What about how the parents feel? The parents pay for the coaches so their opinions should be weighed in. Oklahoma, Iowa, Colorado, Nebraska, and Missouri ALL host ALL of their state tournaments in one location. It makes a great event. Splintering the wrestling fan base and wrestling talent across the state HARMS the sport! The coaches in 4A need to understand this. College coaches WILL NOT send scouts to four locations. We are robbing those who wish to have beyond high school opportunities as well as the parents who have watched many of these kids wrestle since they were eight years old.

Gary Ulmer can you provide good paying jobs for everyone? I don't think so! You don't just give kids a trip to state so they feel good! That does not prepare them for life. State should be something special as these are young men who need to face the harsh reality that you DON'T always get what you want. You have to work and commit yourself. Your arguement about the many, many students at 5A and 6A schools is ridiculous! The 5A and 6A schools can't fill their wrestling rooms! They offer far more other sporting and extra curricular programs than their 4A and 321A counterparts.

Our coaches need to get outside of the state and see what is going on out there! I went to the USA Folkstyle Nationals two weeks ago where there were 30 plus Iowa high school coaches in the corners for their kids. There were ZERO Kansas coaches! What does it take to wake up the dinosaurs on the KSHSAA board?