KWCA announces 2024 awards
Clockwise from top left: Rossville's Kendra Hurla, the Hoxie boys, Andale's Owen Eck, Olathe South's Nicole Redmond, and Olathe East's Brett Carroll are among KWCA's 2024 annual award selections.
The Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association recently announced their 2024 award winners, find the list of honorees below:
KWCA Head Coach Of The Year
6A BOYS - Shawn Bammes (Manhattan High School)
5A BOYS - Paul Hansen (Lansing High School)
4A BOYS - Chris Saferite (Rose Hill High School)
321A BOYS - Andy Kenney (Phillipsburg High School)
6-5A GIRLS - Jay Johnston (Basehor-Linwood) & Damon Parker (Washburn Rural
High School)
4-1A GIRLS - Bryce Gfeller (Rossville High School)
KWCA Senior Wrestler Of The Year
6A BOYS - Brett Carroll (285-Olathe East High School)
5A BOYS - Harley Zimmerman (144-Hays High School)
4A BOYS - Owen Eck (157-Andale High School)
321A BOYS - Luke Fischer (215-Larned High School)
6-5A GIRLS - Nicole Redmond (120- Olathe South High School)
4-1A GIRLS - Kendra Hurla (120-Rossville High School)
KWCA Assistant Coach Of The Year
6A BOYS - Danny Grater, Dayton Crist, Chad Wolf, Ethan Sharp (Manhattan)
5A BOYS - James Landry (Shawnee Heights) & Richard Brake (Salina Central)
4A BOYS - Regan Erickson (Santa Fe Trail)
321A BOYS - Lance Roe, Spencer Shirk, John Risewick (Norton High School)
6-5A GIRLS - Kip Kiplinger, Arthur (AC) Barker (Dodge City)
4-1A GIRLS - Michael Bird (Mulvane)
KWCA Academic State Champions
6A BOYS - Blue Valley West
5A BOYS - Great Bend
4A BOYS - Chanute
321A BOYS - Hoxie
6-5A GIRLS - Great Bend
4-1A GIRLS - Chanute