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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
