Weight Certification Classification

[Kajun Ref N Texas]

Sorry, i forgot the fed does not have a 180 pound class.

In Texas we have 171, 180 & 189. Just like the fed, we get a 2 pound allowance on January 1. We also get a 1 pound allowance, for wrestling the day before a match.

So the wrestler weighed in at 174.1 on Thursday for a dual. Too heavy to wrestle 171 (which is now 173), he can wrestle 180 or 189 for the Dual - he wrestles 189.

On Friday, we wrestle in a tournament, he now weighs in at 174.0, which would qualifiy him for 171+2+1=174.

I can see both arguments.

1. If he now qualifies for 171 on Friday, he can wrestle 180, but not 189.
2. If he qualified for 189 on Thursday, he should be able to wrestle 189 on Friday.

The case books seem to support #2., but doesn't address it exaclty.

The tournament ruling was this: the tournament officialss originally allowed him to wrestle (actually, take a forfeit) at 189, then reversed their decision. It didn't matter to the overall outcome - it was a dual tournament and the wrestler's team won the dual without his forfeit.

Any opinions?