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Parris was the first wrestler from Indiana to win a world title at any age group. He has a seat at the table of the greats and has very strong arguments for best ever from Indiana.

When attending the IHSAA State Finals over the past few years, I've always felt bad that by the time the 220 and HWT matches come around, half of the crowd has already left Gainbridge. Those kids work just as hard as the little guys, and nobody seems to miss those matches unless they're late on closing a bar tab between sessions. I noticed when watching the Big 12 championships and again during the NCAAs on Saturday night that the most intriguing championship match was saved for last to keep the crowd engaged in the arena and your streaming/televised crowd, too. At Big 12's, it was Iowa State's David Carr against Missouri's Keegan O'Toole, and then Yianni Diakomihalis' match for his fourth NCAA title was saved for last on Saturday. How difficult would it be to adapt this thought process to the IHSAA State Finals? It'd be nice to end with the best match of the night... keeps most of everyone in the building for all 14 bouts, sells more concessions, keeps your TV audience for the duration of the broadcast, etc. I'm no businessman, but it seems like a no-brainer.

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That's true, but falling short to one of, if not the, greatest Heavyweight(s) in USA history might deserve a little consideration.

The pride of Lawrenceburg Indiana gets it done in the finals. Years of struggle and hard works pays off. Great job young man, you earned it.

I have thought long and hard on this and hurts me dearly to admit it because I want to get under those lights sooner or later. But.... it's time we class Indiana High School wrestling. The skill level of wrestling has only increased and is only increasing across the board in Indiana. We aren't being fair to our kids to say we don't want to class it because we enjoy the show so much. It's like we are enjoying watching a real live Hunger Game. As coaches and fans there is no difference between us not wanting to change to class wrestling than the IHSAA not giving us wrestlebacks. We know the IHSAA isn't going to do that. Then what should we do in order level the playing field a little more so our kids get more opportunities and we try to grow the sport at every school? Bring on the hate.... but the kids need to come first. Oh... and quit wearing jeans when you coach at the high school level.

Ding! Ding! Ding! If one of your main argument against class wrestling is that it would water down the finals excitement, you might be valuing your own entertainment over what’s best for the kids who are *actually* competing.

I was only going off what you had said about MD. The rest was going off of what others had said on here and my 2 cents on classifying, i just quoted that one because it was what I saw first. I had always been against classed wrestling up until this season. Natty Light and Slim Jim's however sounds like a hell of a time.

There is a good chance this won't be the last match between these two.

Biggest surprise for me was the B1G conference only getting 3 Champs. When was the last time that has happened? I'm betting it has been decades.

I'd be curious to see the results if Mater Dei chose to wrestle in their enrollment class in a classed individual tournament. I know everybody will say that they should wrestle up like they do for team state, but since it is all about the kids and exposure, etc. wouldn't it make sense for Mater Dei's kids to wrestle in their enrollment class so they can increase their odds of winning individual state titles? Guys like Blake Boarman, Alec Freeman, Eli Dickens, Cole Ross, etc would have had a great chance to win 2-3 titles in that scenario. Wouldn't that be better for them?

Knowing more of the situation that you do, the IHSAA looked at the situation and deemed it an illegal transfer. The biggest obstacle with getting into Crown Point is that it is a closed district and you must live or rent within the district to attend school. Sometimes the schools are more lax on that than the IHSAA.

My Indiana GOAT list based on HS and College (I give more weight to college accomplishments): Nick Lee - only losses in HS were to Micic and Red, 2x Fargo Champ, Jr Pan Am champ, went 5,5,1,1 in college, 5x AA Andrew Howe - 192-1 in HS, Fargo champ, went 2,1,3,2 in college, 4x AA Angel Escobedo - 223-1 in HS, 2x Fargo runner up, went 3,5,1,4 in college, 4x AA, 2x world team member Mason Parris - 206-1 in HS, 2x flo nationals champ, jr world champ, DNP,2,5,1 in college, Jason Tsirtsis - 173-2 in HS, Fargo champ, went 1,3,7 in college This list could change based on international results in the future. If Parris is our guy at 125 kg for the foreseeable future and brings home world/olympic medals he will shoot to the top of the list

Nice fact. Hopefully this continues. Great for college wrestling. Spread the wealth, so that the sport doesn’t dry up around the country.

Escobedo has to be in the equation... ...and, for what it's worth, Sarah Hildebrandt's senior-level world hardware probably makes her the overall Indiana GOAT.

Parris looked dominate through the entire weekend! Awesome job, big thanks for representing the great state of Indiana so well!

Awesome job maligned, thanks for doing this!

I'll go with Parris or Lee but Jesse isn't done yet.

Da GOAT Indiana Heavy. Sorry Big Wag.

I’m not diving into this threads whole class argument, but this point is worth showing how cherry picking statistics work both ways and doesn’t always tell the whole story. The worst state are classes too. In fact there are many classed states that have less AAs per year compared to single class states of CA, NJ, and IN. So it could easily be said that class wrestling must be holding those states back as it could that class wrestling is pushing a few states to the top. The fact is class wrestling by itself can be shown to not be the magic bullet for all wrestling state too. And honestly judging a entire states quality just based on college AAs is pretty crazy for me to wrap my head around considering that the absolute best of the best which obviously take a much bigger wrestling dedication level than just getting the experience of participating in a classed state. Participants in college wrestling seems more reliable of an across the board look at quality wrestling states, but I’m guessing we would still see many class states with low numbers there too. The numbers for both your statement and mine are due to the simple fact that all but 3 US states are classed. So statistically the odds of the highest and lowest states being classed are huge. You likely could find some advantages to point to where class wrestling may help wrestling, but the argument that class states develop more AAs just because they are classes isn’t exactly true when looking at all states.

I meant the actual student body. I’m not trying to throw shade here. But I think you know where I’m going with this. Copy them. Call their coaches. Reach out to those who are winning and take your team to club practice there. We plan on taking several trips to RWA this summer. I send my kids to practice at Sebolt and Big Game and Easter Iowa but they belong to DC Elite. Can’t beat’em join’em. No shame in it. Get that work. Warren Wrestling Academy has an open door policy. Network with those you want to emulate.

Imagine if Allred and Parris competed in a class state tournament. Crazy to think a 1a and 2a school from Indiana produced 2 big 10 champions this year. Not saying it’s common, but definitely interesting

What's with the click-bait subject titles lately. "It's Official" or "Potential Change." Neither of these are things that are official changes or even considered openly as a potential change by the IHSAA that governs the sport. The only groups that actually can make any of this happen. How about just saying it like it is, "I now see the light of Class wrestling" or "Here a 1A/2A Option to Consider" If someone need clicks to up their status or are staved for discussion just let us know what to click on to help out, but stop with these suggestive subject titles that just a bait-and-switch.

Coach Pendoski: Wrestlers like Heldt are the real reason we coach. What a GREAT story.

We have a couple of the heavier mats available. They are in solid condition and 3 sections each. There is no cost, but the purchaser would be responsible for removing and picking up the mats. If interested, you just need to contact my Assistant AD: kduncan@brownsburg.k12.in.us He wants them gone in next couple of weeks so move fast!