Hays Post Sports
The Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association released its first boys and girls wrestling rankings of 2026 Tuesday. The Hays High girls sit at No. 7 in Class 5A. The Russell girls are No. 1 in 3-2-1A with Norton second, Plainville third, Oakley fourth, Smith Center fifth and Stockton 10th.
The Hoxie boys are No. 1 in 3-2-1A with Norton second, Russell sixth, Ellsworth seventh and Smith Center eighth.
The Hays girls have five individuals ranked. Freshman Audrey Yarmer is fifth at 105, junior Kenlee Vehige is fourth at 120, junior Timber Lovewell is third at 145, senior Lexi Barnett is third at 155 and junior Eleanor Stoffel is fourth at 190.
The Indian boys have three individuals ranked. Sophomore Archer Amrein is fifth at 175, senior Jonathan Rigler is third at 190 and junior Tanner Geist is sixth at 285.
There are several area boys wrestlers ranked No. 1 in Class 3-2-1A. Russell’s Xzander Donner at 106 and Xzephren Donner 120, Hoxie’s Ian Giancola at 132, Blake Buresh of Phillipsburg at 157, Ellsworth’s Keegan Urbanek at 190 and Micah Galvan at 215.
The area girls ranked No. 1 in 3-2-1A include Smith Center’s Micah Galvan at 110, Norton’s Kaison Miller at 125, Averie Counts of Russell at 130, Halle Pfannenstiel of Norton at 140, Kinsey Zorn or Russell at 145, Aaliyah Trevino of Russell at 155, Plainville’s Lillian Garcia at 170 and Norton’s Cadence Greeson at 190.
Below is the complete list of area wrestlers ranked in Class 3-2-1A.
BOYS 106 1. Xzander Donner-10-Russell 3. Porter Meyer-9-Hoxie
113 2. Bradyn Wilson-10-Hoxie 3. Kaleb Keiswetter-11-Norton 5. Jethro Chrisler-9-Oakley
120 1. Xzephren Donner-12-Russell 5. Gunner Wente-11-Hoxie 6. Max Carter-10-Norton
126 4. Simon Watkins-9-Hoxie 5. Ryan Budig-12-Hill City
132 1. Ian Giancola-12-Hoxie 2. Derek Clydesdale-12-Norton
138 3. Asher Haag-10-Ellis 4. Ayston Kats-12-Norton
144 1 3. Chase Meyer-11-Hoxie 4. Jatin Weigel-12-Norton
150 3. Aaron Samson-12-Trego 5. Tate Balthazor-12-Hill City
157 1. Blake Buresh-12-Phillipsburg 3. Slade Rohr-11-Hill City
165 2. Parker Hutchinson-12-Smith Center 3. Jaxson Smith-10-Hill City
175 3. Cass Smith-12-Trego 5. Bo Kyler-10-Ellsworth
190 1. Keegan Urbanek-12-Ellsworth 5. Kolten Jones-11-Russell
215 1. Micah Galvan-12-Ellsworth 3. Dominick Kattenberg-11-Smith Center 5. Mathew Bretz-11-Hoxie
285 2. Kharson Montgomery-12-Smith Center
GIRLS 100 2. Carolina Northup-12-Stockton 3. Kaeleigh Klein-12-Plainville
105 5. Kia Mader-12-Ellis
110 1. Keleigh Ochoa-10-Smith Center 5. Saj Snyder-12-Stockton
115 4. Hadlie Younkin-9-Oakley 5. Camry Ney-9-Russell 6. Kya Bell-10-Hill City
120 2. Arianna Weigel-9-Russell 3. Josie Bell-11-Hoxie 5. Kylee Hodges-11-Oakley
125 1. Kaison Miller-10-Norton 5. Karsyn Hamlin-9-Russell
130 1. Averie Counts-10-Russell 3. Annika Dietz-11-Trego
135 2. Mya Trevino-12-Russell 3. Hayden Staab-9-Plainville 4. Abbygayl Jackson-12-Oakley 6. Lorelei Granberry-12-Norton
140 1.Halle Pfannenstiel-10-Norton 3. Chaysie Bachman-11-Russell 4. Kynley Griffin-9-Phillipsburg 5. Lyla Richards-10-Ellis
145 1. Kinsey Zorn-11-Russell 3. Sophie Homolka-11-Ellsworth 4. Karper Franklin-10-Smith Center 5. Dali Braun-11-Norton 6. Laura Smith-10-Oakley
155 1. Aaliyah Trevino-9-Russell 2. Cali Wagoner-12-Oakley 5. Johnna Ebner-12-Phillipsburg 6. Khloe Padilla-11-Smith Center
170 1. Lillian Garcia-11-Plainville 2. Sophia Kane-10-Norton
190 1. Cadence Gresson-12-Norton 1. Caydence Carter-11-Plainville 5. Kaitlyn McCreery-10-Phillipsburg 6. Kacee Herredsberg-11-Smith Center
235 5. Adriana Winters-11-Norton