2011 All-Area wrestling team, from left: Andrew Morgan, Baldwin; Hunter Haralson, Lawrence High; Andrew Denning, Lawrence High; Spencer Wilson, Free State; Donny Parr, De Soto; coach Patrick Naughton, Lawrence High; Reece Wright-Conklin, Lawrence High; Clayton Himpel, Tonganoxie; Garrett Girard, Lawrence High; Hayden Chandler, De Soto. Not pictured is Boomer Mays, Eudora.

Wrestling All-Area first team: Andrew Morgan, Baldwin; Hunter Haralson, Lawrence High; Andrew Denning, Lawrence High; Spencer Wilson, Free State; Donny Parr, De Soto; Reece Wright-Conklin, Lawrence High; Clayton Himpel, Tonganoxie; Garrett Girard, Lawrence High; Hayden Chandler, De Soto; Boomer Mays, Eudora.

Wrestling athlete of the year: Reece Wright-Conklin, Lawrence High.

Wright-Conklin, J-W All-Area wrestling athlete of the year for the second straight season, simply dominated his competition this past winter. The junior went undefeated at 37-0 (21 by fall). He holds a 99-5 career record at LHS. He’s a two-time Class 6A state champion. He won this past year in the 171-pound weight class, and his sophomore year at 160 pounds. Wright-Conklin is USA Wrestling Magazine’s No. 6-ranked junior in the country, and No. 12 for all classes. He’s a three-time Sunflower League champion and a three-time regional champion.

Wrestling coach of the year: Patrick Naughton, Lawrence High.

Naughton, who won J-W All-Area coach of the year for the second consecutive year, led the Lions to a sixth-place finish at the Class 6A state tournament this past winter in Wichita. Naughton has coached the Lions into a legitimate Sunflower League power. LHS won the regional championship at Olathe Northwest this past season.

Wrestling honorable mention (alphabetical order): Jesse Austin, Baldwin; Leo Beck, Mill Valley; Colton Bonner, Baldwin; Drew Botello, Free State; Zach Callahan, Mill Valley; Kale Cauthon, Santa Fe Trail; Tucker Clark, Baldwin; Ed Fitzgerald, Santa Fe Trail; Caleb Himpel, Tonganoxie; Dylan Litherland, Eudora; Caden Lynch, Eudora; Trent Robb, Perry-Lecompton; Ben Seybert, Lawrence High; Justin Soetaert, Tonganoxie; Landon Scott, Mill Valley; Dustin Turner, Santa Fe Trail; Brandon Vukas, De Soto.