High school wrestling will see an upward shift in weight classes
beginning next season
Tim Leighton, McClatchy News Service
INDIANAPOLIS
High school boys wrestling will see an upward shift in weight classes beginning next season.
The wrestling rules committee for the National Federation of State High School Associations approved a change that results in new weights for 10 of the 14 classes. The new lowest weight is 106 pounds, up from 103. Only four weight classes remain unchanged: 145, 152, 160 and heavyweight (285).
The new-look lineup: 106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 182, 195, 220 and heavyweight. The 140-pound weight class has been eliminated.
The last time a major weight change happened was in 1988 when the lowest weight (98) was bumped up to 103.
