Haslerig was a true freak.
That being said, a wrestler like Haselrig - or more appropriately, Karl Monaco of Montclair State and Dan Russell of Portland State - knew they could stay close to home and still be eligible to wrestle at the D1 meet. The decision to restrict the D1 tourney to just D1 teams/athletes in the early 1990s has helped reduce the quality of D2 and D3 wrestling.