General 2013-14 Wrestling thread

[Chris '03]

Nice recap of how our incoming class did in the state wrestling tournaments: http://wrestlingreport.com/current_news/viewtopic.php?p=157523#p157523

SPOILER: They did very well.

Nice.  Though can someone explain to me how one wrester wins 6 state titles?  Last I knew, high school was only 4 years, even in Alabama.

In New York State, junior high kids can compete on varsity teams. It doesn't happen often, which is probably a good thing.

I don't know if it's still the case, but middle schoolers in NY used to have to pass a fairly rigorous physical fitness test to play up on a varsity team.  Even for sports like golf and tennis.

[Al DeFlorio]

Nice recap of how our incoming class did in the state wrestling tournaments: http://wrestlingreport.com/current_news/viewtopic.php?p=157523#p157523

SPOILER: They did very well.

Nice.  Though can someone explain to me how one wrester wins 6 state titles?  Last I knew, high school was only 4 years, even in Alabama.

You start in junior high school.

It is pretty amazing to win that many titles if they aren't wisp-thin. The lowest high school weight class is 106 pounds, a tough go for most upperclassmen (the lowest collegiate weight class is 125), so you'll often see them won by freshmen or kids in junior high. Troy Nickerson won 5 NY state titles before coming to Cornell and wrestling at 125.

Womack's 6 titles pretty much chart him as a growing boy: 7th and 8th grade at 103 (2009 and 2010); as a freshman at 112 (2011); soph at 126 (2012); GROWTH SPURT junior and senior at 160 (2013 and 2014) http://highschoolsports.al.com/news/article/-3954861276059906754/wrestling-scottsboros-brandon-womack-claims-fifth-state-championship/

Keeps this up and he'll be our long-sought heavyweight contender.:-P

[ithacat]

Nice recap of how our incoming class did in the state wrestling tournaments: http://wrestlingreport.com/current_news/viewtopic.php?p=157523#p157523

SPOILER: They did very well.

Nice.  Though can someone explain to me how one wrester wins 6 state titles?  Last I knew, high school was only 4 years, even in Alabama.

You start in junior high school.

It is pretty amazing to win that many titles if they aren't wisp-thin. The lowest high school weight class is 106 pounds, a tough go for most upperclassmen (the lowest collegiate weight class is 125), so you'll often see them won by freshmen or kids in junior high. Troy Nickerson won 5 NY state titles before coming to Cornell and wrestling at 125.

Womack's 6 titles pretty much chart him as a growing boy: 7th and 8th grade at 103 (2009 and 2010); as a freshman at 112 (2011); soph at 126 (2012); GROWTH SPURT junior and senior at 160 (2013 and 2014) http://highschoolsports.al.com/news/article/-3954861276059906754/wrestling-scottsboros-brandon-womack-claims-fifth-state-championship/

NY has a 99lb class.

[upprdeck]

Nice recap of how our incoming class did in the state wrestling tournaments: http://wrestlingreport.com/current_news/viewtopic.php?p=157523#p157523

SPOILER: They did very well.

Nice.  Though can someone explain to me how one wrester wins 6 state titles?  Last I knew, high school was only 4 years, even in Alabama.

In New York State, junior high kids can compete on varsity teams. It doesn't happen often, which is probably a good thing.

I don't know if it's still the case, but middle schoolers in NY used to have to pass a fairly rigorous physical fitness test to play up on a varsity team.  Even for sports like golf and tennis.

the test is much easier now. mostly consists of doing some jumping and some pullups. is not nearly as hard to pass as it was 20-30 years ago.

[dag14]

Dustin Brown played varsity hockey at Ithaca High School as an eighth grader, the first year he was eligible to do so.  He left for the OHL after 9th grade....

[ugarte]

Nice recap of how our incoming class did in the state wrestling tournaments: http://wrestlingreport.com/current_news/viewtopic.php?p=157523#p157523

SPOILER: They did very well.

Nice.  Though can someone explain to me how one wrester wins 6 state titles?  Last I knew, high school was only 4 years, even in Alabama.

You start in junior high school.

It is pretty amazing to win that many titles if they aren't wisp-thin. The lowest high school weight class is 106 pounds, a tough go for most upperclassmen (the lowest collegiate weight class is 125), so you'll often see them won by freshmen or kids in junior high. Troy Nickerson won 5 NY state titles before coming to Cornell and wrestling at 125.

Womack's 6 titles pretty much chart him as a growing boy: 7th and 8th grade at 103 (2009 and 2010); as a freshman at 112 (2011); soph at 126 (2012); GROWTH SPURT junior and senior at 160 (2013 and 2014) http://highschoolsports.al.com/news/article/-3954861276059906754/wrestling-scottsboros-brandon-womack-claims-fifth-state-championship/

NY has a 99lb class.

I shouldn't have been so definitive. It was a pretty quick googling and I thought the reference was to a standard for an interstate body.