CCS: Isaiah Locsin loses appeal, is ineligible to wrestle for Gilroy

Isaiah Locsin, a 2012 state wrestling champion and a runner up in 2013, will not suit up to finish his high school career.
A panel with the California Interscholastic Federation ruled his transfer from Live Oak High School to Gilroy High was athletically motivated and denied his appeal of an earlier Central Coast Section determination, CCS confirmed Friday.
According to CIF rules, students may transfer schools so long as the motivation is not based on athletics. Students may switch schools because of family hardship, they move to a new district or for academic reasons, but are subject to a sit out period.
Locsin, a senior, will now have to wait until he begins Stanford in the fall before he can wrestle again.
CCS Commissioner Nancy Blaser would not comment on specifics of the case, but said the family had received notification of the ruling this week.
Locsin was a standout at Live Oak, including winning a state title in 2012 at 113 pounds. He finished second at 120 pounds following a controversial loss in 2013.
Locsin’s transfer to Gilroy came after Live Oak coach Robert Fernandez was let go by the high school after it reported itself to CCS for possible rules violations.
According to sources from Live Oak, Locsin had won an election to be the senior class president before transferring over the summer.
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