What: 2015 Tulsa Nationals Kids Wrestling Tournament
Where: Tulsa Fairgrounds at the Expo Square Pavilion
When: January 16-17
The 2015 Tulsa Nationals Kids Wrestling Tournament kicks off this weekend in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Approximately 2,000 kids ages 4-16 from 40 different states will compete for 72 national titles at what has been called the toughest tournament in the world. This event has been around for 60 years and will feature some of the best young wrestlers in the country. Tulsa Nationals is second to none when it comes to special effects and awards and of course wrestling. It features a Grand March and Parade of Champions as well as awards that are taller than some of the kids wrestling in the tournament.
Iowa will have 78 representatives from 27 different clubs. Keep in mind that some wrestlers might do the majority of their training at a different club than what they are listed at. Some Clubs and Academies team up with each other for big tournaments such as this one.
With all of the national tournaments anymore, those unfamiliar with this tournament might not understand how tough this event is. Tulsa Nationals truly is the toughest tournament in the nation at the kids level. Here is a quick look back at some of the 2001 Tulsa placewinners of note
Ryan Morningstar, Brent Metcalf, Chad Beatty, Dustin Schlatter, Angel Escobedo, Lance Palmer, Jon Reader, Jimmy Kennedy, Mike Thorn, Tyler Graff, Chris Perry, Tyler Caldwell, David Taylor, Logan Stieber, Nick Brascetta, Nico Megaludis, Devin Carter, Brandon Sorensen. Not to mention all of the wrestlers who qualified for NCAA but never quite reached the All American rounds. That is just a list of the wrestlers that placed in 2001, it doesn’t even include all of the studs that didn’t quite place in the top 6.
2014 Returning Tulsa All Americans From Iowa
8&Under   52lbs  5th      Ryker Graff          Spirit Lake Wrestling
8&Under    55lbs  4th    Anders Kittelson       Sebolt Wrestling Academy
8&Under   58lbs  2nd     Ryder Block          Sebolt Wrestling Academy
8&Under   75lbs  2nd     Tate Naaktgeboren    TMX Wrestling
12&Under  67lbs  1st    Cullan Schriever       Sebolt Wrestling Academy
12&Under  84lbs  3rd    Cade DeVos          Ubasa Wrestling Academy
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Here is a list of Iowa kids in the tournament that placed at the2014 Kickoff Classic in Tulsa which is basically a Preseason Tulsa Nationals
2014 Returning Kickoff Classic All Americans From Iowa
6&Under   52lbs  1st      Nolan Bennett         Ankeny Wrestling Club
6&Under   70lbs  1st      Gabriel King          Team Porcelli
6&Under   Hwt     1st      Dreshaun Ross        Fort Dodge Wrestling Club
8&Under   55lbs  4th      Carter West          DC Elite
8&Under   58lbs  1st      Ryker Graff           Flat Earth Wrestling Club
8&Under   64lbs  2nd     Tucker Stangel        Sebolt Wrestling Academy
8&Under   100lbs 2nd     Draven Woods        Viking Wrestling Club
10&Under 58lbs  5th      Anders Kittelson      Sebolt Wrestling Academy
10&Under  61lbs  2nd     Ryder Block          Sebolt Wrestling Academy
10&Under  64lbs  2nd     Carter Fousek        Sebolt Wrestling Academy
10&Under  80lbs  4th      Hayden Taylor       DC Elite
10&Under  100lbs 1st     Ben Kueter          DC Elite
12&Under  73lbs   5th      Matthew Lewis       Sebolt Wrestling Academy
12&Under  76lbs  1st      Cullan Schriever      Sebolt Wrestling Academy
12&Under  92lbs  3rd     Benjamin Smith       Trophy Hunters
12&Under  100lbs 3rd     Sage Walker         Sebolt Wrestling Academy
12&Under  110lbs 4th     Tayton Ricard        Southern Iowa Swagger
15&Under  89lbs  2nd     Cade DeVos         Ubasa Wrestling Academy
15&Under 95lbs  3rd     Drew Bennett        Fort Dodge Wrestling Club
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Wrestling Clubs (# of IA Kids)
Sebolt Wrestling Academy (22)
Team Bosco (7)
TMX Wrestling (4)
Clarinda Elite (4)
Ankeny Wrestling Club (3)
MWC Wrestling Academy (3)
DC Elite (3)
Legends of Gold (3)
Bettendorf Bulldogs (3)
Team Porcelli (2)
High Altitude (2)
Viking Wrestling Club (2)
Meneely Sc hool of Wrestling (2)
Beckman Blazers (2)
Trophy Hunters (2)
Fort Dodge Wrestling Club (2)
Young Bucks (2)
Flat Earth Wrestling Club (1)
Winterset Wrestling (1)
Southern Iowa Swagger (1)
Ubasa Wrestling Academy (1)
Elite Takedown Club (1)
Knights Wrestling (1)
Comets Wrestling (1)
Dubuque Wrestling Club (1)
Eastern Iowa Wrestling Club (1)
Outlaw Wrestling (1)
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6 & Under
52          Nolan Bennett          Ankeny Wrestling Club
52          Airic Conn             Team Porcelli
52          AJ Walker             Sebolt Wrestling Academy
70          Gabriel King           Team Porcelli
Hwt       Dreshaun Ross         Sebolt Wrestling Academy
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8 & Under
49          Dallas Canoyer        MWC Wrestling Academy
52          Kyler Knaack          Team Bosco
55          Carter West           DC Elite
58          Ryker Graff           Flat Earth Wrestling Club
61          Carter Freeman        High Altitude Wrestling
61          Kaiden Knaack         Team Bosco
61          Kane Naaktgeboren     TMX Wrestling
64          Tucker Stangel         Sebolt Wrestling Academy
67          Brent Dennhardt             Sebolt Wrestling Academy
67          Damarion Ross         Sebolt Wrestling Academy
100        Draven Woods         Viking Wrestling Club
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10 & Under
58          Anders Kittelson             Sebolt Wrestling Academy
61          Ryder Block           Sebolt Wrestling Academy
61          Kale Petersen          Sebolt Wrestling Academy
64          Cooper Cohee         Meneely School of Wrestling
64          Carter Fousek         Sebolt Wrestling Academy
67          Nicholas Schmidt       Beckman Little Blazers
70          Stevie Ray Barnes      Meneely School of Wrestling
73          Aiden Riggins          Sebolt Wrestling Academy
80          Hayden Taylor         DC Elite
85          Tate Naaktgeboren     TMX Wrestling
90          Carson Lynott         Legends of Gold
100        Carter Cahill          Ankeny Wrestling Club Ankeny
100        Ben Kueter           DC Elite
110        Carter Bennett        Ankeny Wrestling Club Ankeny
110        Bradley Hill           Bettendorf Bulldogs
110        Payton Wood         Clarinda Elite
130        Rex Johnsen          MWC Wrestling Academy
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12 & Under
64          Drake Ayala          Sebolt Wrestling Academy
73          Matthew Lewis        Sebolt Wrestling Academy
76          Aiden Evans          Bettendorf Bulldogs
76          Lincoln Mehlert        Team Bosco
76          Cullan Schriever       Sebolt Wrestling Academy
80          Evan Yant            Trophy Hunters
84          Dillon Lynott          Legends of Gold
88          Logan James         MWC Wrestling Academy
88          Trestin Sales          Sebolt Wrestling Academy
88          Stone Schmitz         TMX Wrestling
92          Cael Frost            Team Bosco
92          Jack Thomsen        Team Bosco
92          Jack West            Winterset Wrestling
96          Colby Schriever       Sebolt Wrestling Academy
96          Benjamin Smith       Trophy Hunters
100        Jeremy Ayala         Sebolt Wrestling Academy
105        Tayton Ricard        Southern Iowa Swagger
105        Sage Walker         Sebolt Wrestling Academy
110        Carter Proffitt         Sebolt Wrestling Academy
160        Crew Howard         Clarinda Elite
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15 & Under
82          Daniel Kimball        Team Bosco
89          Cade DeVos         Ubasa Wrestling Academy
89          Eric Faught          Sebolt Wrestling Academy
89          Caiden Jones        Sebolt Wrestling Academy
89          Kaleb Olejniczak       Elite Takedown Club
95          Drew Bennett         Fort Dodge Wrestling Club
95          Rashaun Braggs       Sebolt Wrestling Academy
95          TJ Lundquist          Clarinda Elite
101        Nick Oldham          Young Bucks
101        Aden Reeves         Young Bucks
108        Drake Doolittle        Sebolt Wrestling Academy
108        Gavin Miller           Knights Wrestling Club
108        Elliott Sinnwell         Comets Wrestling
108        Josh Tibbits           High Altitude Wrestling
115        Adam Hansen         TMX Wrestling
115        Will Jefferson         Bettendorf Bulldogs
125        Jackson Feldman      Dubuque Wrestling Club
125        Kyler Rieck           Legends of Gold
135        Thomas Even         Team Bosco
135        Nick Graham          Viking Wrestling Club
145        Owen Grover          Beckman Little Blazers
145        Jacob Wempen        Eastern Iowa Wrestling Club
175        Triston Licht           Fort Dodge Wrestling Club
200        Dakoda Powell         Outlaw Wrestling
200        Chance Strough        Clarinda Elite