No....I don't think there are any free rides. Even the kids with losing records in 5A and 6A managed to win some matches. 6A losing record kids had a record of 6-47 in their matches wrestled at state. And there was a kid at 119 who went 3-3 and placed 6th. In 5A, the kids with losing records were 15-88 in their state matches this year. I also noticed that Cole Luttig from McPherson had a losing record, but gave the state champion in his weight (Charbonneau) his closest match of the tournament - a 3 point match in the first round.
That kid at 119 wrestles for Heights who has an extremely tough schedule. Additionally that kid would have been considered green so he would have had a high growth curve, higher than most. The kid at regionals was not the same kid that notched those losses throughout the year. And that kid beat out a state medalist so he sure didn't get no free pass or even an easy pass.
