Kansas Wrestling Forums General Discussion High School Moving up in Weight Classes

If a wrestler is certified at 125, can he weigh in at 130 and then wrestle 135? I know he can break certification once and after looking through the rule book, I find the following which lead me to believe it would be okay.:

4-4-2: A contestant shall not wrestle more than one weight class above that class for which the actual weight, at the time of weigh-in, qualifies the competitor.

1-3-2a: ....After certification, a wrestler shall not weigh-in more than one weight class above the weight of certification without recertifying at the higher weight...

What do you think? rhill

I think someone just answered the question. I was looking at the NFHS rule book and apparently the Kansas rules also say a wrestler can't wrestle more than one weight call above the certified weight. Thanks. rh

they can wrestle one weight above there cetifaction bu tthey still have to make weight at the weight they certified or else they break certifaction

Malay,
That isn't the case anymore. A wrestler can weigh one weight class above their certified weight. For instance, if I was certified at 125, I could weigh in for a tournament at 130 and wrestle 130. Now that the 2 pound growth allowance is in effect, I could actually weigh 132, and still keep my certification @ 125. The catch is at least half of your competition weigh-ins must be at the weight you are going to compete at regionals to be able to enter that weight class.

Here is a question: who checks the # of weigh-ins per weight class?

o ic thanx coach twink probly a very busy man checks all that stuff

so even if we certify at 125 and we wrestle 130, we get 2 pounds at both 125 & 130? or just 2 pounds at 125?

you get the 2 pounds at both weight classes.

And yes, I am a very busy man, but I make time for you Malay