Thank you Bill. We were waiting until the completion of the collegiate season and a time where we could all be together to pick the collegiate wrestler of the year. We finished it up last Friday. Sorry for the delay.


2011-12 KWCA Award Winners to be honored at the Awards Banquet luncheon on
Saturday, October 27, 2012, at the Salina Ramada Hotel & Convention Center.

COACHES OF THE YEAR
6A ¬– Bob Gonzales - Manhattan
5A – Jude Wilson - Newton
4A – Brandon Jobe – Bonner Springs
321A – John Lippelmann – Scott City

ASSISTANT COACHES OF THE YEAR
6A ¬– Chad Lindsley, Nathan Broeckelman, Devin Schwartz, Tim McCarthy & Bill Broeckelman - Manhattan
5A – Brian Rickard & JJ Thaw - Newton
4A – Rick Williams & Ed Schmitt - Colby
321A – Joe Buchanan – Council Grove
321A – John Gardner - Lincoln

MIDDLE SCHOOL COACH OF THE YEAR
Steve Bushnell – Seaman
Adam Pyle – Sabetha
Jason May & Brian Pixler - Pratt

SENIOR WRESTLERS OF THE YEAR
6A – Matt Reed – Wichita Heights
5A – Bo Pursel - Lansing
4A – Austin Hood - Louisburg
321A – Dylan Schumacher - TMP

MEDIA OF THE YEAR
Mark Petterson & Katie Hamman – Coffey County Republican
Conor Nicholl, Nick McQueen, Randy Gonzales & Nick Schwien – Hays Daily News
Kevin Price – Great Bend Tribune
Andy Brown – Louisburg Herald

OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR
Rob Ross – Colby, KS

CONTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR
Eric Johnson – Shawnee Mission East
Kirk Hockman – Shawnee Heights
Cynthia Montgomery – Wichita (6A, 5A, 4A State Tournament)

COLLEGE SENIOR WRESTLERS OF THE YEAR
Jordan Keller – OU
Jarrett Edison - UCO

ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR
Bret Howard, Eureka

KWCA HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Bo Maynes – Salina South (Wrestler)
Zach Roberson – Blue Valley Northwest (Wrestler)
Kyle Mines – St. Francis (Coach)
Dick Gilman – Paola (Coach)

This award-winner selection will be honored by the Kansas Coaches Association in August in Topeka at the KSHSAA Coaching School.

KCA Coach of the Year
Jason Brown - Sabetha

These award-winner selections will be honored by the National Wrestling Coaches Association. They are also eligible for national awards by the NWCA.

National Wrestling Coaches Association
Coach: Mike Medina – St. James Academy, Lenexa
Assistant Coach: Todd Sacquitne – Wichita Heights
Senior Wrester: Brandon Charbonneau - Emporia