Champions
This year West added Heath Groom's name to the Wall of Fame. Heath placed 6th at the KS 6A state tournament. Heath wrestled 4 great years at West and won many medals. Heath was a 3X state qualifier and won 5 matches at state in all. Heath plans to attend Rolla University in Rolla, Missouri this fall.
Brock Gentry
Brock came in as a brand new wrestler and won 30+ matches, set a single season pin record and won regionals. He did this as a freshman.
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Chris Jewett
Chris finished his 4 year career at West qualifying for state 3 times. He was a 4 year letterman and finished his senior year with a regional championship and 3rd place finish at the 2002 state tournament. Chris finished off his career with a pin against the #1 ranked wrestler at 130lbs in Kansas 6A. Chris is currently serving for the US Navy.
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Karl Kammerer
In Karl's two years at West, he placed 6th twice at state and won a regional title in 2003. He is studying Chemistry at Iowa State.
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Matt VanDeelen
Matt has wrestled at West for 3 years and in his first year as a varsity wrestler won 20+ matches and was ranked as high as #2 in the state at 275lbs. Matt was a regional champion and just fell short of placing at state.