Todd Kinney Central Dewitt Hall of Fame Induction
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slide1. Todd Kinney Central Dewitt Hall of Fame
Induction Class 2003<br>
slide2. Inducted for Outstanding Contributions as a Individual of Central High School<br>
slide3. Biography Todd Kinney, a 1988 Central graduate, excelled in Football, Wrestling, and Track and Field. Todd Kinney was 1st Team All Big Bend Conference on both Offense and Defense in 1987, was First Team All Eastern Iowa offensive lineman in 1987, and First Team All-State Defensive Lineman in 1987. Todd was also selected to the Iowa Shrine Bowl after his senior year. In track and field, Todd Kinney excelled in discus. As a Junior, he placed 3rd at the Boys State Track meet. As a senior, Todd was Big Bend Champion, Iowa High School Athletic Association Discus Champion, and set the school record which stands today at 163 feet-9 inches. Although only beginning Wrestling as a Freshmen, Todd Kinney developed into a great wrestler for Central High School. As a junior, he placed 6th at State in the Heavyweight class, took 2nd place in the Iowa State Greco Roman Tournament, and set a school record for pins. As a Senior, Mr. Kinney was State Runner-Up in the Heavyweight class, High School All-American, Iowa State Junior Freestyle Champion, Iowa State Junior Greco Roman Champion, and placed 4th in the National Junior Olympics, Freestyle Division. Todd Kinney went on to Wrestle collegiately at Iowa State University. As a Sophomore, he was the Big 8 Heavyweight Champion, a feat he matched during his Senior season. During his Senior year, Todd also was a semi-finalist in the NCAA Wrestling Championships, eventually finishing 6th and earning All-American status.<br>
slide4. Article from the Observer Like his wife, Heather, when Todd Kinney was a Central student he excelled in three different sports. In football, he was a first-team all-state and all-conference defensive lineman, helping the 1987 Sabers become the second team in the program’s history to qualify for the play-offs.
In wrestling he placed sixth at heavyweight as a junior and set the single-season program record for pins with 19, a record that stood until Justin Petersen pinned 20 opponents during the 2000 season. His senior year he pinned 18 opponents on his way to a second-place finish at state. In addition, he earned All-American status, was the Iowa junior free style state champ and the junior Greco-Roman state champ. He also placed fourth at the National Junior Olympics in free style wrestling. When wrestling was over he competed in track. As a junior he set the Central record in the discus and placed third at the state meet. He was even better as a senior, winning the Big Bend and state discus championship and breaking his own record in the event. His toss of 163-9 still stands above everyone in the Central record book.
After graduating from Central he headed west to Ames to wrestle for Iowa State. As a sophomore he won a Big 8 championship for the Cyclones, advanced to the quarter-finals at the NCAA national tournament<br>
slide5. The Observer (cont.) and was named the Sophomore Athlete of the Year by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. As a senior he won his second Big 8 title and earned All-American honors with a sixth-place finish at nationals. He also was a gold medalist at the Olympic Festival free-style competition and placed eighth in the US Open free-style meet. Kinney’s high school wrestling coach, John Hlubek, recalled that Kinney was a late bloomer to the sport, waiting until his freshman year to start wrestling.
“He took his lumps as a freshman, but he started coming around as a sophomore,” Hlubek, now the principal at North Cedar, related. “He was somebody who was always willing to listen. He was a good football player and an outstanding wrestler, but he was still always willing to listen and to put in extra time. I remember talking to him as a freshman and telling him it’s not how much weight you can lift with your upper body, that’s important, but you do more with your legs. He listened to that and then went out and built up his legs.”
Hlubek not only was impressed with Kinney’s abilities as an athlete, but the way he conducted himself as a person. “He was a good guy,” Hlubek said. “He was always respectful of the other guys. He could have pushed them around, but he didn’t. He wasn’t arrogant or cocky. He wasn’t sold on being Todd Kinney.<br>
slide6. The Observer (cont.) He was a lot of fun to be around.” Ironically, Hlubek is working with another outstanding heavyweight at North Cedar. Matt Fields won a state championship and a national championship last year.
Currently he is in the process of selecting a college, but before he does he asked Hlubek to set up a meeting with Kinney to talk to him about the recruiting process and what to expect in college. “Todd was a great kid,” Hlubek said. “They come by like him once in a lifetime.” While Hlubek felt wrestling was Kinney’s best sport, his high school football coach, Dwight Spangler, wasn’t so sure. “I always thought he could play football in college,” Spangler said. “He didn’t have great speed but he understood the game. He was one of the few tackles I ever had that you couldn’t trap. He had great technique and was a student of the game. “The best way to describe both him and Heather was they were great competitors. He was committed to making himself better as a student, a citizen and an athlete. They both were.” Congratulations to all six members of the Central Hall of Fame rookie class as well as to the entire 1973 football team. As Dr. Roe stated earlier, these former Sabers were much more than just successes on the athletic field. They also are outstanding citizens, parents, employees and great examples for all of us!<br>
Induction Class 2003<br>
slide2. Inducted for Outstanding Contributions as a Individual of Central High School<br>
slide3. Biography Todd Kinney, a 1988 Central graduate, excelled in Football, Wrestling, and Track and Field. Todd Kinney was 1st Team All Big Bend Conference on both Offense and Defense in 1987, was First Team All Eastern Iowa offensive lineman in 1987, and First Team All-State Defensive Lineman in 1987. Todd was also selected to the Iowa Shrine Bowl after his senior year. In track and field, Todd Kinney excelled in discus. As a Junior, he placed 3rd at the Boys State Track meet. As a senior, Todd was Big Bend Champion, Iowa High School Athletic Association Discus Champion, and set the school record which stands today at 163 feet-9 inches. Although only beginning Wrestling as a Freshmen, Todd Kinney developed into a great wrestler for Central High School. As a junior, he placed 6th at State in the Heavyweight class, took 2nd place in the Iowa State Greco Roman Tournament, and set a school record for pins. As a Senior, Mr. Kinney was State Runner-Up in the Heavyweight class, High School All-American, Iowa State Junior Freestyle Champion, Iowa State Junior Greco Roman Champion, and placed 4th in the National Junior Olympics, Freestyle Division. Todd Kinney went on to Wrestle collegiately at Iowa State University. As a Sophomore, he was the Big 8 Heavyweight Champion, a feat he matched during his Senior season. During his Senior year, Todd also was a semi-finalist in the NCAA Wrestling Championships, eventually finishing 6th and earning All-American status.<br>
slide4. Article from the Observer Like his wife, Heather, when Todd Kinney was a Central student he excelled in three different sports. In football, he was a first-team all-state and all-conference defensive lineman, helping the 1987 Sabers become the second team in the program’s history to qualify for the play-offs.
In wrestling he placed sixth at heavyweight as a junior and set the single-season program record for pins with 19, a record that stood until Justin Petersen pinned 20 opponents during the 2000 season. His senior year he pinned 18 opponents on his way to a second-place finish at state. In addition, he earned All-American status, was the Iowa junior free style state champ and the junior Greco-Roman state champ. He also placed fourth at the National Junior Olympics in free style wrestling. When wrestling was over he competed in track. As a junior he set the Central record in the discus and placed third at the state meet. He was even better as a senior, winning the Big Bend and state discus championship and breaking his own record in the event. His toss of 163-9 still stands above everyone in the Central record book.
After graduating from Central he headed west to Ames to wrestle for Iowa State. As a sophomore he won a Big 8 championship for the Cyclones, advanced to the quarter-finals at the NCAA national tournament<br>
slide5. The Observer (cont.) and was named the Sophomore Athlete of the Year by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. As a senior he won his second Big 8 title and earned All-American honors with a sixth-place finish at nationals. He also was a gold medalist at the Olympic Festival free-style competition and placed eighth in the US Open free-style meet. Kinney’s high school wrestling coach, John Hlubek, recalled that Kinney was a late bloomer to the sport, waiting until his freshman year to start wrestling.
“He took his lumps as a freshman, but he started coming around as a sophomore,” Hlubek, now the principal at North Cedar, related. “He was somebody who was always willing to listen. He was a good football player and an outstanding wrestler, but he was still always willing to listen and to put in extra time. I remember talking to him as a freshman and telling him it’s not how much weight you can lift with your upper body, that’s important, but you do more with your legs. He listened to that and then went out and built up his legs.”
Hlubek not only was impressed with Kinney’s abilities as an athlete, but the way he conducted himself as a person. “He was a good guy,” Hlubek said. “He was always respectful of the other guys. He could have pushed them around, but he didn’t. He wasn’t arrogant or cocky. He wasn’t sold on being Todd Kinney.<br>
slide6. The Observer (cont.) He was a lot of fun to be around.” Ironically, Hlubek is working with another outstanding heavyweight at North Cedar. Matt Fields won a state championship and a national championship last year.
Currently he is in the process of selecting a college, but before he does he asked Hlubek to set up a meeting with Kinney to talk to him about the recruiting process and what to expect in college. “Todd was a great kid,” Hlubek said. “They come by like him once in a lifetime.” While Hlubek felt wrestling was Kinney’s best sport, his high school football coach, Dwight Spangler, wasn’t so sure. “I always thought he could play football in college,” Spangler said. “He didn’t have great speed but he understood the game. He was one of the few tackles I ever had that you couldn’t trap. He had great technique and was a student of the game. “The best way to describe both him and Heather was they were great competitors. He was committed to making himself better as a student, a citizen and an athlete. They both were.” Congratulations to all six members of the Central Hall of Fame rookie class as well as to the entire 1973 football team. As Dr. Roe stated earlier, these former Sabers were much more than just successes on the athletic field. They also are outstanding citizens, parents, employees and great examples for all of us!<br>