Kendall Biddle
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- Height:
- 5'10"
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- Hometown:
- Winfield, KS
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- Year:
- FR
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- High School:
- Ark City
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- Class:
- 165
News mentions
The No. 17 ranked Barton Community College Wrestling team had their season cut a day short on Friday, coming up shy of Saturday’s all-american rounds in the NJCAA Wrestling National Championships held in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
The Barton Community College Wrestling team finished runner-up on Saturday in Pratt, Kansas, in the NJCAA West/Central District Championships. The Cougars’ 134 points were second only to the 171.5 points from defending national champion and No. 3 ranked Northeastern Oklahoma A&M and well ahead of the 98.5 points scored by No. 16 ranked Labette Community College. Barton put four in the championship matches earning two titles coming in the 285 division from No. 8 Brix Brickey and in the 174 weight class from David Kelly who earned the Outstanding Wrestler of the Tournament award. The honor also marks the second straight year a Barton wrestler has earned the honor as Will Bardezbain won last season, as well as, Head Coach Mike Bammes earning the coaching award in the Cougars' first season. Barton also grabbed three third places and three fifth places with five of those coming via a Fall as nine of the ten wrestlers earned national tournament bids earning the Cougars' second straight Region VI Championship as well. Barton will next head to the NJCAA Championships in Council Bluffs, Iowa, held February 23-25 in the Mid-America Center.
Forfeiting two weight classes in each of their three duals Tuesday at the Barton Gym, the No. 19 ranked Barton Community College Wrestling team opened up the second annual Cougars Duals surrendering just six points the rest of the way earning a 30-18 victory over Pratt Community College.
With each team all square having two weight classes open, the No. 19 ranked Barton Community College Wrestling team rallied from behind for its second straight match of the Cougars Duals coming up on the top side of a 19-17 score to nationally receiving votes Labette Community College.
As it had down in the previous two matches of Tuesday’s Cougar Duals at the Barton Gym, the No. 19 ranked Barton Community College Wrestling team piled up twenty unanswered points in the middle weight divisions to knock off No. 16 ranked Northwest Kansas Technical College 26-19 in the final match of the night.
Forfeiting two weight classes in each of their three duals Tuesday at the Barton Gym, the No. 19 ranked Barton Community College Wrestling team came out on top of its matches to win the second annual Cougar Duals. The Cougars allowed just six competitive team points in its opening match against Pratt Community College to win 30-18 but had to rally from four points down in its second match, winning the final two weight classes to pull off a 19-17 thrilling victory over nationally receiving votes Labette Community College. Consecutive pins in the 165 and 174 divisions followed by a technical fall in the 197 secured the victory as Barton would knock off No. 16 ranked Northwest Kansas Technical College 26-19 in the final match of the night. Kendall Biddle, David Kelly, and Ethan Dean each with 3-0 on the day as the Cougars outscored their three opponents 75-54. The Cougars will next compete this Sunday in the Kansas Cup at Fort Hays State University’s Gross Memorial Coliseum in Hays, Kansas.
The No. 19 Barton Community College Wrestling team nearly pulled off a top ten upset Friday in their opening match of the Midwest Duals in Kearney, Nebraska, before going 3-1 in the remaining matches of the one day event. Overall the Cougars outscored their five opponents 127-99 mixing in a victory over the No. 17 ranked team with their other loss coming to a No. 32 ranked NAIA level opponent to bring their season dual record to 4-6.
The Barton Community College Wrestling squad participated in the NJCAA Nationals Duals on Thursday in Fort Wayne, Indiana, taking on two fellow nationally ranked teams in the fifteen team tournament held at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. The No. 18 Cougars took on No. 6 Clackamas Community College in the morning match dropping a 35-14 decision before being bounced from the tournament with a disappointing 28-21 loss to No. 9 Lincoln College. Barton will next return to the mat on Friday, January 13, in Kearney, Nebraska, in the Midwest Duals.
The Barton Community College wrestling team returned after a twenty day holiday break to the competitive mat Saturday in Fremont, Nebraska, participating in the in the Viking-Warrior Open hosted by Midland University. The No. 18 Cougars had eleven wrestlers finish 6-22 in their last Open event serving as a final tune-up for the dual portion of their 2016-17 schedule. Barton will next travel to Fort Wayne, Indiana, to compete in the NJCAA National Duals taking placing January 5-6.