For wrestlers who started their career after 2013 (the WrestleStat Era) there have been 8 2-timers.
In chronological order of when their career ended:
Gabe Dean
Isaiah Martinez
Dean Heil
Zahid Valencia
Vincenzo Joseph
Nick Lee
Austin O'Connor
Nick Suriano
Rank them.
You are now comparing Spencer Lee's NCAA default to Carter Starocci's US Open default when you know they are categorically different.
At the NCAA's you are part of a team earning team points, not just individual accolades. The opposite is true at the US Open. At the US Open there is one winner and a bunch of who cares. Many on this board's predecessor even went so far as to claim wrestlers (only certain ones) do not try on the backside of these types of qualifying tournaments.
You are also ignoring that Spencer Lee did not drop out of the consolation bracket at the US Open.
The Free Points for Everyone Version:
If we assume everyone moves up by the number of wrestlers who finished above them that are not returning, 2024 PSU are on par with 1997 Iowa's placement points (actually +1) and advancement points (-3).
But 2024 PSU still has the original bonus point problem.