my son Dakota Leach came in as a freshman at 85 lbs. He usually gets bigger at the end of the season, but unfortunately ended up weighing I think 88 lbs. He wrestled JV versus 14U. We had to accept his size so he needed to experience wrestling against bigger kids even if it was on JV and most of all he wanted to be part of his high school team which eventually the team were state champions that year and he helped our 103 wrestler become a state champion by being his practice partner. As a sophomore, lowest weight was still at 103, he started the season at about 92 lbs, end of the season at 100 lbs...(I think we all did the happy dance). He was able to compete on Varsity and took 4th at state. As a junior this year, he finally passed the minimum weight of 106 and became a state champion. It has been a tough road for Dakota but he stuck it out and never gave up and had faith that eventually some time during his high school years he would be big enough to compete. Sometimes life is not fair but you have to roll with the punches. I had to learn that. As a mom it was hard to see my son lose because of his size.
