`To: Coaches and Athletic Directors: Battle, Blue Springs South, Boonville, Branson, Capital City, Central (Springfield), Fulton, Hallsville, Hickman, Holt, Jefferson City, Joplin, Lees Summit North, Northwest Cedar Hill, Republic, Rock Bridge, Rolla, Southern Boone, and Edwardsville IL From: Jack Rubenstein - Athletic Director Dan Pieper - Head Wrestling Coach Doug Gordon - Tournament Director Re: Tournament Information Friday, January 19, 2024 Session I 12:30 PM Scales Available 1:00 PM Weigh-Ins 1:30 PM Scratch Meeting Hospitality Room 2:00 PM Round 1 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. We will not have a seeding meeting only a scratch meeting, it is your responsibility to enter correct information during the appropriate windows before the start of the tournament Seeding Criteria: 1. Head-to-Head 2. State Placer 2023 3. State Qualifier 2023 4. Returning 2023 Kewpie Girls 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 Weigh-Ins: Weigh-ins will be held Friday beginning at 1:00PM. Locker room will not be available. The scales will be available at 12:30PM for all to check weight. Please notify me as soon as possible if your team will be competing on the Thursday prior to the tournament so that I can adjust the weight allowance and notify other schools. Awards: Medals will be awarded to the top 3 place winners in the Championship bracket. Please have wrestlers in uniform/warmups for their award presentations that will be held after the following weight class has been completed. Team trophies will be awarded for the top 2 teams based on the activity points earned throughout the rounds, Placement points. Coaches will be voting on Outstanding Wrestler of the Tournament, and a trophy will be presented to the OW. 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 `