This is a great topic - thanks for starting it and keep those names coming. I have great respect for the men and women in uniform who are assigned all over the world doing their part to protect our way of life and the freedoms that are often taken for granted.
SFC(Ret) Ray Arveson, US Army
ps - i feel even better knowing some are former wrestlers

Yeah Mark graduated from the Air force academy and i heard from his brother he's training to be a pilot.

I know that Zane Hershey (Hugoton '02), Jake Kreigbaum (Abilene '04) and Tanner Gibson (McPherson '02) are all attending the Air Force Academy right now. Zane and Jake are still wrestling as far as I know, but I am no longer. Thanks for all the support of the military, this is truly a great topic.

Asst. Coach Calvin King of Russell is a SSG in the Army Reserves and returned from his 2nd Tour of Duty overseas, he coached my freshman year then at the beginning of my sophomore year he shipped out and returned during the state tournament my junior year, he was finally back to coaching for us this year, my senior year, and it was nice to have him back.....plus he had some cool stories about over there for our bus rides home from places

Alex

Paul Rigdon from Caney Valley ('03 grad) is proudly serving our country in the Marines.

Michael Freisberg ('99 grad) is in the Army.

Christian Osuna, KCSumner, recently back from serving over a year in Iraq during the fall of Sadam, and now coaching at KCSumner and serving in the Army Reserves. Emmett Smith, KCSumner, currently serving in the Army Reserves. Chelsea Richardson, KCSumner manager 00-05, heads to basic this June 7th.

Cpl. Travis Dwayne Morris (Marines)
1/1 First Battalion, First Marine Division Alpha Company
Wrestled 4 years at 145 and 152 for Olathe North High School - State qualifier.

Colby Riffel is in the Navy

Daniel Aguirre is in the Army

James Ores is in the Army

All were Chapman wrestlers (Riffel transferred to Abilene senior year)

he wasnt to hot of a wrestler...but he alwyas told me wrestling helped him through boot like NONE other...

Jacob Condreay is honorably seriving in Iraq right now with the united state Marines...Jacob was a 145lb wrestler at BC and always had a love for the sport. Jake is Infantry and is assigned to the Anti-tank misssles on the back of humveys. My hero and my brother. God Bless all our boys.

What was the name of the wrestler that was a P.O.W. a few years back? He is from the Wichita area and went to Butler Community College for a while too.

Todd Sanchez just returned from Iraq two weeks ago. He recieved a purple heart as he was hit by schrapnel (sp?) from a car bomb. Todd placed 3rd in 2001 at 135. He will complete his bachelors degree in education next semester at Univ. of Minn at Morris where he wrestled until they dropped the program two years ago. He is planning on teaching and coaching.

Cory Hensley Grad from Coffeyville 2004 is with US Navy in Pensacola Florida

Derek Wallace, 2005 grad from Circle High School is now proudly serving in the US Army.

...And i almost forgot...2004 Circle High School grad Michael Otis is now serving in the US Navy.

...And i almost forgot...2004 Circle High School grad Michael Otis is now serving in the US Navy.

i know that Jesse Trumble is serving in the marines, he is a 4X qualifier from Clay Center.

Didn't Jesse Gray from BC join the Marines
after he graduated in 2003?

ya! he joined with Jake Condreay along with Charlie Kissling (all BC wrestlers)

Drew Streit from Sabetha (2002) is Warrant Officer Training Army and learning to pilot helicopters. He has been to Iraq and back twice.

Daniel Petrosky (04) from Rose Hill went to the Marines and is going to Iraq in a few months.