 Father and son High School State Champion and National Champion!
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KSHSAA State Championships
1976 - 126 lbs. - Mike Garcia - Newton High School (4A)
1977 - 132 lbs. - Mike Garcia - Newton High School (4A)
2001 - 103 lbs. - Cody Garcia - Hutchinson High School (6A)
2003 - 119 lbs. - Cody Garcia - Hutchinson High School (6A)
2004 - 125 lbs. - Cody Garcia - Hutchinson High School (6A)
NCAA Division II National Championships
1982 - 134 lbs. - Mike Garcia - Central Missouri State University
2006 - 125 lbs. - Cody Garcia - University of Nebraska Omaha
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Re: Father and son High School State Champion and National Champion!
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03/12/06 02:09 AM
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It is quite a feat! How many relatives do the Garcia's have that have been State Champs?
Roberson, Metzler, ... ?
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Re: Father and son High School State Champion and National Champion!
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03/12/06 02:13 AM
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Zach Roberson, Mike Garcia's nephew and Cody's cousin, also won a Division I NCAA National Championship in 2004 wrestling for Iowa State and was a four (4) time KSHSAA State Champion.
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Re: Father and son High School State Champion and National Champion!
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03/12/06 02:18 AM
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Originally posted by usawks1:
It is quite a feat! How many relatives do the Garcia's have that have been State Champs?
Roberson, Metzler, ... ? Our posts crossed - Roberson won four titles. Father Mike Metzler won two titles, son Luke Metzler won three titles, and son Seth won one title. Next year we may be able to add Judd Schroeder to the list as he is also a cousin.
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Re: Father and son High School State Champion and National Champion!
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03/12/06 02:26 AM
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I wish I could remember what Mike Garcia has told me in the past but the number of relatives, that have been State Champs is quite extensive and included more than Roberson and the Metzlers!
Arguably, the best wrestling family in Kansas!
Are you making a POSITIVE difference in the life of kids?
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Re: Father and son High School State Champion and National Champion!
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03/12/06 02:27 AM
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Coincidentally, if not for a Charles Knox headlock in the third period of the 2002 KSHSAA State Championship semi-final match, a match Cody was winning up to the fateful head lock, Garcia would have faced Josh Baldridge in the Championship finals.
Josh Baldridge went on to win the first of his four Championships defeating Charles Knox in the finals.
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Re: Father and son High School State Champion and National Champion!
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03/12/06 02:41 AM
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Originally posted by usawks1:
I wish I could remember what Mike Garcia has told me in the past but the number of relatives, that have been State Champs is quite extensive and included more than Roberson and the Metzlers!
Arguably, the best wrestling family in Kansas!
Certainly there is no argument from me the family is the FIRST family of Kansas wrestling and oddly, the genetics relating the families are from their mothers. I believe all the mothers are sisters and were from the Harrison's in Newton.
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Re: Father and son High School State Champion and National Champion!
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03/12/06 03:14 AM
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Congratulations to both father and son! Getting to know Coach Garcia the last five years has been an incredible learning experience and pleasure.
"The days I can keep my gratitude higher than my expectations...those are good days" ~ Judy Hubbard
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Re: Father and son High School State Champion and National Champion!
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03/12/06 03:15 AM
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Congrats from the Edison's
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Re: Father and son High School State Champion and National Champion!
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03/12/06 04:32 AM
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I'm proud to say that I wrestled a National Champion lol. Even though it was an ugly sight.
"Once you have wrestled, every thing else in life is easy." The One, The Only, Dan Gable.
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Re: Father and son High School State Champion and National Champion!
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03/13/06 10:47 PM
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I Know first hand that those Harrison Girls are some of the toughest Gals arouind, they take after their Mother. Lots of hard wrestling boys.
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