Mathematical argument for impressiveness of Dake's winning 4 weight classes

[Dogwelder]

[ I am starting a second thread related to the impressiveness of winning championships in 4 different weight classes (sorry!) because I realized that this is a general idea and should not be tied to having Logan Stieber in the Subject line. ]

If we assume that no wrestler ever changes weight classes, then a person who wrestles for four straight years will meet 7 sets (or "weight/year" classes) of new people, as shown in the following example of a person who wrestles 4 years (say, starting in 2011-2012) at one weight (say 133):

2012: 133-2012, 133-2013, 133-2014, 133-2015
2013: 133-2016
2014: 133-2017
2015: 133-2018
TOTAL: 7 sets of new people

If we assume that no wrestler ever changes weight classes, except for one person, who increases one weight class each successive year within 4 straight years, then that one person will meet 16 sets (or "weight/year" classes) of new people:



2012: 133-2012, 133-2013, 133-2014, 133-2015
2013: 141-2013, 141-2014, 141-2015, 141-2016
2014: 149-2014, 149-2015, 149-2016, 149-2017
2015: 157-2015, 157-2016, 157-2017, 157-2018
TOTAL: 16 sets of new people

So, as we saw in the the other thread, a weight-class increaser should have "bragging rights" over more people, about twice as many, assuming that most other people do not switch weight classes.

 

[CholleyVandine]

And, by the same logic, Dake's senior season would have been more impressive if he had beaten David Taylor in the NCAA finals and me in the Southern Scuffle finals beccause that would have expanded the universe of people over whiom he'd won bragging rights by one?

 

[androcles]

...just for your info...

...in the early (30's - 40's) years of the PIAA wrestling tourney if you won the title you had to move up at least one weight he flooring year...

...no choice- except of course the Hwts...

 

[Dogwelder]

Thanks for the cool knowledge, Androcles.