After reading the St. Francis topic, I thought of this:

How about this stat: brought to my attention by reporter David Steinle.

Norton did not have a state finalist this year. He told me this was the first time in 17 years that Norton did not have a state finalist. I was not aware of this long run of having a finalist. So I went back and checked Norton's long list of State Placers and was amazed what I found.

Consecutive Years of State Finalist:

1995-2011 (17 Straight Years)
1990-1992 (3 years)
1965-1986 (22 Years in a Row. Amazing !)
1957-1962 (6 years in a Row.)
1942-1949 (8 years)

Can any School claim to beat the 22 year run of State Finalist by the Bluejays under Hall of Fame Coach Jake Durham's leadership.

St. Francis had at least one State Champion from 1964 to 1975 (12 years).
Had at least one state finalist:
1937-1960(24)
1962-1988 (27)
1990-2000 (11)
2003-2007 (5)

Goddard High School

Had at least One State Finalist from 1996 to Present.

Goddard has actually been since 1995 to present in 95 Woodward took 2nd so they are at 18 straight years and counting.

I am waiting for confirmation on the 2004 Season. If Ark City had a finalists in 2004, we would have a State Finalist from 1978 to current. That would put the streak at 34 years with a State Finalist.

Ark City did have 2 wrestlers in the finals.

Conner Crumbliss lost 9-4 to Garrett Harding of Winfield in the battle for Cowley County

5A 119 2004

Levi Anstine also finished second that year.

5A 135 2004

Those were the 2 I thought we had, but was waiting for Coach Jackson to confirm. Thanks Ricky Bobby. So that would be 34 years.

34 years WOW !!

Any idea how many of those years were more than just a single Finalist - I think that adds to the "wow factor".

By my count 3 of those years were single finalists years. 16 of those years there were 4 or more in the finals, with the most finalists being 7 in 1989 and 1995.