First, let me start by apologizing to all of the clubs that attended our tournament. In no way did I want things to happen the way they did and I will not make excuses for the 1 hour and 15 minute delay we had. Track Wrestling had nothing to do with the reason for our delay or the holdup during the tournament. We had several things that contributed to the problems we had.

Spexy is correct about several clubs showing up 30 to 45 minutes late for weigh-ins. We tried to accommodate those individuals to prevent having to make a lot scratches. For those of you who have run Track Wrestling you know it is not just a matter of deleting the no-shows. One of the other contributing factors is the printer we rented quit working as we started the National Anthem and then we lost our wireless internet access. We are required by the school to be wireless to access the internet and after a few phone calls the school did give us a hard line to the internet. We tried hard to recover as quickly as we could but in the end, I’m afraid it was too late. For any of you that know me know I tried my best to make sure I planed a tournament everyone would enjoy. Regrettably, that just did not happen.

Please do not blame the club for the problems the tournament experienced. The parents and volunteers worked very hard to make everyone happy. I accept full responsibility for the issues we had. Anyone that fells they need to talk to me about the tournament please fell free to call me at 316-259-7353. Again, I want to apologize to the clubs that attended. If you choose not to come next year I can fully understand.

Sincerely,
Bruce A. Woodruff