Without knowing the weight gain over the past few months of these young men, it is impossible to know which weight classification any of these individuals will wrestle.
Last season's returning State Qualifiers at 145 lbs:
Chad Roberts, Louisburg
Cole Kreutzer, Pratt
Danny Grater, Clay County - 1st
Curtis Chenoweth, Clearwater - 5th
Josiah Mason, Baldwin
Ross Starcher, Tonganoxie
Andrew Gosset, Buhler
Weston Fleming, Concordia - 3rd
Blane Hachinsky, K. C. Ward
Travis Eden, Santa Fe Trail - 4th
Brian Simpson, Columbus
and at 152 lbs.
Chris Sutton Kern, Concordia
Neil Erisman, DeSoto - 3rd
Kyle Allen, Clay County
Ben Mettlen, Scott City
Mike Struble, Douglass
Justin Wiscombe, Santa Fe Trail - 2nd
Aaron Minde, Holton
and at 160 lbs.
Zac Luthi, Royal Valley
Ross Taplin, Abilene - 1st
John Horsch, Fort Scott
Bobby Spexarth, Andale
Miguel Arreola, K. C. Sumner
Jesse Strawn, Holton - 2nd
Todd Kendrick, Scott City
Nick Zahm, Columbus - 6th
Mark Hartsook, Marysville
Cole Caylor, Clearwater - 5th
Kyle Ingenthron, Topeka Hayden
and at 171 lbs.
Leif Goleman, DeSoto
Jon Dukes, Douglass
Andrew Moser, Hugoton
Josh Weaver, Augusta
Nathan Boyer, Clay County - 4th
An incoming freshman at Abilene who is also very talented and will figure in the mix is Marvio Tischauser.