I find it fascinating how individual states choose to separate their sports programs by respective school size. As an example, my birth state of Oregon, with a population of 4.2 million, has five individual state wrestling tournaments (6A,5A,4A,3A and 2A/1A). Pennsylvania, with a population of approximately 13 million, has two state tournaments, and California, with a population of over 39 million, only has one state tournament. So, if my math is correct, your odds are 46 times greater to win an Oregon state title than a California state title! That still didn't help me, as I only made it to my state tournament in Oregon once and didn't place Diluted state tournaments along with the fact that in some states wrestling is not that popular, help explain how being a four-time state champ may not always tell the full story of a wrestler's skill level.