There is no conspiracy to keep your son off of the team. Simply put, and I'll use my son as an example: he doesn't feel like cutting weight, so he'll wrestles what he weighs up until Southern Plains, where he may or may not cut weight. For the duals, he will wrestle at a weight that will help the team field the toughest squad possible, assuming he is one of the guys good enough to go. I know it is expensive to participate in these tourneys, but it is important for two reasons. 1-To help determine the teams, we need as many matches between the best kids, so that there is some criteria as to who is the best kids at each weight. 2-We have to have our kids SHARP for the duals, and wrestling, at least practicing, is very important to do that.

There is noone that has been informally invited, other than EVERYONE. There has been some names posted on here, but it is no more than a "here is a partial list, who are we forgetting" type of list. I wish we could, one time, take the BEST that Kansas has to offer, to our duals events. It is frustrating to the kids that participate, to see kids that could help us, sitting it out for whatever reason.

So in case you are feeling left out, here is your invite:

If your kid was born in 1997 or 1998, he is invited to let Tom Williams know that he is interested in being a part of Team Kansas for the Schoolboy Duals in June.

If your kid was born in 1995 or 1996, he is invited to let Russ Hermreck know that he is interested in being a part of Team Kansas for the Cadet Duals in June.

If your kid was born in 1993 or 1994, he is invited to let Russ Hermreck know that he is interested in being a part of Team Kansas for the Junior Duals in June.