It’s always nice to be the smallest state in terms of population to be in the top ten. Just imagine how much of a better showing Kansas could have if we had a population say the size of Missouri who has nearly double the people inhabiting it. Heck, in terms of population we're outnumbered by the second smallest state in this top ten by almost 2.5 million in Minnesota.

I'm curious how many weights that the top eight had multiple placers in. It seems like it happens a lot with these powerhouse states (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio). I know we had one weight with multiple placers in 135 with Napier and Maple. Thought we might have a few other weights do this too with 112, 160, 171, and 215.

Virginia really gets help in this event due to them being the host. If it was still in Cleveland or Pittsburg I don't think you see them making a great showing year in and year out like they have at the Beach. You'd also see teams like Pennsylvania and Ohio probably finishing much higher if they were still hosting.

Nice showing Team Kansas. It’s a huge improvement from the non All-American year in 2007. Hopefully, this success can be kept up with more kids doing summer wrestling and participating in team events like the Middle School Duals in Iowa.