Nice to see Steve Andrus back on the mat! Trison Graham over Kendric Maple and Jeff Vesta over Kenny Ornelas were two great matches!



Cadet - 91-98 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Riley Hunsicker of Ellis Wrestling Club
2nd Place - Tommy Williams of KCWC
3rd Place - Kristy Self of Jr. Grizzlies
Round Robin Matches
Riley Hunsicker (Ellis Wrestling Club) over Tommy Williams (KCWC) Dec 3-1,2-3,2-1
Riley Hunsicker (Ellis Wrestling Club) over Kristy Self (Jr. Grizzlies) Fall 0:39
Tommy Williams (KCWC) over Kristy Self (Jr. Grizzlies) TF 6-0,11-8


Cadet - 105 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Isaac Ruiz of JC Greco/Freestyle Wrestling
2nd Place - Zack Vesta of Studz
3rd Place - Alex Wolf of Smoky Valley Wrestling Club
4th Place - Tyler Wilson of Central Kansas Wrestling
1st Place Match
Isaac Ruiz (JC Greco/Freestyle Wrestling) over Zack Vesta (Studz) TF 6-0,6-0


Cadet - 112-119 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Zach Cook of Smoky Valley Wrestling Club
2nd Place - Clint Solis of Central Kansas Wrestling
3rd Place - Hunter Garret of Jr. Vikings
4th Place - Will Eaton of Central Kansas Wrestling
1st Place Match
Zach Cook (Smoky Valley Wrestling Club) over Clint Solis (Central Kansas Wrestling) Fall 5-1,1:48


Cadet - 125 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Brandon Charbonneau of CCCC
2nd Place - Jake Gentzler of Central Kansas Wrestling
3rd Place - Zachary Pollom of KCWC
4th Place - Austin Lopez of Ellis Wrestling Club
1st Place Match
Brandon Charbonneau (CCCC) over Jake Gentzler (Central Kansas Wrestling) Dec 0-0,1-1,0-0


Cadet - 130 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Zack Tanenbaum of KCWC
2nd Place - Billy Broeckelman of Norton Wrestling Club
3rd Place - Steven Plott of Salina
4th Place - Garrett Miller of Chanute
1st Place Match
Zack Tanenbaum (KCWC) over Billy Broeckelman (Norton Wrestling Club) Dec 8-3,6-0


Cadet - 135 Results
Guaranteed Places
2nd Place - Spencer Blew of Leavenworth County Spartans
2nd Place - Ryne Cokeley of Paola Wrestling Club
4th Place - Bryce Hood of Paola Wrestling Club
4th Place - Skyler Mccomb of Central Kansas Wrestling
1st Place Match
This match has not been wrestled yet.
3rd Place Match
This match has not been wrestled yet.

Cadet - 140 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Bradley Little of Central Kansas Wrestling
2nd Place - Cody Shavlik of Central Kansas Wrestling
3rd Place - Sam Son of SEK
4th Place - Taite Nelson of TOHK
1st Place Match
Bradley Little (Central Kansas Wrestling) received a bye.
3rd Place Match
Sam Son (SEK) received a bye.

Cadet - 145 Results
Guaranteed Places
2nd Place - Dakota Hayes of Greater Gold Garden City/Scott
2nd Place - Jason Seibel of Salina
4th Place - Krista Reville of Tango
4th Place - Kaid Mckenna of Norton Wrestling Club
1st Place Match
This match has not been wrestled yet.
3rd Place Match
This match has not been wrestled yet.

Cadet - 152-160 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Jack Diffenbaugh of Mulvane
2nd Place - Jared Mccomb of Chanute
3rd Place - Sean Gaither of WHY
4th Place - Brad Wagner of Tango
Round Robin Matches
Jack Diffenbaugh (Mulvane) over Sean Gaither (WHY) Dec 7-1,0-6,3-3
Jack Diffenbaugh (Mulvane) over Jared Mccomb (Chanute) Dec 0-4,6-0,3-5
Jared Mccomb (Chanute) over Sean Gaither (WHY) Dec 4-3,7-3


Cadet - 171 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Devon Keith of WHY
2nd Place - Justin Oliver of Tango
3rd Place - Tyler Long of Central Kansas Wrestling
Round Robin Matches
Justin Oliver (Tango) over Tyler Long (Central Kansas Wrestling) Fall 0-7,0:37
Devon Keith (WHY) over Justin Oliver (Tango) TF 9-0,6-0
Devon Keith (WHY) over Tyler Long (Central Kansas Wrestling) Fall 3-5,6-0,0:00


Cadet - 189+ Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - John Denner of Manhattan Freestyle Club
2nd Place - Luke Hayes of Greater Gold Garden City/Scott
3rd Place - Raheem Melton of JC Greco/Freestyle Wrestling
Round Robin Matches
John Denner (Manhattan Freestyle Club) over Raheem Melton (JC Greco/Freestyle Wrestling) WD
John Denner (Manhattan Freestyle Club) over Luke Hayes (Greater Gold Garden City/Scott) Dec 2-3,4-1,6-1
Luke Hayes (Greater Gold Garden City/Scott) over Raheem Melton (JC Greco/Freestyle Wrestling) FF


Junior - 112-119 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Jeff Vesta of Studz
2nd Place - Kenneth Ornelas Iii of Chanute
3rd Place - Roger Windham of Central Kansas Wrestling
4th Place - Josh Hong of Semper Fi Wrestling Academy
1st Place Match
Jeff Vesta (Studz) over Kenneth Ornelas Iii (Chanute) Dec 0-3,3-2,2-2


Junior - 125 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Nathan Furches of Kansas Twisters
2nd Place - Xavier Mccolloch of sunflower gold
3rd Place - Jessica Bowman of Leavenworth County Spartans
Round Robin Matches
Xavier Mccolloch (sunflower gold) over Jessica Bowman (Leavenworth County Spartans) Dec 1-0,9-2
Nathan Furches (Kansas Twisters) over Xavier Mccolloch (sunflower gold) TF 6-0,6-0
Nathan Furches (Kansas Twisters) over Jessica Bowman (Leavenworth County Spartans) TF 6-0,7-0


Junior - 130-135 Results
Guaranteed Places
3rd Place - Ryne Cokley of Paola Wrestling Club
3rd Place - Zac Sparr of TOHK
3rd Place - Adam Leedy of Chanute
4th Place - Zach Jesseph of Chanute
Round Robin Matches
Ryne Cokley (Paola Wrestling Club) over Zac Sparr (TOHK) Dec 3-1,5-2
Ryne Cokley (Paola Wrestling Club) over Adam Leedy (Chanute) Dec 4-3,6-0

1st Place Match
Zach Jesseph (Chanute) over Jack Wenzel (WHY) Dec 2-4,6-0,5-4


Junior - 140 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Rylan Dalke of Central Kansas Wrestling
2nd Place - Cameron Jesseph of Chanute
3rd Place - Stephen Hearn of JC Greco/Freestyle Wrestling
4th Place - Steven Lindler of WHY
1st Place Match
Rylan Dalke (Central Kansas Wrestling) over Cameron Jesseph (Chanute) Dec 0-5,5-3,2-4


Junior - 145 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Trison Graham of Tango
2nd Place - Kendrick Maples of TOHK
3rd Place - Tyler Davis of MAC
4th Place - Tyler Stremel of Hoisington
1st Place Match
Trison Graham (Tango) over Kendrick Maples (TOHK) Dec 2-4,4-4,0-8


Junior - 152 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Nick Flynn of Leavenworth County Spartans
2nd Place - Dillon Charland of JC Greco/Freestyle Wrestling
3rd Place - Stefan Androws of Independent
4th Place - Chandra Engel of MAC
1st Place Match
Nick Flynn (Leavenworth County Spartans) over Dillon Charland (JC Greco/Freestyle Wrestling) Dec 7-0,4-3


Junior - 160 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Christopher Watson of Central Kansas Wrestling
2nd Place - Gary Crumpton of JC Greco/Freestyle Wrestling
3rd Place - Nathan Murphy of Central Kansas Wrestling
4th Place - Anson Worrell of Mo West
1st Place Match
Christopher Watson (Central Kansas Wrestling) over Gary Crumpton (JC Greco/Freestyle Wrestling) TF 7-0,7-0
3rd Place Match
Nathan Murphy (Central Kansas Wrestling) over Anson Worrell (Mo West) FF

Junior - 189 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Grant Hinckley of Leavenworth County Spartans
2nd Place - Gage Deere of sunflower gold
3rd Place - Tyler Hasenbank of Con-Kids
4th Place - Daniel Hong of Semper Fi Wrestling Academy
1st Place Match
Grant Hinckley (Leavenworth County Spartans) over Gage Deere (sunflower gold) Dec 0-2,0-5


Junior - 215 Results
Guaranteed Places
2nd Place - Kyle Caylor of TOHK
2nd Place - Howard Johnson of Kansas Storm
4th Place - Shane Handcock of JC Greco/Freestyle Wrestling
4th Place - Tyler Gjerstad of JC Greco/Freestyle Wrestling
1st Place Match
This match has not been wrestled yet.
3rd Place Match
This match has not been wrestled yet.

Junior - 285 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Steve Andrus of Manhattan Freestyle Club
2nd Place - Tony Marquez of WHY
3rd Place - Jose Duenas of sunflower gold
4th Place - John Close of WHY
1st Place Match
Steve Andrus (Manhattan Freestyle Club) over Tony Marquez (WHY) TF 6-0,6-0

those have to be wrong cuz disney was there?

It's showing that Atticus withdrew and was scratched from the bracket. Does anyone know why they never wrestled some of the freestyle finals?

they ran over time

on the matches if there was a bracket with a and b they were seperate brackets they didnt have the and b winners wrestle each other.

they did round robin style and for some they seperated them into two groups and the two first places would go for 1st and 2nd and the 2nd placers would go for 3rd and 4th

does anyone know the kids divsion results? we had some friends that went??

If you know the age and weight, you can find the results on trackwrestling.com

That is the format for pooled tournaments. They just didn't finish some of them. I'm sure that State will run smoother.

They where saying that they expected about 150 and with the walk-ins had around 260. This show the interest is building in the Summer program. Been to allot of tournaments through the years, and I'm not one that will say they should of done this or that, because we all have been part of long drawn out days. But maybe it has got the point that we require everyone to pre-register so we can have enough mat space.

While you really hate to throw stones at those who volunteer their time it is the frustration that many felt yesterday that destroys the interest in spring/summer wrestling. The excuses all sounded good but everyone knows with five surfaces and only 250 wrestlers, action should have been started by 10am and finished by 3pm. The finals matches from the pools were abandoned to start Greco and by 6pm there were maybe 40 wrestlers left. My son loves wrestling as much or more than anyone but by 5pm he was begging me to leave. There was far too much "dead" mat time. We need a team of people to run all of these spring events. You CANNOT "wing it" and hope and pray it will work out. The wrestlers should have been grouped by age and ability in brackets of four, preferably five and round robins should have been utilized from top to bottom. When the event isn't state or a qualifier we do not need pairings. The wrestlers need mat time. The organization of this event was comprised of fine people who are great wrestling supporters but the plan and organization was so severly lacking that results may have done more damage than the good they set out to do. Next year lets get a swat team of experts to run all of the spring events so the kids can enjoy some great mat time without sitting in a gym for 12 hours.

Will,

I couldn’t agree with you more about the “team” of volunteers to gather and run these events. I am not going to make but one excuse for this event and that was the failure to pre-register and over 100 walk-ups that showed up between 9:00 and 10:00 wanting to wrestle. I sincerely apologize to all that had to endure our inability to “wing it “ as you stated. We had a plan… the plan failed! All the “kids” that volunteered their Saturday to help out this cause deserve a thank you for their dedication. These young adults could of been out doing what most teenagers normally do on Saturdays... NOTHING!

I promise all that we have learned tricks and made many mistakes over the last three years. My only hope is that people understand that it is not a picnic to run two events in the same day with limited amount of people willing to pitch in and roll up their sleeves to get it done.

So to all the people that are disappointed I am personally sorry! To all the people that helped us out… I am truly grateful!

Mark

No need for apologies Red. Most of us know that great efforts were made to accomodate all the wrestlers walking up to enter. There was plenty of notice on this very forum for everyone to pre-register.

There are growing pains with anything like using a new program, was it frustrating?sure was! But heck we were there to wrestle, I think each of my boys got in at least 6 matches and had an absolutely fantastic time in the condensed greco side of things

Regarding Freestyle and Greco. The state is making the right strides to get our schedule in line to get national teams done earlier etc and coincide with our neighboring states. Now we have to coordinate the back end, get our kids division to be just a kids division, eliminate high school aged kids wrestling in our state kids tourney, bring in the 6 and under if needed.

Start freestyle/greco during that time period. Get coaches up to date on teaching olympic style skills, get clincs for wrestlers, get tournament coordinators, pairers, and officials trained.

I saw a lot of people wanting to get their first freestyle and greco matches in just one week before the state tournament, to me that is more of a concern than having to endure wrestling all day in the gym.

Klint Deere

Want to say thank you to all of the volunteers that put on the tournament this weekend in Manhattan. We were one of the last matches of the evening.....was it a long day, yes BUT my 9 year old son absolutely loved it. He got 3 freestyle and 5 greco matches. It was a great opportunity to get good mat time. Thank you very much for giving these kids the opportunity!

My biggest recommendation for all tournaments(this applies to both folkstyle and freestyle/greco events) is two fold.....

1. Mandate pre-registration. I know some will argue that we will cut some kids out but if everyone knows you have to pre-register then they will do it. If we continue to allow walk-ups then we will always have them.

2. Allow Friday night satellite weigh ins. This worked very well this weekend from a competitors perspective. We didn't have to get the kids up extra early or spend the $$$ to get a hotel room.

If you combine these 2 recommendations then the people hosting event can get the brackets ready the night before. All you have to deal with the morning of the tournament is last minute scratches.

Please do not take this as a criticism of any kind on the tournament this weekend. Like I said, we were one of the last matches and my son absolutely loved it. Lots of great mat time. I really appreciate the effort everyone gives to pull these things off.

Also, want to thank Gonz Medina and Blue Chip. Been watching these boards for a couple of years now and I don't think we give him and his company enough thanks for what they do for supporting kids wrestling. Gonz and his staff are fantastic! Thanks for the cool shirts this weekend and the year long support you give!

Shawn Budke

Will,Shawn,Klint. Thanks for imput. I will use your recommendations to inprove. I have put on 10 FS-GR tournaments in Topeka and this was my 3rd meet in Manhattan. This was my most fustrating one for me. We had a plan and we really would have been OK. But I did not plan for several things. I did not get Mark Miller enough help in the computer area. I should have arranged with the school district to use other gym. Was I prepared for so many walk up? No I was not. These are all issues I asure You I can fix. I know I can now lay out 8 full mats at MHS (reserve gyms in future) Go to pre-regrister by Friday 5 p.m.
I really beleive if you offer a good tournament.People will particpate. I think everyone knows as Tournament Director we make mistakes and I know we can make this meet a showcase. Example Gonz Mendina gave me: My 1st yr at MHS we had 100+ and everyone was upset the time it was taking. 2nd yr we had 175+ and we had no computers and used 4 man brackets (2 gyms) finished by 4 p.m. 3rd yr. I thought since USAW State was using track wrestling, we should also. 260+ entry's. Big Mistake on my part should have stayed with the paper & pencil and 4 man brackets. Trust me I learn'ed a lot this weekend. I do want all of you to come back. RMG

With the history of this event along with the quality of those involved, I think the Kansas community will continue to support this tournament. As Will had mentioned, with RMG and Red's reputation, we can all get over this one and expect a much improved format next year! It sure is refreshing to see a quick response about decisions that were made.

I think, with an experienced crew, we could still allow walk ups on Saturday morning. End the weigh-in at 8am and wrestling could/should start by 9am. Allow registration at the remote sites. Have them set up on line to complete the registration and collect the funds. We just need to get a team together to work together. There is no way we can expect a tournment to get better when it only happens once per year.

They better order the trophies!

Gonz,

We will be back for sure! As a coach and father I greatly appreciate the effort and time that you and the volunteers put into this tournament. I hope I did not come across as negative in my earlier post. That definitely was not the intent.

Also, thank you for having full mats for all the kids to wrestle on. I know the little guys really appreciated having a bigger wrestling surface.

Thanks again!

Shawn Budke