Come support these KSU wrestlers this weekend in Manhattan. They put in a lot of time and their own expenses to wrestle.

K-STATE TO HOST SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE COLLEGIATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
MARCH 1 AT PETERS RECREATION COMPLEX

MANHATTAN -- Collegiate wrestling club teams from schools across the
region will take to the mats for the 2008 National Collegiate Wrestling
Association's Southwest Conference Championships, Saturday, March 1, at
Kansas State University's Peters Recreation Complex.

Matches will get under way at 9 a.m. Club wrestling teams from K-State,
Wichita State University, Newman University, Colorado State University,
University of Colorado, Louisiana State University, Northwest Missouri
State University, Texas A&M University, Texas Christian University,
Texas State University and Texas Tech University will participate.

Cost for the day of wrestling action is $3 for children and $5 for
adults; high school and college students can get in free with their
student I.D. Concessions also will be available.

The top four wrestlers in each weight class will advance to the National
Collegiate Wrestling Association Championships, March 13-15, in
Lakeland, Fla. The association was created to serve schools that no
longer have varsity wrestling programs. More information is available
at http://www.ncwa.net

Coach of the K-State wrestling team is Beau Tillman. K-State wrestlers
participating in the Southwest Conference championship and their weight
class include:

Brendan Lund, junior in biology, Green, 165 pounds; Ahsha Abu-Ali,
junior in animal sciences and industry, 174 pounds, and Bricen Biehler,
sophomore in arts and sciences-open option, 141 pounds, both of
Louisburg; Donald Holliday, senior in social science, Manhattan, 184
pounds; Jordan Beckman, freshman in secondary education, Marysville,
235 pounds; Joey Heersche, senior in secondary education, Mulvane, 133
pounds; Matt Westin, sophomore in mechanical engineering, 157 pounds,
and Tyler Williamson, sophomore in nutritional sciences, 125 pounds,
both of Shawnee; Zachary McGill, graduate student in kinesiology,
Wichita, 197 pounds; and Thomas Pipes, freshman in pre-professional
construction science and management, Winfield, 149 pounds.

From out of state: Alex Elmore, freshman in environmental design, St.
Charles, Mo., 133 pounds.

Dave Donnert