Nah. It's grade inflation. Test scores are in a "generation-long decline."
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/upshot/test-scores-school-districts-us.html?unlocked_article_code=1.iFA.G_Ub.cXbz5_-EC4R3&smid=url-share
Also, PJ reportedly has a hard cut. On Sunday, he had ~ 7 hours to refuel (plus the additional one pound weight allowance). I'd guess he weighed closer to 165 than 157 by time he took the mat.