I am digging through some stuff as I prepare an analysis of the impact of the proposed "5 in 5" rule and I stumbled across three freshmen that made AA in 1952.
Wait. What?
It looks like in 1952 and 1953 freshmen were eligible.
From the 1952 Wrestling Guide rules section:
"He must not previously have engaged in three seasons of varsity competition in the sport involved. (Competition by a freshman on a varsity team must be charged as a season of varsity competition and must be counted as one of the three seasons of varsity competition referred to in paragraph (e)."
And from the 1953 (important exception):
"He must not previously have engaged in three seasons of varsity competition in the sport involved. (Competition by a freshman on a varsity team must be charged as a season of varsity competition and must be counted as one of the three seasons of varsity competition referred to in paragraph (e), except , if such competition occurred between Oct. 16, 1940 and Sept. 1, 1947, or occurs during the current season.)"
That language appeared in 1952 and disappeared in 1954. And I found three freshmen who AA'd in 1952. So there is that.
Wait. What?
It looks like in 1952 and 1953 freshmen were eligible.
From the 1952 Wrestling Guide rules section:
"He must not previously have engaged in three seasons of varsity competition in the sport involved. (Competition by a freshman on a varsity team must be charged as a season of varsity competition and must be counted as one of the three seasons of varsity competition referred to in paragraph (e)."
And from the 1953 (important exception):
"He must not previously have engaged in three seasons of varsity competition in the sport involved. (Competition by a freshman on a varsity team must be charged as a season of varsity competition and must be counted as one of the three seasons of varsity competition referred to in paragraph (e), except , if such competition occurred between Oct. 16, 1940 and Sept. 1, 1947, or occurs during the current season.)"
That language appeared in 1952 and disappeared in 1954. And I found three freshmen who AA'd in 1952. So there is that.
