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Team Kansas finished with five All-Americans in 16U Greco and two in the Junior division. Hear from the All-Americans. Special shout-out to Zeke Witt on his second finals appearance in a row.

University of St. Mary head coach Chuck Kearney joins the program. Kearney was a rare three-time Junior National finalist in high school in Oregon. The names mentioned in this interview are impressive. Coach Kearney has rubbed shoulders with some of the most recognized names in the sport.

Noah Mathis jumps on to talk about his All-American performance in the Freestyle competition at Fargo 2024

Hear from Olympic Styles Director James Bilby on the progress of the boys team going into the final day of Freestyle

Women's Director Travis Phippen joins the program along with four of the six All-Americans from Fargo 2024 

Listen from Team Leader and Head Coach Travis Phippen on the Day 1 recap. With three in the semis and four others still alive, it was a good day for Team Kansas!

Hear from USAWKS Chair, Will Cokeley as Fargo 2024 is almost here

Labette Community College was the site of the Fargo prep camp for boys. Hear for coaches and athletes on how training has been going and what expectations are for Fargo 2024.

Kevin Klemm has a rich and deep history with some of the best to ever do it from the Sunflower State. This interview brings up names and situations that any wrestling enthusiast will be interested in hearing about. (1:07:31)

Olympic Styles Director for the boys, James Bilby, joins the program to catch us up on happenings this spring and summer and to let us know how Fargo-prep is going. (19:20)

Hear from a variety of coaches and athletes live from the 2024 Girls Fargo-Prep Camp (37:14)

Hear from USAWKS Girls Olympic Styles Director Travis Phippen on successes this spring and summer and how preparations are going for Fargo 2024 (12:46)

From Wichita Heights to UNK to the Gopher RTC, Daniel DeShazer has seen his share of success. At last weekend's US Open in Ft. Worth, the 2011 Heights grad qualified for the 2024 Olympic Trials by placing in the top five at the Open. DeShazer finished in fourth-place at 57 KG

USAWKS Olympic Styles Director James Bilby jumps on to recap Fargo 2023

Head Coach Clint Slyter joins the program for a comprehensive Fargo recap for the U16 and Junior boys

Hear from the 2023 Greco AAs. :10 - Kaiden Powell, 1:30 - Jonathan Romo, 3:38 - Sean Carroll, 5:37 - Torin Forsyth, 8:00 - Brayden Hill, 11:30 - Johnny Leck

Head Coach Travis Phippen gives his recap on the Girl's team from Fargo 2023

U16 AAs Milan Colvin and Brayden Hill talk about their tournaments and Coach Klein give the final freestyle report

Ezekiel Witt jumps on after his fifth-place match in the Junior 106 pound division at Fargo 2023

Ken Kepley has built the Pratt Community College program into a winner year after year. Part of that success is built on his tireless involvement in Team Kansas from coaching teams to conducting practice sessions across the state is impressive.

Dusty Spalding is in rare company, the Emporia High grad was a four-time State Champion, Fargo Champion, and NCAA D1 wrestler for the University of Nebraska. In recent years, he has brought his talents and experience to Team Kansas.

Seaman High Head Coach Jordan Best will be part of the Team Kansas contingent at Fargo as a Pairings Official. 

Forth Hays State University Head Coach and Fargo staff member Erik Wince joins the program. Coach Wince is a valuable asset to Team Kansas with his history and experience.

Nikki Moore joins the podcast. Coach Moore has done it all from the youth level through the Senior level. The Baker University grad is on girls Fargo staff and looking to help her charges achieve the type of success that she grew accustomed to when she was earning All-American honors for Team Kansas.

The 2023 Fargo-prep camp was held on the campus of Labette Community College in Parsons. The Cardinal program is headed by Jeff Vesta, who is one of the most decorated Team Kansas athletes ever with six All-American finishes. He has led the Labette program for nine years and is excited about hosting the Fargo-prep camp to show off the new facilities and to do his part to give back to USAWKS.