Probably wont see class wrestling because the way the IHSAA sees it, more cost and less income. I am sure it is all being based off basketball information like this. I myself would like a 3 class tournament, but don't see it happening anytime soon.
These figures are from 1991-2008 and are directly from the sports information director of the IHSAA. As you can clearly see, attendance has gone down hundreds of thousands per year after multi-class and this all happened literally from the moment or year multi-class took effect. Some say, "kids have more to do now" but that doesn't explain going down 352k fans in one year........impossible.
Year Total Series
Attendance
2008 427,974
2007 456,960
2006 474,881
2005 497,266
2004 475,023
2003 474,088
2002 438,430
2001 457,010
2000 387,710
1999 429,140
1998 434,752(first year multi-class -352,728 fans in one year)
1997 786,024 (last season of single class)
1996 786,852
1995 812,859
1994 775,670
1993 839,545
1992 861,124
Now there may have been a very small percentage of fans dropping off during single class but this is literally a difference of hundreds of thousands of fans. The worst season in single class was 1994 775,670 and even if you take the BEST multi-class season that is a difference of 278,404 fans....