By Matt Browning

Trig Tennant of Ark City was voted as the Wichita Large School Preseason Wrestler of the Year. Tennant received over 9,000 votes, which was 26 percent of the overall vote. “It’s really cool and it just means that I’m going to have a lot of people going after me more this season because of being the No. 1 ranked and preseason wrestler of the year,” Tennant said. “It’s more motivation to keep getting better every day.”

Last season at the Class 5A Tournament, Tennant defeated Brandon Madden from Blue Valley South 4-3 in the finals. The previous year Tennant took third at 138.

While winning another state championship is a goal for Tennant this year, he also has bigger things he wants to accomplish. “This season I want to go undefeated,” Tennant said. “…And get better in the top position, a position I haven’t ever been able to consistently score points.”

Wrestling has been Tennant’s sole focus for most of his time at Ark City High School, which has led him to being one of the top wrestlers in the state, no matter the weight class. Tennant will take his talent to the collegiate level next year. “I plan to attend Augustana University in Sioux Falls (South Dakota),” Tennant said. “I am going to major in either business or marketing, and wrestle while attending.”