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1 the RAY SMITH WRESTLERS of the WEEK Date Varsity Junior Varsity December 1 Bryant Guillen (12), Dylan Hall (12) Nathan Stanley (12) Brandon Fuller (12) Jesse Heflin (9), Spencer Fortney (9), James Streeter (10), Jarod Johnson (9), Malcolm Mikkelson (11), Shanon Dobbs (11) December 8 December 15 January 5 January 12 January 19 January 26 February 2 February 9 February 16 February 23 Malcolm Mikkelson (11), Khamin Crow (10), Skylar Grant (11), Brandon Fuller (12) Bailey Kelly (9) Bryant Guillen (12) Nathan Stanley (12) Cody Desch (9), Bryant Guillen (12) Nathan Stanley (12), Daemeion Gay (10), Khamin Crow (10), Dylan Hall (12), Shanon Dobbs (11), Brandon Fuller (12) Entire Bobcat Classic Team Jaelynn Gay (10), Dylan Hall (12), Spencer Wilson (12) Daemeion Gay (10), Nathan Stanley (12), Brandon Fuller (12) Daemeion Gay (10), Sam Mizell (11), Brandon Banks (11), Bryant Guillen (12) Daemeion Gay (10), Bailey Kelly (9), Spencer Wilson (12), Kody Davis (10) Sam Mizell (11), Mason Ray (9), Daemeion Gay (10), Brandon Fuller (12), Bryant Guillen (12), Khamin Crow (10), Jaelynn Gay (10), Spencer Wilson (12) Bailey Kelly (9), Bryant Guillen (12), Nathan Stanley (12), Daemeion Gay (10), Khamin Crow (10), Dylan Hall (12) Mason Ray (9), Caleb Reed (10), Garrett Streets (10), Michael Requejo (10) Nash McKnight (10), Kyle Romick (11), Baylor Reed (9), Jesse Heflin (9) Mason Ray (9), Kyle Fuller (9), Anthony Massengill (9), Malcolm Mikkelsen (11) Mason Ray (9), Malcolm Mikkelsen (11), Brenen Dapkiewicz (11), Colton Morantz (9), Spencer Fortney (9), Garrett Streets (10), Luke Treiber (12) Logan Fortney (9), Kody Davis (10), Gavin Steinhoff (10), Shanon Dobbs (11), Ian Hall (9) Spencer Fortney (9), Skylar Grant (11), Garrett Streets (10), Cody Desch (9), Caleb Reed (10), Malolm Mikkelsen (11), Shanon Dobbs (11) Michael Requejo (10) Brent Woodward (12), Brenen Dapkiewicz (11), Shanon Dobbs (11), Spencer Fortney (9), James Streeter (10), Baylor Reed (9)

2 Individual Varsity Statistics as of Thursday, July 10, 2014 Primary Wrestler Weight Class Wins Losses Falls Jaelynn Gay (10) Khamin Crow (10) Valeria Rivera (10) Cody Desch (9) Brandon Banks (11) Brandon Fuller (12) Kody Davis (10) Daemeion Gay (10) Sam Mizell (11) Skylar Grant (11) Luke Treiber (12) Mason Ray (9) Brenen Dapkiewicz (11) Bryant Guillen (12) Spencer Wilson (12) Shanon Dobbs (11) Bailey Kelly (9) Nathan Stanley (12) Dylan Hall (12) Malcolm Mikkelson (11) Individual Sub-Varsity Statistics as of Thursday, July 10, 2014 Wgt Wrestler W L Wgt Wrestler W L 106 Valeria Rivera Mason Ray Jared Johnson Skylar Grant Cody Desch Kyle Fuller Spencer Fortney Anthony Massengill Kody Davis Brenen Dapkiewicz Caleb Reed Kyle Romick James Streeter Regan Bramhall Colton Moranz Shanon Dobbs Logan Hinman Spencer Wilson Gavin Steinhoff Garrett Streets Jesse Heflin Brent Woodward Michael Requejo Ian Hall Baylor Reed Malcolm Mikkelson 19 5

3 Varsity Capsule Event Results Highlights Gardner-Edgerton Tournament Douglass Goodwill Invitational Emporia s Winter Wrestling Classic Seaman Dual Tournament 7 th place (out of 16 teams) 6 th place (out of 12 teams) 2 nd place (out of 19 teams) TEAM CHAMPIONS (out of 6 teams) Bryant Guillen reaches 100 wins and wins title over #1 ranked opponent from Iowa. Hall makes finals for second year in a row. Stanley narrowly misses finals appearance. Guillen earns victories over two ranked opponents in claiming the 170-pound title. Six medalists. Guillen reaches #2 in all-time wins (108) and inches closer to 100 falls (77). Kelly collects wins over two ranked opponents. Stanley dominates field on his way to 220 title. 5 All-Tournament Team selections. 5-0 record on the day including a win over BVSW, who was undefeated in duals Shawnee Heights Dual win First back-to-back win over heights in 24 years. 6-4 wbf advantage Bobcat Classic TEAM CHAMPIONS Team title in one of most high-profile events in (out of 36 teams) KS. Guillen first Bobcat champion ever for Seaman Gardner-Edgerton Dual win A 6-3 advantage in falls. Treiber earns a key fall. Rural Dual Tournament 3-2 record Third-place team finish. Final dual record (6 teams) Chanute Tournament TEAM RUNNER-UP (out of 15 teams) Six finalists; Guillen lone champion Silver Lake Invitational TEAM RUNNER-UP (out of 18 teams) In match pitting #1 vs #2, Guillen wins 10-0 Centennial League Tournament Regional Tournament State Tournament 3 rd place (out of 10 teams) TEAM CHAMPIONS (out of 8 teams) 4 th place (out of 32 teams) Guillen wins third league title, Wilson pins returning State Champion, Kelly voted Newcomer of the Year First Regional title since 2005 Five individual champions Three finalists, six medalists. Tied school record for team points record and medalists. Broke school record for number of finalists. Highest state tournament finish since Junior Varsity Capsule Event Results Highlights Emporia JV Invitational Five individual champions 15 individual placewinners Shawnee Heights JV Mason Ray earns a victory over a 2012 State Five individual champions Invitational Qualifier Leavenworth JV Tournament Six individual champions Forty-one out of fifty-four wins were by fall One individual champion. Seaman JV Tournament 17 of 21 wins on the day were by fall. 3 rd place (out of 7 teams) Shawnee Heights dual cumulative record advantage in falls. Mason Ray beats a 2012 state qualifier St. Marys Invitational 9 th place Mason Ray and Malcolm Mikkelson finished in 3 rd (out of 20 teams) place individually Manhattan JV Dual cumulative record advantage in falls Holton JV Tournament cumulative record pin:pinned ratio Manhattan JV Tournament cumulative record Individual Champions: Skylar Grant and Shannon Dobbs Silver Lake JV Invitational cumulative record Desch, Requejo, Ray, McKnight, and Mikkelson individual champions Burlington JV Invitational 34 wins, 24 pins 14 of 17 participants were medalists

4 Superlatives Superlative Time, Record, Criteria, etc. Wrestler(s) Most Wins 44 Bryant Guillen Most Falls 31 Bryant Guillen Fastest Fall :12 Brandon Fuller Most Takedowns 71 Khamin Crow Most Inspiring Most Improved Top Technician Provided an example for others to follow of competitiveness and effort, as voted on by coaching staff. As observed over the course of the season or as compared to the previous season(s). Voted on by coaches Implementation of diverse skills done at a high level of competence, as voted on by the coaching staff. Nathan Stanley Daemeion Gay and Michael Requejo Spencer Wilson All-City All-Centennial League State Recognition Plato Award (Scholar-Athlete) Ironman Lettermen The Golden Viking Power Rating Top 5 Selected by city head coaches, based on the season s performance. Awarded at the Centennial League tournament. Determined by top three finish. State qualifiers and medalists. 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher (Through the first semester of the current school year) No scheduled practices, competitions, or other team functions missed for any reason. 100 Power Rating Points, 10 Varsity Matches, Top 4 League Finish, State Qualifier, Senior, or Coaches Exception Criteria; five or more varsity athletic letters through senior wrestling season and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher (through 1 st sem senior year) The Power Rating is made up of performance categories that have point values assigned to them. The Top 5 represents a sort of team MVP. Three 1 st Team selections; Six 2 nd Team selections; Four HM selections FIRST TEAM Bryant Guillen and Spencer Wilson 2nd Team Nathan Stanley and Khamin Crow 3rd Team Daemeion Gay, Bailey Kelly, and Dylan Hall 11 Qualifiers, 6 Medalists 23 individuals earned the Plato distinction; 8 freshmen, 7 Sophomores, 4 Juniors, and 4 Seniors Jaelynn Gay and Bailey Kelly 16 individuals earned letters Luke Treiber, Bryant Guillen, Nathan Stanley, and Dylan Hall Bryant Guillen, Brandon Fuller, Bailey Kelly, Nathan Stanley Khamin Crow

5 November 15, 2012 Seaman Wrestling: Season Preview The Seaman Wrestling team returns 8 lettermen; including six state qualifiers and three state medalist. Bryant Guillen, owns two, fifth-place finishes from state along with a state title. He has accumulated 97 wins and 69 falls heading into his final season. Dylan Hall comes into the season with high expectations after a fourth-place finish at the 2012 state tournament. He had a team high 25 falls during the season. Khamin Crow joins the Viking program after a thirty-four-win season and a third-place showing at the 321A State tournament while wrestling for Silver Lake. Nathan Stanley has the opportunity to become a four-time letterman. He has also qualified for state twice and was named a First Team All-City selection last season. Brandon Fuller looks to have a strong finish to his career. His junior season was cut short last year due to injury. He was a state qualifier as a sophomore and has twice been named First Team All-City. Sam Mizell stepped in for the injured Fuller and finished last season as a state qualifier. New to the schedule are events at Douglass and a newly formed dual tournament hosted at Seaman High School. The Douglass Goodwill Invitational will take place in early December and January 5 th is the date of the Seaman Dual Tournament. The always-demanding schedule includes two of the most high-profile events in Kansas; the Gardner- Edgerton Invitational (December 1 st ) and Basehor s Bobcat Classic (January 11-12). A home dual with 6A power Gardner-Edgerton and an away match-up with city power and state contender Shawnee Heights are other highlights. Seaman will also be a host site for their 2013 Regional tournament. Head Coach: Patrick Kelly (5 th year) Assistant Coaches: Chad Flores, Dallas Holloway, Tim Horgan, Jon Ray Dual record: Centennial League finish: 4 th Regional finish: Runner-up State finish: 6 th Top Returners (name, year, wgt class, record, career record, credentials) Khamin Crow (10), 113, 34-5, 34-5, State 3 rd Daemeion Gay (10), 138, 8-13, 8-13 Sam Mizell (11), 152, 6-12, 6-12, SQ Brandon Fuller (12), 145, 14-11, 31-25, SQ 2X All-City Bryant Guillen (12), 160, 27-6, 97-23, 2X State 5 th, State Champ 3X All-City 2X All-League Nathan Stanley (12), 220, 19-7, 58-31, 2X SQ - All-City Dylan Hall (12), 285, 34-13, 57-28, SQ State 4 th place Top Newcomers Gavin Steinhoff (10), Garin Davin (11) Khamin Crow will be donning a Seaman singlet this season after an outstanding freshman campaign while representing Silver Lake. He won thirty-four matches for the Eagles and recorded a third-place finish at the A state tournament.

6 SEAMAN WRESTLING Date Start Time Event Dec 01 (Sat) Dec 08 (Sat) Dec 15 (Sat) 9:00 am 9:30 am 9:00 am Gardner-Edgerton Tournament (V) Emporia Tourney (JV) Douglass Goodwill Invitational (V) Shawnee Heights Tourney (JV) Emporia Tourney (V) Leavenworth Tourney (JV) Jan 05 (Sat) 9:00 am SEAMAN DUAL TOURNAMENT/JV TOURN Jan 09 (Wed) Jan 11 (Fri) Jan 12 (Sat) 5:30 pm (JV)/ Varsity to follow Noon Shawnee Heights Dual Bobcat Classic Tourney (V) 3:00 pm St. Marys Tourney (JV) 9:00 am Bobcat Classic Tourney (V) St. Marys Tourney (JV) Jan 16 (Wed) 6:00 pm Manhattan Dual (JV) HOME Jan 17 (Thu) 6:00 pm Gardner-Edgerton Dual (V) HOME Jan 18 (Fri) 3:00 pm Holton JV Invitational (JV) Jan 19 (Sat) 9:00 am Washburn Rural Dual Tourney (V) Jan 25 (Fri) 4:00 pm Manhattan JV Tourney (JV) Jan 26 (Sat) 9:00 am Chanute Tourney (V) Feb 02 (Sat) 8:00 am Silver Lake Tourney (JV/V) Feb 09 (Sat) 9:00 am Centennial League Tourney City Burlington Tourney (JV) Feb 16 (Sat) 9:00 am Regional Tourney (V) HOME Feb (Fri/Sat) TBA State Tournament Hartman Arena - Wichita

7 Seaman s Bryant Guillen Chasing MAKING history Senior Bryant Guillen has an opportunity to rewrite the Seaman Wrestling history book in regard to individual honors. The 160-pounder is on track to break the career wins record and is the first returning state champion for Seaman since the season (Kevin Miller). Bryant Guillen s Seaman Career Log Year Record Falls State Placing Freshman Fifth Sophomore Fifth Junior Champion TOTALS If his final season is anything like his previous three, Bryant Guillen will go down as the most accomplished wrestler in the fifty-two year history of the Seaman Wrestling program. That lofty statement is backed by compelling data. This season Guillen has the opportunity to reach several firsts in the history of the program; first two-time state champion, first four-time state medalist, first three-time Centennial League Champion, and first four-time first-team All-City selection. Additionally, Guillen should reach his hundredth career victory on opening weekend and will likely overtake Jason Puderbaugh as the Seaman Wrestling career wins record holder in early January. Puderbaugh, current Royal Valley head coach, has held the top spot at 115 victories since graduating in Guillen also has a realistic chance of reaching a rare one-hundredth career fall. He enters the season at sixty-nine; which is already the Seaman record by nine falls. Only fourteen Kansas high school wrestlers have earned one hundred or more career falls. A statistic that won t reach the record books, but deserves mention, is the fact that Guillen has never been pinned during his high school career. This is an accomplishment in itself for any wrestler who has competed in the varsity line-up since their freshman season and speaks to Bryant s competitive spirit. That competitiveness made an impact on the gridiron this fall in his role as the team s kicker and nose guard on one of the most successful football teams the Vikings have fielded in recent years. He has faced many highly regarded opponents in his career, but the biggest adversary may be the injuries that he has wrestled with. Guillen has yet to complete a season without being sidelined due to injuries ranging from nagging bumps and bruises to surgery. He is coming off an injury-free football season and looks forward to remaining that way as he pursues his wrestling goals. Guillen also excels in the classroom and is being courted by several college wrestling programs. At this point he is unsure of his plans. For now his focus is to continue to set the bar high for future Viking wrestlers to aspire to.

8 December 3, 2012 Guillen reaches 100-victory milestone, wins G-E Invitational. Team finished in top half Sixteen schools representing state powers from Nebraska, Iowa, Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas participated in the 2012 Gardner-Edgerton Invitational. This year s event was made even stronger with the addition of defending Oklahoma state champion Broken Arrow and Kansas 6A champion Manhattan. Seaman finished in a respectable seventh-place with an individual champion, two finalists, and six medalists. The Vikes were the third highest placing team from Kansas. Highlighting the day for the Vikings was defending State Champion and currently top-ranked Bryant Guillen s performance. The senior 170-pounder went 4-0 on the day and won his weight class. Along the way he earned his one-hundredth career victory in the semi-finals over his #2 ranked 5A opponent from St. James. In the finals, he met Iowa s top-ranked 170-pounder from Southeast Polk High School. The powerful adversary controlled the match for much of the first and second periods, but Guillen used his unorthodox style to stay in the match and keep the score close. Late in the second period, however, Guillen hit a signature headlock that would prove too much; even for the credentialed Iowan. Guillen earned the fall in 3:48. Of the fourteen weight classes contested, Guillen was one of only two Kansans to win an individual title at this year s event. Heavyweight Dylan Hall also made it to the finals, where he also met a top-ranked Southeast Polk opponent. Hall wrestled well, but was unable to overcome his aggressive opponent in a 4-1 loss. He opened with a fall in 25-seconds and earned a hard-fought decision in the semi-finals. Nathan Stanley went 3-1 wrestling at 220 pounds. All of his wins were by fall and his loss s 10-9 heartbreaker in the semi-finals. He finished in third-place with a fall over his St. James opponent who had a higher ranking coming in. Khamin Crow wrestled well in his Seaman debut. He finished fourth at 113 with a 3-2 record that included two falls. Finishing in fifth-place was Brandon Fuller (132). His only loss was by decision in round 2. He finished 3-1 on the day with one fall. Rounding out the medalists was Sam Mizell. The 145-pound junior placed sixth. He was 3-2 on the day. Others participating but falling short of the medal round were; Jaelynn Gay (2-3 at 106 with a fall, 11 th place), Brandon Banks (1-3 at 126 with a fall, 13 th place), Daemeion Gay (2-3 at 138 with a fall, 11 th place), Luke Treiber (1-4 at 152 with a fall, 8 th place), and Bailey Kelly (2-2 at 182 with two falls, 9 th place) Gardner-Edgerton Team Scores; 1. Southeast Polk (IA) 252, 2. Broken Arrow (OK) 234, 3. Omaha Skutt Catholic (NE) 171.5, 4. Iowa City West 157, 5. St. James Academy 149.5, 6. Manhattan 127, 7. SEAMAN 126, 8. Platte County (MO) 103, 9. Gardner-Edgerton 97.5, 10. Shawnee Mission East 80.5, 11. Olathe North 77.5, 12. Baldwin 76.5, 13. Bishop Carrol 72.5, 14. Pittsburg 68.5, 15. Olathe Northwest 54.5, 16. Lawrence Free State 39 Next up for the Viking wrestlers is the Douglass Goodwill Invitational on Saturday, December 8 th.

9 December 8, 2012 Douglass Goodwill Invitational a challenge for the Vikes The 6oth edition of the Dougalss Goodwill Invitational Included twelve teams representing all four Kansas wrestling classifications. Among then were; Newton (ranked #2 in 5A), Derby (#3 in 6A), Andover Central (#5 in 5A), Augusta (#7 in 4A), Seaman (#9 in 5A), and Great Bend (#10 in 5A). Seaman left with six medalists and a sixth-place showing in the team standings. 106 Jaelynn Gay (So) finished with a 2-2 record. 113 Khamin Crow (So) placed third with a 3-1 record and two falls. His only loss was to the #1 ranked individual in 4A. 120 Cody Desch (Fr) finished 0-2. He made his varsity debut at Douglass. 132 Senior Brandon Fuller continues to impress during the early season. He finished 3-1 with two falls in his third-place performance. His only loss was a narrow decision to the #2 ranked individual in 5A. He is now 6-2 on the season. 138 Daemeion Gay (So) finished with a 2-2 record. Both of his wins were by fall. 145 Sam Mizell (Jr) wrestled five hard-fought matches and finished with a 3-2 record in placed fourth. Both of his losses were to the same individual from Wichita North. 152 Skylar Grant (Jr) stepped in for Luke Treiber and competed well. He won his first two matches to make the semi-finals and finished 2-2 on the day in his first varsity competition. He had one fall on the day. 160 Brenen Dapkiewicz (Jr) stepped in to the varsity line-up for the first time on Saturday. He finished 0-2 on the day. 170 Bryant Guillen (Sr) opened with a fall, then earned a hard-fought decision in the semis over his Augusta opponent (ranked #6 in 4A). In the finals he met the #3 ranked 5A opponent where he earned a narrow 5-4 decision. Bryant in now 7-0 on the young season and has 104 career victories and 73 career falls. 182 Bailey Kelly (Fr) finished in fourth-place with a 2-2 record. His loss in the consolation finals was a last second heartbreaker to the sixth-ranked 195-pounder in 6A. 220 Nathan Stanley (Sr) finished in fourth-place. His only contested loss was a narrow decision to his sixth-ranked Pratt opponent (who went on the win the title). Stanley did not wrestle in his consolation finals match due to a minor injury. Earlier in the day, Stanley earned a victory over the fifth-ranked individual in 4A. 285 Malcolm Mikkelson (Jr) filled in for the absent Dylan Hall. Mikkelson is a first-year wrestler who had only three junior varsity matches on his log prior to entering the Douglass varsity event. He went 1-2 on the day. His victory was by fall and one of his losses was in double overtime Douglass Goodwill Invitational Team Standings Newton (#2 5A) Great Bend (#10 5A) Augusta (#7 4A) Andover Central (#5 5A) Derby (#3 6A) Topeka Seaman (#9 5A) Wichita South Pratt Rose Hill Wichita North Goddard Eisenhower Douglass

10 December 15, 2012 Vikes enter break on a high note; 3 champs, 2 nd place finish at Winter Wrestling Classic The Seaman wrestling team performed well at Emporia s Winter Wrestling Classic. The Vikes finished as runners-up in the nineteen-team field that included traditional state powers such as; Goddard, Emporia, Pittsburg, and Hutchinson. The Vikes left with seven place-winners, including three individual champions. 106 Jaelynn Gay (So) went 3-2 on the day with a sixth-place finish. 113 State-ranked Khamin Crow (So) was out due to a minor injury. Valeria Rivera (So) filled in. She was 0-2 on the day. 120 Seaman was open at Brandon Banks (11) went 2-2, just short of placing. He had two falls on the day. 132 Senior Brandon Fuller went 3-2 on the day and finished in sixth-place. 138 Daemeion Gay (So) finished with a 2-2 record. 145 Sam Mizell (Jr) finished with a 3-2 record in placed fifth-place. 152 Luke Treiber (Sr) went 1-2 on the day. 160 Brenen Dapkiewicz (Jr) finished 0-2 on the day. 170 Bryant Guillen (Sr) continues to impress. He won the championship with a 4-0 record and four falls. His win in the finals was over the fifth-ranked individual in 6A and was the 108 th of his career, good enough to tie 2010 grad Cole Schreiner for #2 on the all-time wins list. He also pushed his falls career log to seventy-seven. 182 Shannon Dobbs (Jr) stepped into the varsity line-up for the first time. He was undersized and competed well, but went 0-2 on the day. 195 Bailey Kelly (Fr) had a milestone performance. He won the championship with a fall over his secondranked opponent (6A) after an overtime victory in the semifinals over his fourth-ranked opponent (6A). He had two falls on the day. 220 Nathan Stanley (Sr) dominated the day, going 3-0 and winning the championship. In the finals he beat his fifth-ranked opponent (6A) by a 3-1 decision. 285 Dylan Hall (12) finished in second-place. His only loss was to his #1 ranked opponent (6A and Overall). In the semi-finals he won a hard-fought victory over his fourth-ranked opponent (6A) Winter Wrestling Classic Team Standings Junction City Seaman Emporia Goddard Pittsburg Washburn Rural Maize Hutchinson Basehor-Linwood Topeka High KC Turner Lansing Chase County Wichita East Eudora McPherson Lawrence Free State Eisenhower Wichita Southeast Next up for the Viking wrestlers is the First Annual Seaman Duals and JV tournament competition on January 5, Action begins at 9:00 am. Hope to see you there!

11 January 5, 2013 Vikings win inaugural Seaman Duals tournament The Seaman wrestling team finished as team champions at their own invitational (the Seaman Duals) on Saturday. The competition marked the first event on the schedule after the Christmas Break and the beginning of a busy January. Individually, the team also garnered the majority of accolades from the event. Khamin Crow (So, 113 pounds), Daemeion Gay (So, 138 pounds), Bryant Guillen (Sr, 170 pounds), Nathan Stanley (Sr, 220 pounds), and Dylan Hall (Sr, 285 pounds) were all named to the All-Tournament Team. Guillen also earned the Most Falls in the Least Amount of Time Award and was named the Outstanding Wrestler of the event by coaching of opposing teams. Further his five victories moved him to sole possession of second-place on the Seaman alltime wins list and only two wins away from tying the fifteen-year old mark currently held by Royal Valley head coach, Jason Puderbaugh (SHS Class of 1998). Following is a meet-by-meet summary of the Seaman Duals: Round 1: Seaman defeated Royal Valley Seaman earned falls from; Crow, Guillen, Bailey Kelly (Fr, 195 pounds), Stanley, and Hall. Jaelynn Gay (So, 106 pounds) and Brandon Fuller (Sr, 132 pounds) earned Major Decisions and Sam Mizell (Jr, 145 pounds) won a hard-fought decision. Brandon Banks (Jr, 126 pounds) won by forfeit. Round 2: Seaman defeated KC Turner Seaman won by fall from; Jaelynn Gay, Fuller, Luke Treiber (Sr, 152 pounds), Guillen, Kelly and Stanley. Daemeion Gay won by Major Decision and Crow, Shannon Dobbs (Jr, 182 pounds), and Hall picked up wins by forfeit. Round 3: Seaman defeated Blue Valley Southwest In the Main Event of the day, Seaman won a tight dual with #10 ranked BVSW that came down to the final match. Down by two team points, Hall came through with a third-period fall to seal the win. Prior to Hall s win, Crow and Guillen also won by fall. Mizell and Stanley won by Major Decisions and Banks, Daemeion Gay and Kelly won by decisions. Round 4: Seaman defeated Hays The Vikes opened with six straight victories and a 31-0 lead before Hays got on the board. Winning by fall were; Jaelynn Gay, Cody Desch (Fr, 120 pounds), Banks, Fuller, Guillen, Stanley, and Hall. Fuller s fall was in a season-leading 12 seconds, Desch s was for his first varsity win of his career. Crow won by Major Decision and Daemeion Gay picked up a win by Decision. Round 5: Seaman defeated Shawnee Mission East East was open at the last three weights and also at the opening weight class. Mizell and Guillen won by fall and Daemeion Gay picked up a Major Decision. Crow won by Decision, as did Fuller, who earned a lastsecond escape to pull out a win. Next up for the Vikes is a showdown with cross-town rival Shawnee Heights on Wednesday at Heights. Seaman Dual Results 1st Place - Seaman High School 2nd Place - Blue Valley Southwest 3rd Place - Hays 4th Place - Shawnee Mission East 5th Place - Royal Valley 6th Place - KC Turner

12 January 9, 2013 Seaman 47 Heights 30 For the first time in twenty-four years, the Seaman wrestling team won back-to-back duals with cross-town rival Shawnee Heights. The Vikes used eight individual victories to put forty-seven points on the board. Seaman also held a 6-4 advantage in falls. A key win came late in the dual (which began with the 160 pound weight class due to Heights selecting that as the starting point) at the 120-pound weight class. Freshman Cody Desch secured a fall to spark the final push to victory. Next up for the Vikings is the Bobcat Classic at Basehor-Linwood High School. Competition begins on Friday morning and concludes Saturday night. The Junior Varsity also competes in a two-day event starting Friday when they travel to the St. Marys Invitational. SEAMAN 47, SHAWNEE HEIGHTS Golightley, SH, pinned Dapkiewicz, Sea; 170 Guillen, Sea, winner by forfeit; 182 Wilson, Sea, pinned Kooser, SH; 195 N. Meck, SH, pinned Kelly, Sea; 220 Taliaferro, SH, dec. Stanley, Sea, 5-3; 285 Hall, Sea, pinned S. Meck, SH; 106 J. Gay, Sea, pinned Kallenberger, SH; 113 Crow, Sea, winner by 16-0 tech fall over Wathke, SH; 120 Desch, Sea, pinned Owens, SH; 126 Banks, Sea, pinned Miller, SH; 132 Fuller, Sea, pinned Steenbock, SH; 138 Mulligan, SH, pinned D. Gay, Sea; 145 Dyer, SH, dec. Mizell, Sea, 6-3; 152 Hall, SH, pinned Treiber, Sea.

13 January 12, 2013 Seaman wins Bobcat Classic; Guillen makes history! With a highly regarded field of thirty-six teams from Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa, Colorado, and Kansas, the Bobcat Classic is one of the premiere wrestling events in the state each season. Seaman performed well from start to finish and surprised many by finishing as team champion with nine place-winners. Bryant Guillen (senior) continued with his winning ways in capturing the 170-pound individual title; the first individual Bobcat Classic title ever for Seaman. Guillen s 5-0 record included three falls and a major decision in the finals. He earned his history-making 116 th career victory in round 2 to eclipse Jason Puderbaugh s record that had stood for fifteen years. Bryant is now 22-0 on the season with sixteen falls. His career totals have now swelled to 119 career wins and 85 career falls. Freshman Bailey Kelly bettered his pre-tournament seed by making the finals in the 195-pound weight class. He was 4-1 with three falls. He dropped a tight 10-8 match in the finals. Spencer Wilson (Senior) stepped into the lineup for the first time in tournament action and was included in a 182- pound field with three defending Bobcat Classic champions and another highly-regarded wrestler. Wilson wrestled to a fourth-place finish with a 3-2 record and two falls. Finishing in fifth-place were; Jaelynn Gay (Sophomore, 106 pounds), Khamin Crow (Sophomore, 113 pounds), Brandon Fuller (Senior, 132 pounds), Nathan Stanley (Senior, 220 pounds), and Dylan Hall (Senior, 285 pounds). After dropping his opening match, Gay reeled off four straight on the backside before losing again in the consolation semi-finals. He finished with an overtime victory to claim fifth-place. He finished 5-2 with a fall. Crow finished 3-2 with a fall. Fuller finished 5-2 with three falls. Stanley made it to the semi-finals, where he lost a close match, then fought his way to a solid finish on the backside. He went 3-2 with one fall. Hall finished 5-2 with four falls. Typical of this competition, five of his seven opponents were ranked. His two losses were by a combined six points. Sophomore Daemeion Gay (138 pounds) finished in eight-place with a 3-3 record. He continued to show improvement throughout the competition. He wrestled the same opponent in a later round that he opened the tournament with and cut the score from a six-point loss to a two-point loss. Juniors Sam Mizell and Brandon Banks made the round of twelve, but finished one win shy of placing. Both went 2-2. Mizell recorded a victory over the fifth-seed wrestler; one of Banks victories came by fall. Others competing were; Kyle Fuller (Freshman, 152 pounds) and Kyle Romick (Junior, 160 pounds). Both finished 0-2 Next up for the Viking wrestlers is a home dual against Gardner-Edgerton on Thursday. The varsity-only dual begins at 6:00 pm, with Senior recognition prior to the start of the dual. 1. Topeka Seaman Blue Springs St. James Academy Collinsville St. Thomas Aquinas Junction City Mountain Range Bonner Springs Tonganoxie Glenwood Platte County Andale Bobcat Classic Team Scores 13. Fort Scott Paola Pittsburg Columbus Baldwin Santa Fe Trail Royal Valley Chapman Olathe North Piper Rossville Basehor-Linwood Prairie View Lansing Goddard Clay Center Shawnee Mission East Eudora Turner Olathe South ACCHS Blue Valley Oak Park Lawrence Free State 14.0

14 January 17, 2013 Seaman 42 Gardner-Edgerton 28 The Seaman wrestling team used the strength of six pins to claim a victory over Gardner-Edgerton in a home dual Thursday night. Brandon Fuller, Sam Mizell, Luke Treiber, Bryant Guillen, Nate Stanley, and Dylan Hall all claimed falls. Khamin Crow and Daemeion Gay won by decision to round out the scoring for the Vikings. Fuller, Mizell, Treiber, Guillen, Stanley, Hall, Spencer Wilson, Brent Woodward, and manager Jessica Russell were honored during Senor Night recognition prior to the start of the dual. Next up for the Vikings is the Washburn Rural Duals. Action begins Saturday at 9:00 am. Seaman (SEA) 42 Gardner- Edgerton (GE) : Jacob Bonham, GE, pinned Jaelynn Gay, SEA, 3: : Khamin Crow, SEA, dec. TJ Burger, GE, : Dylan McDonald, GE, maj. dec. Cody Desch, SEA, : Kiefer Price, GE, pinned Brandon Banks, SEA, 5: : Brandon Fuller, SEA, pinned Kyle Cunningham, GE, 0: : Daemeion Gay, SEA, dec. Tyler Ewbank, GE, : Sam Mizell, SEA, pinned Lane McKinney, GE, 5: : Luke Treiber, SEA, pinned Anthony Cisneros, GE, 1: : Dustin Williams, GE, pinned Brenen Dapkiewicz, SEA, 1: : Bryant Guillen, SEA, pinned Edward Heniss, GE, 0: : Emilio Fowler, GE, dec. Spencer Wilson, SEA, : Seth Pesek, GE, dec. Bailey Kelly, SEA, : Nate Stanley, SEA, pinned Justin Willard, GE, 1: : Dylan Hall, SEA, pinned Logan Powell, GE, 3:22.

15 January 19, 2013 Seaman finishes 10-2 in duals; first ten win season since The Seaman wrestling team wrapped up the dual portion of their season at the Washburn Rural Duals Invitational on Saturday. The Vikes finished in third-place with a 3-2 record, good for a 10-2 overall record for the season. The last time Seaman won ten or more duals was during the season. Khamin Crow (113), Bryant Guillen (170), and Spencer Wilson (182) all finished 5-0 on the day and were named to the All-Tournament team. Wilson defeated the #3 and #6 ranked individual in the 182-pound All- Class rankings. Guillen s career log currently stands at 125 wins and 90 falls. Finishing 4-1 on the day were; Jaelynn Gay (106), Brandon Fuller (132), Nathan Stanley (220), and Dylan Hall (285). Hall earned an overtime victory over his highly ranked Junction City opponent and Stanley lost an overtime nail biter to his undefeated and second-ranked Valley Center opponent. Gay's 4-3 victory over his Washburn Rural opponent was significant. Jaelynn has wrestled that opponent SIX times over the last couple of years and was 0-6 prior to Saturday's victory. Daemeion Gay (138) and Bailey Kelly (195) both finished 3-2 on the day. Sam Mizell (145/152) and Brandon Banks (126) went 2-3. Cody Desch (120) and Brenen Dapkiewicz (160) were 1-4. Luke Treiber (152) went 1-3. Freshman Mason Ray stepped into the varsity line-up for the first time and picked up a key win in the Emporia dual at 145 pounds. Valley Center 39 Seaman 22 Seaman 48 Washburn Rural 19 Junction City 40 Seaman 36 Seaman 68 Prairie View 8 Seaman 48 Emporia 23 Next up for the Viking wrestlers is the Southeast Kansas Invitational in Chanute on Saturday.

16 2013 Washburn Rural Duals Box Scores Valley Center (VC) 39.0 Seaman (SEA) Ryan Delforge, VC, pinned Jaelynn Gay, SEA, 1: Khamin Crow, SEA, maj. dec. Nick Romig, VC, Braden Holle, VC, pinned Cody Desch, SEA, 2: Danny Turkali, VC, pinned Brandon Banks, SEA, 3: David Ortiz, VC, dec. UTB Brandon Fuller, SEA, Daemeion Gay, SEA, dec. Jace Boone, VC, Sam Mizell, SEA, dec. Cameron VanDusen, VC, Josh Ortiz, VC, pinned Luke Treiber, SEA, 2: Tony Bluml, VC, pinned Brenen Dapkiewicz, SEA, 0: Bryant Guillen, SEA, pinned Miles Balthazor, VC, 1: Spencer Wilson, SEA, dec. Chad Blair, VC, Bailey Kelly, SEA, dec. Corey Sibley, VC, Lukas Weldon (VC) sv- 1 Nate Stanley (SEA) Zac Sander, VC, dec. Dylan Hall, SEA, 5-3 Seaman (SEA) 48.0 Washburn Rural (WR) : Jaelynn Gay, SEA, dec. Nick Frakes, WR, : Khamin Crow, SEA, dec. Jordan Short, WR, : Jordan Savage, WR, dec. Cody Desch, SEA, : Jake Bazan, WR, pinned Brandon Banks, SEA, 1: : Brandon Fuller, SEA, maj. dec. Josh Garrett, WR, : Daemeion Gay, SEA, dec. Stephan Stamps, WR, : Aaron Wilson, WR, maj. dec. Sam Mizell, SEA, : Luke Treiber, SEA, pinned Dale Henderson, WR, 3: : Nathan Mikoleit, WR, pinned Brenen Dapkiewicz, SEA, 4: : Bryant Guillen, SEA, tech. fall Dre Siler, WR, 2: : Spencer Wilson, SEA, pinned Aaron Davis, WR, 1: : Bailey Kelly, SEA, pinned Ed Lindquist, WR, 0: : Nate Stanley, SEA, pinned Jacob Nemecheck, WR, 1: : Dylan Hall, SEA, pinned Brandon Quy, WR, 0:39. Junction City (JC) 40.0 Seaman (SEA) : Jaelynn Gay, SEA, pinned Judah Cardomone, JC, 5: : Khamin Crow, SEA, forf.. 120: Kevin Perez, JC, pinned Cody Desch, SEA, 0: : Jake Bazan, JC, maj. dec. Brandon Banks, SEA, : Brandon Fuller, SEA, pinned Jay Ruiz, JC, 1: : Ezio Voeghtly, JC, pinned Daemeion Gay, SEA, 0: : Andrew Millsap, JC, pinned Sam Mizell, SEA, 0: : Jeryl Denton, JC, pinned Luke Treiber, SEA, 0: : Jarron McCall, JC, pinned Brenen Dapkiewicz, SEA, 2: : Bryant Guillen, SEA, pinned Micah Felton, JC, 2: : Spencer Wilson, SEA, pinned Jaylan Padilla, JC, 3: : James Denton, JC, pinned Bailey Kelly, SEA, 4: : Nate Stanley, SEA, dec. Tyriz Herbin, JC, : Dylan Hall, SEA, dec. UTB Aaron Ralfalko, JC, 3-2 Seaman (SEA) 68.0 Prairie View (PV) : Jaelynn Gay, SEA, pinned Tanner Snow, PV, 4: : Khamin Crow, SEA, pinned Christian Dominguez, PV, 0: : Cody Desch, SEA, forf.. 126: Brandon Banks, SEA, pinned Acetin Benedick, PV, 1: : Brandon Fuller, SEA, forf.. 138: Daemeion Gay, SEA, maj. dec. Dannon Brake, PV, : William Holland, PV, dec. Sam Mizell, SEA, : Cordell Dunlop, PV, pinned Luke Treiber, SEA, 1: : Brenen Dapkiewicz, SEA, forf.. 170: Bryant Guillen, SEA, pinned Dylan Rice, PV, 0: : Spencer Wilson, SEA, maj. dec. Jake Bradley, PV, : Bailey Kelly, SEA, forf.. 220: Nate Stanley, SEA, forf.. 285: Dylan Hall, SEA, forf.. (PV Unsportsmanlike conduct ) Seaman (SEA) 48.0 Emporia (EHS) : Jaelynn Gay, SEA, pinned Erika Dillard, EHS, 3: : Khamin Crow, SEA, forf.. 120: Brett Charbonneau, EHS, pinned Cody Desch, SEA, 5: : Garrett Whitson, EHS, tech. fall Brandon Banks, SEA, 4: : Brandon Fuller, SEA, pinned Blake Whitson, EHS, 1: : Max Detwiler, EHS, dec. Daemeion Gay, SEA, : Mason Ray, SEA, dec. Damian Herrera, EHS, : Sam Mizell, SEA, dec. Nollan Kirmer, EHS, : Michael Torres, EHS, pinned Brenen Dapkiewicz, SEA, 0: : Bryant Guillen, SEA, pinned Joseph Monroy, EHS, 3: : Spencer Wilson, SEA, pinned Charles Wilks, EHS, 1: : Sage Eckman, EHS, dec. Bailey Kelly, SEA, : Nate Stanley, SEA, pinned Luis Zuniga, EHS, 0: : Dylan Hall, SEA, pinned Emanuel Cornejo, EHS, 1:04.

17 January 22, 2013 Seaman Wrestling hits academic mark Each year the Seaman Wrestling team sets a goal of earning a 3.0 or higher GPA and strives to reach the Cum Laude level (3.75 GPA) with its top 14 individuals (as a parallel to the fourteen weight classes in high school wrestling). This year s team earned impressive numbers in reaching both goals! The team s cumulative GPA is 3.1 and the top fourteen individuals have a cumulative GPA of The top fourteen will be recognized with Gold Standard certificates at the end-ofseason banquet. The group will also be recognized on a permanent academic display in the wrestling practice room. Additionally, Dylan Hall, Bryant Guillen, and Nathan Stanley are all in contention to be recognized as First Team All-Academic team members. This honor, along with a team recognition that the Vikings will also be vying for, is sponsored by the Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association (KWCA). Criteria for selection to the First Team includes; A.500 or better record and a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Last year Seaman placed three on the team for the first time since the award was established in SEAMAN WRESTLING GPA DATA Top 14 Team Cum Class of 2013 Class of 2014 Class of 2015 Class of 2016

18 January 26, 2013 SEK Invitational Runner-up finish for Seaman; Guillen lone champ With six finalists and three still alive on the backside, Seaman s comfortable lead heading into the final round at Saturday s Southeast Kansas (SEK) Invitational at Chanute seemed unreachable. A hot Derby team coupled with a 2-7 final round for the Vikings knocked them down a notch in the fifteen-team field. Senior Bryant Guillen was Seaman s lone individual champion. He had three falls on the day and a dominating 15-0 Technical Fall in the finals. He is now 32-0 with 24 falls on the year. His school records in those categories have now moved to 129 wins and 93 falls. Sophomore Daemeion Gay (138), Senior Spencer Wilson (182), Freshman Bailey Kelly (195), Senior Nathan Stanley (220) and Senior Dylan Hall (285) all joined Guillen in the finals but all came up short. Gay turned some heads with his performance. He was a surprised finalist and lost a tight 2-0 decision in the finals. He was 2-1 on the day. Wilson also finished 2-1 on the day. He had one fall. Kelly finished 3-1. He had three falls before falling 6-4 in the finals. Stanley finished 2-1. He had a fall and a 3-1 victory over an opponent who he had lost to earlier in the season. He dropped a close 4-2 decision to his top-ranked (321A) opponent in the finals. Hall had two falls on his way to the finals, where he dropped a 3-2 decision. Senior Brandon Fuller (132) finished in third-place. He was 3-1 on the day with two falls. He lost a wild Double Overtime decision to the eventual champion for his only loss. Junior Sam Mizell (145) performed well, finishing 4-1 on the day. Due to the rule that allows a maximum of five matches per day, he was unable to compete in the consolation-finals. Sophomore Khamin Crow (113) finished 2-2 with a fall in his fourth-place performance. Sophomore Jaelynn Gay (106), Junior Brandon Banks (126), and Senior Luke Treiber (152) also represented the Vikings; all finished 0-2 on the day. Next on the schedule for the Vikes is the Silver Lake Invitational. Action begins at 9:30 am on Saturday. Place Team Score 1. Derby Topeka Seaman Augusta Andover Central Chanute Mill Valley Goddard Pittsburg Field Kindley Coffeyville Winfield Columbus Independence Douglass Olatha East Parsons 22.00

19 February 2, 2013 Vikes perform well at Silver Lake, but 200 points not enough for team title The Seaman Wrestling team put one of their best performances of the season together at Saturday s Silver Lake Invitational. The field of eighteen teams included 5A and All-Class #2 St. James Academy, along with 5A contenders Leavenworth and Salina South and several teams with strong individuals. The Vikings fought from the middle of the pack in the early going to outdistance Salina South close the gap with St. James. Individually, Seaman had seven medalists (top 4 finishers); including three finalists. Senior Bryant Guillen (170) was the lone champion. Seniors Nathan Stanley (220) and Dylan Hall (285) were runners-up, sophomore twins Jaelynn (106) and Daemeion (138) Gay finished in third-place along with Freshman Bailey Kelly (195). Junior Sam Mizell was fourth at 145 pounds. Placing fifth were; sophomore Khamin Crow (113), junior Brandon Banks (126), senior Brandon Fuller (132), and senior Spencer Wilson (182). Senior Luke Treiber (152) also represented the Vikings on Saturday. Guillen continues to have a remarkable season. In a battle of the #1 vs. #2 ranked 5A 170-pounders, Guillen made a statement! After scoreless first period, Seaman s returning State Champion reeled off ten unanswered points to win by Major Decision. The victory ran his season record to a perfect 35-0; his career tally stands at 132 wins and 95 falls. Other notable performances included; Daemeion Gay recording two falls and finished 4-1 on the day, Jaelynn finished with a 3-1 record and pinned an opponent in the consolation-finals that he beat only 4-0 in the opening round. Sam Mizell came out of arguably the deepest weight class in the tournament with a fourth-place medal. Along the way he beat an opponent that he was previously 0-3 against and lost in overtime to an opponent who has beaten him twice this season. Banks recorded two falls on the day to increase his season total to nine. Hall and Stanley have been quietly making their own noise this season. The two are tied at eighty-one career wins; good enough for a tie with 2005 grad Caleb Malone for #16 on the All-Time wins list. Additionally, Hall recorded his fifty-eighth career fall on Saturday. With three more he will pass 2007 grad Travis Kehler to claim the #2 position behind Guillen on Seaman s All-Time falls list. With his transfer-in data, Wilson has the #14 position on the All-Time wins list; behind 2008 grad Bryson Conaway and ahead of 1995 State Champion Justin Glasgow. Also of statistical significance is the team s cumulative fall data. On Saturday, with three weeks of competition remaining, the team achieved the season goal of 150 falls. The team has 152 falls and 278 wins; just 22 wins shy of the goal in that category SILVER LAKE INVITATIONAL 1 St. James Academy Seaman Salina South Prairie View Baldwin Rossville Leavenworth Silver Lake 87 9 Wamego St. Marys Osawatomie Anderson Co Doniphan West Chase Co Louisburg Iola Clay Center Erie 15 Next on the schedule for the Vikes is the Centennial League Tournament in Junction City. Action begins at 9:30 am on Saturday.

20 February 6, 2013 Newman University vs. Baker University; Cooksley vs. Singer During last night s Newman University vs. Baker University wrestling dual in Wichita, two Seaman grads competed against each other! Baker senior Rick Singer (SHS Class of 2009) and Newman junior Steven Cooksley (SHS Class of 2010) met in the 197-pound match. Cooksley, a 2012 NCAA Div. II National Qualifier, pulled out a 3-2 victory to help the Jets to a 27-7 dual meet win. It was likely Singer s final match of his college career. He is a member of the first class of wrestlers at Baker. The program was started in the fall of 2009.

21 February 9, 2013 Seaman finishes third in Centennial League tournament The Seaman wrestling team finished in third-place in the ten-team Centennial League tournament at Junction City behind the host school and Manhattan. Making the finals were sophomore Khamin Crow (113), senior Bryant Guillen (170), senior Spencer Wilson (182), and senior Nathan Stanley (220). Guillen and Wilson won titles. Finishing third were sophomore Daemeion Gay (138), freshman Bailey Kelly (195), and senior Dylan Hall (285). Rounding out the medalists as fourth-place finishers were sophomore Jaelynn Gay (106) and junior Sam Mizell (145). Freshman Cody Desch (120), junior Brandon Banks (126), sophomore Kody Davis (132), freshman Mason Ray (152), and junior Skylar Grant (160) also participated, but fell short of placing. Davis, who defeated a former state qualifier by fall, was a last minute replacement and Grant moved up two weight classes in order to compete. With his victory in the finals, Guillen earned his thirty-eighth win of the season; good enough to tie Steven Cooksley (Class of 2010) and TJ Lorson (Class of 2007) for #1 on Seaman s all-time single-season wins list. His career log now stands at 135 wins and 97 falls. He also became Seaman s first-ever three-time Centennial League Champion. The league held its first wrestling championship during the season. Wilson made the finals with a Technical Fall in the semi-finals. In the finals he met a defending State Champion from Shawnee Heights. Wilson controlled the match early and hit a perfectly executed headlock to secure a fall half-way through the first period. The two-time state medalist earned his eighty-sixth career victory on Saturday. With his transferin wins, that places him in a tie for thirteenth place on Seaman s all-time wins list with 2008 grad Bryson Conaway. Crow and Stanley both performed well in the finals against highly ranked opponents, but were unable to pull out victories. Daemeion Gay came through arguably the deepest weight class from the #6 seed to claim third-place. Kelly earned two falls over ranked opponents and was voted Centennial League Newcomer of the Year. Hall earned a victory over his highly-regarded Junction City opponent in overtime to claim third-place. It marked the final time these two outstanding heavyweights will meet. They have had nearly a dozen tightly contested matches over their high school career. Jaelynn Gay and Mizell both went 2-2 on the day. Last week, the team reached its goal of 150 falls. This week, the guys added to that total and captured their 300 th win to reach their goal in that category. The team now has 303 wins and 166 falls. Next up for the Vikings is the Regional tournament, which will be hosted at SHS. Action begins at 9:00 am CENTENNIAL LEAGUE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT 1. Junction City (ranked #2 in 6A) 2. Manhattan (#4 in 6A) 3. Seaman (#7 in 5A) 4. Emporia (#10 in 5A) 5. Washburn Rural Shawnee Heights (#9 in 5A) 7. Topeka High Topeka West Highland Park Hayden 24.0 The Junior Varsity competitors completed their season on Saturday at Burlington. Seventeen participated and fourteen earned medals (top 3 finishers). The team finished in strong fashion with thirtyfour wins on the day, twenty of them by pin, while only losing by pin five times out of twenty-six matches. Seventeen out of twenty-seven junior varsity competitors finished the season with.500 or better records. Spencer Fortney, Jared Johnson, and Colton Moranz all wrestled in thirty or more matches this season. Mason Ray, Shannon Dobbs and Malcolm Mikkelson had the top junior varsity win percentages this season. All but one of the seventeen who competed is an underclassman. The future looks bright for the Viking Wrestling program!

22 February 9, 2013 Seaman grad Austin Ogden qualifies for NJCAA nationals 2011 Seaman High School graduate and current Neosho County Community College wrestler Austin Ogden qualified for the 2013 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Nationals by virtue of his thirdplace performance in the 165-pound weight class at the NJCAA West Central District Regionals held at Pratt Community College. Ogden dropped a 2-0 decision in the opening round of the Region 6 tournament to nationally ranked Sheldon Graves of Pratt (2011 State Champion from Rossville High School). After winning by fall over an opponent from Northwest Kansas Technical College (who beat Ogden earlier this season), he met Graves again in the consolation finals. This time it was Ogden coming on top by a commanding 13-1 Major Decision! The NJCAA nationals will be held at the Jacobson Exhibition Center at the Fairground in Des Moines, Iowa February

23 February 16, 2013 Seaman wins Regional Wrestling Title; first since 2005 Last year Seaman finished ½ point shy of a Regional championship behind host Emporia. This year the host school again came out on top. It was Seaman s first Regional title in eight years and the tenth in the program s history. The last title came in Coach Switzky s final season at Seaman in The Vikes led this year s event from early on, but was challenged by runner-up Heights during the final round. Eleven Vikings punched their ticket to Sate with a top-four finish. Leading the way were champions; senior Brandon Fuller (132), sophomore Daemeion Gay (138), junior Sam Mizell (145), freshman Mason Ray (152), and senior Bryant Guillen (170). Finishing second were; sophomore Jaelynn Gay (106) and sophomore Khamin Crow (113). Third-place finishers included; junior Brandon Banks (126), freshman Bailey Kelly (195), senior Nathan Stanley (220), and senior Dylan Hall (285). Freshman Cody Desch (120), senior Luke Treiber (160), and senior Spencer Wilson (182) also participated but did not qualify. Fuller is back at state after qualifying in He was injured last season and is looking for a powerful finish to his career. Daemeion Gay s progress during the past several weeks has been nothing short of amazing. He has established himself as medal contender by picking up several significant wins recently. His finals opponent has thirty-eight wins on the season including a 7-3 win over Gay just four weeks ago. The powerful and explosive Mizell earned a fall in the finals over an opponent he lost to in early January. Ray entered the varsity line-up only last week and made the most of the opportunity by earning a Regional title. He earned a solid win in the finals over an opponent who beat him only one week ago at the Centennial League tournament. Guillen continues to impress. He enters his final state tournament with a sparkling 40-0 record on the season. He now has 137 career wins and 98 career falls. Jaelynn Gay and Crow performed well in the Regional tournament, but didn t quite have enough to overcome their finals opponents. Crow notched his 30 th win of the season and sixty-fourth of his career. Gay has twenty-seven wins on the season. Banks won a hard-fought 15-7 Major Decision to finish in third-place. Kelly, Stanley, and Hall made it three, thirdplace finishes in a row for the Vikes. The freshman is now one win shy of thirty. Stanley and Hall continue to inch their way up the career wins list. Hall entered the day #3 on the Seaman all-time falls list and had possession of #2 by days end. His two falls pushes his career total to sixty-one; one ahead of 2007 grad Travis Kehler. Incidentally, Kehler is still the single-season leader for falls with thirty. Guillen currently has twenty-nine SEAMAN 5A REGIONAL TOURNAMENT 1. SEAMAN Shawnee Heights Emporia Leavenworth Lansing Topeka West KC Schlagle KC Washington 8

24 February 22, 2013 Guillen notches rare 100 th career fall Seaman senior Bryant Guillen added another accolade to his growing list this season. With a fall in the quarterfinals at state, he has joined only fourteen other Kansas wrestlers that have earned one hundred or more falls during their high school wrestling careers. Former Goddard State Champion and current Oklahoma State University All-American and NCAA runner-up Tyler Caldwell leads the list with 125 career falls. The list also includes Iowa State NCAA Champion Zach Roberson (Blue Valley Northwest, 109 falls) and Rossville s Duane Zlatnik, who tallied 110 falls before his days as a stand-out offensive lineman for KU. Guillen s 100 th fall was also his thirty-first of the season, which puts him #1 on Seaman s singleseason falls list. Travis Kehler previously held the record of thirty since his senior season of BRYANT GUILLEN S FALL LOG (freshman) 23 falls (sophomore) 27 falls (junior) 19 falls (senior) 31 falls

25 February 23, 2013 Three finalists pace fourth-place state finish for Seaman Last year s Seaman state team finished in sixth-place for the highest placing since the 1995 team brought home a thirdplace trophy. The six individual medalists tied a school record and the one-hundred fifteen team points was the most ever. The 2013 State Team turned in an even more impressive finish when they recorded the same record-setting team score and six medalists, but finished in fourth-place. The team also had a school record three state finalists. Senior Bryant Guillen (170) led the way with his second State Championship. Sophomore Daemeion Gay (138) and Senior Dylan Hall (285) finished as State Runners-up. Senior Nathan Stanley (220) earned a fourth-place medal. Freshman Bailey Kelly (195) finished fifth and Sophomore Khamin Crow (113) finished in sixth-place. Senior Brandon Fuller (132) finished 2-2, Junior Sam Mizell (145) and Sophomore Jaelynn Gay (106) went 1-2, and Freshman Mason Ray (152) and Junior Brandon Banks (126) went 0-2. Guillen capped a remarkable career off with his second state championship and rewrote the Seaman Wrestling records book along the way. He became Seaman s first two-time State Champion and the school s first four-time State Medalist. His one hundred forty one wins is twenty-six more than the second-most in school history. After a first round fall and another in the quarter-finals at this year s tournament, he became only the fifteenth Kansas high school wrestler record to record one hundred career falls. His 100 th fall also marked the thirty-first of the season; good enough to take over the top spot in Seaman s single season falls category. Only Dennis Switzky (26-0 in 1968), Gary Stumpf (21-0 in 1972), and Don Krahn (22-0 in 1978) have finished as undefeated State Champions for Seaman. This year Guillen doubled Krahn s wins when he finished a perfect 44-0! Guillen s 16-4 record in the state tournament over his four tournaments includes an improbable thirteen falls and an 11-4 decision over a defending State Champion. Gay continued to make strides from the first practice of the season to the last. He was one of the biggest surprises of the entire 5A tournament when he made the finals and lost a narrow 1-0 decision in his finals match. He finished with thirtyone wins on the season after having recorded only eight last season. Hall turned in an outstanding performance in last year s state tournament when he finished fourth. This year he was even more impressive when he made the finals and pushed his nationally ranked opponent (who has signed to wrestle for Stanford University in the fall) in a 9-2 loss. Hall, an ESU football recruit, will go down as one of the finest heavyweights in Seaman Wrestling history. He finished his career in the #2 spot behind Guillen in career falls with 63 and in a three-way tie with Hunter Garrett (SHS 2010) and Travis Kehler (SHS 2007) for the #12 position in career wins with 88. Stanley s accomplishments from the Kansas Kids level through high school are impressive. He has made the finals four times and won two State Championships at the club-level and made his third trip to the high school tournament in He closed his career in the #11 spot on Seaman s all-time wins list with 90. However, he had never placed in the state tournament during his high school career. This year he made his way through a deep 220-pound weight class and finished with a fourth-place medal. Stanley had an impressive senior campaign finishing with thirty-three wins and twenty falls, but never saw his way into the rankings during the entire season. In order to earn a place on the medal stand, he

26 had to get past an opponent who had forty-seven wins on the season; including an overtime victory over Stanley in late January. He earned an inspirational victory in Ultimate Tiebreaker when he was able to earn an escape. He went on to win his consolation semi-finals match before falling in consolation finals. In 2010 Guillen became the first freshman in Seaman Wrestling history to earn a state medal. Kelly became the second; ironically equaling Guillen s fifth-place showing. He was 4-2 at his first state tournament and had thirty-three wins and nineteen falls on the season. Crow is halfway to four state medals. The Silver Lake transfer needed a win in the consolation quarter-finals over an opponent who handily defeated him only three weeks ago in order to find a place on the awards stand. He made it happen with a solid 5-3 victory and went on to earn a sixth-place medal. Fuller s 2-2 record included a heartbreaking 1-0 loss in the placing round. The senior finished with thirty-four wins on the season (second behind Guillen) and twenty falls. Mizell closed out the season with thirty wins and nine falls and his second trip to state. Jaelynn Gay finished with 28 wins and 14 falls. Banks ended with fifteen wins and nine falls. Ray had an outstanding freshman season going on the junior varsity level before stepping into the varsity line-up and capturing a Regional title and qualifying for state. He finished with a fall and eight wins on the varsity level this year. The program will miss the seniors from this year s team. They were one of the most accomplished group to come through in several years. However, with three state medalists and another four qualifiers returning, the excitement for the for season has already begun. 1. Arkansas City Saint James Academy St. Thomas Aquinas SEAMAN Valley Center Andover-Central Newton Shawnee Heights Great Bend Kapaun Mt. Carmel Kansas 5A State Wrestling Results 11. Emporia Kansas City-Turner Blue Valley Southwest Wichita-West Leavenworth Salina-South Bishop Carroll Maize-South Goddard Liberal Salina-Central Lansing Shawnee Mission-South F.L. Schlagle Mill Valley Bishop Miege Hays Kansas City-JC Harmon Andover Kansas City-Washington Topeka-West Goddard-Eisenhower 0.0

27 2013 Kansas 5A State Wrestling Tournament Wgt State Qualifer State Matches Wgt State Qualifer State Matches Jaelynn Gay Mason Ray 106 vs. Dakota Rodd (ANDC) 9-5 (loss) vs. Randall Bates (SNAS) fall 2:28 (win) vs. Marty Verhaeghe (OPVS) 6-0 (loss) 152 vs. Leroy Franco (HAYS) 9-6 (loss) vs. Nick Nece (WKMC) 14-2 (loss) Khamin Crow 6 t h PLACE Brandon Banks Brandon Fuller Daemeion Gay vs. Griffin Bossingham (ANDV) fall 2:55 (win) vs. P.J. Cheney (KCT) 5-3 (loss) vs. Bryce Garcia (MASO) 1-0 (win) vs. Tyler Hensley (LSJA) 5-3 (win) vs. Daniel Wilson (LVWT) 5-1 (loss) vs. Gabe Gooch (OPTA) 10-2 (loss) vs. Luke Henes (OPTA) fall 1:07 (loss) vs. Jay Pacha (WTCA) fall 2:38 (loss) vs. Nic Augustin (ANDC) fall 4:23 (win) vs. Tyler Dickman (OPTA) 6-0 (loss) vs. Grant Jongerius (SMS) 7-3 (win) vs. David Ortiz (VLYC) 1-0 (loss) Bryant Guillen STATE CHAMPION Bailey Kelly 5 t h PLACE Nathan Stanley 4 t h PLACE Dylan Hall vs. Dalton Lewallen (SMS) fall 1:36 (win) vs. Kyler Meyers (HAYS) fall 2:53 (win) vs. Trent Salsbury (LSJA) 9-0 (win) vs. Jared Langley (NWTN) 2-1 (win) vs. Tommy Marquez (WTCA) 5-4 (loss) vs. Austin McBee (OPVS) 6-4 (win) vs. Malcolm Pink (ARKC) 5-2 (win) vs. Mike Shirk (SNAS) Inj. Def. (win) vs. Sage Eckman (EPRA) 8-3 (loss) vs. Ben Taliaferro (TSHS) Inj. Def. (win) vs. Raymond Gallegos (NWTN) 2-1 (loss) vs. Kamile Gardner (KSJH) Inj. Def. (win) vs. Anthony Fitchett (OPVS) fall 2:35 (win) vs. Luke Weldon (VLYC) 2-1 UTB (win) vs. Dylan Cox (ARKC) 3-1 (win) vs. Tyson Toelkes (TSHS) fall 2:28 (loss) 138 STATE RUNNER- UP Sam Mizell vs. Trevor Watson (OPVS) 11-4 (win) vs. Joel Sponsel WTCA 12-5 (win) vs. Dayton Will SNAC Inj. Def. (win) vs. Andrew Tujague LSJA 1-0 (loss) 285 STATE RUNNER- UP vs. Zac Sander (VLYC) fall 2:53 (win) vs. Kyle Pepper OPVS fall 2:29 (win) vs. Shannon Meck (TSHS) 5-1 (win) vs. Nathan Butler (LVWT) 9-2 (loss) 145 vs. Devin Moore (WTCA) 4-2 (win) vs. Ben VanLerberg LSJA 9-3 (loss) vs. Jake Sedbrook HAYS 3-2 (loss)

28 2013 Kansas 5A State Medalists 106 1st Place Match: Logan Terrill (Arkansas City) 33-9, So. over Dakota Rodd (Andover-Central) 33-13, Fr. (Pin 1:15). 3rd Place Match: Stephen Tujague (Lenexa-Saint James Academy) 39-8, Fr. over Ryan Delforge (Valley Center) 44-6, Fr. (Maj 15-4). 5th Place Match: Landon Scott (Shawnee-Mill Valley) 37-12, Jr. over Marty Verhaeghe (Overland Park- Blue Valley Southwest) 33-14, Fr. (Dec 3-1) st Place Match: Parker Howell (Wichita-Kapaun Mt. Carmel) 12-4, Jr. over P.J. Cheney (Kansas City- Turner) 30-5, Jr. (Pin 1:05). 3rd Place Match: Joey Defore (Arkansas City) 28-15, Jr. over Daniel Wilson (Leavenworth) 34-11, Jr. (Dec 7-3). 5th Place Match: Gabe Gooch (Overland Park-St. Thomas Aquinas) 22-3, Jr. over Khamin Crow (Topeka-Seaman) 33-14, So. (Maj 10-2) st Place Match: Zac Gentzler (Andover-Central) 41-0, Sr. over Dakota Leach (Goddard) 33-5, Sr. (Maj 10-2). 3rd Place Match: Reese Cokeley (Lenexa-Saint James Academy) 39-15, So. over Marcus Phillips (Wichita-West) 25-5, Jr. (Dec 6-4). 5th Place Match: Jake Elbrader (Overland Park-St. Thomas Aquinas) 28-9, Jr. over Marco Perez (Arkansas City) 19-18, So. (Dec 3-0) st Place Match: Chris Burley (Great Bend) 34-2, Sr. over Quinton Harrison (Newton) 30-8, Sr. (TB-1 2-1). 3rd Place Match: Zak Hensley (Lenexa-Saint James Academy) 33-8, So. over Ben Lightfoot (Andover- Central) 30-14, Sr. (Dec 6-0). 5th Place Match: Dalton Dietrich (Arkansas City) 30-14, Sr. over Luke Henes (Overland Park-St. Thomas Aquinas) 35-11, Jr. (Dec 7-5) st Place Match: Lukas Maki (Andover) 28-1, Sr. over Sawyer Like (Overland Park-Blue Valley Southwest) 41-5, Jr. (Dec 4-3). 3rd Place Match: Tyler Dickman (Overland Park-St. Thomas Aquinas) 26-2, Jr. over Greg Burley (Great Bend) 28-6, Jr. (Dec 3-1). 5th Place Match: Patrick Burrus (Wichita-Kapaun Mt. Carmel) 43-8, Jr. over David Ortiz (Valley Center) 30-15, Jr. (Dec 7-1) st Place Match: Andrew Tujague (Lenexa-Saint James Academy) 28-11, Jr. over Daemeion Gay (Topeka-Seaman) 31-18, So. (Dec 1-0). 3rd Place Match: Isaac Dulgarian (Overland Park-St. Thomas Aquinas) 46-3, So. over Kade Sander (Great Bend) 30-4, Jr. (Dec 8-2). 5th Place Match: Joe Umscheid (Andover-Central) 37-7, Sr. over Dayton Will (Salina-Central) 32-14, So. (I-D 0:00) st Place Match: Cody Eastman (Arkansas City) 37-3, Sr. over Reis Humphrey (Shawnee Mission- South) 34-3, Sr. (Dec 8-3). 3rd Place Match: Jake Ellis (Shawnee-Mill Valley) 40-8, Jr. over Paul Suhr (Andover-Central) 33-10, Jr. (Dec 6-0).

29 5th Place Match: Ben VanLerberg (Lenexa-Saint James Academy) 36-17, Jr. over Christian Frame (Goddard) 32-14, Jr. (I-D 0:00) st Place Match: Wyatt Villers (Arkansas City) 38-3, Sr. over Josh Ortiz (Valley Center) 31-6, Sr. (Dec 4-1). 3rd Place Match: Matt McWhorter (Overland Park-Blue Valley Southwest) 23-5, Sr. over Matt Pratt (Lenexa-Saint James Academy) 35-17, So. (Dec 3-1). 5th Place Match: Zack Hoskins (Overland Park-St. Thomas Aquinas) 36-8, Jr. over Brett Woodruff (Goddard) 31-15, So. (Dec 9-3) st Place Match: Noel Torres (Emporia) 34-4, Sr. over Tony Bluml (Valley Center) 34-15, Sr. (Pin 3:56). 3rd Place Match: Johnny Perz (Overland Park-St. Thomas Aquinas) 44-4, Sr. over Michael Helms (Arkansas City) 29-12, Sr. (Dec 5-4). 5th Place Match: Bryce Hofmeister (Great Bend) 35-13, Sr. over Jesse Oliver (Wichita-West) 33-12, Jr. (Pin 2:25) st Place Match: Bryant Guillen (Topeka-Seaman) 44-0, Sr. over Jared Langley (Newton) 36-6, So. (Dec 2-1). 3rd Place Match: Trent Salsbury (Lenexa-Saint James Academy) 45-11, Jr. over Tom Hand (Wichita- Kapaun Mt. Carmel) 39-16, Jr. (Pin 0:54). 5th Place Match: Bryson Teufel (Arkansas City) 25-22, Sr. over Darion Yager (Great Bend) 23-19, Jr. (Dec 3-2) st Place Match: Nick Meck (Tecumseh-Shawnee Heights) 39-2, Sr. over Chad Blair (Valley Center) 45-3, Sr. (Dec 4-3). 3rd Place Match: Rasheed Brady (Shawnee Mission-South) 35-6, Jr. over Dalton Rodd (Andover- Central) 24-5, Sr. (Dec 2-0). 5th Place Match: Nick Nolting (Wichita-Bishop Carroll) 26-11, So. over Nick Heiland (Wichita-Kapaun Mt. Carmel) 40-12, Sr. (Dec 2-1) st Place Match: Preston Weigel (Hays) 42-0, Jr. over Dillon Archer (Newton) 35-3, Sr. (Dec 3-2). 3rd Place Match: Sage Eckman (Emporia) 39-13, So. over Tommy Marquez (Wichita-Bishop Carroll) 30-11, So. (Dec 3-1). 5th Place Match: Bailey Kelly (Topeka-Seaman) 33-16, Fr. over Ben Taliaferro (Tecumseh-Shawnee Heights) 34-5, Sr. (I-D 0:00) st Place Match: Ben Ewing (Overland Park-St. Thomas Aquinas) 37-1, So. over Kade True (Salina- Central) 34-4, Sr. (UTB 2-1). 3rd Place Match: Tyson Toelkes (Tecumseh-Shawnee Heights) 30-3, Jr. over Nate Stanley (Topeka- Seaman) 33-12, Sr. (Pin 2:28). 5th Place Match: Raymond Gallegos (Newton) 35-9, Jr. over Dylan Cox (Arkansas City) 35-11, Sr. (Pin 4:06) st Place Match: Nathan Butler (Leavenworth) 44-0, Sr. over Dylan Hall (Topeka-Seaman) 31-10, Sr. (Dec 9-2). 3rd Place Match: Matt McGrew (Arkansas City) 38-14, Sr. over Shannon Meck (Tecumseh-Shawnee Heights) 32-6, Sr. (UTB 3-2). 5th Place Match: Zac Sander (Valley Center) 44-6, Sr. over Garret Lee (Newton) 34-9, Sr. (Dec 3-2).

30 February 26, 2013 Seaman finishes seventh in mythical all-class rankings; three individuals recognized TEAM RANKINGS: 1. Arkansas City - 5A 2. Garden City - 6A 3. St. James Academy - 5A 4. St. Thomas Aquinas - 5A 5. Junction City - 6A 6. Derby - 6A 7. Topeka Seaman - 5A 8. Valley Center - 5A 9. Holton - 4A 10. Norton - 321A 170: 1. Bryant Guillen SEA 12-5A Nick Wuthnow - SAC A Jared Johnson PR A Trevor Whittaker - SV A Trent Salsbury SJA 11-5A Jared Langley - NEW A Andrew Taylor - CLB A Kolby Fennewald - MUL MUL - 4A Darick Jones - CLW A Laphonso McKinnis - SMNW A : 1. Justin Scott - JW A Ramiro Gatica - SMW A Ben Ewing - STA A Kade True - SLC A Tyson Toelkes - SH A Ray Gallegos - NEW A Kane Washington - HOX A Nathan Stanley - SEA A Ryker Greenbaum - DOU A Luke Weldon - VC A : 1. Nathan Butler - LV A Will Geary - TOP A Clay Wilcox - CHP A Dylan Hall - SEA A Bradley Chard - PLN Joe Pomatto - PAO A Shannon Meck - SH A Zac Sander - NEW A Garrett Lee - NEW A Zell Beiberle - CLB A After a strong performance at the 2013 state tournament, the Seaman Vikings landed in the top-ten in the final allclass ranking. The top five were composed of 5A champ Ark City, 6A champ Garden City, 5A Runner-up St. James, 5A third-place team Aquinas, and 6A Runner-up and Centennial League Champion Junction City. #6 is Derby (3 rd in 6A). Seaman comes in at #7, followed by Valley Center (who finished one spot behind the Vikings at 5 th place in the 5A tournament). The final two spots were filled with 4A champion Holton and 321A champion Norton. Individually the Vikings landed three in the rankings. Bryant Guillen s dream season was rewarded with a coveted #1 ranking at 170 pounds. Nathan Stanley didn t even crack the 5A rankings all season, but saved his best performance of the year when it mattered most. He beat his 47-5 Valley Center opponent to make the medal round and his Ark City opponent (who narrowly lost in the state semifinals to the eventually champion) in the consolation semifinals, on is way to a fourth-place finish. Dylan Hall also put his best on display at the state tournament. Two of his three wins at the state tournament were over opponents who beat him during the season. His other win was by fall and his loss in the finals was competitive 9-2 loss against a nationally ranked opponent who easily pinned Hall only three weeks ago. Seaman s Spencer Wilson (senior, 182 pounds) did not make the ranking, but owns victories over three individuals who do appear in the rankings. He beat the #2, #4, and #6 ranked individuals during the season. Freshman Bailey Kelly (195 pounds) had a win during the season over the #8 ranked wrestler.

31 March 4, 2013 All-City Wrestling 2013; Three First-Team selections, Guillen 4X Selection Seaman landed three on the First-Team All-City Wrestling Team for The First-Team is made up of the most diverse selection in years. Shawnee Heights had five First-Teamers, Seaman and Topeka High both had three. Washburn Rural, Topeka West, and Hayden each had one First-Teamer. Damon Parker of WR was named Coach of the Year. Bryant Guillen becomes the first Seaman wrestler to be named to the First-Team all four years of his high school career (the recognition began with the season). Nathan Stanley was a First-Team selection last year and is now a Three-Time Second-Team pick. Brandon Fuller was a two-time First-Team selection in addition to his Second-Team selection this season. Dylan Hall became a two-time Second-Team pick. He made Honorable Mention as a sophomore. With three state champions and a total of thirteen state medals from three different schools, wrestling in Topeka is as competitive as it has ever been. The 285-pound weight class alone included a State Champion, a State Runner-up, a fourth-place finisher, and a qualifier. FIRST- TEAM KHAMIN CROW (Soph., 113), DAEMEION GAY (Soph., 138), BRYANT GUILLEN (Sr., 170) SECOND- TEAM BRANDON FULLER (Sr., 132), SAM MIZELL (Jr., 145), MASON RAY (Fr., 152), BAILEY KELLY (Fr., 195), NATHAN STANLEY (Sr., 220), DYLAN HALL (Sr., 285) HONORABLE MENTION JAELYNN GAY (Soph., 106), CODY DESCH (Fr., 120), BRANDON BANKS (Jr., 126), SPENCER WILSON (Sr., 182)

32 March 6, 2013 Guillen participates in KC Metro Classic The twenty-first annual Metro Classic, held at Kansas City Kansas Community College on March 5 th, is one of the most high-profile all-star events of the spring each year. An enthusiastic crowd of nearly one-thousand turns out each year for the event in addition to an audience watching the livestream broadcast. This year Bryant Guillen was invited to participate in the senior-only event. Only three other Seaman wrestlers have been invited to participate since its inception. In 1995, Marc Thompson (130 pounds) and Justin Glasgow (275 pounds) represented Kansas. In 2011, Cole Schreiner (140 pounds) took to the mat for Team Kansas. Ironically, two members of the Seaman coaching staff participated in the event. Chad Flores (Silver Lake) represented Kansas at the 1997 event at 130 pounds and a year later Tim Horgan (Rossville) did the same at 140 pounds. Both went on to have outstanding college wrestling careers; Flores at the University of Nebraska-Kearney, Horgan at Labette Community College. With a seven-pound weight allowance, Guillen went down a weight class and wrestled at 160-pounds. His opponent carried national credentials. Austin Eads of Blue Springs South High School is a four-time state medalist with a career record. He accumulated 106 pins during his career and was a Junior National Freestyle finalist last summer. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete at Old Dominion, an NCAA Division I institution. Guillen s performance was nothing short of impressive. He shut down his opponent s offense and created scoring opportunities for himself in an 8-2 route. He nearly pinned Eads in a cradle in the third period. His efforts helped fuel a competitive team race that went down to the heavyweight match. Missouri came out on top For full results and details see