I 100% agree... You could hold the state championships at the same time on 1 or 2 mats from the beginning and go from there. Use the olympic weights as a starting point.
I was thinking about this the other day as well and thought that it would be awesome! It would alleviate the stress from everybody but mostly the female participants!
Ms. Revelle was a beast... we have a history of tough girls from our state. One of the originals being Cheryl Meyers (Now Bergman).
I would back any proposal for that!