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.

Minutes of Kansas College Wrestling Fund
Foundation Committee Board Member Meeting
Sunday June 12, 2011 Noon
Martenelli's Italian Restaurant 158 South Santa Fe Ave. Salina, KS 67401-2810
1 CALL TO ORDER-
Sean McCarthy, Board Chairman called the Kansas College Wrestling Fund Foundation Committee Board Member Meeting to order at the above time, date and location.
2 ROLL CALL –
In lieu of a roll call, Sean McCarthy passed a sign in sheet. Members in attendance were Sean McCarthy, Will Cokeley, Bill Peterman, Wayne Petterson, Joe Renfro, Ryan Smith, Steve Woody, and Vince Nowak. Committee member Travis Keal was not in attendance. Brad Haynes Associate Athletic Director of Fort Hays State University Athletic Department was also in attendance. Will Cokeley prior to the meeting had asked Committee Chairman Sean McCarthy if he could invite Brad Haynes as a special guest. Brad Haynes provided added value to the meeting with the perspective of a college sports department administrator.
3 INTRODUCTION OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS-Committee Members-
There was not a formal introduction of committee members although several members did give a brief introduction of themselves. Sean McCarthy said that he was going to request everyone to do a short bio that he intended to include on the eventual website for the Kansas College Wrestling Fund.
Here is a listing of the committee members and their affiliation to Kansas wrestling:
Sean McCarthy STA Kids Club Director and Head Coach
Will Cokeley USAWKS-Corporate Board Director as Club Representative
Bill Peterman Wrestling Supporter
Wayne Petterson Head Coach of Neosho Community College
Joe Renfro Head Coach of Labette Community College
Ryan Smith Head Coach of Newman University
Steve Woody USAWKS-Corporate Board Director as District IV Director
Travis Keal KWCA President
Vince Nowak Wrestling Supporter
4 RECAP OF KANSAS COLLEGE WRESTLING FUND HISTORY-
Sean McCarthy gave a brief history of the progress that has been made so far with the fund.
Earlier this year on March 12, 2011 it was announced that the University of Nebraska-Omaha was going to drop its wrestling program along with its football program. The UNO wrestling team was notified of this decision shortly after winning its third straight NCAA Division II national wrestling team title. The news of this announcement rattled the entire national wrestling community. The Kansas wrestling community also became very upset as many of the past and present outstanding wrestlers of UNO were former Kansas high school wrestlers. A discussion immediately ensued of this situation on the USAW-KS website forum. Several participants in these forum discussions decided this would be a good time for the Kansas wrestling community to show our support for our Kansas colleges and universities with college wrestling programs by starting a Kansas College Wrestling Fund.
A few days later on March 16, 2011, Mike Juby Chairman of the USAW-Kansas Corporate Board of Directors was approached by a small group (Sean McCarthy, Randy Hinderliter, Ned Price and Vince Nowak) that had formed in the Northeast Kansas area about the possibility of the USAW-Kansas organization becoming the Administrator/Custodian of a Kansas College Wrestling Fund. Mike Juby replied that subject to the Corporate Board approval that USAW-Kansas could provide administrative support which would include management of the investments, making distributions and reporting results. Mike Juby also said that USAW-KS would be able to provide their 501(c)(3) exemption for the purposes of accepting contributions. Mike Juby asked the group to draft a set of fund parameters that would detail how the fund would work and to include an initial marketing plan to be presented to the May 14,2011 USAW-KS Corporate Board Meeting for approval consideration.
Sean, Randy, Ned and Vince met three times prior to the May 14th meeting. Head Coach Jimmy May of Baker University attended one of these meetings as did Baker Assistant Head Coach George Roath, III. Jeff Butler attended two of these planning meetings. The initial Fund Parameters, Marketing Plan and a Sample Distribution were prepared and sent by e-mail to Mike Juby on May 3, 2011. Sean McCarthy and Vince Nowak attended the USAW-KS Corporate Board meeting as invited guests. Randy Hinderliter, a USAW-KS Corporate Board member also attended. The USAW-KS Corporate Board approved the establishment of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund at this May 14, 2011 meeting. Mike Juby agreed as State Chairman that he would name the first members of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund Foundation Committee and its first Chairman. Mike sent an e-mail on 5/23/11 announcing the nine committee
members and naming Sean McCarthy the first committee Chairman. Sean McCarthy on 5/25/11 gave committee members notice of our first meeting on June 12, 2011 in Salina.
5 FUND PARAMETERS DISCUSSION-
Sean McCarthy named Will Cokeley Vice Chairman and Bill Peterman as Secretary of the KCWF Foundation Committee. Sean asked Vince Nowak to assist Bill Peterman in the preparation of the minutes of the meeting.
Will Cokeley read over the original Fund Parameters that were presented to the USAW-Kansas Corporate Board for their May 14th meeting. A significant amount of time was spent discussing individual items in the Fund Parameters and several additions and deletions were voted on and approved.
It was decided and voted on to drop from the original Fund Parameters Articles 2.2.2 which stated:
2.2.2…To seek Kansas wrestling community members to be lifetime donors to the Fund.
The original Article 2.2.4 was as follows:
2.2.4…To foster the growth of new Kansas collegiate wrestling programs including universities with potential NCAA Division I programs.
This article generated a discussion of whether the KCWF should be addressing potential NCAA Division I programs. Will Cokeley felt it should not since he does not believe that it will ever happen and we should not address it in the Fund objectives. Vince Nowak said that over the last few months during this process that he has heard from several Kansas wrestling community members who believe the pursuit of a NCAA D-I wrestling program should be the primary focus of this fund. Will said it would be deceitful to make them think it was going to ever happen and the focus should be on the Kansas schools with current programs. The committee agreed and voted to drop Article 2.2.4.
The original Article 2.2.5 was read:
2.2.5…To provide annual financial support to the Kansas colleges and universities with NCAA, NAIA or NJCAA wrestling programs for tuition, books, and room & board expenses for their wrestling team student athletes.
It was pointed out that the community colleges and Fort Hays State would have difficulty receiving funds this way. Several committee members were also concerned that an institution could decide to alter its own funding of the wrestling program by reducing it by the amount of the donation of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. It was suggested that donations to an endowment fund could solve this problem for these schools. Several committee members wanted endowment funds to be returned to the Kansas College Wrestling Fund if the institution ever dropped its wrestling program. It was decided to change the original Article 2.2.5 to the following (Note that the number has been changed to 2.2.3 due to the deletions of 2.2.2 and 2.2.4 from the original document:
2.2.3…To provide annual financial support to the Kansas colleges and universities with NCAA, NAIA or NJCAA wrestling programs for current tuition, books, and room & board expenses for their wrestling team student athletes or for the institution’s wrestling endowment fund per stipulations in the Memo of Understanding between the Kansas College Wrestling Fund and the individual institution accepting funding from the Kansas College Wrestling Fund (See 3.5.1 Memo of Understanding and Stipulations for Distributions).
Vince Nowak has added the following Article 3.5.1 to the Revised Fund Parameters:
3.5.1 MEMO OF UNDERSTANDING AND STIPULATIONS FOR DISTRIBUTIONS… To be eligible for distributions a recipient institution must sign a Memo of Understanding with the Kansas College Wrestling Fund in which the institution will agree to either use the funds for current tuition, books, and room & board expenses for their wrestling team student athletes or for the institution’s wrestling endowment fund. If the institution decides to use the distribution for current tuition, books, and room & board expenses for their wrestling team student athletes, it must agree in the Memo of Understanding that it will not reduce its current or future wrestling budget funding due to the distribution that it will receive from the Kansas College Wrestling fund. If the institution chooses to receive its distribution as a contribution to its endowment fund and it ever decides to drop their wrestling program then it must agree in the Memo of Understanding to return to the Kansas College Wrestling Fund the entire amount of funding that it has received from the Kansas College Wrestling Fund.
Will Cokeley proceeded reading Article III of the original Fund Parameters. The next article to receive a considerable amount of discussion was Article 3.3 Investments which reads as follows:
3.3 INVESTMENTS… The Fund Administrator shall invest the Kansas College Wrestling Fund Account assets in a fiduciary manner to maximize fund returns but at a prudent level of risk that allows the Kansas College Wrestling Fund to meet its short and long term obligations/objectives.
Will Cokeley was uncomfortable with the wording of Article 3.3 Investments. Will felt that the fund’s investments should be completely risk averse and all funds should be invested in a money market. Vince Nowak pointed out that money markets are paying a very low rate of return. Will Cokeley pointed out that there were significant market value losses in common stock investments during 2008 and many stock investments lost 50% or more of their investment value that year. Bill Peterman suggested that type of risk could be lessened by a balanced portfolio of a third in stocks, a third in bonds and a third in safe fixed income investments like money markets or CDs. This is an example of diversification in a portfolio that would traditionally yield a higher return than a money market at a generally accepted low level of risk. Vince Nowak also pointed out that Mike Juby had informed him that he preferred for the committee to not include a specific Investment Policy Statement in the Fund Parameters. Will Cokeley expressed again his opinion that all investments in this fund should be in safe vehicles that have no possibility of loss on the principal amount of investment. Will Cokeley said if common stock was donated unrestricted to the fund that he felt it should be sold immediately when Vince Nowak asked him that question. Vince Nowak made the point that better fixed rate returns could be realized in FDIC insured CDs, Federal Agency or high rated Corporate Bonds with slightly longer maturities than in money markets. No change in this article was voted on but Will Cokeley said he planned to discuss it with Mike Juby.
Article 3.4 Expenses was changed to require two signatures on all checks written from the fund. It now reads:
3.4 EXPENSES… The Fund Administrator will pay fund operating and administrative expenses that have been approved by the Kansas College Wrestling Fund Foundation Committee (Articles 4.1 & 4.4.2) from the Kansas College Wrestling Fund Account. Every check for all expenses and distributions must have two signatures, one from the USAW-Kansas Corporate Board of Directors Chairman and one from the Kansas College Wrestling Fund Foundation Committee Chairman or Vice-Chairman.
The next item to generate change was Article 3.5 Distributions. It was decided by the committee that the Fund would not make Special Distributions on loans. The committee voted to change 3.5 by dropping the reference in the first sentence to special distributions. The new Article 3.5 reads:
3.5 DISTRIBUTIONS… The Fund Administrator will make annual distributions from the Kansas College Wrestling Fund Account to the Kansas colleges and universities for their wrestling programs as detailed in Articles V. These payments are payable as soon as possible after the end of the fiscal year but no later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year.
Article 4.2 was changed to read:
4.2 MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE…There will be a minimum of nine committee members on the Kansas College Wrestling Fund Foundation Committee recommended by the State Chairman of the USAW-Kansas and approved by the USAW-KS Corporate Board of Directors. A minimum of two of the Foundation Committee members will be current members of the USAW-KS Corporate Board of Directors, two at large Kansas wrestling community members, one representative from the Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association, two representatives from Kansas Community Colleges with wrestling programs, and two representatives from four year Kansas colleges or universities with wrestling programs. The initial committee can be set up on an interim basis per the appointment of the State Chairman of the USAW-KS Corporate Board of Directors subject to approval of the Corporate Board of Directors.
Sean McCarthy asked for a slight change in Article 4.5.2 to allow for notification by mail or e-mail. It now reads:
4.5.2…The Chairman of the Foundation Committee will preside over meetings and will give members notice of thirty days prior to meetings by mail or e-mail.
Article 4.6 Quorum and Voting was also slightly changed to require the committee members to use the Reply to All function when voting electronically and for the Secretary to keep records of such votes. It now reads:
4.6 QUORUM AND VOTING…A quorum of the Kansas College Wrestling Foundation Committee shall be the majority of its members but no less than five members including the Kansas College Wrestling Foundation Committee Chairman. All voting matters shall be decided by the majority vote of the committee members at the meeting. Each committee member shall be entitled to one vote except the Chairman. The Chairman of the Foundation Committee votes only in the event of a tie. The vote of the Chairman of the Foundation Committee will decide tie committee votes. The Kansas College Wrestling Foundation Committee Chairman can choose to conduct voting and business by e-mail provided at least 75% of the committee members have voted. The members shall use the e-mail Reply to All response when using electronic voting. The Secretary will keep copies of all electronic voting replies and results.
At this point the discussion moved on to Article 5.1 Distribution Allocation Shares. This generated a great deal of discussion. The original article called for two shares for the four year colleges and one share for the community colleges. The community college committee members asked why it was set up this way. Will Cokeley said we should consider allocating the shares in a way where we could get the biggest impact on a gift, pointing out that a donation could have a bigger percentage impact at Fort Hays State where the total annual
expense is around $11,500 in comparison to a private school that would be closer to $30,000 and we should consider directing more money to where it can make the biggest percentage impact. Vince Nowak stated he did not believe that the percentage impact idea should matter and that the private four year schools should receive the same as Fort Hays State University. Vince Nowak pointed out that the original fund parameters were set up at the 2 shares for a four year and 1 share for a community college to pattern the USAW-KS current allocation. Vince Nowak also said that he had compiled a study that showed it was a less expensive to attend a community college in Kansas about $7,500 a year versus $11,500 at Fort Hays State, and approximately $28, 000 at the private four year universities with wrestling programs. Steve Woody pointed out that this was a statewide effort that would need to appeal to many diverse groups and that he believe it should be an equal share distribution. Bill Peterman made a motion to make the initial distribution equal to all schools for this first year to be revisited at a later date. It was seconded and approved by vote. The article now reads:
5.1 DISTRIBUTION ALLOCATION SHARES…All Kansas colleges and universities with NCAA, NAIA or NJCAA wrestling programs that will compete in the wrestling season following the end of the USAW Kansas fiscal year will be eligible to receive a distribution from the Kansas College Wrestling Fund subject to their agreement to the terms of the Memo of Understanding (3.5.1). Two year colleges (NJCAA wrestling programs) and four year colleges or universities (NCAA and NAIA wrestling programs) will receive equal distribution allocation shares.
It was voted on to drop Article 5.3 on making annual distributions to NCWA Club teams at Kansas colleges and universities.
As stated in the above discussion on Article 3.5 Distributions it was decided and voted on that the Fund would not make Special Distributions or Loans so the Original 5.4 on Special Distributions or Loans was dropped from the Revised Fund Parameters.
It was decided that the original distribution period should be August 31, 2012. The original Article 5.5 was changed to 5.3 to reflect the deletions of original Articles 5.3 and 5.4. The revised 5.3 now reads:
5.3 INITIAL PERIOD DISTRBUTIONS PAYABLE…The initial period for the determination of distributions from the Kansas College wrestling Fund will be from the beginning date that the USAW-KS Corporate Board of Directors authorizes the Kansas College Wrestling Fund to August 31, 2012. At the end of any fiscal year there must be an accrued ending Kansas College Wrestling Fund Balance of at least $5,000 for the Articles 5.2 and 5.3 distributions payable to be calculated and paid.
This completed the discussion of the Fund Parameters.
6 MARKETING PLAN DISCUSSION
The next item for discussion was the Initial Marketing Plan prepared for the May 14,2011 USAW-KS Corporate Board Meeting. Several ideas were discussed including a website, brochure, plaques or other rewards for donors and groups to concentrate on in our fundraising efforts.
It was decided to change Item #2 as to the amount of the annual fund raising target. The fundraising target amount by August 31, 2012 was changed from $200,000 to $50,000.
Item #4.3 was slightly changed to read:
4.3. Motivate Kansas wrestling community residents to advocate for the Kansas College Wrestling Fund.
In Section 6: Develop a Marketing Action plan, an addition was made to Action 6 and it now reads:
Action 6: Solicit Corporate Donors in state and out of state. This would include fund raising corporate promotions at companies such as: Casey’s General Stores, Pizza Hut, QuikTrip, grocery stores, restaurants, etc.
Action 11 was altered to take into account the possibility of plaques or other awards for the different level of donors. It now reads:
Action 11: Setup 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
Consideration will be given to plaques or other various forms of reward recognition for donors at the various levels of gifting.
Action 15 on the original Marketing Plan called for the consideration of a professional fundraiser. It was decided to drop this from consideration at this time.
Action 16 on the original marketing plan which called for asking for a budget of $5,000 for KCWF marketing was dropped.
The original Action 17 became action 15.
The following were new Action items that derived from the discussion.
Action 16: Work with Kansas colleges and universities with wrestling programs to establish an annual Kansas Kids Benefit Tournament for the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. The tournament location would alternate annually between the Kansas colleges and universities which would provide the facilities free of charge.
Action 17: Utilize media such as newspapers, radio and TV to promote the Kansas College Wrestling Fund when these opportunities become available.
7 ADJOURNMENT
Sean McCarthy called for the meeting to adjourn at 3:30 PM.

Kansas College Wrestling Fund
Parameters of Fund:
ARTICLE I – FUND NAME, ADDRESS, FISCAL YEAR, FUND ADMINISTRATOR/CUSTODIAN
1.1 Name… The name of the fund shall be the Kansas College Wrestling Fund.
1.2 Address … The principal office of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund shall be located at the address of the Principal Office of the United States of America Wrestling Association –Kansas, Incorporated.
1.3 Fiscal Year… The fiscal year of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund shall begin on the first day of September in each year and end on the last day of August each year.
1.4 Fund Administrator/Custodian…The Administrator/Custodian of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund shall be United States of America Wrestling Association –Kansas, Incorporated which will also be referred to as USAW-Kansas.
ARTICLE II – MISSION STATEMENT/OBJECTIVES
2.1 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.
2.2 OBJECTIVES OF KANSAS COLLEGE WRESTLING FUND:
2.2.1… To provide opportunities for the Kansas wrestling community to support the Kansas College Wrestling Fund thru contributions of their time, talent and financial donations.
2.2.2…To invest in the future of Kansas collegiate wrestling programs by keeping a portion of the annual donations and earnings in the Kansas College Wrestling Fund.
2.2.3…To provide annual financial support to the Kansas colleges and universities with NCAA, NAIA or NJCAA wrestling programs for current tuition, books, and room & board expenses for their wrestling team student athletes or for the institution’s wrestling endowment fund per stipulations in the Memo of Understanding between the Kansas College Wrestling Fund and the individual institution accepting funding from the Kansas College Wrestling Fund (See 3.5.1 Memo of Understanding and Stipulations for Distributions).
2.2.4…To encourage interaction between the coaches and wrestlers of the Kansas college wrestling programs, the Kansas youth wrestling clubs and Kansas high school wrestling programs.
ARTICLE III – FUND ADMINISTRATOR/CUSTODIAN DUTIES
3.1 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS…The Fund Administrator shall establish separate bank and/or investment brokerage accounts for the Fund’s assets.
3.2 RECEIPT OF MONEY AND OTHER DONATED ASSETS…The Fund Administrator will receive money and other donated assets into the Fund’s bank and/or brokerage accounts.
3.3 INVESTMENTS…The Fund Administrator shall invest the Kansas College Wrestling Fund Account assets in a fiduciary manner to maximize fund returns but at a prudent level of risk that allows the Kansas College Wrestling Fund to meet its short and long term obligations/objectives.
3.4 EXPENSES…The Fund Administrator will pay fund operating and administrative expenses that have been approved by the Kansas College Wrestling Fund Foundation Committee (Articles 4.1 & 4.4.2) from the Kansas College Wrestling Fund Account. Every check for all expenses and distributions must have two signatures, one from the USAW-Kansas Corporate Board of Directors Chairman and one from the Kansas College Wrestling Fund Foundation Committee Chairman or Vice-Chairman.
3.5 DISTRIBUTIONS…The Fund Administrator will make annual distributions from the Kansas College Wrestling Fund Account to the Kansas colleges and universities for their wrestling programs as detailed in Articles V. These payments are payable as soon as possible after the end of the fiscal year but no later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year.
3.5.1 MEMO OF UNDERSTANDING AND STIPULATIONS FOR DISTRIBUTIONS…To be eligible for distributions a recipient institution must sign a Memo of Understanding with the Kansas College Wrestling Fund in which the institution will agree to either use the funds for current tuition, books, and room & board expenses for their wrestling team student athletes or for the institution’s wrestling endowment fund. If the institution decides to use the distribution for current tuition, books, and room & board expenses for their wrestling team student athletes, it must agree in the Memo of Understanding that it will not reduce its current or future wrestling budget funding due to the distribution that it will receive from the Kansas College Wrestling fund. If the institution chooses to receive its distribution as a contribution to its endowment fund and it ever decides to drop their wrestling program then it must agree in the Memo of Understanding to return to the Kansas College Wrestling Fund the entire amount of funding that it has received from the Kansas College Wrestling Fund.
3.6 ANNUAL ACCOUNTING/TAXES/AUDIT…The Fund Administrator will perform an annual fund accounting at the end of each fiscal year. The annual distributions to the Kansas colleges and universities with wrestling programs will be based on this final accounting of Fund Balance Sheet and Income Statement Items. The Fund Administrator shall be responsible for any tax reporting filing requirements for government agencies and individual donors. The Fund Administrator can contract with an outside accountant for the preparation of any tax returns or forms that need to be filed with government agencies or individual donors. If the USAW Corporate Board of Directors orders an audit of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund, the Fund Administrator shall engage a CPA firm to perform the audit and report the results to the USAW-Kansas Corporate Board and the Kansas College Wrestling Fund Foundation Committee (Article IV).
3.7 ADMINISTRATIVE FEES…The Fund Administrator shall be allowed to charge the Kansas College Wrestling Fund an annual administrative fee determined and approved by the Kansas College Wrestling Fund Foundation Committee (Article 4.4.2).
ARTICLE IV– KANSAS COLLEGE WRESTLING FUND FOUNDATION COMMITTEE
4.1 FORMATION OF COMMITTEE …The USAW Kansas Corporate Board of Directors shall approve a Kansas College Wrestling Fund Foundation Committee.
4.2 MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE…There will be a minimum of nine committee members on the Kansas College Wrestling Fund Foundation Committee recommended by the State Chairman of the USAW-Kansas and approved by the USAW-KS Corporate Board of Directors. A minimum of two of the Foundation Committee members will be current members of the USAW-KS Corporate Board of Directors, two at large Kansas wrestling community members, one representative from the Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association, two representatives from Kansas Community Colleges with wrestling programs, and two representatives from four year Kansas colleges or universities with wrestling programs. The initial committee can be set up on an interim basis per the appointment of the State Chairman of the USAW-KS Corporate Board of Directors subject to approval of the Corporate Board of Directors.
4.3 TERM OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS…The committee members shall serve two year terms. There is no limit on the number of terms served and terms can be consecutive. Terms will be staggered so that at least fifty percent of the committee members continue to serve.
4.4 DUTIES AND FUNCTION OF KANSAS COLLEGE WRESTLING FOUNDATION COMMITTEE…
4.4.1…The committee shall prepare an annual Marketing Plan Report that will be presented to the USAW-KS Corporate Board of Directors. This report will include the marketing efforts from most recent year and plans for the upcoming year.
4.4.2…The committee will prepare an annual budget of committee and fund expenses for the new fiscal year to be presented to the USAW-Kansas Corporate Board of Directors. The committee will approve all fund operating and administrative expenses.
4.4.3…The committee will prepare a report of the actual committee expenses for the most recent fiscal year to be presented to the USAW-Kansas Corporate Board of Directors.
4.4.4…The committee will develop and lead fundraising for the Kansas College Wrestling Fund.
4.4.5…The committee will meet at least two times a year at locations voted on and approved by the committee.
4.4.6…The committee will recommend changes to the Parameters of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. These changes will take effect upon approval of the USAW-Kansas Corporate Board of Directors.
4.5 CHAIRMAN OF THE KANSAS COLLEGE WRESTLING FUND FOUNDATION COMMITTEE…The Chairman of the USAW-Kansas Corporate Board of Directors shall nominate a Chairman of the Kansas College Wrestling Foundation Committee. The Corporate Board of Directors of USAW-Kansas will approve the nomination.
4.5.1…The Chairman of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund Foundation Committee will present the annual reports to the USAW Kansas Corporate Board of Directors.
4.5.2…The Chairman of the Foundation Committee will preside over meetings and will give members notice of thirty days prior to meetings by mail or e-mail.
4.5.3…The Chairman of the Foundation Committee will call for votes of the Committee members on approval of the annual marketing plan, the annual budget plan and for any recommended changes to Fund Parameters.
4.5.4…The Chairman of the Foundation Committee shall appoint a Secretary who will be responsible for the maintenance and reporting of committee minutes and other committee files.
4.5.5…The Chairman of the Foundation Committee shall appoint a Vice Chairman who shall assume the duties of the Chairman if required.
4.6 QUORUM AND VOTING…A quorum of the Kansas College Wrestling Foundation Committee shall be the majority of its members but no less than five members including the Kansas College Wrestling Foundation Committee Chairman. All voting matters shall be decided by the majority vote of the committee members at the meeting. Each committee member shall be entitled to one vote except the Chairman. The Chairman of the Foundation Committee votes only in the event of a tie. The vote of the Chairman of the Foundation
Committee will decide tie committee votes. The Kansas College Wrestling Foundation Committee Chairman can choose to conduct voting and business by e-mail provided at least 75% of the committee members have voted. The members shall use the e-mail Reply to All response when using electronic voting. The Secretary will keep copies of all electronic voting replies and results.
4.7 VACANCIES…If a Foundation Committee member resigns or is unable to serve the Chairman of the Foundation Committee shall have the option to name a interim successor if there are less than the minimum of eight committee members after the vacancy. The interim successor must be approved by the USAW-Kansas Corporate Board of Directors.
ARTICLE V DISTRIBUTION ALLOCATIONS AND PAYMENTS TO KANSAS COLLEGE AND UNVERSITY WRESTLING PROGRAMS…
5.1 DISTRIBUTION ALLOCATION SHARES…All Kansas colleges and universities with NCAA, NAIA or NJCAA wrestling programs that will compete in the wrestling season following the end of the USAW Kansas fiscal year will be eligible to receive a distribution from the Kansas College Wrestling Fund subject to their agreement to the terms of the Memo of Understanding (3.5.1). Two year colleges (NJCAA wrestling programs) and four year colleges or universities (NCAA and NAIA wrestling programs) will receive equal distribution allocation shares.
5.2 DISTRIBUTION ANNUAL AMOUNT PAYABLE…50% of annual accrued donations to the Kansas College Wrestling Fund will be payable each year at the end of the USAW-KS fiscal year to the Kansas colleges and universities with wrestling programs per allocation shares as detailed in 5.1. In addition 10% of the accrued ending Kansas College Wrestling Fund Balance will be payable each year to the Kansas colleges and universities with NCAA, NAIA or NJCAA wrestling programs per allocation shares as detailed in 5.1. An example of the allocation shares and distribution payable amounts is attached.
5.3 INITIAL PERIOD DISTRBUTIONS PAYABLE…The initial period for the determination of distributions from the Kansas College wrestling Fund will be from the beginning date that the USAW-KS Corporate Board of Directors authorizes the Kansas College Wrestling Fund to August 31, 2012. At the end of any fiscal year there must be an accrued ending Kansas College Wrestling Fund Balance of at least $5,000 for the Articles 5.2 and 5.3 distributions payable to be calculated and paid.

Kansas College Wrestling Fund – Initial Marketing Plan Revised 6-12-2011
1. Goal – To raise money for the Kansas College Wrestling Fund
2. Establish an annual fundraising target of $50,000.00 by August 31, 2012.
3. Organizational goal: 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.
4. Communications goals:
4.1. Build awareness about Kansas College Wrestling Fund’s work and impact.
4.2. Increase understanding of the relationship between college educations, wrestling and the benefits that these current and future college student athletes will bring back to future wrestling generations.
4.3. Motivate Kansas wrestling community residents to advocate for the Kansas College Wrestling Fund.
5. Marketing Objectives
5.1. Building cooperation and communication within the wrestling community by getting the Kids, High School, and College Wrestling communities excited about the Kansas College Wrestling Fund and its mission.
5.2. Increase the amount of incoming donations annually with a start date in 2010/2011 fiscal year and ending August 31, 2012, and budgeting for a 10% increase in the 2012/2013 fiscal year.
5.3. Identifying Target Audience - Individual donors in state and out of state, Corporate Donors in state and out of state, Kids Clubs and coaches, High School Teams and coaches, Middle School Teams and coaches, Staff members of prospective partner businesses and teams in the state—Work to build understanding with these groups of Kansas College Wrestling Fund and its role in helping student athlete wrestlers.
5.4. Identify Kansas wrestling community leaders who will lead Kansas College Wrestling Fund fundraising and marketing efforts in their own communities.
5.5. Encourage and suggest individual fundraising ideas for club presidents, high school coaches and other community leaders. As an example a decision by individual tournament directors to donate $1 additional entry fee at every Kansas wrestling event (We have estimated entries at approximately 40,000 per season). Individual club and high school team fundraising goals will be encouraged. For example a Kids Club president might encourage team members to individually fundraise an amount $25 to $100 annually.
6. Develop a Marketing Action Plan Action 1: Develop a brochure and cover letter (printable version on website discussed in Action 13 below).
Action 2: Direct Mail and E-mail to Kansas Clubs and Certified Coaches
Action 3: Direct Mail and e-mail to Kansas High School Wrestling Programs and Coaches
Action 4: Identify a statewide e-mail and mailing list of current and past Kansas wrestling alumni and business owners willing to help provide scholarship donations to student athletes at the colleges in Kansas that offer wrestling.
Action 5: Solicit individual donors in state and out of state
Action 6: Solicit Corporate Donors in state and out of state. This would include fund raising corporate promotions at companies such as: Casey’s General Stores, Pizza Hut, QuikTrip, grocery stores, restaurants, etc.
Action 7: Solicit USAW Kansas Kids Clubs for fundraising support.
Action 8: Solicit Kansas High School teams for fundraising support
Action 9: Special fundraising events such as a golf tournament, preseason college tournaments
Action 10: Seek permission from youth and high school wrestling tournament organizers to allow volunteers work informational tables to promote the Kansas College Wrestling Fund.
Action 11: Setup 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
Consideration will be given to plaques or other various forms of reward recognition for donors at the various levels of gifting.
Action 12: Setup method for electronic donations to Kansas College Wrestling Fund.
Action 13: Setup a website for the Kansas College Wrestling Fund (Joe Knecht to design and maintain website)
Action 14: Ask the USAW-KS Board to allow on the USAW-Kansas Homepage a Kansas College and University Wrestling Section that will list all the Kansas Colleges with wrestling programs, their coaches and will link to their wrestling home pages.
Action 15: Work with the Kansas college and university wrestling coaches to have them actively work with the Kansas wrestling community to promote the Kansas College Wrestling Fund and wrestling in the State of Kansas.
Action 16: Work with Kansas colleges and universities with wrestling programs to establish an annual Kansas Kids Benefit Tournament for the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. The tournament location would alternate annually between the Kansas colleges and universities which would provide the facilities free of charge.
Action 17: Utilize media such as newspapers, radio and TV to promote the Kansas College Wrestling Fund when these opportunities become available.

Husker Fan
Member

Registered: March, 06 2002
Posts: 2134
Loc: Overland Park, KS I know a lot of the Kansas Wrestling Community follows this topic on a regular basis. Over the three years that I have been compiling, researching and reporting on this list, I have received a lot of help from you. I have also received a lot of compliments from you about it. You have shown great appreciation for it and it certainly has more than made my time involved more than well worth it. I get as excited about hearing about all the individual wrestlers who are committing to go on to college to fulfill their post high school wrestling and academic dreams.

At this time I am going to ask you a favor. Please take the time to get involved in the new Kansas College Wrestling Fund. I have personally spent a great deal of time over the last four to five months helping to get this fund started. I plan to devote more time as a helper to promote the fund in the future. I have already sent in my first financial donation to the fund. I urge all of you to do the same with whatever you can do in the form of a financial donation. All the donations are important (Big or Small). The important thing is to make one. Perhaps you can best do it on a regular monthly basis. I know there is a way to automatically deposit from your account an amount into this fund. Contact Sean McCarthy for more information on that. And the most important thing we all can do is to contribute our time and talent to help promote this Kansas College Wrestling Fund in our local wrestling communities.

As a wrestling community we cannot depend on College Athletic Departments, College Presidents or Legislators to do the job for us. If we want college wrestling for all these deserving young wrestlers we have to financially support it. Please join this fight by supporting the Kansas College Wrestling Fund with your time, talent and treasure.

Thank you.
_________________________
Vince Nowak
Kansas College Wrestling Fund Supporter
Please join the fight with your contributions

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 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.

http://www.kccommunitynews.com/johnson-county-sports/28768005/detail.html


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KWCA College Senior Wrestlers of the year

Neil Erisman, Tyler Gonzalez and Jameon Rush are College Senior Wrestlers of the year.

Congrats to a very deserving group of fine young men!!

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

Dan Harris is an excellent choice for the Kansas College Wrestling Fund Committee.

Congratulations.

http://www.examiner.com/college-wrestlin..._alerts_article

Kansas College Wrestling Fund could serve as fundraising model for other states
Add a comment Mark Palmer, College Wrestling Examiner
August 24, 2011 - Like this? Subscribe to get instant updates..PrintEmail
PrintEmail.College wrestling supporters in Kansas have come up with a bright idea to help grow the sport in the Sunflower State that could spread to other states.

The Kansas College Wrestling Fund, a nonprofit 501c(3) organization, has been established to provide financial assistance for colleges and universities in the state with active wrestling programs, the Kansas City Star reported Tuesday.

The fund provides financial and academic support to college wrestling programs within the state of Kansas that may be facing budgetary cuts or outright elimination in today's economic climate.

According to the Fund's press release, individual and corporate donations of any amount are welcome and are tax deductible, using the Tax ID number 48-0981221.

The Mat picked up the story today too....

http://www.themat.com/section.php?section_id=3&page=showarticle&ArticleID=24004

Thanks to all who were involved in making this a reality!

It would be great if we can really make it a success in Kansas and pave the way for similiar funds to form in other states. It would be very good for wrestling.

Kansas College Wrestling Fund could serve as - Road Runner

www.rr.com/news/.../Kansas_College_Wrestling_Fund_could_serve

HOW YOU CAN HELP!

In order for this fund to be effective we are going to need a statewide effort. If anyone knows of a business or individual that would like to help this cause and can use a tax write-off please forward the information on to those individuals. If every club and or high school team could set a goal and raise $100-$250 for this fund - our collegiate state programs will be much stronger. In Kansas we have over 400 teams/clubs between high schools and club teams. It is one of the KCWF goals for all our athletes to obtain a College or Vocational Technical College Degree. The kids, young men and women wrestling today will be coaches for future generations. This is a forever fund - LONG AFTER WE are GONE. Thank you for your cooperation.

Sincerely,

KCWF Committee

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

Dan Harris - Dan.Harris@bakeru.edu



Kansas College and University
Wrestling Teams

Baker University
Benedictine College
Bethany College
Fort Hays State University
Newman University
Colby Community College
Labette Community College
Neosho Community College
Northwest Kansas Technical College
Pratt Community College

USA Wrestling Kansas District 1 has made a financial committment to this cause. More information will be made available on the Kansas USA Wrestling Web Site in the coming months. If anyone has the name of businesses or individuals who might want to help our colleges and universities please send me their contact information. We will then have a committee member contact them. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the fund.

Thank you on behalf of the KCWF Committee.

Sincerely,

Sean McCarthy
smokeycabin@hotmail.com

HOW YOU CAN HELP!

In order for this fund to be effective we are going to need a statewide effort. If anyone knows of a business or individual that would like to help this cause and can use a tax write-off please forward the information on to those individuals. If every club and or high school team could set a goal and raise $100-$250 for this fund - our collegiate state programs will be much stronger. In Kansas we have over 400 teams/clubs between high schools and club teams. It is one of the KCWF goals for all our athletes to obtain a College or Vocational Technical College Degree. The kids, young men and women wrestling today will be coaches for future generations. This is a forever fund - LONG AFTER WE are GONE. Thank you for your cooperation.

Sincerely,

KCWF Committee

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

Dan Harris - Dan.Harris@bakeru.edu



Kansas College and University
Wrestling Teams

Baker University
Benedictine College
Bethany College
Fort Hays State University
Newman University
Colby Community College
Labette Community College
Neosho Community College
Northwest Kansas Technical College
Pratt Community College



Edited by smokeycabin (10/01/11 07:10 AM)

Dear Friends of Wrestling:

The time has arrived for the Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF). We have partnered with USA Wrestling-KS, the Kansas Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association, the business community, and our Kansas Wrestling families. Respectfully, we ask your consideration for a donation to our “KCWF Forever Fund.”

Far too many college/university wrestling programs have been lost the last few decades. The recent announcement that perennial NCAA D II powerhouse U. of Nebraska-Omaha (UNO) discontinued its wrestling program shocked the entire wrestling community nationwide. Who would have thought that a university whose team had just won its third consecutive National Championship would be dropped? Given this happened to a stellar program recently, we all acknowledge any and all college wrestling programs are now vulnerable.

Every time a program is cut, our student athletes lose their chance at a college wrestling and educational experience/opportunity that will benefit them for the rest of their lives. How do we combat this erosion of college wrestling programs in our nation, and in particular, in our state of Kansas?

We believe that the wrestling community (wrestlers, parents, coaches, referees, fans and other interested parties) needs to step up and financially support our current in-state programs. Let’s build a fund that will give a noticeable and strong level of support to our existing Kansas college programs. By participating in the “KCWF Forever Fund” college wrestling opportunities will be alive and well in our state for decades to come!

The KCWF will be a “Forever Fund.” It will serve the wrestling community for decades to come. For this initiative to become successful we ALL need to support it with our financial contributions, talent, and time.
There are many ways to customize your contribution and any assistance provided will be tremendously appreciated. No donation is too small! If you personally cannot contribute, that is understandable. Perhaps you know of someone or a business that will be interested … feel free to pass this letter forward.

In closing, please consider the “KCWF Forever Fund.” And please do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions. Thank you very much for your time and consideration for the Kansas College Wrestling Fund!

Sincerely,



Sean McCarthy, Chairman
KCWF Forever Fund
913.491.5837 (home) / smokeycabin@hotmail.com

The mission of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund is to provide financial support to active college wrestling programs at Kansas colleges and universities. This financial support will help provide wrestling, academic and eventual career opportunities for student athlete wrestlers in the State of Kansas.

Make checks payable: USA Wrestling – Kansas, Inc./KCWF, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) entity.
Mail to: Mike Juby, Kansas College Wrestling Fund, 7208 Magnolia Way, Hutchinson, KS 67502

No amount is to small or to large!

Make a difference. This is a long term project that will help our student athletes and programs in Kansas for many many years.

So far these are the tournaments Committed and/or Supporting the Kansas College Wrestling Fund



USA Wrestling Kids Tournaments

Paola Kids Tournament - Dec 17, 2011 - Open
Olathe East and STA – Johnson County Classic Dec 31, 2011 – Open and Novice
East Kansas Open – Feb 11, 2012 and the Donna Woofter Memorial Novice tournament Feb 13, 2012
Leavenworth Tournament - Novice Jan 22, 2012 – Open Tournament Mar 3, 2012

High School Tournaments - With Information Booths

Leavenworth High School Tournament
Johnson County Classic High School
Bobcat Classic
KC Metro Classic

College Tournament -

Kansas Cup - All Kansas Colleges/Universities with wrestling teams (Held at Baker University - Baldwin, KS this year)
January 29th, 2012 - It is a Sunday so take your kids club and high school teams to watch the college guys battle.

This is great!

Excellent - Chanute is on board with helping this cause.
A $1 entry per tournament or at the gate will assist greatly in developing our future coaches in the state.

17TH ANNUAL WOODS CLASSIC
OPEN Tournament
Saturday-January 7, 2012

Chanute High School
1501 West 36th Street
Chanute, KS 66720

ON-LINE REGISTRATION THRU TRACKWRESTLING
WEB ADDRESS: www.trackwrestling.com
DEADLINE: January 3, 2012 at 11:59 pm.
FEE: $16.00 per participant. ($1 donated to Kansas College Wrestling Fund)
Each participant must have a USAW Card.
Payment can be made thru Trackwrestling or mailed to: CWC, 1812 S Malcolm, Chanute, KS 66720.
*Limited to the first 500 entries.
TEAM TROPHIES
COACHES COMPLIMENTARY PASS TO CONCESSION STAND.

Will the young men that wrestle for WSU benefit from this fund?

No!

"Will the young men that wrestle for WSU benefit from this fund?"

Not at this time. Not until the university and the state system makes a stronger committment.

KSU, KU, Pittsburg State, Emporia, Washburn, the other junior colleges, and other 4 year schools college/univeristy schools in Kansas etc., are also not eligible at this time - because of the lack of committment by the adminstration and athletic departments.

Just think on the buy out of coaches contracts recently announced, plus other past coaches - I think it is around $5-10 million at KU alone. We could run wrestling programs in Kansas for along time - with that kind of money for a couple of individuals.

ONW - Thank you on behalf of the KCWF Committee

We have increased our JAN 21, 2012 ONW Tournament of Champions, entry fee, from $15 to NOW $16.

We are joining other clubs in supporting the Kansas College Wrestling Fund by donating the extra $1 per entry to KCWF.

OUR UPDATED FLYER on USAW-KS calendar, and trackwrestling, will BOTH be updated shortly.

I apologize for this change. Thanks for the support ~Mark

Bonner Springs - Thank you on behalf of the KCWF Committee, Coaches, School Admininstrators, and the student athletes.

Spencer Buck Memorial Novice Tournament
January 8, 2012

Place: Bonner Springs High School
100 N. McDanield, Bonner Springs, KS 66012

We are also taking $1.00 of every door admission and donating to the Kansas College Fund

Baldwin - Thank you on behalf of the KCWF Committee, Coaches, School Admininstrators, and the student athletes.



Baldwin
Bulldog Brawl – January 22, 2012

Jan 22 7th Annual Bulldog Brawl Novice
Baldwin Jr. High School
400 Eisenhower
Baldwin City KS 66006

Baldwin City Wrestling Club
Kim Lisher
wrestledawgs@yahoo.com
(785) 760-0081

$1.00 of every door admission and donating to the Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF)

http://www.usawks.com/invites/120122Baldwin.pdf

Pittsburg - Thank you on behalf of the KCWF Committee, Coaches, School Admininstrators, and the student athletes.

http://www.usawks.com/invites/120204Pittsburg.pdf

Feb 4 Pittsburg Open
Pittsburg High School
1978 East 4th Street
Pittsburg KS 66762

Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Doug Hitchcock
dhitchcock@usd250.org
(620) 230-0768

If I missed your tournament that is supporting the KCWF. Please add it to this list and on the college forum.

Jr. Viking Wrestling Club - Thank you on behalf of the KCWF Committee, Coaches, School Admininstrators, and the student athletes.

Attached is a copy of the event flyer for the Jr Viking - Capital City Challenge Open/Novice. This Open/Novice tourney is on Sunday - January 22, 2012. The Novice division will be bracketed in a round robin format; each Novice participant will receive a medal. The Open division will be bracketed using the best bracket available and the top four participants from each bracket will place/medal. We will be serving a full breakfast and lunch. We have large wrestling surfaces and lots of space for spectators; we look forward to being your host for the day!

Bonner Springs Wrestling Club is donating $500.00 from our Spencer Buck Memorial Novice Tournament yesterday.

Cheryle Seaton
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club

The Johnson County Kids Classic (Olathe East and STA) $1,270 will be going to the KCWF.

Thank you on behalf of the KCWF Committee, Coaches, School Admininstrators, and the student athletes.

East KS and ST James will be hosting a few tournaments coming up
Feb 11, 12, and Mar 4.

Thank you for supporting the KCWF.


Linn County Open 25th Annual
Prairie View High School
13731 KS Hwy 52
LaCygne KS 66040

Linn County - Thank you for supporting the KCWF.

A recent request was made to the KSHSAA to set up a KCWF information/donation booth at the high school state tournaments. We were denied because of a policy that allows only one vendor with an "exclusive merchandising agreement".

Below is the response:

Mr. McCarthy:
Thank you for checking with the KSHSAA in advance. There are two key points for you to know:
1. KSHSAA does not permit vendors or exhibitors at its post season events
2. The KSHSAA has an exclusive merchandise agreement with a contracting company to vend KSHSAA state championship shirts etc. NO other organization may sell or give away items of any type.
In accordance with the above, your request to set up booths at any and all KSHSAA state wrestling tournament sites cannot be approved.
Gary Musselman
Executive Director
Kansas State High School Activities Association
PO Box 495
Topeka, KS 66601-0495
Phone 785-273-5329
FAX 785-271-0236

to be expected from the ks high school group they have no vision to the future and what is best for the kids. just what serves them best. SADD.

In Nebraska there is a wrestling series for kids clubs and all the tournaments are held at the colleges. The college wrestlers ref and run tables. The college then gets 50% of the profit and 50% goes to a fund a believe. Something to think about as a fundraiser.

KSHSAA Policy - Says NO to KCWF committee
smokeycabin
Member

Registered: July, 07 2001
Posts: 2542
Loc: Shawnee Kansas A recent request was made to the KSHSAA to set up a Kansas College Wrestling Fund Booth (KCWF) information/donation booth at the High School State Tournaments. We were denied because of a policy that allows only one vendor with an "exclusive merchandising agreement".

Below is the response:

Mr. McCarthy:
Thank you for checking with the KSHSAA in advance. There are two key points for you to know:
1. KSHSAA does not permit vendors or exhibitors at its post season events
2. The KSHSAA has an exclusive merchandise agreement with a contracting company to vend KSHSAA state championship shirts etc. NO other organization may sell or give away items of any type.
In accordance with the above, your request to set up booths at any and all KSHSAA state wrestling tournament sites cannot be approved.
Gary Musselman
Executive Director
Kansas State High School Activities Association
PO Box 495
Topeka, KS 66601-0495
Phone 785-273-5329
FAX 785-271-0236

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#198424 - 15 minutes 27 seconds ago Re: KSHSAA Policy - Says NO to KCWF committee [Re: smokeycabin]
HEADUP
Member

Registered: January, 07 2008
Posts: 989
Loc: anytown, usa it's a shame, but that's the society we live in.

if they let the KCWF in, they would have to let any and everyone else in or be guilty of discrimination.

some "not so" repectable organizations might take advantage of this

sad isn't it.
_________________________
"with attitude, will, and some spirit"

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#198425 - 9 minutes 53 seconds ago Re: KSHSAA Policy - Says NO to KCWF committee [Re: smokeycabin]
smokeycabin
Member

Registered: July, 07 2001
Posts: 2542
Loc: Shawnee Kansas With the Kansas wrestling communties support - I do believe that this policy need to be reviewed and changed in the future. I think all sports: volleyball, baseball, track, football, basketball, soccer, gymnastics, etc., all of the KSHSAA sports and clubs would want this policy reviewed and changed etc.,
To have only one company receive the "exclusive merchandising agreement" acrossed all KSHSAA events needs to be changed. Baseball families can help baseball, wrestling families can help
wrestling, softball families can help softball, and on and on.

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#198426 - 1 minute 34 seconds ago Re: KSHSAA Policy - Says NO to KCWF committee [Re: smokeycabin]
smokeycabin
Member

Registered: July, 07 2001
Posts: 2542
Loc: Shawnee Kansas Gary Musselman

Executive Director
Kansas State High School Activities Association
PO Box 495
Topeka, KS 66601-0495
GMusselman@kshsaa.org
Phone 785-273-5329
FAX 785-271-0236


MLentz@kshsaa.org
Mark Lentz, Administrator
(785) 273-5329
mlentz@kshsaa.org

State Information


Regional & State Wrestling

Don't miss watching some of the best wrestling in the state of Kansas, with regional and state competition taking place in the month of Febraury. Regional matches will be Feb. 17th & 18th and state will be Feb. 23rd - 25th.


http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Wrestling/State.cfm

March 3, 2012

I think this is our first Western Kansas tournament helping support the colleges in Kansas. This is wonderful!

Western Kansas Classic
Gross Memorial Coleseum FHSU
600 Park St.
Hays KS 67601

Thank you on behalf of the KCWF Comittee, Kansas College Coaches
and adminstrators, and the Kansas wrestling community.

Thank you on behalf of the KCWF Committee, Coaches, School Admininstrators, and the student athletes.

We will be cutting a check to the KCWF for $921 this week. We had 921 wrestlers at St. James Academy this weekend and we collected an additional $250 donation from the Lawrence Elite Club. Awesome weekend for the KCWF!!!
_________________________
Will Cokeley
(708)267-6615
willcokeley@gmail.com

The LINN COUNTY TWISTERS will be sending a check for $500 dollars to the KCWF. Thanks to all that supported our tournament.
Go Twisters
Aaron Rice
Thank you on behalf of the KCWF Committee, Coaches, School Admininstrators, and the student athletes.

I am glad to see that there is support from the kids level and from some high school levels towards the college fund. I would make a slight suggestion though to the college programs in the central Kansas area in particular.
Get your schedules out to the public!!! Update your websites!!!

I would love to take some of our kids to college level wrestling. It has been a ridiculous mess trying to find a schedule for most of the KS college programs.

Don't take it that I am against you... I would like to show support too.

JMO

Terry

Terry:

I do believe that the Kansas College Wrestling Fund Board intends to work with the Kansas colleges in promoting their programs to the Kansas wrestling community and getting the college wrestling programs more involved with the Kansas wrestling community particularly the youth. My son wrestles for Baker University in Baldwin Kansas and I do believe that they have their wrestling website well updated for current events including their schedule. Baker University has even had live internet broadcasting of several of their duals so anyone could view them if they could not make it to Baldwin for the actual event. I know both the duals and the internet broadcasting of them have been posted about before on this forum. In Baker University's last dual with Bethany College there was a Kids club from Louisburg Kansas in attendance. That was great to see and we would all like to see more of this type of attendance at Kansas college wrestling events. I believe that the Kansas Cup will be at Newman University next year and that will be a great opportunity for all the wrestling clubs and high schools in the Wichita vicinity to see Kansas college wrestling.

I am not sure which Kansas college wrestling program that you have had trouble with but let us know here or send a private message on it and we will send that information to the specific wrestling team coach and to Sean McCarthy, the Kansas College Wrestling Fund Chairperson.

Thank you for your input.

To see pictures of the promotional items (hats and water bottles) look at the College Fund Thread under the kids section!


Re: Kansas College Wrestling Fund - Support this! [Re: smokeycabin]
michaewa
Junior Member

Registered: March, 01 2012
Posts: 2
Loc: Missouri I'm posting this on behalf of Sean with the KWCA. I wanted to highlight some of the options for gifts at various donation levels, and ask that you consider making a donation if you haven't to this cause.



Suggested Donation for Knit Hat or Ball Cap - $15, $25, $ 50 or more.

Suggested Donation for Water Bottle $5, $25, $50 or more

If you want any of these items shipped - shipping is $5 per item. Please provide address.

Knit Hats, Ball Cap, and Water Bottle Donations the check should be sent to:
Sean McCarthy
11524 Rosehill Road
Overland Park, KS 66210

Make checks payable: USA Wrestling – Kansas, Inc./KCWF

All other direct donations should be sent to:

Mike Juby, Kansas College Wrestling Fund
7208 Magnolia Way, Hutchinson, KS 67502
A not-for-profit 501(c)(3) entity.

Tax ID – Number 48-0981221 501 c (3) exemption

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Suggested Donation for Knit Hat or Ball Cap - $15, $25, $ 50 or more.

Suggested Donation for Water Bottle $5, $25, $50 or more

If you want any of these items shipped - shipping is $5 per item. Please provide address.

Knit Hats, Ball Cap, and Water Bottle Donations the check should be sent to:
Sean McCarthy
11524 Rosehill Road
Overland Park, KS 66210

Make checks payable: USA Wrestling – Kansas, Inc./KCWF

All other direct donations should be sent to:

Mike Juby, Kansas College Wrestling Fund
7208 Magnolia Way, Hutchinson, KS 67502
A not-for-profit 501(c)(3) entity.

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Western Kansas Classic – Thank you so much!
We are pleased to announce, due to the great turn out of wrestlers we had at our tournament, we have been given the opportunity to donate some of our entry money back into the great sport of wrestling. We had over 1000 entries for our tournament. We will donate $1 from each entry to the Kansas College Wrestling Fund, and $1 from each entry will be donated to Fort Hays State Universities Wrestling Program.

$1,050 to Kansas College Wrestling Fund
$1,050 to Fort Hays State University Wrestling Program.

Thank you to everyone that continues to support our Western Kansas Classic Tournament every year.

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Kansas College Wrestling Fund Donations

Gold Donors – $2,000-$4,999
Vince and Linda Nowak
District 1 USA Wrestling Kansas
USA Wrestling Kansas

Silver Donors - $500 - $1,999
Kathy & Mike Juby
STA Kids Club and High School Team
Roberts GMC – Kansas City
Steve and Lisa Woody
Paola Wrestling Club
Blue Chip Athletic
Chanute Wrestling Club
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Olathe East Wrestling Club and High School Team
East Kansas Storm Wrestling Club
Saint James High School Team
Linn County Twister Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Promotional Hats & Water Bottles (several anonymous individuals)
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Jr. Viking Wrestling Club
Western Classic Wrestling Classic (Ft. Hays)
Jill and Sean McCarthy
Smokey Valley – District III Tournament USA Wrestling Kansas

Bronze Donors - $1 - $499
Circle Junior Wrestling Club
Joyce Orendac
Kay and Bill Peterman
Nielson Family Dentistry
Nill Brothers Sporting Goods
Eric Johnson
Baldwin Wrestling Club
Dan Harris
James Renfro
Lawrence Elite Wrestling Club
Leavenworth High School Team
Leavenworth Kids Club
Mathew and Sarah Kuhn
Martinelli’s Little Italy – Salina
Lee and Debbie Girard
Gayle and Don Whitmore
Todd Ackerman
Charles Knox
James and Marjorie Brown
Daniel and Aileen Delforge
Matt and Linda DeJong
Richard and Linda Wagner
Connie Ackerman
Kim and Ted Huck
Mike Espinosa
Expertees LLC
Clearwater Youth Wrestling Club
Mark & Lisa Schafer
Neil Erisman



Dear Friends of Wrestling:

The time has arrived for the Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF). We have partnered with USA Wrestling-KS, the Kansas Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association, the business community, and our Kansas Wrestling families. Respectfully, we ask your consideration for a donation to our “KCWF Forever Fund.”

Far too many college/university wrestling programs have been lost the last few decades. The recent announcement that perennial NCAA D II powerhouse U. of Nebraska-Omaha (UNO) discontinued its wrestling program shocked the entire wrestling community nationwide. Who would have thought that a university whose team had just won its third consecutive National Championship would be dropped? Given this happened to a stellar program recently, we all acknowledge any and all college wrestling programs are now vulnerable.

Every time a program is cut, our student athletes lose their chance at a college wrestling and educational experience/opportunity that will benefit them for the rest of their lives. How do we combat this erosion of college wrestling programs in our nation, and in particular, in our state of Kansas?

We believe that the wrestling community (wrestlers, parents, coaches, referees, fans and other interested parties) needs to step up and financially support our current in-state programs. Let’s build a fund that will give a noticeable and strong level of support to our existing Kansas college programs. By participating in the “KCWF Forever Fund” college wrestling opportunities will be alive and well in our state for decades to come!

The KCWF will be a “Forever Fund.” It will serve the wrestling community for decades to come. For this initiative to become successful we ALL need to support it with our financial contributions, talent, and time.
There are many ways to customize your contribution and any assistance provided will be tremendously appreciated. No donation is too small! If you personally cannot contribute, that is understandable. Perhaps you know of someone or a business that will be interested … feel free to pass this letter forward.

In closing, please consider the “KCWF Forever Fund.” And please do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions. Thank you very much for your time and consideration for the Kansas College Wrestling Fund!

Sincerely,



Sean McCarthy, Chairman
KCWF Forever Fund
913.491.5837 (home) / smokeycabin@hotmail.com

The mission of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund is to provide financial support to active college wrestling programs at Kansas colleges and universities. This financial support will help provide wrestling, academic and eventual career opportunities for student athlete wrestlers in the State of Kansas.

Make checks payable: USA Wrestling – Kansas, Inc./KCWF, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) entity.
Mail to: Mike Juby, Kansas College Wrestling Fund, 7208 Magnolia Way, Hutchinson, KS 67502

Kansas College Wrestling Fund Donations

Gold Donors – $2,000-$4,999
Vince and Linda Nowak
District 1 USA Wrestling Kansas
USA Wrestling Kansas

Silver Donors - $500 - $1,999
Kathy & Mike Juby
STA Kids Club and High School Team
Roberts GMC – Kansas City
Steve and Lisa Woody
Paola Wrestling Club
Blue Chip Athletic
Chanute Wrestling Club
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Olathe East Wrestling Club and High School Team
East Kansas Storm Wrestling Club
Saint James High School Team
Linn County Twister Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Promotional Hats & Water Bottles (several anonymous individuals)
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Jr. Viking Wrestling Club
Hays Wrestling Club
Jill and Sean McCarthy
Smokey Valley – District III Tournament USA Wrestling Kansas

Bronze Donors - $1 - $499
Circle Junior Wrestling Club
Joyce Orendac
Kay and Bill Peterman
Nielson Family Dentistry
Nill Brothers Sporting Goods
Eric Johnson
Baldwin Wrestling Club
Dan Harris
James Renfro
Lawrence Elite Wrestling Club
Leavenworth High School Team
Leavenworth Kids Club
Mathew and Sarah Kuhn
Martinelli’s Little Italy – Salina
Lee and Debbie Girard
Gayle and Don Whitmore
Todd Ackerman
Charles Knox
James and Marjorie Brown
Daniel and Aileen Delforge
Matt and Linda DeJong
Richard and Linda Wagner
Connie Ackerman
Kim and Ted Huck
Mike Espinosa
Expertees LLC
Clearwater Youth Wrestling Club
Mark & Lisa Schafer
Neil Erisman



Dear Friends of Wrestling:

The time has arrived for the Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF). We have partnered with USA Wrestling-KS, the Kansas Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association, the business community, and our Kansas Wrestling families. Respectfully, we ask your consideration for a donation to our “KCWF Forever Fund.”

Far too many college/university wrestling programs have been lost the last few decades. The recent announcement that perennial NCAA D II powerhouse U. of Nebraska-Omaha (UNO) discontinued its wrestling program shocked the entire wrestling community nationwide. Who would have thought that a university whose team had just won its third consecutive National Championship would be dropped? Given this happened to a stellar program recently, we all acknowledge any and all college wrestling programs are now vulnerable.

Every time a program is cut, our student athletes lose their chance at a college wrestling and educational experience/opportunity that will benefit them for the rest of their lives. How do we combat this erosion of college wrestling programs in our nation, and in particular, in our state of Kansas?

We believe that the wrestling community (wrestlers, parents, coaches, referees, fans and other interested parties) needs to step up and financially support our current in-state programs. Let’s build a fund that will give a noticeable and strong level of support to our existing Kansas college programs. By participating in the “KCWF Forever Fund” college wrestling opportunities will be alive and well in our state for decades to come!

The KCWF will be a “Forever Fund.” It will serve the wrestling community for decades to come. For this initiative to become successful we ALL need to support it with our financial contributions, talent, and time.
There are many ways to customize your contribution and any assistance provided will be tremendously appreciated. No donation is too small! If you personally cannot contribute, that is understandable. Perhaps you know of someone or a business that will be interested … feel free to pass this letter forward.

In closing, please consider the “KCWF Forever Fund.” And please do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions. Thank you very much for your time and consideration for the Kansas College Wrestling Fund!

Sincerely,



Sean McCarthy, Chairman
KCWF Forever Fund
913.491.5837 (home) / smokeycabin@hotmail.com

The mission of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund is to provide financial support to active college wrestling programs at Kansas colleges and universities. This financial support will help provide wrestling, academic and eventual career opportunities for student athlete wrestlers in the State of Kansas.

Make checks payable: USA Wrestling – Kansas, Inc./KCWF, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) entity.
Mail to: Mike Juby, Kansas College Wrestling Fund, 7208 Magnolia Way, Hutchinson, KS 67502

The colleges/universities below all received a Letter of Understanding from the KCWF committee. The example below is the one that was sent to Colby Community College. The letters must be signed and completed by an administrator and the coach of each institution. The KCWF will make its first distribution in the Fall (September or October) of 2012. The fund raising each year ends on August 31st. So our first year of fund raising is not completed.

Sincerely,



Sean McCarthy, Chairman
KCWF Forever Fund
913.491.5837 (home) / smokeycabin@hotmail.com

The mission of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund is to provide financial support to active college wrestling programs at Kansas colleges and universities. This financial support will help provide wrestling, academic and eventual career opportunities for student athlete wrestlers in the State of Kansas.

Make checks payable: USA Wrestling – Kansas, Inc./KCWF, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) entity.
Mail to: Mike Juby, Kansas College Wrestling Fund, 7208 Magnolia Way, Hutchinson, KS 67502





Kansas College & University
Wrestling Teams

Baker University
Benedictine College
Bethany College
Fort Hays State University
Newman University
Colby Community College
Labette Community College
Neosho Community College
Northwest Kansas Technical College
Pratt Community College


LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING
between
Kansas collegiate wrestling institutions and USAW-Kansas, Inc.-Kansas College Wrestling Fund (a.k.a. USAW-Kansas, Inc.-KCWF).



The Colby Community College – 1255 South Range, Colby, KS 67701 herein agrees to accept funds from USAW-Kansas, Inc.-KCWF with the following conditions:
1. The principal amount for the school’s wrestling program will become a part of the University's (designate one):
_____ Permanent restricted fund for wrestling
_____ Endowment fund for wrestling
_____ General wrestling operating fund
2. Funds from this account will be made available annually to the wrestling program based upon the then current spending policy which will have been established and approved by the University's Board of Trustees.
3. It is herein stated and expressly understood that at no time shall the initial amount set forth as a gift for the __Colby Community College__ Wrestling Program be invaded or used in any manner inconsistent with the directions and desires as designated by the USAW-Kansas, Inc.-KCWF foundation.
4. All investment decisions relative to this fund shall be solely at the discretion of the Finance and Executive Commit¬tee of the University's Board of Trustees who may elect to utilize counsel from an outside profes¬sion¬al investment management firm.
5. If, for any unforeseeable reason, the university makes the decision to discontinue or drop the sponsorship of the university wrestling program, the USAW-Kansas, Inc.-KCWF foundation requests that the funds provided for the wrestling program in that year be returned or refunded in full along with any unused funds from previous years that remain in the permanent restricted fund or endowment fund.
6. The USAW-Kansas, Inc.-KCWF respectfully requests that the university budget that supports the wrestling program not be altered or reduced as a result of the USAW-Kansas, Inc.-KCWF contribution.
7. Future distribu¬tions from the USAW-Kansas, Inc.-KCWF fund shall be in accordance with these same guidelines.


The intent of the contribution is to provide special funding for the wrestling program by creating support for the following areas but is NOT limited to: wrestling scholarships for program participants, special needs for the operational budget, travel expenses, uniforms, facility upgrades or mats, equipment to support the wrestling program, technological needs, or other items deemed necessary by the Head Wrestling Coach, Director of Athletics, or the University Budget Manager.




LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING
Between Kansas collegiate wrestling institutions and USAW-Kansas, Inc.-KCWF
Page 2




Please sign, date below and mail signed original to:
USAW-Kansas, Inc.-KCWF
ATTN: Sean McCarthy, Chairman
11524 Rosehill Road
Overland Park, KS 662210




_____________________________ DATE_________________________________
Ryan Sturdy
Athletic Director
Colby Community College




_____________________________ DATE_________________________________
David Nordhues
Head Wrestling Coach
Colby Community College




_____________________________ DATE_________________________________
Sean McCarthy
Chairman
USAW-Kansas, Inc.-KCWF

KANSAS COLLEGE WRESTLING FUND

MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD

SUBJECT: Minutes of KCWF committee meeting – dated 24 March 2012

1. The primary purpose of the KCWF meeting was to present a proposed “Letter of Understanding” for approval to the committee. The Letter of Understanding is an agreement between USA Wrestling Kansas Inc and participating Kansas colleges on how funds provided by KCWF should be used to promote college wrestling.

2. Attendance - the following KCWF committee members were in attendance:
Sean McCarthy
Dan Harris
Jeff Butler
Travis Keal
Bill Peterman
Wayne Petterson
Joe Renfro
Steve Woody

3. Sean McCarthy - board chairman called the meeting to order at 7 pm 24 march.

a. Item #1 – KCWF Letter of Understanding

Dan Harris was introduced as a new member of the KCWF committee.

Dan helped with the rewrite of the letter of understanding. The change (specifically to parameter 3.5.1) corresponded with letters sent out to the colleges. Dan also ensured it went through a legal review and allowed a few of the institutions to preview the letter – all of which was view favorably.
It was stressed that the memorandum is a letter of understanding - not necessarily an official binding document. It cannot be backed by law. Institutions will, in good faith, abide by the intent of the letter, but not legally bound. No judge could be involved, but maybe school administrators if there is an issue.
Dan stated that most of the colleges that he discussed this program with indicated they would most likely use the funds for scholarships. Dan also provided an example of a line item budget from Baker wrestling program as an example of where else the money might be obligated against.

The committee took a vote and approved the Letter of Understanding as written with the change to 3.5.1. The vote carried 8-0 and was approved.

b. Item #2 – Notable Accomplishments

Methods of raising funds have been pretty successful.

Kids tournaments – many of the clubs hosting tournaments this year supported KCWF by either adding a $1 to the entry fee or $1 to the admission fee. Participating tournaments raised anywhere from $200 to $1000 per event.

KCWF donation booths – a few of the committee members ran donation booths at various wrestling events. Hats and Water Bottles were provided by Bluechip to support these efforts. Some of the KCWF booth figures provided to the committee included $495 at sub-district 1 south and $223 at district 1. At the state tournament after day 1, people donated more than $300. USA Wrestling Kansas kids state body donated $2K (on the gold list)!

The biggest individual donor to KCWF is Mr. Vince Nowak.

Total funds raised to date is roughly $19K.

c. Item #3 - Marketing/fundraising Ideas

Professional fund raising organization - Sean McCarthy recommended we find someone to be a professional fund raiser for the KCWF. There were a few questions about how this would work and the concern of credibility of individual selected. The committee agreed to go forward with exploring the idea. However, no decision would be made until definitive information was reported back to the committee.

Letters to potential donors – Sean McCarthy is amassing a mailing list to send out funding letter requests. These letters would be going to individuals and businesses. He requested that anyone with potential donors provide him with the mailing address. Sean is planning on mailing requests out in the near future (no date set).

KCWF funding at HS wrestling tournaments – committee wanted to tap into the HS wrestling tournaments/meets in order to raise funds. One idea included adding a $1 to the admission much like what is already established at participating kids tournaments. However, the committee recognized challenges with school and league control of admission. Therefore, this idea was not pursued. However, fund raising at tournaments by booster clubs or by committee members in support of KCWF might provide income support. Ideas included 50/50 raffles might be a manor to raise funds at HS events and setting up the KCWF booth selling hats and water bottles is also a means.

KCWF website, facebook, and twitter sites – Sean McCarthy discussed the preliminary efforts for establishing a KCWF website. It was brought up that the KCWF website should be linked to various other sites (USA Wrestling, Bluechip Wrestling, NWCA, etc) in order to expend the message of the KCWF program. It was agreed the site should also include a feature to receive online donations through Paypal. The site would also include a list of donors, and in some cases may also be used to advertise for major business donors.

KCWF poster boards and brochures – the committee recognized the need to make poster boards to help promote KCWF. These posters/brochures would be featured wherever the KCWF booth is set up. The message focuses on expressing the KCWF program and a view of the future/opportunities for Kansas high school wrestlers.

Expansion of KCWF merchandise items – currently, Bluechip provides hats, knit caps, and water bottles. The committee agreed to look into other additional items to help promote KCWF efforts. Any ideas should be forwarded to Sean McCarthy. The only stipulation is that is cannot be something requiring various sizes.

Promotion of the Kansas college wrestling programs – in an effort to promote Kansas College wrestling within the Kansas wrestling community (kids wrestling and high school), the committee would like to add a college link to the USA Wrestling-Kansas website. The link would take users to a page featuring all the 10 college wrestling programs in Kansas. Mike Juby has tentatively approved the addition to the USA Wrestling-Kansas website.
Expansion of the KCWF booth to district 3 and 4 – the committee recognized the need to expand the efforts of KCWF throughout the state. An idea was discussed to establish an agreement with clubs hosting tournaments allowing them to keep a percentage of the donations in return for running a KCWF booth. The committee was willing to accept method as long as it helped promote KCWF, awareness for the program, and helped build funds for Kansas college wrestling.
d. Item #4 - Financial status:
As of 24 March, the KCWF balance stood between $19K and $20K.
Sean McCarthy reported that we would disperse half the funds this September – approximately $10K. [The other 50% will go into an annuity] This would mark the first allotment of funds to participating Kansas colleges wrestling programs. Based upon the current balance and with the assumption that all colleges would participate, the amount per college program would equate to roughly $1,000.
Equitable monetary distribution will be the course for the next couple of years. This will be reviewed in the future to determine if this needs to change to provide an equitable value to the programs.
e. Item #5 – Other topics
Discussion of Wichita State wrestling club – the Wichita State wrestling club once again expressed their desire to be included for disbursement of KCWF funds [earlier in the day to Sean McCarthy]. While the committee recognized their accomplishments and admired their efforts, the committee agreed that a club does not fit the charter of the KCWF. This was previously debated within the committee via email with the same conclusion. Among the many concerns, one discussed was the lack of college institutional oversight of the program which is a requirement for disbursement of funds.
New college wrestling programs – the committee briefly discussed that if a Kansas college added wrestling – whether men’s or women’s - it would be eligible for inclusion in the KCWF program.
Next KCWF committee meeting – targeted for September before the first disbursement of KCWF funds to the participating Kansas college wrestling programs.
The meeting was adjourned at 8 pm, 24 March.
4. POC for these minutes is Jeff Butler, (808) 230-1371.

A special THANK YOU needs to go out to Ned Price, Randy Hinderliter & Vince Nowak for writing a draft, rewriting, editing, and the formation of the parameters of this fund. If not for these guys this fund would not have had any foundation or beginning. We did have a few BBQ's and Pizza meetings to get this ball rolling a little over a year ago. I sure miss Ned and those lighting shorts.

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
Dan Harris – Wrestling Supporter – (913) 522-0978 – cell, e-mail - dan.harris@bakeru.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

We have more promotional items in stock.

Suggested Donation for Knit Hat or Ball Cap - $15, $25, $ 50 or more.

Suggested Donation for Water Bottle $5, $25, $50 or more

If you want any of these items shipped - shipping is $5 per item. Please provide address and phone contact number or e-mail address. Make checks payable: USA Wrestling – Kansas, Inc./KCWF


Knit Hats, Ball Cap, and Water Bottle Donations the check should be sent to:

Sean McCarthy
11524 Rosehill Road
Overland Park, KS 66210

Make checks payable: USA Wrestling – Kansas, Inc./KCWF

All other direct donations should be sent to:

Mike Juby, Kansas College Wrestling Fund
7208 Magnolia Way, Hutchinson, KS 67502
A not-for-profit 501(c)(3) entity.

Wow, just read the last five posts that Sean made since 5-11-2012. This is all very good stuff. Sounds like you had a great meeting and excellent job on minutes reporting too.

You know when you think this was basically just an idea around 14 months ago or so after UNO dropped their program, it is very good to think how far this has come in a year. I think everyone involved is doing a great job and I am very hopeful that this effort is going to grow over the years and hopefully decades. I think the Kansas Wrestling community is now doing something very active to promote college wrestling in Kansas and help combat the erosion of college academic plus wrestling opportunities for our Kansas wrestling youth. I think this will mean nothing but positive things for our Kansas wrestling youth and all our fine Kansas colleges and universities with active wrestling programs in the future. Everyone involved should be very proud of this. I say: Well Done to all of you!

I will update changes as soon as possible and if someone finds something that needs to be changed or added please let me know by e-mail.
smokeycabin@hotmail.com or text me at (913) 579-1835.

Thank you for all your help.

Sincerely,

Sean McCarthy

Kansas College Wrestling Fund Donations

Gold Donors – $2,000-$4,999
Vince and Linda Nowak
District 1 USA Wrestling Kansas
USA Wrestling Kansas

Silver Donors - $500 - $1,999
Kathy & Mike Juby
STA Kids Club and High School Team
Roberts GMC – Kansas City
Steve and Lisa Woody
Paola Wrestling Club
Blue Chip Athletic
Chanute Wrestling Club
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Olathe East Wrestling Club and High School Team
East Kansas Storm Wrestling Club
Saint James High School Team
Linn County Twister Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Promotional Hats & Water Bottles (several anonymous individuals)
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Jr. Viking Wrestling Club
Hays Wrestling Club
Jill and Sean McCarthy
Smokey Valley – District III Tournament USA Wrestling Kansas

Bronze Donors - $1 - $499
Circle Junior Wrestling Club
Joyce Orendac
Kay and Bill Peterman
Nielson Family Dentistry
Nill Brothers Sporting Goods
Eric Johnson
Baldwin Wrestling Club
Dan Harris
James Renfro
Lawrence Elite Wrestling Club
Leavenworth High School Team
Leavenworth County Spartans
Mathew and Sarah Kuhn
Martinelli’s Little Italy – Salina
Lee and Debbie Girard
Gayle and Don Whitmore
Todd Ackerman
Charles Knox
James and Marjorie Brown
Daniel and Aileen Delforge
Matt and Linda DeJong
Richard and Linda Wagner
Connie Ackerman
Kim and Ted Huck
Mike Espinosa
Expertees LLC
Clearwater Youth Wrestling Club
Mark & Lisa Schafer
Neil Erisman

Member

Registered: 07/07/01
Posts: 2869
Loc: Shawnee Kansas I will update changes as soon as possible and if someone finds something that needs to be changed or added please let me know by e-mail.
smokeycabin@hotmail.com or text me at (913) 579-1835.

Thank you for all your help.

Sincerely,

Sean McCarthy

Kansas College Wrestling Fund Donations

Gold Donors – $2,000-$4,999
Vince and Linda Nowak
District 1 USA Wrestling Kansas
USA Wrestling Kansas

Silver Donors - $500 - $1,999
Kathy & Mike Juby
STA Kids Club and High School Team
Roberts GMC – Kansas City
Steve and Lisa Woody
Paola Wrestling Club
Blue Chip Athletic
Chanute Wrestling Club
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Olathe East Wrestling Club and High School Team
East Kansas Storm Wrestling Club
Saint James High School Team
Linn County Twister Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Promotional Hats & Water Bottles (several anonymous individuals)
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Jr. Viking Wrestling Club
Hays Wrestling Club
Jill and Sean McCarthy
Smokey Valley – District III Tournament USA Wrestling Kansas
Tony Dong

Bronze Donors - $1 - $499
Circle Junior Wrestling Club
Joyce Orendac
Kay and Bill Peterman
Nielson Family Dentistry
Nill Brothers Sporting Goods
Eric Johnson
Baldwin Wrestling Club
Dan Harris
James Renfro
Lawrence Elite Wrestling Club
Leavenworth High School Team
Leavenworth County Spartans
Mathew and Sarah Kuhn
Martinelli’s Little Italy – Salina
Lee and Debbie Girard
Gayle and Don Whitmore
Todd Ackerman
Charles Knox
James and Marjorie Brown
Daniel and Aileen Delforge
Matt and Linda DeJong
Richard and Linda Wagner
Connie Ackerman
Kim and Ted Huck
Mike Espinosa
Expertees LLC
Clearwater Youth Wrestling Club
Mark & Lisa Schafer
Neil Erisman
Security Benefits Plus

Registered: 07/07/01
Posts: 2869
Loc: Shawnee Kansas I will update changes as soon as possible and if someone finds something that needs to be changed or added please let me know by e-mail.
smokeycabin@hotmail.com or text me at (913) 579-1835.

Thank you for all your help.

Sincerely,

Sean McCarthy

Kansas College Wrestling Fund Donations

Gold Donors – $2,000-$4,999
Vince and Linda Nowak
District 1 USA Wrestling Kansas
USA Wrestling Kansas

Silver Donors - $500 - $1,999
Kathy & Mike Juby
STA Kids Club and High School Team
Roberts GMC – Kansas City
Steve and Lisa Woody
Paola Wrestling Club
Blue Chip Athletic
Chanute Wrestling Club
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Olathe East Wrestling Club and High School Team
East Kansas Storm Wrestling Club
Saint James High School Team
Linn County Twister Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Promotional Hats & Water Bottles (several anonymous individuals)
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Jr. Viking Wrestling Club
Hays Wrestling Club
Jill and Sean McCarthy
Smokey Valley – District III Tournament USA Wrestling Kansas
Tony Dong
Robert Tanenbaum & Kelly Jackson



Bronze Donors - $1 - $499
Circle Junior Wrestling Club
Joyce Orendac
Kay and Bill Peterman
Nielson Family Dentistry
Nill Brothers Sporting Goods
Eric Johnson
Baldwin Wrestling Club
Dan Harris
James Renfro
Lawrence Elite Wrestling Club
Leavenworth High School Team
Leavenworth County Spartans
Mathew and Sarah Kuhn
Martinelli’s Little Italy – Salina
Lee and Debbie Girard
Gayle and Don Whitmore
Todd Ackerman
Charles Knox
James and Marjorie Brown
Daniel and Aileen Delforge
Matt and Linda DeJong
Richard and Linda Wagner
Connie Ackerman
Kim and Ted Huck
Mike Espinosa
Expertees LLC
Clearwater Youth Wrestling Club
Mark & Lisa Schafer
Neil Erisman
Security Benefits Plus
Dave & Sue McCarthy
Joe & Marie Cisper

In our first year we raised approximately $24,000 and had $1,500 in expenses for promotional materials. Each of the 10 colleges will each be getting a check for $1,100 this fall. Thank you to all the clubs, businesses and individuals for their contributions. As the 2012/13 wrestling season approaches good luck to all the teams. We hope to add more tournaments/events this year that will help our Kansas College Wrestling programs.



We have more promotional items in stock.

Suggested Donation for Knit Hat or Ball Cap - $15, $25, $ 50 or more.

Suggested Donation for Water Bottle $5, $25, $50 or more

If you want any of these items shipped - shipping is $5 per item. Please provide address and phone contact number or e-mail address. Make checks payable: USA Wrestling – Kansas, Inc./KCWF


Knit Hats, Ball Cap, and Water Bottle Donations the check should be sent to:

Sean McCarthy
11524 Rosehill Road
Overland Park, KS 66210

Make checks payable: USA Wrestling – Kansas, Inc./KCWF

All other direct donations should be sent to:

Mike Juby, Kansas College Wrestling Fund
7208 Magnolia Way, Hutchinson, KS 67502
A not-for-profit 501(c)(3) entity.

List of tournaments that will be contributing to the Kansas College Wrestling Fund 2012-13


Dec 29 Johnson Co Kids Classic - Open & Novice YES Olathe East High School

Olathe East and STA Wrestling Clubs will be contributing again to the KCWF.

Website and Facebook Page coming soon.

List of tournaments that will be contributing to the Kansas College Wrestling Fund 2012-13


Youth Tournaments with information booth:

Dec 22 Paola Open - Paola, KS

Dec 29 Johnson Co Kids Classic - Open & Novice YES Olathe East High School

Olathe East and STA Wrestling Clubs will be contributing again to the KCWF.


High School Tournaments - That we will have an information booth at:

The facebook page is up and running.....http://www.facebook.com/#!/KansasCollegeWrestlingFund

Thank you to Coach Smith at Newman for getting the KCWF Facebook
and Twitter up and running.

The facebook page is up and running.....http://www.facebook.com/#!/KansasCollegeWrestlingFund

Links to the Kansas College Schedules Rosters, Coaches and other information can be found at

http://kcwf.usawks.com/
http://www.facebook.com/#!/KansasCollegeWrestlingFund

• Baker University
• Benedictine
• Bethany College
• Colby Community College
• Fort Hays State University
• Labette Community College
• Neosho County Community College
• Newman University
• Northwest Kansas Technical College
• Pratt Community College

Thank you for all your help.

Sincerely,

Sean McCarthy

Kansas College Wrestling Fund Donations

Gold Donors – $2,000-$4,999
Vince and Linda Nowak
District 1 USA Wrestling Kansas
USA Wrestling Kansas

Silver Donors - $500 - $1,999
Kathy & Mike Juby
STA Kids Club and High School Team
Roberts GMC – Kansas City
Steve and Lisa Woody
Paola Wrestling Club
Blue Chip Athletic
Chanute Wrestling Club
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Olathe East Wrestling Club and High School Team
East Kansas Storm Wrestling Club
Saint James High School Team
Linn County Twister Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Promotional Hats & Water Bottles (several anonymous individuals)
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Jr. Viking Wrestling Club
Hays Wrestling Club
Jill and Sean McCarthy
Smokey Valley – District III Tournament USA Wrestling Kansas
Tony Dong
Robert Tanenbaum & Kelly Jackson



Bronze Donors - $1 - $499
Circle Junior Wrestling Club
Joyce Orendac
Kay and Bill Peterman
Nielson Family Dentistry
Nill Brothers Sporting Goods
Eric Johnson
Baldwin Wrestling Club
Dan Harris
James Renfro
Lawrence Elite Wrestling Club
Leavenworth High School Team
Leavenworth County Spartans
Mathew and Sarah Kuhn
Martinelli’s Little Italy – Salina
Lee and Debbie Girard
Gayle and Don Whitmore
Todd Ackerman
Charles Knox
James and Marjorie Brown
Daniel and Aileen Delforge
Matt and Linda DeJong
Richard and Linda Wagner
Connie Ackerman
Kim and Ted Huck
Mike Espinosa
Expertees LLC
Clearwater Youth Wrestling Club
Mark & Lisa Schafer
Neil Erisman
Security Benefits Plus
Dave & Sue McCarthy
Joe & Marie Cisper
Adam and Sara Polansky
Mark Cody - U of Oklahoma Coach
Bill Zadick - USA Wrestling (Iowa Wrestler)
Doug and Michelle Vander Linden
Brooke Brogren
Richard Brake
Shannon Peters
Tom Peterman


Links to the Kansas College Schedules Rosters, Coaches and other information can be found at

http://kcwf.usawks.com/
http://www.facebook.com/#!/KansasCollegeWrestlingFund

• Baker University
• Benedictine
• Bethany College
• Colby Community College
• Fort Hays State University
• Labette Community College
• Neosho County Community College
• Newman University
• Northwest Kansas Technical College
• Pratt Community College

Thank you to all our donors!

I have a funny little story to share with you from the KWCA - Coaching Clininc this past weekend.

Bill Zadick(Iowa and USA Wrestling guy) heard that Mark Cody (Oklahoma Head Coach) gave a contribution to the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. Zadick would not let the Oklahoma coach out do him so he dug in his pocket and added an additional $1 to his contribution. We had a good laugh.

It is happening in other states as well - how great is that.

ISWA donates $8,000 to the Indiana college programs during the Indiana high school coaches clinic

Related Links


VIDEO: ISWA donates $8,000 to Indiana college wrestling programs


By Gary Abbott USA Wrestling
11/05/2012

The Indiana State Wrestling Association, the USA Wrestling state association in Indiana, has contributed $8,000 to the college wrestling programs in the state of Indiana.

Each of the eight college wrestling programs in the state received $1,000 from the ISWA. The checks were presented to coaching staff members of the colleges during the Indiana State High School Wrestling Coaches Association fall clinic held recently in the state.

The colleges which received a $1,000 donation were the University of Indiana, Purdue University, Indiana Tech, the University of Indianapolis, Calumet, Manchester, Wabash College and Trine University.

“This year, our Board of Directors elected to contribute to each one of our colleges and universities in Indiana,” said Louis Rosbottom, ISWA state chairperson. “We’ve given each of the coaches $1,000 to help their program, and a big thanks for their support of Indiana wrestling. They have participated on our coaching staff and given clinics.”

This is another example of how USA Wrestling, both on the state and national levels, directly supports college wrestling programs in America.

As part of the coaches clinic, the ISWA also provided 2012 Olympic freestyle wrestler Tervel Dlagnev for a clinic and made a personal appearance on behalf of Indiana wrestling. Dlagnev won a bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships, and placed fifth at the 2012 Olympic Games and the 2011 World Championships.

See this video about the ISWA donations to college wrestling

The KCWF can use your club and/or high school teams help with this college fund. Last year was a great start.

Thank you for all your help.

Sincerely,

Sean McCarthy

Kansas College Wrestling Fund Donations

Gold Donors – $2,000-$4,999
Vince and Linda Nowak
District 1 USA Wrestling Kansas
USA Wrestling Kansas

Silver Donors - $500 - $1,999
Kathy & Mike Juby
STA Kids Club and High School Team
Roberts GMC – Kansas City
Steve and Lisa Woody
Paola Wrestling Club
Blue Chip Athletic
Chanute Wrestling Club
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Olathe East Wrestling Club and High School Team
East Kansas Storm Wrestling Club
Saint James High School Team
Linn County Twister Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Promotional Hats & Water Bottles (several anonymous individuals)
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Jr. Viking Wrestling Club
Hays Wrestling Club
Jill and Sean McCarthy
Smokey Valley – District III Tournament USA Wrestling Kansas
Tony Dong
Robert Tanenbaum & Kelly Jackson



Bronze Donors - $1 - $499
Circle Junior Wrestling Club
Joyce Orendac
Kay and Bill Peterman
Nielson Family Dentistry
Nill Brothers Sporting Goods
Eric Johnson
Baldwin Wrestling Club
Dan Harris
James Renfro
Lawrence Elite Wrestling Club
Leavenworth High School Team
Leavenworth County Spartans
Mathew and Sarah Kuhn
Martinelli’s Little Italy – Salina
Lee and Debbie Girard
Gayle and Don Whitmore
Todd Ackerman
Charles Knox
James and Marjorie Brown
Daniel and Aileen Delforge
Matt and Linda DeJong
Richard and Linda Wagner
Connie Ackerman
Kim and Ted Huck
Mike Espinosa
Expertees LLC
Clearwater Youth Wrestling Club
Mark & Lisa Schafer
Neil Erisman
Security Benefits Plus
Dave & Sue McCarthy
Joe & Marie Cisper
Adam and Sara Polansky
Mark Cody - U of Oklahoma Coach
Bill Zadick - USA Wrestling (Iowa Wrestler)
Doug and Michelle Vander Linden
Brooke Brogren
Richard Brake
Shannon Peters
Tom Peterman


Links to the Kansas College Schedules Rosters, Coaches and other information can be found at

http://kcwf.usawks.com/
http://www.facebook.com/#!/KansasCollegeWrestlingFund

• Baker University
• Benedictine
• Bethany College
• Colby Community College
• Fort Hays State University
• Labette Community College
• Neosho County Community College
• Newman University
• Northwest Kansas Technical College
• Pratt Community College

Wanted to personally invite the crew to set-up a booth at our two tournaments this year. I would also like to see some of the larger donors be recognized at the KS Cup or even the key committee members be recognized for the efforts this past year. Coach Smith

Jet Invite- 12/9/12
KS Cup- 1/27/12

This the first kids tournament of the 2012/13 season helping the Kansas College Wrestling programs.

2012 Paola Open - Dec 22nd

This year, Tuff Hermreck will be stepping away from wrestling (oh he'll be back I'm sure!) to spend more time with this Grand-daughters, please come wish him well at the 2012 Paola Open.

As in the past, we strive to provide a great experience for our competitors with optimizing mat time with that of "like-competition" levels where possible. Please rate your wrestlers!

Also, we will be utilizing a split format for this years tournament. We hope this allows many of you to spend less time in the gym.

2012 Paola Open

WHEN: December 22, 2012

WHERE: Paola Middle School - 405 North Hospital Drive, Paola, KS 66071

WEIGH-IN: Satellite weigh-ins will be utilized. No Saturday morning weigh-ins. lease contact if you would like to be a satellite location.

TIMES:
Coaches Meeting: 8:30AM
Wrestling: AM Session: 9:00AM (6U, 8U, 12U)
Wrestling: PM Session: At the conclusion of the AM session. Expect to be there by Noon. (10U, 14U)

REGISTRATION:
Register online at: http://www.trackwrestling.com/registration/BasicPreReg1.jsp?tournamentGroupId=59255009
$16.00 PER Wrestler ($1 per entry will go to the Kansas College Wrestling Fund)
A= State Placer B = State Qualifier C= Average D = Novice
Deadline: December 19, 2012

CONTACT: Joe Knecht 913-709-9875 contact@paolawrestling.com

DIVISIONS:
8U: 40, 43, 46, 49, 52, 55, 58, 61, 64, 67, 70, 73, 76, 80, 88, 95, 110, 125
10U: 52, 55, 58, 61, 64, 67, 70, 73, 76, 79, 82, 85, 90, 95, 100, 110, 120, 130, 150, 170
12U: 64, 68, 72, 76, 80, 84, 88, 92, 96, 100, 105, 110, 115, 120, 130, 140, 150, 165, 190, 215, 240
14U: 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 115, 120, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 150, 155, 160, 165, 175, 205, 235, 265

We will utilize Round Robin & Double elimination brackets.
Weights may be combined!!

KSHSAA Rules with KS. KIDS MODIFICATIONS in effect.

CONCESSIONS: BREAKFAST AND LUNCH WILL BE AVAILABLE.
COOLERS MUST REMAIN IN THE COMMONS AREA.
_________________________
Joe Knecht
(913) 259-4596

Tournaments and Clubs that helped the KCWF 2011/12
smokeycabin
Member

Registered: July, 07 2001
Posts: 3054
Loc: Shawnee Kansas

Last year we had these clubs and host tournaments who helped the Kansas College Wrestling Fund.

If I missed any clubs or tournaments let me know. Thank you for helping our Kansas College Wrestling Programs.

Sincerely,

Sean McCarthy

Circle Wrestling Club, Inc.
STA Kids Club and High School Team
Paola Wrestling Club
Chanute Wrestling Club
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Olathe East Wrestling Club and High School Team
East Kansas Storm Wrestling Club
SJA High School Team
Linn County Twister Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Jr. Viking Wrestling Club
Hays Wrestling Club
Smokey Valley – District III Tournament USA Wrestling Kansas
Baldwin Wrestling ClubLawrence Elite Wrestling Club
Leavenworth High School Team
Leavenworth County Spartans
Lawrence Elite Club
Western Kansas Classic-Gross Memorial Coleseum FHSU
USAW-KS Kids Executive Board & The Kids State Tournament

Thank you to all the Johnson County Classic wrestling fans that stopped by the KCWF booth and helped to support the Kansas College Wrestling Programs. Hosted by Blue Valley Tigers - High School and thank you to the adminstration for understanding the importance of the KCWF Mission.

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

If you would like to get involved with the KCWF. Please contact any of the committee members.

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
Dan Harris - Wrestling Supporter (913) 522-0978 - cell, e-mail Dan.Harris@bakeru.edu

Tournaments, Clubs and High School that have helped the KCWF in 2012/13 so far. There have been many individual contributions through promotional items.
If I missed any clubs or tournaments this year let me know. Thank you for helping our Kansas College Wrestling Programs.

USA Wrestling Kansas Kids Club Tournaments


Paola Kids Club & High School - Silver Level Donation
Olathe East Kids Club & High School - Silver Level Donation
STA Kids Club & High School - Silver Level Donation
Junior Viking Kids Club & High School - Bronze Level Donation
Chanute Wrestling Club & High School - Bronze Level Donation


High School Tournaments (KCWF Booth setup and promotional items)
Leavenworth - Bronze Level Donation
Johnson County Classic - Bronze Level Donation
Bobcat Classic - Bronze Level Donation





Tournaments and Clubs that helped the KCWF 2011/12 smokeycabin
Member

Registered: July, 07 2001
Posts: 3054
Loc: Shawnee Kansas

Last year we had these clubs and host tournaments who helped the Kansas College Wrestling Fund.

If I missed any clubs or tournaments let me know. Thank you for helping our Kansas College Wrestling Programs.

Sincerely,

Sean McCarthy

Circle Wrestling Club, Inc.
STA Kids Club and High School Team
Paola Wrestling Club
Chanute Wrestling Club
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Olathe East Wrestling Club and High School Team
East Kansas Storm Wrestling Club
SJA High School Team
Linn County Twister Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Jr. Viking Wrestling Club
Hays Wrestling Club
Smokey Valley – District III Tournament USA Wrestling Kansas
Baldwin Wrestling ClubLawrence Elite Wrestling Club
Leavenworth High School Team
Leavenworth County Spartans
Lawrence Elite Club
Western Kansas Classic-Gross Memorial Coleseum FHSU
USAW-KS Kids Executive Board & The Kids State Tournament
District III
Mac Wrestling Club

Matt, Chanute Wrestling Club, & High School


Thank you so much on behalf of the KCWF, the colleges, and Kansas wrestling.


Sincerely,


Sean McCarthy



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Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:41:47 -0600
Subject: KCWF Donation
From: mattmcdonald@cableone.net
To: smokeycabin@hotmail.com


Good morning Sean,



The Chanute Wrestling Club agreed to collect and donate to the KCWF, $1 from each entry from our annual tournament the Woods Classic. We had 362 paid entries and decided as we did last year to round up. So, I am wanting to get a check to you for $400. Would you like me to drop it in the mail, or hand deliver it at the next tourney we are at that you guys have a booth set up?



Thank You,



Matt McDonald

Chanute Wrestling Club

Tournaments, Clubs and High School that have helped the KCWF in 2012/13 so far. There have been many individual contributions through promotional items.
If I missed any clubs or tournaments this year let me know. Thank you for helping our Kansas College Wrestling Programs.

USA Wrestling Kansas Kids Club Tournaments


Paola Kids Club & High School - Silver Level Donation
Olathe East Kids Club & High School - Silver Level Donation
STA Kids Club & High School - Silver Level Donation
Junior Viking Kids Club & High School - Bronze Level Donation
Chanute Wrestling Club & High School - Bronze Level Donation
Olathe NW Booster Club, Olathe NW High School & Kids Club


High School Tournaments (KCWF Booth setup and promotional items)
Leavenworth - Bronze Level Donation
Johnson County Classic - Bronze Level Donation
Bobcat Classic - Bronze Level Donation





Tournaments and Clubs that helped the KCWF 2011/12 smokeycabin
Member

Registered: July, 07 2001
Posts: 3054
Loc: Shawnee Kansas

Last year we had these clubs and host tournaments who helped the Kansas College Wrestling Fund.

If I missed any clubs or tournaments let me know. Thank you for helping our Kansas College Wrestling Programs.

Sincerely,

Sean McCarthy

Circle Wrestling Club, Inc.
STA Kids Club and High School Team
Paola Wrestling Club
Chanute Wrestling Club
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Olathe East Wrestling Club and High School Team
East Kansas Storm Wrestling Club
SJA High School Team
Linn County Twister Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Jr. Viking Wrestling Club
Hays Wrestling Club
Smokey Valley – District III Tournament USA Wrestling Kansas
Baldwin Wrestling ClubLawrence Elite Wrestling Club
Leavenworth High School Team
Leavenworth County Spartans
Lawrence Elite Club
Western Kansas Classic-Gross Memorial Coleseum FHSU
USAW-KS Kids Executive Board & The Kids State Tournament
District III
Mac Wrestling Club

Tournaments, Clubs and High School that have helped the KCWF in 2012/13 so far. There have been many individual contributions through promotional items.
If I missed any clubs or tournaments this year let me know. Thank you for helping our Kansas College Wrestling Programs.

USA Wrestling Kansas Kids Club Tournaments - NOTE - club donations are recorded when the appear on the KCWF bank statement/report - so we are aware of several other clubs that have made or are intending to make a contribution this year.


Paola Kids Club & High School - Silver Level Donation
Olathe East Kids Club & High School - Silver Level Donation
STA Kids Club & High School - Silver Level Donation
Junior Viking Kids Club & High School - Bronze Level Donation
Chanute Wrestling Club & High School - Bronze Level Donation
Olathe NW Booster Club, Olathe NW High School & Kids Club - Bronze Level Donation



Kids Club & College Tournaments (KCWF Booth setup and promotionals items)

Johnson County Classic - Bronze Level Donations of promotional items
Salina Tournament of Champions - Silver Level Donation of promotional items
Dan Harris Open (college) - Bronze Level Donations of promotional items
Kansas Cup (college) - Bronze Level Donations of promotional items



High School Tournaments (KCWF Booth setup and promotional items)
Leavenworth - Bronze Level Donation
Johnson County Classic - Bronze Level Donation
Bobcat Classic - Bronze Level Donation





Tournaments and Clubs that helped the KCWF 2011/12 smokeycabin
Member

Registered: July, 07 2001
Posts: 3054
Loc: Shawnee Kansas

Last year we had these clubs and host tournaments who helped the Kansas College Wrestling Fund.

If I missed any clubs or tournaments let me know. Thank you for helping our Kansas College Wrestling Programs.

Sincerely,

Sean McCarthy

Circle Wrestling Club, Inc.
STA Kids Club and High School Team
Paola Wrestling Club
Chanute Wrestling Club
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Olathe East Wrestling Club and High School Team
East Kansas Storm Wrestling Club
SJA High School Team
Linn County Twister Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Jr. Viking Wrestling Club
Hays Wrestling Club
Smokey Valley – District III Tournament USA Wrestling Kansas
Baldwin Wrestling ClubLawrence Elite Wrestling Club
Leavenworth High School Team
Leavenworth County Spartans
Lawrence Elite Club
Western Kansas Classic-Gross Memorial Coleseum FHSU
USAW-KS Kids Executive Board & The Kids State Tournament
District III
Mac Wrestling Club

We have added David Nordues to our committee - Welcome!

Colby Community College
david.nordhues@colbycc.edu
David Nordhues
Head Wrestling Coach
Colby Community College
(O) 785 460 5503
(C) 308 750 2745


Joe Renfro – College Coach – (620) 717-3196, e-mail joer@labette.edu - Thank you for your service to Kansas Wrestling, the KCWF, and bringing another National Championship to Labette. Good luck in your new job in Oklahoma. You will be missed in Kansas.

STOP BY THE KCWF BOOTH in Exhibition Hall at the Kansas USA Wrestling Kids State Tournament in Topeka and check out the new camo hats and other promotional materials.

We have about the same clubs/tournaments committed to helping with Kansas College Wrestling Fund again this year. I do believe we have added a few other tournaments.

Last year we had these clubs and host tournaments who helped the Kansas College Wrestling Fund by adding a dollar to admission charge for fans or adding $1 per entry.

If I missed any clubs or tournaments let me know. Thank you for helping our Kansas College Wrestling Programs.

Sincerely,

Sean McCarthy

Circle Wrestling Club, Inc.
STA Kids Club and High School Team
Paola Wrestling Club
Chanute Wrestling Club
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Olathe East Wrestling Club and High School Team
East Kansas Storm Wrestling Club
SJA High School Team
Linn County Twister Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Jr. Viking Wrestling Club
Hays Wrestling Club
Smokey Valley – District III Tournament USA Wrestling Kansas
Baldwin Wrestling ClubLawrence Elite Wrestling Club
Leavenworth High School Team
Leavenworth County Spartans
Lawrence Elite Club
Western Kansas Classic-Gross Memorial Coleseum FHSU
USAW-KS Kids Executive Board & The Kids State Tournament
District III
Mac Wrestling Club

Circle Wrestling Club, Inc.
STA Kids Club and High School Team
Paola Wrestling Club
Chanute Wrestling Club
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Olathe East Wrestling Club and High School Team
East Kansas Storm Wrestling Club
SJA High School Team
Linn County Twister Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Jr. Viking Wrestling Club
Hays Wrestling Club
Smokey Valley – District III Tournament USA Wrestling Kansas
Baldwin Wrestling ClubLawrence Elite Wrestling Club
Leavenworth High School Team
Leavenworth County Spartans
Lawrence Elite Club
Western Kansas Classic-Gross Memorial Coleseum FHSU
USAW-KS Kids Executive Board & The Kids State Tournament



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

David Nordhues - College Coach - (O) 785 460 5503 (C) 308 750 2745

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 HS Coach Mill Valley, Previous KWCA - President, (913) 645-6050 – cell, e-mail tkeal@att.net

Jeff Butler – Wrestling Supporter (808) 230-1371 – cell, e-mail jrod400@aol.com

Dan Harris - Dan.Harris@bakeru.edu



If you have any questions on how to help - feel free to contact any of the KCWF committee members.

The KCWF had a good weekend at the Kids State Tournament many individuals, clubs and businesses stopped by the KCWF booth - an updated list of contributors will be posted soon.

USA Wrestling Kansas Inc., and the KCWF Committee also recognized and presented an award to Vince and Linda Nowak for their contributions to the KCWF. A very deserving standing ovation by the crowd.


Vince and Linda Nowak were introduced to wrestling in 1997 when their son Jacob was in the first grade. Jacob went on to wrestle for 15 years thru his junior year in college. Jacob had a successful youth, high school and college wrestling career. Their son was on the first Baker University wrestling team in 2009-2010. He was a two time NAIA national qualifier as well as a NAIA Academic All American. Jacob is graduating in May 2013 with a Business/Accounting degree. Jacob begins law school this summer on scholarship at the University of Kansas Law School.

The Nowak’s became very interested in trying to help combat the dropping of college wrestling programs early in their son’s youth wrestling career. Vince wanted to see increased college wrestling and academic opportunities for our young Kansas wrestlers.

The Nowak’s believed that the best way to achieve more college wrestling and academic opportunities was thru increased financial support from the wrestling community. Two years ago it was announced that UNO in Omaha, Nebraska had decided to drop its wrestling program. The UNO wrestling coach was informed of this decision immediately after his team had just won its third straight and overall seventh NCAA Division II national title. This news shocked the national wrestling community that even this successful of a program could be dropped. This news spurred the Kansas wrestling community into action.

Immediately after UNO’s announcement Vince got involved with a small group including Sean McCarthy, Ned Price and Randy Hinderliter to form the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. The group contacted USAW-KS Board of Directors Chairman Mike Juby about forming Kansas College Wrestling Fund to be administered by the USAW-KS organization. Mr. Juby asked the group to draft a mission statement and operating guidelines for the Fund. Vince and the other group members worked many hours over the next two months to prepare the guidelines of the new Fund. The Fund was tentatively approved in May 2011 by the USAW-KS Board of Directors. Vince was an original Kansas College Wrestling Fund foundation committee board member which met for the first time on June 12, 2011 in Salina, Kansas. The Fund’s guidelines were finalized and approved that fall by the USAW-KS Board of DIrectors.

In the first two operating years of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund, Vince and Linda Nowak became Gold Level Donors. It is their hope that everyone in the Kansas wrestling community will work to develop and maintain college wrestling in Kansas for our future generations of youth wrestlers by becoming donors and by actively promoting the Kansas College Wrestling Fund in their local wrestling communities.

Funds like this one should have been established in the 70’s and 80’s in every state. Today's athletes will also be our future generations of teachers and coaches.

Kansas College Wrestling Fund Donations 2011-2013

Gold Donors – $2,000-$4,999
Vince and Linda Nowak
District 1 USA Wrestling Kansas
USA Wrestling Kansas

Silver Donors - $500 - $1,999
Kathy & Mike Juby
STA Kids Club and High School Team
Roberts GMC – Kansas City
Steve and Lisa Woody
Paola Wrestling Club
Blue Chip Athletic
Chanute Wrestling Club
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Olathe East Wrestling Club and High School Team
East Kansas Storm Wrestling Club
SJA Wrestling Club & Saint James High School Team
Linn County Twister Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Promotional Hats & Water Bottles (several anonymous individuals)
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Jr. Viking Wrestling Club
Hays Wrestling Club
Jill and Sean McCarthy
Smokey Valley – District III Tournament USA Wrestling Kansas
District III
Mac Wrestling Club
Tony Dong – Martinelli’s Little Italy - Salina
Robert Tanenbaum & Kelly Jackson
August and Patty Ochs


Bronze Donors - $1 - $499
Circle Junior Wrestling Club
Joyce Orendac
Kay and Bill Peterman
Nielson Family Dentistry
Nill Brothers Sporting Goods
Eric Johnson
Baldwin Wrestling Club
Dan Harris
James Renfro
Lawrence Elite Wrestling Club
Leavenworth High School Team
Leavenworth County Spartans
Mathew and Sarah Kuhn
Martinelli’s Little Italy – Salina
Lee and Debbie Girard
Gayle and Don Whitmore
Todd Ackerman
Charles Knox
James and Marjorie Brown
Daniel and Aileen Delforge
Matt and Linda DeJong
Richard and Linda Wagner
Connie Ackerman
Kim and Ted Huck
Mike Espinosa
Expertees LLC
Clearwater Youth Wrestling Club
Mark & Lisa Schafer
Neil Erisman
Security Benefits Plus
D. Kester
Dave & Sue McCarthy
Joe & Marie Cisper
Adam and Sara Polansky
Mark Cody - U of Oklahoma Coach
Bill Zadick - USA Wrestling (Iowa Wrestler)
Doug and Michelle Vander Linden
Brooke Brogren
Richard Brake
Shannon Peters
Tom Peterman
Jeffery and Rebecca Howard
Debora and Mark Schellhase
Celeste and Mike Rains
Thunderbird Wrestling Club
Jerry Tujague
Mike Miller
Gregg Ikenberry
Shannon Peters
Bill Vielhauer
Lindsey and Michelle Perz
Brian Stack
Williams Law LLC – Tom and Shelly Williams
Barry and Shelly Sullivan
Mike Hammer
JP Garrett
Gooch Family – 5Gs
Jeremy and Jonell Sekavec
Eric Akin
Jon Lautt
Promotional Hats & Water Bottles (several anonymous individuals)


Links to the Kansas College Schedules Rosters, Coaches and other information can be found at

http://kcwf.usawks.com/
http://www.facebook.com/#!/KansasCollegeWrestlingFund

• Baker University
• Benedictine
• Bethany College
• Colby Community College
• Fort Hays State University
• Labette Community College
• Neosho County Community College
• Newman University
• Northwest Kansas Technical College
• Pratt Community College



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

David Nordhues - College Coach - (O) 785 460 5503 (C) 308 750 2745

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 HS Coach Mill Valley, Previous KWCA - President, (913) 645-6050 – cell, e-mail tkeal@att.net

Jeff Butler – Wrestling Supporter (808) 230-1371 – cell, e-mail jrod400@aol.com

Dan Harris - Dan.Harris@bakeru.edu



If you have any questions on how to help - feel free to contact any of the KCWF committee members.

Kansas College Wrestling Fund Donations 2011-2013

Gold Donors – $2,000-$4,999
Vince and Linda Nowak
District 1 USA Wrestling Kansas
USA Wrestling Kansas

Silver Donors - $500 - $1,999
Kathy & Mike Juby
STA Kids Club and High School Team
Roberts GMC – Kansas City
Steve and Lisa Woody
Paola Wrestling Club
Blue Chip Athletic
Chanute Wrestling Club
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Olathe East Wrestling Club and High School Team
East Kansas Storm Wrestling Club
SJA Wrestling Club & Saint James High School Team
Linn County Twister Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Promotional Hats & Water Bottles (several anonymous individuals)
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Jr. Viking Wrestling Club
Hays Wrestling Club
Jill and Sean McCarthy
Smokey Valley – District III Tournament USA Wrestling Kansas
District III
Mac Wrestling Club
Tony Dong – Martinelli’s Little Italy - Salina
Robert Tanenbaum & Kelly Jackson
August and Patty Ochs


Bronze Donors - $1 - $499
Circle Junior Wrestling Club
Joyce Orendac
Kay and Bill Peterman
Nielson Family Dentistry
Nill Brothers Sporting Goods
Eric Johnson
Baldwin Wrestling Club
Dan Harris
James Renfro
Lawrence Elite Wrestling Club
Leavenworth High School Team
Leavenworth County Spartans
Mathew and Sarah Kuhn
Martinelli’s Little Italy – Salina
Lee and Debbie Girard
Gayle and Don Whitmore
Todd Ackerman
Charles Knox
James and Marjorie Brown
Daniel and Aileen Delforge
Matt and Linda DeJong
Richard and Linda Wagner
Connie Ackerman
Kim and Ted Huck
Mike Espinosa
Expertees LLC
Clearwater Youth Wrestling Club
Mark & Lisa Schafer
Neil Erisman
Security Benefits Plus
D. Kester
Dave & Sue McCarthy
Joe & Marie Cisper
Adam and Sara Polansky
Mark Cody - U of Oklahoma Coach
Bill Zadick - USA Wrestling (Iowa Wrestler)
Doug and Michelle Vander Linden
Brooke Brogren
Richard Brake
Shannon Peters
Tom Peterman
Jeffery and Rebecca Howard
Debora and Mark Schellhase
Celeste and Mike Rains
Thunderbird Wrestling Club
Jerry Tujague
Mike Miller
Gregg Ikenberry
Shannon Peters
Bill Vielhauer
Lindsey and Michelle Perz
Brian Stack
Williams Law LLC – Tom and Shelly Williams
Barry and Shelly Sullivan
Mike Hammer
JP Garrett
Gooch Family – 5Gs
Jeremy and Jonell Sekavec
Eric Akin
Jon Lautt
Promotional Hats & Water Bottles (several anonymous individuals)


Links to the Kansas College Schedules Rosters, Coaches and other information can be found at

http://kcwf.usawks.com/
http://www.facebook.com/#!/KansasCollegeWrestlingFund

• Baker University
• Benedictine
• Bethany College
• Colby Community College
• Fort Hays State University
• Labette Community College
• Neosho County Community College
• Newman University
• Northwest Kansas Technical College
• Pratt Community College



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

David Nordhues - College Coach - (O) 785 460 5503 (C) 308 750 2745 - david.nordhues@colbycc.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 HS Coach Mill Valley, Previous KWCA - President, (913) 645-6050 – cell, e-mail tkeal@att.net

Jeff Butler – Wrestling Supporter (808) 230-1371 – cell, e-mail jrod400@aol.com

Dan Harris - Wrestling supporter Dan.Harris@bakeru.edu - (913) 522-0978



If you have any questions on how to help - feel free to contact any of the KCWF committee members.

Have you thought about doing a tour series to raise money? They do this in Nebraska and the college wrestlers officiate the tournament. Seems like a good way to college wrestlers involved and staying connected to the youth. From what I hear they raise a good amount of money for the colleges.

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Have you thought about doing a tour series to raise money? They do this in Nebraska and the college wrestlers officiate the tournament. Seems like a good way to college wrestlers involved and staying connected to the youth. From what I hear they raise a good amount of money for the colleges."


We have discussed and are open to any ideas. I know most of the colleges do camps and clinics for youth and high school wrestlers. We do use some current and former college wrestlers to help with local tournaments - but more could be done. The biggest challenge I see - is that schedules are conflicting. No doubt - the more the college teams are involved with youth and high school wrestling the better.


Sean McCarthy – Chairman (913) 579-1835 – cell, e-mail - smokeycabin@hotmail.com

Kansas College Wrestling Fund Donations 2011-2013

Gold Donors – $2,000-$4,999
Vince and Linda Nowak
District 1 USA Wrestling Kansas
USA Wrestling Kansas

Silver Donors - $500 - $1,999
Kathy & Mike Juby
STA Kids Club and High School Team
Roberts GMC – Kansas City
Steve and Lisa Woody
Paola Wrestling Club
Blue Chip Athletic
Chanute Wrestling Club
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Olathe East Wrestling Club and High School Team
East Kansas Storm Wrestling Club
SJA Wrestling Club & Saint James High School Team
Linn County Twister Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Promotional Hats & Water Bottles (several anonymous individuals)
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Jr. Viking Wrestling Club
Hays Wrestling Club
Jill and Sean McCarthy
Smokey Valley – District III Tournament USA Wrestling Kansas
District III
Mac Wrestling Club
Tony Dong – Martinelli’s Little Italy - Salina
Robert Tanenbaum & Kelly Jackson
August and Patty Ochs


Bronze Donors - $1 - $499
Circle Wrestling Club
Joyce Orendac
Kay and Bill Peterman
Nielson Family Dentistry
Nill Brothers Sporting Goods
Eric Johnson
Baldwin Wrestling Club
Dan Harris
James Renfro
Lawrence Elite Wrestling Club
Leavenworth High School Team
Leavenworth County Spartans
Mathew and Sarah Kuhn
Martinelli’s Little Italy – Salina
Lee and Debbie Girard
Gayle and Don Whitmore
Todd Ackerman
Charles Knox
James and Marjorie Brown
Daniel and Aileen Delforge
Matt and Linda DeJong
Richard and Linda Wagner
Connie Ackerman
Kim and Ted Huck
Mike Espinosa
Expertees LLC
Clearwater Youth Wrestling Club
Mark & Lisa Schafer
Neil Erisman
Security Benefits Plus
D. Kester
Dave & Sue McCarthy
Joe & Marie Cisper
Adam and Sara Polansky
Mark Cody - U of Oklahoma Coach
Bill Zadick - USA Wrestling (Iowa Wrestler)
Doug and Michelle Vander Linden
Brooke Brogren
Richard Brake
Shannon Peters
Tom Peterman
Jeffery and Rebecca Howard
Debora and Mark Schellhase
Celeste and Mike Rains
Thunderbird Wrestling Club
Jerry Tujague
Mike Miller
Gregg Ikenberry
Shannon Peters
Bill Vielhauer
Lindsey and Michelle Perz
Brian Stack
Williams Law LLC – Tom and Shelly Williams
Barry and Shelly Sullivan
Mike Hammer
JP Garrett
Gooch Family – 5Gs
Jeremy and Jonell Sekavec
Eric Akin
Jon Lautt
Promotional Hats & Water Bottles (several anonymous individuals)


Links to the Kansas College Schedules Rosters, Coaches and other information can be found at

http://kcwf.usawks.com/
http://www.facebook.com/#!/KansasCollegeWrestlingFund

• Baker University
• Benedictine
• Bethany College
• Colby Community College
• Fort Hays State University
• Labette Community College
• Neosho County Community College
• Newman University
• Northwest Kansas Technical College
• Pratt Community College



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

David Nordhues - College Coach - (O) 785 460 5503 (C) 308 750 2745 - david.nordhues@colbycc.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 HS Coach Mill Valley, Previous KWCA - President, (913) 645-6050 – cell, e-mail tkeal@att.net

Jeff Butler – Wrestling Supporter (808) 230-1371 – cell, e-mail jrod400@aol.com

Dan Harris - Wrestling supporter Dan.Harris@bakeru.edu - (913) 522-0978



If you have any questions on how to help - feel free to contact any of the KCWF committee members.




Edited by smokeycabin (04/23/13 06:56 AM)

Please continue to support or Kansas Colleges with wrestling.

Thank you!

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

David Nordhues - College Coach - (O) 785 460 5503 (C) 308 750 2745 - david.nordhues@colbycc.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 HS Coach Mill Valley, Previous KWCA - President, (913) 645-6050 – cell, e-mail tkeal@att.net

Jeff Butler – Wrestling Supporter (808) 230-1371 – cell, e-mail jrod400@aol.com

Dan Harris - Wrestling supporter Dan.Harris@bakeru.edu - (913) 522-0978



If you have any questions on how to help - feel free to contact any of the KCWF committee members.

Please continue to support or Kansas Colleges with wrestling.

Thank you!

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

David Nordhues - College Coach - (O) 785 460 5503 (C) 308 750 2745 - david.nordhues@colbycc.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 HS Coach Mill Valley, Previous KWCA - President, (913) 645-6050 – cell, e-mail tkeal@att.net

Jeff Butler – Wrestling Supporter (808) 230-1371 – cell, e-mail jrod400@aol.com

Dan Harris - Wrestling supporter Dan.Harris@bakeru.edu - (913) 522-0978



If you have any questions on how to help - feel free to contact any of the KCWF committee members.



Edited by smokeycabin (08/20/13 05:53 AM)

Kansas College Wrestling Fund Donations 2011-2013

Gold Donors – $2,000-$4,999
Vince and Linda Nowak
District 1 USA Wrestling Kansas
USA Wrestling Kansas

Silver Donors - $500 - $1,999
Kathy & Mike Juby
STA Kids Club and High School Team
Roberts GMC – Kansas City
Steve and Lisa Woody
Paola Wrestling Club
Blue Chip Athletic
Chanute Wrestling Club
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Olathe East Wrestling Club and High School Team
East Kansas Storm Wrestling Club
SJA Wrestling Club & Saint James High School Team
Linn County Twister Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Promotional Hats & Water Bottles (several anonymous individuals)
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Jr. Viking Wrestling Club
Hays Wrestling Club
Jill and Sean McCarthy
Smokey Valley – District III Tournament USA Wrestling Kansas
District III
Mac Wrestling Club
Tony Dong – Martinelli’s Little Italy - Salina
Robert Tanenbaum & Kelly Jackson
August and Patty Ochs


Bronze Donors - $1 - $499
Circle Wrestling Club
Joyce Orendac
Kay and Bill Peterman
Nielson Family Dentistry
Nill Brothers Sporting Goods
Eric Johnson
Baldwin Wrestling Club
Dan Harris
James Renfro
Lawrence Elite Wrestling Club
Leavenworth High School Team
Leavenworth County Spartans
Mathew and Sarah Kuhn
Martinelli’s Little Italy – Salina
Lee and Debbie Girard
Gayle and Don Whitmore
Todd Ackerman
Charles Knox
James and Marjorie Brown
Daniel and Aileen Delforge
Matt and Linda DeJong
Richard and Linda Wagner
Connie Ackerman
Kim and Ted Huck
Mike Espinosa
Expertees LLC
Clearwater Youth Wrestling Club
Mark & Lisa Schafer
Neil Erisman
Security Benefits Plus
D. Kester
Dave & Sue McCarthy
Joe & Marie Cisper
Adam and Sara Polansky
Mark Cody - U of Oklahoma Coach
Bill Zadick - USA Wrestling (Iowa Wrestler)
Doug and Michelle Vander Linden
Brooke Brogren
Richard Brake
Shannon Peters
Tom Peterman
Jeffery and Rebecca Howard
Debora and Mark Schellhase
Celeste and Mike Rains
Thunderbird Wrestling Club
Jerry Tujague
Mike Miller
Gregg Ikenberry
Shannon Peters
Bill Vielhauer
Lindsey and Michelle Perz
Brian Stack
Williams Law LLC – Tom and Shelly Williams
Barry and Shelly Sullivan
Mike Hammer
JP Garrett
Gooch Family – 5Gs
Jeremy and Jonell Sekavec
Eric Akin
Jon Lautt
Promotional Hats & Water Bottles (several anonymous individuals)


Links to the Kansas College Schedules Rosters, Coaches and other information can be found at

http://www.usawks.org/page/show/964060-kansas-college-wrestling-fund
http://www.facebook.com/#!/KansasCollegeWrestlingFund

• Baker University
• Benedictine
• Bethany College
• Colby Community College
• Fort Hays State University
• Labette Community College
• Neosho County Community College
• Newman University
• Northwest Kansas Technical College
• Pratt Community College



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

David Nordhues - College Coach - (O) 785 460 5503 (C) 308 750 2745 - david.nordhues@colbycc.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 HS Coach Mill Valley, Previous KWCA - President, (913) 645-6050 – cell, e-mail tkeal@att.net

Jeff Butler – Wrestling Supporter (808) 230-1371 – cell, e-mail jrod400@aol.com

Dan Harris - Wrestling supporter Dan.Harris@bakeru.edu - (913) 522-0978



If you have any questions on how to help - feel free to contact any of the KCWF committee members.