Two wrestlers in iowa’s state tournament were allowed to violate a,\u00a0 rule
\nregarding weigh-in procedures, according to the Iowa High School Athletic
\nAssociation.<\/p>\n
Alan Beste, wrestling coordinator for the association,\u00a0 declined to identify
\nthe Class 2-A wrestlers or their schools,\u00a0 Thursday.<\/p>\n
One of the wrestlers won a state championship, the other,\u00a0 finished sixth.
\nBeste said the champion will not lose his title.<\/p>\n
“We,\u00a0 admit there was an error, “Beste said. “We’re making the necessary
\napologies.,\u00a0 We’re trying to help people understand and we’re putting procedures in
\nplace to,\u00a0 make sure that it doesn’t happen again.”<\/p>\n
Beste said the error occurred,\u00a0 Saturday when the two wrestlers were allowed
\nby weigh-in supervisors to leave,\u00a0 the weigh-in area after a first attempt to
\nmake weight. Both wrestlers were over,\u00a0 weight by an unknown amount.<\/p>\n
According to National Federation of State,\u00a0 High School Associations rules,
\nwrestlers are not allowed to leave the area and,\u00a0 return once the weigh-in
\nsession begins. The exception would be a supervised,\u00a0 trip to the bathroom, followed
\nby an immediate attempt to weigh in, Beste said.,\u00a0 The intent is to prohibit
\nthe use of diuretics or inducements to quickly lose,\u00a0 weight.<\/p>\n
“We have told the schools involved that there was an error, our,\u00a0 people
\nscrewed up, but it’s no different than an error that’s made when an,\u00a0 official is on
\nthe mat, in a game or whatever, “Beste said. “Once the decision,\u00a0 is made, we
\nlive with the decision and we put procedures in place to make sure,\u00a0 that
\ndoesn’t happen again.”<\/p>\n
Referees worked as weigh-in supervisors,\u00a0 throughout the tournament. They have
\nthe authority to disqualify a wrestler for,\u00a0 leaving the area once weigh-ins
\nbegin. Beste said the supervisors allowed the,\u00a0 wrestlers to go to the bathroom
\nand attempt to lose their extra weight. Beste,\u00a0 said the absence of the head
\ncoach and the athletes’ misunderstanding of weight,\u00a0 rules may have led to the
\ndecision to give the kids the benefit of the doubt and,\u00a0 not enforce a penalty.<\/p>\n
“The rationale from our weigh-in supervisors was,\u00a0 that their coach wasn’t
\nwith them because the coach was at the (coaches),\u00a0 breakfast, “Beste said, “and
\nthey were told they got a pound scale allowance,\u00a0 each day. They showed up on
\nSaturday morning thinking they got a pound on,\u00a0 Saturday. This year, the
\n(national) rule says you get a maximum of 2 pounds (for,\u00a0 consecutive-day
\ncompetitions).”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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