I really dont understand this discussion?! A freshman is a freshman no matter how much he weighs isn't he? If he is not good enough to make the varsity he wrestles JV. It's that simple...isn't it? I don't know but that's the way it was when I went to school. Who says that the lightest weight should be reserved for a Freshman when there are many upper classmen who wrestle there anyway.
My son started 2 ways on the football team (OL, DL), placed at state his freshman year @ 285# and set the school record for homeruns as a freshman. He didn't complain about anything, but knew going in he would have to work harder than he had before.
Whoever is crying about adding 3 lbs to the smallest weight holds no water with me. We can't find anyone in our school to wrestle 106 other than girls. We use them to take the 6 when the other team is open. I think the weight needs to be increased to fit the powerlifting weights anyway.