29th ANNUAL INDEPENDENCE K-5 WRESTLING TOURNAMENT Independence High School Friday, February 6, 2014 ****REGISTRATION CLOSED AT 9 AM ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH**** TrackWrestling Model Format will be used. In and Out in 3½ hours including weigh-in. BENEFITS OF THIS FORMAT • Tournament gets wrestlers 3 matches targeting 1 every 45 minutes so parents and wrestlers get in and out. • Wrestlers essentially weigh-in ahead of time by giving their estimated weight during the preregistration for bracketing purposes. • Bracketing is done the night before and will be available on-line so people know their mat number and match numbers ahead of time. DIVISIONS: K-2 Non-competitive (Ribbons for awards) K-1 Competitive (Birthdates 9/1/07 to present) 2nd – 3rd Grade (Birthdates 9/1/05 to 8/31/07) 4th – 5th Grade (Birthdates 9/1/03 to 8/31/05) (Age overrides grade) WEIGH-INS : 4:00 - 4:45 pm (Only competitive wrestlers need to weigh in ) Any wrestler that weighs in who is over the weight limit of the weight class, will be ineligible for awards and will only wrestle exhibition matches. Wrestling begins at 5:00 pm. Wrestling completes around 7:30 pm. FORMAT: 4 Person Round-Robins targeting 3 matches with 1 every 45 minutes. (3, 5, or 6 Man Round-Robins may be used if necessary) AWARDS: Champions – 2.5” Custom Medals Runnerup & Third – 2” Silver/Bronze Medal 4th Place – 1.5” Medal 5th Place – Ribbon ENTRY FEE: $15.00. WRESTLERS PREREGISTER AND PAY at http://www.trackwrestling.com/registration/BasicPreReg1.jsp?tournamentGroupId=163586009 or go to trackwrestling.com, click on Pre-Registrations, then search for Independence K-5 Tournament. Registration limit is 160 wrestlers. Registration closes at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, February 4th or earlier. THERE WILL BE NO MAIL IN OR AT THE DOOR REGISTRATIONS! If in doubt, call to confirm you are registered. ADMISSION: Non-participants - $1.00. Children not in school free. MATCHES: Three one minute periods. Two point near falls only. If a match ends in a tie, a thirty-second sudden death overtime, followed by two 15 second periods and a 15 second ultimate tie-breaker if needed.. Concessions will be sold at the school. CONTACT: Bärry Schmitt, 715-985-3172, x105; schmittb@indps.k12.wi.us