Ranking 150 of the best Kansas high school boys and girls wrestlers on Wichita teams

With the start of the 2023 Kansas high school wrestling season underway, Varsity Kansas has compiled a list of rankings to feature 150 of the best boys and girls wrestlers in the Wichita area.

Top-70 Wichita-area boys wrestlers for each weight class

106

1. Johnny Leck, Rose Hill sophomore (defending 4A 106 champion)

2. Jayden Grijalva, Derby sophomore (fifth 6A 106)

3. Tristen Cox, Andale freshman

4. Michael Tran, Maize sophomore

5. Braxton Moody, Valley Center sophomore

113

1. Lucas Kaufman, Newton sophomore (second 5A 106)

2. Aiden Shields, Valley Center sophomore (fourth 5A 113)

3. Adam Bilby, Rose Hill sophomore (third 4A 113)

4. Cole Molloy, Derby senior (sixth 6A 113)

5. Caden Denton, Bishop Carroll sophomore (fifth 5A 106)

120

1. Nick Treaster, Newton senior (three-time defending 5A champion)

2. Levi Glover, Goddard senior (second 5A 113)

3. Trent Eck, Andale sophomore (second 4A 106)

4. Jett Schwartz, Valley Center junior (defending 5A 106 champion)

5. Richard Shields, Wichita North senior (second 6A 113)

126

1. A.B. Stokes, Newton senior (second 5A 120)

2. Marcus Terry, Augusta senior (two-time defending 5A champion)

3. Braden Tatum, Derby senior (second 6A 120)

4. Treyton Pelnar, McPherson senior (fifth 4A 126)

5. Karston Wall, Bishop Carroll sophomore

132

1. Kalvin LaPlant, Augusta senior (second 4A 113)

2. Daniel Helmers, Goddard senior (sixth 5A 126)

3. Landry Root, Andover senior (fifth 5A 120)

4. Gavin Moore, Haven senior (fifth 3-1A 132)

5. Damon Ingram, Rose Hill sophomore

138

1. Nakaylan Shabazz, Maize senior (former 5A champion)

2. Grady Fox, Augusta senior (third 4A 138)

3. Adam Maki, Andover junior (fifth 5A 138)

4. Brady Duling, Bishop Carroll sophomore (fifth 5A 126)

5. A.J. Furnish, Andale senior

144

1. Owen Eck, Andale junior (two-time defending 4A champion)

2. Jacob Goodwin, Goddard sophomore (fourth 5A 132)

3. Camden Padgett, Maize senior (sixth 5A 145)

4. Troy Allen, Derby senior

5. Braedyn Blasi, Eisenhower junior

150

1. Tate Rusher, Derby senior (defending 6A 138 champion)

2. Cannon Carey, Augusta senior (fifth 4A 132)

3. Clayton Bowers, Maize senior (third 5A 138)

4. Creyo Koop, West Elk sophomore (second 3-1A 145)

5. Cooper Reves, McPherson freshman

157

1. Zach Wessley, Goddard junior (former 5A state champion)

2. Knowlyn Egan, Derby senior (third 6A 145)

3. Kelby Eck, Andale senior (fourth 4A 152)

4. Cody Hughbanks, Maize senior

5. Rhett Briggs, Rose Hill senior (sixth 4A 145)

165

1. Easton Boone, Valley Center senior (third 5A 160)

2. Jayden Ford, Maize junior (fourth 5A 160)

3. Wyatt Bahm, Arkansas City senior (fourth 5A 170)

4. Jonah Meyer, Andale senior (fourth 4A 160)

5. Sam Duling, Bishop Carroll senior

175

1. Connor Padgett, Maize senior (defending 5A 170 champion)

2. Peyton Neptune, Derby junior (third 6A 182)

3. Ian Aouad, Andale junior

4. Adrian Turner, Kapaun Mt. Carmel senior

5. Kody Brenn, Winfield senior (sixth 4A 170)

190

1. Nathan Fury, Kapaun Mt. Carmel senior (third 5A 182)

2. Ronan Wunsch, Maize junior (third 5A 195)

3. Dai’mont Mucker, Valley Center junior

4. Wade Morgan, Douglass senior (second 3-1A 195)

5. Logan Buchanan, Newton junior (fifth 5A 220)

215

1. Ayden Flores, Maize junior (second 5A 182)

2. Caden Ross, Wichita Northwest senior (second 6A 195)

3. Riley Marx, Andale senior (second 4A 220)

4. Bronx Wood, Rose Hill senior

5. Miles Wash, Derby senior (sixth 6A 220)

285

1. Rio Gomez, Newton senior\u0009 (third 5A 285)

2. Milan Colvin, Rose Hill sophomore (second 4A 285)

3. Willy Jon Morales, Augusta sophomore (third 4A 285)

4. Mathew Godsey, Wichita South senior (sixth 6A 285)

5. Derek Honeycutt, Arkansas City senior

30 other Wichita-area boys wrestlers to watch

Note: List is sorted in alphabetical order.

Josiah Ball, Hoisington junior

Evan Coble, West Elk junior

Broc Eastman, Bishop Carroll senior

Keon Edwards, Newton junior

Omari Elias, Kapaun Mt. Carmel junior

Elijah Foy, Augusta junior

Jamal Garrett, Wichita West junior

Cole Gilliland, Hoisington senior

Diego Guana, Derby junior

Kolby Hebb, Bluestem senior

Mason Hopper, Derby junior

Tate Hutchinson, Andover sophomore

Dustin Loughrie, Haven junior

Kaiden McElwain, Bishop Carroll senior

Jacob Moore, Haven sophomore

Spencer Mosier, Arkansas City sophomore

Jaxson Newcomb, Andover Central senior

Ryder Norstrom, Canton-Galva senior

Joseph Ord, Chaparral senior

Taylor Rickard, Newton sophomore

Coulter Rieschick, Andover junior

Collin Scott, El Dorado senior

Kade Smith, Hutchinson sophomore

Bailey Steinmetz, Newton junior

Owen Suttles, Winfield sophomore

Talon Suttles, Winfield sophomore

Ke’Rel Thompson, Pratt senior

Talon Verbeck, Maize freshman

Terek White, El Dorado senior

Trinity Willis, Campus sophomore

Top-25 Wichita-area girls wrestlers to watch

1. Rodah Bengi, Wichita North senior (defending 6A 115 champion)

2. Ashlynn Goodwin, Goddard senior (former state champion)

3. Larissa Garcia, Wichita North senior (defending 6A 109 champion)

4. Annalisa Cullens, Hutchinson senior (defending 4A 109 champion)

5. Amara Ehsa, Derby junior (defending 6A 101 champion)

6. Dru Johnson, Wichita West junior (second 6A 235)

7. Meya Howell, Wichita Southeast junior (second 6A 191)

8. Emilie Schweizer, Buhler senior (former state champion)

9. Leiannah Landreth, Mulvane sophomore (second 4A 109)

10. Katelyn Schmidt, Circle senior (second 4A 143)

11. Kammie Schanz, Mulvane senior (former state champion)

12. Lainie Burkhart, Eisenhower senior (fourth 6A 109)

13. Diana Urista, Wichita North senior (fourth 6A 120)

14. Grace Timmons, Valley Center senior (fourth 6A 155)

15. Keimaria Thompson, Pratt junior (second 4A 132)

16. Jadyn Thompson, Pratt senior (second 4A 120)

17. Jill High, Augusta junior (third 4A 126)

18. Brooklynne Page, Rose Hill senior (third 4A 170)

19. Audrie Felkins, Goddard junior

20. Payton Sholander, Rose Hill senior (fourth 4A 191)

21. Catherine Burr, Kapaun Mt. Carmel senior (sixth 6A 191)

22. Jaymie Murry, Newton senior (sixth 6A 155)

23. Lyndsay Escareno, Eureka junior (fourth 4A 143)

24. Ciara Rawson, McPherson sophomore (third 4A 235)

25. Cadence Williamson, Bluestem junior (third 4A 120)

25 other Wichita-area girls wrestlers to watch

Note: List is sorted in alphabetical order.

Lexi Blasi, Pratt freshman

Payton Burton, Bluestem sophomore

Wendy Candia, Pratt sophomore

Kimberlyn Crabbs, Buhler freshman

Kenzie Crain, Smoky Valley sophomore

Sheena Gocela, Winfield junior

Ezeriah Gonzales, Wichita Southeast junior

Kiana Grandclair, Hoisington senior

Lily Herman, Pratt senior

Ta’Nayaih Hunt, Wichita Southeast junior

Erin Jackson, Campus senior

Daijah Jones, Hoisington junior

Sierra Lanning, Stafford senior

Gracie Orr, Valley Center senior

Noelle Peters, Smoky Valley senior

Allie Pippet, Burden-Central junior

Mackenzie Popp, Eisenhower senior

Emmaline Primrose, Pratt junior

Gianna Redcorn, Kapaun Mt. Carmel sophomore

Tyelor Rozell, Douglass senior

Rylee Shepard, Eureka senior

Haley Somchay, Wichita East senior

Tally Wikum, Hoisington senior

Alix Wilson, McPherson freshman

Alvia Wilson, Wichita Southeast junior