Twenty-one members of the Hays Wrestling Club have qualified for the 2015 Kansas State Wrestling Folkstyle Championship Tournament on Saturday, March 28, and Sunday, March 29, at the Kansas Expocentre in Topeka.
To qualify for the state tournament wrestlers must place in the top 4 at the District Tournament, after previously qualifying at the Sub-District Tournament. The Hays Wrestling Club had 34 wrestlers participate at the District Tournament in Dodge City last weekend and 21 of those are moving on the state tournament. They are as follows:
Front row (L-R):
Jordan Zimmerman (12 & Under, 72 lbs)
Harley Zimmerman (8 & Under, 64 lbs)
Kendall Walker (8 & Under, 95 lbs)
Sarah Zimmerman (10 & Under, 52 lbs)
Kaden Harding (10 & Under, 55 lbs)
Jake Taliaferro (10 & Under, 73 lbs)
Jaxson Chartier (8 & Under, 76 lbs)
Middle row (L-R):
Aaron Weigel (10 & Under, 73 lbs)
Corey Hale (14 & Under, 95 lbs)
Dalton Dale (12 & Under, 120 lbs)
Jacob Schmeidler (14 & Under, 165 lbs)
Gavin Meyers (10 & Under, 100 lbs)
Trystin Johnson (14 & Under, 95 lbs)
Will Linenberger (8 & Under, 88 lbs)
Back row (L-R):
Colton Vajnar (12 & Under, 105 lbs)
Kyle Casper (14 & Under, 135 lbs)
Kreighton Meyers (14 & Under, 125 lbs)
Austin Dale (High School, 160 lbs)
Tathan Burkhart (High School, 170 lbs)
Trey VanPelt (14 & Under, 205 lbs)
Connor Staab (14 & Under, 235 lbs)