I have been making my case for Garden City being the TOUGHEST tournament in Kansas and here is the supporting data! Derby has passed and Newton is this weekend but neither of them sport a bracket like this one:

130lbs
Louis Trujillio (3x NM HS SC, NHSCA FR & SO National Champ, '08 Fargo Cadet National Champ, RTOC 2nd), Dan Frank 105-19 HS record, 2X CO SC, Trent Cox 2x KS SC, Ryne Cokeley (’08 4A SC, ’08 USA Nationals Folkstyle 3rd, Freestyle 2nd, Greco 3rd) Jace Bennett #8 TX, Derek Schnittker #4 KS 4A, Braxton Medina #5 6A, Victor Cruz #3 5A KS., Sean Mahaney #5 4A CO, Mike Jaquess #6 4A CO, Alex Hinejosa #13 4A CO, Nick Schwager #5 5A KS, Chase Sanchez #5 5A .. Find a tougher bracket in any other Kansas hosted tournament!


When the dust settles there will be no argument, 15 ranked teams and a bunch of ranked individuals make this, hands down, the TOUGHEST KANSAS HOSTED tournament in 2009.

I will work up the other weights as well but when you invite 10 out of state teams including three number 1’s, a number 2 and a handful of others that are ranked and throw them in with Kansas’ #1 5A team you are going to have some super brackets. I can’t wait!


TEAMS ATTENDING AND RANKINGS
Alamosa, Co
Andale #3 4A
Basehor-Linwood
Canon City H.S.-Canon City, Co
Canyon Randall-Amarillo, TX #2
Conifer, Co #7 4A
Dodge City
Emporia #1 5A
Free State
Garden City #10 6A
Great Bend
Hays
Holcomb
Hugoton
La Junta – La Junta, Co #9 3A
Lamar – Lamar, Co #18 3A
Lewis Palmer, Monument, Co
Liberal #5 5A
Maize #5 6A
Ponderosa H.S.-Parker, Co #1 5A
Rio Rancho H.S. – New Mexico #1
Roosevelt H.S.-Johntown, Co #1 4A
Sand Creek – Colo. Springs, Co #19 5A
Scott City #5 4A
St. James Academy H.S.
Ulysses #10 4A

i thought cox/cokely would be an amazing match... they would need a flawless day to make finals

thats good info cokeley

Will, what weight is Himmelman/CO at? Guessing 125? If not, 130 just got even tougher!!

Is El Reno going to be there this year, they were scheduled to be there last year but pulled out at the last minute. They are ranked 2nd in Oklahoma class 5 and have a couple individuals that are ranked first in their weight classes.

El Reno was listed early but did not show up on the official invitation letter. Not sure what the deal is. That would just add to the toughness!

I will shoot the AD an email.

I would like to be a fly on the wall at this seeding meeting!!!! It is going to be a dog fight before it even starts!!!

The seeding meeting actually goes very smoothly. When there are so many good kids, you just establish your criteria and go with it.

Multiple State champs from the same weight will jam it up a bit.

State Ranked Wrestlers

103
#1 5A NM Jake Williams Rio Rancho (5th at Reno this year)
#2 6A KS Colby Witten Maize
#5 6A KS Alex Garcia Dodge City
#6 4A CO Kyle Walter Roosevelt
#9 4A CO Darin Sisneros Alamosa
#19 5A CO Cory Carter Sand Creek

State Ranked Wrestlers

112
#1 4A CO Tony Pena Conifer (Fargo All American)
#1 5A KS Adrian Salas Liberal
#2 3A CO Kurtis Romero LaJunta
#2 5A NM Ray Valerio Rio Rancho
#3 4A KS Taylor Moeder St. James Academy (3rd ’08 State)
#4 4A KS Paco Antillon Scott City (2x State Champion)
#5 5A CO Sam Jones Ponderosa
#10 5A CO Josh Hildreth Sand Creek
#11 3A CO Kyle Monson Lamar
#15 4A CO Drake Sisneros Alamosa

State Ranked Wrestlers

119
#1 4A CO CJ York Roosevelt
#2 3A CO Josh Jaime Lamar
#2 5A NM Matt Nunez Rio Rancho (Fargo All American, 4th ’08 State)
#4 6A KS Evan Amaro Maize
#5 4A KS Robbie Hines Ulysses
#6 4A KS Ben Thoman Andale
#7 4A CO Justin Mortenson Alamosa
#14 4A CO Matt Strait Canon City

you are also forgetting about Max Ortega from Rio Rancho. He is ranked 6th in the country at 140.

125
#1 4A CO Travis Himmelman Conifer (’08 State Champ, NHSCA Fr National Champ)
#1 TX Michael Roberts Canyon-Randall (3rd ’08 CK Kickoff)
#1 4A KS Symon Seaton Basehor Linwood (3rd ’08 State)
#2 5A NM Nathaniel Luhan Rio Rancho (2x State Placer)
#2 5A KS Justin Rose Emporia
#3 4A CO Dalton Kelly Alamosa (2x State Placer)
#4 3A CO Phillip Vigil LaJunta
#4 6A KS Lane Greenlee Garden City
#6 4A CO Pres Pappacheck Roosevelt (3rd ’08 State)
#16 5A CO Josh Swinger Sand Creek

130
#1 5A NM Louis Trujillio Rio Rancho (3x NM HS SC, NHSCA FR & SO National Champ, '08 Fargo Cadet National Champ, RTOC 2nd)
#1 6A KS Trent Cox Maize (2x State champ, 3rd ’07 State)
#1 4A KS Ryne Cokeley St. James Academy (State Champ, ’08 USA Nationals Flk 3rd, GR 3rd, FS 2nd)
#2 4A CO Dan Frank Roosevelt (105-19 HS record, 2X CO SC)
#2 4A KS Derek Schnittker Hugoton
#3 5A KS Victor Cruz Liberal
#5 6A KS Braxton Medina Garden City
#5 5A KS Nick Schwager Great Bend
#5 4A CO Sean Mahaney Alamosa
#6 5A CO Mike Jaquess Sand Creek
#13 4A CO Alex Hinejosa Ponderosa

135
#1 5A NM Chris Rubalcaba Rio Rancho (’08 State Champ)
#1 4A CO Zach Legino Roosevelt (2x State Placer)
#1 5A KS Sal Tovar Emporia
#2 TX Victor Dotson Canyon-Randall (’08 State Champ)
#4 6A KS Hunter Edwards Dodge City
#9 3A CO Tom Ketchum LaJunta
#10 3A CO Darrian Adame Lamar

A possible rematch of the Reno Tournament of Champions final!

140
#1 5A NM Max Ortega Rio Rancho (4x SC, Reno Runner Up, Ranked #3 in by USA Wrestling)
#1 5A CO Jacob Snider Ponderosa (Reno Champ, 2x State Champ)
#1 6A KS Joey Dozier Garden City
#3 5A KS Tavo Dikin Emporia
#3 4A KS Cody Hill Hugoton
#5 6A KS Jacob Bruton Dodge City
#6 4A CO Jeff Kielian Roosevelt
#9 3A CO Cody Wolf Lamar

145
#1 5A CO Daniel Kelly Ponderosa (’08 State Champ, 3x State Placer)
#1 4A KS Jake Hattabaugh Andale
#4 4A KS Morgan Numrich Scott City
#5 4A KS Josh Rodriquez Ulysses
#9 4A CO Donovan Archuletta Alamosa
#15 4A CO Blyke Nygren Roosevelt

152
#1 5A CO Steven Kelly Ponderosa
#1 4A KS Derek Newell Ulysses
#2 6A KS Blake Fulbright Maize
#3 4A CO Brandon Montoya Roosevelt
#3 4A KS Willie Eck Andale
#4 5A KS Tyler Sutherland Liberal
#9 3A CO Jordan DeLoach Lamar

160
#1 TX Jace Bennet Canyon-Randall
#1 5A CO Austin Gabel Ponderosa
#1 4A KS Benny Armstrong Andale
#2 3A CO Phillip Merwin LaJunta

171
#1 5A NM Chris Morales Rio Rancho
#2 5A CO Stephone Kling Ponderosa
#3 4A KS Chaston Hoeme Scott City
#6 4A CO Nick Urban Roosevelt
#6 5A CO Corey Takaki Sand Creek