Anyone got any insight or predictions?

Labette, Neosho, Colby, NW Wyoming, Western Wyoming, Pima, AZ.....Anyone know if Glendale, AZ is bringing their team back? Hope so....might get an extra wildcard through to nationals.

Good luck to Kansas' three juco teams. Make us proud.

My prediction on the finishes in team scoring

1. Labette
2. Western Wyoming (if they're who i'm thinking they are)
3. Colby

Labette is Dang good. one of our coaches wrestled there last year.

NJCAA Rankings 2/8/05


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DIVISION I
1 Labette
2 North Idaho
3 Western Wyoming
4 Colby
5 Lincoln
6 Iowa Central
7 Lassen
8 Northwest Wyoming
9 Ellsworth
10 St Louis Meramec

DIVISION III
1 Nassau
2 Ridgewater
3 Harper
4 Itasca
5 Thaddeus Stevens
6 Gloucester
7 Minnesota West
8 Rochester
9 Middlesex
10 Triton

125
1 Seth Wright Northwest Wyoming
2 Vince Lipsey Gloucester
3 Ronnie Smith Neosho
4 Jeff Hedges North Idaho
5 Eric Hoffman Iowa Central
6 Kyle Patton Colby
7 Rashad Riley Lincoln
8 Corey Bowers Mercyhurst

133
1 Earl Jones Labette
2 Chris Harris Lassen
3 Mark Fisher Western Wyoming
4 Pat Flynn Nassau
5 Daniel Prater Colby
6 Mark Frey Neosho
7 Scott Kruk Harper
8 Kyle Barnheisel Lincoln

141
1 Zach Flake Lassen
2 Justin Pearch North Idaho
3 Cory Allison Labette
4 Marcus Cobbs Harper
5 Mike Zinnel Iowa Central
6 Matt Gilliland Colby
7 Clay Hoeck Ridgewater
8 Daniel Virtue St Louis Meramec

149
1 Damien Sweitlik Ellsworth
2 Derek Kipperberg North Idaho
3 Luke Elmore Labette
4 Matt Collum Iowa Central
5 Sam Allen Western Wyoming
6 Jacob Warner Thaddeus Stevens
7 Emmanuel Brooks Lincoln
8 Jason Schippers Colby -----??Matt?? Jason @ 157

157
1 Jason Bilinski Gloucester
2 Tyler Williams Lincoln
3 Adam Ingram Labette
4 Chase Walker Northwest Wyoming
5 Mike Rogers North Idaho
6 Kyle Cleary Thaddeus Stevens
7 Mike Wells Ellsworth
8 Alex Fliaha Lassen

165
1 Eric Luedke Colby
2 Jeremiah Warner Thaddeus Stevens
3 Donnie McMillen Labette
4 Josh Erickson North Idaho
5 John Latona Nassau
6 Tucker Michels Iowa Central
7 Larry Short Triton
8 Todd Davis St Louis Meramec

174
1 Kyle Frawley North Idaho
2 Dustin Gordon Lincoln
3 Mike Casperson Western Wyoming
4 Chad Minette Ridgewater
5 Joe Rodman Minnesota West
6 Zach Luedke Colby
7 Harry Joseph Ellsworth
8 Antoine Love Iowa Central

184
1 Craig Mock Western Wyoming
2 Nick Wilkes Itasca
3 Ethan Vogt Ridgewater
4 Dallas Mitchell Minnesota West
5 Alex Saunders Labette
6 Josh Edmondson North Idaho
7 Kyle Olson Ellsworth
8 Kevin Trullinger Iowa Central

197
1 Jared Shelton Labette
2 Colt Hamilton Western Wyoming
3 Pat Rigdon Harper
4 Chris Thoresen Itasca
5 Kevin Raasch Rochester
6 Dwayne Coleman Triton
7 Jesse Forbes Pima
8 Joe Scioli Nassau

285
1 Joe Andriac Nassau
2 Dustin Rogers Southwest Oregon
3 Marino Eatman Harper
4 Cedric Powell St Louis Meramec
5 Spencer Bowles Northwest Wyoming
6 Garrett Johnson North Idaho
7 Kyle Stevenson Lincoln
8 Tim Johnson Ridgewater

If anyone has the final results after the qualifier would you please post them?

Dont know the team scores, but do know that Colby has Schippers, Gilliland, and Luedke in the finals, and Patton, Schippers, and Zack Luedke in for 3rd/4th. Daniel Prater suffered a broken hand in practice as I understand it, and went 0-2 as a result. With his ranking, maybe they'll find it in themselves to give him a wildcard. Finals are at 7:00 p.m.

Courtesy of Mr. Brown!

Going into the final round - team scores

Labette 65.50
Western Wyo 58.00
NW Wyo 52.50
Neosho 46.00
Colby 45.50
Pima 36.00
Glendale 0.00

125 1st & 2nd Seth Wright (NW Wyo) vs. Ronnie Smith (NEO)
3rd & 4th Dave Beagley (WW) vs. Kyle Patton (COL)

133 1st & 2nd Earl Jones (LAB) vs. Mark Frey (NEO)
3rd & 4th Johnny Graham (NW Wyo) vs. Cade Christiansen (WW)

141 1st & 2nd Mat Gilliland (COL) vs. Jeremy Spoon (NEO)
3rd & 4th Cory Allison (LAB) vs. Cody Moulton (NW Wyo)

149 1st & 2nd Matt Schippers (COL) vs. CJ Rathgen (NW Wyo)
3rd & 4th Luke Elmore (LAB) vs. Sam Allen (WW)

157 1st & 2nd Chase Walker (NW Wyo) vs. Adam Ingram (LAB)
3rd & 4th Greg Smith (NEO) vs. Jason Schippers (COL)

165 1st & 2nd Eric Luedke (COL) vs. James Varner (PIMA)
3rd & 4th Donnie McMillan (LAB) vs. Luke Kjar (WW)

174 1st & 2nd Mike Casperson (WW) vs. Mark Vujovik (PIMA)
3rd & 4th Zach Luedke (COL) vs. Jasper Lockett (NEO)

184 1st & 2nd Alex Saunders (LAB) vs. Craig Mock (WW)
3rd & 4th Zach Gutenson (PIMA) vs. Shawn Vincent (NW Wyo)

197 1st & 2nd Jared Shelton (LAB) vs. Colt Hamilton (WW)
3rd & 4th Jesse Forbes (PIMA) vs. Jon Quinton McGill (NEO)

285 1st & 2nd Spencer Bowles (NW Wyo) vs. Dustin Martin (LAB)
3rd & 4th James Arbertha (NEO) vs. Reagan Williams (WW)

Top 4 plus 2 wildcards qualify.

Odds on favorites for wildcards at this point appear to be Daniel Prater (COL) and Jeremy Baker (WW).

Prater was the 3rd seed, is nationally ranked at 133, but broke his hand on Wednesday and is wrestling with a club. Would be similar to Ronnie Smith's wildcard last year.

Baker didn't have a very good tourney, but was seeded 4th. 157 & 165 might also be considered for wild card....we'll see.

Final results later.

Courtesy of Mr. Brown!

Final team finishes:

1). Labette
2). Western Wyoming
3). NW Wyoming
4). Colby
5). Neosho
6). Pima
7). Glendale

125 1st Ronnie Smith (NEO) inj dflt over Seth Wright (NW Wyo)
3rd Dave Beagley (WW) 7-4 over Kyle Patton (COL)

133 1st Earl Jones (LAB) ??3-2??? over Mark Frey (NEO)
3rd Cade Christiansen (WW) over Johnny Graham (NW Wyo)

141 1st Mat Gilliland (COL) 9-2 over Jeremy Spoon (NEO)
3rd Cory Allison (LAB) ??maj dec?? over Cody Moulton (NW Wyo)

149 1st C.J. Rathgen (NW Wyo) 3-2 over Matt Schippers (COL)
3rd ??? Luke Elmore (LAB) vs. Sam Allen (WW) - sorry I missed this one

157 1st Adam Ingram (LAB) dec CHase Walker (NW Wyo)
3rd Jason Schippers inj dflt over Greg Smith (NEO)

165 1st Eric Luedke (COL) 6-0 over James Varner (PIMA)
3rd Luke Kjar (WW) over Donnie McMillan (LAB)

174 1st Mike Casperson (WW) by fall over Mark Vujovik (PIMA)
3rd Zach Luedke (COL) 3-1 over Jasper Lockett (NEO)

184 1st Alex Saunders (LAB) 17-8 over Craig Mock (WW)
3rd Shawn Vincent (NW Wyo) inj dflt over Zach Gutensen (PIMA)

197 1st Jared Shelton (LAB) over Colt Hamilton (WW)
3rd Jesse Forbes (PIMA) TF over J. Q. McGill (NEO)

285 1st Spencer Bowles (NW Wyo) 2-0 over Dustin Martin (LAB)
3rd James Arbertha (NEO) by fall over Reagan Williams (WW)

Sorry that I missed some scores and one match result.

1st Wildcard - Daniel Prater Colby 133
2nd Wildcard - Brandon Pigorsch Labette 125

O.W. Alex Saunders, Labette
Region Coach of the Year - Joe Renfro

Nationals.....here we come.

Seven Trojans headed for Nationals
2-13-05

Colby CC Wrestling

The Trojans (ranked 4th in the NJCAA) qualified seven wrestlers for the NJCAA National Tournament Saturday at the West Central District Qualifying Tournament in Colby.

Sophomore Kyle Patton (6th, NJCAA) qualified at 125 lbs for the second straight year. He beat Brandon Pigorsch of Labette, 16-9 in the first round. He then dropped his second round match to Seth Wright (#1, NJCAA) of Northwest Wyoming, only to come back and beat Jacob Lugo of Pima, to earn his bid to nationals. He lost the third place match to Dave Beagley of Western Wyoming, 7-4.

Freshman Daniel Prater (5th, NJCAA), who wrestled on Saturday with a broken hand, lost both his matches, but was chosen as one of the Region’s two wild cards. He will wrestle in Rochester, Minnesota in the 133 lb. class.

Freshman Mat Gilliland (6th, NJCAA) won the region championship at 141 lbs in impressive fashion. After a first round bye, he defeated Cody Moulton of Northwest Wyoming, 13-4. He then moved on to defeat Jeremy Spoon of Neosho County, 9-2, in the championship match.

Freshman Matt Schippers (8th, NJCAA) qualified for nationals at 149 lbs. despite a close loss in the championship bout to C.J. Rathjen of Northwest Wyoming, 3-2. Rathjen won by way of riding time. Schippers defeated Sam Allen (5th, NJCAA) of Western Wyoming, 10-1, in the semifinals to earn his trip to Rochester.

Freshman Jason Schippers qualified for nationals with a third place finish at 157 lbs. He lost a tough battle to fourth ranked Chase Walker of Northwest Wyoming in the second round, 3-1, but came back and defeated Marc Fenwick of Western Wyoming, 18-8. He then earned third place by way of injury default over Greg Smith of Neosho County.

Sophomore Eric Luedke (#1, NJCAA) was once again impressive. He defeated David Mullins of Neosho County by fall in the first period in the semifinals. He then beat James Varner of Pima in the final, 6-0.

Sophomore Zach Luedke (6th, NJCAA), defeated Jasper Lockett of Neosho County, 3-1, in the third place match, and earned his second straight trip to Rochester, Minnesota. He beat Chris Riding of Northwest Wyoming, 5-3, but lost to Mark Vujovil of Pima by fall. Not discouraged, Luedke came back to beat Adam Barnett of Glendale to earn his third place match and his ticket to Rochester.

The Trojans were not as fortunate in the heaviest three classes. Freshman Bobby Dennis lost a heartbreaker in the last seconds to Zach Gutenson of Pima, 4-2, in the first round. He then dropped his second match to eventual third place finisher Shawn Vincent of Northwest Wyoming, and was eliminated from the tournament.

Sophomore Ed Jaramillo also lost a close contest in the first round. With seconds left, Jon Quinton McGill of Neosho County scored a take down, barely staying inbounds, to win, 12-10. Jaramillo then lost to eventual third place finisher Jesse Forbes of Pima.

Finally, freshman James Mason suffered an injury in his first round loss to James Arbertha of Neosho County, and had to default out of his second round match.

The Trojans finished fourth in the team standings with 57.50 points. Labette (#1, NJCAA) finished first with 86.50 points, followed by Western Wyoming (3rd, NJCAA) with 71.50 points and Northwest Wyoming (8th, NJCAA), who tallied 64.50 points.

The NJCAA National Tournament will take place in Rochester, Minnesota on Sunday, February 26 and Monday, February 27.

I don't think enough could be said about the job Coach Renfro has and is doing at Labette. A truly awesome guy and a truly awesome coach... WAY TO GO CARDS!!!!!