Great Bend’s state-ranked wrestlers are Cody Liles (132), third; and are Keaton Sander (138), third. Three-time state qualifier Liles placed sixth last year. Sander is a returning state qualifier.
State rankings
CLASS 5A
Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association
Team rankings—1. Goddard; 2. Arkansas City; 3. Lenexa-St. James Academy; 4. Pittsburg; 5. Mill Valley; 6. Wichita Kapaun Mt. Carmel; 7. Salina Central; 8. Andover High; 9. Valley Center; 10. Shawnee Heights
Individual rankings
106—1. Dawson Podlena, Topeka Seaman, jr.; 2. Gabe Buckbee, Arkansas City, fr.; 3. Michael Spangler, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, so.; 6. Bret Minor, St. James, fr.; 4. Drew Burgoon, Salina Central, fr.; 5. Barrett Stickelman, Shawnee Heights, so.; 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. Carter Guyer, Andover, jr.; 5. Jayson West, Maize South, so.; 6. Logan Pirl, Goddard, so.

120—1. Tanner Hitchcock, Bonner Springs, jr.; 2. Will Spexarth, Goddard, jr.; 3. Mason Turner, KC Schlagle, so.; 4. Montez Robinson, Arkansas City, so.; 5. Braden O’Donnell, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, jr.; 6. Hunter Williams, Emporia, so.

126—1. Christian Bowen, Goddard, sr.; 2. Adam Ayala, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, so.; 3. Griffin Bossingham, Andover, sr.; 4. Conner Ward, Mill Valley, so.; 5. Marty Verhaeghe, BV Southwest, sr.; 6. Nick Arzola, KC Turner, sr.

132—1. Paul Stuart, Andover, jr.; 2. Jake Beeson, Arkansas City, so.; 3. Cody Liles, Great Bend, sr.; 4. Rylan Kasitz, Maize South, sr.; 5. Collin Wallar, Bonner Springs, sr.; 6. Wes Jameson, Pittsburg, jr.

138—1. Stephen Tujague, St. James, sr.; 2. Garrett Lange, Goddard, so.; 3. Keaton Sander, Great Bend, jr.; 4. Bryson Nuckles, Arkansas City, sr.; 5. Chris Towry, Andover, sr.; 6. Spencer Fortney, Topeka Seaman, sr.

145—1. Kameron Frame, Goddard, jr.; 2. Jake Patterson, Shawnee Heights, so.; 3. Ryan Delforge, Valley Center, sr.; 4. Jack Maki, Andover, jr.; 5. Greg McClurg, Liberal, sr.; 6. Conner Dugan, Wichita Carroll, sr.

152—1. Kendall Frame, Goddard, jr.; 2. Tyler Hensley, St. James, jr.; 3. Luke Moore, Maize South, sr.; 4. Tyler Boone, Valley Center, so.; 5. Joe Tallie, Pittsburg, jr.; 6. Sam Wilson, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, sr.

160—1. Kendall Biddle, Arkansas City, sr.; 2. Troy Fisher, Goddard, fr.; 3. Sammy Cokeley, St. James, jr.; 4. Hayden Koepke, Mill Valley, so.; 5. Don Boone, Valley Center, sr.; 6. Taylon Peters, Salina Central, fr.

170—1. Clay Lautt, St. James, jr.; 2. Brett Moon, Maize, sr.; 3. Dalton Peters, Salina Central, sr.; 4. Austin Andres, Goddard, so.; 5. Daniel Butler, Leavenworth, jr.; Cordel Duhart, Blue Valley SW, so.

182—1. Jacob Smith, KC Turner, sr.; 2. Nick Nece, Kapaun-Mt. Carmel, sr.; 3. Cale Davidson, Goddard, jr.; 4. Kyle True, Salina Central, sr.; 5. Jake Harrington, Leavenworth, sr.; 6. Seth Burnett, Mill Valley, sr.

195—1. Dylan Prince, Pittsburg, jr.; 2. Nick Kirmer, Emporia, sr.; 3. Brett Yeagley, Shawnee Heights, sr.; 4. Jack Helvey, Salina Sentral, sr.; 5. DeJaun Scott, Wichita Heights, so.; 6. Victor Martinez, Liberal, sr.

220—1. Corey Atkins, Goddard, sr.; 2. Michael McMullen, Salina Central, sr.; 3. Kayne Hutchison, Pittsburg, jr.; 4. Shawn Dent, Arkansas City, sr.; 5. Christian Diaz, Newton, sr.; 6. Chris James, Highland Park, sr.

285—1. Duncan Deveron, Pittsburg jr.; 2. Ian Hall, Topeka Seaman, sr.; 3. Khalil Austin, Lansing, so.; 4. Tyler Shannon, Arkansas City, jr.; 5. Tylen Wallace, KC Schagle, so.; 6. Tom Adams, Valley Center, sr.