2023-2024 State and End of Year Awards
Head Coach of the Year
6A Boys: Shawn Bammes - Manhattan High School
5A Boys: Paul Hansen - Lansing High School
4A Boys: Chris Saferite - Rose Hill High School
3-2-1A Boys: Andy Kenney - Phillipsburg High School
6-5A Girls: Jay Johnston - Basehor-Linwood High School
6-5A Girls: Damon Parker - Washburn Rural High School
4-1A Girls: Bryce Gfeller - Rossville High School
Senior Wrestler of the Year
6A Boys: Brett Carroll (285) Olathe East High School
5A Boys: Harley Zimmerman (144) Hays High School
4A Boys: Owen Eck (157) Andale High School
3-2-1A Boys: Luke Fischer (215) Larned High School
6-5A Girls: Nicole Redmond (120) Olathe South High School
4-1A Girls: Kendra Hurla (120) Rossville High School
Assistant Coach of the Year
4-1A Girls - Michael Bird - Mulvane High School
5-6A Girls - Kip Kiplinger, Arthur Barker - Dodge City High School
1-3A Boys - Lance Roe, Spencer Shirk, John Risewick - Norton Community High School
4A Boys - Regan Erickson - Santa Fe Trail High School
5A Boys - James Laundry - Shawnee Heights High School
5A Boys - Richard Brake - Salina Central
6A Boys - Danny Grater, Dayton Crist, Chad Wolf, Ethan Sharp - Manhattan High School
Media of the Year
Mitzi Fagan True Passion Photography
Mitch Fortner - KMAN 1350 Radio
Allison Karnowski - Wamego High School
Official of the Year
Travis Scheele
Administrator of the Year
4-1A Girls - Rodney Vigil Cherryville High School
5-6A Girls - Jeff Staley- Pittsburg High School
1-3A Boys - Kirk Holt Mound City-Jayhawk Linn
4A Boys - Greg Ferguson Clay Center High School
5A Boys - Aaron Buchar Arkansas City High School
6A Boys - Kip Pulliam & Traci Nigg Wichita Heights High School
Contributor of the Year
JD Gall - Edgewater Insurance
Jazmyne Shannon - Pratt CC Wrestling
Ashia Passmore - Chase County
Middle School Coach of the Year
321A Boys - Todd Bolt - Norton Junior High School
321A Boys - David Keller - Riverside High School
4-1A Girls - Nicki Traul - Jayhawk-Linn High School
4A Boys - Kaden Kraus - Halstead High School
6A Boys- Clay Kear - Wheatridge Middle School
5-6A Girls - Jordan Short - Washburn Rural High School
Youth Coach of the Year
D1 - Mike Steinmetz - Falcon Empire Wrestling Club
D2 - Jake Klein - Wichita Wrestling Club
D4 - Rusty Miller - Norton Kids Wrestling Club
Team Support Personnel of the Year
321A Boys - James Renfro - Cherryvale High School
4A Boys - Katie Allison - Fort Scott High School Booster Club
5A Boys - Maria Nino-Elliott - De Soto High School
6A Boys - Jocelyn Carlisle - Gardner Edgerton
4-1A Girls - Carol George - Augusta
5-6A Girls - Lisa Taylor - Shawnee Heights High School
Academic State Champions
321A Boys - Hoxie High School
4A Boys - Chanute High School
5A Boys - Great Bend High School
6A Boys - Blue Valley West High School
4-1A Girls - Chanute High School
5-6A Girls - Great Bend High School
Cody Lambotte "Courage in Coaching"
Luke Wise - Plainville High School
***Senior Collegiate Wrestler of the Year, KCA Coach of the Year, NWHOF, NWCA, & Hall of Fame TBA***