The 2nd annual Kansas Cup will be Sunday January 30th at FHSU's Gross Memorial Coliseum in Hays, KS. The tournament will kick off at 9 a.m. CST, with the finals scheduled for 4 p.m. Webcasts of all placement matches will be available through
www.fhsuathletics.com. The tournament was designed to showcase the best wrestlers currently competing at Kansas colleges and universities. All 8 institutions will be represented this year, they include: Baker University, Colby Community College, Fort Hays State University, Labette Community College, Neosho Community College, Newman University, Northwest Technical College, and Pratt Community College.
wow bryce that graduate school has really improved your grammar.

see you there best of luck to all teams!
Anything on the brackets yet?
Jr. High and High School wrestling coaches interested in having their team attend the tournament need to send their rosters to Bryce Bahe at bambahe@hotmail.com by Saturday night. Admission will be $1/head for the teams whose roster is received by the deadline. Brackets will be posted Saturday night after the seeding meeting and will be available at
http://fhsuathletics.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling.
Any guesses on who will represent each school? How about who will take home the cup this year?
My money is on FHSU to take home the cup, with Labette a very close 2nd
I haven't looked in depth at the weights but I think 149 will be the toughest weight with Means (FHSU), Arnold (NU), and Perez (LCC).
125 should be a good dog fight. pretty close competition in that weight class
I am picking FHSU but don't overlook Baker U.
How many guys does each team bring at each weight? Just one?
Rankings don't mean everything but they will help paint a better picture of the competition this weekend.
NCAA Division II Rankings (1/19/11)
FHSU (19th)
Newman University (Unranked)
NAIA Rankings (1/25/11)
Baker (Unranked)
NJCAA Rankings (1/12/11)
Labette Community College (4th)
Northwest Kansas Technical College (18th)
Colby Community College (20th)
Neosho Community College (Unranked)
Pratt Community College (Unranked)
Weight Class Overview (with rankings and my two cents):
125 - Garrett Jones Labette (7th), Jesse Barber-Pratt (9th), and Jeff Vesta – Neosho (10th). Marco Tamayo-Colby is tough too
133 – Aldon Eisenburg (Ranked 8th in NCAA DII) is the favorite. Ty Fitje-Labette (10th), Danny Floyd-NWKTC (4th)
141 – Andre Harrison (Ranked 5th in NCAA DII) is the favorite; Jace Campbell-Colby (5th); Jordan Basks-Labette (7th)
149 – Michael Perez –Labette (4th); Mitch Arnold (Unranked); Mitchell Means (Unranked)...dogfight with Means probably the favorite
157- Kayton Marshall-Labette (11th); Derek Koehn-FHSU (20-12 record)
165 – Travis Budke-FHSU (7th in NCAA DII); John Hambleton-Labette (10th)
174 – Gage Martin-Labette (8th)
184- Ray Hall-Labette (11th); Tyler Gonzales (3x NCAA DII Qualifier)
197- Walker Clarke-Labette (2nd) and returning National Champ; Blake Steirt-Colby (11th)...Clarke should win this weight.
HWT - Reno Redleaf-Labette (3rd); Levi Calhoun (Baker) Ranked #10; Justin Glenn (FHSU) 19-3 on the season. Another tough weight...I'll put my money on Redleaf
Here is the official Kansas Cup website where the brackets and webcast links will be. Hope to see everyone there.
http://fhsuathletics.com/news/2011/1/28/WREST_0128110314.aspx?path=wrestling
Jace Campbell of Colby was ranked 5th in 1/12/11 juco rankings at 141.
Your right, I missed that one George. I edited that post and included it.
Here are possible line ups - if I copy and pasted wrong, forgive me! I couldn't find Neosho or NW Techs roster anywhere, and just grabbed these from the pages on the forum.
NEWMAN
125: Jarod Stephenson
133: forfeit
141: Greg Delk
149: forfeit
157: Dakota Hayes
165:. Clark Driz
174: Chandler Hart
184: Tyler Hasenbank
197: Jacob Cole
285: Lorenzo Serna
BAKER
125: A.J. Gassman
133: Josh Haugen
141: Phillip Hens
149: Jarell Price,
157: Andrew Hurla
165: Jakob Price
174: Parker Owen
184: Jarid Price
197: Brandon Gebhardt
285: Levi Calhoun
FHSU
125 lbs.: RORY WILKINSON
133 lbs.: ALDON ISENBERG
141 lbs.: ANDRE HARRISON
149 lbs.: Mitchell Means
157 lbs.: Derek Koehn
165 lbs.: TRAVIS BUDKE
174 lbs.: Aaron Berscheidt
184 lbs.: Tyler Gonzalez
197 lbs.: Malcolm Norris
HWT: JUSTIN GLENN
LABETTE
184 Ray Hall
197 Walker Clarke
HWT Reno RedLeaf
125 Diamond Wilson
141 Jordan Basks
149 Michael Perez
157 Kayton Marshall
165 John Hambleton
174 Gage Martin
COLBY
184 Jensen Foss
197 Blake Steiert
HWT Reno Fabian Guerrero
125 Marco Tamayo
133 Collin Gorham
141 Jace Campbell
149 Jared Schroeder
157 Kane Lovvorn
165 Chase Hollenbeck
174 Sean Cherry
Oops PRATT didn't come through!
125-Jesse Barber (Dodge City, KS) Returning AA, Ranked 4th
133-Jose Sanchez (Kannapolis, NC)
141-Cody Wildin (Marion, KS)
149-Nick Schwagger (Great Bend, KS)
157-Keegan Smith (Goodland, KS)
165-Randall Clements (Bossier City, LA) Ranked 9th
174-Dylon Walker (El Dorado,KS) Ranked 11th
184-Alex Feldkamp (Derby, KS) Returning Qualifier, Ranked 11th
197-Dustin Hackett (Marshall, MO)
285-Xavier Fisher (Manhattan, KS)
I think Means and Arnold are both hurt at 149.
Use this link to watch the Labette Cardinal Wrestlers in action at the Kansas Cup!
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/labette-cardinal-sports
Brackets are updated. Baker has 6 wrestlers in the finals.
Phillip Henes at 141
Jarell Price at 149
Jakob Price at 165
Parker Owen at 174
Jarid Price at 184
Brandon Gebhardt at 197
Good luck to all the Baker Wrestlers!
Wow! Two guys in the final last year in the program's first year and now six guys in the finals. Great job, Baker University wrestlers and coaches and good luck to all of you in the finals. Go Wildcats!
Labette with 7 in the finals and a bunch of pins...I think they have the lead in the team race.
Wow! Two guys in the final last year in the program's first year and now six guys in the finals. Great job, Baker University wrestlers and coaches and good luck to all of you in the finals. Go Wildcats!
In the other four weights for Baker:
125 Gassman placed fourth, 133 McGuire took 3rd, 157 Hurla and 285 Calhoun are both in the third place match, so Baker University will place a wrestler in the top four in all ten weights!
Very good showing, Wildcats! Great improvement in one year.
Kansas Cup
Team Standings
Plc Score School CH WB 4 1 2 3
1 104.5 Labette CC 0 1 0 5 2 0
2 82.5 Baker University 0 1 0 1 5 3
3 77.5 Fort Hays State 0 2 0 3 2 2
4 29.0 Pratt CC 0 2 0 0 1 0
5 26.0 Neosho County CC 0 1 0 1 0 1
6 17.5 Newman 0 1 0 0 0 2
7 14.5 Colby CC 0 2 0 0 0 1
8 10.5 Northwest Technical College 0 0
The Cardinals ran away with it!
Good job Baker! In two years you got second! 5 second placers and a champion at 174! Amazing job, coach May!
Good job Baker! In two years you got second! 5 second placers and a champion at 174! Amazing job, coach May!
Congratulations to the Baker wrestlers, Coach May and the rest of his coaching staff. Second place as a team, one champion, five second place finishers, three third place finishers and one fourth place. That is very remarkable for a second year squad.
Also congratulations to Labette CC on winning the team championship.
That is a tough Baker team. Congrats on second place.
Congrats to the Labette Squad for winning the 2011 Kansas Cup with (7) freshman and only one returning starter. The Cards lost two national finalists (one to injury) but stepped right back up this year and took home the team title with 104.5 points!
That is a tough Baker team. Congrats on second place.
Congrats to the Labette Squad for winning the 2011 Kansas Cup with (7) freshman and only one returning starter. The Cards lost two national finalists (one to injury) but stepped right back up this year and took home the team title with 104.5 points!
Labette CC has a great wrestling program and it has been a strength for the Kansas wrestling community for a very long time. You have a great coach and your wrestlers have been outstanding and continue to be. It was an outstanding victory for Labette yesterday. Congratulations to your coaches, wrestlers and fans!