This tournament is a real eye opener for most of Kansas wrestler, parents and fans! It is all about the size of the fish tank we live in!
If you haven't got the message yet, Kansas ... here it is! In the past we have had some pretty good wrestlers in OUR fish tank ... and they have flat been eaten alive by sharks from another tank.
In the big wrestling world, Kansas is not in the top 5 as a State! (I know this sounds like our old friend, gutwrench) In fact, State-wise, we probably fall in the area of 8 to 12! We do have a few individuals, that if they have a great tournament, will place. We have 2 or 3 that even could be in contention for a National Championship such as Jordan Keller from Bishop Carroll earned last year.
A couple of years ago ... Kansas had ZERO All-Americans! There will be in this tourney several 4-time State champs, a flock of 3-timers, but the 2-timers and 1-timers, are wrestlers that won't even draw consideration for seeds!
California could have a wrestler, that placed 7th at their State championship, win it all! A 4-times from Utah may go 0-2!
Luckily I have something else to do for awhile ... ttfn!
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Randy Hinderliter USAW Kansas KWCA Rep/Coaches Liaison Ottawa University Volunteer Assistant
