Kansas Wrestling Forums General Discussion High School KWCA Regional Awards

Coaches at each regional voted for a Regional Coach and Wrestler of the Year. Below are the award winners, who will be honored at the KWCA Fall Awards and Hall of Fame Banquet in October.

6A @ Emporia:
Coach-Bill Ross, Derby
Wrestler-Mike Mancuso, Junction City

6A @ Aquinas:
Coach-Lorne Parks, STA
Wrestler-Neil Cisper, STA

6A @ SM West:
Coach-Darrell Andrew, Free State (correction)
Wrestler-Chaz Hill, SM Northwest

6A @ Wichita NW:
Coach-Ryan Jilka, Goddard
Wrestler-Tim Elliot, Wichita South

5A @ Turner:
Coach-Ron Averill, Lansing
Wrestler-Adrian Rios, Turner

5A @ Paola:
Coach-Matt Yeamans, Gardner-Edgerton
Wrestler-Aldon Isenberg, Gardner-Edgerton

5A @ Salina South:
Coach-Dennis Switzky, Topeka-Seaman
Wrestler-Seth Metzler, Newton

5A @ Campus:
Coach-Wayne Jackson, Ark City
Wrestler-Josh Baldridge, Campus

4A @ Colby:
Coach-Randy Bahe, Goodland
Wrestler-Curtis Chenowith, Clearwater

4A @ Concordia:
Coach-Regan Erickson, SFT
Wrestler-Jesse Strawn, Holton

4A @ Ft. Scott:
Coach-David Brown, Ft. Scott
Wrestler-Neil Erisman, DeSoto

4A @ Rose Hill:
Coach-Todd Napier, Columbus
Wrestler-Andrew Carillo, Parsons

321A @ Beloit:
Coach-Brock Hutchinson, Smith Center
Wrestler-Simon Orozco, Ellsworth & Austin Kingsbury, Smith Center (tie)

321A @ Fredonia:
Coach-James Renfro, Cherryvale & Travis Daerr, Garden Plain (tie)
Wrestler-Kenny Tyler, West Elk

321A @ Onaga:
Coach-Harry LaMar, Silver Lake
Wrestler-Chris Pursel, ACCHS-Effingham

321A @ WaKeeney:
Coach-Peter Koster, Oakley
Wrestler-Clay Madden, Norton

Rosehill Regional Wrestler - Andrew Carrillo, Parsons. I know it's not "official" since it's not from Kit, but they announced it before we left. I don't believe they announced the coach award though.

Kit,
I was going to send this via the email, but I'm sure you will be checking the forum.

From the Beloit Regional:

Regional Coach of the year - Brock Hutchinson, Smith Center

Regional Wrestler of the year (tie) Simon Orozco, Ellsworth and Austin Kingsbury, Smith Center.

Congrats to Coach Hutchinson on a great tournament.

Simon and Austin had dominating performances. Congrats to you as well.

Jason Halling
Beloit Regional Rep
Head Wrestling Coach
Lyons High School

From the 321A Regional @ Onaga:
Coach: Harry Lamar- Silver Lake
Wrestler :
Chris Pursel ACCHS (Atchison County-Effingham)

Both Simon and Austin wrestled well and showed they are at the top of their game.

Harry LaMar??..that's a rig job if ever I've seen one.

I anticipated the coach of the year for Concordia's regional would have been Regan Erickson, but I would never had thought immediately of Strawn as that regions wrestler.

at wakeeney it was Peter Koster and Clay Madden

Strawn would be my choice as the Regional Wrestler. I think the Abilene coach would be right up there with Erickson.

5A campus - Wayne Jackson (AC) coach Baldridge (cam) wrestler

6A Emporia Regional:

Coach of the Year: Bill Ross (Derby)

Wrestler of the Year: Mike Mancuso, Junction City (130 lbs.)

Why would you not think off hand that STRAWN wouldn't be the outstanding wrestler of the Concordia reg. He is undfeated so far this year, 2 time runner-up, with three pins in the tournement, 1 t-fall, and a 28 second pin in the finals. Just wondered why?

Who did Strawn beat in the finals. Someone who has never been too state before? A OW award should go to a wrestler who beats quailty oppoents in the tournament. Grater and Taplin did beat other state placers.

OW means outstanding wrestler it does not mean beat a stud. No one in their right mind is going to say Strawn is not an outstanding wrestler.

chenoweth from clearwater got OW at the colby regional
he was the sloppiest undefeated wrestler that i have ever seen
i was not impressed in the least

I'm sure Oakley fans are relieved and elated. Most knew Peter would do a great job, but whenever a coach that has been around and successful for so long like Samuelson had, you have to be a little nervous. First year as head coach and in the hunt for title... way to go Pete!!

Chenoweth's record speaks for itself. I don't think he has lost a match outside of the state tournament in his soph, jr, or sr years.

ulysses #9 - if by sloppy you mean that he runs a takedown clinic on most of the people he faces. Are you confusing letting someone up with escapes? Chenoweth is an outstanding wrestler and a great person. This is his third OW this year, the one he earned at the Clearwater tournament was given by him,in front of his team, to his teammate Joey McDowell, for "busting his butt" for four years. I am sorry you were not impressed, I can tell you from experience that I one night, I tried to help him lose a few pounds to make weight, I shot 17 times, was in deep on most of them and found myself face planted. I am not a small person, 44 years old and 185 pounds. I know how to shoot (Wrestled for Columbus a century ago). At the time he weighed 145. I don't try that any more.

Well Ryan,

if you want to make comparisons Ross had three falls into the finals and an 11-3 decisions over a wrestler who only had 2 losses on the year in the finals. But im not arguing for Ross I think if the coaches voted for Jesse than he deserves the award.

no disrespect intended towards chenoweth
im sure hes good, maybe he just had a bad day
but john cook from goodland isnt terrific, hes solid but not incredible, and he didnt cut cook at all, the score was like 11-9 or something and they were all reversals