There is a provision allowing out of state wrestlers which requires Executive Board approval prior to the qualifying series. There are some kids who live in Missouri but attend school in Kansas that are approved. There have been some other isloated cases as well.

Residency and eligibility have already been defined in the by laws so it does NOT need to be addressed in this amendment.

I also do not believe we need to alter the weights we have for 16U. They can be applied to this new division. There are 19 weight classes, 100, 105, 110, 115, 120, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 150, 155, 160, 165, 175, 185, 215, 250, 285, instead of the 14 utilized in high school, 103, 112, 119, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 152, 160, 171, 189, 215, 285. This provides more wrestlers an opportunity to compete. The 100 pound class was far below capacity so I don't believe we need any lighter classes as mentioned in an earlier post.