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PRESS RELEASE - KANSAS COLLEGE WRESTLING FUND
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
Joe Renfro – College Coach – (620) 717-3196, e-mail joer@labette.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 Wrestling Coaches Association President (913) 645-6050 – cell, e-mail tkeal@att.net
Jeff Butler – Wrestling Supporter (808) 230-1371 – cell, e-mail jrod400@aol.com
Go to the College Talk Forum for more information on the fund. The minutes from our 1st meeting, parameters, and marketing information can be found in that area. We are working on a web site and hope to have it up and running this fall.
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Johnson County Sports Newly formed Kansas College Wrestling Fund seeks area donationsMark Dewar Sports Editor, mdewar@sunpublications.com 913-385-6061 Share XE-mail to a friendShare| Print FriendlyThe Kansas College Wrestling Fund is newly formed and accepting donations. The fund offers wrestling supporters statewide the opportunity to further the sport in the Sunflower State's colleges and universities. Fund supporters believe the sport to be under attack at the college level and believe their efforts ultimately could prove the difference in a program's survival. More information on the KCWF is available at www.usawks.com. Posted Aug. 5, 2011 Content © 2011. NPG Newspapers Inc, KCCommunityNews.com.. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Back to: Johnson County Sports »
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We have added another committee member to complete the requirements of our parameters - I think Dan Harris will help the KCWF and our efforts tremendously.
Dan Harris
Dan Harris retired at the end of the 2008-2009 academic year after serving as a coach and administrator at Baker for 26 years. He was assistant football coach from 1983 to 1994 and head baseball coach from 1983 to 1995 before being named athletic director in 1995, a position he held for 14 years. His honors include conference baseball coach of the year in 1992 and 1993; HAAC athletic director of the year in 2002; NAIA Region V athletic director of the year in 2002; NAIA Co-National Athletic Director of the Year in 2002; and National Association of Collegiate Directors Central Division Athletic Director of the Year in 2003 and 2009. He was inducted in 2007 into the NAIA Hall of Fame for meritorious service.
Current •Special Graduate Faculty at University of Kansas
•Retired Director of Athletics at Baker University
Past •Assistant Professor at retired
•retired at Baker University
•Board member at Big Brothers Big Sisters, Douglas
•Assistant Football Coach & Head Wrestling Coach at Grandview High School
•Graduate Assistant in Football & Wrestling at University of Central Missouri
•Assistant Coach/GA at Central Missouri State University
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Education •University of Kansas
•Kansas University
•Central Missouri State University
•Drury College
•William Jewell College
•Missouri Valley College
•Drury University
•North Kansas City High School
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HOW YOU CAN HELP!
In order for this fund to be effective we are going to need a statewide effort. If anyone knows of a business or individual that would like to help this cause and can use a tax write-off please forward the information on to those individuals. If every club and or high school team could set a goal and raise $100-$250 for this fund - our collegiate state programs will be much stronger. In Kansas we have over 400 teams/clubs between high schools and club teams. It is one of the KCWF goals for all our athletes to obtain a College or Vocational Technical College Degree. The kids, young men and women wrestling today will be coaches for future generations. This is a forever fund - LONG AFTER WE are GONE. Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
KCWF Committee
PRESS RELEASE - KANSAS COLLEGE WRESTLING FUND
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
Joe Renfro – College Coach – (620) 717-3196, e-mail joer@labette.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 Wrestling Coaches Association 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 - Dan.Harris@bakeru.edu
Kansas College and University
Wrestling Teams
Baker University
Benedictine College
Bethany College
Fort Hays State University
Newman University
Colby Community College
Labette Community College
Neosho Community College
Northwest Kansas Technical College
Pratt Community College
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USA Wrestling Kansas District 1 has made a financial committment to this cause. More information will be made available on the Kansas USA Wrestling Web Site in the coming months. If anyone has the name of businesses or individuals who might want to help our colleges and universities please send me their contact information. We will then have a committee member contact them. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the fund.
Thank you on behalf of the KCWF Committee.
Sincerely,
Sean McCarthy
smokeycabin@hotmail.com
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Dear Friends of Wrestling:
The time has arrived for the Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF). We have partnered with USA Wrestling-KS, the Kansas Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association, the business community, and our Kansas Wrestling families. Respectfully, we ask your consideration for a donation to our “KCWF Forever Fund.”
Far too many college/university wrestling programs have been lost the last few decades. The recent announcement that perennial NCAA D II powerhouse U. of Nebraska-Omaha (UNO) discontinued its wrestling program shocked the entire wrestling community nationwide. Who would have thought that a university whose team had just won its third consecutive National Championship would be dropped? Given this happened to a stellar program recently, we all acknowledge any and all college wrestling programs are now vulnerable.
Every time a program is cut, our student athletes lose their chance at a college wrestling and educational experience/opportunity that will benefit them for the rest of their lives. How do we combat this erosion of college wrestling programs in our nation, and in particular, in our state of Kansas?
We believe that the wrestling community (wrestlers, parents, coaches, referees, fans and other interested parties) needs to step up and financially support our current in-state programs. Let’s build a fund that will give a noticeable and strong level of support to our existing Kansas college programs. By participating in the “KCWF Forever Fund” college wrestling opportunities will be alive and well in our state for decades to come!
The KCWF will be a “Forever Fund.” It will serve the wrestling community for decades to come. For this initiative to become successful we ALL need to support it with our financial contributions, talent, and time.
There are many ways to customize your contribution and any assistance provided will be tremendously appreciated. No donation is too small! If you personally cannot contribute, that is understandable. Perhaps you know of someone or a business that will be interested … feel free to pass this letter forward.
In closing, please consider the “KCWF Forever Fund.” And please do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions. Thank you very much for your time and consideration for the Kansas College Wrestling Fund!
Sincerely,
Sean McCarthy, Chairman
KCWF Forever Fund
913.491.5837 (home) / smokeycabin@hotmail.com
The mission of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund is to provide financial support to active college wrestling programs at Kansas colleges and universities. This financial support will help provide wrestling, academic and eventual career opportunities for student athlete wrestlers in the State of Kansas.
Make checks payable: USA Wrestling – Kansas, Inc./KCWF, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) entity.
Mail to: Mike Juby, Kansas College Wrestling Fund, 7208 Magnolia Way, Hutchinson, KS 67502
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No amount is too small or too large! This is a long term project that will help our student athletes and programs in Kansas for many many years.
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Make a difference. This is a long term project that will help our student athletes and programs in Kansas for many many years.
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Talked to a gentleman at the Leavenworth Challanger who was running a KWCA and Kansas College Wrestling Fund table. I had just read about the NCWA dual to be wrestled at Wichita State last week (added: also, just read that Wichita State will be attending the NCWA Nationals in January). I asked the gentleman at the table if the wrestling fund supported the wrestling clubs at Wichita State, K State, KU,or other Kansas colleges or universities that did not have school supported/financed wrestling programs. He told me that the Wrestling Fund could only support wrestling at official school programs: both public and private/parochial colleges and universities--NCAA, NAIA, and community college.
I was a little disappointed. To me the club wrestlers are the epitome of scholar athletes and worthy of support. These athletes are not supported by athletic scholarships and must pay their own way to continue in the sport. Project ahead a few years--these wrestlers will marry, have kids, these kids will probably start out in kids wrestling, and dad may be a kids coach. This is how you keep a program up and running.
Back to the Wichita State wrestling club. Their annual budget is less tan $6,000. Participation in the Nationals is going to be an added cost. How are they supportd? Club fees--don't know. Private donations? Bake sales? Yard sales? ????????
I asked what it would cost to start a wrestling program at a Wichita State. He answered it had been figured several times and it would cost about $300,000 a year. KWCA had talked to the Kansas Board of Regents and Wichita Stae about starting a program and they wanted an endowment of $50 million dollars to endow wrestling, plus two (2), yes I said two (2), new womens sports programs---thank you Title 9. Forget about ever having wrestling at a D1 or anothe D2 college or university in Kansas.
A $2,000 or $2,500 donation from the KWCA would surely help the Wichita State club, and the K State and KU clubs---as would direct donations from the posters on this forum!!!!! See the post about Wichita State going to the Nationals for how to donate!!! My small check is in the mail.
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Contrarian,
I haven't followed KWCA posts for a little while for this reason. I want to thank you so much for pointing this out and noticing the work they we are putting towards at Wichita State. We are so excited about National Duals, but with that being said you are right who knows where that money is coming from? We are still trying to figure that out, but one thing is for sure, we will be at NCWA National Duals! Thank you for your support! GO SHOX!
Peace,
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excuse me I meant KCWF in that opening sentence
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.. I asked the gentleman at the table if the wrestling fund supported the wrestling clubs at Wichita State, K State, KU,or other Kansas colleges or universities that did not have school supported/financed wrestling programs. He told me that the Wrestling Fund could only support wrestling at official school programs: both public and private/parochial colleges and universities--NCAA, NAIA, and community college.
I was a little disappointed. To me the club wrestlers are the epitome of scholar athletes and worthy of support. These athletes are not supported by athletic scholarships and must pay their own way to continue in the sport. Project ahead a few years--these wrestlers will marry, have kids, these kids will probably start out in kids wrestling, and dad may be a kids coach. This is how you keep a program up and running.
Back to the Wichita State wrestling club. Their annual budget is less tan $6,000. Participation in the Nationals is going to be an added cost. How are they supportd? Club fees--don't know. Private donations? Bake sales? Yard sales? ????????
... A $2,000 or $2,500 donation from the KWCA would surely help the Wichita State club, and the K State and KU clubs---as would direct donations from the posters on this forum!!!!! See the post about Wichita State going to the Nationals for how to donate!!! My small check is in the mail.
I was involved in the formation of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund and I am currently an active supporter. I urge everyone in the Kansas wrestling community to support the Kansas College Wrestling Fund both financially and thru volunteer efforts to promote it to others in your community. I think this KCWF fund is a great way for the Kansas wrestling community to help insure that there will be college wrestling programs available in the future for our Kansas wrestling youth that will help them pursue their college degrees and allow them to continue their wrestling careers into their college years. We All Need To Support This Effort! It was considered in the planning stages to consider supporting the wrestling clubs at Wichita Stae and K-State (I believe they are the only two current active Kansas college Club teams). The committee considered it but decided to exclusively support the Kansas colleges and universities that have active teams in the divisions of the NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA (the junior colleges) intially. The committee could decide to change that position in the future but they decided not to do that now in the initial stages of the fund. If you are committed to this idea, I would suggest you send your thoughts in an e-mail or letter to each member of the current KCWF committee. So at this time you are correct that if you want to currently support the two club teams at Wichita State and Kansas State you will need to do that directly. I commend you for sending the WSU club some financial support.
Vince Nowak
Kansas College Wrestling Fund Supporter
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So far these are the tournaments Committed and/or Supporting the Kansas College Wrestling Fund
USA Wrestling Kids Tournaments
Paola Kids Tournament - Dec 17, 2011 - Open
Olathe East and STA – Johnson County Classic Dec 31, 2011 – Open and Novice
East Kansas Open – Feb 11, 2012 and the Donna Woofter Memorial Novice tournament Feb 13, 2012
Leavenworth Tournament - Novice Jan 22, 2012 – Open Tournament Mar 3, 2012
High School Tournaments - With Information Booths
Leavenworth High School Tournament
Johnson County Classic High School
Bobcat Classic
KC Metro Classic
College Tournament -
Kansas Cup - All Kansas Colleges/Universities with wrestling teams (Held at Baker University - Baldwin, KS this year)
January 29th, 2012 - It is a Sunday so take your kids club and high school teams to watch the college guys battle.
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This is great! Excellent - Chanute is on board with helping this cause. A $1 entry per tournament or at the gate will assist greatly in developing our future coaches in the state. 17TH ANNUAL WOODS CLASSIC OPEN Tournament Saturday-January 7, 2012 Chanute High School 1501 West 36th Street Chanute, KS 66720 ON-LINE REGISTRATION THRU TRACKWRESTLING WEB ADDRESS: www.trackwrestling.comDEADLINE: January 3, 2012 at 11:59 pm. FEE: $16.00 per participant. ($1 donated to Kansas College Wrestling Fund) Each participant must have a USAW Card. Payment can be made thru Trackwrestling or mailed to: CWC, 1812 S Malcolm, Chanute, KS 66720. *Limited to the first 500 entries. TEAM TROPHIES COACHES COMPLIMENTARY PASS TO CONCESSION STAND.
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About 12 kids clubs tournaments have made a committment to help the KCWF - with an additional wrestler entry fee or fan admission charge.
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Kansas Cup is this weekend in Baldwin, Kansas on Sunday.
Most if not all the Kansas Colleges with wrestling - will be
participating in a battle of Kansas Collegiate student athletes.
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A recent request was made to the KSHSAA to set up a KCWF information/donation booth at the high school state tournaments. We were denied because of a policy that allows only one vendor with an "exclusive merchandising agreement".
Below is the response:
Mr. McCarthy:
Thank you for checking with the KSHSAA in advance. There are two key points for you to know:
1. KSHSAA does not permit vendors or exhibitors at its post season events
2. The KSHSAA has an exclusive merchandise agreement with a contracting company to vend KSHSAA state championship shirts etc. NO other organization may sell or give away items of any type.
In accordance with the above, your request to set up booths at any and all KSHSAA state wrestling tournament sites cannot be approved.
Gary Musselman
Executive Director
Kansas State High School Activities Association
PO Box 495
Topeka, KS 66601-0495
Phone 785-273-5329
FAX 785-271-0236
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Incredible. I wonder if Gary plans on charging widows and orphans double to get in?
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I guess theres no gray area with this organization, no matter what the cause! I wonder if they'll allow Cokeley for KSHSAA exec director banners and yard signs @ the state tournament venues?
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What I have found in life is there is always a gray area...Sean reach out to the "approved" vendor and I bet he will let you use a little of his space for your information.
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