Some good ideas, a wrestle off would be nice, in fact that is what happens some what at the clinic on Wednesday before the tournament. Just like in the Olympic trials which are going on this next weekend, past team members may enter. Lucas was on the team last year and proved his worth. Also I am not demeaning the quality of our other two heavyweights. They earned their spots and I plan on them being successful at the Dual Tournament. This is a team sport, its the Duals. I get 25 wrestlers for 17 weights. That means I get 8 not necessarily backups but extra wrestlers to support the team effort to perform.
The Greco state tournament had 1 - 215 pounder and 1 - 285 pounder
The Freestyle had only 2 - 215 and 3 - 285 pounders
Not much to choose from.
The only ones of those wrestlers who signed the sheet that they were interested in doing duals were Leo Beck, John Denner, and Jesse Austin, all who are on the team.

The problem is numbers, we need more kids wrestling greco and freestyle, especially at the heavier weights. If we make it even more difficult to be a team member that means there will be more holes in the lineup. Which means more kids to call and try to fill a team. At some weights it is a tough time to make the team and at others, I can't find nobody. I had only 26 wrestlers sign up that were interested in even doing duals at the State tournament. I am still looking for another 84 and maybe 105/112 and will probably have some guys wrestle both styles that I wanted to have them do just one. That has been our problem in the past we get beat up in greco and did not perform well in freestyle or we split to have two freestyle teams and had no backups and the second team would have 5 to 7 forfeits because I could not find enough kids to do it. Every year it is the same thing some good wrestlers get left off the team because they are at some tough weights while other weights there is no one there.
But keep up the good discusion, I am willing to do what the people want because you guys are Team Kansas, I just get the fun job of organizing the mess.

Coach Peterman