Kansas City Metro Classic

Ages & Weight Classes

Ages: High School Seniors

Weight Classes: 106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 144, 150, 157, 165, 175, 190, 215, 285

Rules & Format

Style: Folkstyle

Brackets: Dual Format

Period Duration: 2:00, 2:00, 2:00

Gear & Requirements

Headgear: Headgear is not required

Mouthguards: Wrestlers with braces must wear a mouthguard.

College Coaches Passes

To acquire a pass to the event, email Joe@growrestling.org.

Spectators

Tickets may be purchased from team members or at the door.

Media

To request a media credential, email joe@growrestling.org.

Wrestling Tournament Schedule

Tuesday March 5
5:00 PM – Teams arrive, pick up gear, and take team photo

5:30 PM – Doors open to public

5:30 PM – Team Warmup (first team to arrive in full)

5:45 PM – Team Warmup

6:00 PM – Coach and wrestler interviews

6:15 PM – National Anthem

6:25PM – Introductions

6:30PM – LET’S WRESTLE

There will be a 15 minute intermission after the 7th match.

There are several parking lots available for the metro classic (see map below).  There will be one entrance to access Mabee field house.  It is also shown on the map and is adjacent to the baseball field.

Tickets are $15 and may be purchased from team members or at the door. Ages 12 & Under are FREE.

You can watch the event live at www.rokfin.com/growrestling.  To watch there is a $15 subscription fee.  The subscription gains you access to a plethora of live event streams, wrestling content, and rankings on top of the Metro Classic live stream.  If you are already a subscriber, you will not be charged.

Welcome to the Kansas City Metro Classic.  A battle between Missouri and Kansas.  This all star event showcases the top seniors from the Kansas City area to square off for metro bragging rights.  Avila University hosts the event and is filled with wrestling’s finest fans.  The metro classic takes place 10 days after the competition of the Missouri and Kansas State Tournaments.  Lineups are created after each state tournament and are filled with hammers prepared to defend their turf.  The first ever Metro Classic was held in 1992.  Currently, Missouri leads the series 20-10.  Total team points throughout the history of the event sits at 882 for The Show Me State to 702 for the Sunflower State.  Missouri, the defending champs, took the win in last years event by a score of 40-18.

The list of participants who have competed in the Metro Classic is impressive.  Many Metro Classic competitors moved on to make serious noise in the NCAA as well as the international scene.  NCAA D1 All Americans include: Kevin Stanley, Zach Roberson, Bobbe Lowe, Shawn Bunch, Tyler Grayson, Louis Caputo, Mark Ellis, Dom Bradley , Nathan McCormick, Alan Waters, Cody Brewer, Grant Leeth, and Daniel Lewis.  Those in bold are NCAA Champions.  Lets make sure and also mention that Dom Bradley is a Junior World Champion.  Below are all time Metro team scores.

1992 Missouri 30 Kansas 18
1993 NO EVENT
1994 Missouri 30 Kansas 24
1995 Kansas 39 Missouri 18
1996 Missouri 43 Kansas 18
1997 Missouri 39 Kansas 15
1998 Kansas 36 Missouri 19
1999 Missouri 37 Kansas 19
2000 Missouri 29 Kansas 27
2001 Kansas 32 Missouri 13
2002 Kansas 33 Missouri 19
2003 Missouri 39 Kansas 21
2004 Missouri 50 Kansas 7
2005 Missouri 35 Kansas 16
2006 Kansas 27 Missouri 25
2007 Kansas 27 Missouri 26
2008 Missouri 32 Kansas 24
2009 Kansas 27 Missouri 23
2010 Missouri 36 Kansas 27
2011 Missouri 41 Kansas 19
2012 Kansas 26 Missouri 25
2013 Missouri 27 Kansas 25
2014 Missouri 33 Kansas 23
2015 Missouri 30 Kansas 28
2016 Missouri 40 Kansas 17
2017 Missouri 35 Kansas 16
2018 Kansas 35 Missouri 15
2019 Missouri 32 Kansas 14
2020 Kansas  41 Missouri 25
2021 Missouri 28 Kansas 27
2022 Missouri 40 Kansas 18
2023 Missouri 32 Kansas 27

160 Robert Weber (MO) vs Dylain McLain (KS) – Fall Weber (MO) 6-0

170 Chopper Mordecai (MO) vs Mitchell Bartsch (KS) –  Fall Mordecai (MO) 12-0

182 Sam East (MO) vs Brett Bober (KS) – 10-4 East (MO) 15-0

195 Brian Boyd (MO) vs Cameron Bates (KS) – 7-2 Bates (KS) 15-3   -1MO

220 Justin Leath (MO) vs Caleb Willis (KS) – 10-3 (Willis) 14-6

285 David Toese (MO) vs Sean Ryan (KS) – 4-3 Ryan (KS) 14-9

113 Payton Moses (MO) vs Bobby Primers (KS) – 9-3 Primers (KS) 14-12

120 Braden Bradley (MO) vs Evan Totty (KS) – OT  8-4 Bradley (MO) 17-11 -1KS

126 Caleb Benshoof (MO) vs Joseph Dennison (KS) – 5-3 Benshoof (MO) 20-11

132 Austin Kolvek (MO) vs Curtez Riley (KS) – Fall Kolvec (MO) 26-11

138 Mitchell Bohlken (MO) vs Michael Daniels (KS) – 4-3 Bohlken (MO) 29-11

145 Blake Ackerman (MO) vs Joseph Hancock (KS) – 3-1 Hanckock (KS) 29-14

152 Andrew Gamble (MO) vs Korbin Riedel (KS) – 7-6 Gamble (MO) 32-14

Missouri 32

Kansas 14

113 – Trevor Andrew – KS DEC Antonio Rizzi – MO – 3-0 KS
120 – Joe Triscornia – KS DEC Cayden Dotson – MO – 6-0 KS
126 – Korbin Shephard – MO Teched Cade Holtzen – KS – 6-5 KS
132 – Kage Lenger – MO DEC Cruz Lara KS – 8-6 MO
138 – LJ Davenport – MO DEC Kai Allen – KS -11-6 – MO
145 – Johnny Akin – KS DEC Garrett Deason – MO – 11-9 MO
152 – Gavin Gross – MO Teched Byron Kirkwood – KS – 16-9 MO
160 – Bryce Palmer – MO Pinned Bobby Thomas – KS – 22-9 MO
170 – Coleton McElliott – MO DEC Jacob McLain – KS – 25-9 MO
182 – Jared Simma – KS Pinned Jake Evinger – MO – 25-15 MO
182 – Brodie Scott – KS DEC Aaron Barnhill – MO – 25-18 MO
195 – Caiden Casella – KS DEC Hunter Newsome – MO – 25-21 MO
220 – Chris Bizzle – MO DEC Alec Younggren – KS – 28-21 MO
285 – Ethan Kremer – KS Pinned Tyson King – MO – 28-27 MO

113 Nolan Bradley (KS) tf Aleksei Wojtkiewicz (MO) 17-2
120 Cooper Rider (MO) fall Henri McGivern (KS)
126 Jamison Tunstill (MO) maj dec Ethan Jenkinson (KS) 10-1
132 Logan Burks (MO) dec Cael Alderman (KS) 2-1
138 Sam Ewing (MO) fall Noah Conover (KS)
144 Xerarch Tungjaroenkul (KS) dec Garrett Lyons (MO) 6-4
150 Kolby McClain (MO) dec Alec Samuelson (KS) 4-2
150 Brady Littleton (MO) maj dec Charlie Zeller (KS) 11-1
157 Davian White (KS) fall Ethan Phillips (MO)
165 Dylan Elmore (KS) maj dec Zane Palmer (MO) 15-5
175 Luca Riley (MO) dec Tyler Henson (KS) 6-5
190 Trystian Juarez (KS) dec Trevor Thorn (MO) 5-2
220 Matthew Marcum (KS) fall Jacob Haines (MO)
285 Caleb Groff (MO) dec Torin Forsyth (KS) 5-1

Final 32-27 Missouri

113 Ezekiel Witt (KS) Fall over Zach Pruitt (MO)
120 Noah Lovell (MO) Dec 6-4 over Gabe Sherrell (KS)
126 Charlie Dykes (MO) Fall over Mikhael Muldrow (KS)
132 Dillion Cooper (KS) Dec 8-1 over James Lovelady (MO)
138 Braedon Moore (KS) 17-5 over Rylan Mansfield (MO)
144 Linsman (MO) 13-3 over Noah Bailey (KS)
150 Lane Synder (MO) Tech Fall over Brady Mason (KS)
157 Alex Hutchcraft (MO) Fall over Deavon McWashington (KS)
165 Colin McAlister Dec 9-3 over Jackson Jones (MO)
175 Parker Guge (KS) Dec 9-6 over Lucas Estes (MO)
190 Brayden Bush (MO) Tech Fall over Caleb Sharp (KS)
215 Jake Fernandez (MO) Dec 6-1 over Michael Costello
HWT Coner Tindle (MO) Dec 2-1 overtime over Jayden Berry (KS)
HWT Brett Carroll (KS) Dec 3-1 over Callen Smithpeter (MO)

The final team score was 37-22 Missouri