Kansas Wrestling
Posted By: Ricky Bobby 55th Annual Rocky Welton Invitational - 01/25/13 06:24 AM
Ranked Teams
1. Arkansas City 5A (All-Class 1st)
1. Garden City 6A (All-Class 3rd)
1. Centauri 3A Colorado
1. Cleveland 5A New Mexico
1. Piedra Vista 4A New Mexico
2. St. James Academy 5A (All-Class 2nd)
2. Baca County 2A Colorado
3. Andale 4A
3. Ponderosa 5A Colorado
3. Randall 4A Texas (Dual Team 1st)
4. Scott City 321A
7. Newton 5A (All-Class 10th)
8. Great Bend 5A
10. Maize 6A
10. Emporia 5A
10. Chaparral 321A

Ranked Wrestlers
106
1. Michael Prieto – 9 - GC 6A (All-Class 2nd)
1. Stephen Tujague – 9 - SJA 5A (All-Class 3rd)
1. Diondre Garcia, Monte Vista 3A Colorado
2. Logan Terrill – 10 - ARK 5A (All-Class 5th)

113
1. Paul Mascarenas-12-Cleveland 5A New Mexico (#5 nationally on Flo, #17 Intermat)
2. Joey DeFore – 11 - ARK 5A
3. Tyler Hensley – 9 - SJA 5A
4. Landon Wood – 9 - MZ 6A
4. Kade Snider, Ponderosa 5A Colorado

120
1. Tyler Mies – 11 - AN 4A (All-Class 2nd)
2. Stetson Loader, Baca County 2A Colorado
3. James Jurgens-10-Scott City 321A
4. Reese Cokeley – 11 - SJA 5A (All-Class 6th)
4. Clay Weil – 9 - DC 6A

126
1. Chris Burley – 12 - GB 5A (All-Class 3rd)
1. Jacob Rubio-Randall 4A Texas (Combined-Class 2nd)
2. Zak Hensley – 10 - SJA 5A (All-Class 6th)
2. Alex Kough-12-Scott City 321A (All-Class 9th)
2. Brett Moon – 9 - MZ 6A
3. Ethan Coombs, Centauri 3A Colorado
4. Dalton Dietrich – 12 - ARK 5A
6. Quinton Harrison – 12 - NEW 5A

132
1. Tevin Briscoe – 10 - GC 6A (All-Class 8th)
4. Greg Burley – 11 - GB 5A (All-Class 10th)
4. Shane Brock – 9 - MZ 6A
6. Keegan Amos-12-Holcomb 321A

138
1. AJ Hurtado – 12 - GC 6A (All-Class 5th)
2. Dane Edwards – 12 - DC 6A (All-Class 4th)
2. Kade Sander – 11 - GB 5A (All-Class 8th)
2. Clay Seeman, Baca County 2A Colorado
3. Andrew Tujague – 11 - SJA 5A (All-Class 9th)
4. Max Detwiler – 11 - EMP 5A

145
1. Cody Eastman – 12 - ARK 5A (All-Class 3rd)
1. Jason Buhr, Centauri 3A Colorado
2. Patrick Weaver – 12 - HUG 4A (All-Class 7th)
2. Chris Thompson -Randall 4A Texas (Combined-Class 3rd at 138)
3. Ayodale Braimah – 12 - LIB 5A (All-Class 10th)
3. Trevor Kennedy – 12 - GC 6A
4. Torry Williams, Ponderosa 5A Colorado
6. Ben VanLerberg – 11 - SJA 5A

152
1. Wyatt Villers – 12 - ARK 5A (All-Class 5th)
2. Matt Pratt – 10 - SJA 5A (All-Class 10th)
3. Trenton Wilson – 12 - LIB 5A
4. Elias Altermerano, LaJunta 3A Colorado
6. Chris Adler – 11 - GC 6A

160
1. Noel Torres – 12 - EMP 5A (All-Class 5th)
1. Micah Keys, Centauri 3A Colorado
2. Kyle Armstrong – 12 - AN 4A (All-Class 4th)
2. Michael Helms – 12 - ARK 5A (All-Class 6th)
2. Warren Kropp-11-Scott City 321A (All-Class 8th)
2. Taylor Maik, LaJunta 3A Colorado
4. Bryce Hofmeister – 12 - GB 5A
5. Zac Finch – 10 - GC 6A
5. Heydon Mock – 11 - NEW 5A

170
1. Dylan Gabel, Ponderosa 5A Colorado
2. Trent Salsbury – 11 - SJA 5A (All-Class 5th)
2. Anthony Gardner – 12 - GC 6A
3. Jared Langley – 10 - NEW 5A (All-Class 7th)
3. Tyler Sharpe, Baca County 2A Colorado
4. Kyler Meyers – 12 - HAY 5A (All-Class 8th)
6. Joseph Monrroy – 12 - EMP 5A

182
1. Levi Eck – 12 - AN 4A (All-Class 1st)
1. Jareb Aziz, Centauri 3A Colorado
1. Terrell Stafford, Baca County 2A Colorado
2. Corry Williams, Ponderosa 5A Colorado
3. Armando Sandoval – 12 - ULY 4A
4. Juan Rodriguez – 12 - GC 6A

195
1. Preston Weigel – 11 - HAY 5A (All-Class 1st)
1. JJ Loflin, Baca County 2A Colorado
1. Beu Henson-Randall 4A Texas (Combined-Class Honorable Mention)
2. Dillon Archer – 12 - NEW 5A (All-Class 2nd)
5. Sam Reyes – 11 - GC 6A
5. Ben Smithey-12-Chaparral 321A
6. Malcolm Pink – 11 - ARK 5A

220
1. Joel Gallardo-Randall 4A Texas (Combined-Class 3rd)
4. Dylan Cox – 12 - ARK 5A (All-Class 6th)
4. Garrett Benell, Canon City 4A Colorado
6. Raymond Gallegos – 11 - NEW 5A (All-Class 9th)

285
1. Clay Wilcox-12-Chaparral 321A (All-Class 4th)
1. Tuli Laulu, Sand Creek 4A Colorado
3. Michael McEachern-12-Scott City 321A
4. Greg Martinez, Centauri 3A Colorado
5. Matt McGrew – 12 - ARK 5A (All-Class 10th)
6. Garret Lee – 12 - NEW 5A

Note: I could only find the team rankings for New Mexico because the individual rankings are only accessible by paying a subscription to Rivals.com.
There are 16 teams that are ranked in their state classification, with 5 of those teams being #1.
Attending this year: Andale KS, Ark City KS, Baca County Col, Bear Creek Col, Canon City Col, Centauri Col, Chaparral KS, Cleveland NM, Conifer Col, Dodge City KS, Eagle Crest Col, Emporia KS, Fairview Col, Garden City KS, Great Bend KS, Hays KS, Holcomb KS, Hugoton KS, Lajunta Col, Liberal KS, Maize KS, Monte Vista Col, Newton KS, Piedra Vista NM, Ponderosa Col, Randall Tx, Sand Creek Col, Scott City Ks, St. James Acadmey Ks, Sublette KS, Ulysses KS
Colorado Individual Rankings

Colorado Team Rankings

New Mexico Team Rankings

Texas Class 4A Rankings
55th Annual Rocky Welton Invitational
Posted By: ReDPloyd Re: 55th Annual Rocky Welton Invitational - 01/25/13 10:28 AM
Looks brutal. Good luck to the Kansas wrestlers.
Posted By: plappin Re: 55th Annual Rocky Welton Invitational - 01/25/13 10:59 AM
Try this link:
Rocky Welton Invitational
Posted By: COhusker Re: 55th Annual Rocky Welton Invitational - 01/25/13 01:01 PM
Unfortunately, Centauri will be missing Jason Buhr (145) and Greg Martinez (285) this weekend.
Originally Posted By: plappin


Thanks, I got my link updated. I don't know why it decided to not work.
Originally Posted By: ReDPloyd
Looks brutal. Good luck to the Kansas wrestlers.


Yep, I always say this is one of the toughest tournaments in Kansas and this year is no different.
Originally Posted By: COhusker
Unfortunately, Centauri will be missing Jason Buhr (145) and Greg Martinez (285) this weekend.


That's too bad. I guess it just makes it a little easier for some of the Kansans to win or place in those brackets.
Posted By: COhusker Re: 55th Annual Rocky Welton Invitational - 01/25/13 04:07 PM
We have a decent backup at 285 but won't have anyone at 145. Not too many JV kids when your school has only 260 kids. Hopefully we can still give the Kansas kids some quality competition. Good luck to everyone!
Posted By: Magnum811 Re: 55th Annual Rocky Welton Invitational - 01/25/13 04:18 PM
http://www.gctelegram.com/sports/Rocky-Welton-Invitational---Garden-City-Preview-01-24-13
Brackets are up.

On trackwrestling.
106 seeds:

1. Lawrance Sandoval Piedra Vista 10 31-1
State Place in 2012: 3rd Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.969 Season Record wins: 31.000


2. Diondre Garcia Monte Vista 11 25-2
State Place in 2012: 2nd Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.926 Season Record wins: 25.000
Other Wrestler Info: 6th state 2011


3. Michael Prieto Garden City 9 29-1
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.967 Season Record wins: 29.000
Beaten Participants: Howard Johnson - Dodge City, Logan Terrill - Ark City


4. Stephen Tujague St. James 9 24-5
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.828 Season Record wins: 24.000
Other Wrestler Info: 1st Basehor, 3rd Gardner, wins over Terrell, 2 over Schmitt Platte Co,
Beaten Participants: Logan Terrill - Ark City


5. Logan Terrill Ark City 10 20-9
State Place in 2012: 2nd Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: 1st
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.690 Season Record wins: 20.000
Beaten Participants: Landon Wood - Maize
Defeated By: Stephen Tujague - St. James , Michael Prieto - Garden City


6. Ryan DesLauriers Great Bend 11 11-7
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.611 Season Record wins: 11.000


7. Landon Wood Maize 9 7-4
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.636 Season Record wins: 7.000
Other Wrestler Info:
Defeated By: Logan Terrill - Ark City
113 seeds:

1. Paul Mascarenas Cleveland 12 24-1
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.960 Season Record wins: 24.000
Other Wrestler Info: 3X State Champ 2x Rocky Welton Champ 2012 FS Jr National Champ


2. Joey Defore Ark City 11 17-12
State Place in 2012: 1st Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.586 Season Record wins: 17.000


3. Jaysen Yakobson Bear Creek 11 9-4
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: 3rd
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.692 Season Record wins: 9.000
Defeated By: Clay Weil - Dodge City


4. Jaden McRoberts Dodge City 10 25-8
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.758 Season Record wins: 25.000
Beaten Participants: Steven Martinez - Bear Creek, Efrain Sanchez - Garden City


5. Phillip Archuleta Piedra Vista 10 29-5
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.853 Season Record wins: 29.000


6. Jose Duran Monte Vista 9 24-8
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.750 Season Record wins: 24.000


7. Hunter Furnish Andale 12 7-3
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.700 Season Record wins: 7.000
120 seeds:

1. Jacob Palmgren Piedra Vista 11 23-0
State Place in 2012: 1st Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 1.000 Season Record wins: 23.000


2. Reese Cokeley St. James 11 29-12
State Place in 2012: 1st Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: 5th
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.707 Season Record wins: 29.000
Other Wrestler Info: win over Mies Andale, 2nd Platte County
Beaten Participants: Tyler Mies - Andale


3. Tyler Mies Andale 11 19-2
State Place in 2012: 2nd Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: 2nd
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.905 Season Record wins: 19.000
Beaten Participants: Jacob Wilgers - Maize
Defeated By: Reese Cokeley - St. James


4. James Jurgens Scott City 10 14-1
State Place in 2012: 2nd Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.933 Season Record wins: 14.000
Beaten Participants: Mario Rodriguez - Ulysses, Reid Sater - Holcomb


5. Stetson Loader Baca County 11 19-1
State Place in 2012: 4th Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.950 Season Record wins: 19.000
Other Wrestler Info: 2nd at state 2011
Beaten Participants: Mario Rodriguez - Ulysses, Reid Sater - Holcomb


6. Bronson Spies Conifer 10 10-0
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 1.000 Season Record wins: 10.000
Other Wrestler Info: Won Freshman State iin Minnesota in 2012


7. Clay Weil Dodge City 9 26-5
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.839 Season Record wins: 26.000
Beaten Participants: Marco Perez - Ark City, Jeremy Christiansen - Newton, Jaysen Yakobson - Bear Creek, Matt Urrutia - Garden City


8. Cody Liles Great Bend 9 19-7
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.731 Season Record wins: 19.000
126 seeds:

1. PT Garcia Bear Creek 11 19-1
State Place in 2012: 1st Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: 1st
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.950 Season Record wins: 19.000


2. Quinton Harrison Newton 12 18-6
State Place in 2012: 4th Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: 5th
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.750 Season Record wins: 18.000
Beaten Participants: Garrett Whitson - Emporia, Jaquan Graves - Dodge City, Brett Moon - Maize, Alec Castillo - Garden City


3. Ethan Coombs Centauri 12 15-5
State Place in 2012: 4th Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.750 Season Record wins: 15.000


4. Alex Kough Scott City 12 13-3
State Place in 2012: 5th Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.812 Season Record wins: 13.000
Beaten Participants: Genesis Martinez - Hugoton


5. Brett Moon Maize 9 23-4
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.852 Season Record wins: 23.000
Beaten Participants: Dylan Eck - Andale, Garrett Whitson - Emporia, Dalton Dietrich - Ark City
Defeated By: Quinton Harrison - Newton


6. Cody Cowan Monte Vista 11 23-6
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.793 Season Record wins: 23.000


7. J.D. Chenoweth Baca County 10 18-3
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.857 Season Record wins: 18.000
Beaten Participants: Luis Mendoza - Ulysses, Dax Doyle - Baca County


8. Garrett Whitson Emporia 10 20-9
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.690 Season Record wins: 20.000
Defeated By: Quinton Harrison - Newton, Brett Moon - Maize
132 seeds:

1. Jacob Rubio Randall 11 13-0
State Place in 2012: 2nd Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 1.000 Season Record wins: 13.000
Other Wrestler Info: 2x State Runner Up 2011,2012 Summer 2012 Double All American Fargo. Fall 2012 4th at Cliff Keen Pre Season Nationals Iowa.


2. Anthony Juckes Piedra Vista 10 30-3
State Place in 2012: 1st Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.909 Season Record wins: 30.000


3. Tevin Briscoe Garden City 10 28-3
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: 4th
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.903 Season Record wins: 28.000
Beaten Participants: Dakota Loeschen - Dodge City, Kendall Biddle - Ark City


4. Keegan Amos Holcomb 12 15-2
State Place in 2012: 3rd Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.882 Season Record wins: 15.000
Beaten Participants: Luke Loflin - Baca County


5. Greg Burley Great Bend 11 18-3
State Place in 2012: 3rd Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.857 Season Record wins: 18.000
Beaten Participants: Kendall Biddle - Ark City


6. Julian Roybal Cleveland 9 15-7
State Place in 2012: 3rd Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.682 Season Record wins: 15.000


7. Kendall Biddle Ark City 9 20-14
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.588 Season Record wins: 20.000
Beaten Participants: Cody Smith - Liberal
Defeated By: Greg Burley - Great Bend, Tevin Briscoe - Garden City


8. Tristen Wolf Conifer 11 16-7
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.696 Season Record wins: 16.000
Other Wrestler Info: Conference Champ 2012


9. Cody Smith Liberal 12 19-8
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.704 Season Record wins: 19.000
Defeated By: Kendall Biddle - Ark City
138 seeds:

1. AJ Hurtado Garden City 12 23-6
State Place in 2012: 1st Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.793 Season Record wins: 23.000
Other Wrestler Info: 2012 6A State Champ
Beaten Participants: Brett Roberts - Great Bend, Dane Edwards - Dodge City
Defeated By: Dane Edwards - Dodge City


2. Dane Edwards Dodge City 12 21-2
State Place in 2012: 3rd Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: 2nd
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.913 Season Record wins: 21.000
Beaten Participants: Max Detwiler - Emporia, AJ Hurtado - Garden City
Defeated By: AJ Hurtado - Garden City


3. Clay Seemann Baca County 12 20-2
State Place in 2012: 3rd Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.909 Season Record wins: 20.000
Other Wrestler Info: 2nd at state in 2011, state qualifier 2010
Beaten Participants: JoAngel Cortez - Ulysses, Levi Morris - Baca County


4. Max Detwiler Emporia 11 26-5
State Place in 2012: 4th Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.839 Season Record wins: 26.000
Defeated By: Brett Roberts - Great Bend, Dane Edwards - Dodge City


5. Peter Nieto Cleveland 10 24-7
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.774 Season Record wins: 24.000
Other Wrestler Info: Was a state place winner in 2011 6th @ 130
Beaten Participants: Wyatt Weaver - Piedra Vista


6. Melvin Gutierrez Fairview 11 23-5
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.821 Season Record wins: 23.000


7. Parker Martinez Randall 12 21-6
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.778 Season Record wins: 21.000


8. JoAngel Cortez Ulysses 12 19-7
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.731 Season Record wins: 19.000
Defeated By: Clay Seemann - Baca County
145 seeds:

1. Cody Eastman Ark City 12 24-3
State Place in 2012: 2nd Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: 2nd
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.889 Season Record wins: 24.000
Beaten Participants: Zack Schridde - Great Bend, Ayodale Briamah - Liberal


2. Patrick Weaver Hugoton 12 16-2
State Place in 2012: 5th Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: 3rd
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.889 Season Record wins: 16.000
Other Wrestler Info: 3 x State Placer


3. Dillon Strunk Piedra Vista 11 21-3
State Place in 2012: 5th Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.875 Season Record wins: 21.000


4. Ayodale Briamah Liberal 12 22-7
State Place in 2012: 6th Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: 6th
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.759 Season Record wins: 22.000
Defeated By: Cody Eastman - Ark City


5. Trevor Kennedy Garden City 12 22-9
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.710 Season Record wins: 22.000
Other Wrestler Info: State Qualifier
Beaten Participants: Jhett Ostrom - Dodge City, Ben Vanlerberg - St. James


6. Chris Thompson Randall 1 17-3
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.850 Season Record wins: 17.000


7. Justin Westphal Baca County 12 15-4
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.789 Season Record wins: 15.000
Other Wrestler Info: state qualifier 2011


8. Ace Ellison Eagle Crest 12 19-6
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.760 Season Record wins: 19.000
152 seeds:

1. Wyatt Villers Ark City 12 23-3
State Place in 2012: 4th Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: 3rd
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.885 Season Record wins: 23.000
Beaten Participants: Trenton Wilson - Liberal, Joe McGarvey - Newton


2. ZACK DUWE Chaparral 12 17-5
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.773 Season Record wins: 17.000
Other Wrestler Info: 3X REGIONAL CHAMP 3X + 1 @ STATE


3. Lawson Fiss Hugoton 12 18-4
State Place in 2012: 4th Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: 3rd
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.818 Season Record wins: 18.000


4. Ryan Rino Piedra Vista 11 17-5
State Place in 2012: 6th Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.773 Season Record wins: 17.000


5. Aaron Lermaseux Cleveland 12 17-10
State Place in 2012: 6th Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.630 Season Record wins: 17.000


6. JEREMY JAQUESS Sand Creek 11 16-4
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.800 Season Record wins: 16.000
Other Wrestler Info: CO Regional Placer (4th 2012)


7. Elias Altimarano La Junta 11 28-4
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.875 Season Record wins: 28.000
Other Wrestler Info: 2nd Regional 2012, 5th Regional 2011
Beaten Participants: Garrett Pacheco - Monte Vista


8. Trenton Wilson Liberal 12 24-7
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.774 Season Record wins: 24.000
Defeated By: Wyatt Villers - Ark City


9. Chris Adler Garden City 11 21-9
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.700 Season Record wins: 21.000
Other Wrestler Info: 2x State Qualifier
Beaten Participants: Nollan Kirmer - Emporia, Santiago Garcia - Dodge City
160 seeds:

1. Micah Keys Centauri 12 16-2
State Place in 2012: 2nd Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.889 Season Record wins: 16.000
Other Wrestler Info: 1st @ State in 2011/3rd @ state in 2010


2. Kyle Armstrong Andale 12 21-2
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: 2nd
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.913 Season Record wins: 21.000
Beaten Participants: Noel Torres - Emporia, Heydon Mock - Newton


3. Noel Torres Emporia 12 20-2
State Place in 2012: 4th Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: 3rd
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.909 Season Record wins: 20.000
Defeated By: Kyle Armstrong - Andale


4. Michael Helms Ark City 12 19-8
State Place in 2012: 4th Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.704 Season Record wins: 19.000


5. Wyatt Hardy Piedra Vista 12 25-8
State Place in 2012: 5th Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.758 Season Record wins: 25.000


6. Taylor Maik La Junta 12 31-0
State Place in 2012: 6th Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 1.000 Season Record wins: 31.000
Other Wrestler Info: 6th State 2012, 3rd Regional 2012, 4th Regional 2011
Beaten Participants: Spencer Bethune - Canon City


7. Warren Kropp Scott City 11 14-2
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.875 Season Record wins: 14.000
Beaten Participants: Juan Anguiano - Ulysses


8. Joshua Forgey Baca County 12 16-4
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.800 Season Record wins: 16.000
170 seeds:

1. Trent Salsbury St. James 11 28-9
State Place in 2012: 2nd Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: 4th
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.757 Season Record wins: 28.000
Other Wrestler Info: 3rd Gardner, 3rd Basehor, 1st Platte Co., 3rd Tulsa Union. Win over Langley at GC 2012


2. Tyler Sharpe Baca County 12 13-1
State Place in 2012: 4th Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.929 Season Record wins: 13.000
Other Wrestler Info: state qualifier 2011 & 2010


3. Arturo Vigil Cleveland 12 21-4
State Place in 2012: 5th Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.840 Season Record wins: 21.000


4. Jared Langley Newton 10 22-4
State Place in 2012: 6th Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: 6th
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.846 Season Record wins: 22.000
Beaten Participants: Edgar Sandoval - Liberal, Joseph Monrroy - Emporia


5. Joseph Monrroy Emporia 12 19-5
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.792 Season Record wins: 19.000
Defeated By: Jared Langley - Newton


6. Anthony Gardner Garden City 12 16-6
State Place in 2012: 5th Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.727 Season Record wins: 16.000
Other Wrestler Info: 6A 5th @ State


7. Adin Puris Eagle Crest 12 25-6
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.806 Season Record wins: 25.000


8. Kyler Meyers Hays 12 26-4
State Place in 2012: 6th Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.867 Season Record wins: 26.000
Other Wrestler Info: State qualifier in 2011, placed 5th at State.
Beaten Participants: Corey Keller - Dodge City


9. Corey Keller Dodge City 12 14-5
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.737 Season Record wins: 14.000
Beaten Participants: Chris Macklberg - Bear Creek
Defeated By: Kyler Meyers - Hays
182 seeds:

1. Levi Eck Andale 12 22-2
State Place in 2012: 1st Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: 1st
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.917 Season Record wins: 22.000
Beaten Participants: Shawn Lay - Liberal, Armando Sandoval - Ulysses, Andy Muehlberger - St. James


2. Terrell Stafford Baca County 12 21-1
State Place in 2012: 3rd Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.955 Season Record wins: 21.000
Other Wrestler Info: state qualifier 2011, 6th at state 2010
Beaten Participants: Armando Sandoval - Ulysses


3. John Ellsaesser Piedra Vista 12 25-8
State Place in 2012: 3rd Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.758 Season Record wins: 25.000


4. Armando Sandoval Ulysses 12 18-7
State Place in 2012: 5th Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: 5th
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.720 Season Record wins: 18.000
Defeated By: Levi Eck - Andale, Terrell Stafford - Baca County


5. Jareb Aziz Centauri 10 18-2
State Place in 2012: 6th Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.900 Season Record wins: 18.000
Other Wrestler Info: 5th place @ NHSCA Freshman Nationals
Beaten Participants: Anthony Abbott - Canon City


6. Anthony Abbott Canon City 11 22-7
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.759 Season Record wins: 22.000
Other Wrestler Info:
Defeated By: Jareb Aziz - Centauri


7. Dillon Tussey Conifer 12 18-7
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.720 Season Record wins: 18.000
Other Wrestler Info: 4th. at regionals in 2012. Conference Champ 2012


8. Andy Muehlberger St. James 11 25-10
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.714 Season Record wins: 25.000
Other Wrestler Info: 2nd Gardner, 2nd Platte Co,
Defeated By: Levi Eck - Andale
195 seeds:

1. Dillon Archer Newton 12 23-0
State Place in 2012: 1st Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: 1st
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 1.000 Season Record wins: 23.000
Beaten Participants: Justin Henry - Great Bend, Derrick Gates - Andale
Beaten: Sage Eckman - Emporia


2. Preston Weigel Hays 11 29-0
State Place in 2012: 1st Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: 2nd
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 1.000 Season Record wins: 29.000
Other Wrestler Info: State Placer in 2011 2nd. Overall high school record 109 - 4.
Beaten Participants: Bradley Campbell - Hugoton, James Knott - Eagle Crest


3. Johnny Loflin Baca County 11 14-1
State Place in 2012: 2nd Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.933 Season Record wins: 14.000
Other Wrestler Info: 5th at state 2011
Beaten Participants: Diego Maravilla - Ulysses


4. Corky Phillips Bear Creek 12 17-3
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: 6th
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.850 Season Record wins: 17.000


5. BEN SMITHEY Chaparral 12 20-1
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.952 Season Record wins: 20.000
Other Wrestler Info: CO. SQ @ 220 2012


6. Beau Henson Randall 11 25-3
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.893 Season Record wins: 25.000


7. Zach Ahlgrim Piedra Vista 10 30-4
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.882 Season Record wins: 30.000


8. Bradley Campbell Hugoton 11 8-2
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.800 Season Record wins: 8.000
Defeated By: Preston Weigel - Hays


9. Justin Henry Great Bend 11 20-6
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.769 Season Record wins: 20.000
Defeated By: Dillon Archer - Newton


10. Ryan McClurg Liberal 11 7-10
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.412 Season Record wins: 7.000


11. Sage Eckman Emporia 10 21-8
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.724 Season Record wins: 21.000
Defeated by Participants: Dillon Archer - Newton

220 seeds:

1. Clayton Panky Cleveland 12 26-4
State Place in 2012: 1st Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.867 Season Record wins: 26.000
Beaten Participants: Christian Acosta - Piedra Vista


2. Christian Acosta Piedra Vista 12 32-1
State Place in 2012: 4th Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.970 Season Record wins: 32.000
Defeated By: Clayton Panky - Cleveland


3. Raymond Gallegos Newton 11 22-4
State Place in 2012: 6th Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: 4th
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.846 Season Record wins: 22.000
Beaten Participants: Gunar Brewer - Great Bend


4. Dylan Cox Ark City 12 24-6
State Place in 2012: 6th Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.800 Season Record wins: 24.000
Beaten Participants: Gunar Brewer - Great Bend, Joel Gallardo - Randall


5. Joel Gallardo Randall 12 23-3
State Place in 2012: 4th Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.885 Season Record wins: 23.000
Defeated By: Dylan Cox - Ark City


6. Garrett Benell Canon City 11 20-2
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: 5th
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.909 Season Record wins: 20.000
Defeated By: R J Ruybal - Centauri


7. Otto Orosco Ulysses 11 16-4
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.800 Season Record wins: 16.000


8. Gunar Brewer Great Bend 12 14-7
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.667 Season Record wins: 14.000
Defeated By: Dylan Cox - Ark City, Raymond Gallegos - Newton
285 seeds:

1. TULI LAULU Sand Creek 12 17-0
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 1.000 Season Record wins: 17.000
Other Wrestler Info: CO State Placer (2nd 2011 & 2nd 2012); Rocky Welton Placer (4th 2011 & 6th 2012); Head-to-Head: pinned Hayden Bicke (La Junta)


2. CLAY WILCOX Chaparral 12 24-1
State Place in 2012: 4th Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: 2nd
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.960 Season Record wins: 24.000
Other Wrestler Info: 3x STATE PLACER


3. Matt McGrew Ark City 12 22-10
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.688 Season Record wins: 22.000
Beaten Participants: Jacob Crane - Great Bend, Garret Lee - Newton


4. Garret Lee Newton 12 21-5
State Place in 2012: 5th Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: 4th
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.808 Season Record wins: 21.000
Beaten Participants: Montana Fuller - Garden City
Defeated By: Matt McGrew - Ark City


5. Michael McEachern Scott City 12 19-3
State Place in 2012: 5th Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.864 Season Record wins: 19.000


6. Mike Howshar Eagle Crest 12 22-4
State Place in 2012: 6th Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.846 Season Record wins: 22.000


7. Darin Feist St. James 12 20-6
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: Yes Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.769 Season Record wins: 20.000
Other Wrestler Info: 1st Platte Co, 3rd Gardner, 3rd Tulsa Union


8. Jacob Crane Great Bend 11 21-7
State Place in 2012: Did NOT Place Rocky Welton Invitational Place in 2012: Did NOT Place
State Qualifier in 2012: No Has had 10 match(es) towards Season Record: Yes
Season Record winning percentage: 0.750 Season Record wins: 21.000
Defeated By: Matt McGrew - Ark City
Good match up at 106 next round 1/4 finals St. James & Ark City - tough early
New edition of bracket busters: in the 1st round Chaparral's junior varsity 285 lber., Jaden Helms, upsets 5 seed and #3 ranked in 321A Michael McEachern of Scott City. The final score was 6 to 2.

Doesn't look like a fluke either as he beat #4 in 321A, Tyrell Thiessen of Hillsboro, earlier in the season and according to the school website Helms was a state qualifer last yer in Colorado. Looks like Chaparral may have two of the best heavyweights in the state practicing in the same room, maybe they'll meet in the finals.
Looks like Terrill is back. 4-0 over Tujague!
Semis coming up!
106:
Lawrance Sandoval of Piedra Vista v Logan Terrill
Diondre Garcia of Monte Vista v Michael Prieto

113:
Joey Defore of Ark City v Jaysen Yakobson of Bear Creek
Phillip Archuleta of Piedra Vista v Paul Mascarenas of Cleveland

120:
Tyler Mies of Andale v Reese Cokeley of SJA
Jacob Palmgren of Piedra Vista v Stetson Loader of Baca County

126:
Alex Kough of Scott City v PT Garcia of Bear Creek
Quinton Harrison of Newton v Ethan Coombs of Centauri

132:
Jacob Rubio of Randall v Greg Burley of Great Bend
Tevin Briscoe of Garden City v Kendall Biddle of Ark City

138:
Dane Edwards of Dodge City v Melvin Gutierrez
Peter Nieto of Cleveland v JoAngel Cortez of Ulysses

145:
Cody Eastman of Ark City v Trevor Kennedy of Garden City
Patrick Weaver of Hugoton v Chris Thompson of Randall

152:
Wyatt Villers of Ark City v Ryan Rino of Piedra Vista
Zack Duwe of Chaparral v Lawson Fiss of Hugoton

160:
Kyle Armstrong of Andale v Noel Torres of Emporia
Micah Keys of Centauri v Zac Finch of Garden City

170:
Jared Langley of Newton v Trent Salsbury of St. James
Arturo Vigil of Cleveland v Tyler Sharpe of Baca County

182:
Levi Eck of Andale v Armando Sandoval of Ulysses
Terrell Stafford of Baca County v John Ellsaesser of Piedra Vista

195:
Dillon Archer of Newton v Ben Smithey 0f Chararral
Preston Weigel of Hays v Johnny Loflin of Baca County

220:
Clayton Panky of Cleveland v Dylan Cox of Ark City
Christian Acosta of Piedra Vista v Garrett Benell of Canon City

285:
Tuli Laulu of Sand Creek v Garret Lee of Newton
Clay Wilcox of Chaparral v Mike Howshar of Eagle Crest
Posted By: Beeson Re: 55th Annual Rocky Welton Invitational - 01/25/13 11:20 PM
Do you have any team scores Chief?
Originally Posted By: Beeson
Do you have any team scores Chief?
grin
Posted By: P Finch Re: 55th Annual Rocky Welton Invitational - 01/25/13 11:27 PM
Team Scores
1. Ark City 112.0
2. Garden City 94.0
3. Piedra Vista 84.0
4. Cleveland 79.5
5. Newton 75.5
6. Baca County 65.0
7. Andale 56.0
8. Centauri 55.0
9. St. James 54.0
10. Dodge City 49.0
11. Ulysses 43.0
12. Great Bend 42.0
13. Randall 41.0
14. Chaparral 40.0
14. Eagle Crest 40.0
16. Canon City 38.0
17. Scott City 37.0
18. Bear Creek 36.0
19. Hugoton 32.0
20. Monte Vista 31.0
21. Emporia 28.0
22. Hays 27.0
23. Liberal 22.0
24. Sand Creek 20.5
25. Conifer 14.0
25. Fairview 14.0
27. Maize 13.0
28. La Junta 10.0
29. Holcomb 6.0

Thru 113 semis
Posted By: Beeson Re: 55th Annual Rocky Welton Invitational - 01/25/13 11:29 PM
Thank You Mr. Finch.
Wow! Reese Cokeley enters the 3rd down 2-0 vs. Mies, rides him the entire period and gets the 3 NF to win 3-2. That really makes my 120 rankings a challenge!!!
Posted By: P Finch Re: 55th Annual Rocky Welton Invitational - 01/25/13 11:54 PM
anything to help the technologically challenged beeson
Posted By: P Finch Re: 55th Annual Rocky Welton Invitational - 01/25/13 11:56 PM
Team Scores
1. Ark City 113.0
2. Garden City 106.0
3. Piedra Vista 96.5
4. Newton 90.5
5. Cleveland 80.5
6. Baca County 66.0
7. St. James 65.0
8. Andale 58.0
9. Centauri 55.0
10. Randall 53.0
11. Scott City 50.0
12. Dodge City 49.0
13. Eagle Crest 46.0
14. Ulysses 43.0
15. Great Bend 42.0
16. Chaparral 40.0
17. Canon City 38.0
18. Bear Creek 36.0
18. Hugoton 36.0
20. Monte Vista 34.5
21. Emporia 31.0
22. Hays 27.0
23. Liberal 25.0
24. Sand Creek 20.5
25. Fairview 20.0
26. Conifer 17.0
27. Maize 16.0
28. La Junta 10.0
29. Holcomb 6.0

thru 132
Posted By: COhusker Re: 55th Annual Rocky Welton Invitational - 01/25/13 11:58 PM
P Fich, any relation to Zac Finch?
Team Scores
1. Ark City 125.0
2. Garden City 106.0
3. Piedra Vista 96.5
4. Cleveland 91.5
5. Newton 90.5
6. Baca County 66.0
7. St. James 65.0
8. Dodge City 62.0
9. Andale 58.0
10. Centauri 55.0
11. Randall 53.0
12. Scott City 50.0
13. Hugoton 48.5
14. Eagle Crest 47.0
15. Ulysses 43.0
16. Great Bend 42.0
17. Chaparral 40.0
18. Canon City 38.0
19. Monte Vista 37.5
20. Bear Creek 36.0
21. Hays 33.0
22. Emporia 31.0
23. Liberal 25.0
24. Maize 23.0
25. Sand Creek 20.5
26. Fairview 20.0
27. Conifer 17.0
28. La Junta 13.0
29. Holcomb 7.0
Team Scores
1. Ark City 140.0
2. Garden City 112.0
3. Newton 108.5
4. Cleveland 104.5
5. Piedra Vista 99.5
6. Baca County 84.0
7. St. James 78.0
8. Centauri 75.0
9. Andale 69.0
10. Dodge City 66.0
11. Hugoton 59.5
12. Randall 53.0
13. Ulysses 52.0
14. Scott City 50.0
15. Emporia 48.0
16. Eagle Crest 47.0
17. Canon City 43.0
18. Great Bend 42.0
19. Chaparral 40.0
20. Bear Creek 39.0
21. Monte Vista 37.5
22. Hays 33.0
23. Maize 29.0
24. Liberal 27.0
25. Sand Creek 26.5
26. Fairview 20.0
27. Conifer 17.0
28. La Junta 16.0
29. Holcomb 7.0
Team Scores
1. Ark City 146.0
2. Cleveland 120.5
3. Piedra Vista 112.5
4. Garden City 112.0
5. Newton 108.5
6. Baca County 84.0
7. Centauri 78.0
7. St. James 78.0
9. Andale 70.0
10. Dodge City 66.0
11. Hugoton 60.5
12. Scott City 54.0
13. Randall 53.0
14. Ulysses 52.0
15. Chaparral 51.0
16. Emporia 48.0
16. Great Bend 48.0
18. Eagle Crest 47.0
19. Hays 45.5
20. Canon City 43.0
21. Bear Creek 39.0
22. Monte Vista 37.5
22. Sand Creek 37.5
24. Maize 29.0
25. Liberal 27.0
26. La Junta 25.0
27. Fairview 20.0
28. Conifer 17.0
29. Holcomb 7.0
Posted By: COhusker Re: 55th Annual Rocky Welton Invitational - 01/26/13 02:20 AM
Do they usually webcast the finals or anything like that?
Posted By: Beeson Re: 55th Annual Rocky Welton Invitational - 01/26/13 06:36 AM
Originally Posted By: P Finch
anything to help the technologically challenged beeson

I did figure out that it was on Trackwrestling. After Doug Eck told me. That tells you how smart I am if Doug Eck is my informant. laugh crazy whistle
Posted By: wksfan2010 Re: 55th Annual Rocky Welton Invitational - 01/26/13 02:04 PM
Audio only coverage is available at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/western-kansas-sports
Posted By: COhusker Re: 55th Annual Rocky Welton Invitational - 01/26/13 02:32 PM
Thanks. Listening to my brother's match is certainly better than nothing.
Posted By: BDRan Re: 55th Annual Rocky Welton Invitational - 01/26/13 02:38 PM
What happened to Hurtado?
Posted By: COhusker Re: 55th Annual Rocky Welton Invitational - 01/26/13 02:42 PM
The newspaper said he hit heads with his opponent in the quarterfinals and had to default.
Posted By: mfe Re: 55th Annual Rocky Welton Invitational - 01/26/13 02:45 PM
You might try GCTelegram.com-live for the finals only.
Posted By: COhusker Re: 55th Annual Rocky Welton Invitational - 01/27/13 12:23 AM
Great tournament! There were lots of good wrestlers. My brother had five matches and three of them were against ranked kids. Did they only give one OW or do an upper weight and lower weight OW?
Posted By: COhusker Re: 55th Annual Rocky Welton Invitational - 01/27/13 12:25 AM
Also, big thanks to the GC Telegram. I enjoyed getting to watch my brother in the finals. Two thumbs up!
Final Individual Results

106 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Logan Terrill of Ark City
2nd Place - Michael Prieto of Garden City
3rd Place - Diondre Garcia of Monte Vista
4th Place - Lawrance Sandoval of Piedra Vista
5th Place - Stephen Tujague of St. James
6th Place - Landon Wood of Maize
1st Place Match
Logan Terrill (Ark City) 24-9, So. over Michael Prieto (Garden City) 32-2, Fr. (Dec 6-3).
3rd Place Match
Diondre Garcia (Monte Vista) 29-3, Jr. over Lawrance Sandoval (Piedra Vista) 34-3, So. (Dec 6-0).
5th Place Match
Stephen Tujague (St. James ) 27-7, Fr. over Landon Wood (Maize) 9-7, Fr. (I-D 0:00).

113 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Paul Mascarenas of Cleveland
2nd Place - Joey Defore of Ark City
3rd Place - Phillip Archuleta of Piedra Vista
4th Place - Jaysen Yakobson of Bear Creek
5th Place - Jaden McRoberts of Dodge City
6th Place - Hunter Furnish of Andale
1st Place Match
Paul Mascarenas (Cleveland) 29-1, Sr. over Joey Defore (Ark City) 21-13, Jr. (Pin 2:33).
3rd Place Match
Phillip Archuleta (Piedra Vista) 34-6, So. over Jaysen Yakobson (Bear Creek) 13-6, Jr. (Pin 4:05).
5th Place Match
Jaden McRoberts (Dodge City) 30-10, So. over Hunter Furnish (Andale) 11-6, Sr. (Dec 3-2).

120 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Jacob Palmgren of Piedra Vista
2nd Place - Reese Cokeley of St. James
3rd Place - Tyler Mies of Andale
4th Place - Stetson Loader of Baca County
5th Place - Clay Weil of Dodge City
6th Place - Cody Liles of Great Bend
1st Place Match
Jacob Palmgren (Piedra Vista) 28-0, Jr. over Reese Cokeley (St. James ) 33-13, Jr. (Dec 10-4).
3rd Place Match
Tyler Mies (Andale) 24-3, Jr. over Stetson Loader (Baca County) 23-3, Jr. (Pin 2:59).
5th Place Match
Clay Weil (Dodge City) 31-7, Fr. over Cody Liles (Great Bend) 23-10, Fr. (Dec 5-0).

126 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Alex Kough of Scott City
2nd Place - Quinton Harrison of Newton
3rd Place - PT Garcia of Bear Creek
4th Place - Brett Moon of Maize
5th Place - Ethan Coombs of Centauri
6th Place - Dalton Dietrich of Ark City
1st Place Match
Alex Kough (Scott City) 18-3, Sr. over Quinton Harrison (Newton) 22-7, Sr. (Dec 9-3).
3rd Place Match
PT Garcia (Bear Creek) 24-2, Jr. over Brett Moon (Maize) 28-6, Fr. (Dec 5-0).
5th Place Match
Ethan Coombs (Centauri) 19-7, Sr. over Dalton Dietrich (Ark City) 24-12, Sr. (I-D 0:00).

132 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Jacob Rubio of Randall
2nd Place - Tevin Briscoe of Garden City
3rd Place - Greg Burley of Great Bend
4th Place - Kendall Biddle of Ark City
5th Place - Cody Smith of Liberal
6th Place - Anthony Juckes of Piedra Vista
1st Place Match
Jacob Rubio (Randall) 18-0, Jr. over Tevin Briscoe (Garden City) 32-4, So. (Dec 6-3).
3rd Place Match
Greg Burley (Great Bend) 23-4, Jr. over Kendall Biddle (Ark City) 24-16, Fr. (Dec 1-0).
5th Place Match
Cody Smith (Liberal) 24-10, Sr. over Anthony Juckes (Piedra Vista) 34-6, So. (Dec 8-4).

138 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Dane Edwards of Dodge City
2nd Place - Jesse Nieto of Cleveland
3rd Place - Max Detwiler of Emporia
4th Place - Clay Seemann of Baca County
5th Place - JoAngel Cortez of Ulysses
6th Place - Melvin Gutierrez of Fairview
1st Place Match
Dane Edwards (Dodge City) 26-2, Sr. over Jesse Nieto (Cleveland) 28-8, So. (Maj 9-0).
3rd Place Match
Max Detwiler (Emporia) 32-6, Jr. over Clay Seemann (Baca County) 25-4, Sr. (OT 5-4).
5th Place Match
JoAngel Cortez (Ulysses) 23-9, Sr. over Melvin Gutierrez (Fairview ) 26-8, Jr. (Dec 9-6).

145 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Cody Eastman of Ark City
2nd Place - Patrick Weaver of Hugoton
3rd Place - Chris Thompson of Randall
4th Place - Trevor Kennedy of Garden City
5th Place - Ben Vanlerberg of St. James
6th Place - Ayodale Briamah of Liberal
1st Place Match
Cody Eastman (Ark City) 29-3, Sr. over Patrick Weaver (Hugoton) 20-3, Sr. (Dec 6-0).
3rd Place Match
Chris Thompson (Randall) 22-4, 1st. over Trevor Kennedy (Garden City) 26-11, Sr. (Pin 1:35).
5th Place Match
Ben Vanlerberg (St. James ) 30-13, Jr. over Ayodale Briamah (Liberal) 26-10, Sr. (Maj 10-1).

152 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Wyatt Villers of Ark City
2nd Place - Lawson Fiss of Hugoton
3rd Place - Zack Duwe of Chaparral
4th Place - Ryan Rino of Piedra Vista
5th Place - Jeremy Jaquess of Sand Creek
6th Place - Trenton Wilson of Liberal
1st Place Match
Wyatt Villers (Ark City) 28-3, Sr. over Lawson Fiss (Hugoton) 22-5, Sr. (Pin 0:58).
3rd Place Match
Zack Duwe (Chaparral) 22-6, Sr. over Ryan Rino (Piedra Vista) 21-7, Jr. (Maj 13-4).
5th Place Match
Jeremy Jaquess (Sand Creek) 22-6, Jr. over Trenton Wilson (Liberal) 28-10, Sr. (Dec 7-2).

160 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Micah Keys of Centauri
2nd Place - Noel Torres of Emporia
3rd Place - Kyle Armstrong of Andale
4th Place - Warren Kropp of Scott City
5th Place - Bryce Hofmeister of Great Bend
6th Place - Zac Finch of Garden City
1st Place Match
Micah Keys (Centauri) 21-2, Sr. over Noel Torres (Emporia) 24-3, Sr. (Pin 1:07).
3rd Place Match
Kyle Armstrong (Andale) 26-3, Sr. over Warren Kropp (Scott City) 19-4, Jr. (Dec 3-2).
5th Place Match
Bryce Hofmeister (Great Bend) 24-10, Sr. over Zac Finch (Garden City) 23-10, So. (Dec 7-2).

170 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Trent Salsbury of St. James
2nd Place - Arturo Vigil of Cleveland
3rd Place - Jared Langley of Newton
4th Place - Kyler Meyers of Hays
5th Place - Anthony Gardner of Garden City
6th Place - Tyler Sharpe of Baca County
1st Place Match
Trent Salsbury (St. James ) 33-9, Jr. over Arturo Vigil (Cleveland) 25-5, Sr. (Pin 1:40).
3rd Place Match
Jared Langley (Newton) 27-5, So. over Kyler Meyers (Hays) 31-6, Sr. (Dec 3-1).
5th Place Match
Anthony Gardner (Garden City) 21-8, Sr. over Tyler Sharpe (Baca County) 16-4, Sr. (I-D 0:00).

182 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Levi Eck of Andale
2nd Place - Terrell Stafford of Baca County
3rd Place - Armando Sandoval of Ulysses
4th Place - Andy Muehlberger of St. James
5th Place - Anthony Abbott of Canon City
6th Place - John Ellsaesser of Piedra Vista
1st Place Match
Levi Eck (Andale) 27-2, Sr. over Terrell Stafford (Baca County) 25-2, Sr. (Pin 3:21).
3rd Place Match
Armando Sandoval (Ulysses) 23-8, Sr. over Andy Muehlberger (St. James ) 30-12, Jr. (I-D 0:00).
5th Place Match
Anthony Abbott (Canon City) 27-9, Jr. over John Ellsaesser (Piedra Vista) 28-11, Sr. (I-D 0:00).

195 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Preston Weigel of Hays
2nd Place - Dillon Archer of Newton
3rd Place - Johnny Loflin of Baca County
4th Place - Beau Henson of Randall
5th Place - Sage Eckman of Emporia
6th Place - Ben Smithey of Chaparral
1st Place Match
Preston Weigel (Hays) 34-0, Jr. over Dillon Archer (Newton) 27-1, Sr. (Dec 2-0).
3rd Place Match
Johnny Loflin (Baca County) 19-2, Jr. over Beau Henson (Randall) 30-5, Jr. (Dec 7-1).
5th Place Match
Sage Eckman (Emporia) 27-10, So. over Ben Smithey (Chaparral) 23-4, Sr. (UTB 3-2).

220 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Clayton Panky of Cleveland
2nd Place - Christian Acosta of Piedra Vista
3rd Place - Dylan Cox of Ark City
4th Place - Garrett Benell of Canon City
5th Place - Raymond Gallegos of Newton
6th Place - Gunar Brewer of Great Bend
1st Place Match
Clayton Panky (Cleveland) 30-4, Sr. over Christian Acosta (Piedra Vista) 35-2, Sr. (OT 7-5).
3rd Place Match
Dylan Cox (Ark City) 28-7, Sr. over Garrett Benell (Canon City) 23-4, Jr. (Dec 4-3).
5th Place Match
Raymond Gallegos (Newton) 26-6, Jr. over Gunar Brewer (Great Bend) 17-10, Sr. (Pin 0:33).

285 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Tuli Laulu of Sand Creek
2nd Place - Clay Wilcox of Chaparral
3rd Place - Garret Lee of Newton
4th Place - Mike Howshar of Eagle Crest
5th Place - Matt McGrew of Ark City
6th Place - Montana Fuller of Garden City
1st Place Match
Tuli Laulu (Sand Creek) 22-0, Sr. over Clay Wilcox (Chaparral) 28-2, Sr. (Dec 1-0).
3rd Place Match
Garret Lee (Newton) 26-6, Sr. over Mike Howshar (Eagle Crest) 26-6, Sr. (I-D 0:00).
5th Place Match
Matt McGrew (Ark City) 28-12, Sr. over Montana Fuller (Garden City) 12-6, Jr. (TB-1 2-1).
Final Team Scores
1. Ark City 200.0
2. Piedra Vista 152.0
3. Newton 142.5
4. Garden City 141.0
5. Cleveland 137.5
6. St. James 125.0
7. Baca County 124.0
8. Andale 104.0
9. Centauri 96.0
10. Dodge City 93.0
11. Great Bend 86.0
12. Randall 81.0
13. Scott City 80.0
14. Emporia 76.5
15. Ulysses 72.0
16. Hays 69.5
17. Canon City 68.5
18. Eagle Crest 68.0
19. Hugoton 61.5
20. Chaparral 61.0
20. Maize 61.0
22. Bear Creek 59.0
23. Monte Vista 52.0
23. Sand Creek 52.0
25. Liberal 49.0
26. La Junta 37.0
27. Fairview 30.0
28. Conifer 17.0
29. Holcomb 7.0
Posted By: L.Geyer Re: 55th Annual Rocky Welton Invitational - 01/27/13 11:18 AM
Does anyone know who won OW. Lots of ranked wrestlers that wrestled well, could have been any of them.
Posted By: P Finch Re: 55th Annual Rocky Welton Invitational - 01/27/13 02:22 PM
OW wrestler was 113 - Paul Mascarenas of Cleveland
Posted By: COhusker Re: 55th Annual Rocky Welton Invitational - 01/28/13 12:43 AM
Mascarenas is tough. Which weights were the toughest?
Posted By: wksfan2010 Re: 55th Annual Rocky Welton Invitational - 01/28/13 03:39 AM
I thought 113 and 120 were the two toughest.
Welton was winner in wrestling, classroom during long career

Published 1/24/2013 in None : GCHS
Editor's note: The following story is reprinted, with permission, from the Abilene Reflector-Chronicle in 2012.


ABILENE — During his tenure as wrestling coach his teams won nine team state titles, three at Goodland High School and six at Garden City High School.

His programs produced an amazing 30 state champions. Welton put together an incredible dual record of 200-50-4.

On his Kansas Coaches Association's hall of fame plaque it reads, "One of the secrets to Welton 's success was his concern for not only his wrestlers, but any student he came into contact with. Many times, Welton and his wife Phyllis put a kid up for the night until a family problem could be quietly resolved and the child returned home. Many times he challenged a student to take his grades more seriously."

Yet when he was called Buddy, instead of Rocky, Wallace Welton was going to be a football player. He went on to play for Kansas Wesleyan University were he was named all-conference. The Reflector-Chronicle had an opportunity to asked Rocky a few questions about his career.

R-C: Nine state titles, 30 champions, that's very impressive. What is your best advice to wrestlers?
Welton : Thank you. The best advice is to keep a positive attitude. You can win and you can be beat. When you get beat you have to work hard to win later.

R-C: Along those same lines, what is the most common mistake made by wrestlers?
Welton : The major thing is to be fundamentally sound. If you don't have the fundamentals you aren't able to react correctly to your opponent.

R-C: How did you become a wrestling coach?
Welton : I started in 1959 as an assistant coach at Liberal High School. In the 1960-61 season the head coach had a heart attack and I became the head coach that year. I was a football player in high school and in college. I wrestled my senior year of high school at Salina High School, now known as Salina Central. I had moved up from Arkansas and went out for wresting because I wasn't very good at basketball. Bill Lundy was my coach. He was one of the top wrestling coaches in the state of Kansas. Throughout my coaching career, I would ask myself what coach Lundy and coach Bissell (my college football coach at KWU, Gene Bissell) would do and that was what I did.

R-C: How did you get the name Rocky ?
Welton : I don't know if I should tell this story. It was in Fort Smith, Ark., back when there was segregation. We had rock fights with some of my buddies and some of the black kids. We got along; we just had rock fights in an old quarry. The black kids didn't know what my name was. I was called Buddy back then instead of Wallace. Once when I didn't show up one of the guys asked 'Where is that other guy, that Rocky guy.' I always had a decent arm for rocks. They started calling me Rocky . It just caught on.

R-C: Western Kansas has always had a reputation for producing good wrestlers and good wrestling teams. How did that start and does the west still dominate?
Welton : Northwest Kansas became organized quicker when high schools were starting programs. It was the place to go for wrestling. Now it has leveled off throughout the state.

R-C: In just about all other sports, changes in rules, equipment, etc., have made significant differences. What have been the changes in wrestling in 39 years? Along those same lines do you like or dislike the new weight classes this season which adds a weight over 160 pounds and takes one under away?
Welton : Technique has improved. Kids are learning things earlier through kids wrestling programs. I understand why the upper weight was added, but I'm not sure losing the lower weight is good.

R-C: Tell me about your grandkids Kolby, Kane and Keil. You watched them grow up in the wrestling room. When did you first think Kane could be something special on the wrestling mat?
Welton : When Kane was wrestling as a kid he enjoyed it more than his brothers. They all liked to play and roll around in the wrestling room. They learned basic moves and it was a transforming time to figure out if it was their sport or not. I was pleased to see them try different things in middle school and high school. Kolby went to theatre, Kane wrestling and Keil basketball. That way they cheer for each other and never compete against each one another. They found what they do well. I think it's great. My other grandsons have just started wrestling and they are finding out if they like it. Miller Unruh wrestles for the Abilene Kid's Club and Hogan Thompson wrestles for Pratt's kids club. They are only third graders and one more is only three years old, so they really haven't found their sport yet.

R-C: Do you recall your first state championship at Goodland? Can you give me some details? Of the nine titles does one stand out over the others and why?
Welton : That's like picking a favorite child. Every time we won a state title I felt blessed. We had good kids and they were dedicated.

R-C: You had 30 state champions, is there a wrestler that stands out, and he, or she, doesn't have to necessarily be a state champion, and what is it that makes that person special?
Welton : Doug Duell, from Goodland, was the first four time state champion in Kansas. That was pretty exciting. I had a lot of kids wrestle for me. Some of those kids turned out to be good wrestlers and some not so good, but they all worked hard and did their best. I believe that the idea on the team was that everyone was important. They worked harder, fought harder and took care of each other. They are a family that is connected through wrestling.

R-C: When did you retire and when did you move back to Abilene? Do you go back to the Garden City tournament every year and will this be special since Abilene is invited?
Welton : I retired in 1999. We moved to Abilene to be closer to our daughters that had moved into the area. I look forward to going this year because of Kane participating and it's the last year the tourney will be held in that building. Garden City just built a new high school.

R-C: Is there something you would like to add?
Welton : I was lucky to able to work at the job I always wanted to do. I loved coaching and feel privileged to have been able to coach. I also had some pretty good kids. The first day I coached at Garden City I came home and told Phyllis, 'If I can't win with these kids, I might as well quit.'
Rocky Welton Past Winners
Published 1/24/2013 in Sports : GCHS

Team Champions
2012--Arkansas City
2011--Canyon-Randal, Texas
2010--Ponderosa, Colo.
2009--Rio Rancho, N.M.
2008--Rio Rancho, N.M.
2007--Ponderosa, Colo.
2006--Ponderosa, Colo.
2005--El Reno, Okla.
2004--Ponderosa, Colo.
2003--Ponderosa, Colo.
2002--Derby
2001--Scott City
2000--Canon City, Colo.
1999--No Tournament
1998--Canon City, Colo.
1997--Midwest City, Okla.
1996--Lamar, Colo.
1995--Midwest City, Okla.
1994--Midwest City, Okla.
1993--Garden City
1992--Garden City
1991--Garden City
1990--Garden City
1989--Hays
1988--Garden City
1987--Kearney, Neb.
1986--Arkansas City
1985--Garden City
1984--Garden City
1983--Garden City
1982--Newton
1981--Newton
1980--Leoti
1979--Ulysses
1978--Great Bend
1977--Pueblo South, Colo.
1976--Garden City
1975--Garden City
1974--Edmond, Okla.
1973--Edmond, Okla.
1972--Edmond, Okla.
1971--Garden City
1970--Garden City/Colby
1969--Garden City
1968--Liberal
1967--Colby
1966--Colby
1965--Garden City
1964--Garden City/Colby
1963--Garden City
1962--Goodland
1961--Goodland
1960--Garden City
1959--Garden City
1958--Russell

Ed Cramer Award (Outstanding Wrestler)
2012--Geordan Martinez, Pine Creek, Colo.
2011--Geordan Martinez, Pine Creek, Colo.
2010--Louis Trujillo, Rio Rancho, N.M.
2009--Louis Trujillo, Rio Rancho, N.M.
2008--Max Ortega, Rio Rancho, N.M.
2007--Jesse Snider, Ponderosa, Colo.
2006--Ian Heinisch, Ponderosa, Colo.
2005--Brandon Shelton, El Reno, Okla.
2004--Tito Rinaldis, Ponderosa, Colo.
2003--Max Smith, Ponderosa, Colo.
2002--Matt Dukes, Basehor-Linwood
2001--Dustin May, Derby
2000--Dustin May, Dervy
1999--No Tournament (Snowstorm)
1998--Andy Tieben, Dodge City
1997--Jared Haberman, La Junta, Colo.
1996--Brent Orta, Derby
1995--Raymond Cato, Midwest City, Okla.
1994--Lafayette Williams, Midwest City, Okla.
1993--Steve Mesa, Garden City
1992--Lyle Geier, Leoti
1991--Juan Herredia, Ulysses
1990--Martin Segovia, Garden City
1989--Nick Petters, Hays
1988--John Goodpastor, Hutchinson
1987--Randy Matthews, Newton
1986--Jason Reed, Las Animas, Colo.
1985--Larry Thompson, Newton
1984--David Urrutia, Garden City
1983--Dale Henning, Great Bend
Welton's impact forever imprinted

Published 1/24/2013 in None : GCHS
Editor's note: The following story is reprinted, with permission, from the Abilene Reflector-Chronicle in 2012.


ABILENE — You are not going to back down from anyone, because you are the toughest guy out there.
Long before Rocky Balboa hit the big screen, or Frank Martin brought his famous "look" to Kansas State University basketball, there was coach Rocky Welton .

Friday and Saturday, the Abilene High School wrestling team will travel to Garden City to compete in the longest running tournament in Kansas, which attracts 27 teams from Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico. Six years ago it became the Rocky Welton Invitational, in honor of the former Garden City wrestling coach.

Remember who you are.

Rocky Welton of Abilene is not only a legendary wrestling coach, a member of three halls of fame but he is also the grandfather of Kolby, Kane and Keil Kelly of Abilene. Kane will be one of the members of the Abilene wrestling team traveling to Garden City for the big event.

Abilene wrestling coach James Stout said there were several factors that led to the Cowboys traveling to Garden City for the tournament.

"It is the Rocky Welton Invitational," he said. "Rocky is a good friend of ours and grandfather of Kane. We thought it would be a neat experience for the kids to experience that and try it this year. He's a great gentleman. It's great to have him as part of our wrestling/Abilene community."

Welton 's teams have won nine state championship titles, three at Goodland and six at Garden City. Over 39 years as a coach, his mannerisms, sayings and style are often referred to as Rockyisms.
If it feels good, it's wrong. If it hurts, you're doing the right thing.

Not only did Welton win titles, at least 15 of his former wrestlers are now coaching, including Abilene Middle School coach George Havice.

Monte Moser is the current head wrestling coach at Garden City, who was both a member of his high school team and former assistant.

"Most of his Rockyisms are not printable," Moser said. "The one I heard the most was, 'Dammit Moser,' directed at the referees, but he looked at me. One of my favorite was when the referee had made bad calls against both competing wrestlers, Rocky would say, 'Ain't no virgins out there now.'"

You have to love the sport more than the coach.

Martin Segovia, a 1990 state wrestling champion, former coach and now Garden City High School athletic director, is familiar with that saying.

"You talk about his demeanor and what type of coach he was; I quit wrestling because of him," Segovia said. "It was my sophomore year. There were only two sophomores on the varsity team. I was new to him. I was maybe a pound overweight. Coach Welton was very adamant about getting down to weight. We got into a little argument over that. I felt like I had it under control. He didn't think so. So I ended up dismissing myself from the team.

"He said, if that's what you would like to do, you do it," Segovia said. "Two weeks later I came to talk to him again and asked if I could come back out. We worked it out. He was really great about talking through the situation. I owe a lot to him. Who knows where I would be if he would have just let me quit, if he would have said, 'Yep. You're done.'

You can handle it.

"When you talk about Coach, he was very hands on in the room as far as demonstrations and getting his point across, but very caring at the same time," Segovia said. "You understood where you stood with coach Welton . There was no gray area. If he was angry at us, he was angry. He got his point across and he was that way in everything he did."
Kane Kelly said that he and his brothers were born on the wrestling mat.

"My grandfather didn't want me starting until I was a little bit older, but I convinced my parents to let me start wrestling when I was 4" Kelly said. "We were in the wrestling room with my grandpa from the time I got out of daycare or the time I was done with school. I would be in the wrestling room from 3 o'clock until 8 o'clock. All day, every day, in the winter."

Wrestle so superior it doesn't matter what the refs say.

"He didn't want to coach me," Kelly said. "He didn't want it to seem like I had to wrestle, that it was the only choice in life. He wanted me to try actually every sport that I could."

Kane is the only wrestler among Nancy Kelly's sons.

The Kellys moved to Abilene shortly after Rocky and Phyllis retired where daughter Heather Unruh lived. The Weltons raised two other girls, Marion and Shawn.

Welton has been inducted into the Kansas Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame (2002-2003), KSHSAA Hall of Fame (2005) and National Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame (2006.)
Thought I'd share a few articles that show the history behind this great Kansas wrestling tournament that were published last week in The Garden City Telegram.

Make sure you read the stories about coach Rocky Welton, there are some pretty good anecdotes in both of them.
Posted By: Jack Otero Re: 55th Annual Rocky Welton Invitational - 01/29/13 02:23 AM
Ricky Bobby thanks for sharing. I was blessed enough to have wrestled for Rocky in the early 90's. They don't make coaches like him anymore! Rocky is the epitome of a coach, man, and role model. He held kids accountable and demanded you show respect to everyone!

I remember it snowed like 8" and I decided that it was to dangerous to make it to practice. The phone rang and it was Coach. I told him my sob story and he said get ready Moser (his assistant coach) is on his way to pick me up! I never missed another practice!

We need more strong bold coaches like Rocky!!
Posted By: L.Geyer Re: 55th Annual Rocky Welton Invitational - 01/29/13 02:56 PM
Jack,
I agree with everything you say about Coach Welton. Wrestling for Leoti in the mid 90's we wrestled GC multiple times a year, and every year it was a dog fight every match. Coach Welton built a strong tradition there, and GC continues to be a strong team year in year out.
Thanks for all the compliments on Dad. He and Mom were unable to make it to the tournament this year. Wrestling has always been a big part of our family and my parents are so lucky to have so many great sons come from the sport. It is a true honor to have this tournament named after him.

Heather Welton Unruh
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