uwPRESS RELEASEwu December 21, 2019

2019 Al DeLeon Invitational Team Champion!

MomentumheadingintotheChristmasBreakisalwaysagoalinthelastcompetitionbeforethethree-weekcompetitionhiatus.TheSeamanWrestlingteamearnedtheteamtitleandthreeindividualChampionsatthe2019AlDeLeonInvitationaltosetthetonefortrainingoverthebreakandthesecondhalfofthecompetitionschedule.TheVikeswereperformingwellthroughoutthecompetition,buttrailedCentralSpringsuntilthefinalthreematchesofthetournament.BacktobackfallsbyJaxsonThomas(195)andEzraShove(220)putSeamanupbyeightpoints,butCentralSpringshadanautomaticsixpointscomingatheavyweightforaforfeit.The220poundmatchbetweenWestHancockandCentralSpiringwoulddecidethetoptwoteampositions.TheWestHancockstrongmancamethroughindominatingfashionwithaMajorDecisiontocementSeamaninthetopspotintheteamstandings.TheteamtitlewasthefirstsincetheVikeswontheSeamanDualsinJanuaryof2016.Thetitlewasateameffortwithallfourteenindividualsearnpointsinthesix-teameventthatuseddualscoringtoaccumulatepoints.Seamanearned261point.CentralSpringscameinsecondwith259points,andhostWestHancockwasthirdwith200points.CameronSmith(senior,132lbs.),LandonWillard(senior,145lbs.),andDylanWilliams(senior,160lbs.)wonindividualtitles.Theyallwent5-0ontheday.SmithandWilliamsbothhadfourfallsinthecompetition.Williamsentersthebreakwithaperfect18-0record.Finishingintherunner-uppositionwereZachBoucher(senior,113lbs.),KyleAdams(junior,126lbs.),andBlakeSmith(senior,182lbs.).TheAlDeLeonInvitational,heldatWestHancockHighSchoolinBritt,IAtookonanextraelementofsignificancebeyondthewinsandlosses.ThetournamentisnamedafterlongtimeHeadWrestlingCoach,AlDeLeon.UnderDeLeon’sleadership,theschool,locatedinnorthIowa,earnedthreeStateChampionships.SeamanHeadCoachPatirckKellywasa1988graduateofBrittHighSchoolandmemberofDeLeon’sprogram.NextupisaJanuary9,2020homematch-upwithShawneeMissionWest.Thevarsity-onlydualbeginsat6:00pminthesouthgym.

Individual Varsity Statistics (as of Saturday, December 21, 2019)

Individual Junior Varsity Statistics (as of Saturday, December 21, 2019)

Primary Weight Class Wrestler Wins Losses Falls Fastest

Fall Point

Differential Index

106 Justin Kruse 11 7 3 16 seconds

113 Zach Boucher 12 6 6 31 seconds

113 Austin Lady 4 8 1 1:02

120 Lain Anderson 2 3 2 1:43

126 Chandler Buessing 7 8 3 49 seconds

126 Kyle Adams 8 5 4 27 seconds

132 Cameron Smith 7 1 6 21 seconds

138 Sean Latendresse 7 11 3 51 seconds

145 Landon Willard 17 1 9 45 seconds

152 Caeden Heydenreich 2 3 2 1:54

152 Spencer Rosenlund 3 4 2 42 seconds

160 Dylan Williams 18 0 13 17 seconds

170 Baily Meredith 11 7 9 58 seconds

182 Blake Smith 8 3 5 08 seconds

195 Jaxson Thomas 8 5 6 33 seconds

220 Ezra Shove 10 8 5 46 seconds

285 Ewan Mills 4 2 3 25 seconds

Weight Wrestler W L Weight Wrestler W L 106 Dominic Russell 4 6 152 Caeden Heydenreich 6 3 113 Austin Lady 2 0 152 Spencer Rosenlund 3 0 126 Isaaic Lee 3 6 160 Eric Smith 5 3 126 Trenton Wallace 3 6 170 Devin Manos 5 5 126 Gage Guodace 5 5 170 Braylon Dorsey 4 5 126 Lain Anderson 5 2 170 Zack Adams 7 4 132 Ethan Sterling 7 4 182 Jimmy Vinsonhaler 3 7 132 Coleby Snyder 2 7 195 Jaxson Thomas 3 0 132 Jeremiah Schaffer 4 4 285 Ewan Mills 2 1 145 Rayden Wilson 8 1 285 Dave Deuser 0 4 145 Zayne Wilson 4 6 109 G Jenna Keil 3 7 145 Zach Jowers 7 0 119 G Janelle Nowak 7 0

the RAY SMITH WRESTLERS of the WEEK

WRESTLERS of the WEEK

V A R S I T Y

Dylan Williams (12), Landon Willard (12), Cameron Smith (12), Kyle Adams (11)

Williams, Cam Smith, and Willard won titles at the 2019 Al DeLeon Invitational. Adams traveled with the team as a manager, but was presented with an opportuity to compete. He made the most of it with a

Runner-up performance.

J U N I O R V A R S I T Y Janelle Nowak (10), Zach Jowers (09), Rayden Wilson (11)

Nowak, Jowers, and Wilson all won titles at Council Grove. Nowak will be moving out of state in a few weeks. She ends her season at Seaman with a 7-0 record. All of her wins came by fall

the RAY SMITH WRESTLERS of the WEEK 2019-20

Date Varsity Junior Varsity Riley County

Duals/ Emporia JV Invite

Chandler Buessing (11), Landon Willard (12), Dylan Williams (12), Baily

Meredith (12)

Zack Adams (9), Spencer Rosenlund (10), Jaxson Thomas (9) and Lain

Anderson (9)

Colby Duals/ SHHS JV

Zach Boucher (12), Landon Willard (12), Dylan Williams (12), Spencer Rosenlund (10), Jaxson Thomas (9)

Janelle Nowak (10), Zach Jowers (09), Trenton Wallace (09), Rayden

Wilson (11)

Heights Dual/ Al DeLeon/

Council Grove JV

Dylan Williams (12), Ewan Mills (11), Baily Meredith (12), Cameron Smith

(12), Landon Willard

Janelle Nowak (10), Zach Jowers (09), Austin Lady (12), Zack Adams

(9), Kyle Adams (11)

SM West/ Seaman Duals/

Seaman JV

Paola/Emporia, Kapaun/St. Marys

Manhattan JV dual, BVNW Invite/

Holton JV

Chanute/ Manhattan JV

Centennial League/ Silver Lake

Burlington

Regional

STATE

Varsity Capsule 2019-20 Event Results Highlights

Riley County Duals 3-2 Three individuals go 5-0, eight individuals finish above .500

Colby Eagle Duals 4-3 Vikes make the upper-tier bracket and finish in 6th place.

Shawnee Heights dual 37-30 loss Four Vikes record falls

Al DeLeon Invitational TEAM CHAMPION Three individual Champions

Shawnee Mission West Dual

Seaman Duals

Emporia/Paola Double Dual

Kapaun Mt. Carmel Duals

BVNW Invitational

SEK (Chanute)

Centennial League Tournament

Regional Tournament

2020 5A State Tournament

Junior Varsity Capsule 2019-20

Event Results Highlights

Emporia JV Invitational 36-24 total record Four individual champions

Shawnee Heights JV Invitational

26-29 total record Two individual champions

Shawnee Heights JV dual 12-12 total record Of the dozen wins, eleven were by fall, one by TF

Council Grove 26-17 total record Three individual champions

Seaman JV Invitational

Emporia/Paola Double Dual

St. Marys Invitational

Manhattan JV Dual

Holton JV Invitational

Manhattan JV Invitational

Silver Lake Invitational

Burlington Invitational

S u p e r l a t i v e s 2 0 1 9 - 2 0

Superlative Time, Record, Criteria, etc. Wrestler(s)

Most Wins 18 Dylan Williams

The Bryant Guillen Most Falls Award

Award Named After Seaman’s Season (31) and Career

(100) Falls Leader, Bryant Guillen (Class of 2013)

13 Dylan Williams

Fastest Fall 8 seconds Blake Smith

All-City Selected by city head coaches, based on the season’s performance.

___ 1st Team selections; ___ 2nd Team selections; ___ HM selections

TBD – Selection meeting at a future date

All-Centennial League

Awarded at the Centennial League tournament. Determined by top three finish.

FIRST TEAM – None 2nd Team – Honorable Mention –

State Recognition

State qualifiers and medalists. _____ Qualifiers _____ Medalist

Dawson Podlena Scholar-Athlete

Award

Award named after 3X State Medalist and Summa Cum Laude recipient, Dawson

Podlena (Class of 2017)

3.0 cumulative GPA (Through the first semester of the current school year)

__ individuals earned this distinction: __ freshmen, __ Sophomores, __

Juniors, and __ Senior

Ironman No scheduled practices, competitions, or other team functions missed for any reason.

Lettermen 100 Power Rating Points or Coaches Exception __ individuals earned letters

The Golden Viking Multi-sport Award

Criteria; five or more varsity athletic letters through senior wrestling season and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher (through 1st sem senior year)

Power Rating Top 5

The Power Rating is made up of performance categories that have point values assigned to

them. The Top 3 represents a sort of team MVP.

Strength & Fitness Rating

Top 3

The Strength & Fitness Index Ranking is based on a ration that combines Cleans, Dead Lift, Squats, and Strict Press along with one-mile treadmill, “L”

Agility, and Pull-ups. The areas are individually and cumulatively assessed.

SEAMAN WRESTLING 2019-20

Kyle Adams (11) Zack Adams (09) Lain Anderson (09) Zach Boucher (12)

Chandler Buessing (11) Dave Deuser (09) Braylon Dorsey (09) Gage Guodace (10)

Caeden Heydenreich (11) Zach Jowers (09) Jenna Keil (10) Justin Kruse (10)

Austin Lady (12) Sean Latendresse (09) Isaaic Lee (12) Devin Manos (11)

SEAMAN WRESTLING 2019-20

Baily Meredith (12) Ewan Mills (11) Janelle Nowak (10) Spencer Rosenlund (10)

Dominic Russell (09) Jeremiah Schaffer (09) Ezra Shove (12) Blake Smith (12)

Cameron Smith (12) Eric Smith (12) Coleby Snyder (12) Ethan Sterling (09)

Jaxon Thomas (09) Jimmy Vinsonhaler (10) Trenton Wallace (09) Landon Willard (12)

SEAMAN WRESTLING 2019-20

Dylan Williams (12) Rayden Wilson (11) Zayne Wilson (10)