I disagree.

First - since you are not proposing raising the weight above 285 I don't see how a change would "attract heavier football athletes into wrestling". There already is a weight class for them - 215 or 285.

Second - your proposal would dilute the impact of wrestling in 189, 215 and 285 weight class in Kansas. How can a college coach compare a record of a kid who wrestled at 220 in Kansas with one that wrestled at 285 in another state? Let alone the problems you face when you wrestle outside the state. Of course, if your proposal is for these weight classes to apply on a National basis then you should stop right here b/c it isn't going to occur. We will be doing good to keep the weight classes we have (103 is in danger of being dropped)

Third - If you go back and look at your state champions in the HVY weight division from years past I would venture to beat that the majority are on the lighter of 285. Quite frankly, it is the rare high school kid who can weigh 285 and not have a lot of fat on him (not that it doesn't occur: Dwyane Zlatnik is an example). Look at the weights at some of the heavyweights in college - the OSU heavyweight is about 230. The Iowa State heavyweight is about 225.

Fourth - I disagree that the weight spread is unfair. Give me a in shape 230lb kid and I will take him against most 285lbrs any day.