We have 12 teams for the Ritenour Invitational. Please register your wrestlers on track wrestling or complete the tournament roster form and email them to me at lohnesd@ritenour.k12.mo.us or fax them to 314-429-7723 by 6 p.m. Weds, December 11th. TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: Jerry Nolen & Jake Kim OFFICIALS: Friday- A.A. “Skip” Watkins, Dirk Dietz, Ludwig Rallo, Don Rugraff, Larry Smith (head official) Saturday- same officials with Jonathan Sumner substituting for Dirk Dietz TOURNAMENT FORMAT: On Friday night we will wrestle two pools of six round robin style. We will seed the top 4 of 6 wrestlers and split them between the two pools with the others being randomly drawn in. At the end of the round robin the winner of pool A will wrestle the winner of pool B for first place, and so on. If you finish 5th or 6th in pool wrestling you will not wrestle a placing match. We will wrestle for the top 8 places. We will wrestle 3 rounds on Friday evening and the final two rounds of the round robin Saturday afternoon and then the placing matches to follow. TEAM SCORING AND AWARDS: Top three teams will be awarded plaques. Top four wrestlers in each weight classes will be awarded medals. Scoring for the round robin wrestling will be done by dual meet scoring while wrestlers will earn place points and decision points if they make a top 8 placing match. WEIGH-INS: Weigh-ins begin at 4 pm on Friday, December 13th and 12:45 on Saturday Dec. 14th If any school has a meet on Thursday, December 6th, please notify the Ritenour Activities Office ASAP. TEAM ROSTERS: Please email the attached roster to both addresses listed lohnesd@ritenour.k12.mo.us prior to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, December 11. This information is given to the tournament manager to allow for our tournament director to get the weight class pools in the computer and allow us to get started-hopefully on time. No changes unless due to an illness or injury. All changes should be made by 9 am Friday morning and must be emailed. Any questions please call my cell at 314-574-1502. Once a wrestler is entered into a weight they may not be moved up and down, they can only be replaced by another wrestler. PLEASE, PLEASE include any and all relevant information about your wrestler if they are worthy of a seed. Last years’ record, state place, state qualifier, finishes in other tournaments or any other notable accomplishments. If any members of your team are involved in the ACT test scheduled on this date please make note on the enclosed roster form. COACH’S MEETING: Friday , December 13th at 5 pm in the cafeteria and Saturday Dec 14th at 1:30pm in the cafeteria DRESSING FACILITY: Wrestlers must furnish their own towels, etc. Teams will have access to locker room area but space is limited and wrestlers must provide their own locks. PARKING & SECURITY: Parking is limited on campus. Direct team buses to park down the street (name of street is Bristol) at our off campus parking lot behind Shop N Save or on Orlando next to the baseball and football fields. Police security will be provided for traffic and crowd control. ADMISSION: $4.00 per spectator; $3.00 for elementary students and students with ID. Under 6 years old is free. SPECTATOR SEATING: Spectator seating permitted in balcony bleachers only. PLEASE NOTE WHEN ARRIVING FOR THE TOURNAMENT DO NOT ARRIVE BEFORE 3 PM AS WE ARE NOT OUT OF SCHOOL UNTIL 2:50. PLEASE HAVE YOUR BUS DROP OFF TEAM PERSONNEL AT THE END OF THE TOP DRIVE AT THE ROUNDABOUT. YOU CAN TAKE THE WALK WAY UP TO THE ENTRANCE AND WILL BE DIRECTED TO THE WEIGH IN AREA. &89; CHEERLEADERS: Cheerleaders must be in uniform to be admitted free to each session. You are reminded that the 8-foot rule from edge of mat is being enforced. Only eight (8) cheerleaders per school will be admitted and only eight (8) in total are to be cheering. REFRESHMENTS: A concession stand will be open during all sessions. Food and beverage containers are not permitted in gym. Coaches are requested to enforce this regulation with their squad. VIDEO TAPING: Videotaping is limited to one (1) camera per team in a designated area. No mat-side videotaping will be permitted. If parents wish to videotape, they must do so from the bleachers and not interfere with the spectator’s view of competition. (Please remain seated.) MEDICAL SERVICES: A certified athletic trainer and/or physician will be available all day. HOSPITALITY ROOM: A designated hospitality area will be available for coaches, tournament officials, authorized tournament personnel, plus administrators from participating schools. Contestants and others are not permitted in the hospitality room. The location will be the balcony of the cafeteria.