`31st Annual COLUMBIA HICKMAN VARSITY WRESTLING TOURNAMENT January 23, 2021 To Coaches and Athletic Directors: Battle, Blue Springs South, Hickman, Jefferson City, Lee`s Summit North., Northwest Cedar Hill, Rock Bridge, Holt, and Republic From: Jack Rubenstein- Athletic Director Dan Pieper - Head Wrestling Coach Doug Gordon - Tournament Manager Hickman High School Re: Tournament Information This year we will have an 8 team (2 pools of 4) with the top two in each pool placed in a championship bracket. The bottom two in each pool are placed into a consultation bracket. This is an attempt to get your athletes 5 matches of quality late season action. NO spectators are allowed this year. Saturday, January 23, 2021 Session II 8:30 AM Scales Available at Hickman 9:00 AM Weigh-ins at Hickman High School 10:00 AM First Round Pool Play 11:30AM (approx.) Second Round Pool Play 12:45AM (approx.) Third Round Pool Pay 1:45 PM (approx.) Lunch Break 30 Minutes 2:15 PM (approx.) Third Round 3:30 PM (approx.) Fourth Round (Consolation Semifinals) 4:30 PM (approx.) Fifth Round (Championship, 3rd 5th 7th) Format: This year we will once again be using Trackwrestling to run our tournament online. We will not have a traditional seeding meeting. Each team will have a window on time to enter your athletes and their records. In an effort to provide all wrestlers an opportunity to wrestle the most matches we will try to use a 24-man scramble format with wrestlers advancing on the second day to an 8- man championship or consolation bracket. Wrestlers will be seeded into pools based on the criteria we have set up in Trackwrestling. The athletes will wrestle all opponents in their pool. Entering and Seeding of Wrestler: Below are the windows of time for `Statisticians` to enter information about their wrestlers They will have until 01/21/2021 10:00 p.m. C.S.T. to enter their lineup. They will have until 01/22/2021 10:00 p.m. C.S.T. to enter seeding criteria information for each of their wrestlers. They will have from 01/21/2021 10:01 p.m. C.S.T. until 01/22/2021 10:00 p.m. C.S.T. to enter head to head information for their wrestlers. Seeding Criteria: Head to Head State Placer 2020 State Qualifier 2020 Hickman Invitational Champion or Runner-up in 2020 Season Record Winning Percentage Team scoring: Will based on the activity points earned throughout the Pool rounds, Championship and Consolation brackets as well as the Placement points. Athletes in the Consolation bracket will only earn half the activity points for their team as an athlete in the championship bracket. Activity points: Pool and Championship Bracket Fall, Default, Disqualification or Forfeit 4 points Tech Fall 3 points Major Decision 2 points Decision 1 point Bye .5 points Placement points: 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 on Saturday will begin at 9:00 AM at Hickman High. Please notify me as soon as possible if your team will be competing on the Friday prior to the tournament so that I can adjust the weight allowance and notify other schools. Tournament fee: $400.00 Checking can be made out to Columbia Public Schools Health Guideline CPS/Boone County Health Department Spectator Protocols - No Spectators can be in attendance at this tournament. - Boone County is currently under a 100-person gathering limit; therefore, we are limited to a maximum of 100 total spectators. - Facemask is required to enter the premise and must always be worn and expected to maintain social distance when possible. Other Logistics - No locker rooms for the visiting team due to covid, please plan accordingly. - Facemasks required by participants not actively participating in the competition (i.e. on the bench) - Social distancing is strongly encouraged of both teams (utilizing the first two rows of bleachers behind the bench to space out) - Facemasks always required by all coaches - Concessions will not be offered, but food/drink will be permitted in All the above expectations must be met in accordance with our Boone County Health Department and officials. Should any of the stipulations fail to be met, the contest may be halted/postponed until the guidelines are able to be met. Thank you for your understanding and flexibility. Questions: Doug Gordon, Tournament Manager Cell: 573-356-3703 dgordon@cpsk12.org 1104 N. Providence Road Columbia, MO 65203 `