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Separation Criteria is just that.  It's designed to "separate" top 4 placers so they don't see each other in the first round.  That could look different from bracket to bracket depending how many top 4 placers there are.  They have someone on Friday night that goes through every bracket to verify the top four placement in the style being wrestled.  There are a lot of people that claim separation criteria who don't have it.  Once the brackets are made the program in track separates the wrestlers in the bracket.
 
The ISWA is working with track to have a weighted ranking system for ISWA state events that take several types of tournaments in consideration with one of them being IHSAA State.  Now this will be done with a program so it probably won't be perfect either. 
 
As MattM stated above, "Probably should be happy they have any sort of separation criteria and regular brackets.  Back in the day it was straight luck of the draw and in verticals brackets where if you lost round 1 you were paired with a winner from round 1 in order to help decrease the field quicker."
 
The ISWA is wanting pairing officials so please sign up and make it better.  Set up mats, run wifi, take incessant phone calls with people bitching, get yelled at all day by people who have no clue how to run a tournament, get less sleep than anyone in the building, no breaks, and no pay all for the love of the wrestling community. Come get ya some! lol

If you want the state team to be that good then get your "studs" to do these events. Don't start bashing the kids who went out and gave their best because they wanted the experience and to represent. Some kids didn't even wrestle their normal weight. I noticed you have poynter at 126 and Stephenson at 132 but following on track those two rotated those weights meaning they were both giving up weight to begin with let alone against some of the best across the nation. These were the kids who wanted to go and dedicate themselves so live with it and don't bash them and how someone else could have done better. In the end there is almost always someone who could do better so praise the ones who try

Congrats to Cayden and the rest of the Rooks family.  Cayden put together a terrific season and is a great kid, no shame in losing to him.  The Columbus East program, in general, has put together an elite core of kids who are among the states most talented.  
 
 
Sorry, you weren't entertained... how did your kid do this weekend?  I know mine is now a 2 time runner-up and a 3x placer and I'm pretty damn proud.  

Congratulations to Adam Jerde from Carmel for signing with Indianapolis. He is projected to wrestle 133.
 
Click here to view the signing

I think they should cut a pound off

I say eat up and alternates be ready. 

Glad to see Fishers & Carmel freshmen (106lbs) Alexander Strueder (F) & (113lbs) Adam Jerde © make the list. I know these are just two guys but it tells me "the powers that be" are paying attention to the wrestling landscape. Thanks for all you hard work guys!!!