AWARDS: Top eight placements medal. Champion receives AAU State Championship wall chart, and sweatshirt. (Possible sponsorship by Rudis may result in different award.) WEIGH INS: Saturday February 24th from 6-8 pm and Sunday February 25th 7-7:30am Holiday Inn 1050 6th AVE Des Moines, IA 50314. Friday night weigh-ins for those participating in both AAU Kids State and AAU Girls State will carry over and will not be required to re-weigh. Must weigh-in in singlet. Please verify spelling of wrestler`s name and make changes at weigh ins. Admission: $15.00 adults/$10 student (ages 5-12)/ Free for kids 5 & under. Coaches: Coaches must have an AAU card to be on the mat. Coaches band will be $20 and includes admission for Sunday and access to the mats. Floor pass: $20 This allows you onto the floor but not onto the mats. The Floor pass does not include admission. Passes picked up at weigh-ins and admission at Wells Fargo Arena. Other useful information: Doors will open at 9 am. The Grand March for the `AAU Kids State` will begin at 9:30. The Girls State participants will be announced and walk out. After which wrestling will begin. All matches will be wrestled using the numeric match system on TrackWrestling. Each weight class will be assigned a mat that they will wrestle for most of the day. Matches will move as mats open and will be announced. Certified Officials and Trainers. Head gear not required. Mouth Guard is required for braces. Folk style tournament rules apply. Identical to AAU Kids State. There will be NO MINIMUM WAIT TIME for participants in both the AAU KIDS STATE AND AAU GIRLS STATE No coolers or food containers are allowed in the auditorium. A professional photographer will be available providing pictures for purchase. IAWrestle/Trackcast will broadcast live matches online. Make sure any skin conditions are controlled and covered with a doctor`s note. Event T-shirt purchase link is, https://stores.inksoft.com/aau_girls_state , a flyer will be emailed as event approaches via email list generated from track wrestling registrations. These are to be purchased online, delivered, and to be picked up at Girl`s State weigh-ins. They will not be for sale at the event. 100% of sales goes toward AAU Girls Team Iowa. Questions? Contact: AAU Director: Wes Creason aauwrestlingiowa@gmail.com AAU Girls Director: Jason Loyd jloyd52722@gmail.com GIRLS TEAM IOWA NEEDS YOU! FOLLOW INFORMATION ON FACEBOOK @ `AAU Girls State and Team Iowa` group page. *This event is hosted by: Iowa AAU and Brought to you in part by: Pleasant Valley Wrestling*