KWCA is looking for vendor and sponsorships for the upcoming clinic and wrestling season. Please see the information below and reach out to a KWCA board member for questions. Special Thanks to Nutrien Ag, Yes! Athletics, and Blue Chip Wrestling for their partnership with the KWCA! Vendor and Sponsor Form Vendor Table ($100.00) Table at our annual coach’s clinic Clinic Sponsorship ($300.00) Table at our annual coach’s clinic 30 minutes of speaking time Clinic Sponsorship ($500.00) Table at our annual coach’s clinic 1 hour of speaking time Single Award Sponsorship ($500.00) Table at our annual coach’s clinic Your logo on the awards certificate Your logo on our website, press release, and social media blasts Combination Awards Sponsorship ($1,000.00) (For both Boys and Girls) Table at our annual coach’s clinic Your logo on the awards certificates Your logo on our website, press release, and social media blasts Hall of Fame ($2,500.00) Your logo on the awards certificates Your logo on our website, press release, and social media blasts Tickets to Hall of Fame Banquet, short speech, and assist in awards List of Awards Team Academics - Nutrien Ag Solutions Beloit/Clay Center Individual Academics - Nutrien Ag Solutions Beloit/Clay Center Regional Coach of Year - 24 awards Regional Wrestler of the Year - 24 awards State Awards Coach of the Year – 8 awards Senior Wrestler of the Year – 8 awards Assistant Coach of the Year – 8 awards Middle School Coach of the Year – 8 awards Youth/Club Coach of the Year - Variable Kansas Official of the Year – 1 award Administrator of the Year - Variable Media Person of the Year - Variable Contributor of the Year – Variable Cody Lambotte Courage in Coaching – 1 award Doug Vander Linden Character in Coaching – 1 award Senior College Wrestler – 1 award per collegiate division for male and female KWCA Rankings Girls Rankings - Yes Athletic KWCA Rankings Boys Rankings - Blue Chip Wrestling ...

October 4-5, 2024 | Salina, KS The KWCA room block is officially ready to be booked with! It will be available to book with until September 20th, 2024. The group code is KSW. You can call the hotel at 785-515-2600 and speak to guest services and provide them with the "group code". OR If they use the website below it is just as easy to complete online. Head to the website below Enter date of stay (GOOD FOR THE NIGHT OF Oct 4th & 5th 2024) Click Special Rates Box On the Box highlighted below labeled Group Code, enter KSW. And click Check room rates and select room type and enter information. https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/slnknhw-homewood-suites-salina-downtown/ ...

Cross-State Showdown: Recap of the Fourth Annual Rogue Dual at Avila University The fourth annual Rogue Dual took place on April 19 at Avila University featuring fourteen state champions, and one runner-up across Kansas. This event marks the annual show-off between Kansas and Missouri featuring female state champions & runner-ups from both states. For the first time in dual history, team Kansas made history with its first four-timer competitors, competing in the Dual. Nicole Redmond (Olathe South) and Olivia Stean (Bonner Springs) have been on the team for the last four years and both also made history this season by being some of the first Kansas girls to win the KSHSAA state tournament 4 times. Redmond’s reasoning behind why she continues to accept the invitation for the dual is she has seen it grow over the last 4 years and is a little part to get growing each year. “I kept doing the duals through my [high school] career because it wasn’t necessarily about the match but the fact that I get to be the reason why women's wrestling is growing”. Redmond states Followed behind Redmond and Stean being four time competitors, team members Kendra Hurla (Rossville), Kaylan Hitchcock (Olathe North), Sage Rosario (Manhattan), and Holly Thacher (Oskaloosa) have competed at least twice in the dual since the start. Team Kansas picked up 5 wins at the dual by Hurla, Gomez, Hitchcock, Rosario, and Thacher by fall or a decision. But in the end, they still fell short 57-27 to Missouri. Dual Results: 100: Sandy Breeden (Liberty High School) by Fall over Alexis Wall (Circle High School) 105: Jayden Keller (Brookfield) by Fall over Harper Holmes (Frontance) 110: Aroma Marrufo (Fort Osage) by Fall over Kenna Miles (Fort Scott) 115: Holly Thacher (Oskaloosa) by Fall over Bailey Martin (Kearney) 120: Angelina Vargas (Park Hill) by a Decision of 8-2 over Nicole Redmond (Olathe South) 120: Jessa Joiner (Lebanon) by Fall over Stella Segura (Shawnee Mission South) 125: Kendra Hurla (Rossville) by Fall over Julia Breeden (Liberty) 130: Daizy Gomez (Great Bend) by Fall over Noellie Parrot (Smithville) 135: Kaylan Hitchcock (Olathe North) by a Decision of 6-3 over Emily Bischoff (Odessa) 140: Sevreign Aumua (Grain Valley) by Fall over Destiny Gonzalez (Goodland) 145: Breanne Gibbs MO (Mobey) by Fall Hailee Crosland (Santa Fe Trail) 155: Sage Rosario (Manhattan) by Injury Default over Cali Dupree (Nixa) 170: Alana Thelin MO (Pleasant Hill) by Fall over Olivia Stean (Bonner Springs) 190: Isabella Renfro MO (Seneca) by Fall over Aubrey Hunt (Wellington) 235: Jayden Moehle MO (Grain Valley) by Fall over Meya Howell (Mazie) The coaching crew for Team Kansas was Kit Harris (Baker University) Jay Johnston (Basehor-Linwood), Damon Parker (Washburn Rural), Courtney Horgan (Roseville), and Nick Northern (Chanute). “The Rogue Dual was a fun night of some great wrestling by some tough young ladies. I loved watching them compete and represent their state. Events like this help grow girls' wrestling, ” Coach Harris states. With five Kansas girls securing victories and two of them having consecutive appearances in the dual tournament over the past four years, it has shown dedication to the sport of wrestling in Kansas. The outcome didn’t favor team Kansas, but the dual showcased some of the best Kansas female wrestlers. ...

Heartland Duals Recap This past weekend Kansas sent 3 high school teams (2 boys teams & 1 girls team) to Council Bluffs, Iowa to compete in the Heartland Duals tournament. The boy's teams placed 1st and 3rd & the women's team placed 2nd, losing to a tough Iowa team in their final dual of the day. Nine wrestlers went undefeated throughout the tournament. Ezekiel Witt(Manhattan) - 6-0 - 4 falls Easton Broxterman(Washburn Rural) - 6-0 - 5 falls Kaden Allen(STA) - 6-0 - 4 falls Owen Eck(Andale) - 6-0 - 4 falls Colin McAlister(Mill Valley) - 6-0 - 5 falls Ronan Wunsch(Maize) - 6-0 - 2 falls Luke Fischer(Larned) - 6-0 - 3 falls Holly Thacher(Oskaloosa) - 6-0 - 3 falls Kiley Dillow(Chanute) - 6-0 - 4 falls The 2 boys’ teams consisted of 16 state champions and & 9 #1 all-class ranked wrestlers. Team Kansas Pythons went 6-0 and placed 1st. Duals Results: Kansas Pythons over Nebraska: 79-0 Kansas Pythons over Kansas Rattlers: 51-3 Kansas Pythons over Nebraska: 72-3 Kansas Pythons over Iowa: 62-3 Kansas Pythons over Oklahoma: 54-13 Kansas Pythons over South Dakota: 53-15 Team Kansas Rattlers went 4-2 and placed 3rd. Duals Results: Kansas Pythons over Kansas Rattlers: 3-51 Kansas Ratters over Oklahoma: 35-25 South Dakota over Kansas Rattlers: 20-34 Kansas Rattlers over Nebraska: 46-15 Kansas Rattlers over Iowa: 37-22 Kansas Rattlers over Nebraska: 44-15 Additionally, Easton Broxterman of Washburn Rural was named the most outstanding wrestler for the high school division. Moving onto the girl's team which was mostly 12 state champions, went 5-1 and placed 2nd. Duals Results: Kansas Pink Gecko over South Dakota Lightning: 40-24 Kansas Pink Gecko over Nebraska Red: 66-12 Kansas Pink Gecko over Nebraska Blue: 47-22 Kansas Pink Gecko over Kentucky: 54-12 Kansas Pink Gecko over Oregon Girls: 69-12 Team Iowa over Kansas Pink Gecko: 53-18 In conclusion, the performances of both the boys' teams, finishing 10-2, and the girls' teams, finishing 5-1 record, exemplify the strength, skill, and dedication displayed by all wrestlers in the Heartland duals tournament. ...

Kansas native Wyatt Hendrickson finishes 3rd at the NCAA Division 1 Tournament Written by Rylee Hackmann/RH Sports Media Former Newton wrestler Wyatt Hendrickson finishes out his collegiate wrestling career with a 3rd place finish at the NCAA Division 1 wrestling tournament in Kansas City, Missouri this past weekend. Hendrickson was 2x State Champion, and 3x State Finalist for Newton before he moved on to wrestle collegiately for the Air Force Academy. Going into the tournament Hendrickson was the #3 seed in the HWT division and he went 5-1 with 2 decisions, 2 major decisions, and 1 fall earning himself all-American status and on the podium for third place. He was also named NCAA’s wrestler with the most falls in a season for the third straight year and for the second straight year he was named NCAA’s most dominant wrestler. Hendrickson finished the season with a record of 27-2 and an overall collegiate career record of 103-11 and a total of 58 career falls. Throughout Hendrickson’s college wrestling career, he finished second at the Big 12 Championships this season. In his Junior year, he finished in third place at the NCAA Division 1 Championships and first place at the Big 12 Championships ending the season with a 31-2 record. In his Sophomore year he DNP at the NCAA Championships but he placed first at the Big 12 Championships and had a season record of 26-2. To open up Hendrickson’s collegiate wrestling career he placed third at the Big 12 Championships and had an incredible championship tournament going 3-2 with one win shy of becoming an All-American status as a freshman. Additionally, Kansas natives Jared Simma (University of Northern Iowa) & Jace Koelzer (University of Oklahoma) also competed at the NCAA Division 1 Wrestling tournament but came up short of placing. Jared Simma wrestled for Saint Thomas Aquinas HS where he was a 4x high school state finalist winning state in 2020 & 2021 and was runner up in 2018 & 2019. He finished his high school career with a record of 174-13 with 125 of his wins being falls. Simma also broke Kansas's high school wrestling records with the most team points & total season wins with 52 wins in 2019. Simma went 2-2 at the championship with his 2 wins by decisions knocking out the #5 seed & the #21 seed in the tournament but he fell short of receiving All-American Status as he lost in the blood round of the tournament. He finished his sophomore year at UNI with a record of 17-11. Jace Koelzer wrestled for Olathe South HS. He was a 2x High School State Champion for Olathe South in 2017 & 2018. Before transferring to the University of Oklahoma he wrestled for the University of Northern Colorado for 4 years. Koelzer finished his freshman year as a starter at 125 lbs for Northern Colorado at the Big 12 Championships. In his Sophomore year, he finished in eighth place at the Big 12 Championships, and as a Redshirt Junior for Northern Colorado, he qualified for the NCAA championships where he placed sixth and finished the season with a record of 14-11. Competing for the University of Oklahoma this season, Koelzer received an at-large bid to compete in this year's NCAA tournament, unfortunately, he went 0-2 in the championships. While we have three Kansas wrestlers who had the opportunity to compete in the tournament, two Kansas natives had the opportunity to coach and guide a combined total of five wrestlers to All-American status this past weekend. Former wrestler for Goddard High School & KWCA Hall of Famer, Tyler Caldwell is an assistant coach at Oklahoma State. He helped lead Oklahoma State to two NCAA finalists, and one fifth-place finisher this past weekend. Caldwell has been with the Cowboys for the last eight seasons and served as the program’s recruiting coordinator for the last seven seasons and this was his first season as an assistant coach. A De Soto Native, Neil Erisman helped start the wrestling program at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock, a little over five years ago. This past weekend the team had a historical run at the NCAA Division 1 tournament as they received for the first time in program history two All-Americans. Nasir Bailey (133 lbs) placed fourth and Stephen Little (197) placed seventh. Before coming to Little Rock, Erisman was a graduate assistant for Oklahoma State for two years, and an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill for four years before moving to be the head coach at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock back in 2018. Erisman was voted on by his peers at the tournament for NWCA Coach of the Year & Coach of the Tournament. The future is bright for the Kansas wrestlers competing in the NCAA Division 1 tournament. Six wrestlers signed to compete at the Division 1 level including one female wrestler. - Dillion Cooper of Mill Valley: University of Arkansas- Little Rock - Colin McAlister of Mill Valley: University of Nebraska - Ezekiel Witt of Manhattan: North Dakota State University - Tucker Cell of Abilene: Gardner Webb University - Owen Eck of Andale: University of Oklahoma - Nicole Redmond of Olathe South: Lindenwood University We can’t wait to see where these wrestlers take them in their collegiate careers. ...

2024 KWCA Kansas Shrine Duals Recap By: Rylee Hackmann/RH Sports Media The first-ever KWCA Kansas Shrine Duals took place this past week at Newman University. The KWCA Kansas Shrine Bowl is a nonprofit charity that produces annual events and activities, with net proceeds benefiting Shriners Children's. Each of the teams was comprised of all-star male and female wrestlers from the East & West sides of Kansas. Below are the men’s and women's dual results. Men’s Dual Results: 118- Ezekiel Witt (East) over Chase Johnson (West) by fall 125- Kaeden McCarty (West) over Mason Gibbons (East) by a major decision of 15-2 133- Carson Ochs (West) over Evan Coble (East) by a major decision of 15-7 133- Tucker Wark (West) over Cullen Wikle (East) by a tech fall of 17-1 141- Kohen Wright (East) over Gregery Martinez (West) by a tech fall of 20-3 149- Harley Zimmerman (West) over Colin Menold (East) by fall 149- Wyatt Gardner (West) over Kasen Smith (East) by a decision of 8-1 157- Noah Bailey (East) over Rhett Briggs (West) by a decision of 10-6 165- Zach Wessley (West) over Colin McAlister (East) by a tech fall of 15-0 174- Jayden Ford (West) over Griffin Bohanan (East) by a decision of 15-8 197- Caleb Sharp (East) over Micah Cauthers (West) by fall 197- S`ron Hill (East) over Ronan Wunsch (West) by a decision of 6-3 285- Sebastian Lopez (West) over Kainen White (East) by fall “Going into the match for the shrine duel I knew this guy was really good and also a lot heavier than me. I weighed in 10 pounds lighter than what I usually weigh in but weight is just a number and I knew how to get her done and to have fun!” - Harley Zimmerman Women’s Dual Results: 101- Sheena Kaye Gocela (West) over Ellie Ayres (East) by Sudden victory of 9-6 109- Amara Ehsa (West) over Emma Hall (East) by fall 116- Keera Lacock (East) over Kinzie Rogers (West) by fall 123- Kendra Hurla (East) over Jill High (West) by fall 123- Zoey Kessler (East) over Adrian Wynn (West) by fall 130- Amanda Jaeger (West) over Gracie Oppeau (East) by a tech fall of 18-2 136- Leighanna Patz (East) over Alexis Burton (West) by a decision of 10-5 136- Laiken Clark (East) over Isabella Keesee (West) by sudden victory of 12-9 143- Hailee Crosland (East) over Jaycee Tyler (West) by fall 143- ??Kaydawn Haag (West) over Brooklyn Lima (East) by fall 155- Hailey Horton (East) over Myah Mattheyer (West) by fall 155- Haley Flores (East) over Dylann Hoffman (West) by fall 170- Taylor Plumley (East) over Karla Martinez (West) by a major decision of 11-3 191- Morgan Miller (East) over Aubrey Hunt (West) by a decision of 8-1 191- Karla Martinez (West) over Kara Pope (East) by fall “The shrine dual was a really great experience to not only continue the sport I love but to continue it for a greater cause. Getting to meet the kids, hear their stories, and truly see another side to what Shriners have done for them and what they do on a daily basis for tons of kids is amazing. The whole experience was just memorable for years to come.” - Kendra Hurla The dual came down to the last 6 matches. The eastern team won 5 of the 6 matches and ultimately the eastern defeated the western team 72-62. Thank you seniors for taking part in this historical event and Kansas Shriners ...