I like when ESPN does the HOTSEAT, so I thought...let's do it with 10 questions for Kansas wrestling to help pass the time.
Each answer has to be someone/team that is associated with wrestling in Kansas past or present.

1. Of All the previous 4x State Champions, which would you consider the top?

2. If you could make a fantasy matchup with any 2 Kansas wrestlers in history who would they be? (Explain credentials if need be)

3. Same question, but fantasy matchup between 2 Kansas wrestling Teams in History.

4. Of the 8 recognized college programs in Kansas (5 junior college, 1 NAIA, and 2 NCAA DII), which program is at the biggest risk of dropping the sport? Why?

5. Who in your opinion needs to be put in the Kansas Wrestling Hall of Fame that han't been enshrined yet?


6. Of everybody in the state of Kansas, who do you think could complete the Gallon Challenge without throwing up? (the gallon challenge is where you attempt to complete a gallon of milk without upchucking. Must be done within an hour)

7. Who do you think will be the biggest breakout/surprise wrestler of 2011. (Give 4 answers on this...1 per each division 6a, 5a, 4a, and 3a)

8. Same question as 7, except team. (again 4 answers)

9. Who is your favorite (not necessarily the best) referree in your opinion in the state all time?

10. If you could create an All Star Dual envolving 2 high school conferences to face each other at the end of the season, what 2 conferences would they be and why? (Use Kansaswrestling.com for help by looking at teams and seeing conference)

1. Of All the previous 4x State Champions, which would you consider the top? Roberson, Treaster, Caldwell the only three to go on to become NCAA Div 1 All Americans, so far.

2. If you could make a fantasy matchup with any 2 Kansas wrestlers in history who would they be? (Explain credentials if need be) Eric Akin vs Zach Roberson

3. Same question, but fantasy matchup between 2 Kansas wrestling Teams in History.
70's KMC vs 80's Beloit vs 90's Ark City

4. Of the 8 recognized college programs in Kansas (5 junior college, 1 NAIA, and 2 NCAA DII), which program is at the biggest risk of dropping the sport? Why?
Too dangerous of question to answer.

5. Who in your opinion needs to be put in the Kansas Wrestling Hall of Fame that han't been enshrined yet?
Who has been enshrined?

6. Of everybody in the state of Kansas, who do you think could complete the Gallon Challenge without throwing up? (the gallon challenge is where you attempt to complete a gallon of milk without upchucking. Must be done within an hour)
Cody Shavlik. I once saw him eat a box of honey buns in one sitting and he gained 12 lbs in half of a day!

7. Who do you think will be the biggest breakout/surprise wrestler of 2011. (Give 4 answers on this...1 per each division 6a, 5a, 4a, and 3a)
Sr, Jr, So, Fr??

8. Same question as 7, except team. (again 4 answers)
There will be no surprises.

9. Who is your favorite (not necessarily the best) referree in your opinion in the state all time?
I don't know his name! But I can tell you my least favorite!

10. If you could create an All Star Dual envolving 2 high school conferences to face each other at the end of the season, what 2 conferences would they be and why? (Use Kansaswrestling.com for help by looking at teams and seeing conference) Private Schools vs Public Schools

1. Of All the previous 4x State Champions, which would you consider the top? Roberson or Bo Beard

2. If you could make a fantasy matchup with any 2 Kansas wrestlers in history who would they be? Roy Oeser v. Bo Beard - Amazing how they won 4 championships without ever being a light weight!

3. Same question, but fantasy matchup between 2 Kansas wrestling Teams in History.
Goddards 2008 Team V. any of the 1990's Ark City Teams

4. Of the 8 recognized college programs in Kansas (5 junior college, 1 NAIA, and 2 NCAA DII), which program is at the biggest risk of dropping the sport? Why?
Answering this question could hurt that schools recruiting and would be a backwards move for our sport.

5. Who in your opinion needs to be put in the Kansas Wrestling Hall of Fame that han't been enshrined yet?
Not sure... The only person two people I know in the hall of fame or Roy Oeser and the Old Chanute Coach.. Methvine I believe is his name.

6. Of everybody in the state of Kansas, who do you think could complete the Gallon Challenge without throwing up? (the gallon challenge is where you attempt to complete a gallon of milk without upchucking. Must be done within an hour)
Chase Nelson is a bottomless pit of caloric intake!

7. Who do you think will be the biggest breakout/surprise wrestler of 2011. (Give 4 answers on this...1 per each division 6a, 5a, 4a, and 3a)
Who knows... hate to bet on what 14-18 year olds are going to do as you never know with those complex brains of theirs.

8. Same question as 7, except team. (again 4 answers)
Ark City or Kapaun Mt. Carmel

9. Who is your favorite (not necessarily the best) referree in your opinion in the state all time?

There are so many I don't even want to answer this. There a quite a few good ones. I do like personally Nigel Ison though

10. If you could create an All Star Dual envolving 2 high school conferences to face each other at the end of the season, what 2 conferences would they be and why? (Use Kansaswrestling.com for help by looking at teams and seeing conference)AVCTL and GWAL

Help for question #5...

Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association
Hall of Fame



All of the biographies for the Hall of Fame members
can be found in the lobby of Grose Memorial Coliseum,
on the campus of Fort Hays State University.
1971 Fritz Knorr Coach-Contributor
1975 "Bunt" Speer Coach
1981 Archie Vernon Coach
Bill Lundy Coach
Loren Wroford Coach
Al McCall Coach
Bob Williams Coach
1982 Tom Faust Contributor
Bill Doyle Athlete-Coach
Ken Spicher Coach
Charlie Gowdy Coach
Joe Seay Athlete-Coach
1983 Ron Mayo Coach
Tony Bontz Contributor
Gordon Matson Coach
Bill Pickenpaugh Coach
1984 Dale Votapka Official
Gary "Pudge" Wilson Coach
Peter J. Mehringer Athlete
1985 George E. Jackson Official
David H. WInter Coach
Leon "Red" Reynard Athlete-Coach
1986 Lawrence Alley Contributor
Bill P. Stanhope Contributor
1987 Bob Holemann Coach
Dale Scrivens Wrestler
1988 Ed Keller Wrestler
Doc Hagan Contributor
Dick Burns Coach
Myron Roderick Wrestler
1989 George Walker Official
Duane Miller Coach
1990 J.R. (Jake) Durham Coach
1991 Gerald Sadowski Coach
1992 Joe Seay Coach
1994 Dean Sheets Coach
Boyd Ayer Contributor
James Noel Coach
1995 Doug Duell Wrestler
Bob Cairns Contributor
Lyle Neville Coach
1996 Garnette E. (Pop) Greene Coach
1997 Roy Oeser Wrestler
Hugh Errington Wrestler
1998 Warren J. Boring Coach-Contributor
Matthew T. Treaster Wrestler
1999 Steve Lampe Coach
C. Dee Gard Coach
Todd Layton Coach
2000 Todd Drake Wrestler
Gus Garcia Coach
Larry Tilton Coach
2001 Bob Smith Coach
Troy Hodges Coach
2002 Ken Jones Coach
Bob Brown Coach
2003 Jody Thompson Coach
Rocky Welton Coach
2004 Wayne Jackson Coach
Russ Decker Coach
George Worley Coach
Bob Kuhn Coach
2005 Doug Moore Coach
Eldon Zimbelman Official
2006 Eric Methvin Coach
Dale Samuelson Coach
2007 Eldon Edwards Coach
Kirk Baker Coach
Larry Gabel Coach
Gary Harding Coach
2008 Lee Woodford Coach
Gary Blosser Coach
Eric Akin Athlete
Curtis Simons Coach
2009 Melvin Douglas Athlete
Ken Piazza Coach
Gary Ulmer Coach-Contributor
Chuck and Cherie Elvin Contributor


Surely Todd Layton was supposed to have been inducted as an athlete???

I'll take Deshazer and Baldridge. Actually; What about John Keller vs Jordan Keller?

And 2 favorite Refs? Mark Anderson, and Clark Conover. EASY.

And fantasy teams. The Jr dual team of 2005 vs the Jr dual team of 2008.
The JR dual team of 05 was loaded, and it was awesome to be a part of it.

I would take the 2001 Jr. team over the rest of the field. They would dominate! I think there were close to 15 eventual division 1 wrestlers on that team.

You have to throw the 2005 in there too.
Collin Hase Juco All American
Danny Grater D2 All American
Jacob Marrs D2 All American
Ross Taplin D2 National Finalist
Tim Elliot D2 All American
Neil Erisman D1 Wrestler
Tristen Deshazer D1 Wrestler
Joe Cornejo Juco/NAIA All American

I like this team.

Also on question no. 2, Akin vs. Moeder and Roberson vs. Moeder

I think Bob Cairns is guy we should try to get in the hall of fame as a contributor

He was inducted in 1995.

1995
Doug Duell Wrestler
Bob Cairns Contributor
Lyle Neville Coach

Matt Treaster immediately came to mind for question 1. The first person who came to mind for the Hall is already there, Coach Decker. Having grown up in Belleville until '80, I wrestled for Coach Decker in the Kids' program, and wrestled against Treaster one match each in '78, '79 and '80.

I didn't see his name in the list of hall of fame inductee, but I feel SKIP HARRINGTON definitely needs to be put in the hall of fame!

And favorite ref's would be Kenny Taylor, Charlie Knox, Mike Wilms, Steve Herman, and Mark Anderson

2. If you could make a fantasy matchup with any 2 Kansas wrestlers in history who would they be? (Explain credentials if need be)


Just for the speed alone I would LOVE to match up Shawn Bunch and Tommy Edgmon

No question, no doubt about it.
From a purely statistical stand point there can be no argument.
Dual team finished highest ever beating California for 3rd. Lost only to Oklahoma who beat Ohio for 1st.

Devoe
Gardner
Bunch
McCormick
Bogart
Murray
Johnston
Klein
Peterson
Dyer
Bork
Ubben

Coaches B. Johnson, Klemm, Reick and X.

1.) Zach Roberson

2.)Josh Carroll Vs Josh Latimore with the Winner facing Gerad Speer All Monster 215's!

3.) 2000 Wichita West vs. 2008 Goddard

4.) No answer

5.) Zach Roberson

6.) Lucas Vincet could win any food challenge

7.) 6A Nathan Butler Leavenworth 5A Johnny Purrs STA 4A ? 3A?

8.) 6A Lawrence 5a Lansing finaly gets there title! 4A ? 3A?

9.) I love them all!!

10.) Sunflower 2000's vs. 2000's GWAL