09/24/2026
🔥 KANSAS CLASS OF 2028 — TOP 20 JUNIORS 🔥
*** NOT OFFICIAL RANKINGS***
(NOTE: Mainly AI generated as a fun conversation starter)
The junior class in Kansas is loaded.
This ranking is not based strictly on state medals. We’re also factoring in head-to-head results, common opponents, national success, strength of schedule, current level, and what we’ve actually seen on the mat.
🔥 Who’s too high? Who’s too low? Who are we missing?
Here’s our Top 20 Juniors entering the 2026-27 season:
1. Thunder Page — Rose Hill — 4A — 175
STATE CHAMPION → STATE CHAMPION
National champ. Fargo hardware. Until somebody proves otherwise, he’s the guy in this class.
2. Roman Tuttle — Southeast of Saline — 3-2-1A — 120
STATE CHAMPION → STATE CHAMPION
Two titles, national success, and about as consistent as it gets.
3. Wade Stubbs — Newton — 5A — 120
3rd → STATE CHAMPION
Big Fargo résumé and proven in multiple styles. One of the toughest wrestlers in the class.
4. Antonio Guebara — Maize — 6A — 144
STATE CHAMPION → RUNNER-UP
Two seasons. Two 6A state finals. That speaks for itself.
5. Dresden Beard — Andover — 5A — 190
5th → RUNNER-UP
Then added a 16U Folkstyle National Championship. One of the strongest overall résumés in the class.
6. Noah Wuthnow — Abilene — 4A — 144
STATE CHAMPION → RUNNER-UP
Also a Junior Folkstyle National runner-up. Proven at both the state and national level.
7. Judd Eck — Andale — 4A — 138
STATE CHAMPION → RUNNER-UP
Two straight championship matches and a tough out every time he steps on the mat.
8. Zackry Mosier — Arkansas City — 5A — 132
3rd → STATE CHAMPION
Finished last season in dominating fashion and continues to trend upward.
9. Chance Wilderman — Frontenac — 4A — 126
3rd → STATE CHAMPION
Dangerous scrambler who tends to find a way to win the big matches.
10. Luke Martin — Andale — 4A — 113
RUNNER-UP → STATE CHAMPION
Two straight state finals. Hard to argue with that kind of consistency.
11. Keyen Taplin — Abilene — 4A — 106
3rd → RUNNER-UP
Two straight top-three finishes and consistently good against quality competition.
12. Bradyn Wilson — Hoxie — 3-2-1A — 132
4th → STATE CHAMPION
Big jump from Year 1 to Year 2 and finished last season standing on top of the podium.
13. Jack Hutchinson — Manhattan — 6A — 138
3rd → 3rd
Back-to-back 6A bronze medals. Quietly one of the strongest two-year résumés on the entire list.
14. Zyion Martin — Maize — 6A — 113
JV → JV
Don’t let the high-school résumé fool you. Being stuck behind Cooper Smith will do that. Now he gets his opportunity.
15. Xzander Donner — Russell — 3-2-1A — 113
3rd → RUNNER-UP
Here’s the one that could easily be argued. His national résumé says he should be higher, but he has some recent head-to-head losses to Kansas wrestlers ranked ahead of him.
16. Bodhi Shay — Paola — 4A — 175
3rd → 5th
Bodhi is a household name with years of success against elite Kansas kids. Last season didn’t finish the way many expected, but he’s earned his spot and will be looking to bounce back strong.
17. Kash Smith — Columbus — 4A — 215
State Qualifier → RUNNER-UP
Already a state finalist at heavyweight as a sophomore. That’s a scary place to start your junior year.
18. Carter Giancola — Hoxie — 3-2-1A — 165
DNQ → RUNNER-UP
Beat the eventual STATE CHAMPION at regionals, then lost the state-final rematch by just one point. That kind of head-to-head matters.
19. Jasper Johns — Minneapolis — 3-2-1A — 165
DNP → RUNNER-UP
State finalist with national All-American credentials. He could easily be higher, but his strength of schedule doesn’t give him as many chances to match up with some of the other Kansas killers on this list.
20. Prince Marshall — Wichita East — 6A — 175
DNP → RUNNER-UP
Big, athletic, and already proven on the 6A stage.
Who’s too high? Who’s too low? Who are we sleeping on?
