Kansas Wrestling Forums General Discussion High School Jaydan Bird

Eric:

Not to take anything away from Jaydan on his 2004 Kids State championship, because that was a great championship for the young seventh grader in 2004 but I also have to point out that B.J. Finney was only a sixth grader that year and he has grown a lot and gotten considerably stronger since then.

Here are some more recent high school performances of Jaydan Bird that show what potential he had as a wrestler. He no doubt would have deservely been at the top or very near the top of Chief's All Class list at either 215 or 285 list this year if he had continued to wrestle after his sophomore year.

His freshman year was extremely impressive for a young 189 wrestler. Notice this year not only the quality of the names that surrounded him in the final state standings but also notice that the other placers were four seniors and one junior. It is very tough for a 13 to 14 year old freshman of this size to grapple against older 17 to 18 year kids. Strength is such a major factor in these weight classes and there is normally a tremendous strength difference between a freshman and a senior. Jaydan must have been one stud freshman to have accomplished this and the amazing thing is that he was following in the footsteps of Atticus Disney of the same school who was winning his first state championship that year as a 215 sophomore. I believe Atticus as a freshman the previous year took third in 215 as a freshmen.

2006 4A 189 State Championship

1st--- Jesse Strawn Holton (12)
2nd--- Chris Sutton-Kearn Concordia (12)
3rd--- Josh Marrs Clay Center (12)
4th--- JAYDAN BIRD Andover Central (9) Freshmen record 26-12
5th--- Jake Clark Buhler (12)
6th--- Josiah Goodley Goodland (11)


Jaydan improves his state place as a sophomore and his record as he moves up to the 215 weight class in his final year of high school wrestling 2007. Again notice the quality wrestlers that this young sophomore was keeping company with.

4A State 2007 215

1st--- Jake Kober Santa Fe Trail
2nd--- Matt James Clay Center
3rd--- JAYDAN BIRD Andover Central record (31-3) sophomore year (Bird won 3rd place match by Fall at 3:25)
4th--- TJ Hawkins Goodland
5th--- Nick Kriss Colby
6th--- Kelly Johansen Hiawatha

I never saw Jaydan wrestle. He was always just a little heavier than my son as a youth wrestler. Obviously though from his youth and high school record, Jaydan Bird was a very good wrestler and he would have been one of our top senior wrestlers this year if he had continued to wrestle as a junior and senior.