By Matt Browning
The Chapman girls wrestling team was ranked No. 1 in the most recent rankings released by the Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association.
That top ranking can be attributed to hard work and dedication of a loaded roster.
“Our team this year is made up of a hand full of new and seasoned wrestlers with very few in between,” Chapman coach Marjaul Ferris said. “One of your biggest expectations this year was for our seasoned girls to take the new wrestlers under their wing and not only help them learn the sport of wrestling but bond together as a wrestling family.”
The Irish have five ranked wrestlers: Cambree Obermeyer (No. 3 at 110), Alyssa Calovich (No. 2 at 120), Taya Rowley (No. 6 at 145), Montana Kayl (No. 3 at 155), Faith Enger (No. 4 at 170).
“We also expected them to work hard on and off the mat to not only be good wrestlers but also good students, and community member,” Ferris said. “So far they have more than exceeded our expectations.”
Ferris thinks that continued hard work and focusing on one day at a time will allow the Irish to have a good chance at their bigger goals.
“We have a few pretty tough tournaments, with some high level competition coming up in the next few weeks,” Ferris said. “One of our biggest goals is for our girls to embrace the competition, learn from it, and use it to better themselves.”
