Hoisington’s returning state runner-up Christopher Ball (152, 37-0) is ranked first in the latest Class 3-1A Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association state rankings.
Cardinal Landen Urban (285, 35-2) is ranked second. Hoisington is ranked 10th in Class 3-1A. Ball, Unban and Austin McHenry will compete Friday and Saturday at the Class 3A state wrestling tournament at Fort Hays State.
State rankings
CLASS 3-1A
Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association
Team rankings—1. Rossville; 2. Norton; 3. Scott City; 4. Hoxie; 5. Silver Lake; 6. Marysville; 7. St. Marys; 8. Oakley; 9. Riley County; 10. 10. Hoisington
106—1. Luke Richard, Riley County, fr.; 2. Ashten Dodson, Douglass, so.; 3. Ryan Ware, Wellsville, so.; 4. Kendall Beitz, Euereka, fr.; 5. Dalton Ware, Royal Valley, so.; 6. Chris Gleason, Mission Valley, so.
113—1. Skylar Johnson, Norton, sr.; 2. Zachery Tucker, Scott City, sr.; 3. Jordan Priddy, Silver Lake, so.; 4. Holden Butler, Council Grove, jr.; 5. Zane Stanton, Caney Valley, so.; 6. Estin Slack, Oakley, jr.
120—1. Alex Cavanaugh, Rossville, sr.; 2. Dayton Porsch, Hoxie, fr.; 3. Tyler Kester, Southeast-Cherokee, jr.; 4. Bryce Younger, Ellis, so.; 5. Ryan Johnson, Norton, so.; 6. Ethan Hamel, Hill City, so.
126—1. Bryce Gfeller, Rossville, jr.; 2. Riley Tubbs, Wabaunsee, so.; 3. Josh Lenker, Phillipsburg, so.; 4. Dalton Goans, Lyons. sr.; 5. David Hileman, Smith Center, jr.; 6. Trevor Compton, Jayhawk Linn, jr.
132—1. Chris Deters, Marysville, sr.; 2. Taylor Wilmarth, Wellsville, sr.; 3. Hunter Ostertag, Effingham, jr.; 4. Tucker Rhoades, TMP, jr.; 5. Trevor Lowell, Republic County, jr.; 6. Colton Hutchinson, Smith Center, so.
138—1. Tristan Porsch, Hoxie, jr.; 2. Carter Wessling, Beloit, sr.; 3. Dalton Dultmeier, Silver Lake, jr.; 4. Scott Resler, Riverside, so.; 5. Bryce Shults, Marion, jr.; 6. Jeff Jueneman, Oberlin, jr.
145—1. Corey Tyler, St. Marys, sr.; 2. Kolby Droegemeier, Wabaunsee, so.; 3. Jarret Jurgens, Scott City, so.; 4. T.J. Ragnoni, Bennington, sr.; 5. Dalton Hensley, Ellis, jr.; 6. Gable Howerton, Silver Lake, so.
152—2. Chris Ball, Hoisington, so.; 2. Isaiah Luellen, Rossville, so.; 3. Hunter Howerton, Silver Lake, sr.; 4. Chase Prester, Russell, sr.; 5. Clay DeWaal, St. Francis, sr.; 6. Corbin Schoenthaler, Wakeeney-Trego, sr.
160—1. Derek Gentry, Rossville, sr.; 2. Michael Waggoner, Riley County, fr.; 3. Kyler Mick, Bennington, sr.; 4. Kelton Sucky, Russell, jr.; 5. Jacob Stryker, Marysville, jr.; 6. Mike Kasson, Norton, sr.
170—1. Chuck Schmidt, Eureka, sr.; 2. Lucas McMichael, Central-Burden, sr.; 3. Jacob Mintzmyer, Marysville, jr.; 4. Bryson Wesley, Oberlin, sr.; 5. Lane Moran, Bluestem, sr.; 6. Colben Dodson, Cherryvale, so.
182—1. Isaac Luellen, Rossville, sr.; 2. Matthew Cruickshank, St. Marys, so.; 3. Josh Seabolt, Cimarron, so.; 4. Macoy Rains, Oakley, sr.; 5. Jacob Jenkins, Chaparral, jr.; 6. Tyler Palic, Marion, so.
195—1. Gavin Lively, Norton, sr.; 2. Cooper Griffith, Scott City, sr.; 3. Kody Collins, Doniphan West, sr.; 4. Adrian Gerber, Chaparral, so.; 5. Pat Shuler, Mission Valley, sr.; 6. Tyler Palic, Marion, so.
220—1. Chris Cox, Oakley, so.; 2. Kole Davoren, Rossville, sr.; 3. Dalton Kuhn, Smith Center, so.; 4. Abel Alvarez, Salina Sacred Heart, jr.; 5. Quentin Lara, Onaga, jr.; 6. Trayton Doyle, St. Francis, so.
285—1. Mikel Cottenmyre, Republic Co., jr.; 2. Landen Urban, Hoisington, jr.; 3. Taye Washington, Hoxie, fr.; 4. Collyn Auker, Norton, so.; 5. Jared Plante, Plainville, sr.; 6. Donovan Lumpkin, Phillipsburg, sr.
Chris Ball ranked first in Class 3A