The Markeys wrestled for Olathe North, but they were junior high students. They did not attend Olathe North as students. The way the Olathe school system works, the only link to the high school is for sports, and possibly music, debate, etc., but I am not sure on that. I believe this is allowed so that 9th graders with the ability and talent to compete on a Jr. Varsity or Varsity team are not penalized unfairly in comparison to most districts, where 9th graders are freshmen attending the high school. Academically, Olathe 9th graders are junior high students. They have to change to another school after their freshman year no matter what, so they are not considered transfers.

I believe it is also possible for an Olathe 9th grader to compete on an Olathe high school team and still attend and compete for a different Olathe team as a sophomore without penalty, as again, they are not considered transfers. I think that there is at least one very talented wrestler that falls into this situation competing this year as well.