Several Kansas boys did great at the CMSU Open Sunday in Warrensburg led by SHAWN SILVIS of Central State Oklahoma beating returning Div. 1 All American Ben Shirk (ranked # 5)of the Iowa Hawkeyes 7-5 in OT. Way to go Shawn! Clint Freeman (Missouri) and Austin DeVoe (Missouri) both placed 5th...other Kansans I noticed competing were Chad White (Neosho), Brandon Jobe, Tyler Jobe, and Bobby Vaughan (Fort Hays), Matt Turner and Chris McCormick (Missouri) and Joe Johnston (Iowa).
True freshman Shawn Bunch won his varsity debut at 125 lbs 11-6 for Edinboro Univ. in a dual against Virginia Tech, while # 4 ranked sophomore Zach Roberson (Iowa St.) easily won the Harold Nichols Open at 133 lbs. Other Div. 1 varsity wrestlers this year from Kansas include Dusty Spaulding (141#),Nebraska, Jeremiah Beltran (286#),Ohio U., Scott Polley (157#),Stanford, and true freshmen Chris McCormick (133#, Missouri, and Joseph Monegro (141#) Delaware St.