1. All 9th graders in KS are NOW HS wrestlers. 2. HS wrestlers are coached by a professional coaching staff. 3. HS wrestlers practice 4 to 6 times per week starting the second week in November. 4. HS wrestlers compete against HS wrestlers which range in age from 14 to 19 years of age from the first week in December through the last week in February. 5. HS wrestlers have the opportunity to compete for a KSHSAA state championship in either 321a, 4a, 5a or 6a. 6. HS wrestlers do NOT compete against MS wrestlers. 7. No 8th grader in Kansas has all of these opportunities. 8. No other state offers a USA sanctioned Folkstyle state tournament allowing HS wrestlers to compete against wrestlers in Kids wrestling (many due to the fact that kids season is ended before HS has finished.) 9. The USA Wrestling date of birth cutoff is ALWAYS January 1 for ALL USA National events. There is NEVER a case where a Cadet is allowed to wrestle down in the Schoolboy division in ANY style.
You tell me where any of these FACTS add up to it being okay for a high school freshman to compete against 7th and 8th graders for a KIDS state title?
