Ithaca-Weston Wrestling Invitational Ithaca high School January 16, 2010 Date: January 13, 2010 To: Athletic Directors, Coaches, Meet Officials, News Media From: Neal Anderson- Tournament Director/Athletic Director, Ithaca Public Schools Subject: 2010-Ithaca-Weston Wrestling Invitational Entry Fee: $150 May be prepaid or pay upon arrival at the tournament Tournament fee is used to pay the following expenses: 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: Adams Friendship, Blackhawk, Boscobel, Cochrane/Fountain City, La Crosse Logan, Pecatonica-Argyle, Richland Center, River Ridge/Cassville, Weston-Ithaca (Several teams have a match on Friday; therefore, ALL wrestlers will be given an additional 1 lb. at a weigh-in on Saturday morning). 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 AM Weigh-ins 8:30 AM Seeding meeting (room 311) 10:00 AM Quarter Finals (2-2-2) NOON Semi-Finals (2-2-2) & 1st round of wrestle-backs 2:00 PM 2nd round of wrestle backs (1-2-2) 3:00 PM finals (2-2-2) & 3rd place (1-2-2) Wrestling times are approximate. We will use two mats the entire day. Officials: Craig Nueroth, Eric Reukauf, & Dale Spies Tournament Scoring: Team points will be scored as follows: 1st place 16 points Fall 2 points 2nd place 12 points Default 2 points 3rd place 9 points Forfeit 2 points 4th place 7 points Disqualification 2 points 5th place 5 points Tech. Fall 1.5 points 6th place 3 points Major Decision 1 point Bye followed by win: 2 points Advancement: Champ. Bracket 2 points Cons. Bracket 1 point Seeding Criteria: 1. WIAA State Placement in 2009 2. WIAA State Qualifier in 2009 3. Ithaca-Weston Invite place from 2009 4. Has had 7 matches toward record 5. Winning percentage from this year?s season (.500 or above) 6. Record Wins Team Admission: 2 coaches, 14 wrestlers, 2 managers, 1 bus driver, 6 cheerleaders in uniform and 1 cheerleader advisor will be admitted free of charge. Locker Rooms: Girls Locker Room: Boscobel, Blackhawk, Pecatonica-Argyle, LaCrosse Logan, and Adams Friendship Boys Locker Room: Ithaca-Weston, Richland Center, River Ridge/Cassville, Cochrane/Fountain City 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. Concessions: No carry-ins allowed. 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 Students-$3 Single Session Adults-$3 Students-$2 Trackwrestling: We will be using the web-based Trackwrestling tournament manager. If you do not receive an email with a password by Monday, January 4, 2010, please contact me. Line-ups are due at 5:00 PM on January 15, 2010 and seeding information and head to head will need to be entered by 11:59 PM, Friday, January 15th. We will also need a separate roster faxed to our school by NOON on Wednesday, January 13th. 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 your wrestlers name, weight, grade and record. Our fax number is: 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 and will be appreciated by us very much. Please publicize related information such as times, and gate prices as much as possible. Please do not forget the $150 entry fee! Make checks payable to Ithaca schools. Also, conference passes will not be honored at this tournament. If you have any further questions about the tournament, I can be reached at 608-585-3092 (home) or 608-585-2311 (school). Best of Luck to all. Sincerely Neal Anderson Athletic Director, Ithaca Public Schools