Kansas All-American Wrestlers’ Final Placing
- Ezekiel Witt of Junction City – National Champion – Junior Division – 106 lbs
- Brett Carroll of Olathe East – 3rd Place – Junior Division – 285 lbs
- Trey Dillow of Chanute – 4th Place – Junior Division – 145 lbs
- Jayden Ford of Maize – 4th Place – Junior Division – 170 lbs
- Xerarch Tungjaroenkul of Emporia – 5th Place – Junior Division – 152 lbs
- Nathan Fury of Kapaun Mt Carmel – 5th Place – Junior Division – 195 lbs
- Pierce Cunningham of St Thomas Aquinas – 6th Place – Junior Division 220 lbs
- Ronan Wunsch of Maize – 7th Place – Junior Division – 182 lbs
- Elijah Mathis – 8th Place – Junior Division – 220 lbs
- Milan Colvin of Rose Hill – National Champion – 16U – 285 lbs
- Julio Aguirre of Rose Hill – 4th Place – 16U – 126 lbs
- Oscar Gauna of SC Punishers – 6th Place – 16U – 94 lbs
- Noah Mathis of Bobcat – 6th Place – 16U – 182 lbs
Again congratulations to all the Kansas High School Wrestlers that competed at Folkstyle Nationals, and good luck to all the younger Kansas Wrestlers competing this weekend.
Now onto Freestyle and Greco!
GO TEAM KANSAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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13 Juniors and 16U Wrestlers from Kansas earn All-American Honors
45 brave Kansas wrestlers started the 2023 USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals today in the junior and 16U divisions. They have went above and beyond to compete at the highest level in the nation. THE STATE OF KANSAS IS PROUD OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU!
There are 13 Kansas wrestlers still alive and have earned All-American status and a spot on the podium. Tomorrow they will compete to see high on the podium they can reach.
Kansas has 2 National Finalists!
- Ezekiel Witt of Junction City will compete for the national championship in the 106 lb class in the Junior division.
- Milan Colvin of Rose Hill will compete for the national championship in the 285 lb class in the 16U division.
9 Kansans are in the consolation semifinals.
- Trey Dillow of Chanute – Junior division 145 lbs
- Xerarch Tungjaroenkul of Emporia – Junior division 152 lbs
- Jayden Ford of Maize – Junior division 170 lbs
- Nathan Fury of Kapaun Mt Carmel – Junior division 195 lbs
- Pierce Cunningham of St Thomas Aquinas – Junior division 220 lbs
- Brett Carroll of Olathe East – Junior division 285 lbs
- Oscar Gauna of SC Punishers – 16U 94 lbs
- Julio Aguirre of Rose Hill – 16U 126 lbs
- Noah Mathis of Bobcat – 16U 182 lbs
2 wrestling for 7th place from Kansas
- Ronan Wunsch of Maize – Junior division 182 lbs
- Elijah Mathis – Junior division220 lbs
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45 Juniors and 16U Wrestlers from Kansas set to compete in Iowa this weekend!
| Name | School | Group | Weight Class | 2023 State Place |
| Witt, Ezekiel | Junction City | Junior Boys | 106 | 5A – 2nd |
| Gallet, Caden | St. Thomas Aquinas | Junior Boys | 113 | 5A – 1st |
| Hall, Hunter | Salina Central | Junior Boys | 126 | |
| Ochs, Carson | Hoxie | Junior Boys | 132 | 3,2,1A – 1st |
| Allison, Jasper | Ft Scott | Junior Boys | 138 | 4A – 4th |
| Duling, Brady | Bishop Carroll | Junior Boys | 138 | 5A – 3rd |
| Maki, Adam | Andover | Junior Boys | 138 | 5A – 1st |
| Wright, Koehn | Independence | Junior Boys | 138 | 4A – 2nd |
| Dillow, Trey | Chanute | Junior Boys | 145 | 4A – 2nd |
| McIntier, Corbin | Pittsburg | Junior Boys | 145 | 5A – 5th |
| Pfannenstiel, Brennen | Norton | Junior Boys | 145 | 3,2,1A – 4th |
| Gardner, Wyatt | Leoti | Junior Boys | 152 | 3,2,1A – 2nd |
| Hogan, Dawson | Salina Central | Junior Boys | 152 | 5A – 2nd |
| Tungjaroenkul, Xerarch | Emporia | Junior Boys | 152 | 5A – 1st |
| Duling, Sam | Bishop Carroll | Junior Boys | 160 | 5A – 3rd |
| Ford, Jayden | Maize | Junior Boys | 170 | 5A – 2nd |
| Small, Cade | Chanute | Junior Boys | 182 | 4A – 4th |
| Wunsch, Ronan | Maize | Junior Boys | 182 | 5A – 3rd |
| Fury, Nathan | Kapaun Mt Carmel | Junior Boys | 195 | 5A – 2nd |
| Urban, Garrett | Norton | Junior Boys | 195 | 3,2,1A – 2nd |
| Cunningham, Pierce | St Thomas Aquinas | Junior Boys | 220 | 5A – 2nd |
| Mathis, Elijah | Junior Boys | 220 | ||
| Otter, Jefferson | Norton | Junior Boys | 220 | 3,2,1A – 2nd |
| Carroll, Brett | Olathe East | Junior Boys | 285 | 6A – 1st |
| Gauna, Oscar | * S.C. Punishers | 16U | 94 | Kids – 2nd |
| Millison, Jet | * Bobcat | 16U | 100 | Kids – 1st |
| Dempewolf, Ryder | * Colby | 16U | 113 | Kids – 2nd |
| Gallet, Caden | St Thomas Aquinas | 16U | 113 | 5A – 1st |
| Rieck, Storm | Girard | 16U | 113 | |
| Bowers, Colt | Maize | 16U | 120 | |
| Aguirre, Julio | Rose Hill | 16U | 126 | 4A – 1st |
| Markley, Kaden | B.V. Southwest | 16U | 126 | |
| Crist-Funk, Brecken | Manhattan | 16U | 132 | |
| Mosier, Spencer | Ark City | 16U | 132 | 5A – 4th |
| Glover, Julian | McPherson | 16U | 138 | |
| Owings, Abram | Salina Central | 16U | 138 | |
| Vaughan, Killian | Southeast of Saline | 16U | 145 | 3,2,1A – 6th |
| Jones, Leven | Rose Hill | 16U | 160 | |
| Cole, Kyra | 16U | 170 | ||
| Mathis, Noah | * Bobcat | 16U | 182 | Kids – 2nd |
| Colvin, Milan | Rose Hill | 16U | 285 | 4A – 3rd |