'To Coaches and Athletic Directors; (25 teams) Battle, Blue Springs South, Boonville, Branson, Capital City, Central (Springfield), DeSmet, Fulton, Grain Valley, Hallsville, Hickman, Holt, Jefferson City, Joplin, Lees Summit N., Lindbergh, Northwest Cedar Hill, Pleasant Hill, Republic, Rock Bridge, Rolla, Southern Boone, Tolton, and Edwardsville IL. From: Jack Rubenstein- Athletic Director Dan Pieper - Head Wrestling Coach Doug Gordon - Tournament Manager Hickman High School Re: Tournament Information Friday, January 19, 2024 Session I 3:30 PM Scales Available at Hickman 4:00 PM Weigh-ins at Hickman High School 5:30 PM First Round Saturday, January 20, 2024 Session II 6:45 AM Hickman Door Open 7:30 AM Weigh-ins 8:35 AM Wrestling Starts Reminder: School will still be in session until 4:05. When you arrive, you will be seated in the gym for your safety and the safety of our students. There will be no or limited area to park buses on the west side starting at 1PM. We encourage drop off on the West side of the building and then pull around to the back of the building near the baseball/softball complex, but parking is limited. Your driver can come back and park after 4:30 in our main parking lots. Format: Seeding information will need to be entered when the window opens. If you do not enter seeding info your athletes will be randomly drawn into the bracket. Seeding Criteria: 1. Head-to-Head 2. State Placer 2023 3. State Qualifier 2023 4. Returning 2023 Hickman Invitational Champion same weight 4. Season Record Winning Percentage The windows of time for `Statisticians` to enter seeding criteria will open the week of the tournament. Team scoring: Activity points earned throughout the Rounds as well as the Placement points. Activity points: Bracket Fall, Default, Disqualification or Forfeit 4 points Tech Fall 3 points Major Decision 2 points Decision 1 point Bye .5 points Placement points: NFHS Rules handbook. 1st- 16 points 2nd- 12 points 3rd-9 points 4th- 7 points 5th- 5 points 6th- 3 points 7th- 2 points 8th- 1 point Locker Rooms: Locker rooms are not available. Entry Fee: Jack Rubenstein, Director of Athletics at Hickman High School will contact each school for the collection of entry fees. The fees will be divided between the schools in attendance. Questions: Doug Gordon, Tournament Director Cell: 573-356-3703 dgordon@cpsk12.org '