STQ Proposal After Action - AA/A 106

[Bearhugger]

In so many days before the regional tournaments, I laid out a different approach to the state tournament qualification process. A quick reminder is as follows:

1 Take the top 3 from each region, no questions asked. The top 3 from each region would be referred to as “The 12 Regional Qualifiers” for the sake of this discussion.

2 All wrestlers that place sixth in their region are out, no questions asked.

3 Wrestlers who place 4th or 5th go under review for the remaining four qualification spots based on cumulative criteria. For the sake of this conversation, we will call all of the 4th and 5th place winners “Wild Cards”. Who does the review, the coaches’ committee in conjunction with the remaining coaches.

4 The suggested cumulative criteria would be: 1 Head-to-head wins over the 12 Regional Qualifiers. 2 Head-to-head wins over the other Wild Cards. 3 Their Regional Tournament winning %. For example, a wrestler placing 5th and going 2&2 is better than a wrestler that places 4th but went 0&2. You should have to win a match in order to qualify for the state tournament. These three criteria would be a start. Whichever wrestlers hit the most criteria, get in. If everybody got on board and organized, this might take a couple of hours.
For “fun”, here is what the proposal would look like with the actual results for all four regional tournaments:

AA/A 106
THE 12 REGIONAL QUALIFIERS (1st through 3rd place):
Region 1: Files, Frankfort, Champion. Tomsic, Oak Glen, Runner Up. Lilley, Cameron, Third Place.
Region 2: Goodrich, Gilmer, Champion. Bryant, Clay County, Runner Up. Barb, East Hardy, Third Place.
Region 3: Kesterson, Greenbrier West, Champion. Taylor, Hoover, Runner Up. Bell, Midland Trail, Third Place.
Region 4: Schoolcraft, Calhoun County, Champion. Ellison, Williamstown, Runner Up. Balis, Wirt County, Third Place.

THE REGIONAL WILD CARDS (4th and 5th place):
Region 1: Marshall, Wheeling Central, Fourth Place. Stanislawcyzk, Keyser, Fifth Place.
Region 2: Meadows, Braxton County, Fourth Place. Hyde, RCB, Fifth Place.
Region 3: Dickens, Independence, Fourth Place. Meador, Shady Spring, Fifth Place.
Region 4: Andrick, Ravenswood, Fourth Place. Quesenberry, Ripley, Fifth Place.

REVIEW AND DISCUSSION:
Stanislawcyzk of Keyser has the following wins of the 12 Regional Qualifiers: Schoolcraft 9to8, Bryant by pin, and Lilley by pin. He has wins over the following Wild Cards: Marshall by tech fall, Meadows by pin, Dickens by pin and a win over Hyde. Wins over 6 different STQs including a regional champion.

Marshall of Wheeling Central has the following wins over the 12 Regional Qualifiers: Ellison by pin, Lilley by pin.

Meadows of Braxton County won by tech fall over Ellison. Pinned Hyde.

Hyde of RCB has no wins over the 12 regional qualifiers or Wild Cards based on my records.

Dickens of Independence has a win over Bell. No other known wins over the 12 Regional Qualifiers or Wild Cards.

Meador of Shady Spring has no wins over the 12 regional qualifiers or Wild Cards based on my records.

Andrick of Ravenswood pinned Balis and beat Quesenberry 12 to 2.

Quesenberry of Ripley has wins over Wild Cards Dickens by pin. Meadows by pin.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTARY: The regional tournament winning percentage was inconclusive. All wild cards went 2 and 2. One went 3 and 2. Furthermore, there could be some matches that I do not have the results for that could change the above.

SUMMARY:
In using this new proposal, the four Wild Card state tournament qualifiers would be: Stanislawcyzk, Marshall, Andrick and Quesenberry.