FAQ 2020 State Tournament

What are bracket pairings?

D3 1st v D4 4th
D1 3rd v D2 2nd
D1 2nd v D2 3rd
D3 4th v D4 1st
D2 1st v D1 4th
D4 3rd v D3 2nd
D4 2nd v D3 3rd
D2 4th v D1 1st

When will brackets be released on TW?

The State Tournament Committee is now working through known scratches, backfills, and MS eligible walk-ons. Brackets will be released to public as scheduled on Wednesday by noon.

When is weigh in?

The first weigh in option is for ALL Divisions, Groups, and Weights and will take place from Noon - 2:00pm Friday in Landon Arena at the Expocentre.

The second chance weigh in option is for any 8/10/12 Groups any Division and Weight that did not make the first weigh in option and will take place from 6:00pm - 7:00pm Friday in Exhibition Hall at the Expocenre.

Will their be a weigh in option on Saturday?

NO NO NO NO

When do girls wrestle?

Girls will wrestle in the same sessions as their boy counterparts of the same Group (age).

What are the session "approximate" start times and who wrestles in them?

March 13th (Friday); 4:00pm Wrestling Begins Session 1 – 14U and HS Divisions thru and including semi-final and one match out the backside
March 14th (Saturday) 8:30am Wrestling Begins Session 2 – 8U, 10U, 12U Divisions thru and including semi-final and one match out the backside
March 14th (Saturday); Approximately 4pm – Wrestling Begins Session 3 – 14U and HS backside (stop before placement matches)
March 15th (Sunday); 8am Wrestling Begins Session 4 - 8U, 10U, 12U Division backside (stop before placement matches)
March 15th (Sunday); Approximately 11:30AM – Wrestling Begins Session 5 all placement for 5th matches
March 15th (Sunday); 2:00pm Wrestling Begins Session 6 – all Championship and runner-up matches

* Start times for Session 3, 5, and 6 are approximate. We will move times up as time allows depending on the finish time of session 2, 4, and 5.

Will there be an opening parade and ceremony?

Yes. The opening Parade and Ceremony is scheduled for March 14th (Saturday); 8:00am parade of athletes into Landon Arena. Athletes and coaches should be lined up in Exhibition hall by 7:45am prior to the start of Session 2.

When and where are coaches meetings?

Coaches Meeting #1 - March 13th (Friday); 3:30pm coaches meeting (in coaches hospitality area in Exhibition Hall)
Coaches Meeting #2 - March 14th (Saturday); 7:30am coaches meeting (in coaches hospitality area in Exhibition Hall)

* it is recommended that you attend at least one

Where do I pick up my Coaches and/or Volunteer Band/Credentials?

Doors open to Exhibition Hall on March 13th (Friday) at 10am. There will be a State Table to get coaches band (you will have to meet the eligibility requirements). There will be District tables for you to pick up you volunteer credentials. These tables will run from 10am - 7pm. If you do not get your coaches band on Friday (recommended), you may get it in the handicapped entrance until 10am on Saturday and 9am on Sunday.

What age group will you start weigh ins? Be nice if the 14u and high school kids could go first since they actually wrestle that day.

Are 3rd place matches at 11:30 a.m .or 2 p.m. on Sunday? (with the 5th place matches, or with the 1st place matches)

Are 3rd place matches at 11:30 a.m .or 2 p.m. on Sunday? (with the 5th place matches, or with the 1st place matches)


March 15th (Sunday); Approximately 11:30AM – Wrestling Begins Session 5 all placement for 5th matches
March 15th (Sunday); 2:00pm Wrestling Begins Session 6 – all Championship and runner-up matches

What age group will you start weigh ins?

At weigh option #1 (Noon - 2:00pm) we will do our best to get those 14/HS wrestlers in the facility through the scales first priority. After the first run weight classes, they will be in the same mix as everyone else. However, the process moves pretty fast after that anyway.

Can several smaller clubs band together and participate in the reserved seat raffle?


Absolutely YES; in fact the method for distributing the "100 party deck" seats allows for this better than the original seat "auction" did. It is not too late to get into the reserved seat raffle. Email you request for ticket(s) or questions to usawks.statetournament@gmail.com.

What are the criteria that allow a wrestler to walk on to state bracket?

This impacts a small number of athletes who are still competing for their middile school teams which prevents them from wrestling in a USAWKS Qualifying Tournament. They must have also met the registration deadlines.

What are the rules for "pig tailing" walk on wrestlers onto the State bracket.

The rules applied are as follows:
1) walk on is randomly drawn into the bracket against someone from their same district.
2) The losers of the prelim will go straight cross bracket. meaning someone that loses will immediately cross bracket to the equivalent on the other side of the bracket to wrestle into the losers bracket.

The schedule you posted above says Saturday 14U and HS starts approximately 4pm. The state flyer I recieved from district 4 director has 12:30 start. That is what I printed and gave all my parents. Can you tell me which it wi be?

Everything I have seen says 4pm start time for 14U and High School.

Craig - Check out the flyer HWC sent out with the district information. It says 12:30.

What is the time for Session 3?

Folks, there are a lot of moving parts this year. There were updates made to the early release flyer. I have posted a schedule to this thread above as listed in the most current flyer. "Approximate" start time for afternoon session on Saturday (session 3) is 4pm. Times listed are close but they are approximate. We will start early if finish time of prior session allows. Please refer to this FAQ forum topic for updated tourney information leading up to tourney start on Friday. And to a "new" NEED TO KNOW for up to date information and schedule updates during the tournament.

If one backside match will be wrestled on Friday, there will be kids eliminated before the parade? So some of those kids would go home and miss out or not want to participate in the parade because they are no longer wrestling

Honestly...I am telling all our 14U and high school kids not to worry about the parade. No reason for them to get up that early. Especially if they might be wrestling til around 9pm the night before. Going to be a long 3 days...Sleep in a little. But, yes there will be some eliminated before the parade.

Quick questions on girls division? Now that you know the numbers for girls divisions, is there any chance of doing brackets bigger than 8 women brackets for some weights? Are the brackets going to be made doing a blind draw or is there going to be an attempt made to try and get the better girls split up? (it would be unfortunate to have all the best girls on one side of the bracket, without the girls having a qualifier tournament I think its only fair that an attempt be made to split the girls accordingly, its not the hard with the girls have track profiles)

I hope next year there will be specific weight classes with a district qualifier for the girls division. I am super pumped that they started the girls division last year and we are moving in the right direction but without predetermined weight classes and no qualifying tournament its somewhat luck of the draw at state for girls.

Dylan Hitchcock