My son just won his first State Championship so it is kind of difficult to say anything negative. But here goes. Twelve and unders absolutely need to be on a full mat. All of the 12 & unders deserve that. I was sitting there watching Hensley and Garrett in the 12 & under 130 semi finals and I just thought what a shame that the match is not on a full mat. The same thing with the finals. When you have wrestlers the size and skill of Hensley, Isenberg, Tischhauser and Walter, they should have a full mat. Even the lighter weights in 12 & under need the full mat. These kids are 6th and 7th graders and they are moving fast and hard. They are going out of bounds too much and important match action is lost to kids going out of bounds. This is the State tournament for these kids who worked so hard to get there and I think we need to provide bigger mats for more age groups.

Coach Travius I have to point out also that your statement to Olathewrestlingmom about not having to wait 3-4 hours for your first match at State is incorrect. I don't think most mats ended the first match until about match 45 to 50. These first matches probably ran a little faster than the 10 match per hour rate that Mr. Salyer reported earlier due to more pins happening in the first round. But I know quite a few wrestlers had to wait 3-4 hours for their first match Saturday.