BLT,
When we made the decision to implement the High School division we wanted to be as close to the high school weight classes as possible.

We want to encourage as many high school wrestlers as possible to go wrestle at the national tournaments... With that in mind we wanted to follow similar guidelines that high school national tournaments follow...such as using high school weights and giving them a +3 lb growth allowance.

So a wrestler who signs up for 245 can weigh as much as 248. The growth allowance is for the High School Division only... Very similar to what a wrestler will find if wrestling at High School Nationals.

The one exception we had was the additional weight between 215 and 285...

When the wrestlers weigh in we will group them in a manner that will not exceed the weight restrictions allocated by USA wrestling.

If it is reuired to add another weight class so that we do not violate the weight difference we will do so.

I hope this helps...