On behalf of the 23 schoolboy wrestlers who went to Indiana to represent Kansas in the National Schoolboy duals and their coaches; Charlie Knox, Todd Napier and Mike Brown, I would like to extend a thank you to USA Wrestling of Kansas for given these wrestlers a chance to compete in this tournament.
I apologize for not providing an update after each session like the guys do for Cadet/Junior duals and Fargo. I used to get frustrated when those reports didn't come in quick enough but now I understand why. These duals are grueling!
In summary I beleive are team did very well. We won the consolation bracket in Greco and were runner up in the same bracket in Freestyle. Overall we wrestled a total of 18 duals. Our dual record when all the dust cleared was 13 wins and 5 loses. It was great to see the wrestler come togther as a team and pull for each other. We had high moments as a team such as beating Illionis by one point in the final second of the semi finals. And we had low points such as losing to Missouri in freestyle when we had beat them in Greco. I believe that this was a very positive exp for the boys. I would like to see Kansas send a team every year. Again, thanks to the members of USA Wrestling of Kansas and the State body for allowing us to go to these event.