Clinton C.J. Brooks, Jr. 4th 2004 .system-message-close {background-image:url('//assets.ngin.com/site_files/2730/m/lp/lp-template-2/base/athlete-of-the-month/close-icon-white.png') !important;} Three middle weight classes - 145 . Scott Wells TN State Champ A lineup of 12 weight classes was the norm in Pennsylvania high-school wrestling for many years. The Home for California High School Wrestling. Patrick Bucky Babcock IL State Champ Andrew Tyler Lenda District Champ Roddy White, WR, Atlanta Falcons 2x SC State Champ (First Round Pick) I don't think it would be too different, assuming we wanted to keep the lower and upper bounds at 57kg and 97/125kg. John Jurkovich*, DT, Cleveland Browns Tristan Lujan Selma (CS): 4th, 1st, 1st (2018 2020) Mark Trice Mission San Jose-Fremont (NC): 3rd, 2nd, 1st (1986-1988), Mark Gerardi Valhalla-El Cajon (SD): 1st, 1st, 1st (1985-1987) (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Lewis Gonzalez Turlock (SJ): 2004, 05 .system-message-content p a, .system-message-content p a:link { height: auto !important; color: white !important; background-color:#f0b428 !important; padding:5px 8px !important; margin-left:10px !important; line-height:13px !important; font-size: 13px !important; font-weight: bold !important; text-transform: none !important; } Irv Pankey, Los Angeles Rams 2x MD State Champ Damien Arredondo Buchanan (C): 4th, 6th, 3rd (2009-2011), Zach Zimmer Clovis West (C): 4th, 2nd, 2nd (2008-2010) John Azevedo Grace Davis-Modesto (SJ): 1974, 75 Otis White (Galileo): 2001 (171), 2002, 2003, 2004 (215) This is a popular method because it discourages "weight cutting" in young athletes. Charles White*, HB, Los Angeles Rams Good job FILA (or whatever it was called at the time) between 1924-1936! James Mungro, HB, Indianapolis Colts Coverage includes all USA Wrestling sanctioned competitions $5 million in General Liability Coverage for chartered club or sanctioned event All Only $525 Per High School Team! In international competition, men's freestyle wrestling, men's Greco-Roman wrestling, and female wrestling utilize following weight classes as of 2018:[1][2], As of 2019, international freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling for male youths are divided into three age categories: U15, cadets, and juniors. Jeff Tripp Yucaipa (S): 5th, 2nd, 3rd (1981-1983) Thomas Williams South Hills-West Covina (S): 2nd, 1st, 4th (2006-2008) The state's new weight class lineup will be 102, 110, 118, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 172, 189, 215 and 285 . 2022-2023 NFHS Wrestling Rules Press Release. Rashaad Reynolds (San Fernando): 2006, 2007, 2008 (145), 2009 (171), NORTH COAST SECTION [4], As of 2019, female youth compete in freestyle wrestling on an international level in one of four age categories: U15, cadets, and juniors. 1st 1974, 1975, 1976, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Losing the 182lb weight class puts a damper on a lot of potential football players wrestling. Tim Yount of On The Mat provides weekly wrestling rankings for teams and individuals in all weight classes. Rodney Michael Scott Peters, G, New York Giants 8t. 4th 1975, Overfelt San Jose (Central Coast Section): 4 Rudi Burtchi Oakdale (SJ): 2007 08 Matt Millen*, LB, Oakland Raiders Freestyle wrestling became an NCAA-recognized sport as part of the Emerging Sports for Women program in 202021. The maximum weights, in pounds, for the remaining classes are: 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 170, 182, 195, 220 and 285. Curtis Schurkamp Escalon (SJ): 5th, 3rd, 6th (2002-2004), Joe Williams Calvary Chapel-Santa Ana (S): 5th, 1st, 1st (2000-2003) Print. 235 points Buchanan (CS): 2019 Hector Torres Rosemead (S): 3rd, 1st, 1st (1996-1998) Chris McIntosh, T, Seattle Seahawks Takedown Scoring and Stats uses NFHS scoring symbols. The 14 weight classes approved by the committee for 2011-12 are as follows: 106 (pounds), 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 170, 182, 195, 220 and 285. 8 Buchanan (CS): 2019 Great idea, here we go! 8t. Erratic eating does arrest growth during the wrestling season, Smith adds. Chris Mecate Redlands East Valley (S): 6th, 5th, 1st (2009-2011) Michael Grubbs El Camino-Oceanside (SD): 5th, 2nd, 3rd (1987-1989), Jason Verduzco Antioch (NC): 2nd, 2nd, 1st (1986-1988) 1st Place: School: 2nd Place: School: 3rd Place: School: 4th Place: School: Weight Class A 120 lb Championship. Nice. The weights were adjusted to include a 'light-heavyweight' 97kg division. San Francisco (SFS): 0, 1. Get the most important Wrestling stories delivered straight to your inbox. Eric Bateman, OL, New York Jets 10. In such circumstances, even boys who understand good nutrition can turn into crash dieters. Scottie Graham, RB, Minnesota Vikings 4th 2000, 2010 The weight classes for high school wrestling begin at 106 lbs and top out at 285 lbs for boys, and range from 101 lbs to 235 lbs for girls. Scott McKillop San Francisco 49ers 170 pounds. .system-message-container {background-image:url('//www.sportsengine.com/sites/default/files/images/PL_GRADIENTS%5BPurple%20Stripe%5D.jpg') !important; background-size: cover;} 1. 5th 1983, 1984, Turlock (Sac-Joaquin Section): 2 270 points Buchanan (CS): 2022 Only Contact: Derek Sikora at USA Wrestling 719.598.8181 dsikora@usawrestling.org SPECIAL INVITATION TO JOIN 2022-2023 High School Team Membership W Tournament Resources. Northern (NS): 12 Jeremy Newberry, C, San Francisco 49ers *The Nassau South Shore League held its first championship tournament. class. Jim Everett, QB, New Orleans Saints Patrick Kearney, DE, Atlanta Falcons Woody Thompson, RB, Atlanta Falcons PA State Champ 2nd 1991 Anthony Meza Vista (SD): 6th, 1st, 1st (2006-2008) Tommy Burriel Clovis (C): 6th, 8th, 2nd (2008-2010), Henry Yorba Poway (SD): 6th, 6th, 1st (2007-2009) Joe Calavitta Calvary Chapel-Santa Ana (S): 1996, 97 There remained eight weight classes but they gaps were widened, with an average percent change now between 10-12 percent. Arkansas became the 49th state to add high school wrestling when the Arkansas Activities Association approved wrestling as a sanctioned sport for the 2008-2009 season. 1st 1980 The consensus at the time appeared to be that the jump from 87 to 130 kilos was too much. Chris Laskowski "The current system promotes bumping," said a panel on wrestling weight reduction in the journal The Physician and Sports Medicine. 10 Buchanan (CS) 2016 Kenneth Cook American-Fremont (NC): 4th, 2nd, 1st (1999-2001) Justin Flores Temecula Valley (S): 6th, 1st, 3rd (1996-1998) Archie Griffin, HB, Cincinnati Bengals Bryce Hammond Bakersfield (C): 2010, 11 4th 2015 Patrick Flannery, OL, Houston Oilers James Castaneda Alemany-Mission Hills (S): 5th, 4th, 5th (1993-1995) 11. 160 pounds. Bob Bruenig*, LB, Dallas Cowboys Anthony Meza Vista (SD): 2007 08 CalGrappler California High School Wrestling Rankings 195 lbs. Ryan Flores Buchanan-Clovis (C): 2006 07 But at least the lower weights the option. Mario Estrada Calvary Chapel-Santa Ana (S): 5th, 7th, 4th (2001-2003), David Roberts Bear River(SJ)/Clovis West (C): 6th, 3rd, 2nd (2000-2002) But by keeping things to just eight weights, tweeners becoming an issue. Luis Blanco Canyon Springs-Moreno Valley (S): 5th, 2nd, 1st (1993-1996) Marty Kistler (Notre Dame): 1978 (95), 1979 (112), 1980 (127), 1981 (145) For nearly three decades FILA maintained 10 weights classes, from 1969 to 1996. 2nd 1986 Zachary Wilson. Darryl Aiello De La Salle (NCS): 3rd, 8th, 2nd (2014-2017) Ryan Franco Clovis North (CS): 2nd, 2nd, 5th (2018-2020) Chris Pressley, Cincinatti Bengals Nicholas Villarreal Gilroy (CCS): 6th, 2nd, 2nd (2018-2020), Cole Reyes Frontier (CS): 4th, 5th, 7th (2017-2019) 1980 Class 2A State Wrestling Championship. Max Odom Foothill-Bakersfield (C): 1998, 99 We will ignore those Olympics. Frank Garcia, C, St. Louis Rams 2x AZ State Champ David Klingsheim Liberty-Brentwood (NC): 2008 09 Hunter Collins (Gilroy): 2005 (160), 2006, 2007, 2008 (171) WRESTLING INFORMATION. J.J. Roberts Valhalla-El Cajon (SD): 2nd, 4th, 4th (1996-1998), Carlos Blanco Canyon Springs-Moreno Valley (S): 5th, 1st, 1st (1995-1997) Lyndon Campbell Santa Fe (S): 1986, 87 6. Roster, Schedule, Weight Certification and Entering Weigh-ins. That chart of storied and venerable weights below. The NFHS is the national leader and advocate for high school athletics as well as fine and performing arts programs. 1980-1981 Wrestling Championship Results. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Elliot HopkinsINDIANAPOLIS, IN (April 20, 2021) States will have a choice of 12, 13 or 14 weight classes for both boys and girls competition in high school wrestling, effective with the 2023-24 season.This will be the first separate weight classes established for girls in high school wrestling, and it marks the first time that state associations will have a . Chun went on to become a 2012 Olympic bronze medalist and a 2008 World champion in freestyle wrestling, and is currently an Assistant National Women's Coach for USA Wrestling.The wrestling rules committee of the National Federation of State . The changes in weight classes, along with 17 other rules revisions, were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors. James Campen *, C, Green Bay Packers (Ponderosa HS) - CA 2nd State in `81 & 6th State in `82. Tim Burrough OK State Champ The 2021-22 high school boys wrestling season has already begun after teams from multiple divisions started their new season's in late November. After World War II, World Championships started popping up in between Olympic Games with increasing regularity. The extra non-Olympic weights helped alleviate some of the pain of being reduced to just six brackets at the Olympics, but it added the stress of competitors having to make a choice during Olympic years of having to move up or down if they wanted to earn a gold medal. Cory Schlesinger, LB, Detroit Lions NE State Champ Peyton Omania De La Salle (NCS): 5th, 6th, 1st(2016-2018) Physicians cite many problems caused by making weight: depression, reduction in muscular strength, decrease in work performance and learning ability, lower blood plasma volume, reduction in cardiac function, lower oxygen consumption, impairment of body heat regulation, decrease in renal blood flow and urine, and excessive loss of electrolytes. Sac-Joaquin (SJ): 822 Alex Karras, Detroit Lions Chad Hennings, DT, Dallas Cowboys IA State Champ Aidan Scholwin, Pontiac JHS over Mateo Martinez, Stanford Olympia. You can shrink the gaps, but then you're leaving the lightest and heaviest wrestlers without a proper weight class. Nick Lecky, C, KS State Champ (in 2004 NFL Draft) Jaden Abas Rancho Bernardo (SD): 2018, 2019 Blair Academy dropped everyone in their lineup, from 113-165, down a weight in advance of this weekend's Escape the Rock Tournament in PA. This set up was rather generous to the upper and lower weights, where there is a smaller population of wrestlers (and people in general), but it adheres to the slogan: "any BODY can wrestle". And what might we do if we wanted to blow up all the weights and start over? Nicholas Villarreal (Gilroy): 2011 (125), 2012 (132), 2013 (138), 2014 (145), LOS ANGELES SECTION 120 pounds. Joshua Hokit Clovis (CS): 5th, 2nd, 1st (2014-2016) Fabian Sandoval (Chico): 1995 (125), 1996 (130), 1997 (135), 1998 (130) . Which points to evidence, as if it was needed, that we have nothing to fear with UWW's decision to go from 8 to 10 weights in non-Olympic years, and quite a lot to gain. School Points 1 Iowa: 110.75 2 Oklahoma State: 87 3 Iowa State: 81.75 4 . More. Victor Lopez Poway (SD): 2nd, 4th, 3rd (2011-2013) Individual Records. "It has greater importance than anything else we've done," says Savage. Although he and other physicians believe there is no evidence of permanent effects such as stunted growth, the coaches and parents of wrestlers sometimes tell anecdotes about families where sons who wrestled in high school never got to be as tall as their siblings. 1990-present (State placer = top 8), CENTRAL SECTION 4th 1978, James Logan Union City (North Coast Section): 2 Dan Cuestas Merced (SJ): 1976, 77 Matt Suhey, RB, Chicago Bears 2nd 1981, 1982, 1983 4/20/21 - Separate Weight Classes for Girls, Choice of Weight Classes Established in High School Wrestling. Ellsworth and Luxemburg-Casco have appeared in 16 . Most Points, Single Bout (by Weight Class) 65 lbs. In addition to this document, Masood would like to have doctors determine each wrestler's body fat level by skinfold caliper testing and observation, and then recommend a minimum weight below which the boy could not compete. Failure to meet the required weight will result in the forced withdrawal of said wrestler from the contest. Larry Silva Grace Davis-Modesto (SJ): 3rd, 4th, 2nd (1993-1995) Steve Strange Hughson (SJ): 1996, 97 For one, eight weights is the absolute minimum you need for world-class competition to avoid tweener hell, in my humble opinion. 3rd 1983, Notre Dame Riverside (Southern Section): 3 The [] But during high school wrestling season, "making weight" can become an epidemic among teen-age athletes. This will be the first separate weight classes established for girls in high school wrestling, and it marks the first time that state [] Some boys also learn to chew tobacco or gum and spit constantly to get rid of more fluid weight. 5th 2005, Arroyo El Monte (Southern Section): 2 5th 2001, 2018, Poway (San Diego Section): 30 10 Buchanan (CS): 2022 Nikko Reyes Clovis West (C): 2011, 12 This is rarely used because it pairs younger, less experienced athletes with older, more experienced athletes. Nutritionists point out the great difference between dropping weight through this kind of dehydration and reducing body fat to attain a more stable competitive weight. Frank Lopez Channel Island (S): 2nd, 4th, 2nd (1980-1982) Posted June 4, 2019. 3rd 1980 Roger McCovey Del Norte (NC): 2008-09 Ralph Lopez Clovis West (C): 1997, 98 13. Buchanan HS 2022 CIF State Wrestling Team Champions, 13 Clovis (CS): 1974, 1975, 1976, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 2nd 1996, 1997 The high-school wrestling season in Virginia takes place during the winter. You're spot on. Mercifully, the upperweight tweeners got relief. Luis Castillo, DT, San Diego Chargers (First Round Pick) High school wrestling has 12 weight classes, ranging from 98 pounds to "unlimited" (185-284 pounds), with about seven pounds in each class. The beginner, they say, usually is the one most tempted by crash diets and rubber suits. In the 95-year history of the Iowa high school state wrestling championships, only 29 wrestlers have won four individual state titles. Last year, girls competed in the following weight classes: 101, 109, 115, 120, 126, 132, 138, 143 155. 1st 2006, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 Carl Edwards, San Diego Chargers 3x MD State Champ Mike Solis (San Fernando): 2005 (140), 2006, 2007 (152), 2008 (140) By submitting my information, I agree to the, Sun Devil Insider: ASU Getting Closer To Decision At 125, Defense Soap Top 5: Oregon State vs Princeton, Can RBY Win The Hodge? Dawson Sihavong Bullard (CS): 5th, 4th, 3rd (2017-2019) The landmark change . 2nd 1978, 1980 It can leave them at the top of their game and allow them to be as aggressive as possible on the mat. Wrestling weight classes for middle (junior high) school in the United States vary from state to state and are not regulated by the NFHS. Six weight classes will be bad no matter how you slice them, but these are unnecessarily terrible. 4th 1986, 1994, 2007, 2009, 2020 113 pounds. Harvey Dahl, Rams 2x NV State Champ Kirk Lowdermilk*, OL, Minnesota Vikings The American College of Sports Medicine and an American Medical Association committee on sports have stated that such conditions can impede normal growth and development. Vince Waldhauser Oak Ridge (SJ): 7th, 2nd, 2nd (2009-2011) Mike Van Worth Dos Palos (C): 6th, 4th, 2nd (1998-2000), Telly Sanders Buchanan-Clovis (C): 4th, 2nd, 1st (1996-1998) John Ward, OL, New York Jets NCAA All-American To see the full individual rankings, as well as breakdowns for the top-10 teams, you can . (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Nikko Triggas Campolindo-Moraga (NC): 3rd, 1st, 2nd (2005-2007) The new, current weights are below. Nick Pena Selma (C): 2010, 11 Ty Wilcox Calvary Chapel-Santa Ana (S): 1996, 97 .system-message-content p { color: white !important; font-weight: bold !important; } Dane Valdez Calvary Chapel-Santa Ana (S): 8th, 1st, 3rd (1992-1994), Scott Chapman Rim of the World (S): 1st, 1st, 1st (1991-1993) Leo Wisniewski, NT, Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts PA State Champ Topics covered: The one thing that is great about wrestling is that a 100 lb kid has a place to compete in sports. Anthony Valencia (St. John Bosco): 2012 (126), 2013 (145), 2014 (170), 2015 (170), Alex Mack, Cleveland Browns (San Marcos HS) CA State Runer-Up in 2004 Bruce Smith**, DE, Washington Redskins Joe Cisneros Bakersfield/Selma (C): 1st, 4th, 2nd (2004-2007) In this iteration, an eighth weight class was added to the lower bound, scrunching the next few weights up slightly, though the average percent change remained about the same. He may be assigned hours of extra workouts, moved to the next class, or dropped from the team. * The new classes are: 106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 144, 150, 157, 165, 175, 190, 215, 285. San Diego (SD):455, Note: Morgan Pears (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Damien Covington, LB, Buffalo Bills Eric Ghiaciuc, C, Cincinatti Bengals MI State Champ 2. This document, known as the sports physical, applies to all sports and is not really oriented to the weight concerns of wrestlers. Those seven weights are broken down in the chart below by pounds, kilos, change between weights in kg, and percent change between weights. 1st 1986, 1999, 2005, 2009 David Christian San Ramon Valley (NC): 8th, 6th, 1st (2003-2005) NWCA/NFHS Webinars; Maryland Independent State Tournament; 2021 Unified HS State Tournament Results; . Jason Welch (Las Lomas): 2005 (145), 2006 (152), 2007, 2008 (160), NORTHERN SECTION Three middle weight classes - 145, 152 and 160 - were . Terrell Fletcher, RB, San Diego Chargers Growth of Girls Wrestling; Separate Weight Classes for Girls, Choice of Weight Classes Establi. Colin Cole, Seattle Seahawks 7. Eric Osborne South Hills-Covina (S): 1982, 83 Stephen Neal, OL, New England Patriots (San Diego HS) 2X NCAA Champion, 1999 World Champion Chasen Blair Rancho Bernardo (SD): 5th, 4th, 1st (2014-2017) 9th-12th Grade Wrestlers. The average percent change is an erratic but acceptable 7% as we get ready for a World Championship in Budapest with 10 weight classes, the most since 1995 in Atlanta. View All News. Eric Wais Woodland (SJ): 1975, 76 . Dave Szott, Kansas City Chiefs NJ State Champ Local athletics coordinators express dislike for rapid weight loss practices. 2nd 1999 Now, the state's governing body is looking to take the sport in the opposite direction. Tiki Barber, RB, New York Giants Carlos Levexier (Galileo): 1979, 1980 (98), (Balboa): 1981 (105), 1982 (121) Jonathan Condo, LS, Dallas Cowboys PA State Champ, Dapper Dan Champ Rob Essink, Seattle Seahawks NCAA DII Champ Tim Anderson OH State Champ 160 and 182 weight classes. Oakland (OS): 1 In his free time, Kevin is the director and head coach of his son's local wrestling club where he and his wife mentor over 100 kids both on and off the mat. TheOpenMat.com, which covers amateur wrestling, notes that as of March 31, 30 high school state associations now sanction girls' wrestling including North Dakota, where state association officials recently approved the sport, effective with the 2021-22 school year. Nick Griesen, LB, New York Giants But new efforts can help the whole team become aware that "making weight" abuse, like anorexia and bulimia, is a secret that needs to be told. Greg Hatcher and Don Schuler worked for the past two years developing wrestling in high schools first as a club sport while . Willie Roaf*, OT, New Orleans Saints Paul Fox (Gilroy): 2011 (112), 2012 (126), 2013 (132), 2014 (152) Jason Williams Clovis (C): 2nd, 8th, 2nd (2002-2004) Nick Nevills (Clovis): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (285) The host school won the tournament in a field of 13 teams. 5. 10 Clovis (CS) 2015 Brandon Dennington Tracy (SJ): 2nd, 1st, 1st (1984-1986) 3rd 1981, 1989, 1993, 1999, 2002, 2010, 2019, 2022 Scoreboard: Scores, results and more from Jan. 9-15 wrestling meets and tournaments in the Lower Hudson Valley Division I (large-school) 102. Jesse Reta (James Logan): 1993, 1994, 1995 (140), 1996 (145) 3. 3rd 1988, 1990, 1991, 2000, 2004, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 William George, Chicago Bears 2x PA State Champ There will no longer be a 103-pound class. Ralphy Tovar Poway (SD): 5th, 4th, 1st (2013-2015) Andrew Crummy Cincinatti Bengals Jonathan Condo Joey Hildbold 1st 1985 CalGrappler California High School Wrestling Rankings 120 lbs. 1st 1987 Mike Phillips Capistrano Valley-Mission Viejo (S): 1987, 88 Jeramy Sweany Vacaville (SJ): 2013, 14 3rd 2007 Team stars aren't likely to be bumped from their weight classes; the less talented boy tries to move into an unfilled class so that he gets a chance to compete. In total, there are 14 weight divisions for high school wrestlers as opposed to the 10 typically featured at the Olympic and Collegiate levels. "The trainer can monitor these concerns through daily official weigh-ins." The 14 weight classes approved by the committee for 2011-12 are as follows: 106 (pounds), 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 170, 182, 195, 220 and 285. Zolboo Tovshinbayar (Oakland): 2004 (125), 2005, 2006 (130), 2007 (135) It's up to you how you do it.". The weight classes regulated by the OHSAA are the following:[6], High school students in the United States competing in scholastic wrestling do so in the following 14 weight classes set by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS):[7]. 2022-2023 NFHS Wrestling Rules Interpretations (Coming Soon) Nick Hardwick San Diego Chargers Brandon Pearce, Arizona Cardinals 1.78)Out-of-State Opponents The weight classes of the state in which competition is held shall be the CalGrappler California High School Wrestling Rankings 182 lbs. 4th 1997 John Leal (Chester): 2012 (132), 2013 (152), 2014 (160), 2015 (152), OAKLAND SECTION 14 Weight Classes - 106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 144, 150, 157, 165, 175, 190, 215, 285. . They picked up a nice 35-31 win over Dover-Eyota on Feb. 3. Harris Benton 4 Poway (SD): 1986, 1999, 2005, 2009 LaRoi Glover*, DE, Dallas Cowboys 220 pounds. 7 Clovis (CS): 2008, Record accomplished with 13 weight groups (State placers = Top 6) Then, after 1996, with the Olympics rapidly growing in size with new nations and sports added every cycle, wrestling was asked to cut its participant total, and did so by shrinking from ten to eight weight classes (for both men's freestyle and Greco-Roman, although we will focus on men's freestyle going forward as at a point in the near future they diverge). Olympic gold medalist Mark Schultz won two of the toughest NCAA weight classes from the 1980s. Cory Widmer, LB, New York Giants The 14 . John Grubbs El Camino-Oceanside (SD): 1986, 87 Reenter to the Games also came at the expense of another weight class, bringing us down to six divisions for the quadrennial. Evan Wick San Marino (SS): 5th, 4th, 1st (2014-2016) In a hard workout, five or six pounds may be lost through sweating. Mike Malczyk, LS, New York Giants Other states have additional or modified weight classes, such as: College and university students in the United States competing in collegiate wrestling do so in the following 10 weight classes set by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA):[12], The NCWA has also approved the following eight weight classes for its women's division, which uses collegiate rules instead of the freestyle ruleset used in NCAA-recognized women's wrestling:[14], Women's college wrestling is also governed by the Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association (WCWA), an arm of the National Wrestling Coaches Association. With one or two matches scheduled each week during a five-month wrestling season, the athlete who wants to compete at lower-than-normal weight finds himself repeating this starve/binge cycle over and over. 4. In any event, in 2002, the lower and upper bounds contracted, to 55kg on the lower end and to 96/120kg on the upper end, but the gaps between weights still grew, now averaging 12%, the highest in the history of the sport. Dehydration, says the AMA, will cause premature fatigue and impair a wrestler's performance faster than deficiency of any other nutrient. 2nd 1993 138 pounds. Randy White*, DT, Dallas Cowboys Martin Kistler Notre Dame-Riverside (S): 1980, 81 Dan Dierdorff**, OT, St. Louis Cardinals Kelly Gregg, NT, Baltimore Ravens, 3x OK State Champ Do high school wrestlers have to cut weight? The first girls high school champion in the first girls state tournament in Hawaii was Clarissa Chun of Roosevelt High School at the 98 pound weight class. 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