The Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association is sponsoring their 21st annual All-Academic Wrestling Team. The KWCA All-Academic Team Standards are as follows:

Senior standing in high school
Minimum of ten (10) matches on varsity level
Season record of .500 or above
GPA for 10th, 11th, and first semester 12th grades:
First team G.P.A. – 3.5-4.0
Honorable mention – 3.0-3.49
Wrestler’s G.P.A. must be certified by Guidance Counselor or Principal

The nomination form must be completed and postmarked by March 2nd, 2010! Feel free to make as many copies of the nomination form as you need. You will be sent a certificate for every wrestler that qualifies. A list of wrestlers selected will be sent to major newspapers throughout the state. If you have questions, feel free to contact me at (785) 479-6003 or by e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Remember, nomination forms must be postmarked by March 2nd!

Sincerely,
James Stout
K.W.C.A. All-Academic Chairman


Click here for nomination form
Click here for a copy of the Academic team letter

1st Annual  SEK vs SWMO Dual @ Labette Community College
 An all star dual basically like the metro classic will take place at LCC this year. It will consist of SEK vs SWMO wrestlers. Wrestlers from east of Wichita to the Missouri line and from Burlington to the Oklahoma line are eligible. If interested please contact: Mike Church  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  phone: 316 304 6554

18th Annual Metro Classic
The lineup has been announced for the 18th annual Kansas/Missouri Dual Metro Classic, to be held at 6:30 pm on March 10th in the Athletic Coliseum at the Kansas City, Kansas Community College.  Kansas has won 8 of these duals and their Missouri opponents have won 9.  Kansas has won the last four years in a row

Middle School Championships
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BAKER UNIVERSITY SUMMER WRESTLING CAMPS
June 8-11 & June 15-18
For further information contact: Coach Jimmy May 702.413.2209 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
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Tournament looking for teams for 2010-2011

Ellsworth/ Lincoln Tournament 12-18-2010

Fredonia Tournament 1-29-11

Olathe North / Olathe NW Tournament 1-28/29-2011

Ark City Dual Tournament 12-4-10

Marion/Hillsboro Dual Varsity & JV Tournament 12-17-10

Osawatomie Tournament 1-29-11

January 7, 2010

Dear Kansas wrestling coaches and KWCA members,

I hope this letter finds you with a great start to the New Year and all is going well for you and your families. Kansas Wrestling has had a great start to the 2009-2010 season and as things get going for the second half of the season the KWCA would like to wish all Kansas Coaches and Programs good luck as we enter the month of January. The KWCA would like to encourage all Kansas High School Coaches, College Coaches, Middle/Jr. High Coaches and Kids Club Coaches to join the KWCA for the 2009-2010 season. We will be offering a Special January Package to all new members for $50.00 that will include a KWCA membership and a Fall 2009 clinic DVD that features Mark Manning (University of Nebraska), Chas Thompson ( Fort Hays State University), Dennis Charbonneau ( Emporia High School) and Bill Johnson (Norton High School). Current members may purchase the clinic DVD for the price of $10.00 per copy. All registration forms must be received by February 1, 2010. You may obtain a registration form by going to the KWCA website or by e-mailing me at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   I will e-mail a registration form back to you.

All KWCA members will be eligible for post-season awards that will be awarded at the Fall 2010 Banquet held in Salina. Member Coaches will be eligible for the following awards:
• High School Head Coach of the Year for each classification
• Assistant High School Coach of the Year
• Middle School/Jr. High Coach of the Year
• Kids Club Coach of the year for each of the four districts
The KWCA will also be giving out awards at each regional for Regional Coach of the Year and Regional Wrestler of the Year.

The KWCA will also be conducting the annual Sr. Classic Dual in a Big School vs. Small School format held March 21, 2010 at 2:00 pm at Emporia High School. Please help assist your KWCA class representatives as they contact wrestlers and come up with rosters that will make this a fun and exciting event. Your class representatives will also be passing out rule recommendation ballots at all three state tournament sites, please fill them out and return them to your class representative at the conclusion of the state tournament. If you have a rules recommendation that you would like to see on the ballot you may email me at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or Gary Seibel at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Below is a list and contact information for each class representative.
• 6A Bob Gonzales (Manhattan) This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
• 5A Dennis Charbonneau (Emporia) This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
• 4A Mike Medina (St. James Academy) This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
• 321A Jason Brown (Sabetha) This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it



Please feel free to contact a KWCA Board Member with any questions regarding the KWCA or Kansas Wrestling. Thank you for supporting the KWCA and the service you provide to the great sport of wrestling in Kansas!

Regards,

Travis Keal