Ithaca-Weston Wrestling Invitational Ithaca High School January 14th, 2006 Date: January 5th, 2006 To: Athletic Directors, Coaches, Meet Officials, and News Media From: Neal Anderson- Tournament Director/Ithaca Athletic Director Re: 2006 Ithaca-Weston Wrestling Invitational Entry Fee: There is a $120 entry fee that you may prepay or pay upon arrival at the tournament. This fee is used to pay for the following: · 1st place team trophy · 2nd place team trophy · Most valuable wrestler trophy · Medals to the top three place winners in each weight class · Wall charts to the champion in each weight class · Trackwrestling tournament manager · Tournament workers · Officials Participating Schools: Boscobel, Brookwood, Cassville, Highland, Ithaca, Pecatonica-Argyle, Richland Center, River Ridge, Weston *We will run each bracket back to 3rd place to ensure each wrestler the opportunity to wrestle at least 2 matches. Time Schedule: (approximate) 8:00 a.m. Weigh-ins *Please notify me ASAP if you have a match on Friday night so I can let the teams know there will be a one pound allowance. 9:00 a.m. Seeding meeting (room 311) 10:00 a.m. Quarter Finals (2-2-2) 12:00 p.m. Semi-finals (2-2-2) & 1st round of wrestle-backs (1-2-2) 2:30 p.m. 2nd round of wrestle backs (1-2-2) 3:30 p.m. Finals (2-2-2) & 3rd place (1-2-2) Wrestling times are approximate. We will use two mats the entire day. Officials: Harry Hellen, Eric Reukauf, & Kurt Schumacher Tournament scoring: Scoring will be in accordance with the 2005-2006 WIAA High School Wrestling Rule Book. Team points will be scored as follows: 1st place ------ 14 points Fall ----------------- 2 points 2nd place ------ 10 points Default ------------- 2 points 3rd place ------ 7 points Forfeit -------------- 2 points 4th place ------ 4 points Disqualification---- 2 points Tech. Fall -----------1.5 points Major Dec. --------- 1 point Bye followed by win: Champ. Bracket ------ 2 points Cons. Bracket --------- 1point Advancement Champ. Bracket ------ 2 points Cons. Bracket --------- 1 point Seeding Criteria: 1. WIAA State Placement 2. WIAA State Qualifier 3. Returning champ from last year’s I-W Invite 4. Winning percentage from this year’s season (.500 or above) 5. Medal winner from last year’s I-W Invite 6. Any wrestler that fails to qualify for a seed under the above criteria can qualify for a seed lower than already seeded wrestlers based on last year’s varsity record if a majority of the head coaches vote such a seed based on appeal. Team Admission: 2 coaches, 14 wrestlers, 2 managers, 1 bus driver, 6 cheerleaders in uniform, and 1 cheerleader advisor will be admitted for free. Locker Rooms* Girl’s locker room: Boscobel, Brookwood, Cassville, Highland, Pecatonica-Argyle Boy’s locker room: Ithaca, Richland Center, River Ridge, Weston *Each school is responsible for their own locks, towels, and valuables. We will not be responsible for any lost or stolen items. Trainer A trainer from the Richland Medical Center will be on site all day. Concession Stand There will be concessions available all day. Hospitality Room There will be a hospitality room set up for cheerleaders and coaches throughout the day. Admission All sessions----------------------------------- Adults $6.00 Students $3.00 Single session-------------------------------- Adults $3.00 Students $2.00 Trackwrestling We will be using the web-based trackwrestling tournament manager. If you do not receive an e-mail with a password by Monday (1/9/06), please let me know. Line-ups and seeding info will need to be entered by Friday, January 13th by 5:00 p.m. We will also need a separate roster faxed to our school by noon on Wednesday, January 11th. This does not need to be a final submission of your line-up, but will allow us to prepare a program in advance of the tournament. Please include the wrestlers’ name, weight, grade in school, and record. Fax #: (608) 585-2505 Your help and cooperation in giving the tournament publicity in your school, community, and to the media will be greatly rewarding to the wrestlers who compete and will be appreciated by us very much. Please publicize related information such as times and gate prices as much as possible. Don’t forget the $120 entry fee. Make checks payable to Ithaca High School. Also, conference passes will not be honored at this tournament. If you have any further questions about the tournament, you can reach me at 608-585-3092 (home) or 608-585-2311 (school). Best of luck to all. Sincerely, Neal Anderson Ithaca Athletic Director