On Tuesday, March 14 twelve wrestlers will represent Kansas at the Oklahoma Border Brawl, an all-star dual prior to the NCAA Wrestling Tournament in Tulsa.

Here is the anticipated lineup for the dual with the Kansas wrestlers in bold:

BORDER BRAWL LINEUP: subject to change
(With national ranking, name, High School, and state placement information)
Landyn Sommer, Stillwater HS, OK (1st) vs. Derek Johnson, Hoxie HS, KS (1st 4x)
Gunner Wilson, Catoosa HS, OK (1st) vs. Sean Carroll, St Thomas Aquinas HS, KS (1st)
Maddox Moore, OWA, OK vs. Cruz Enderle GHW, MO
Aydan Thomas, Stillwater HS, OK (1st) vs. Ezekiel Witt. Junction City HS, KS (2-1-Fargo AA)
Kaiden Herendeen, Guthrie HS, OK (1st) vs. Garrett Beane, Lathrop HS, MO (1st)
Chance Fisher, Tuttle HS, OK (3rd 106) vs. Easton Broxterman ,Washburn Rural HS, KS (1st)
Canon Acklin, Collinsville HS OK (1st) vs. Landen Kocher-Munoz, Washburn Rural HS, KS (1st)
Braden Potts, Tuttle HS, OK (2nd) vs. Miller Sipes, Staley HS, MO (3rd)
Eli Kirk, Guthrie HS, OK (1st) vs. Braden Tatum, Derby HS, KS (2-2-2)
Brady Roark, Seneca HS, MO (1st) vs. Dillon Cooper, Mill Valley HS, KS (1st)
Beau Hickman, Tuttle HS (1st) vs. Chase Short, Cameron HS, MO (1st)
Jaxon Koeltzow Tuttle HS (2nd) vs. Tate Rusher, Derby HS, KS (1-2)
Brayden Lucas, Edmond North HS, OK (3rd) vs. Colin McCallister, Mill Valley HS, KS (1st)
Landyn Sommer, Stillwater HS, OK (1st) vs. Jay Greiner, St Joseph HS, MO (2-2-1-1)
Jude Randall, Edmond North HS, OK (1st) vs. Merrik Murray, Staley HS, MO (4-6)
Tucker Waitman Tuttle HS, OK (1st) vs. Trystian Juarez, Liberal HS, KS (1st)
No. 7 Payton Thomas, Moore HS, OK (1st) vs. Dai'mont Mucker, Valley Center HS, KS (GR Fargo AA, 3rd state)
Oscar Williams, Edmond North HS (2nd, Fargo AA) vs. Sean Carroll, St Thomas Aquinas HS, KS (1st)
No. 14 Ricky Thomas, Edmond North HS, OK (1st) vs. Sebastian Lopez, Garden City HS, KS (1-2)
No. 21 Peyton Hand, Choctaw HS, OK (1st 4x) vs. No. 12 Angelina Vargas, Park Hill HS, MO (1st)

Note that Sean Carroll will be wrestling twice.

It would be great if next year the NCAA Wrestling Tournament in Kansas City could feature the Metro Classic dual.

Another awesome option would be a dual featuring the winners from the Metro Classic dual to form a combined team Kansas and Missouri then match the team up against wrestlers from states in the region like Nebraska, Oklahoma, Iowa, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

Both are fun Ideas!

Let’s goooooo!

OKLAHOMA BORDER BRAWL
At Tulsa, Okla., March 14
105 Girls - Hannah Lopez, Moore HS, OK pin Amara Ehsa, Derby HS, KS, 3:01
125 Girls - No. 23 Khaleah Kirk, Guthrie HS, OK pin Hailey Ramos, Dodge City HS KS, 1:58
144 Boys - Tate Rusher, Derby HS, KS pin Jaxon Koeltzow Tuttle HS, OK, 2:12
157 Boys - Derek Johnson, Hoxie HS, KS (1st 4x) dec. Landyn Sommer, Stillwater HS, OK, 6-4
215 Boys - Sean Carroll, St Thomas Aquinas HS, KS, dec. Gunner Wilson, Catoosa HS, OK, 5-3
95 Boys - Cruz Enderle GHW/Plaza Middle School, MO dec. Maddox Moore, OWA/Sequoia Jr HS, OK, 9-3
106 Boys - Aydan Thomas, Stillwater HS, OK dec. Ezekiel Witt. Junction City HS, KS, 7-6
106 Boys - Kaiden Herendeen, Guthrie HS, OK maj. dec. Garrett Beane, Lathrop HS, MO, 14-4
113 Boys - Easton Broxterman, Washburn Rural HS, KS pin Chance Fisher, Tuttle HS, OK, 4:40,
115 Girls - No. 12 Angelina Vargas, Park Hill HS, MO tech. fall No. 21 Peyton Hand, Choctaw HS, OK, 10-0
120 Boys - Canon Acklin, Collinsville HS OK dec. Landen Kocher-Munoz, Washburn Rural HS, KS, 7-2
120 Boys -. Miller Sipes, Staley HS, MO, dec. Braden Potts, Tuttle HS, OK, 5-2
126 Boys -. Braden Tatum, Derby HS, KS dec. Eli Kirk, Guthrie HS, OK, 5-3, SV
126 Boys - Brady Roark, Seneca HS, MO tech. fall Dillon Cooper, Mill Valley HS, KS, 19-4
138 Boys - Beau Hickman, Tuttle HS, OK pin Chase Short, Cameron R-1 HS, MO, 0:33
190 Boys – Isaac Villalabos, Edmond North HS, OK dec. Trystian Juarez, Liberal HS, KS, 7-2
190 Boys - No. 7 Payton Thomas, Moore HS, OK pin Alan Chairez, Garden City HS, KS, 2:17
285 Boys - No. 14 Ricky Thomas, Edmond North HS, OK dec. Sebastian Lopez, Garden City HS, KS, 4-3 TB2
105 Girls - Hannah Lopez, Moore HS, OK dec. Gabby Hamilton, Blue Springs South HS, MO, 11-6
125 Girls - No. 23 Khaleah Kirk, Guthrie HS, OK tech fall Lily Brower, Platte County HS, MO, 14-3
150 Boys - Jaxon Koeltzow Tuttle, HS OK dec. Colin McCallister, Mill Valley HS, KS, 4-3
157 Boys - Landyn Sommer, Stillwater HS, OK dec. Merrik Murray, Staley HS, MO, 5-3
215 Boys - Oscar Williams, Edmond North HS, OK dec. Sean Carroll, St Thomas Aquinas HS, KS, 3-1

Results by state:
Oklahoma: 14-8
Kansas: 5-10
Missouri: 4-5