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TripleB will be waiting in line for a week to see this movie.

Why is moving the weight class up 4 lbs seen as discrediting?

I don't think it does all. If anything it will probably make it even  better. I always said all along I'm and neither

for against the move. I am just really shocked at all the hating on how it is now, on past champions and what they did after and so on. I will always enjoy the lighter weight classes regardless and everyone has there own opionions. I still remember being in 7th grade and watching Ellis beat seniors at 98lbs. Now, I know things have changed alot, but to not  give any credit because somebody won state at 103lbs. and maybe only placed a couple of other times is ridiculous. That is really  hating. IT IS BETTER TO BE THAN TO BE A NEVER HAVE BEEN  THAT is all I'M SAYING.  ;D

So stating facts is hating?  I am a big "hater" then.  When I add 1+1 and get 2, I'm a hater on that number 4 aren't I?

I'll break this down better for you.

In the past 9 years(2000-2008) there have been 48 state champions that were non-seniors.

Of the 47 this is how they fared the next year.

31 repeated as champs

3 were 2nd the next year

7 were 3rd place the next year

1 was 4th place

1 was 7th place

3 were state qualifiers

1 Did not wrestle(Wesley English)

The only weight class were a champ failed to place the next year was.... 103lbs, and it happened three times!

I agree alot with your points especially if it eliminates more forfeits, that is only good for the sport. All I have ever said is  103 lb weight class to me is exciting to watch who cares if they are mostly underclassmen. If I remember correctly

at either 189 or 215 STATE  last year there were no returning state place winners so which is worse?

No returning state placewinners means the weight class was senior dominated the year before.  It is harder for a freshman-junior to qualify and place at weights that are 152lbs+. 

More facts...

896 semi-state qualifiers this year

65 or 7.25% freshmen

168 or 18.75% sophomores

271 or 30.25% juniors

392 or 43.75% seniors

Of the 65 freshmen, 29 were at 103lbs and 9 were at 112lbs.

Taking out 103lbs and 112lbs the numbers are:

768 semi-state qualifiers

27 or 3.5% freshmen

117 or 15.23% sophomores

244 or 31.77% juniors

380 or 49.47% seniors

I'll take a $500,000 facility and the rest can go to me to coach the kids

You keep wanting to point out a few freshmen that are good.  I'm glad there are young kids that are great wrestlers, but if you can't see the light in that juniors and seniors are generally the better wrestlers then I really can't go any further.  My team this year will be stock full of about 8 seniors, guess what, that means we will have a good team.  A couple years ago it was the exact opposite and while we had a good season it is nothing like we are expecting this year.  I surely hope our kids are better wrestlers as seniors than they were as freshmen. 

The kids that you keep pointing out that are great wrestlers as freshmen will not be hurt by a weight class change.  Good wrestlers are good wrestlers no matter the weight class.  I have never heard a kid state that he was a good wrestler because of the weight class and not conditioning, technique, heart, etc.   

As far as the Olympic level that you are so worried about, have you forgotten where we get the 66kg+ wrestlers?  Yes, they start out at higher weights and some even have to take lumps as freshmen and sophomores until they mature and become great wrestlers.  Why can't that happen at the lower weights?  Why is it alright for my 130lbs freshman who is a very good wrestler be forced to ride the pine while a classmate of his is drug off the street and gets a varsity letter because of his SIZE and not his ability?

The 15-19 year old range you talk about is something that can be argued to death.  In Indiana the youngest kids will be 14.25 years old to 14.46 years old from the beginning of the season to the end of the season.  If you figure the average kid to be in the middle that means they start out the season at 14.75 years old and end it at 14.96 years old.  So saying kids are 15 years old during the wrestling season is right in line with the age restrictions. 

The only problem with that is I would see a great increase in registrations from your IP address and you padding the votes for Mater Dei

It is however a good idea.

Age does not equal experience or skill level, nor does size/weight.

 

If age does not matter why at state are most state qualifiers seniors then juniors then sophomores and finally freshmen?

Although age is somewhat of a factor there's no denying that skill and experience is everything. There are alot of upperclassmen that get beat by underclassmen all the time based soley on skill.

A lot and all the time?  Those are strong words.  If it happened "all the time" how come this year at state 80% of the state qualifiers were juniors and seniors?  If you take out 103lbs, 84.6% of the state qualifiers are juniors and seniors and by taking out 112lbs it goes up to 88%. 

I am curious where all these super stud freshmen that are better than seniors "all the time."

Thank you for also scheduling it around my wedding and honeymoon

Age does not equal experience or skill level, nor does size/weight.

If age does not matter why at state are most state qualifiers seniors then juniors then sophomores and finally freshmen?

Nothing is official yet, the NFHS is reviewing three proposals along with keeping the current weight classes(so basically 4 options).  

The proposals are as follows:

Here is the reasoning behind each proposal

CURRENT:

-These current 14 weight classes have been in place since 1995.

-The 215-pound weight class was added in 2002.

-In 2006, the 275-pound weight class was increased to 285 pounds.

-These weight classes were developed from a survey that the NFHS Wrestling Rules Committee administered in 1994-95.

OPTION A:

-The weights were created from looking at the hydrated body weight at the time of assessment of 195,000 wrestlers from the NWCA Optimal performance calculator.

-Each weight class was created to have approximately 7.14% of the wrestlers.

-Equal distribution of wrestlers in each weight class.

-Eliminates one of the first three weight class. Combines 103, 112 and 119 into two weight classes.

OPTION B:

-The weights were created from looking at the minimum wrestling weight (7% weight) at the time of assessment of 195,000 wrestlers from the NWCA Optimal Performance Calculator.

-Each weight class was created to have approximately 7.14% of the wrestlers.

-Equal distribution of wrestlers in each weight class.

-Adds an 'additional' weight class at the top.

-Creates a weight class in the low 180-pound range.

OPTION C:

-The weights were based off using the hydrated body weight at the time of assessment of 195,000 wrestlers from the NWCA Optimal performance calculator.

-Percentages of distribution was between 7-8%. -he first three weights were distributed in the mid 6% range. This ensured that you did not eliminate the 'small' wrestler not being represented.

-Data supports moving 103 to 107 would greatly increase the number of eligible wrestlers for the first weight class.

-Will decrease the large jump from 103-112-pounds.

-Changes the middle weight increments from 5-pounds to 6-pounds.

-Eliminates the large jump between 171-189-pounds. Makes that a 15-pound jump from 177-192-pounds.

-The prevalence of HS wrestlers (N=195,000) at each of these weight classes, there is an equal distribution (~7%) of wrestlers for each of the weight classes listed. In addition, when reviewing the national data on children from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES published 1995), these weight classes are consistent with the 5th - 95th percentile data on weight for adolescent males aged 15-19.

Here is more information on the proposals.

http://ohiowrestling.net/2009/8/nfhs_proposed_weight_classes.pdf

LPD096 is most likely the finest person ever to wear a Lowell Police Department uniform.  He is a stern, but caring officer of the law.  Among his duties in the wondrous city they call Lowell are town councilman, middle school wrestling coach, middle school football coach, donut eater and he is in charge of promoting each and every great wrestler that wrestles at Lowell.  He is also a dedicated husband and father.  His favorite shows include Seinfeld, Two and a Half Men, The Andy Griffith Show, The Dog Whisperer, UFC Unleashed.  Some of his favorite movies include: Sideways, Rudy, Wall Street, Goodfellas, American President, and Black Hawk Down.  On top of all this fine gentleman is an avid reader of Peter Drucker novels.  If there is anything else you would like to know about this very outstanding human being, I am sure he will answer your questions himself.

Here is an article about Merrillville's James Travis

http://www.post-trib.com/sports/highschools/1715747,fbtab-merrillville.article

Congrats

Daniel Meyer from Bellmont had a big game last night with 194 yards rushing and four touchdowns.

Haha, I just was doing a forfeit breakdown of their state and we have less forfeits than them.

http://indianamat.com/stuff/ohioff09.html

Pretty interesting stuff, especially when broken down by division.

Here is the flier for the outing

http://indianamat.com/stuff/iugolfouting.pdf

Head Varsity Wrestling Coach - Eastern (Greentown) High School.

Contact - Brad Wilson, athletic director (765) 628-3333 ext 311.

Location - 10 minutes east of Kokomo

Conference - Mid-Indiana Conference (MIC)

Sectional - Oak Hill

Regional - Peru

Semi-State - Ft. Wayne

Solid high school and middle school wrestling program.  50 to 70 wrestlers in elementary club program.  Position to be filled ASAP.

2000 Nationals Results since Blane wanted them

http://hcusawrestling.tripod.com/071000.htm

105 - 1st - Kyle Anson, Iowa City, IA dec. Blane Culp, Columbia City, IN, 4-0; 3rd - Michael Poeta, Highwood, IL dec. Tony Kubec, Everett, WA, 6-3; 5th - David Craig, Brandon, FL dec. Salvador Sanchez III, Wasco, CA, 10-2

Not bad outplacing Poeta and Craig

Here are the 2000 central regional results, some interesting names.

http://www.washingtonwrestlingreport.com/2000/RegCenMichKidsFS2000.htm

60 - 1st - Seth Collier (IN) dec. D.J. Rackley (IN), 12-5; 3rd - Clinton Harper (IN) dec. Joshua Headworth (MI), 6-2; 5th - Camden Eppert (IN) fall over Byron Bohanan (IN), 1:01

80 - 1st - Reece Humphrey (IN) tech. fall Daniel Coyne (IN); 3rd - Jeffery Papiernik (OH) dec. Benji Dolly (IN) 6-0; 5th - Karlos Miller (IN) tech fall Caleb Driscoll (MI), 17-5

Papiernik from Ohio?  Didn't know that.  Papiernik wrestled for Snider and was a four time qualifier, one time placer.

100 - 1st -Dustin Schlatter, (OH) tech. fall Justin Sciscoe (IN), 10-0; 3rd - Casey Bradley (IN) pin Jade McCammon (IN), 2:33; 5th - Jason Hochstetler (IN) pin Michael Hatfiend (MI), 3:10

105 - 1st - Blane Culp (IN) dec. Kyle Vanderhyde (MI), 3-0; 3rd - Joel Jefferies (IN) dec. Trey Schwab (IN), 7-0; 5th - Tommy Vechey (IN) tech. fall Jeff Therruam (MI), 12-0

167 - Roger Kish (MI) dec. Lee Sparks (MI), 16-7; Maurice Swain (IN) pin Gaelen Callahan (MI), 2:46; 5th - Ross Geerdes (MI) tech. fall Patrick Necessasry ( IN), 13-3

Some comments on the brackets

Midget

55lbs David Taylor was 3rd beating Eric Grajales

70lbs Quinten Wright PSU All-American won it, with former Jimtown wrestler Robert Morris placing.  Anyone know what happened to Morris?  I heard he moved to Michigan.

Novice

65lbs- Ness over McCaffey

80lbs- Escobedo over Leclere with Nickerson 5th

Schoolboy

80lbs- Jay Borchel wrestled rival Mitch Mueller, they go to Iowa and Iowa state respectively

90lbs- Metcalf, Craig Henning and Blane Culp, a fearsome ..... two

95lbs- Tsirtsis over Iowa teammate Luedke with Poeta 3rd

I love looking at old results like this, here are some from 1999

Results from Kids National Freestyle Championships in Waterloo, Iowa

1999 USA Wrestling National Kids Freestyle Championships

at Young Arena, Waterloo, Iowa, July 2-3

Midget (9-10 years)

50 - 1st - Zack Zweifel, Mt. Vernon, Wash. dec. Andy Pokorny, Omaha, Neb., 7-6; 3rd - Jeremy Wilson, Reno, Nev. won by tech. fall over Buddy Gale, Belding, Mich., 11-0, 1:29; 5th - Andrew Williams, Yorktown, Va. dec. Collin Hase, Silver Lake, Kan., 7-6

55 -1st - Dak Adamson, Albuquerque, N.M. and Riley Adamson, Albuquerque, N.M., co-champions; 3rd - David Taylor, Evanston, Wyo. dec. Eric Grajales, Tierra Verde, Fla., 14-11; 5th - Matt Katusin, Omaha, Neb. dec. Alex Gorton, New Era, Mich., 11-3

60 - 1st - Fred Santaite, Upper Saddle River, N.J. dec. Tyler Graff, Loveland, Colo., 13-1,, ot, 4:28; 3rd - Tyler Swartzlender, Kasilof, Alaska won by tech. fall over Trevor Thompson, Venice, Utah, 10-0, 1:29; 5th - Daniel Rodriguez, Kearney, Neb. won by tech. fall over Cody Beeson, Moreno Valley, Calif., 10-0, 0:33

65 - 1st - Cade Sarbacker, Livingston, Wis. dec. Brandyn Kuhn, Brooksville, Fla., 9-4; 3rd - Michael Brewer, Kearney, Mo. dec. Aaron Senzee, Kansas City, Mo., 6-5; 5th - Jared Kreimer, Ft. Collins, Colo, won by tech. fall over Storm Smith, Muncie, Ind., 13-3, 2:24

70 - 1st - Quentin Wright, Furnace, Pa. dec. Shane Smith, Pennsburg, Pa., 9-6; 3rd - Justin Carlson, Gurnee, Ill. won by tech. fall over Dylan Joiner, Kansas City, Mo., 10-0, 2:33; 5th - Scott Janson, Pierz, Minn. dec. Robert Morris, Elkhart, Ind., 13-4

75 - 1st - Marvio Tischhauser, Hope, Kan. dec. Kelvin Dilwood, Omaha, Neb., 8-7; 3rd - Kyle Pelchy, Yorktown, Va. dec. Ben Bennett, Rockford, Mich., 8-6, ot, 3:13; 5th - Brent Haynes, Kansas City, Mo. pin Joseph Sweet, Coon Rapids, Minn., 2:06

80 -1st - Nick LeClare, Coggon, Iowa dec. Jake Meredith, Temecula, Calif., 6-0; 3rd - Luke Munkelwitz, Forest Lake, Minn. dec. Aris Rogers, Brandon, Fla., 7-4; 5th - Robby Kriesel, Isanti, Minn. dec. Daniel Macswain, Stillwater, Minn., 8-3

87 - 1st - Louis Bland, Modesto, Calif. dec. Kody Bangert, Cement City, Mich., 9-4; 3rd - Jeremy Perry, Chicago, Ill. dec. Joseph Perry, Pardeeville, Wis., 11-4; 5th - Jeremy Carson, Walsenburg, Colo. dec. Ethan Neal, Northfield, Minn., 11-3

95 - 1st - Daniel Mahoney, Pittsburgh, Pa. Won by tech. fall over Beau Schendel, Garrett, Ind., 11-0, 2:00; 3rd - Chance Martin, Cherryvale, Kan. pin Tony Nelson, Isanti, Minn., 0:36; 5th - Wesley Reardon, Minnetonka, Minn. dec. James Dolloway, Waldon, N.Y., 6-0

103 -1st - Deron Winn, Liberty, Mo. dec. Michael Kronke, Ortego, Mich., 8-5, ot; 3rd - Brett Wenbourne, El Cajon, Calif. pin Eric Thompson, Shell Rock, Iowa, 2:11; 5th - Cody Varner, Pierz, Minn. pin Ryan Smith, Temecula, Calif., 2:59

112 - 1st - Duane Zlatnick, Rossville, Kan. pin Patrick Mahan, Owatonna, Minn., 3:44; 3rd - Keoki Nisley, Lakewood, Wash. pin Zack Wilson, Stark, Fla., 0:57; 5th - Michael Hawthorne, Waterloo, Iowa pin Brent Augsburger, Fowlerville, Mich., 0:37

120 - 1st - Sergio-Luis Archuleta, Pocatella, Idaho dec. Charles Bryant, Austin, Texas, 3-1; 3rd - Joshua Olson, Isanti, Minn. pin Andrew Foulkes, Indianapolis, Ind., 1:29; 5th - Jesse Boyden, Kenilworth, N.J. dec. MacKenzie Johnson, Cambridge, Minn., 7-4

120+ - 1st - Matthew Pettigrew, St. Johns, Mich. dec. Chris Crawford, Gladstone, Mo. , 6-1; 3rd - Cristen Daniel, Bakersfield, Calif. dec. Cullen Berg, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., 7-2; 5th - Harley McKnight, New Castle, Ind. pin Andy O'Leary, Kent City, Mich., 0:58

Novice (11-12 years old)

60 - 1st - Victor Weideman, Omaha, Neb. won by tech. fall over Justin Paulson, Artesta, Calif., 10-0, 3:33; 3rd - Kenny Kubec, Marysville, Wash. dec. T.J. Soloman, Inkom, Idaho, 6-3, ot, 4:24; 5th - Mike Wilson, Marion, Ohio dec. Donny Altman, Derby, Kan., 12-9

65 - 1st - Jayson Ness, Bloomington, Minn. pin Patrick McCaffrey, Southington, Conn., 2:49; 3rd - Elijiah Hutchison, Soldotna, Alaska dec. Jonny Gilbertson, Everett, Wash., 10-1; 5th - Scott O'Donnell, Kansas City, Mo. won by inj. dft. over Nevin Kupriva, Lewisville, Texas

70 - 1st - Jordan Frishkorn, Chesapeake, Va. dec. Jake Swensen, Moroni, Utah, 6-0; 3rd - T.J. Sebolt, Centerville, Iowa won by ref. dec. over Seth Flodeen, Cannon Falls, Minn., 1-0, ot, 6:00; 5th - Josh Wilson, Reno, Nev. pin Brian Shelton, El Reno, Okla., 0:55

75 -1st - Mike Carlson, Elmdorf AFB, Alaska dec. Khalid Andwele, Tampa, Fla., 3-2; 3rd - Matt Rosen, Bena, Va. Won by tech fall over Cory Cormier, Columbus, Ohio, 13-2, 2:00 ; 5th - Nathan Janson, Pierz, Minn. dec Tristan DeShazer, Wichita, Kan., 15-13

80 - 1st - Angel Escobedo, Gary, Ind. dec. Daniel LeClair, Coggon, Iowa, 5-2; 3rd - Ryan Moyer, Kansas City, Mo. dec. Tyler Thurgood, Blairstown, N.J., 13-2; 5th - Troy Nickerson, Chenago Falls, N.Y. won by tech. fall over Ryan Ridge, Columbus Heights, Va., 10-0, 2:30

85 -1st - Kyle Chittick, Burton, Mich. dec. Alex McMahan, Gakona, Alaska, 5-3; 3rd - Neil Erisman, Olathe, Kan. dec. Adam Hargrave, Muscatine, Iowa, 9-2; 5th - Justin Chrzanowski, Troy, Mich. dec. Doug Vaughan, Coalmont, Tenn., 3-2

90 - 1st - David Craig, Brandon, Fla. Won by tech. fall over Mitchell Eichenauer, Apache, Okla., 11-0, 1:21; 3rd - Chris Brown, Newport News, Va. Pin Jeremiah Johnson, Wassila, Alaska, 12-3; 5th - Brett Ambrosino, Mokena, Ill. Won by inj. dft. over Andy Tracy, Baraboo, Wis., 1:30

95 - 1st - Brandon Corp, Chittanango, N.Y. dec. Andrew Geving, Osceola, Wis., 12-4; 3rd - Christopher Platt, Cordova, Alaska dec. Justin Fraga, Altamonte Springs, Fla., 8-3; 5th - Casey Bradley, Muncie, Ind. dec. Mitchell Mosher, Spring Valley, Minn., 8-2

100 - 1st - Cody Reverts, Luverne, Minn. won by tech. fall over Frank Koch, Litchfield, Minn., 11-0, 3:52; 3rd - Chris Kearn, Miltonvele, Kan. dec. Brett Madlon, Osceola, Wis., 6-4; 5th - Bret Thomas, Marion, Ohio won by tech. fall over Lyle Gardner, Fallon, Nev., 10-0, 2:49

105 -1st - Cole Swenson, Oak Grove, Minn. pin Caleb Olson, Isanti, Minn., 1:31; 3rd - Jonathon Abel, Memphis, Tenn. pin Cody Russell, Wasilla, Alaska, 0:57; 5th - Erik Heide, Eden Prairie, Minn. pin Matthew Thompson, Rushville, Ind., 1:43

112 -1st - Randy Doherty, Tulare, Calif. dec. Kevin Landry, Cannon Falls, Minn., 9-1; 3rd - T.J. Geick, Las Vegas, Nev. pin Jacob Sweet, Coon Rapids, Minn., 0:59; 5th - Cory Schlack, Litchfield, Minn. won by tech. fall over Alexander Archuleta, Pocatello, Idaho, 10-0, 1:18

120 - 1st - Jon Dahl, Fridley, Minn. won by tech. fall over A.J. Love, Springport, Mich., 12-1; 3rd - Danny Chavez, Oceanside, Calif. dec. Brock Wenbourne, El Cajon, Calif., 5-2; 5th - Anthony Scrimo, Farmington, N.Y. dec. Karl Damroth, Chetek, Wis., 5-2

130 - 1st - Bryon Holderman, Constantine, Mich. pin Christopher Ball, Farmington, N.Y., 0:36; 3rd - Tanner Travis, Alachua, Fla. dec. Anthony Morales, Las Vegas, Nev., 8-2 ; 5th - Shabazz Bailey, Walden, N.Y. dec. David Michaud, Pine Ridge, S.D., 3-0

140 - 1st - Devin Szutkowski, Eland, Wis. dec. Robby Smith, San Ramon, Calif., 6-4; 3rd - Turner Neal, Northfield, Minn. dec. Dane Wilson, Oakland, Iowa, 12-9; 5th - Kenneth Logan, Jr., Hampton, Va. pin Nick Conway, Clear Lake, Ind., 3:39

140 + - 1st - Joe Zlatnick, Rossville, Kan. won by tech. fall over Spencer Workman, Cloverdale, Ind., 11-1, 1:30; 3rd - Kevin Laack, Mauston, Wis. pin Jesse McDowell, Kentwood, Mich., 1:02; 5th - Brian Kerr, E. Moline, Ill. pin Shaun Barnes, Cheyenne, Wyo., 1:08

140++ - 1st - Blake Roemer, Ripon, Wis. pin Parker Surbrook, Potterville, Mich., 1:25; 3rd - Cody Johnson, Frankton, Ind.

140 +++ - 1st - Sean Johnson, East Chicago, Ill.

Schoolboy (13-14 years)

70 - 1st - Brett Land, Porterville, Calif. won by tech. fall over Tony Valdez, Omaha, Neb., 12-2, 4:00; 3rd - Kyle James, Hixson, Tenn. won by ref. dec. over Bryan Osuna, Huntington, Calif., 2-2, ot, 6:00; 5th - Vinny Santaite, Upper Saddle River, N.J. won by tech. fall over Brandon Pinkney, Augusta, Kan., 12-2, 2:00

75 -1st - Paul Donahoe, Goodrich, Mich. dec. Cash Coolidge, Omaha, Neb., 6-1; 3rd - Brandon Shelton, El Reno, Okla. dec. Eric Wanner, Indianapolis, Ind., 8-0; 5th - Charles Knox, Jr., Wichita, Kan. dec. Dennis Malone II, West Liberty, Iowa, 13-8

80 -1st - Anthony Castro, Aberdeen, N.J. dec. Cesar Grajales, Tierra Verde, Fla., 10-7, ot, 4:19; 3rd - Jason Robbins, Oviedo, Fla. won by tech. fall over Corey Gottschalk, Rothbury, Mich., 12-0, 2:10; 5th - Jay Borschel, Marion, Iowa won by ref. dec. over Mitch Mueller, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 2-1, ot, 6:00

85 -1st - Dustin Schlatter, Westerville, Ohio dec. Gabriel Mooney, Greenbush, Minn., 6-0; 3rd - Cody Grant, Torrington, Wyo. dec. Ken Saufl, Champlin, Minn., 5-3; 5th - Kyle Anson, Iowa City, Iowa won by tech. fall over Geoffrey Tucker, Wichita, Kan., 10-0, 2:50

90 -1st - Brent Metcalf, Grand Blanc, Mich. won by tech. fall over Rafael Chavez, Rock Springs, Wyo., 11-0, 1:45; 3rd - Craig Henning, Eau Clair, Wis. dec. Ryan Broughman, Blue Ridge, Va., 9-2; 5th - Brian McGahee, Powder Springs, Ga. dec. Blane Culp, Columbia City, Ind., 7-6

95 -1st - Alex Tsirsis, Griffith, Ind. won by tech. fall over Eric Luedke, Colby, Kan., 10-0, 2:30; 3rd - Michael Poeta, Highwood, Ill. won by tech. fall over Guy Gibson, Miami, Fla., 14-4; 5th - Matthew Stuart, Niskayuna, N.Y. dec. Kent Nathe, Satell, Minn., 7-6

100 -1st - Robert Kaiser, Lodi, N.J. dec. Jacob Naig, Emmetsburg, Iowa, 5-4, ot, 5:24; 3rd - Brandon Brill, Kearney, Neb. dec. Nick Bueter, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 6-5; 5th - Zackary Beck, Hillsdale, Mich. dec. Jeffrey Canella, Antioch, Ill., 3-0

105 -1st - Tony Pretto, Mokena, Ill. won by tech. fall over Craig Weinzappel, Evansville, Ind., 10-0, 2:15 ; 3rd - Aaron Owen, Carlsbad, N.M. dec. Donnie Ooton, Mechanicsville, Va., 6-3; 5th - Brad Zurek, Comstock, Neb. won by tech. fall over Alex Dyas, Marietta, Ga., 12-2, 2:52

110 -1st - Ryan Needle, Burt, N.Y. dec. Nathan Matousek, Glencoe, Minn., 8-0; 3rd - Ryan Joyce, Brandon, Fla. dec. Andrae Hernandez, Gary, Ind., 8-6; 5th - Kevin Reiman, Delaware, Ohio dec. Michael Horton, Greenwood, Ind., 3-1

115 -1st - Kirk Main, Claysville, Pa. pin Brandon Mason, Shenandoah, Iowa, 1:46; 3rd - Blake Maurer, Evansville, Ind. dec. Eddie Blumenthal, Stoughton, Wis., 7-4; 5th - Joshua Maulsby, Orange Park, Fla. dec. Andre Pulling, Portland, Mich., 4-1

120 - 1st - Joshua Moyer, Kansas City, Mo. dec. Shane Miller, Wautoma, Wis., 4-3; 3rd - Adam O'Neil, Granger, Ind. dec. Nick Davis, Gainesville, Fla., 9-2; 5th - Nicholas Panetta, Roselle Park, N.J. dec. Richard Williams, Kendall, N.Y., 11-5

125 - 1st - George Lynaugh, Rochester, Minn. won by tech. fall over Austin Pruser, Clifton, Kan., 12-2, 3:15; 3rd - Alexander Pavlenko, Mesa, Ariz. pin Clint Leonard, Post Falls, Idaho, 1:16; 5th - Nick Hayes, Council Bluffs, Iowa dec. Cory Schmitz, Stewartville, Minn., 10-9

130 - 1st - Jeremy Pederson, Becker, Minn. dec. Keith Garrard, New Castle, Ind., 5-4; 3rd - Aaron Anyan, St. Louis, Mo. dec. Stephen Mosier, Muncie, Ind., 6-3; 5th - Ty Weber, Craig, Colo. pin Patrick Bond, Newport News, Va., 3:14

140 - 1st - Mark Wall, Oak Grove, Mo. won by ref. dec. over Joe Williams, Orange, Calif., 1-1, ot, 6:00; 3rd - Tyler Yohnk, Bloomer, Wis. dec. Patrick Vanhof, E. Rochester, N.Y., 6-5; 5th - Vincent Soria, Visalia, Calif. pin Josh Rock, Peru, N.Y., 1:59

150 - 1st - Charlie Cox, Mableton, Ga. dec. Justin McAuly, Clintonville, Wis., 7-0; 3rd - Keegan MacDonald, Gowen, Mich. won by tech. fall over Max Smith, Alamosa, Colo., 17-6, 3:08; 5th - Chris Myers, Portland, Ind. pin Jason Schiltz, Tomahawk, Wis., 0:36

160 - 1st - Andy Wempen, Riverton, Wyo. dec. Justin Jordan, Waterloo, Iowa, 4-0; 3rd - Mickey Dunham, Centerville, Ind. pin Daniel Sefehik, Luxemburg, Wis., 2:57; 5th - R.J. Cottor, Osceola, Wis. pin Mark Walle, Salina, Kan., 1:50

160+ - 1st - Gilbert Chavez, Baraboo, Wis. dec. Wade Betschart, Torrington, Wyo., 6-0; 3rd - Rusty Wellman, Parma, Mich. pin Charles Rush, Avella, Pa., 1:39; 5th - Dustin Dean, Shelby, Mich. dec. Eli Clarke, Grand Junction, Colo., 12-7

160++ - 1st - Tyler Burroughs, El Reno, Okla. dec. Alex Cornette, Green Bay, Wis., 6-3; 3rd -Kevin Brush, Arcade, N.Y. pin Stuart McGee, Stevens City, Va., 1:02; 5th - Sam Karash, Grant, Neb. pin Joshua Hubbard, Marinette, Wis., 0:36

160+++ - 1st - Geoff Hall, Petersburg, Alaska won by tech. fall over Mike Thomas, Shelby, Mich., 11-1 3rd -Elliott Jaggers, Concord, Calif.

It would definitely be interesting to have a story on the "history" of the rankings.  Rex, you can probably tell us about the days when they were chiseled in stone

I remember seeing the rankings only a few times in high school.  These days it is much easier to reach the masses faster and more efficiently.  It is amazing what this internet thing has done for tasks such as the rankings and other results we waited for weeks in the mail for in the 1990s.

TSpray,

We are actually in the process of becoming an LLC.