Originally Posted By: BLT
Chad
I have reported it and am waiting to see if something will be done.
What you reported was several wrestler names and the weights which were reported for their sub-district weigh-in. The information was just that, information. Do you have any information that the weights were entered incorrectly?

Whatever a wrestler weighed at the Wichita Classic has no bearing on the weigh-in for sub-districts. A wrestler who weighed in at 240 lbs. at the Classic might have a 4.2% weight gain and weigh-in at 250 lbs.

Originally Posted By: BLT
Chad
We were wrestling OUR weight!
Last year your child weighed approximately 225 / 230 lbs. (226.8 at Wichita Classic and 228.8 at sub-district) and you wished to enter him at 285 lbs. I asked if he could make 215 lbs. and you replied NO and I told you to enter him at 250 lbs. You failed to follow the instructions and entered your wrestler at 285 lbs.! When the error was discovered, you failed to inform Chad you were told not to enter 285 lbs. and your wrestler was moved to 250 lbs. by claiming a clerical error on behalf of the tournament director when in fact it was deliberate on your behalf. As you will recall, I justified my decision by informing you of the potential of your wrestler having to forfeit all matches if a wrestler weighed more than 35 lbs. than your child.

Originally Posted By: BLT
Chad
The 250 pound HS class was new to us.
And whose fault is that?

Originally Posted By: BLT
Chad
We had the same thought process as alot of heavy weights, wrestle our class, the same class we wrestled all year, 285.
The other heavyweight from your team did not have that "thought process" as he entered in the 250 lb. weight classification and weighed-in at 248.80.

Originally Posted By: BLT
Chad
Plus we had 2 HS Heavy weights and was trying to split them up so we could get as many kids as possible to state.
Agreed!

Originally Posted By: BLT
Chad
It wasnt a walk to state and you know it.
That is exactly what your motivation was. You were fully aware there was no one from your sub-district entered in the 285 lb. classification. As I recall, at the seeding meeting you stated to me your wrestler could not beat his teammate, and you would like to move the wrestler up. It appears from the data the teammate easily could have qualified for the 285 lb. weight class also qualified for state. You were looking for the easiest route for your child to qualify for state.





Richard D. Salyer