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Dear USAW-KS Kids Club Coach, Club President or Club Administrator: Hello, my name is Sean McCarthy, Head Coach of the STA Kids Wrestling Club in Kansas and Chairperson of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. It is in my role with the Kansas College Wrestling Fund that I am sending you this letter. I am appealing to each of you, the leaders of Kansas Kids clubs, to help the Kansas College wrestling fund meet its goals and objectives. The Fund needs your help every year! About two and one half years ago, the United States wrestling community was shocked to learn that the University of Nebraska-Omaha announced it was dropping its legendary NCAA D-II wrestling program. Unfortunately over the last few decades this has become an all too common occurrence for college wrestling programs. Incredibly, the UNO coach was informed of this decision on the very night their program had just won and was celebrating another National D-II team wrestling championship! It was their third consecutive national team title and the eighth national team title overall. For many of us this was a call to action! In the spring of 2011 a small group decided that the wrestling community needed to become proactive to combat this continual erosion of college wrestling opportunities for our current and future wrestlers. This group worked with the USAW-KS in establishing the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. The fund has now been in existence for a little over two years. The Fund has collected about $43,000 in donations, plus approximately $4,000 in support for promotion materials and operating expenses by the USAWKS Corporate Board. We have also donated $11,000 to the 10 colleges in the first year and plan to give $10,000 this year to the 10 colleges with wrestling programs – as established by our parameters. After all contributions we will start year three with approximately $22,000. This is a very good beginning for the Fund but we know that a lot more is required to help the Kansas collegiate wrestling programs thrive and grow. It is vitally important that everyone in the Kansas wrestling community become part of this effort. It is the Fund’s goal for it to be a Forever Fund that will be annually supported by all members of the Kansas wrestling community. Ultimately this Fund will benefit the entire Kansas wrestling community but especially our future young Kansas college wrestlers many of whom are now wrestling in our USAW Kansas Kids Clubs. A strong and thriving state collegiate wrestling presence in Kansas offers more opportunities for current and future college wrestlers. More young families will become involved and stay involved at the Kids wrestling club level if they can see both good collegiate academic and wrestling programs in Kansas. Many of the USAW-KS clubs have already contributed in the first two years of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund’s existence. The Kansas College Wrestling Fund committee greatly appreciates all of these previous contributions. These clubs have done so by charging and contributing an extra $1 from their tournament entry fees and/or ticket sales. We hope these clubs will continue to do so and we are hoping that more clubs running tournaments will join them this year and in future years. We urge you to consider doing so this year. If your club does not run a tournament, perhaps instead you could run a fundraising campaign within your local wrestling community to benefit the Kansas College Wrestling Fund this year. Educate your local wrestling community including the parents of your kids club wrestlers about the Fund and the need to support it. We urge all kids club leaders to learn more about the Kansas College Wrestling Fund and how you can help it reach its goals and objectives. Go to following link for information on the Fund’s website: http://kcwf.usawks.com/Sincerely, Sean McCarthy Chairperson of Kansas College Wrestling Fund
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We have to new great additions to the KCWF Committee - Jennifer Edison from District II and Leanna Grater from District III.
Leanna Grater - leanngrater@twinvalley.net
Multiple Decades of Service to the Kansas Wrestling Community
Treasurer - USA Wrestling Kansas Kids Executive Council
Phone: (785) 632-1887
Jennifer Edison - Edison6@swbell.net
Multiple Decades of Service to the Kansas Wrestling Community
Secretary – USA Wrestling Corporate Board of Directors
Phone: (316) 721-5122
Please continue to support or Kansas Colleges with wrestling.
Thank you!
USA Wrestling-Kansas Inc. - Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF)
7208 Magnolia Way
Hutchinson, KS 67502-9380
MISSION STATEMENT OF KANSAS COLLEGE WRESTLING FUND:
It is the mission of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund to provide financial support for Kansas colleges and universities with active college wrestling programs. This financial support to Kansas colleges and universities will help provide wrestling, academic and eventual career opportunities for student athlete wrestlers in the State of Kansas.
Individual and corporate donor annual gifting levels:
Platinum Level-$5,000 and above
Gold Level-$2,000 to $5,000
Silver Level-$500-$1,999
Bronze Level-$1-$499
Checks should be made out to: USAW - Kansas College Wrestling Fund
Tax ID – Number 48-0981221 501 c (3) exemption
Thank you for your support of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund
Where to send checks:
USA Wrestling-Kansas Inc. - Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF)
7208 Magnolia Way
Hutchinson, KS 67502-9380
Kansas College Wrestling Fund Committee: Please call or e-mail if you have any questions.
Sean McCarthy – Chairman (913) 579-1835 – cell, e-mail - smokeycabin@hotmail.com
Will Cokeley - Vice Chairman (708) 267-6615 – cell, e-mail – willcokeley@gmail.com
Bill Peterman – Secretary (913) 626-4459 – cell, e-mail – billpeterman@hotmail.com
USA Wrestling – Kansas Inc. – Treasurer (Mike Juby – e-mail – mikejuby@usawks.com)
Wayne Petterson – College Coach – (620) 431-2820 Extension 210 work, e-mail wpetterson@neosho.edu
David Nordhues - College Coach - (O) 785 460 5503 (C) 308 750 2745 - david.nordhues@colbycc.edu
Ryan Smith – College Coach – (316) 617-9025, e-mail smithry@newmanu.edu
Steve Woody – USAWKS – Corporate Board Director (District IV Director) (785) 626-3309, e-mail stripes@ruraltel.net
Travis Keal – Kansas HS Coach Mill Valley, Previous KWCA - President, (913) 645-6050 – cell, e-mail tkeal@att.net
Jeff Butler – Wrestling Supporter (808) 230-1371 – cell, e-mail jrod400@aol.com
Dan Harris - Wrestling supporter Dan.Harris@bakeru.edu - (913) 522-0978
Leanna Grater - leanngrater@twinvalley.net
Multiple Decades of Service to the Kansas Wrestling Community
Treasurer - USA Wrestling Kansas Kids Executive Council
Phone: (785) 632-1887
Jennifer Edison - Edison6@swbell.net
Multiple Decades of Service to the Kansas Wrestling Community
Secretary – USA Wrestling Corporate Board of Directors
Phone: (316) 721-5122
If you have any questions on how to help - feel free to contact any of the KCWF committee members.
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Dear USAW-KS Kids Club Coach, Club President or Club Administrator: Hello, my name is Sean McCarthy, Head Coach of the STA Kids Wrestling Club in Kansas and Chairperson of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. It is in my role with the Kansas College Wrestling Fund that I am sending you this letter. I am appealing to each of you, the leaders of Kansas Kids clubs, to help the Kansas College wrestling fund meet its goals and objectives. The Fund needs your help every year! About two and one half years ago, the United States wrestling community was shocked to learn that the University of Nebraska-Omaha announced it was dropping its legendary NCAA D-II wrestling program. Unfortunately over the last few decades this has become an all too common occurrence for college wrestling programs. Incredibly, the UNO coach was informed of this decision on the very night their program had just won and was celebrating another National D-II team wrestling championship! It was their third consecutive national team title and the eighth national team title overall. For many of us this was a call to action! In the spring of 2011 a small group decided that the wrestling community needed to become proactive to combat this continual erosion of college wrestling opportunities for our current and future wrestlers. This group worked with the USAW-KS in establishing the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. The fund has now been in existence for a little over two years. The Fund has collected about $43,000 in donations, plus approximately $4,000 in support for promotion materials and operating expenses by the USAWKS Corporate Board. We have also donated $11,000 to the 10 colleges in the first year and plan to give $10,000 this year to the 10 colleges with wrestling programs – as established by our parameters. After all contributions we will start year three with approximately $22,000. This is a very good beginning for the Fund but we know that a lot more is required to help the Kansas collegiate wrestling programs thrive and grow. It is vitally important that everyone in the Kansas wrestling community become part of this effort. It is the Fund’s goal for it to be a Forever Fund that will be annually supported by all members of the Kansas wrestling community. Ultimately this Fund will benefit the entire Kansas wrestling community but especially our future young Kansas college wrestlers many of whom are now wrestling in our USAW Kansas Kids Clubs. A strong and thriving state collegiate wrestling presence in Kansas offers more opportunities for current and future college wrestlers. More young families will become involved and stay involved at the Kids wrestling club level if they can see both good collegiate academic and wrestling programs in Kansas. Many of the USAW-KS clubs have already contributed in the first two years of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund’s existence. The Kansas College Wrestling Fund committee greatly appreciates all of these previous contributions. These clubs have done so by charging and contributing an extra $1 from their tournament entry fees and/or ticket sales. We hope these clubs will continue to do so and we are hoping that more clubs running tournaments will join them this year and in future years. We urge you to consider doing so this year. If your club does not run a tournament, perhaps instead you could run a fundraising campaign within your local wrestling community to benefit the Kansas College Wrestling Fund this year. Educate your local wrestling community including the parents of your kids club wrestlers about the Fund and the need to support it. We urge all kids club leaders to learn more about the Kansas College Wrestling Fund and how you can help it reach its goals and objectives. Go to following link for information on the Fund’s website: http://kcwf.usawks.com/Sincerely, Sean McCarthy Chairperson of Kansas College Wrestling Fund http://kcwf.usawks.com/http://www.facebook.com/#!/KansasCollegeWrestlingFund • Baker University • Benedictine • Bethany College • Colby Community College • Fort Hays State University • Labette Community College • Neosho County Community College • Newman University • Northwest Kansas Technical College • Pratt Community College . Ottawa University (new program 4 year NAIA school 2014-15 season) Colby Community College – Wrestling Website link – https://www.facebook.com/pages/Colby-Community-College-Wrestling/253557661321939http://www.colbycc.edu/Labette: Website Link: http://www.labette.edu/dept/athlet/wrestling/index.htmNorthwest Kansas Technical College – http://www.nwktc.edu/Athletics/wrestling.phpWebsite Link: http://www.nwktc.edu/Athletics/wrestling.phpFort Hays State Athletics Website Link: http://www.fhsuathletics.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&tab=0Benedictine - http://ravenathletics.benedictine.edu/athletics/sports/wrestling/scheduleWebsite Link: http://ravenathletics.benedictine.edu/athletics/sports/wrestlingNewman University Website Link: http://newmanjets.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&tab=0Neosho Community College Website Link: http://goneosho.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&&tab=0Baker University - http://www.bakeru.edu/sports/wrestlingWebsite Link: http://www.bakeru.edu/sports/wrestlingBethany College Kansas Website Link: http://www.bethanyswedes.com/sport/0/28.phpPratt Community College Website Link: http://prattcc.edu/pcc-athletics/wrestlingOttawa University Website link: http://www.ottawabraves.com/sport/0/26.php
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2013/14 Season these tournaments so far have helped out with the KCWF - great start.
Thank you for the KCWF support from the Leavenworth Challenger (High School Tournament) Johnson County Classic (High School Tournament at Blue Valley), Paola Kids Tournament and the Johnson County Classic (Kids Tournament)
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2013/14 Season these tournaments so far have helped out with the KCWF - great start.
Thank you for the KCWF support from the Leavenworth Challenger (High School Tournament) Johnson County Classic (High School Tournament at Blue Valley), Paola Kids Tournament and the Johnson County Classic (Kids Tournament)
These 4 events this year will have helped raise over $3,000 for the KCWF - Great Start to the 2013/14 KCWF efforts.
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FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY _ Check out all the Kansas College Teams in Action
2014 5th Annual Kansas Cup
Date- Saturday, January 25th, 2014
Where- Fort Hays State University - Gross Memorial Coliseum
Time- 10:00 AM (Finals will be on one mat at 4:00 PM)
Teams- Baker University, Benedictine College, Bethany College, Fort Hays State University, Newman University, Colby CC, Labette CC, Neosho CC, NW Kansas Technical College, and Pratt CC
Format- The tournament will be ran on 3 mats. There will only be one entry per weight class for each team. We will wrestle out to 6th place. NCAA point scoring system will be followed.
Weights- 125, 133, 141, 149, 157, 165, 174, 184, 197, 285
Rules- NCAA rules will be followed.
Weigh-In- Skin checks will start at 7:45 am and weigh-ins will be held in the weight room at Gross Memorial Coliseum at 8:00 am on Saturday, January 25th, 2014
Seeding- Seeding meeting will be held Friday, January 24th at 7:00 pm in Victor E. Lounge inside Gross Memorial Coliseum.
Entries- Please email team entries to chthompson@fhsu.edu no later than 12:00 pm on Friday, January 24, 2014. Initial brackets will be completed prior to our seeding meeting on Friday—please make sure you notate records and accomplishments for your athletes.
Questions- Chas Thompson
chthompson@fhsu.edu
Cell- (620) 388-3585
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2013/14 Season these tournaments so far have helped out with the KCWF -
So far: These Kids Club, High School and College Tournaments have made contributions to the KCWF in the 2013/14 season.
Frontenac Youth Wrestling Club
Chanute Wrestling Club
Olathe East Wrestling Club
Paola Wrestling Club
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
STA Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Salina Tournament of Champions (Booth and Promotional Items)
Kansas Cup (College Tournament)
Bobcat Classic (High School Tournament)
Leavenworth Challenger (High School Tournament)
Johnson County Classic (High School Tournament)
2013/14 Commitments from other tournaments/clubs: If you know of other tournaments let me know and I will add them. - email me at: smokeycabin@hotmail.com
Hays Wrestling Club will be hosting their annual Western Kansas Classic tournament March 8, 2014
Please continue to support or Kansas Colleges with wrestling.
Thank you!
USA Wrestling-Kansas Inc. - Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF)
7208 Magnolia Way
Hutchinson, KS 67502-9380
MISSION STATEMENT OF KANSAS COLLEGE WRESTLING FUND:
It is the mission of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund to provide financial support for Kansas colleges and universities with active college wrestling programs. This financial support to Kansas colleges and universities will help provide wrestling, academic and eventual career opportunities for student athlete wrestlers in the State of Kansas.
Individual and corporate donor annual gifting levels:
Platinum Level-$5,000 and above
Gold Level-$2,000 to $5,000
Silver Level-$500-$1,999
Bronze Level-$1-$499
Checks should be made out to: USAW - Kansas College Wrestling Fund
Tax ID – Number 48-0981221 501 c (3) exemption
Thank you for your support of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund
Where to send checks:
USA Wrestling-Kansas Inc. - Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF)
7208 Magnolia Way
Hutchinson, KS 67502-9380
Kansas College Wrestling Fund Committee: Please call or e-mail if you have any questions.
Sean McCarthy – Chairman (913) 579-1835 – cell, e-mail - smokeycabin@hotmail.com
Will Cokeley - Vice Chairman (708) 267-6615 – cell, e-mail – willcokeley@gmail.com
Bill Peterman – Secretary (913) 626-4459 – cell, e-mail – billpeterman@hotmail.com
USA Wrestling – Kansas Inc. – Treasurer (Mike Juby – e-mail – mikejuby@usawks.com)
Wayne Petterson – College Coach – (620) 431-2820 Extension 210 work, e-mail wpetterson@neosho.edu
David Nordhues - College Coach - (O) 785 460 5503 (C) 308 750 2745 - david.nordhues@colbycc.edu
Ryan Smith – College Coach – (316) 617-9025, e-mail smithry@newmanu.edu
Steve Woody – USAWKS – Corporate Board Director (District IV Director) (785) 626-3309, e-mail stripes@ruraltel.net
Travis Keal – Kansas HS Coach Mill Valley, Previous KWCA - President, (913) 645-6050 – cell, e-mail tkeal@att.net
Jeff Butler – Wrestling Supporter (808) 230-1371 – cell, e-mail jrod400@aol.com
Dan Harris - Wrestling supporter Dan.Harris@bakeru.edu - (913) 522-0978
Leanna Grater - leanngrater@twinvalley.net
Multiple Decades of Service to the Kansas Wrestling Community
Treasurer - USA Wrestling Kansas Kids Executive Council
Phone: (785) 632-1887
Jennifer Edison - Edison6@swbell.net
Multiple Decades of Service to the Kansas Wrestling Community
Secretary – USA Wrestling Corporate Board of Directors
Phone: (316) 721-5122
If you have any questions on how to help - feel free to contact any of the KCWF committee members.
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Dear USAW-KS Kids Club Coach, Club President or Club Administrator: Hello, my name is Sean McCarthy, Head Coach of the STA Kids Wrestling Club in Kansas and Chairperson of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. It is in my role with the Kansas College Wrestling Fund that I am sending you this letter. I am appealing to each of you, the leaders of Kansas Kids clubs, to help the Kansas College wrestling fund meet its goals and objectives. The Fund needs your help every year! About two and one half years ago, the United States wrestling community was shocked to learn that the University of Nebraska-Omaha announced it was dropping its legendary NCAA D-II wrestling program. Unfortunately over the last few decades this has become an all too common occurrence for college wrestling programs. Incredibly, the UNO coach was informed of this decision on the very night their program had just won and was celebrating another National D-II team wrestling championship! It was their third consecutive national team title and the eighth national team title overall. For many of us this was a call to action! In the spring of 2011 a small group decided that the wrestling community needed to become proactive to combat this continual erosion of college wrestling opportunities for our current and future wrestlers. This group worked with the USAW-KS in establishing the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. The fund has now been in existence for a little over two years. The Fund has collected about $43,000 in donations, plus approximately $4,000 in support for promotion materials and operating expenses by the USAWKS Corporate Board. We have also donated $11,000 to the 10 colleges in the first year and plan to give $10,000 this year to the 10 colleges with wrestling programs – as established by our parameters. After all contributions we will start year three with approximately $22,000. This is a very good beginning for the Fund but we know that a lot more is required to help the Kansas collegiate wrestling programs thrive and grow. It is vitally important that everyone in the Kansas wrestling community become part of this effort. It is the Fund’s goal for it to be a Forever Fund that will be annually supported by all members of the Kansas wrestling community. Ultimately this Fund will benefit the entire Kansas wrestling community but especially our future young Kansas college wrestlers many of whom are now wrestling in our USAW Kansas Kids Clubs. A strong and thriving state collegiate wrestling presence in Kansas offers more opportunities for current and future college wrestlers. More young families will become involved and stay involved at the Kids wrestling club level if they can see both good collegiate academic and wrestling programs in Kansas. Many of the USAW-KS clubs have already contributed in the first two years of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund’s existence. The Kansas College Wrestling Fund committee greatly appreciates all of these previous contributions. These clubs have done so by charging and contributing an extra $1 from their tournament entry fees and/or ticket sales. We hope these clubs will continue to do so and we are hoping that more clubs running tournaments will join them this year and in future years. We urge you to consider doing so this year. If your club does not run a tournament, perhaps instead you could run a fundraising campaign within your local wrestling community to benefit the Kansas College Wrestling Fund this year. Educate your local wrestling community including the parents of your kids club wrestlers about the Fund and the need to support it. We urge all kids club leaders to learn more about the Kansas College Wrestling Fund and how you can help it reach its goals and objectives. Go to following link for information on the Fund’s website: http://kcwf.usawks.com/Sincerely, Sean McCarthy Chairperson of Kansas College Wrestling Fund http://kcwf.usawks.com/http://www.facebook.com/#!/KansasCollegeWrestlingFund • Baker University • Benedictine • Bethany College • Colby Community College • Fort Hays State University • Labette Community College • Neosho County Community College • Newman University • Northwest Kansas Technical College • Pratt Community College . Ottawa University (new program 4 year NAIA school 2014-15 season) Colby Community College – Wrestling Website link – https://www.facebook.com/pages/Colby-Community-College-Wrestling/253557661321939http://www.colbycc.edu/Labette: Website Link: http://www.labette.edu/dept/athlet/wrestling/index.htmNorthwest Kansas Technical College – http://www.nwktc.edu/Athletics/wrestling.phpWebsite Link: http://www.nwktc.edu/Athletics/wrestling.phpFort Hays State Athletics Website Link: http://www.fhsuathletics.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&tab=0Benedictine - http://ravenathletics.benedictine.edu/athletics/sports/wrestling/scheduleWebsite Link: http://ravenathletics.benedictine.edu/athletics/sports/wrestlingNewman University Website Link: http://newmanjets.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&tab=0Neosho Community College Website Link: http://goneosho.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&&tab=0Baker University - http://www.bakeru.edu/sports/wrestlingWebsite Link: http://www.bakeru.edu/sports/wrestlingBethany College Kansas Website Link: http://www.bethanyswedes.com/sport/0/28.phpPratt Community College Website Link: http://prattcc.edu/pcc-athletics/wrestlingOttawa University Website link: http://www.ottawabraves.com/sport/0/26.php
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Stop by our booth in the Expo Center this weekend at Kids State and see how you can help the KCWF.
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Stop by our booth in the Expo Center this weekend at Kids State and see how you can help all 11 of the college wrestling programs across the state. We will see you this weekend and thank you to those who helped our student athletes!
Sean McCarthy
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Stop by our booth in the Expo Center this weekend at Kids State and see how you can help all 11 of the college wrestling programs across the state. We will see you this weekend and thank you to those who helped our student athletes!
Sean McCarthy
This fund was established a few years ago for the purpose of promoting the growth of college wrestling at Kansas colleges for our current and future college wrestlers. You are the parents of the future college wrestlers. Ten years ago I was where you are with my son, who was a seventh grader in his 2nd year at 12 & under. We did not have as many Kansas college wrestling programs ten years ago as we do today. We have eleven programs today and now a woman's program too. We probably only had about four or five Kansas college wrestling programs ten years ago. We definitely have more Kansas college wrestling opportunities today for our Kansas youth but we still do not have a D-1 program in Kansas. We also know we need more opportunities and better scholarships. It is only going to happen if we support it financially. We all have to do our part. My son went on wrestle at Baker University in the first three years of its program. He is now a first year law student at KU. Our family owes a lot to wrestling in Kansas and will always be grateful to Baker University that they started their program five years ago that gave my son his opportunity to extend his wrestling career into college and more importantly a first rate educational opportunity. My family still financially supports the Kansas College wrestling fund and plans to continue to do so. We have no more wrestlers but we believe in it and in your kids. We want your kids to have the same opportunity that my son had. We all have to support Kansas college wrestling programs to insure that your kids will have this opportunity. All of us can help the Kansas College Wrestling Fund in some way to help it fulfill its mission. Please join the fight and you can start by stopping by the Kansas College Wrestling Fund booth this weekend to find out more about it and how maybe you can help too. Good luck this weekend and enjoy this time with your kids.
Vince Nowak
Kansas College Wrestling Fund Supporter
Please join the fight with your contributions
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Thank you to all those that stopped by the booth this past weekend and supported the Kansas College Wrestling Fund!
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We will have a booth at the State Freestyle Greco Tournament in Hutch. Stop by the booth and see how you can help the colleges.
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Kansas College Wrestling Fund Donations 2011-2014 Note: Please notify if I left someone off the list or any corrections need to be made. Gold Donors – $2,000-$4,999 Vince and Linda Nowak District 1 USA Wrestling Kansas USA Wrestling Kansas Ace Fund Raising Dynamic Fastener Bluechip Athletic Silver Donors - $500 - $1,999 Kathy & Mike Juby STA Kids Club and High School Team Roberts GMC – Kansas City Steve and Lisa Woody Paola Wrestling Club Blue Chip Athletic Chanute Wrestling Club Bonner Springs Wrestling Club Olathe East Wrestling Club and High School Team East Kansas Storm Wrestling Club SJA Wrestling Club & Saint James High School Team Linn County Twister Wrestling Club Olathe Northwest Booster Club Promotional Hats & Water Bottles (several anonymous individuals) Pittsburg Wrestling Club Jr. Viking Wrestling Club Hays Wrestling Club Jill and Sean McCarthy Smokey Valley – District III Tournament USA Wrestling Kansas District III Mac Wrestling Club Tony Dong – Martinelli’s Little Italy - Salina Robert Tanenbaum & Kelly Jackson August and Patty Ochs Eric and Pam Washington Martinelli's Little Italy Bronze Donors - $1 - $499 Circle Junior Wrestling Club Joyce Orendac Kay and Bill Peterman Nielson Family Dentistry Nill Brothers Sporting Goods Eric Johnson Baldwin Wrestling Club Dan Harris James Renfro Lawrence Elite Wrestling Club Leavenworth High School Team Leavenworth County Spartans Mathew and Sarah Kuhn Martinelli’s Little Italy – Salina Lee and Debbie Girard Gayle and Don Whitmore Todd Ackerman Charles Knox James and Marjorie Brown Daniel and Aileen Delforge Matt and Linda DeJong Richard and Linda Wagner Connie Ackerman Kim and Ted Huck Mike Espinosa Expertees LLC Clearwater Youth Wrestling Club Mark & Lisa Schafer Neil Erisman Security Benefits Plus D. Kester Dave & Sue McCarthy Joe & Marie Cisper Adam and Sara Polansky Mark Cody - U of Oklahoma Coach Bill Zadick - USA Wrestling (Iowa Wrestler) Doug and Michelle Vander Linden Brooke Brogren Richard Brake Shannon Peters Tom Peterman Jeffery and Rebecca Howard Debora and Mark Schellhase Celeste and Mike Rains Thunderbird Wrestling Club Jerry Tujague Mike Miller Gregg Ikenberry Shannon Peters Bill Vielhauer Lindsey and Michelle Perz Brian Stack Williams Law LLC – Tom and Shelly Williams Barry and Shelly Sullivan Mike Hammer JP Garrett Gooch Family – 5Gs Jeremy and Jonell Sekavec Eric Akin Jon Lautt Shorey Automotive (Michael Luellen) Ben and Amy Hillman Karen and Tim Elliot Tony & Lori Atwood Jackie and Daniel Gates Brian and Dana Blew Dennis and Melinda Shoemaker Tony Dong Marcus Cain Dean and Martin Smith Jeff Martin Paul and Ricki Bober Donnie and Tess Bradley Jeff and Rebecca Howard Promotional Hats & Water Bottles (several anonymous individuals) Links to the Kansas College Schedules Rosters, Coaches and other information can be found at http://kcwf.usawks.com/http://www.facebook.com/#!/KansasCollegeWrestlingFund • Baker University • Benedictine • Bethany College • Colby Community College • Fort Hays State University • Labette Community College • Neosho County Community College • Newman University • Northwest Kansas Technical College • Pratt Community College * Ottawa University
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Member Registered: July, 07 2001 Posts: 4177 Loc: Shawnee Kansas Kansas College Wrestling Fund Donations 2011-2014 Note: Please notify if I left someone off the list or any corrections need to be made. Gold Donors – $2,000-$4,999 Vince and Linda Nowak District 1 USA Wrestling Kansas USA Wrestling Kansas Ace Fund Raising Dynamic Fastener Bluechip Athletic Silver Donors - $500 - $1,999 Kathy & Mike Juby STA Kids Club and High School Team Roberts GMC – Kansas City Steve and Lisa Woody Paola Wrestling Club Blue Chip Athletic Chanute Wrestling Club Bonner Springs Wrestling Club Olathe East Wrestling Club and High School Team East Kansas Storm Wrestling Club SJA Wrestling Club & Saint James High School Team Linn County Twister Wrestling Club Olathe Northwest Booster Club Promotional Hats & Water Bottles (several anonymous individuals) Pittsburg Wrestling Club Jr. Viking Wrestling Club Hays Wrestling Club Jill and Sean McCarthy Smokey Valley – District III Tournament USA Wrestling Kansas District III Mac Wrestling Club Tony Dong – Martinelli’s Little Italy - Salina Robert Tanenbaum & Kelly Jackson August and Patty Ochs Eric and Pam Washington Martinelli's Little Italy John and Chris Johnston Bronze Donors - $1 - $499 Circle Junior Wrestling Club Joyce Orendac Kay and Bill Peterman Nielson Family Dentistry Nill Brothers Sporting Goods Eric Johnson Baldwin Wrestling Club Dan Harris James Renfro Lawrence Elite Wrestling Club Leavenworth High School Team Leavenworth County Spartans Mathew and Sarah Kuhn Martinelli’s Little Italy – Salina Lee and Debbie Girard Gayle and Don Whitmore Todd Ackerman Charles Knox James and Marjorie Brown Daniel and Aileen Delforge Matt and Linda DeJong Richard and Linda Wagner Connie Ackerman Kim and Ted Huck Mike Espinosa Expertees LLC Clearwater Youth Wrestling Club Mark & Lisa Schafer Neil Erisman Security Benefits Plus D. Kester Dave & Sue McCarthy Joe & Marie Cisper Adam and Sara Polansky Mark Cody - U of Oklahoma Coach Bill Zadick - USA Wrestling (Iowa Wrestler) Doug and Michelle Vander Linden Brooke Brogren Richard Brake Shannon Peters Tom Peterman Jeffery and Rebecca Howard Debora and Mark Schellhase Celeste and Mike Rains Thunderbird Wrestling Club Jerry Tujague Mike Miller Gregg Ikenberry Shannon Peters Bill Vielhauer Lindsey and Michelle Perz Brian Stack Williams Law LLC – Tom and Shelly Williams Barry and Shelly Sullivan Mike Hammer JP Garrett Gooch Family – 5Gs Jeremy and Jonell Sekavec Eric Akin Jon Lautt Shorey Automotive (Michael Luellen) Ben and Amy Hillman Karen and Tim Elliot Tony & Lori Atwood Jackie and Daniel Gates Brian and Dana Blew Dennis and Melinda Shoemaker Tony Dong Marcus Cain Dean and Martin Smith Jeff Martin Paul and Ricki Bober Donnie and Tess Bradley Jeff and Rebecca Howard Promotional Hats & Water Bottles (several anonymous individuals) Links to the Kansas College Schedules Rosters, Coaches and other information can be found at http://kcwf.usawks.com/http://www.facebook.com/#!/KansasCollegeWrestlingFund • Baker University • Benedictine • Bethany College • Colby Community College • Fort Hays State University • Labette Community College • Neosho County Community College • Newman University • Northwest Kansas Technical College • Pratt Community College * Ottawa University
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We are supporting but are giving directly to the instate college of our choice with each tournament.
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Dear USAW-KS Kids Club Coach, Club President or Club Administrator: Hello, my name is Sean McCarthy, Head Coach of the STA Kids Wrestling Club in Kansas and Chairperson of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. It is in my role with the Kansas College Wrestling Fund that I am sending you this letter. I am appealing to each of you, the leaders of Kansas Kids clubs, to help the Kansas College wrestling fund meet its goals and objectives. The Fund needs your help every year! About three and one half years ago, the United States wrestling community was shocked to learn that the University of Nebraska-Omaha announced it was dropping its legendary NCAA D-II wrestling program. Unfortunately over the last few decades this has become an all too common occurrence for college wrestling programs. Incredibly, the UNO coach was informed of this decision on the very night their program had just won and was celebrating another National D-II team wrestling championship! It was their third consecutive national team title and the eighth national team title overall. For many of us this was a call to action! In the spring of 2011 a small group decided that the wrestling community needed to become proactive to combat this continual erosion of college wrestling opportunities for our current and future wrestlers. This group worked with the USAW-KS in establishing the Kansas College Wrestling Fund. The fund has now been in existence for a little over three years. The Fund has collected about $65,000 in donations, plus approximately $6,000 in support for promotion materials and operating expenses by the USAWKS Corporate Board. We have also donated $11,000 to the 10 colleges in the first year and $10,000 the second year, and plan to give $11,000 this year to the 11 colleges with wrestling programs – as established by our parameters. After all contributions we will start year four with approximately $32,500. This is a very good beginning for the Fund but we know that a lot more is required to help the Kansas collegiate wrestling programs thrive and grow. It is vitally important that everyone in the Kansas wrestling community become part of this effort. It is the Fund’s goal for it to be a Forever Fund that will be annually supported by all members of the Kansas wrestling community. Ultimately this Fund will benefit the entire Kansas wrestling community but especially our future young Kansas college wrestlers many of whom are now wrestling in our USAW Kansas Kids Clubs. A strong and thriving state collegiate wrestling presence in Kansas offers more opportunities for current and future college wrestlers. More young families will become involved and stay involved at the Kids wrestling club level if they can see both good collegiate academic and wrestling programs in Kansas. Many of the USAW-KS clubs have already contributed in the first three years of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund’s existence. The Kansas College Wrestling Fund committee greatly appreciates all of these previous contributions. These clubs have done so by charging and contributing an extra $1 from their tournament entry fees and/or ticket sales. We hope these clubs will continue to do so and we are hoping that more clubs running tournaments will join them this year and in future years. We urge you to consider doing so this year. If your club does not run a tournament, perhaps instead you could run a fundraising campaign within your local wrestling community to benefit the Kansas College Wrestling Fund this year. Educate your local wrestling community including the parents of your kids club wrestlers about the Fund and the need to support it. We urge all kids club leaders to learn more about the Kansas College Wrestling Fund and how you can help it reach its goals and objectives. Go to following link for information on the Fund’s website: http://kcwf.usawks.com/Sincerely, Sean McCarthy Chairperson of Kansas College Wrestling Fund http://kcwf.usawks.com/http://www.facebook.com/#!/KansasCollegeWrestlingFund • Baker University • Benedictine • Bethany College • Colby Community College • Fort Hays State University • Labette Community College • Neosho County Community College • Newman University • Northwest Kansas Technical College • Pratt Community College . Ottawa University (new program 4 year NAIA school 2014-15 season) Colby Community College – Wrestling Website link – https://www.facebook.com/pages/Colby-Community-College-Wrestling/253557661321939http://www.colbycc.edu/Labette: Website Link: http://www.labette.edu/dept/athlet/wrestling/index.htmNorthwest Kansas Technical College – http://www.nwktc.edu/Athletics/wrestling.phpWebsite Link: http://www.nwktc.edu/Athletics/wrestling.phpFort Hays State Athletics Website Link: http://www.fhsuathletics.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&tab=0Benedictine - http://ravenathletics.benedictine.edu/athletics/sports/wrestling/scheduleWebsite Link: http://ravenathletics.benedictine.edu/athletics/sports/wrestlingNewman University Website Link: http://newmanjets.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&tab=0Neosho Community College Website Link: http://goneosho.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling&&tab=0Baker University - http://www.bakeru.edu/sports/wrestlingWebsite Link: http://www.bakeru.edu/sports/wrestlingBethany College Kansas Website Link: http://www.bethanyswedes.com/sport/0/28.phpPratt Community College Website Link: http://prattcc.edu/pcc-athletics/wrestlingOttawa University Website link: http://www.ottawabraves.com/sport/0/26.php
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Good Story - parts of this story are one of the reasons the KCWF was started.
Mike Denney building national title contender at Maryville
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By Craig Sesker USA Wrestling | Dec. 15, 2014, 4:54 p.m. (ET)
The president of the university was there.
So was the vice president. And the athletic director.
And two members of the St. Louis Sports Commission.
They were all in attendance to watch Mike Denney’s third-year Maryville University wrestling team make a significant impact at the 2014 NCAA Division II Championships in Cleveland.
Denney, a Hall of Famer who led Nebraska-Omaha to seven national championships, brought a strong Maryville team to Cleveland this past March with seven NCAA qualifiers.
But the momentum Maryville built at its NCAA regional came to a screeching halt. The first Saints wrestler fell short in their opening match. And so did the second.
The losses kept piling up as Maryville was 0-6 in a rough first session before young heavyweight Donnell Walker earned a one-point victory just before the break.
The Saints were mired in 30th place with just two points.
“After the first session, our administrators were all in this little huddle talking,” Denney said. “I joked with my coaches that they were all changing their flights to go home early.”
The administrators stuck around and were delighted with what they saw over the next three sessions.
Maryville stormed back with an improbable performance that saw them land five wrestlers on the All-American podium. The Saints went 9-2 in the second session.
Maryville also racked up its share of bonus points and earned the third-place team trophy on the second and final day of the tournament. It was the first NCAA tournament trophy that the Saints had won in any sport.
Not bad considering its highest individual finishers – Walker and Nick Burghardt – each placed fourth.
“I was really proud of our guys,” Denney said. “We had some tough first-round draws, but our guys are competitors and they battled back. They showed some grit.”
Maryville started this season ranked No. 1 nationally and has stayed there entering the holiday break. The Saints won a team title this past weekend at the 26-team Midwest Classic in Indianapolis.
“It was an outstanding performance by our team,” Denney said. “We were missing two starters, but our guys really stepped up in a very tough tournament.”
Six Maryville wrestlers are ranked in the top six in the country. Two-time All-American Keenan Hagerty is No. 2 at 149 with Burghardt (184), Walker (heavyweight) and fellow All-American Zeb Wahle (174) also each ranked second. Wahle’s older brothers, Blu and Henry, were NCAA qualifiers under Denney at Nebraska-Omaha.
Returning Maryville All-American Dimitri Willis is No. 3 at 165 and Greg Hegarty is No. 8 at 157.
Walker, who made the NCAA semifinals as a freshman heavyweight, is an amazing success story for Maryville. He was a state high school champion wrestler in Missouri who also was an all-state football player and a state track and field champion in the shot put.
“Donnell was officially declared homeless in high school, and a family took him in,” Denney said. “This is our version of the movie, ‘The Blind Side.’ Donnell has come in here and done a great job for us. He’s doing well in school and is wrestling at a high level. He would’ve never gone to college if it wasn’t for athletics. It’s a great story.”
Denney is in his 36th season as a collegiate head coach, the first 32 spent at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Denney’s powerful UNO teams won six national titles in his final eight seasons with the Mavericks, earning national three-peats from 2004-06 and 2009-11.
But just hours after winning the 2011 NCAA team title in Kearney, Neb., Denney received a late-night phone call at his hotel following his team’s post-meet celebration.
UNO athletic director Trev Alberts informed Denney by phone that the school was moving to the NCAA Division I level and the school was dropping wrestling.
Just days after the stunning move, Denney received a phone call from Maryville vice president Jeff Miller.
Miller wanted Denney to lead the new wrestling program at Maryville.
“My first recruit had to be my wife, Bonnie,” Denney said. “We didn’t even honestly know where Maryville University was when Jeff Miller called me. We had lived in Omaha for 42 years, so it was obviously a big change moving to St. Louis. Bonnie’s been amazing, she’s so supportive.
“We felt called to do this and God called us to do it. I still have a passion to do this. I love working with these young men, and wrestling is a great vehicle for me to teach and build and make a difference. These kids motivate and inspire me every day. We have some great young men here.”
Denney said the administration at Maryville has been a blessing.
“After they ran us out of town up there, Maryville opened their arms and embraced us,” Denney said. “The administration here has been amazing. They want us to do well, and they’ve been very supportive as we’ve tried to build our program here.”
The Saints broke through with a superb third season under Denney after experiencing their share of ups and downs in the first two seasons.
Denney’s first season in St. Louis was highlighted by true freshman Hagerty finishing second at NCAAs in Pueblo, Colo. The team finished 21st.
Year two was highlighted by former UNO All-American Matt Baker winning Maryville’s first national title. The Saints improved to 11th in the NCAA team standings.
“It was a delightful challenge in those early days,” Denney said. “We basically had to start over. We didn’t win a dual our first year and that was tough. Two of my coaches – (UNO national champions) Mario Morgan and Aaron Denson – lost a total of three duals their entire college careers.”
Denney has assembled a strong coaching staff with James Reynolds, Morgan, Baker and George Ivanov among the other assistants.
Ivanov, a two-time All-American at UNO and an NCAA Division I qualifier at Boise State after UNO dropped wrestling, is a top international wrestler in freestyle.
Ivanov, a native of Bulgaria, won the Dave Schultz Memorial International earlier this year in Colorado Springs.
Ivanov is hoping to represent Bulgaria at the 2015 World Championships in Las Vegas. He and Morgan work in the admissions department at Maryville.
“George brings so much to our room,” Denney said. “He is still competing at a very high level, and he is able to train with our guys. He is a born coach. The guys love him. He has a great personality and really connects with our guys. He is always working with someone and helping them. He’s been great.”
Denney’s team faces a tough challenge in its regional this season with five of the nation’s top 10 ranked teams in their NCAA qualifier.
Denney’s teams, like they did in Omaha, also continue to excel in the classroom. Maryville had a team grade-point average over 3.0 in the 2013-14 school year. Four Saints earned Academic All-American honors this past season.
Maryville resumes competition after the holidays with its next big event being the Division II National Duals.
“We know we’re getting better – we’re still pretty young,” Denney said. “All of our All-Americans last season were freshmen and sophomores. We’ve got a good bunch of guys who have been part of the building process.”
Denney texted his team earlier this week and congratulated them for their big win in Indianapolis.
Then he followed with another message:
“The dogged pursuit of quality and excellence. Keep at it.”
Maryville also will host the 2015 NCAA Division II Championships at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis in March. The NCAA Division I Championships are being hosted a week later about a mile away at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis.
The only other time the Division I and Division II nationals were held in the same city was in 2010 in Omaha. Denney’s UNO team won the DII title that year.
The Chaifetz Arena is a 10,000-seat arena that opened in 2008 on the campus of Saint Louis University.
“It’s a beautiful arena,” Denney said. “This will be the nicest facility Division II nationals has ever been in. I’m so excited about hosting this, but the whole key to hosting this is we’ve got to have a good team.”
Denney said a number of his past wrestlers from Nebraska-Omaha are planning a trip to St. Louis for the NCAA Division II tournament in March.
“It means so much to me that those guys we coached (in Omaha) are still supporting me and what we’re doing now at Maryville,” Denney said. “We have so much loyalty with the guys we’ve coached.”
Denney, who turns 68 in March, has showed no signs of slowing down.
“I really want to make sure we have this program at Maryville going strong,” he said. “I haven’t even really thought about (retirement). I’m really enjoying what I’m doing right now. I still have a passion for this.”
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