If you can make it, do it! This was a great experience for my son last year. He loved being a part of "Team Kansas" and came away with a confidence that wouldn't have developed without wrestling at this level. He still keeps in contact with his buddies from last years team and cheers them on every chance he gets. I was very impressed with Dal Eck, Klaus Schmidt, and Mr Moon, as my boy calls him, and the rest of the coaching crew on how they took care of our Kansas boys! If you can go, the money you spend is worth it!

I hope someone will update us on the forums as I will be in Iowa this weekend for the MS duals. I will still have one ear towards Nebraska though and wish our boys the best. Let's take down Minnesota 1 this year!

Go Team Kansas!

Without pointing fingers, and without knowing the circumstances behind the reasons, I have to say this:

I don't know if most of us realize just HOW MUCH WORK it takes to put an event like this together. There are so many people that are backing out, it has to be pure hell on the people putting this together. Do you know how hard it is to tell a kid he can't go because a better kid already signed up? Well then try to call that same kid back and tell him he can go because the other kid backed out! You already upset him by turning him down, now you are begging him to come back. And most likely he already made other plans for that weekend. If you are going to tell them you are going, please go. And if you have a VALID excuse, back out. But if it is one of those things where you decide that it is too expensive, or a birthday party came up, or some other BS, DON'T sign up to start with!!

The few trips that I have been involved with, this is easily the most FRUSTRATING thing to deal with.

If you give your word, your word should be good.

I know that noone is purposely trying to make life hard for these guys putting this together, but please understand just how much work it takes to put it together, and respect that.

Not trying to sound too harsh, but also want to paint a picture of it takes to do this.

AMEN!!!! We definatly owe a dept graditude to these guys for helping put this geather. Thanks guys. Speaking Of Klaus Schmidt, WHERE CHUCKY!!!! hes a 100 lbs of stud. 6th grade I think

If Scout Lee isnt going Spencer Tracy would like to move up to Team 2.
Also you may want to contact Jacob Jenkins from Chapperall. Hes a good 100 pounder.

Here are hopefully the final changes - except we need 140 lbers.

Daniel Butler 100 Team 2
Hunter Christensen Alt Team 1
Brock Budke Alt Team 2
Caleb Wunsch Alt Team 2

Updated as of 9:45 Thursday Morning...

Team #1
50 Kale McCracken
55 Jace Koelzer
60 Boo Dryden
65 Christian Bowen
70 Zach Eck
75 Tyler Price
80 Cole Moses
85 Dakota Rodd
90 Tanner Madl
95 Brett Moon
100 Blake Stovall
105 Garret Dunlap
112 Jace McDown
120 Anthony Capul
130 Zach Bowen
140 Mason Koechner
Alternates - Nick Lucas & Hunter Christensen


Team #2
50 Hunter Bindi
55 Cagen Wallace
60 Tanner Hitchcock
65 Tanner Smith
70 Rylan Kasitz
75 Michael Prieto
80 Alex Cavanaugh
85 Jalin Harper
90 Cameron Miller
95 Cameron Hughbanks
100 Daniel Butler
105 Jaymez Turner
112 Curtis Rylant
120 Shane Winters
130 Trai Warburton
140
Alternates - Brock Budke & Caleb Wunsch


Team #3
50 Dallas Koelzer
55 Braiden Lynn
60 Dylan Pelland
65 Chase Weber
70 Jon Trowbridge
75 Allen Morabito
80 Conner Penka
85 Chance Rodriguez
90 Wyatt Crop
95 Tanner Brown
100 Spencer Tracy
105 Clayton Peterson
112 Robert Garcia
120 Hunter Howerton
130 Tanner Sutton
140
Alternates - Ethan Rummel & Keaton Sander

Possible 140 pounders
Clayton Duivenvoorden
Kayne Hutchinson
Estin Overton
Brandon Poe
Harley Huffstetler
Dakota Krulic
Corey Atkins
Logan Elliott
Seth Stroble


If you know any of these kids you might want to make a phone call!!

Here are the kids that I HAVE NOT received any paperwork from. I know there are some that have mailed it and many I have talked to that are bringing it Friday to Lawrence. There are also a few last minute additions that I know have not had time to mail their stuff to me. If you have recently mailed it, please bring a copy with you tomorrow.

Jace Koelzer
Christian Bowen
Tanner Madl
Zach Bowen
Hunter Christensen
Hunter Bindi
Curtis Rylant
Shane Winters
Brock Budke
Caleb Wunsch
Dallas Koelzer
Jon Trowbridge
Allen Morabito
Conner Penka
Hunter Howerton
Ethan Rummel
Keaton Sander

Thanks,
Dal

Make sure you put your USA card number on your sign up sheet. Several have forgot. We MUST have that number.

Dal

Maybe I missed it but is there a flyer with the info on it,times, where it is etc?

This is the info I found from earlier post? and the auto exchange I found in Lawrence was Auto Exchange1225 e. 23rd street if someone can verify that would be great


The date for this event is April 9th, 10th, & 11th. The cost is going to be $250.00 per kid and includes the following;

Entry fee - this is a USA event so you must have your USA card

Team Kansas singlet, t-shirt and shorts ( we will be using the same design as the Middle School except there will be no AAU symbol as this is a USA event)

Transportation to and from the event (we will meet and leave together from Cokeleys Auto Exchange in Lawrence and return there also - you will need to make arrangements to have your wrestler there and picked up as well)

Hotel for 2 nights. We will be staying at the Holiday Inn Express in Fremont, Ne. 1-402-753-3850 is the number if parents want to stay at the same hotel as the team.

We will provide water for the wrestlers and hopefully there will be enough money left for pizza one night.

It looks like we will FOR SURE have 2 teams and I would like to take a 3rd team if we can fill it. There are 16 weight per team and we can take up to 4 alternates per team. I can not guarantee any specific number of matches for the alternates. Just depends on what other teams have for extras.

We will be renting vans for transportation and I may need a couple parents to help out and drive. We will also need parents to help run the table during each dual.

We will try to put together our best team and then 2 other teams. This may be difficult as I know there are many evenly matched kids out there. No matter what team your wrestler end up on, he is going to get lots of national quality matches.

If you have already posted on the forum, I have your wrestler's info. If you have not posted on the forum, please email me at dal@matteck.com with your wrestler's weight, grade and accomplishments. I need to know by Monday March 8th. I have to let Blue Chip know how many teams so they can get the singlets, t-shirts and shorts started.

I am working on the required forms and will either post or email them to you. Checks need to be made out to Dal Eck.

Yeah I was just wanting what time wrestling starts Sat and Sun and where r they wrestling? I would like to go up on Sun

That address for the Autoexchange in Lawrence is correct

Here is a flyer for the event!


http://okseries.com/flyers/heartlandnationalduals2010.htm

Thanks, that's what I needed. Good luck to all the young men goin to represent the state of Kansas this weekend you will all do great!

Dal,

Brock Budke and Daniel Butler will turn in their paperwork at the site in Lawrence. Kelly Butler is bringing both of them and will give you the paperwork.

Just reminding you so that you don't have to sweat that part of it. I know this is hectic and we sure appreciate you, John and the rest that are putting this together.

See you in Nebraska.

Shawn

Is this tournament not on track wrestling????
Will there be anyone doing updates?

So far I have heard team one and three both have victories!!

Kansas Spartans team Over team Missouri

Team One is 3 and 0 Spartans
Team Two is 2 and 1 Gladiators
Team Three is 1 and 1 Trojans