Just to provide some clarity on last year's tournament field at the Burlington Invitational:

Last year's consolation & championship finals featured some of the best wrestlers in the state including the following state placers:

5 STATE CHAMPIONS: Nash Burtin of Eureka (112), Neil Erisman of DeSoto (171), Jesse Strawn of Holton (189) and Mike Roberts of Holton (275). [Pat Mosley of Wichita Independent state champion in 2005.]

3 STATE Runner-Ups: Wyatt Bechtel of Eureka (125), Brett Swoyer of Rock Creek (130) and Troy Jones of Coffeyville (152).

7 State Placers: Devin Frye of Eureka (103), Chris Carstenson of Rock Creek (135), Colt Nickell of Prairie View (145), Joe Day of Eureka (171), Brandon Bober of Burlington (189), Darrell Kimzey of Prairie View (275) and Michael Claus of Neodesha (275).

In addition to the State Placers above. There were another 8 state qualifiers in Class 4A and another 33 state qualifiers in Class 3A from the tournament field at the 2006 Burlington Invitational.

We are looking forward to another good field in this year's tournament! It is always interesting to see what happens from early January to late February.

I hope this helps!
Doug Vander Linden
Burlington Wrestling