Word: heavyweight
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...This is the best team I have ever been a part of," said freshman Brad Soltis, who will wrestle heavyweight--a class above his usual 190-pound class--this weekend...
Savage, who distinguished himself first as amember of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) andnow in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), is aformer winner of the WWF's Intercontinental Titleas well as the WWF and WCW's respective heavyweight championships...
Freshman Scott Smider, despite losing, also put in a good effort at heavyweight, which is above his weight class...
...college wrestling, athletes compete in specific weight classes, ranging from 118 pounds to heavyweight. The practice of "cutting weight" can often provide the wrestler with an advantage; by losing water weight through intentional dehydration, a wrestler can compete in a lighter weight class. Because weigh-ins occur 24 hours before a match, a wrestler can weigh-in at the appropriate weight and recover fluids before the match. By the time he hits the mat, the wrestler is back above the weight limit, and has theoretically fully recovered...
Closson, surprisingly, did not pin freshman Scott Smider in the heavyweight match, but his major decision brought the final score to 21-17, Harvard...