Nebraska USA Wrestling

Registration deadline will be midnight on July 28th.  Don't delay.

To be on the floor you need a current USA Wrestling Leader Membership card. (This is the same as our previous coaching card.)   Click the link below to get a membership.

https://www.nebraskausawrestling.org/page/show/945939-membership-

*NEUSAW has granted a permission by USA Wrestling to allow wrestlers to compete in ALL STYLES (Folkstyle, Freestyle, and Greco) with a Limited Membership only! You only need to have a Limited Membership to compete in all styles at the NEUSAW State Tournament!

Location

Buffalo County Expo Center

3807 Avenue N

Kearney, NE 68847

Schedule of Events 

Friday, July 31st, 2020:

*There will be only one weigh-in for all styles (Folkstyle, Freestyle, and Greco)

Satellite Weigh Ins: 6:00 – 8:00 pm CST – All Locations TBD

*If a wrestler is only doing Freestyle/Greco, your weigh-in is still on Friday night. 

*If you’re interested in hosting a Satellite Weigh-In, please contact Georgi Ivanov at execdirector@neusaw.com

Requirements for hosting Satellite Weigh-Ins:

1. Must have a certified NSAA or USAW Official or a NEUSAW Board Member on site
2. Must run weigh-ins on TrackWrestling
3. Have weigh-ins between 6:00 - 8:00 PM Central Time Zone (CST)

Folkstyle State Tournament – Saturday, August 1st, 2020

8:30 am: Doors open
9:15 am: Coaches meeting at the Awards stand area

Session 1: 10:00 am: National Anthem and Wrestling begin for Pre-K, K, 1st and 2nd grades (Pre-K – 2ndgrade) + All Girls divisions.

Session 2: At the conclusion of the 1st Session (Approximately 12:00 pm) – 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grades (3rd – 6th grades)

Session 3: At the conclusion of the 2nd Session (Approximately 3:00 pm) – 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12thgrades (7th grade – High School)

Online Registration ONLY

*Wrestlers can only enter one division and one weight class.  A wrestler's division is determined by the grade he/she was in on March 2020.

Folkstyle: http://www.trackwrestling.com/registration/TW_Register.jsp?tournamentGroupId=188657132

Cost: $25

Entry Deadline: July 28th, 2020 at (Midnight) CST

Top Team Participation Award for Folkstyle 

The team that brings the most participants will win a "Ready to Wrestle" t-shirt for every member of the team at the NEUSAW State Tournament. Sponsored by Alpha Land Surveying.

Freestyle and Greco State Tournament –  Sunday, August 2nd, 2020

*We will also have an Explorers division offered for the Freestyle and Greco tournaments. (All wrestlers with little to no experience). We are going to run a 4-Man Round Robin Madison Block style tournament. (No medals awarded for this division)

*We will begin by wrestling Freestyle first and Greco will be wrestled at the completion of the Freestyle session. 

7:30 am: Doors open - Freestyle and Greco Clinic hosted by Georgi Ivanov
8:30 am: Coaches meeting at the Awards Stand Area

8:50 am: Andy McNeif Award presentations

9:00 am: National Anthem and Wrestling begins for Explorers division (All wrestlers with little to no experience), PreK-K, 7th-8th Grade, High School and Girls Divisions

Online Registration ONLY

*Wrestlers can only enter one division and one weight class per style.  A wrestler's division is determined by the grade he/she was in on March 2020.

Explorers Freestyle and Greco Division: http://www.trackwrestling.com/registration/TW_Register.jsp?tournamentGroupId=188668132

Freestyle: http://www.trackwrestling.com/registration/TW_Register.jsp?tournamentGroupId=188654132

Greco: http://www.trackwrestling.com/registration/TW_Register.jsp?tournamentGroupId=188658132

Cost: $20 per style

Entry Deadline: July 28th, 2020 at Midnight CST

Team Awards
(Must be a USA Chartered Club to be eligible for team awards)

2020 Grade Divisions and Weight Classes (This is for all styles)

*Only girls who reside in the state are able to participate in the girl’s division.

Girls K-2 Submit actual weight (weight classes will be determined)

Girls 3-5   45, 52, 58, 65, 73, 82, 89, 97, 102, 109, 117, 126, 138, 150

Girls 6-8   58, 65, 73, 82, 89, 97, 102, 109, 117, 126, 138, 150, 165, HWT

Girls 9-12 106 ,113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 170, 182, 195, 220, 285

Boys Divisions

PreK-K Submit actual weight (weight classes will be determined)
1st-2nd: 40, 45, 50, 53, 56, 59, 62, 65, 70, 75, 85, 95, 115, 140

3rd-4th: 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 112, 120, 140, 160
5th-6th: 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 112, 120, 130, 140, 160, 200, 250
7th-8th: 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 102, 110, 117, 125, 132, 140, 150, 160, 175, 195, 220, 275
High School: 104, 111, 118, 125, 131, 137, 143, 150, 157, 165, 175, 187, 200, 225, 290 

*NO WEIGHT ALLOWANCE FOR ANY WEIGHT CLASSES IN ANY DIVISIONS

Folkstyle Length of Periods for Grade Divisions

-       PreK-4th grade divisions are 60 second periods for all 3 periods on both the championship and consolation sides.

-       5th-8th grade divisions are 1st period- 60 seconds, 2nd period- 90 seconds and 3rd period- 90 seconds on the championship side and 60 seconds per period on the consolation side.

Freestyle Length of Periods for Grade Division (boys and girls)

-      K-8th grade are two – 2-minute periods for all divisions 

-       High School Division are two – 3-minute periods

Greco Length of Periods for Grade Division

-       K-8th grade are two – 2-minute periods for all divisions 

-       High School Division are two – 3-minute periods

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