From champs to rising stars: 100 Wichita-area high school boy wrestlers to know
The Wichita area continues to be one of the strongest wrestling regions in Kansas, producing state champions, consistent medalists and deep tournament runs every season.
This list ranks 100 of the top high school boys wrestlers in the Wichita area for the 2026 season, including defending state champions, returning medalists, top freshmen and other wrestlers to watch as the year unfolds.
Please note all sections of the list are sorted in alphabetical order. The weight class in parentheses is the class in which they are currently competing.
Past Kansas boys wrestling state champions
Ethan Eck, Andale senior (175)
Judd Eck, Andale sophomore (132)
Parker Gardner, Smoky Valley senior (215)
Oscar Gauna, Goddard junior (113)
Carter Green, Douglass junior (215)
Antonio Guebara, Maize sophomore (132)
Everett Joyce, Maize junior (190)
Joshua Kerr, Maize South junior (144)
Kolton McElwain, Goddard senior (157)
Thunder Page, Rose Hill sophomore (157)
Cooper Smith, Maize junior (113)
Returning Kansas boys wrestling state medalists
Dresden Beard, Andover sophomore (175)
Sebastian Bentley, Rose Hill senior (138)
Phillip Bowers, Northwest junior (165)
Cruz Cannon, Hutchinson junior (126)
Tristen Cox, Andale senior (150)
Nate Eck, Garden Plain sophomore (106)
Harrison Glover, Goddard senior (126)
Max Harris, Hutchinson junior (175)
Jackson Hermann, Bishop Carroll junior (126)
Sammy Hershberger, Buhler junior (138)
Cason Horton, Newton junior (215)
Donnie Jackson, East junior (157)
Leven Jones, Rose Hill senior (165)
Luke Kerns, Buhler senior (165)
Maxwell Kerr, Maize South junior (150)
Connor Landers, Bishop Carroll junior (138)
Tanner Loughrie, Haven senior (132)
Brayden Luinstra, Augusta junior (126)
Luke Martin, Andale sophomore (120)
John Martinez-Goodman, Andover junior (126)
Kaston McElwain, Goddard junior (120)
Nick Miller, Goddard senior (138)
Zackry Mosier, Arkansas City sophomore (126)
Teague Munson, Arkansas City sophomore (120)
Owen Newell, Bishop Carroll senior (150)
Kolby Quint, Arkansas City senior (132)
Vincent Rosas, Maize junior (138)
Malachi Rothenberger, Eisenhower senior (144)
Tucker Saferite, Rose Hill junior (126)
Luke Seiler, Andale sophomore (126)
Thomas Shields, North senior (113)
Zachary Siatka, Maize senior (106)
Wade Stubbs, Newton sophomore (120)
Noah Vela, Newton junior (106)
Talon Verbeck, Maize senior (144)
Tucker Verbeck, Maize junior (126)
Axton Vice, Bluestem junior (132)
Jonovan Wyatt, Heights senior (144)
Beau Young, Valley Center senior (285)
Other Wichita-area boys wrestlers to watch
Noe Alvarado, North senior (175)
Jackson Anderson, Hutchinson senior (190)
Jaxon Avila, Derby sophomore (120)
James Bilby, Rose Hill junior (120)
Dion Brown, Hutchinson sophomore (106)
Jacob Burklow, Buhler sophomore (190)
Gunner Carey, Augusta senior (215)
Blayre Cline, Eisenhower senior (165)
Jax Cornejo, El Dorado junior (132)
Favyen Del Gaudio, Derby sophomore (138)
Reese DeMoss, Maize junior (120)
Campbell Denton, Bishop Carroll senior (157)
Emmet Eck, Andale sophomore (157)
Karson Etienne, Hutchinson junior (165)
Karsen Garner, Bluestem junior (106)
Emilio Gauna, Derby junior (132)
Major Giles, Newton junior (157)
Turner Gilman, Bishop Carroll senior (190)
Dylan Hall, McPherson junior (215)
Cooper Harris, Hutchinson junior (157)
Hunter Hartley, Augusta junior (138)
Evan Hartman, Andover senior (150)
James Hill, Hutchinson junior (215)
Nikko Hinijos, Newton junior (165)
Canon Husen, Maize South sophomore (113)
Jayden Kirk-McGowan, South junior (215)
Eli Koster, Kapaun Mt. Carmel junior (150)
Rette Krehbiel, Smoky Valley sophomore (138)
Carter Leathers, McPherson sophomore (285)
Bennett Lerch, Kapaun Mt. Carmel junior (144)
Prince Marshall, East sophomore (190)
Cash McVay, Rose Hill junior (144)
D.J. Mitchell, El Dorado senior (175)
Adrian Monaco, Kapaun Mt. Carmel junior (165)
Kristopher Monroe, Nickerson senior (165)
Gavin Munoz, Maize South senior (120)
Colton Nelson, Derby sophomore (113)
Covell Nichols, Heights junior (132)
Anthony Noble, East senior (150)
Jordan Noble, East senior (132)
Tommy Proctor, Winfield junior (106)
Chris Rosales, Heights senior (120)
Nathan Russell, Maize South sophomore (106)
Gavin Saner, Valley Center senior (175)
K.J. Schanz, Mulvane senior (285)
Emrik Torres, Newton senior (175)
Exavier Torres, Newton sophomore (126)
Quentin Williams, Derby senior (157)
Cale Wills, Augusta junior (132)
Ethan Worthington, Andover Central junior (126)
Caden Zimbelman, Bishop Carroll sophomore (144)
Top Kansas boys wrestling freshmen to watch
Reid Joyce, Maize freshman (175)
Parker Landers, Bishop Carroll freshman (106)
Jayden Reyes, Derby freshman (106)
Levi Schmidt, Andale freshman (106)
Enrique Tellez Jr., East freshman (106)
Cannon Terry, Augusta freshman (120)
Walker Vierya, Goddard freshman (106)
Thomas Walter, Goddard freshman (150)
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