PIAA Weight Class History

PA High School Wrestling Weight Class History

 

 

 

Over the past 75+ years, there have been a number of changes in the weight classes approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and adopted by the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA).  The history of weight classes utilized in Pennsylvania are outlined below:

1930's to 1940-41	1941-42 to 1958-59	1959-60 to 1963-64	1964-65 to 1971-72	1972-73 to 1987-88	1988-89 to 2001-02	2002-03 to 2010-11	2011-12 to Date
85	95	95	95	98	103	103	106
95	103	103	103	105	112	112	113
105	112	112	112	112	119	119	120
115	120	120	120	119	125	125	126
125	127	127	127	126	130	130	132
135	133	133	133	132	135	135	138
145	138	138	138	138	140	140	145
155	145	145	145	145	145	145	152
165	154	154	154	155	152	152	160
185 (1)	165	165	165	167	160	160	170
	185	180	180	185	171	171	182
		Unl	Hwt	Hwt (2)	189	189	195
					275	215	220
						275	285

Notes:

(1)  The 185 pound weight class was original optional for dual meets per “The Complete History of the PIAA Wrestling Championships” by Norm Palovcsik.

(2)  From 1974-75 to 1982-83, the Heavyweight weight class was listed as “Unlimited” with no weight limit.