Sorry, this press release on the NF website was the closest that I could come. There were no links on theri website that led me to minutes of vote reporting.

Mann


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jerry Diehl

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (April 22, 2005) — Rules addressing weight-management headlined the 15 rules approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Wrestling Rules Committee April 10-11 at its annual meeting in Indianapolis. The rules subsequently were approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.

The most significant rule change is the complete rewriting of Rule 1-3, which outlines a weight-management program. Under the revised rule, beginning in 2006-07, stronger guidelines discouraging rapid weight loss will take effect. The revised rule includes a hydration level not to exceed 1.025, a body fat assessment no lower than 7 percent (males)/12 percent (females) and a monitored, weekly weight loss plan not to exceed 1.5 percent a week.

“The weight management rule change effective 2006-07 is certainly monumental,” said Dave Carlsrud, assistant to executive secretary of the North Dakota High School Activities Association and chairperson of the NFHS Wrestling Rules Committee. “While weight management has been researched for many years and may have been passed earlier, a number of our states needed time to prepare for an effective implementation.”

Another rule revision that involves the weight issue is Rule 4-5-5, which decreases the amount of weight a wrestler is able to acquire during days of consecutive competition. In the past, wrestlers could gain a pound for each day of consecutive competition. However, under the new rule, a maximum of two pounds will be allowed, regardless of how many consecutive days are spent in competition.