Flights are planned to depart from KC on Thursday May 27th arriving in the afternoon to Oakland, CA. The wrestlers will return to Kansas City on Monday, May 31st.

If you like Greco you will love this event! You get up to 10 Greco matches in two days! The first day is a dual team event. Last year we took a MoKan All Star team and defeated teams from Oregon, California, Germany, Poland, and the USA All Star team. I have funding in place to cover the four nights hotel. There will be four wrestlers to a room. Coach Tom Peterman will be chaperoning and coaching the athletes.

Here is the challenge…Because it is on Memorial Weekend the airfare if $478 round trip to Oakland. The CYC provides ground transportation, I have the hotels covered so wrestlers will need food and spending money as well as airfare. I am seeking sponsors to help with the airfare and I hope to get it down to around $300. However, I MUST buy the tickets from Southwest Airlines today. It is a little under $7000 for 14 tickets and I don’t want to do this if we aren’t going to have a full team. I have listed those who have expressed interest and some possible candidates that come to mind. I need commitments TODAY or I cannot justify fronting this much money for these tickets as they will be non refundable. I can change the names on them up until 48 hours before flight time.

Please get back to me TODAY if you are interested or if you know who might be. Wrestlers can be 19 years old so some college FR are eligible. If you have a wrestler interested let me know, even if there is a name listed. Only Chris Watson and Jeff Vesta have confirmed.

If you know of any sponsors or you are interested in sponsoring this event please let me know as well.

THANKS!!!

108 (49kg)
115.5 (52.5kg) Bryce Shoemaker
123 (56kg) Jeff Vesta
130 (59kg) Alan Waters
138 (63kg)
145 (66kg)
154 (70kg)
163 (74.5kg) Chris Watson
174 (79kg) Chase Nelson
190 (86.5kg) Johnny Eblin
217 (98.5kg) Kyle Caylor
286 (130kg) Beau Bennett or Xavier Fisher



Weigh In: Friday, May 28th
Competition: Saturday, May 29th and Sunday, May 30th
Who: USA Wrestling Domestic Junior age group Greco Roman Wrestlers
Where: 2241 Galaxy Court, Concord, CA94520, 30 miles from San Francisco, CA
Tournament Fee: Free
Weight Classes: 108 (49kg), 115.5 (52.5kg), 123 (56kg), 130 (59kg), 138 (63kg), 145
(66kg), 154 (70kg), 163 (74.5kg), 174 (79kg), 190 (86.5kg), 217 (98.5kg), 286 (130kg)
Admission for Spectators: $10.00 for 1 day pass or $15 for 2 day pass
Schedule of Events:
Friday, May 28 - Weigh-Ins 8:30 a.m.
Saturday, May 29 – Competition 9:00 a.m.
Sunday, May 30 – Competition 9:00 a.m.
Sunday, May 30 – Dinner and Awards Banquet 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Host Hotel:
Hilton Concord – mention Greco World Duals
1970 Diamond Boulevard
Concord, CA 94520
925-827-2000
(2 min from Venue)
At this time there are limited spots available, wrestlers that would like to participate should contact me immediately.
Contact Information: MarkHalvorson– (925)671-7070 Ext 221 or mahalvorson@yahoo.com
Tentative Itinerary:
Thursday May 27:
Arrive at Oakland Airport
Check into hotel
Training at CYC at 6 p.m.
Friday May 28:
Weigh-in at 8:30 a.m.
Tour San Francisco and surrounding areas.
Evening clinic at 6 p.m.
Saturday May 29:
Wrestling begins at 9 a.m.
Evening Clinic at6 p.m.
Sunday May 30:
Wrestling begins at 9 a.m.
Awards Banquet at 6 p.m.
Monday May 31:
Depart home
History
The Junior Greco World Duals is an international wrestling tournament that has been held for the past 14 years at Community Youth Center (CYC). It was formerly known as the Concord Cup. The competition has been done with both senior and junior wrestlers. Currently the tournament is junior age group. The event features elite level wrestlers from all over the United States and other countries. Cadet wrestlers are also welcome to test themselves against older competition. The tournament often features future stars of Greco Roman Wrestling on international levels. The senior level competition has featured elite heroes such as Rulon Gardner.
The Greco World Duals has always featured elite wrestlers from National and International levels.
The past events featured the following:
2009:
1 World Team Member
11 National Champions
32 All Americans
2008:
1 Junior Greco Pan American Champion
5 National Champions
2 German FILA Cadet National Champions
18 All Americans
2007:
1 Junior Greco Pan American Champion
4 National Champions
2 German FILA Cadet National Champions
17 All Americans
2006:
1 World Medalist
5 National Champions
21 All Americans
2005:
1 World Medalist
6 National Champions
22 All Americans