The board of USAW-Kansas has revisited it's decision on whether to hold the 2020 State Tournament this weekend in Topeka and has decided to go forward with the event. This decision was based on the fact that only a single case of infection has been found in Kansas thus far and balancing that risk against the loss of the premier tournament for this year for over 1900 youth who have worked hard to qualify to wrestle this weekend. The board also noted the Kansas State High School Activities Association, after monitoring recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, has also decided to proceed with the state basketball tournaments as scheduled.

The decision to continue with the tournament does not mean we are complacent over the possible risk of contagion. We will take reasonable measures available to us, including increasing the frequency of mat cleanings. We do have some limitations due to the short time frame and availability of some supplies, but within those limitations we will do what we can do at the organizational level.

We want to encourage every person to consider their own situation to determine whether they should attend the event. This virus seems to be particularly hazardous for certain at-risk groups, particularly the elderly and those with current health issues, and individuals who are in those at-risk groups should seriously consider staying at home at watching the matches on Trackcast, since all of the matches will be streamed and can be viewed at home.

Anyone coming to the event should follow the recommendations previous posted (click here to view recommendations) click here to view recommendations[/url]). If the status of the tournament should change, for any reason, we will post that on this site as soon as possible, but the plan is for the tournament to proceed as scheduled.