Great Bend’s Cody Liles (40-3, 132) is top-ranked in the Class 5A state wrestling rankings. Keaton Sander (32-3, 138) is ranked fourth. Three-time state qualifier Liles placed sixth last year. Sander is a returning state qualifier. Christian Rivas (27-7, 160) is ranked fifth.
CLASS 5A
State rankings
Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association
Team rankings—1. Goddard; 2. Arkansas City; 3. Mill Valley; 4. Valley Center; 5. Pittsburg; 6. Salina Central; 7. Lenexa-St. James Academy; 8. Shawnee Heights; 9. Maize; 10. Blue Valley Southwest
Individual rankings
106—1. Dawson Podlena, Topeka Seaman, jr.; 2. Michael Spangler, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, so.; 3. Gabe Buckbee, Arkansas City, fr.; 4. Barrett Stickelman, Shawnwee Heights, so.; 5. Bret Minor, St. James, fr.; 6. Joe Dennison, BV Southwest, fr.
113—1. Marcus Robinson, Arkansas City, so.; 2. Logan Treaster, Newton, jr.; 3. Dylan Gowin, Mill Valley, jr.; 4. Jayson West, Maize South, so.; 5. Logan Pirl, Goddard, so.; 6. Carter Guyer, Andover, jr.
120—1. Tanner Hitchcock, Bonner Springs, jr.; 2. Will Spexarth, Goddard, jr.; 3. Mason Turner, KC Schlagle, so.; 4. Aiden Campbell, Maize, fr.; 5. Montez Robinson, Arkansas City, so.; 6. Braden O’Donnell, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, jr.
126—1. Conner Ward, Mill Valley, so.; 2. Adam Ayala, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, so.; 3. Christian Bowen, Goddard, sr.; 4. Griffin Bossingham, Andover, sr.; 5. Marty Verhaeghe, BV Southwest, sr.; 6. Seth Dillman, Valley Center, sr.
132—1. Cody Liles, Great Bend, sr.; 2. Paul Stuart, Andover, jr.; 3. Jake Beeson, Arkansas City, so.; 3. 4. Rylan Kasitz, Maize South, sr.; 5. Jarret Bendure, Mission Valley, so.; 6. Lane Glover, Goddard, jr.
138—1. Stephen Tujague, St. James, sr.; 2. Garrett Lange, Goddard, so.; 3. Bryson Nuckles, Arkansas City, sr.; 4. Keaton Sander, Great Bend, jr.; 5. Chris Towry, Andover, sr.; 6. Conor Murphy, Wichita Carroll, jr.
145—1. Kameron Frame, Goddard, jr.; 2. Jake Patterson, Shawnee Heights, so.; 3. Jack Maki, Andover, jr.; 4. Ryan Delforge, Valley Center, sr.; 5. Greg McClurg, Liberal, sr.; 6. Konnor Dugan, Wichita Carroll, sr.
152—1. Kendall Frame, Goddard, jr.; 2. Luke Moore, Maize South, sr.; 3. Tyler Hensley, St. James, jr.; 4. Joseph Tallie, Pittsburg, jr.; 5. Anthony Delgado, Emporia, fr.; 6. Tyler Boone, Valley Center, so.
160—1. Troy Fisher, Goddard, fr.; 2. Kendall Biddle, Arkansas City, sr.; 3. Sammy Cokeley, St. James, jr.; 4. Hayden Koepke, Mill Valley, so.; 5. Christian Rivas, Great Bend, sr.; 6. Alex Hydock, Maize, sr.
170—1. Brett Moon, Maize, sr.; 2. Clay Lautt, St. James, jr.; 3. Austin Andres, Goddard, so.; 4. Dalton Peters, Salina Central, sr.; 5. Daniel Butler, Leavenworth, jr.; 6. Ricardo Yanez, KC Turner, so.
182—1. Jacob Smith, KC Turner, sr.; 2. Cale Davidson, Goddard, jr.; 3. Nick Nece, Kapaun-Mt. Carmel, sr.; 4. Sam Weldon, Valley Center, jr.; 5. 5. Seth Burnett, Mill Valley, sr.; 6. Chris Boman, Liberal, jr.
195—1. Dylan Prince, Pittsburg, jr.; 2. Bailey Kelly, Topeka Seaman, sr.; 3. Dejuan Scott, Wichita Heights, so.; 4. Nick Kirmer, Emporia, sr.; 5. Anthony Gaona, St. Thomas Aquinas, so.; 6. Sean Singleton, Bonner Springs, jr.
220—1. Michael McMullen, Salina Central, sr.; 2. Corey Atkins, Goddard, sr.; 3. Kayne Hutchison, Pittsburg, jr.; 4. Brett Yeagley, Shawnee Heights, sr.; 5. Chase Holle, Valley Center, jr.; 6. Payten Emery, Liberal, sr.
285—1. Tyler Shannon, Arkansas City, jr.; 2. Khalil Austin, Lansing, so.; 3. Ian Hall, Topeka Seaman, sr.; 4. Tylen Wallace, KC Schagle, so.; 5. Duncan Deveron, Pittsburg jr.; 6. Morgan Murphy, Newton, sr.
Great Bend wrestler Liles ranked No. 1