DATE: February 27 & 28, Saturday & Sunday

VENUE: Missouri State University – McDonald Arena, 901 S National, Springfield, MO 65804 (Just North of the football field)

FEE:

$15.00 – Sunday Youth Tournament

$30.00 – Saturday Open (Adult) Tournament

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Wednesday, February 24, 2010.

HOW TO REGISTER: Register online. If you are mailing in your registration form, send your completed registration form along with your entry fee and waiver form to: Missouri Winter Games, PO Box 4934, Springfield, MO 65808-4934. Provide actual weight on the registration forms, NOT weight class. For TEAM REGISTRATION mail your roster including age, actual weight, all waivers and entry fees.  You may email your roster and bring all waivers and entry fees to check-in.  All entry fees and waivers must be turned in BEFORE weigh-in.  Team registration is available on-line (under Bulk Registration), however, you must email your roster to info@mowintergames.org in order to be included in the tournament.

REFUND POLICY:

*NO refunds will be permitted simply because an entrant fails to participate
*NO refunds will be given due to cancellation because of inclement weather.

CHECK IN: Check in will be held at:
Springfield Expo Center.
635 E. St. Louis,
Springfield, MO 65806
Each athlete will receive the official Missouri Winter Games T-Shirt. You may receive your free T-Shirt starting on Friday, February 26th from 5:00pm until 9:00pm, Saturday, February 27th from 8:00am until 8:00pm or Sunday, February 28th 8:00am until 4:00pm.

WEIGH-INS: Weigh-ins will be held in the McDonald Arena from 7:00 to 8:00 AM on the morning of that day's event. Also, wrestlers can weigh-in on Friday, February 26 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM for the open tournament, and from 3:00 to 5:00 PM on Saturday for the youth tournament.

DIVISIONS: Scroll down for the Age Divisions and Weight Classes.

RULES: USA-Wrestling rules will apply for the Sunday youth tournament [Sanctioned by USA-Wrestling], the periods will be 1-1/2:1-1/2:1-1/2. For the Saturday adult (open) tournament, the periods will be 1:1:1, but otherwise MSHSAA rules will apply.

TOURNAMENT FORMAT: This is a round-robin tournament. Wrestlers will be grouped by weight to be in groups of 4-5 wrestlers wherever possible, so that everyone will hopefully get 3-4 matches. Smaller groups may be necessary if the weight spread it too large, but the weight classes posted are not binding. Therefore, provide actual weight while registering, not weight classes. In the event that a weight class has enough wrestlers to break it into two brackets, please indicate level of wrestler if possible (novice, average, state champion, etc) or USA ratings.

EQUIPMENT/CLOTHING: Singlet and wrestling shoes.

EVENT SCHEDULE: Sunday, February 28th – Youth Tournament 9:00am (coaches meeting at 8:30)
Saturday, February 27th – Adult Tournament 9:00am

WRESTLING COMMISSIONER: Tom Tomasi
TomTomasi@missouristate.edu

PHONE: (417)836-5169

TOMASI'S BIO: Tom has been wrestling for 40 seasons, first at Pittsfield HS, than at the University of Rhode Island. He has also been a MSHSAA-registered official for the last 20 years. In this capacity, he has officiated HS, MS, and youth competitions in southwest Missouri including the USA-Wrestling Missouri State Championships and the HS state championship i Arkansas. About 8 yrs ago, he helped start the Wrestling Club at Missouri State University, where he is employed as a Professor of Biology. This club provides opporturities for informal wrestling, and serves to promote the sport of wrestling in southwest Missouri.

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