Jeff and I were teammates at Norton. Here is what I can remember. He won state at 185 his sophomore year (beating the returning state champ in the finals of regionals and state- Chris Dennis from Oakley). He won 215 his junior year going undefeated and won 275 his senior going undefeated.

In Jeff's junior season he wrestled 31 actual matches (not counting opens). He won 28 by fall. He won one match by decision (Alex Haines from Colby), one match by major (Jim Keller of Saint Francis in the state finals), and one match by stalling DQ.

Jeff did pin everyone his senior season (29 actual matches wrestled). 6 kids made it to the 2nd period, none made it to the 3rd. The first point he gave up his senior year was a penalty point for covering a kids mouth while he has halfing him (he may have given up a few escapes after that, but I would say he gave up fewer than 10 points all season). In the state finals he pinned Cody Parks in the 1st period (Cody went on to be an All-American at Fort Hays State).

He wrestled in the Dapper Dan classic after his senior season and then went to Wyoming to play football.

I would say that as far as recent history Jeff was the most untouchable wrestler Kansas has produced. To take that title away would in my mind require all pins and giving up virtually no points in a season.

*Stats courtesy of the 94-97 Norton Wrestling Scrapbook created by Coach Johnson. My memory is not quite that good!