sportsfan02,

I believe you are correct that they probably would not add any more weights due to the budgetary problems that have caused wrestling to lose so many programs already. I am of the belief that wrestling needs to explore ways to make itself more popular and get more young people to participate. If the weights are set up in a way that does not properly reflect the average sizes of young athletes then I believe it will not induce enough athletes to try our sport.

I believe wrestling is more accomodating for the smaller athlete. I am not saying that I would want to see the smaller athlete excluded but I guess I would just like to see some more of our efforts directed at attracting some of the bigger football type athletes into wrestling. The general public likes to watch big powerful athletes in action. I think that explains the TV popularity of Professional Wrestling and Sumo Wrestling.

You do not necessarily have to add a weight class. I would prefer to just add the weight class but if due to budgetary reasons it could not be done, I would suggest to just change the current weights. You could change the weight classes to be more reflective of the average sizes of college athletes. I just do not think there are that many college athletes naturally under 125. I believe there are a lot more potential college athletes at a natural weight between 197 and 285 than under 125. I would change the current weight classes of 125, 133, 141, 149, 157, 165, 174, 184, 197, 285 classes to something like 130, 138, 146, 154, 163, 173, 184, 197, 235, 285.