PRESS RELEASE - KANSAS COLLEGE WRESTLING FUND
USA Wrestling-Kansas Inc. - Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF)
7208 Magnolia Way
Hutchinson, KS 67502-9380
MISSION STATEMENT OF KANSAS COLLEGE WRESTLING FUND:
It is the mission of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund to provide financial support for Kansas colleges and universities with active college wrestling programs. This financial support to Kansas colleges and universities will help provide wrestling, academic and eventual career opportunities for student athlete wrestlers in the State of Kansas.
Individual and corporate donor annual gifting levels:
Platinum Level-$5,000 and above
Gold Level-$2,000 to $5,000
Silver Level-$500-$1,999
Bronze Level-$1-$499
Checks should be made out to: USAW - Kansas College Wrestling Fund
Tax ID – Number 48-0981221 501 c (3) exemption
Thank you for your support of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund
Where to send checks:
USA Wrestling-Kansas Inc. - Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF)
7208 Magnolia Way
Hutchinson, KS 67502-9380
Kansas College Wrestling Fund Committee: Please call or e-mail if you have any questions.
Sean McCarthy – Chairman (913) 579-1835 – cell, e-mail - smokeycabin@hotmail.com
Will Cokeley - Vice Chairman (708) 267-6615 – cell, e-mail – willcokeley@gmail.com
Bill Peterman – Secretary (913) 626-4459 – cell, e-mail – billpeterman@hotmail.com
USA Wrestling – Kansas Inc. – Treasurer (Mike Juby – e-mail – mikejuby@usawks.com)
Wayne Petterson – College Coach – (620) 431-2820 Extension 210 work, e-mail wpetterson@neosho.edu
Joe Renfro – College Coach – (620) 717-3196, e-mail joer@labette.edu
Ryan Smith – College Coach – (316) 617-9025, e-mail smithry@newmanu.edu
Steve Woody – USAWKS – Corporate Board Director (District IV Director) (785) 626-3309, e-mail stripes@ruraltel.net
Travis Keal – Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association President (913) 645-6050 – cell, e-mail tkeal@att.net
Jeff Butler – Wrestling Supporter (808) 230-1371 – cell, e-mail jrod400@aol.com


Go to the College Talk Forum for more information on the fund. The minutes from our 1st meeting, parameters, and marketing information can be found in that area. We are working on a web site and hope to have it up and running this fall.

Johnson County Sports Newly formed Kansas College Wrestling Fund seeks area donationsMark Dewar Sports Editor, mdewar@sunpublications.com 913-385-6061
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The Kansas College Wrestling Fund is newly formed and accepting donations.


The fund offers wrestling supporters statewide the opportunity to further the sport in the Sunflower State's colleges and universities.

Fund supporters believe the sport to be under attack at the college level and believe their efforts ultimately could prove the difference in a program's survival.

More information on the KCWF is available at www.usawks.com.


Posted Aug. 5, 2011



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thanks for your sharing

We have added another committee member to complete the requirements of our parameters - I think Dan Harris will help the KCWF and our efforts tremendously.

Dan Harris

Dan Harris retired at the end of the 2008-2009 academic year after serving as a coach and administrator at Baker for 26 years. He was assistant football coach from 1983 to 1994 and head baseball coach from 1983 to 1995 before being named athletic director in 1995, a position he held for 14 years. His honors include conference baseball coach of the year in 1992 and 1993; HAAC athletic director of the year in 2002; NAIA Region V athletic director of the year in 2002; NAIA Co-National Athletic Director of the Year in 2002; and National Association of Collegiate Directors Central Division Athletic Director of the Year in 2003 and 2009. He was inducted in 2007 into the NAIA Hall of Fame for meritorious service.
Current •Special Graduate Faculty at University of Kansas
•Retired Director of Athletics at Baker University
Past •Assistant Professor at retired
•retired at Baker University
•Board member at Big Brothers Big Sisters, Douglas
•Assistant Football Coach & Head Wrestling Coach at Grandview High School
•Graduate Assistant in Football & Wrestling at University of Central Missouri
•Assistant Coach/GA at Central Missouri State University
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Education •University of Kansas
•Kansas University
•Central Missouri State University
•Drury College
•William Jewell College
•Missouri Valley College
•Drury University
•North Kansas City High School

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This is great publicity and I see from the article that there was also an article in the Kansas City Star about it.