After putting together some facts I have come to the conclusion that no they do not.

OK. I'll take the bait. What are your 'facts'?

yea please explain

Might you give some reasons why they deserve to have one.

Might you give some reasons why they deserve to have one.

kansas has alot of great wrestlers it would be nice to keep them here rather then have go elsewhere to wrestle

Grandpa Isenberg,

I'll start with a few facts that I have gathered quickly and then I'll add on to this as I can.

Reason Number 1)

Justin Dyer and Matt Murray Earn All-Academic Team

Breaking News
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Esposito, Bertin and Jones named to NWCA All-Academic Team; Brown Univ. is the top ranked team
5/18/2005
Pat Tocci/NWCA

NCAA champion Ryan Bertin is a 4-time All-Academic Selection

Reason Number 2)


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Member # 17 posted April 06, 2005 02:11 PMApril 06, 2005 03:11 PM
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I think the kids from Kansas must be holding their own. Below is the State Team Points from each high school class from each state - at Brute Nationals.


Iowa KANSAS Missouri Nebraska
Juniors 184.5 217.5 151.5 102.5 - (Place 1st � Kansas)
Sophmore 115.5 214.5 229.5 138.0 � (Place 2nd � Kansas)
Freshman 45.0 341.5 322.5 165.5 � (Place 1st � Kansas)

STATE
TOTALS 345.0 773.5 703.5 411.0
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smokeycabin
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Member # 17 posted April 06, 2005 02:13 PMApril 06, 2005 03:13 PM
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State Totals All three grades at Brute

Iowa - 345.0 (4th)
Kansas - 773.5 (1st)
Missouri - 703.5 (2nd)
Nebraska - 411.0 (3rd)

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

The following represent some of the high achievements
by Kansas wrestlers during the 2005/2006 season.






There was lots of activity on the collegiate wrestling level for Kansas, highlighted by the addition of another new program. Pratt Community College announced that they would launch their new program effective with the 2006-07 season, and named Parsons native Chas Thompson as the first head coach for their new program. Chas wrestled at Labette Community College where he placed 4th nationally, and at Fort Hays State University, where he also worked as assistant coach. Chas is the son of Jody Thompson, the former Labette CC coach and member of the Kansas Wrestling Hall of Fame.



Nebraska also benefited from our Kansas talent, as two programs looked to Kansas natives to lead their programs. Richard Fergola (Topeka) was promoted from head assistant to head wrestling coach for the 2006 NAIA National Champion Dana College Vikings. Meanwhile, Jordan Nichols (Garden City) was named as head coach for the York College Panthers.



As we saw Kansas coaches move into leadership roles at the collegiate level, we were also treated to outstanding performances on the mats by our Kansas wrestlers, beginning with nine NCAA Division I national qualifiers and six All-Americans. Shawn Bunch (Edinboro / Leavenworth) lead the pack with a 3rd place finish at 133 lbs. Joe Johnston (Iowa / Shawnee Mission East), came in 5th at 157 lbs, followed by Tyler McCormick (Missouri / Blue Valley North) at 133 lbs and Jacob Klein (Nebraska / Kapaun-Mt. Carmel) at 174 lbs, both of whom finished 7th. Also earning All-American status were 8th place finishers Tanner Gardner (Stanford / Shawnee Heights) at 125 lbs and Eric Luedke (Iowa / Colby) at 165 lbs.



Joining their fellow Kansans at the Division I Championships were qualifiers Austin DeVoe (Missouri / Columbus), Jake Kriegbaum (Air Force / Abilene) and Justin Dyer (Oklahoma / Olathe South).






Our wrestlers excelled in the classroom as well as on the mat. Kansas had 4 wrestlers in the top 20 NCAA Academic All Americans as reported by the National Wrestling Coaches Association. Justin Dyer was tied for 1st place, with a 4.0 GPA in Pub. Admin & Political Science. Tyler McCormick was 3rd with a 3.95 GPA in Business and Eric Luedke was 17th, carrying a 3.74 GPA in Health & Sport Studies. Tanner Gardner finished in 20th place with a 3.69 GPA in Study Public Policy.






Kansans also made their presence known at the NCAA II National Championships, where three of our young men made their way to the medal stand. Cody Garcia (Nebraska Omaha / Hutchinson) finished his season by becoming the national champion at 125 lbs. Finishing in 3rd place were Earl Jones (Central Oklahoma / Coffeyville), who wrestled in the 133 lb weight class and Ross Taplin (Nebraska Omaha / Abilene) at 165 lbs. Trevor Charbonneau (Nebraska Kearney / Clay Center) at 125 lbs and Aaron Meister (FHSU / Holton) at 174 lbs rounded out the Division II Kansas All-American class with a pair of 5th place finishes.



Fort Hays State University nearly broke into the top 10 programs in the nation, finishing in 11th place at the NCAA II National Championships.






Three Kansas wrestlers brought home All-American honors from the NAIA Nationals, including a national championship. Curtis Chenoweth (Kansas Newman / Clearwater) took top honors at 174 lbs. Darion Terry (Topeka West / Missouri Valley College) won the 3rd place match at 157 lbs while Greg Smith (York Nebraska / Concordia High School) ended in the 5th place spot at 125 lbs.






One area in which Kansas always seems to excel is in the Junior College division. All three of our community colleges finished well in the top 10. Labette Community College was the top Kansas team, finishing 3rd overall. Colby Community College came in strong in the 6th place spot, with Neosho County Community College just a little behind them in 8th place.



An individual national championship was earned by Daniel Prater (Colby CC / Pratt) at 141 lbs. Other Kansas All-Americans included Mat Gilliland (Colby CC / Hoxie) � 3rd at 149 lbs, Josh Baldridge (Labette CC / Haysville-Campus) � 4th at 133 lbs, Tim Elliott (Labette CC / Haysville-Campus) � 5th at 125 lbs, Matt Schippers (Colby CC / Hoxie) � 6th at 157 lbs, Levi Younkin (Colby CC / Oakley) � 6th at 133 lbs, and Josh Barr (Neosho CC / Eudora) � 8th at 197 lbs.






Both Kansas State University and the University of Kansas maintain club teams which compete in the National Collegiate Wrestling Association National Championships. The Kansas State team finished 10th in the overall standings, with Steven Kern (Kansas State / Wamego) placing second in the nation at 184 lbs.






A pair of Kansans wrestled well at the FILA Junior, Senior & Veterans National Championships. Zach Roberson (Overland Park) won the Senior Freestyle Championships at 132 lbs, while Brooke Bogren (Carbondale) finished 7th at 130 lbs in the Senior Women's Freestyle Championships.






National High School Senior Championships
To earn the right to compete in this tournament, you must be a graduating senior and a finalist in your state. There were more than 800 entries from 47 states at this year�s event. As a team, Kansas finished in 9th place.



Four Kansas wrestlers earned All-American status at the tournament:

Name
High School
Wt
Place

Tristen DeShazer
Wichita West
130
4th

Dante Rogers
Wichita Northwest
103
5th

Cole Garcia
Colby
140
8th

Jesse Strawn
Holton
189
7th







National Duals Teams
Kansas sent teams to the Schoolboy (13 & 14), Cadet (15 & 16) and Junior (enrolled in high school) Team Duals, and were very competitive at every level. The Cadet Dual Team earned a 5th place finish in Greco Roman competition.






Kansas State Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame

The Hall of Fame Board of Governors selected the following men for induction into the Kansas State Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum. They were presented with a plaque and their names are permanently displayed in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in recognition of their service to our great sport. The award recipients were James L. Beltch (Lawrence), R. Ben Bennett (Junction City), Chas (Chuck) & Cherie Elvin (Lenexa), Fritz G. Knorr (Manhattan), Larry R. Tilton (Effingham), Gary D. Ulmer (Olathe), Donald W. Vest (Topeka) and C. Lee Woodford (Manhattan).






Junior/Cadet/Womens National Team
Team Kansas had a great showing at the 2006 Freestyle and Greco-Roman Championships in Fargo, with Kansas wrestlers making a total of 22 trips to the medal stand, including three Freestyle Cadet National Champions, one Greco-Roman Cadet National Champion and one Greco-Roman Junior National Champion. Romero Cotton became only the third double national champion in Kansas history by winning the Cadet National Championship in both Freestyle and Greco-Roman at 171 lbs. Cadets are wrestlers who were 15 or 16 as of December 31, 2006, while Juniors are wrestlers who attended high school during the 2005/06 school year. The team coaches were:

Mike Garcia, Junior Director
Cody Garcia

Tom Peterman, Cadet Director
Russ Hermreck

Ed Edison, Womens Director
Jason Ogden

Jason Blanding
Chad Parks

Brooke Bogren
Scott Rieck

Dennis Charbonneau
Chas Thompson

Lance Engel
Beau Vest

Richard Fergola





Junior National Freestyle All-Americans:

Name
Hometown
Wt
Place

Nathan Furches
Derby
98
3rd





Junior National Greco-Roman All-Americans:

Name
Hometown
Wt
Place

Nathan Furches
Derby
98
1st

Brandon Goodwin
Lawrence
98
7th

Larry Perez
Topeka
119
2nd

Tyler Caldwell
Wichita
125
8th






Cadet National Freestyle All-Americans:

Name
Hometown
Wt
Place

Jeff Vesta
Manhattan
84
7th

Sharky Slyter
Paola
94
2nd

Jake Tanenbaum
Leawood
119
6th

CJ Napier
Columbus
135
1st

Tyler Koehn
Pittsburg
140
7th

Romero Cotton
Hutchinson
171
1st

Atticus Disney
Andover
215
2nd

Stephen Andrus
Manhattan
275
1st




Cadet National Greco-Roman All-Americans:

Name
Hometown
Wt
Place

Jeff Vesta
Manhattan
84
2nd

Tyler Koehn
Pittsburg
140
5th

Cameron Riojas
Arkansas City
152
6th

Romero Cotton
Hutchinson
171
1st

Atticus Disney
Andover
215
2nd

Stephen Andrus
Manhattan
275
7th

Bobby Doxon
Goodland
275
8th




Women�s Freestyle All-Americans:

Name
Hometown
Wt
Place

Randi Beltz
Wellington
128
3rd

Beth Johnson
Garden City
128
4th







Kids National Folkstyle Championships

Midget (born 1996-1997)

Name
Club
Wt
Place

Tanner Madl
Paola
55
3rd

Hunter Roberts
Doniphan Co. Grizzlies
55
4th

Zak Hensley
Pittsburg
60
7th

Dalton Rodd
Haysville
75
2nd

Isaac Dulgarian
Paola
75
5th



Novice (born 1994-1995)

Name
Club
Wt
Place


Austin Hood
Paola
60
3rd

Cullen Hood
Paola
65
1st

Bo Pursel
Leavenworth Co.
75
7th

Aaron Puckett
Bonner Springs
80
8th

Hunter Stalford
Caney
85
4th

Jake Beecher
So. Central Strykers
95
4th

Laine Herl
Goodland
130
2nd

James Contreras
Scott City
Hwt
8th






Schoolboy (born 1992-1993)

Name
Club
Wt
Place


Zach Hoehn
Wellsville
80
7th

Ryne Cokeley
Paola
90
1st

Parker Madl
Paola
95
7th

Bryce Hood
Paola
110
6th

Sean Gaither
NW Jr. Grizzlies
130
3rd

Trey Page
NW Jr. Grizzlies
205
1st



Cadet (born 1990-1991)

Name
Club
Wt
Place


Jeremiah Breen
Wellsville
84
2nd

Sharky Slyter
Paola
91
1st

C.J. Napier
Columbus
135
3rd

Evan Johnson
Greater Gold
145
2nd







Kids National Greco-Roman Championships


Midget (born 1996-1997)

Name
Club
Wt
Place

Zak Hensley
Pittsburg
65
4th

Jared Langley
Newton
95
1st



Novice (born 1994-1995)

Name
Club
Wt
Place


Zac Gentzler
Wichita (WWC)
60
5th

Austin Hood
Paola
65
7th

Cullen Hood
Paola
70
5th



Schoolboy (born 1992-1993)

Name
Club
Wt
Place


Ryne Cokeley
Paola
90
3rd

Bryce Hood
Paola
110
4th






Kids National Freestyle Championships

Midget (born 1996-1997)

Name
Club
Wt
Place

Hunter Roberts
Doniphan Co. Grizzlies
55
5th

Zak Hensley
Pittsburg
65
7th

Jared Langley
Newton
95
7th



Novice (born 1994-1995)

Name
Club
Wt
Place


Zac Gentzler
Wichita (WWC)
60
4th

Austin Hood
Paola
65
2nd

Cullen Hood
Paola
70
6th



Schoolboy (born 1992-1993)

Name
Club
Wt
Place


Ryne Cokeley
Paola
90
4th

Bryce Hood
Paola
110
3rd







Junior Regionals (1st Place)



Tournament
Style
Name
Hometown
Wt

Southern Plains
Freestyle
Brandon Goodwin
Lawrence
98

Southern Plains
Freestyle
Nathan Furches
Derby
105

Southern Plains
Freestyle
Donny Altman
Derby
119

Southern Plains
Freestyle
Sean Flynn
Lansing
152

Southern Plains
Freestyle
Neil Erisman
Olathe
171

Southern Plains
Freestyle
Jarrett Edison
Wichita
215

Southern Plains
Freestyle
Alex Thomas
McDonald
275

Southern Plains
Greco
Brandon Goodwin
Lawrence
98

Southern Plains
Greco
Donny Altman
Derby
119

Southern Plains
Greco
James Fox
Rock
130

Southern Plains
Greco
Jarrett Edison
Wichita
215







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



Midget (born 1996-1997)
Name Club
Wt
Dylan Eck
Brawlers
70

Jared Langley
Newton
95




Novice (born 1994-1995)
Name Club
Wt
Levi Eck
Brawlers
80




Schoolboy (born 1992-1993)
Name Club
Wt
Ryan Cokely
Paola
90

Jason Lewis
Manhattan Optimist
105




Cadet (born 1990-1991)
Name Club
Wt
Tyler Koehn
Crawford Co. Crew
140

Gage Deere
Topeka Terminators
189

Stephen Andrus
Manhattan Optimist
275







Southern Plains Kids/Cadet Freestyle (1st Place)



Midget (born 1996-1997)
Name Club
Wt
Dylan Eck
Brawlers
70

Jared Langley
Newton
95




Novice (born 1994-1995)
Name Club
Wt
Zac Gentzler
Wichita (WWC)
60




Schoolboy (born 1992-1993)
Name Club
Wt
Ryan Cokeley
Paola
90

KC Mullin
Manhattan Optimist
130




Cadet (born 1990-1991)
Name Club
Wt
C.J. Napier
Columbus
135

Tyler Koehn
Crawford Co. Crew
140

Gage Deere
Topeka Terminators
189

Stephen Andrus
Manhattan Optimist
275






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http://www.usawks.com

















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Board of Directors



State Chairman
Mike Juby

Secretary
Pam Ulmer

Membership Director
Kathy Juby

Coaches' Certification
Randy Hinderliter

Officials Director
Mark Anderson

Tournament Operations Director
Jeanie Dey

Kids Director
Greg Grater

Cadet Director
Tom Peterman

Juniors Director
Mike Garcia

University Director
Cody Bickley

District I Director
Henry Gallet

District II Director
Jess Keith

District III Director
Lance Engel

District IV Director
Steve Woody

KWCA Representative
Gary Ulmer

Women's Director
Ed Edison

Club Representative
Rob Brewster

Club Representative
Bob Phillips

At-Large Representative
Chuck Elvin

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

The following represent some of the high achievements
by Kansas wrestlers during the 2004/2005 season.






For several years there have been Kansas natives active in the elite levels of wrestling. This past season was no exception, as Zach Roberson, fresh from his 2004 NCAA Division I national championship, placed third at the National Wrestling Championships at 132 lbs. In the U.S. World Team Trials, Eric Akin placed second at 121 lbs. and Zach Roberson finished third at 132 lbs.



Kansas also left its mark in the Senior Women�s Wrestling National Championships, where Brooke Bogren placed 5th at 59 kg.






At the national collegiate level, Kansas wrestlers continued to excel.



Seven wrestlers from the Sunflower State qualified for the NCAA Division I Championship, and three of them earned All-American status. Shawn Bunch (Leavenworth / Edinboro) ended the season as the national runner-up at 133 lbs., a feat duplicated by Joe Johnston (Shawnee Mission East / Iowa), who placed second at 157 lbs. Scott Coleman (Manhattan / Iowa State) earned his second All-American honor with a 7th place finish at 285 lbs.



Joining their fellow Kansas natives at the Division I Championships were qualifiers Matt Murray (Colby), Jake Kriegbaum (Abilene / Air Force), Jacob Klein (Kapaun-Mt. Carmel / Nebraska) and Justin Dyer (Olathe South / Oklahoma

Here is one of Lew Perkins, KU athletic director's comments from the KC Star article on the ESPN Agreement:

I think it was $27 million dollars or more!

"You can safely say this is one of the largest agreements in the country...I'm telling you, this is huge. We're not talking peanuts here. We're playing in the big time now."

I say KU will be playing in the big time along with Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Iowa State and Missouri once they wisely use some of this windfall to add college wrestling for both men and women. It obviously could be done now.

Nice, so they do deserve one then why don't we have one?

Dyer, McCormick, and Gardner 2005/06 NWCA All Academic Team

smokeycabin
Member


Registered: July, 07 2001
Posts: 287
Loc: Shawnee Kansas Intermat has listed the 2005/06 All-Academic Team.

Justin Dyer - 4.0 Grade Point (U of Oklahoma)
Olathe South

Tyler McCormick 3.950 Grade Point (U of Missouri)
Blue Valley North

Tanner Gardner 3.685 Grade Point (Standford)
Shawnee Heights

3 out of 68 NCAA Division I wrestlers.

Outstanding work in the class room as well as on the mat.
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#87940 - May, 03 2006 03:34 PM Re: Dyer, McCormick, and Gardner 2005/06 NWCA All Academic Team
smokeycabin
Member


Registered: July, 07 2001
Posts: 287
Loc: Shawnee Kansas Sorry

I missed this one.

Eric Luedke 3.740 Grade Point (U of Iowa)
Colby

It should read 4 out of the 68 NCAA D-I wrestlers were from Kansas

Grandpa Isenberg

We do not have one because more people like you should contact the Board of Regents and the Governor of Kansas and give them some of these statistics. If you want to just complain do not get involved then.

It would be nice to see some of our tax dollars spent on home grown kids. I hear all the time that Kansas has brain drain and the good ones leave the state and do not come back. Well there are 4 Academic All-Americans above that did not have the opportunity to stay in state. That is the states fault for allowing that brain drain of 4 very driven and sucessful kids.

I have had lunch and breakfast meetings with some of the Board of Regents folks. I have written the governor and the Athletic Directors. Have you? There are people working on it but we need some heavy hitters to play the politcal game.

You should contact Lew and have him show you the safe where that "windfall" is kept. At the very least have him show you where it shows up in the budget.

That is the most asinine comment I have ever heard. What kind of person enters a public domain and states a stupid claim without any supporting information?

As of 2006, Pennsylvania has an estimated population of 12,440,621. They also have 9 D1 programs with wrestling, lets see... 12.4 million / 9 = 1.37 million. As of 2006, Kansas has an estimated population of 2,764,075. Logically Kansas deserves a D1 program, especially considering the influence on Kansas' young men/women. Next time you make a post, consider the offense that will be taken.

Originally Posted By: Grandpa Isenberg
After putting together some facts I have come to the conclusion that no they do not. Show me your facts & get your dad involved in the push to get a D-I program in the state. We could have a town meeting in Gardner.

Sean:

I would be interested in attending a meeting soon after the high school state meet in Gardner to restart the Kansas college wrestling advocacy group that was initiated almost two years ago. We would not be starting from ground zero.

I would also like to see all the Isenberg's and many other interested Kansas wrestling community members actively involved in the group. I think Grandpa Isenberg is very interested in seeing a wrestling program at WSU, KSU or KU in D-1. Young Aldon along with his fellow top Kansas high school wrestling standouts should have the opportunity to wrestle D-1 at WSU, KSU or KU. I am willing to work again with a group to try to make that happen.

Supposedly the schools will say that the problem is:

1. Title IX
2. Budget
3. Lack of Venue/Space
4. Lack of Interest.

We need to target a program that could counter with a female equivelant...I have always been curious as to why Kstate never fields a wrestling or softball team considering Big XII is powerful in both sports.

We need fundraisers for DI wrestling opportunity in Kansas. Also we need a list of All DI wrestlers from the last 10 years alone and every coach that has coached on the Collegiate level in any division to come to the aide of trying to add more 4 year opportunities since we have 4 feeders (jucos) but only 2 universities that field wrestling in our state lines. (Let's just get more 4 year opportunities overall)

Interest Surveys need to be distributed somehow to all seniors or juniors coming out of Kansas high schools as to sports they would like to see/ participate in college.