2018 George Mason Patriots Open

2018 George Mason Patriots Open

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WEIGHTS     NCAA weights: 125 ●  133  â—  141  â—  149  â—  157  â—  165  â—  174  â—  184  â—  197  â—  285
WEIGH-IN    Per NCAA rules.  Weigh-ins /skin checks are held at the GMU Field House on Sunday morning
SCHEDULE 
                        Fri, Oct 26       11:59 AM                    ONLINE ONLY - Registrations OPEN, $40.00 per entry
                        Fri, Dec 7       11:59 PM                    ONLINE ONLY - Registrations CLOSE (Extended)
 

Sat, Dec 8        6:00 - 9:00 PM            Coaches/wrestlers check-in & pick up packets (passes, etc.)
                        6:00 - 9:00 PM            Open mat session
                        8:00 PM                      DEADLINE for verification of weight class entry and payment for all tournament entries

Sun, Dec 9      7:45 AM                     Skin check mat side, NO WALK-INS
                       8:00 AM                     Weigh-in mat side, 1 weight per mat, NO ALLOWANCE
                       9:00 AM                     Doors open to the public
                       10:01 AM                    Wrestling Begins on 10 mats
 
FORMAT      2018 PATRIOTS OPEN:
 
OPEN DIVISION: open to ANY AND ALL participants, including all college wrestlers (on and off roster), out of college wrestlers, including High School wrestlers, and will be limited to the first 400 registered and PAID wrestlers. The Patriots Open tournament will be double-elimination in 16/24 man brackets.  Wrestle to 6 places on up to 14 mats. Losers of semi-finals will wrestle for 3rd place; other consolation wrestlers wrestle to 5th place. The Tournament Director reserves the right to make any modifications to the tournament that they deem relevant to the tournament being run smoothly and in a satisfactory manner.

RULES          NCAA rules – standard seven-minute matches with riding time, including all consolation matches.
CHECK-IN   ALL Coaches and non-rostered / unattached wrestlers ARE REQUIRED TO CHECK IN and pick up their Team / Competitor packets on Saturday evening, December 8th, at the GMU Field House. Team packets will contain passes / credentials for coaches, wrestlers, trainers and managers and will be available from 6:00 – 9:00 PM.  Open mats will be available that same evening from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM on four mats at the GMU Fieldhouse.
 
ENTRY &
PAYMENT   ONLINE ONLY!! Registrations and Payments must be made in full at the time of registration. Only emailed scratches made before Sunday, December 2, 2018 will be refunded. Scratched entries ON OR AFTER December 2 WILL NOT be refunded. Streamlined, limited registrations allow us to set up and run the tournament in a way that insures an early end to the tournament, allowing teams to be on their way as early as possible on Sunday afternoon.
$40 per wrestler, ALL entries must be REGISTERED and PAID online via the Patriots Open Wrestling web site by the EXTENDED DEADLINE OF 11:59 PM, Friday, December 7th, 2018. Payments may be made with major credit cards. After registering your wrestlers, please provide seeding information (to seeds@patriotsopenwrestling.com) for any wrestlers that you would like to be considered for a seed. IF YOU HAVEN’T PAID, YOU ARE NOT REGISTERED and won’t be in the brackets for weigh-in.
                               
You must pay your entry fee ONLINE when you register. Any exceptions MUST be approved by Coach Beasley in advance of the 11:59 PM, Friday, December 7th, 2018 deadline.
 
ADMISSION Admission for all George Mason students and faculty is free with valid and current college ID. General admission is $15 for adults, $5.00 for HS students, pre-HS free. Some seating available, bring folding chairs.
 
ENTRY
CHANGES    Change of Weight Class must be made BEFORE 8:00 PM Saturday, December 8th, 2018. Scratch deadline is Saturday, December 1, 2018. Any one not making their designated weight at Sunday weigh-in will be forfeited
EVENT
HOTELS        Event hotels will be posted on the tournament Web site by early fall, and an Email will be sent notifying teams of tournament event partners!

 
www.PatriotsOpenWrestling.com
 
LOCKER 
ROOMS         Locker rooms are available to change uniforms and to take showers, but no individual lockers are available for storage; we are not responsible for any stolen items.
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF RUNNING THE BEST PATRIOTS OPEN WRESTLING TOURNAMENT POSSIBLE!
HOTELS        
Courtyard Marriott Fairfax Fair Oaks
11220 Lee Jackson Memorial Hwy
Fairfax, VA 22030
Rate: $89 / night for doubles / singles
Nikole Gordon, 703-229-3701
GoMason@Marriott.com   Book your group…
Hyatt Regency Fairfax
12777 Fair Lakes Circle, Fairfax, VA
Rate: $89 / night for singles / doubles
Mark Seidman..., 703-653-6022
Comfort Inn University Center
11180 Fairfax Boulevard, Fairfax, VA
Rate: $75 / night (includes breakfast buffet)
Tia Major…, 703-591-5900
 
 
TOURNAMENT
DIRECTOR
 
                        Donald Squires  |  609-200-6582 mobile  |  Email - TD@PatriotsOpenWrestling.com
Event Info
2018 George Mason Patriots Open on Dec 9, 2018 in Fairfax, VA.