Arizona wrestling weight classes

Which AIA weight classes are listed?

The AIA state program contains the actual boys’ and girls’ bracket headings. The companion tournament guide also identifies fourteen boys’ and twelve girls’ classes. No allowance is added below.

How do AIA divisions differ from weight?

A division groups schools within the applicable competition structure, while the weight class identifies a wrestler’s category. A family can therefore encounter more than one bracket labeled 120 at the same championships. The division and boys’ or girls’ designation must accompany the number.

Before opening a result, match the school’s actual event assignment. Do not infer the right bracket from the first familiar name or category displayed in search. In a travel message, write the full division and class so parents can find the correct session and event information.

Why use the championship program rather than an old chart?

The official 2026 program documents categories that were actually contested. Older articles can describe a prior adoption or an individual sectional event. A recent file upload alone does not prove the numbers inside were revised.

For a new season, compare the current AIA instructions and published class list before accepting registrations. Keep the source season visible instead of replacing 2025–26 with a new year in an unchanged document. The list is a confirmed historical competition reference, while the current packet governs the next entry.

What should the girls’ roster review catch?

A fourteen-class girls’ import can contain 105, 110 or 115. Those are not the lighter categories in the cited Arizona twelve-class row. Check the entire sequence, including 152, 165 and 185, rather than validating only the first and last number.

1. Identify the actual AIA school division.
2. Select boys’ or girls’ competition.
3. Compare all offered categories with the governing packet.
4. Check the athlete’s approved minimum and eligibility for the event date.

How should a host resolve a conflicting class?

Ask the responsible school coach which entry the current official record supports. Do not round a family’s reported weight to the nearest available category or ask an athlete to change weight because a form used the wrong preset. The chart and individual eligibility answer different questions.

In Smart Wrestler, review the division setup and a sample entry before inviting teams. Read the host workflow.

Correct the existing entry before generating brackets and explain the confirmed assignment to the family. A duplicate registration can leave two apparent class selections and make a later mat call harder to follow.