There are 20 weights. 45% of the Champions wrestled Middle School, 38% of all finalists wrestled Middle School, and 31% of all medalists wrestled in Middle School.

The numbers are a little skewed because I am not counting 6th graders who placed. I do know there are at least two six grade wrestlers that placed in the top 3 and one was a champion.

Another factor that sways the numbers is I am not calculating those schools that do not offer Middle School wrestling. I know of at two finalists that fall into this category with one of them being a champion.

With the information given so far, I would hope this would encourage kids to join their middle school teams. It builds your teammate relationships, encourages school spirit and builds school/club relationships. Middle School wrestling does not slow wrestlers growth, it encourages wrestlers growth.