Any KC area practices for MSNDs?

Are the names listed above final wrestlers positions on teams upon confirmation?

I just got an e-mail stating they will be held at St. James Academy and to e-mail Eric Akin at eakin@kc.rr.com for a schedule of times. I can set up several in the topeka area if needed. I have a few locations and can be flexible with times if needed.

Larry Woltje
(Bryant Guillen's Dad)

No those are not in order of team. They are random. Will is going to announce who is on which team as soon as he is finished verifying that the kids listed are going.

Great turnout tonight at Andover Central HS. 22 middle schoolers, and 10 elementary school dualers.

We will be having Tuesday's practice at Andover Central, NOT Andale. Repeat, no practice at Andale, but it will be, again, at Andover Central on Tuesday night.

Thursday's practice will also be at Andover Central.

Practice times are 6:30-8:00 PM

Still working on next week's practice schedule, probably at Derby.

Thanks
Doug

East Kansas Wrestling Club will be holding practices this week Tuesday and Thursday. Tuesday workouts will be coached by Travis Phippen and Thursday workouts will be coached by Eric Akin. We will be getting into some freestyle material this week because we have a tournament this weekend. However, practices will be mostly takedown drills as usual and lots of hard wrestling on the feet. Wrestlers training for folkstyle can partner together and drill folkstyle while others are drilling freestyle, etc.

Times for Tuesday and Thursday are the following:

5:30pm to 7pm Freshmen - Seniors

7pm to 8:30pm 8th grade and under

East Kansas Freestyle members will continue with this schedule until June 4th. We will provide a schedule of tournaments that our team and staff will attend. This week and next week you can get information at practice regarding how to sign up for freestlye membership if you want to continue training with us through the Spring and Summer.

Thank you

I just got an email from the director of the duals. They had a team scratch and since we have three teams entered he gave us first shot at putting in a fourth. I said YES! This will give us the ability to get nearly all of the 8th graders on a spot but we are going to need some more to fill in. Keep your eye on the board for updates.

I need Jarin Brown at 250. Can someone have his mom email me?

These are NOT in team order!!! If you have two weights by your name you WILL be expected to make the lower weight.

75 7th Parker Howell
75 8th Hunter Furnish
75 7th Tyler Mies
75 7th Reese Cokeley

80 8th Dakota Leach
80 8th Clayton Gum
80 8th Hunter Price
80/85 8th Jake Greider

85 7th Kaden Rohr
85 7th Dylan Eck
85 8th Jared Suppes

85/90 7th Gage Wells
85/90 7th Colston DiBlasi
90 8th Zach Gentzler

95 8th Dustin Reed
95 8th Ben Lightfoot
95 7th Isaac Dulgarian
95 8th Jeffrey Morrow

95/100 7th Guy Kinder
100 7th Clayton Himpel
100 7th Austin Chauncey
100 8th Michael Helms

105 7th Brogen Humprhey
105 8th Caden Lynch
105 8th Kaden Kretzer
105 8th Calvin Ochs
105 8th Taylor O'Leary
105/110 7th Josh Mullin
105/110 8th Gage Younger
105/110 8th Dane Edwards
110 8th Garrett McEachern
110 8th Lukas Maki
110 7th Dustin Williams
115 8th Jared Johnson
115 8th Levi Eck
115 8th Jared Fiscus
115/120 8th Quinton Harrison
115 8th Kyle Wilson
115/120 8th Chandler Ayer
120 8th Trevor Kennedy
120 8th Jonathan Blackwell
120 8th Kyle Armstrong
125 8th Alex Thibault
125 8th Weston Loder
125 8th Tanner Page
130 8th Anthony Gardner

130 8th Steven Yergey
130 7th Dallas Ernsdorff
130 8th Trevor Whittaker
130 8th Ben Becker
130 8th Andrew Denning
135 7th Chris Adler
135 8th Aaron Puckett
135 8th Derrick Ortiz
140 8th Dustin Cook
140 8th Nicholas Meck
135/140 7th John Peden

145 8th Dalton Rodd
145 8th Bryant Guillen
145 7th Gavin Grater

152 8th Dillon Archer
152 8th Johnny Perz
152/160 7th Ian Bonsall

152/160 8th Jake Bradley
160 8th John Blazevic
160 7th Brendon Blackburn
160 8th Riley Denny

171 8th Brandon Salmans
171 8th Jacob Bartel
171 8th Spencer Wilson
171 8th Nathan Butler

171/189 8th Jaylan Padilla
189 8th Kane Washington
189 8th Zell Bieberle
189 7th Quentin Cox

250 8th Aaron Rafalko
250 8th Clay Wilcox
250 8th Anthony Gonzales


I am still filling some alternate positions one at a time. I have put emphasis on placing 8th graders on the team, with a few outstanding exceptions, as 7th graders will have a chance next year. I have also promised, in the past, to bring back any wrestlers who were on previous teams. If I do not get confirmations I will be looking to fill holes. I do NOT want to have any open spots on any of these four teams.

Thanks for all of your patience and understanding.

I need to hear from these wrestlers:

Kaden Rohr
Austin Chancey
Brendan Blackburn
Derek Ortiz


I also need:

Three 90 pound wrestlers!!

One 100 pound wrestler.

One 140 pound wrestler.

One 145 pound wrestler.

One 152 pound wrestler.

Team Pawnee
Kansas' Number 1 MS National Dual Team

75 7th Tyler Mies
80 8th Dakota Leach
85 8th Cullen Hood
90 8th Zach Gentzler
95 8th Bryce Shoemaker
100 8th Michael Helms
105 7th Brogen Humprhey
110 7th Dustin Williams
115 8th Levi Eck
115-125A 8th Kyle Wilson
120 8th Kyle Armstrong
125 8th Alex Thibault
130 8th Ben Becker
135 8th Derrick Ortiz
140 8th Nicholas Meck
145 8th Bryant Guillen
152 8th Dillon Archer
160 8th Jake Bradley
171 8th Spencer Wilson
189 8th Kane Washington
250 8th Clay Wilcox

If you want to order t-shirts or shorts for parents, coaches, brothers, sisters, etc I need to have quantity and sizes to me ASAP. Shirts $13 Shorts $20. I need the orders ASAP.

Please send me an email and pay me at the event. If you order, you owe!

This is a great opportunity to spend some time with some very good coaches and wrestlers, and to experience the "dual team" format. Ask anyone that was on any of the teams last year, be it the first team or the 3rd or 4th team, and they'll tell you it was a fun experience. Being around other great wrestlers raises the level of all around them and seems to get the best out of the kids. And they love the fiery young coaches that we always have. (take that as a compliment Collins and Vanderlinden)

Don't miss out on this opportunity.

Just to revisit some timelines, we will meet at Lawrence KS at around 9:00 am on Friday April 17th, and leave from there in the team vans to head to Iowa for weighins.

There will be several vehicles leaving from the Wichita area early Friday morning, so let us know if you need a ride.

Doug

Kudos to all of you; organizing, coaching, competing or a parent getting your kids more opportunities!!

The continued push to get these kids active in out-of-state competition makes our State greater!!

Kansas has now become known in the eyes of the National as being an upper-middle tier State! Let's keep the push going!

We won't stop until we get to the top!

Congratulations to everyone who made first team. That is truly the best team Kansas can bring and lets go for the gold.

wasn't rodd at 145 what happened to him??

He sure would have been my choice.

What about Wilson at 171, second at state at 14U 165, I believe the only 8th grader on the podium at that wieght, not on 1st team?

Bryant Guillen was the choice at 145 probably because he placed 4th in state. My son did very well this year.

My son is austin tanner from junction city and he weighs 90 if you are still looking he is in 7th grade and wrestled 12u this year and was a state qualifier you can contact me personally at pebbles_1972_4_u@yahoo.com