battled through the entire match. Minnesota had a beast at 130 in a match that was never close. CJ's match at 135 was tightly fought with the typical low scoring on their feet and late scores in each period. Having lost 125, 130 and 135 in a row, 140 was the defining turning point in the dual. Aldon seemed to have lost his gut defense skills and lost the first period 6-0 pretty quickly. The second period started much the same way until we realized that nobody had told the Minnesota kid to beware of the left handed headlock that you can't see coming! I started to say that it surprised me but then remembered that I had seen that same headlock from Aldon in clutch situations his entire HS career. It was locked up tight and BAM, there went the 0-6 first period and the "penciled in" 4 point win for MN. Instead, 5 points for the good guys! The only thing that could top that was the very next match. Fisher lost a close first period and was down 0-3 in the second with 7 SECONDS to go. He got extended on a shot, then elevated both legs to end up stacking the kid and getting the press fall! I'm not even sure Brent knew he had it. The MN crowd was left staring at each other as high fives ripped through the Kansas faithful! (We weren't obnoxious, were we Aldon Sr.?) Well, I know the grin was hurting my face. Caldwell took care of business, controlling the entire match. Koehn then delivered another one of his patented "I dare you to score on me" matches against what looked like a quality MN kid. Grant Hinckley then showed extreme heart against the toughest MN wrestler on their roster, Travis Rutt. In one spot late in the match, Grant fought off his back from a VERY tight reverse half. That saved a team point at a critical time. Our new addition to the team that came to the aid of his home state at 189, Dereck Heckel was matched against an Incredible Hulk look-a-like. Dereck won the first period 1-0 on a coin flip clintch. He the lost the second period 0-1 by stepping on the out of bounds line during a drop-step offensive shot! The cardio conditioning that he was worried about caught up to him in the third, but he scored a team point to give us a 5 point lead with two to go. Caylor had a great first period, winning 3-0. He also hit a conditioning wall in the second, dropping the next two periods leaving Big Steve with a 3 point lead to bring home for dinner. Steve played it safe with two 1-0 periods to beat Minnesota. (That sounds nice...).

Can't wait till tomorrow! Pack your Kansas shirts and drive on down. This team can flat out wrestle!

Themat.com is saying, 9:00 AM start tomorrow! Finals at 3:30PM.

I was going by what was on the earlier schedule, Here I am sitting down, working on how to do the broadcast and all, then come down, but they change the times. Puts a damper on the whole bit, would have been nice to stick to schedule as it will make it difficult for many of us to now come down.

Kansas vs New Jersey

Match Summary KS NJ
98 Tyler Fraley 97.4 (New Jersey) over Tyler Dryden 97.8 (Kansas) TF 7-0,7-0 0 4.00
105 Jeff Vesta 104.8 (Kansas) over Chuck Zeisloft 104.4 (New Jersey) Pin 1-4,1:18 5.00 0
112 Nathan Furches 111.1 (Kansas) over TJ Guidice 111.5 (New Jersey) TF 6-0,7-0 4.00 0
119 Sean Boyle 118.9 (New Jersey) over Sharkey Slyter 118.7 (Kansas) Dec 3-2,2-0 1 3.00
125 Tony Buxton 124.7 (New Jersey) over Jake Tannenbaum 124.6 (Kansas) TF 8-2,8-2 1 4.00
130 Chris Villalonga 129.4 (New Jersey) over Trison Graham 129.8 (Kansas) TF 6-0,7-0 0 4.00
135 Austin Ormsbee 134.8 (New Jersey) over C.J. Napier 134.4 (Kansas) Dec 2-2,1-0 1 3.00
140 Aldon Isenberg 139.8 (Kansas) over Cody Fobes 134.5 (New Jersey) Dec 6-0,3-2 3.00 1
145 Brent Fisher 144.3 (Kansas) over Chris Fraley 139.6 (New Jersey) Pin 0:21 5.00 0
152 Mario Mason 151.8 (New Jersey) over Tyler Caldwell 151.1 (Kansas) Dec 5-0,2-0 0 3.00
160 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
171 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
189 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
215 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
285 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
Dual Meet Score 20.0 22.0

It looks like this was a GREAT battle! Some quality wrestlers on both sides!!

Kansas vs New Jersey

Match Summary KS NJ
98 Tyler Fraley 97.4 (New Jersey) over Tyler Dryden 97.8 (Kansas) TF 7-0,7-0 0 4.00
105 Jeff Vesta 104.8 (Kansas) over Chuck Zeisloft 104.4 (New Jersey) Pin 1-4,1:18 5.00 0
112 Nathan Furches 111.1 (Kansas) over TJ Guidice 111.5 (New Jersey) TF 6-0,7-0 4.00 0
119 Sean Boyle 118.9 (New Jersey) over Sharkey Slyter 118.7 (Kansas) Dec 3-2,2-0 1 3.00
125 Tony Buxton 124.7 (New Jersey) over Jake Tannenbaum 124.6 (Kansas) TF 8-2,8-2 1 4.00
130 Chris Villalonga 129.4 (New Jersey) over Trison Graham 129.8 (Kansas) TF 6-0,7-0 0 4.00
135 Austin Ormsbee 134.8 (New Jersey) over C.J. Napier 134.4 (Kansas) Dec 2-2,1-0 1 3.00
140 Aldon Isenberg 139.8 (Kansas) over Cody Fobes 134.5 (New Jersey) Dec 6-0,3-2 3.00 1
145 Brent Fisher 144.3 (Kansas) over Chris Fraley 139.6 (New Jersey) Pin 0:21 5.00 0
152 Mario Mason 151.8 (New Jersey) over Tyler Caldwell 151.1 (Kansas) Dec 5-0,2-0 0 3.00
160 Scott Winston 159.8 (New Jersey) over Tyler Koehn 159.4 (Kansas) Dec 1-0,2-0 0 3.00
171 Bagna Toujov 170.6 (New Jersey) over Grant Hinckley 166.3 (Kansas) Pin 0:16 0 5.00
189 Jonathan Becker 188.2 (New Jersey) over Derek Heckel 185.1 (Kansas) Dec 2-1,6-1 1 3.00
215 Kyle Caylor 213.6 (Kansas) over Harry Turner 213.6 (New Jersey) Pin 1:09 5.00 0
285 Joe Bach 243.0 (Kansas) over Joe Kania 267.9 (New Jersey) Pin 7-0,1:35 5.00 0
Dual Meet Score 31.0 33.0

The match with Missouri is underway!

Kansas vs Missouri

Match Summary KS MO
98 Zach Vesta 97.6 (Kansas) over Brandon Szube 97.2 (Missouri) TF 6-0,6-0 4.00 0
105 Jeff Vesta 104.8 (Kansas) over Joey Jetton 104.8 (Missouri) Pin 1:33 5.00 0
112 Alan Waters 111.6 (Missouri) over Nathan Furches 111.1 (Kansas) Dec 1-0,1-0 0 3.00
119 Cody Tyler 118.2 (Missouri) over Sharkey Slyter 118.7 (Kansas) Dec 1-1,1-4,3-2 1 3.00
125 Justin Forrest 124.6 (Missouri) over Jake Tannenbaum 124.6 (Kansas) Dec 3-0,2-2 1 3.00
130 Zach Bintliff 129.3 (Missouri) over Trison Graham 129.8 (Kansas) TF 6-0,6-0 0 4.00
135 C.J. Napier 134.4 (Kansas) over Sean Fitzgerald 134.6 (Missouri) Pin 3-0,0:31 5.00 0
140 Nick Lester 139.5 (Missouri) over Aldon Isenberg 139.8 (Kansas) Dec 4-3,1-1 1 3.00
145 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
152 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
160 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
171 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
189 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
215 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
285 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
Dual Meet Score 17.0 16.0

Match #2 Round 2: Missouri defeated Kansas 32-27
98 - Zach Vesta 97.6 (Kansas) over Brandon Szube 97.2 (Missouri) TF 6-0,6-0
105 - Jeff Vesta 104.8 (Kansas) over Joey Jetton 104.8 (Missouri) Pin 1:33
112 - Alan Waters 111.6 (Missouri) over Nathan Furches 111.1 (Kansas) Dec 1-0,1-0
119 - Cody Tyler 118.2 (Missouri) over Sharkey Slyter 118.7 (Kansas) Dec 1-1,1-4,3-2
125 - Justin Forrest 124.6 (Missouri) over Jake Tannenbaum 124.6 (Kansas) Dec 3-0,2-2
130 - Zach Bintliff 129.3 (Missouri) over Trison Graham 129.8 (Kansas) TF 6-0,6-0
135 - C.J. Napier 134.4 (Kansas) over Sean Fitzgerald 134.6 (Missouri) Pin 3-0,0:31
140 - Nick Lester 139.5 (Missouri) over Aldon Isenberg 139.8 (Kansas) Dec 4-3,1-1
145 - Daniel Breit 143.9 (Missouri) over Brent Fisher 144.3 (Kansas) Dec 2-2,4-1
152 - Cody Compton 151.1 (Missouri) over Chris Watson 151.0 (Kansas) Dec 6-1,3-4,1-0
160 - Tyler Koehn 159.4 (Kansas) over Collin Wittmeyer 159.6 (Missouri) Dec 4-0,2-0
171 - Marcus Armato 164.3 (Missouri) over Grant Hinckley 166.3 (Kansas) Dec 3-1,6-1
189 - Clarence Neely 169.9 (Missouri) over Nate Davis 188.1 (Kansas) Dec 5-0,5-0
215 - Jake Glore 212.9 (Missouri) over Kyle Caylor 213.6 (Kansas) Dec 7-0,4-3
285 - Steve Andrus 240.9 (Kansas) over Andrew Hammond 267.8 (Missouri) Dec 5-3,8-0

Iowa vs Kansas

Match Summary IA KS
98 Tyler Dryden 97.8 (Kansas) over Griffin Weihe 86.3 (Iowa) TF 9-3,6-0 1 4.00
105 Jeff Vesta 104.8 (Kansas) over Jacob Eischeid 104.8 (Iowa) Forf 0 5.00
112 Nathan Furches 111.1 (Kansas) over Jon Skarda 111.3 (Iowa) TF 7-0,7-0 0 4.00
119 Sharkey Slyter 118.7 (Kansas) over Joe Colon 118.9 (Iowa) Forf 0 5.00
125 George Ivanov 124.8 (Iowa) over Jake Tannenbaum 124.6 (Kansas) Dec 6-0,5-0 3.00 0
130 Nate Moore 129.5 (Iowa) over Trison Graham 129.8 (Kansas) TF 6-0,6-0 4.00 0
135 C.J. Napier 134.4 (Kansas) over Bret Bumbauch 129.5 (Iowa) Pin 1:33 0 5.00
140 Aldon Isenberg 139.8 (Kansas) over Dylan Carew 139.4 (Iowa) Forf 0 5.00
145 Derek St.John 144.5 (Iowa) over Brent Fisher 144.3 (Kansas) TF 9-2,7-0 4.00 1
152 Tyler Caldwell 151.1 (Kansas) over John Nicholson 151.5 (Iowa) Dec 0-2,4-1,4-1 1 3.00
160 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
171 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
189 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
215 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
285 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
Dual Meet Score 13.0 32.0

Just fyi ... Iowa has already locked up the pool championship and look to be resting some of their guys!

Actually a smart coaching move on their part. I am just hoping our boys don't go up against MN 1 again. The other pool is crazy right now.

... and by our record, Team Kansas will wrestle for 7th!

It looks like we will compete against Oklahoma (not certain yet)!

Iowa will dual Illinois for the Championship!

Iowa vs Kansas

Match Summary IA KS
98 Tyler Dryden 97.8 (Kansas) over Griffin Weihe 86.3 (Iowa) TF 9-3,6-0 1 4.00
105 Jeff Vesta 104.8 (Kansas) over Jacob Eischeid 104.8 (Iowa) Forf 0 5.00
112 Nathan Furches 111.1 (Kansas) over Jon Skarda 111.3 (Iowa) TF 7-0,7-0 0 4.00
119 Sharkey Slyter 118.7 (Kansas) over Joe Colon 118.9 (Iowa) Forf 0 5.00
125 George Ivanov 124.8 (Iowa) over Jake Tannenbaum 124.6 (Kansas) Dec 6-0,5-0 3.00 0
130 Nate Moore 129.5 (Iowa) over Trison Graham 129.8 (Kansas) TF 6-0,6-0 4.00 0
135 C.J. Napier 134.4 (Kansas) over Bret Bumbauch 129.5 (Iowa) Pin 1:33 0 5.00
140 Aldon Isenberg 139.8 (Kansas) over Dylan Carew 139.4 (Iowa) Forf 0 5.00
145 Derek St.John 144.5 (Iowa) over Brent Fisher 144.3 (Kansas) TF 9-2,7-0 4.00 1
152 Tyler Caldwell 151.1 (Kansas) over John Nicholson 151.5 (Iowa) Dec 0-2,4-1,4-1 1 3.00
160 Tyler Koehn 159.4 (Kansas) over Kyven Gadsen 159.0 (Iowa) Dec 5-1,2-0 1 3.00
171 Taylor Kettman 169.9 (Iowa) over Grant Hinckley 166.3 (Kansas) Pin 0:32 5.00 0
189 Derek Heckel 185.1 (Kansas) over Josh Ihnen 187.6 (Iowa) Forf 0 5.00
215 Howard Johnson 214.8 (Kansas) over Matt Behnami 206.4 (Iowa) Dec 4-1,7-0 1 3.00
285 Steve Andrus 240.9 (Kansas) over Trayvonius Pendleton 282.6 (Iowa) Forf 0 5.00
Dual Meet Score 20.0 48.0

What does this do to the brackets and placement matches. The other side is even more messed up with 3 teams with one loss each and two of those going against each other. Any thoughts on who the place Kansas will wrestle for, (assuming 7th and 8th) and an even larger question, who they will wrestle against?

Thanks Randy, the posts crossed, although still trying to figure out the other side.

Kansas going against PA for 7th, MN 1 the team that came in 2nd in our pool is going against New Jersey a team that barely beat us for 3rd, go figure?

Good job men finish the day and push PA hard. All the duals on paper looked competitive - a match here or there the guys are competing for a different place. Already proven by posting a win over Minnesota-1 earlier.

No 112 against PA Callahan or Furches ??

Kansas vs Pennsylvania

Match Summary KS 16 PA 17
98 Richey Reinahl 98.0 (Pennsylvania) over Zach Vesta 97.6 (Kansas) TF 7-0,7-0 0 4.00
105 Jeff Vesta 104.8 (Kansas) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 5.00 0
112 Shane Young 111.5 (Pennsylvania) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 0 5.00
119 Sharkey Slyter 118.7 (Kansas) over David Fogle 118.7 (Pennsylvania) Dec 3-2,3-0 3.00 1
125 Jake Tannenbaum 124.6 (Kansas) over Coty Burnett 124.5 (Pennsylvania) Pin 0:44 5.00 0
130 Josh Kindig 130.0 (Pennsylvania) over Trison Graham 129.8 (Kansas) TF 7-0,6-0 0 4.00
135 C.J. Napier 134.4 (Kansas) over Josh Dziewa 134.4 (Pennsylvania) Dec 1-0,3-0 3.00 0
140 Jordan Oliver 139.7 (Pennsylvania) over Aldon Isenberg 139.8 (Kansas) Dec 1-0,6-0 0 3.00
145 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
152 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
160 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
171 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
189 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
215 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
285 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
Dual Meet Score 16.0 17.0

Kansas vs Pennsylvania

Match Summary KS 22 PA 18
98 Richey Reinahl 98.0 (Pennsylvania) over Zach Vesta 97.6 (Kansas) TF 7-0,7-0 0 4.00
105 Jeff Vesta 104.8 (Kansas) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 5.00 0
112 Shane Young 111.5 (Pennsylvania) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 0 5.00
119 Sharkey Slyter 118.7 (Kansas) over David Fogle 118.7 (Pennsylvania) Dec 3-2,3-0 3.00 1
125 Jake Tannenbaum 124.6 (Kansas) over Coty Burnett 124.5 (Pennsylvania) Pin 0:44 5.00 0
130 Josh Kindig 130.0 (Pennsylvania) over Trison Graham 129.8 (Kansas) TF 7-0,6-0 0 4.00
135 C.J. Napier 134.4 (Kansas) over Josh Dziewa 134.4 (Pennsylvania) Dec 1-0,3-0 3.00 0
140 Jordan Oliver 139.7 (Pennsylvania) over Aldon Isenberg 139.8 (Kansas) Dec 1-0,6-0 0 3.00
145 Brent Fisher 144.3 (Kansas) over Ethan Saylor 139.7 (Pennsylvania) Dec 3-1,4-2 3.00 1
152 Tyler Caldwell 151.1 (Kansas) over Cody Barrick 143.9 (Pennsylvania) Dec 1-0,6-0 3.00 0
160 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
171 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
189 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
215 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
285 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
Dual Meet Score 22.0 18.0

Another close one

Kansas vs Pennsylvania

Match Summary KS 26 PA 22
98 Richey Reinahl 98.0 (Pennsylvania) over Zach Vesta 97.6 (Kansas) TF 7-0,7-0 0 4.00
105 Jeff Vesta 104.8 (Kansas) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 5.00 0
112 Shane Young 111.5 (Pennsylvania) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 0 5.00
119 Sharkey Slyter 118.7 (Kansas) over David Fogle 118.7 (Pennsylvania) Dec 3-2,3-0 3.00 1
125 Jake Tannenbaum 124.6 (Kansas) over Coty Burnett 124.5 (Pennsylvania) Pin 0:44 5.00 0
130 Josh Kindig 130.0 (Pennsylvania) over Trison Graham 129.8 (Kansas) TF 7-0,6-0 0 4.00
135 C.J. Napier 134.4 (Kansas) over Josh Dziewa 134.4 (Pennsylvania) Dec 1-0,3-0 3.00 0
140 Jordan Oliver 139.7 (Pennsylvania) over Aldon Isenberg 139.8 (Kansas) Dec 1-0,6-0 0 3.00
145 Brent Fisher 144.3 (Kansas) over Ethan Saylor 139.7 (Pennsylvania) Dec 3-1,4-2 3.00 1
152 Tyler Caldwell 151.1 (Kansas) over Cody Barrick 143.9 (Pennsylvania) Dec 1-0,6-0 3.00 0
160 Tyler Koehn 159.4 (Kansas) over Tristian Warner 156.0 (Pennsylvania) TF 6-0,8-3 4.00 1
171 Edward Ruth 170.4 (Pennsylvania) over Grant Hinckley 166.3 (Kansas) Dec 3-0,6-0 0 3.00
189 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
215 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
285 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
Dual Meet Score 26.0 22.0

Word is Nathan had hurt his elbow in an earlier match, waiting to hear from him on that as I spoke to Chief. I know he hurt it in a freak accident during Greco, was sitting down, had his elbow extended across the back of a chair and another wrestler leaned back hyperextending the elbow. I don't know if it is related to that, a match or what. I really wanted him to go against Shane who is a great wrestler.

Kansas vs Pennsylvania

Excellent!!

Final Match Summary KS 32 PA 28
98 Richey Reinahl 98.0 (Pennsylvania) over Zach Vesta 97.6 (Kansas) TF 7-0,7-0 0 4.00
105 Jeff Vesta 104.8 (Kansas) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 5.00 0
112 Shane Young 111.5 (Pennsylvania) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 0 5.00
119 Sharkey Slyter 118.7 (Kansas) over David Fogle 118.7 (Pennsylvania) Dec 3-2,3-0 3.00 1
125 Jake Tannenbaum 124.6 (Kansas) over Coty Burnett 124.5 (Pennsylvania) Pin 0:44 5.00 0
130 Josh Kindig 130.0 (Pennsylvania) over Trison Graham 129.8 (Kansas) TF 7-0,6-0 0 4.00
135 C.J. Napier 134.4 (Kansas) over Josh Dziewa 134.4 (Pennsylvania) Dec 1-0,3-0 3.00 0
140 Jordan Oliver 139.7 (Pennsylvania) over Aldon Isenberg 139.8 (Kansas) Dec 1-0,6-0 0 3.00
145 Brent Fisher 144.3 (Kansas) over Ethan Saylor 139.7 (Pennsylvania) Dec 3-1,4-2 3.00 1
152 Tyler Caldwell 151.1 (Kansas) over Cody Barrick 143.9 (Pennsylvania) Dec 1-0,6-0 3.00 0
160 Tyler Koehn 159.4 (Kansas) over Tristian Warner 156.0 (Pennsylvania) TF 6-0,8-3 4.00 1
171 Edward Ruth 170.4 (Pennsylvania) over Grant Hinckley 166.3 (Kansas) Dec 3-0,6-0 0 3.00
189 Nate Davis 188.1 (Kansas) over James Nicholson 187.0 (Pennsylvania) Dec 1-0,2-1 3.00 1
215 Brandon Palik 209.5 (Pennsylvania) over Kyle Caylor 213.6 (Kansas) Pin 1:05 0 5.00
285 Joe Bach 243.0 (Kansas) over Tyler Miller 284.6 (Pennsylvania) Dec 6-0,5-0 3.00 0
Dual Meet Score 32.0 28.0

Seventh place is solid. Good work young men.

Team Kansas ... You probably had a higher finsih in mind but I am proud of you!

I'll try and summarize later, but I had to share a Joe Bach story. Have any of you ever seen a 284.6 kid get 5 pointed? Heading into the last match with a precarious 1 point lead, Kansas needed a win from Joe Bach. If you haven't seen Bach in person, he has not been a stranger to the weight room. After a 6-0 first period, Bach arm drags the kid to get behind him and to the delight of the Kansas crowd, lifts the "34 pounds over an eighth of a ton" wrestler from PA straight up and over to land in danger for a 5 pointer! One for the scrapbook!

This team finished 7th, which is a great accomplishment. Through all of the issues that confronted them off the mat, they came to OKC proud to wear the Kansas singlet and layed their hearts out on the mat! The team of 2008 will be remembered. Thanks for the great time Kansas Juniors!

Final Individual Freestyle records:

98 - Z. Vesta - 3-1, Dryden - 2-2
105 - J. Vesta - 7-1
112 - Furches - 5-1, Callahan - 0-1
119 - Slyter - 6-2
125 - Tanenbaum - 4-4
130 - Graham - 2-6
135 - Napier - 6-2
140 - Isenberg - 4-2, Maple - 1-1
145 - Fisher - 6-2
152 - Caldwell - 5-1, Watson - 1-1
160 - Koehn - 7-1
171 - Hinckley - 2-6
189 - Heckel - 2-2, Davis - 2-2
215 - Caylor - 2-3, Johnson - 1-2
285 - Andrus - 5-0, Bach - 3-0

Nice job guys! I wrote the Daily Oklahoman wanting more coverage, telling them that if this had taken place in Pennsylvania it would have received huge front page sports coverage. I guess Oklahoma is not the wrestling state it portrays itself to be.

They did have three good articles and the TV stations covered the event. Better than the KC Star covers the Cadets.

It would be nice to get KC Metro Sports covering the Kansas and Missouri cadets national teams. Heck they cover leagues for 10 year old baseball, football, softball, basketball, etc., I guess that should be our job to give them enough notice so they can send a reporter. They do a great job covering the Metro Classic High School State and some other wrestling events. We need to notify them now for next year so they can put it on their planner. Heck - even coverage of Brute, Southern Plains, USA Kids State Folkstyle would be good press. Maybe this is something that could come from the State USA wrestling offices, notify the KC sports commission, KC Chamber of Commerce etc.

Daily Oklahoman - Junior Wrestling: Oklahoma Goes out With a Win

Sat July 5, 2008
Junior wrestling: Oklahoma goes out with a win

By Mike Jeffries
Staff Writer
Wrestling for fifth place was not exactly what Oklahoma coach Johnny Cook was hoping for when he prepared his team for the Junior Freestyle Wrestling duals this week.


Oklahoma's Chris Perry, top, wrestles with Missouri's Jon Eblen in their 189-pound match on Friday.
BY MATT STRASEN, THE OKLAHOMAN

"But we'll take it,” Cook said, after his team beat Missouri 42-20 at Oklahoma City University on Friday.

Oklahoma came into the tournament with high hopes of being in the finals match with perennial powerhouse Illinois. But a tough loss to Minnesota on Wednesday, followed by a 29-28 loss to Illinois, cost Oklahoma a run at the title.

"We should have been in that finals match,” Cook said. "But we did some good things. We were the only team to push Illinois, which was a positive.”

Illinois went on to overpower Iowa, 39-23, for the national championship.

But Cook said his team should bounce back quickly from the fifth-place finish. Oklahoma only had three seniors on the team, so the roster should be filled with experience in the coming years.

"I would say in the next four or five years, we are seriously going to look to win a national championship,” Cook said.

In the final match of the tournament, Oklahoma took an early lead over Missouri and never looked back, winning 10-out-of-15 matches.

In the 98-pound division, Oklahoma's Johnathan Mondragon started things off right for his team, pinning Brandon Szube in one minute, 39 seconds.

The next pin for Oklahoma came in the 119-pound class, when Oklahoma's Ladd Rupp of Perry made quick work of Missouri's Cody Tyler, getting the pin in 48 seconds.

Stillwater's Chris Perry, wrestling in the 189-pound class, continued his undefeated streak, pinning Missouri's Jon Eblen in 44 seconds.

"I think everybody stood out to me,” Cook said of his team. "But Chris Perry really did a nice job, he beat everybody he faced.”

Rounding out Oklahoma's Friday winners was Chaz Mattocks of McLoud, who capped the day off with a pin of Andrew Hammond in the 185 285-pound class.

"I come from a really small country town,” Mattocks said. "So this is a huge honor for me to even be here.

"We were so close to getting first or second, but this was still awesome.”

Random thoughts about our Juniors:

98 - Zach Vesta surprised me. I knew the kid was tough in his age division and I also knew that he had a rough time at the Park Hill duals. I anticipated that the Junior team would be too deep of water for him. He had some big wins for the team and Tyler Dryden and Zach combined for 5 victories. It was nice to fill this weight in time.
105 - Jeff Vesta showed himself to be a veteran at the duals. He probably exceeded even his own expectations by going 7-1 in FS. It really was a boost for the team to get ahead in most of the duals and provided a much needed spark.
112 - Nathan Furches is back! I know he wants that 0-1, 0-1 loss to Alan Waters back, but Nathan was very impressive in going 5-1 for Team Kansas. Most of those wins were tech falls and just the pure showmanship of his wrestling style is fun to watch.
119 - Sharky Slyter was close to going 8-0. He was scored on very late by the NJ wrestler in each period and lost a very close third period to Cody Tyler from MO. One of things I like about Sharky is his ability to put a bad period behind him.
125 - Jake Tanenbaum had a very tough weight class. He went 4-4 and came from behind in a great match with CA, won a critical 8-7 period against Georgia, lost a close 2-2 period against Justin Forrest and pinned his PA opponent in 44 seconds.
130 - This was the toughest weight class in my opinion. Trison Graham lost to a who's who of Nate Moore, Chris Villalonga, Josh Kindig and Zach Bintliff. He won 2 matches including a hard fought three period win over Georgia. This weight also had Dylan Ness, Ian Paddock, Riley Adamson and Dardanes from Illinois.
135 - One of our most heralded wrestlers, CJ Napier, went 6-2 in this loaded weight. He lost a heartbreaker in the NJ dual and a three period loss to the Minnesota kid. He beat Josh Dziewa from PA 1-0, 3-0 in the 7th place match.
140 - Aldon Isenberg went 4-2. He pulled out his famous headlock and pinned Trey Bertram from Minnesota who beat Ellis Coleman for Illinois. He also hung tough with highly ranked Jordan Oliver from PA. Kendric Maple also scored for the team by winning straight periods in the CT dual.
145 - Brent Fisher had a great tournament going 6-2. His dramatic pin with 2 seconds remaining was the defining moment in the MN dual. He also pinned the NJ kid in 22 seconds.
152 - Tyler Caldwell went 5-1. His only loss was to Mario Mason from NJ. He had a great 3 period win over Iowa. Chris Watson went 1-1. His match with Cody Compton came down to a 3rd period clinch and after losing a period 0-6 against California, he won the match in the 3rd.
160 - Tyler Koehn went 7-1. I kind of expected him to run the table. In his 7 wins, he surrendered only 6 total points! He lost an extremely close match to highly ranked Scott Winston from NJ. He scored 24 team points.
171 - Grant Hinckley was a late entry to the team and plugged the gap courageously! He scored 9 team points and at 166 pounds he was wrestling studs that had pulled from 190. He had a close fought match with Armato from MO and also avoided an incredibly tough pinning combination from Travis Rutt on MN.
189 - Dereck Heckel and Nate Davis combined for 4 wins at a weight that was left vacant by a LATE bail out by Romero Cotton. Heckel pinned the CT kid in his first FS match in 5 years. He lost a very close match to Caleb Lines from Minnesota 1-0, 0-1 before running into a conditioning wall in the 3rd period. Davis pinned his CA opponent in the 1st period and won a great match against PA, 1-0, 2-1. Great job to both of these warriors for coming to the aid of their State at the last hour!
215 - Kyle Caylor and Howard Johnson combined for 3 wins. Caylor pinned the NJ kid in the 1st period and wrestled a very close match with Glore from MO. Johnson provided some thrills with his strong headlock. Caylor scored 5 team points and Johnson had 4.
285 - We ran the table at HWT. Big Steve Andrus and Mighty Joe Bach combined for an 8-0 record! We will sure miss these two next year! Those of you that know them both, know that they are quality young men with great futures ahead of them. Being an OU grad myself, I can't wait to see Bach in the Crimson and Cream!

What about next year Chief? I would like to see us get the ENTIRE team together for State, Southern Plains Camp, Southern Plains and the weekend prior to the duals. We have some great competitors returning but we MUST get all of the 2009 graduating seniors to participate. Next year we have to have these guys hitting at least half of the spring events and a couple of regionals. Our gut defense has to improve and we have to be able to turn our opponents when we are down late in a match.

98
105 Zach Vesta, Tyler Dryden
112 Jeff Vesta, Taylor Moeder
119 Nathan Furches
125 Sharky Slyter, Daniel DeShazer
130 Ryne Cokeley,
135 CJ Napier, Parker Madl
140 Cody Shavlik
145
152 Chase Nelson, Tyler Caldwell
160 Detmer, Watson
171 Jordan Brown
189 Nate Davis, Devon Keith
215 Caylor
285 Heithaus, Vincent

I know there are lots more guys out there so lets see if we can get the best to challenge each other at state and then prepare for the duals. We could challenge for top spot...

Two more to add to the list...

145 - Mitchell Means
189 - Boaz Beard

Boaz had considered going this year but had been asked too late. If we could plan a year ahead, I'm sure he could miss 1 baseball tournament. One of the issues that I think is holding us back is the lack of a State Dual team coordinator. We have tremendous coaches in Kansas. They need to focus on coaching and training our wrestlers. It is pressing them to wear too many hats to expect them to recruit potential wrestlers, encourage parent participation, create the itinerary for the trips, etc. Your point about the seniors is clear. Illinois, Iowa and Oklahoma had many seniors on their team. We have to establish a clear selection process that includes participation at State, Southern Plains camp and Southern Plains. Seeding points are all too important in giving your wrestlers the best chance to succeed.

We know the talent of Kansas wrestlers. If we had 1 of those 4 noted wrestlers that missed this year, I believe this team would have finished 3rd!

Clarification on rules.... it says that Zach Vesta wrestled 98 for the juniors.... Dont you have to atleast complete or be enrolled in high school... I only know this because of a prior experience... The summer in between my sophomore and junior year me and collin hase wrestled at jr duals. I had asked mrs Altman, "Why cant Nathan (Furches) take it, he would fair better than me" She informed me you had to be enrolled in high school. So is this a rule or not?

JUNIOR DIVISION: Athletes shall be considered eligible to compete in Junior Division competitions if he/she is currently attending high school, or participating in a program considered by the State’s Department of Education to be fulfilling the athlete’s requirements for graduation from an accredited high school program, or if a summer event, attended high school, or participated in a program considered by the State’s Department of Education to be fulfilling the athlete’s requirements for graduation from an accredited high school program the “Spring” semester just prior to the summer event. In addition, the athlete has only four consecutive years to compete in the Junior Division once his/her class begins the ninth grade.

Zach Vesta was a freshman during the 2007-2008 school year at Manhattan High School.

Thanks Mr. Salyer I did not realize that Zach was that old. After being out of high school for a year I sometimes lose track of how old some guy's are.

There are some videos up on flocast of the NJ dual, none of them are tagged though. Here is the link...

http://wrestling.flocasts.org/videos/user_videos/40%5C/40

2009

98 Williams, Pursel, Hood
105 Zach Vesta, Tyler Dryden,
112 Jeff Vesta, Taylor Moeder
119 Nathan Furches, Alan Callahan
125 Sharky Slyter, Daniel DeShazer
130 Ryne Cokeley
135 CJ Napier
140 Cody Shavlik, Parker Madl
145 Bryce Hood
152 Chase Nelson, Tyler Caldwell
160 Detmer, Watson
171 Jordan Brown
189 Nate Davis, Devon Keith
215 Caylor
285 Heithaus, Vincent