Dear Mr. Sensitive,

CA and NY have 15 state champs per year. KS has 60.

Nobody is bashing the hs elite KS wrestlers who compete on a national level and exceed their state's population rankings. This thread was about KSHAA classification changes and how "tough" 5A has become. If all you have to do to get to state is go through one regional and finish in the top 4 out of 8 in 5A and 6A, that's not very tough by comparison.
To equate the KS high school wrestling state tournament with CA or NY is outrageously naive. Do you know how many districts and sectionals and regionals you have to go through to qualify in NY or CA? (BTW, what CA state champ did Chenowith major? Please point me to those results.) Here are some of the 2004 CA state champs and where they are now in wrestling.

Michah Ferguson Cal Poly
Steven Juarez Arizone State
Nathan Morgan Oklahoma State
Lewis Gonazales Bakersfield
Tirapelli-Illinois
Alex Herrera-Bakersfield
Ryan Williams-Missouri, Cal Poly
Jake Varner- Iowa State
Halsey-Cal Poly
Wade Sauer-Fresno State

Now show me how many of the 60 KS 2004 high school state champs are competing at the highest level in college.

Steel sharpens steel and that's why wrestling the best to win your state raises your game and gets you national recognition.