The Virginia High School League will tweak some to its wrestling weight classes for next year.
The VHSL’s executive committee approved a format that will continue to have 14 weight classes: 106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 144, 150, 157, 165, 175, 190, 215 and 285.
The original classes were: 106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 170, 182, 195, 215 and 285.
The National Federation of State High School Associations has given states the choice of 12, 13 or 14 weight classes starting in 2023-24, citing previous surveys that “indicated a varying number of weight classes that states wanted,” according to a release.
Mike McCall, the VHSL’s director of communications, said the league had been discussing the new weight classes for more than a year and didn’t feel it was necessary to wait until 2023-24.
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