WV's AAA and AA/A at the NHSCA Nationals

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I posted this on another topic but in case some folks do not read everything, here it is again.

Upon reviewing the 2016 NHSCA Nationals, here is what the facts reveal:

FRESHMEN

WV had 18 wrestlers. 3 from AA/A and 15 from AAA.

AA/A and AAA each had one All-American.

Interesting enough, these two All-Americans met in the finals with the AA/A wrestler winning the championship.

The 15 AAA wrestlers combined for a record of 23 wins and 29 losses. The 3 AA/A wrestlers combined for a record of 6 wins and 4 losses.

SOPHOMORES

WV had 29 wrestlers. 16 were from AA/A and 13 were from AAA.

AA/A had 2 All-Americans and AAA had 1.

The 13 AAA wrestlers combined for a record of 28 wins and 26 losses. The 16 AA/A wrestlers combined for a record of 37 wins and 34 losses.

JUNIORS

WV had 18 wrestlers. 4 were from AA/A and 14 were from AAA.

AA/A had 2 All Americans (one of which was a champion) and AAA had 1.

The 14 AAA wrestlers combined for a record of 33 wins and 29 losses. The 4 AA/A wrestlers combined for a record of 19 wins and 6 losses.

SENIORS

WV had 5 wrestlers. 3 were from AA/A and 2 were from AAA.

AA/A had one All American and AAA had zero.

The 2 AAA wrestlers combined for a record of 3 wins and 4 losses. The 3 AA/A wrestlers combined for a record of 11 wins and 5 losses.

SUMMARY

The AAA wrestlers combined for a record of 87 wins and 88 losses or .497
AAA had zero champions, 1 runner up, zero 3rd, zero 4th, one 5th and 1 6th. Three All Americans.
The AA/A wrestlers combined for a record of 73 wins and 49 losses or .598
AA/A had two champions, zero runner ups, one 3rd, one 4th, zero 5th and two 6th. Six All Americans.

The data clearly shows that the AA/A wrestlers performed better in all grades. These larger schools need to start utilizing their resources better. Waste not, want not.