The 2nd annual Kansas Cup will be Sunday January 30th at FHSU's Gross Memorial Coliseum in Hays, KS. The tournament will kick off at 9 a.m. CST, with the finals scheduled for 4 p.m. Webcasts of all placement matches will be available through www.fhsuathletics.com. The tournament was designed to showcase the best wrestlers currently competing at Kansas colleges and universities. All 8 institutions will be represented this year, they include: Baker University, Colby Community College, Fort Hays State University, Labette Community College, Neosho Community College, Newman University, Northwest Technical College, and Pratt Community College.

wow bryce that graduate school has really improved your grammar. see you there best of luck to all teams!

Anything on the brackets yet?

Jr. High and High School wrestling coaches interested in having their team attend the tournament need to send their rosters to Bryce Bahe at bambahe@hotmail.com by Saturday night. Admission will be $1/head for the teams whose roster is received by the deadline. Brackets will be posted Saturday night after the seeding meeting and will be available at http://fhsuathletics.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling.

Any guesses on who will represent each school? How about who will take home the cup this year?

My money is on FHSU to take home the cup, with Labette a very close 2nd

I haven't looked in depth at the weights but I think 149 will be the toughest weight with Means (FHSU), Arnold (NU), and Perez (LCC).

125 should be a good dog fight. pretty close competition in that weight class

I am picking FHSU but don't overlook Baker U.

How many guys does each team bring at each weight? Just one?

Rankings don't mean everything but they will help paint a better picture of the competition this weekend.

NCAA Division II Rankings (1/19/11)
FHSU (19th)
Newman University (Unranked)

NAIA Rankings (1/25/11)
Baker (Unranked)

NJCAA Rankings (1/12/11)
Labette Community College (4th)
Northwest Kansas Technical College (18th)
Colby Community College (20th)
Neosho Community College (Unranked)
Pratt Community College (Unranked)

Weight Class Overview (with rankings and my two cents):

125 - Garrett Jones Labette (7th), Jesse Barber-Pratt (9th), and Jeff Vesta – Neosho (10th). Marco Tamayo-Colby is tough too

133 – Aldon Eisenburg (Ranked 8th in NCAA DII) is the favorite. Ty Fitje-Labette (10th), Danny Floyd-NWKTC (4th)

141 – Andre Harrison (Ranked 5th in NCAA DII) is the favorite; Jace Campbell-Colby (5th); Jordan Basks-Labette (7th)

149 – Michael Perez –Labette (4th); Mitch Arnold (Unranked); Mitchell Means (Unranked)...dogfight with Means probably the favorite

157- Kayton Marshall-Labette (11th); Derek Koehn-FHSU (20-12 record)

165 – Travis Budke-FHSU (7th in NCAA DII); John Hambleton-Labette (10th)

174 – Gage Martin-Labette (8th)

184- Ray Hall-Labette (11th); Tyler Gonzales (3x NCAA DII Qualifier)

197- Walker Clarke-Labette (2nd) and returning National Champ; Blake Steirt-Colby (11th)...Clarke should win this weight.

HWT - Reno Redleaf-Labette (3rd); Levi Calhoun (Baker) Ranked #10; Justin Glenn (FHSU) 19-3 on the season. Another tough weight...I'll put my money on Redleaf

Here is the official Kansas Cup website where the brackets and webcast links will be. Hope to see everyone there. http://fhsuathletics.com/news/2011/1/28/WREST_0128110314.aspx?path=wrestling

Jace Campbell of Colby was ranked 5th in 1/12/11 juco rankings at 141.

Your right, I missed that one George. I edited that post and included it.

Here are possible line ups - if I copy and pasted wrong, forgive me! I couldn't find Neosho or NW Techs roster anywhere, and just grabbed these from the pages on the forum.



NEWMAN
125: Jarod Stephenson
133: forfeit
141: Greg Delk
149: forfeit
157: Dakota Hayes
165:. Clark Driz
174: Chandler Hart
184: Tyler Hasenbank
197: Jacob Cole
285: Lorenzo Serna




BAKER
125: A.J. Gassman
133: Josh Haugen
141: Phillip Hens
149: Jarell Price,
157: Andrew Hurla
165: Jakob Price
174: Parker Owen
184: Jarid Price
197: Brandon Gebhardt
285: Levi Calhoun

FHSU
125 lbs.: RORY WILKINSON
133 lbs.: ALDON ISENBERG
141 lbs.: ANDRE HARRISON
149 lbs.: Mitchell Means
157 lbs.: Derek Koehn
165 lbs.: TRAVIS BUDKE
174 lbs.: Aaron Berscheidt
184 lbs.: Tyler Gonzalez
197 lbs.: Malcolm Norris
HWT: JUSTIN GLENN

LABETTE
184 Ray Hall
197 Walker Clarke
HWT Reno RedLeaf
125 Diamond Wilson
141 Jordan Basks
149 Michael Perez
157 Kayton Marshall
165 John Hambleton
174 Gage Martin


COLBY
184 Jensen Foss
197 Blake Steiert
HWT Reno Fabian Guerrero
125 Marco Tamayo
133 Collin Gorham
141 Jace Campbell
149 Jared Schroeder
157 Kane Lovvorn
165 Chase Hollenbeck
174 Sean Cherry

Oops PRATT didn't come through!

125-Jesse Barber (Dodge City, KS) Returning AA, Ranked 4th
133-Jose Sanchez (Kannapolis, NC)
141-Cody Wildin (Marion, KS)
149-Nick Schwagger (Great Bend, KS)
157-Keegan Smith (Goodland, KS)
165-Randall Clements (Bossier City, LA) Ranked 9th
174-Dylon Walker (El Dorado,KS) Ranked 11th
184-Alex Feldkamp (Derby, KS) Returning Qualifier, Ranked 11th
197-Dustin Hackett (Marshall, MO)
285-Xavier Fisher (Manhattan, KS)

I think Means and Arnold are both hurt at 149.

Where are the brackets?

Use this link to watch the Labette Cardinal Wrestlers in action at the Kansas Cup!

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/labette-cardinal-sports

Any updates?