Friday we leave for Iowa for Middle School National Duals. We will leave from the Topeka Plaza Hotel in Topeka at 11:00 for Iowa.
The Capital Plaza is located at 1717 SW Topeka Blvd. This is the hotel next to the Expo Center where kids state wrestling is held.
The wrestlers will need to come into the Capital Plaza and check out gear in the Amber Room. We will be set up to hand out gear and finish up any paper work that needs to be done at 9:00 on Friday. Please try to be at the Capital Plaza by no later that 10:30. We have another group leave from here at about the same time We will hand out van assignment at that time also. We will be taking a trailer behind one of the vans for the wrestler’s bags. They may bring up to two bags with them. They will need to have a singlet to weigh in with at Simpson College on Friday, so they will need to have access to it without getting into the trailer. Most kids will put their wrestling bag in the van that they will be traveling and the other in the trailer.
They must make weight!!!!!
After weigh in they will go to the Adventureland Resort in Altoona, IA. They will be giving their room assignment at that time. They will be on their own for the evening meal both Friday and Saturday They will have a team meeting at some time Friday evening to go over what the coaches need to go over and to get the time they will leaving on Saturday morning.
We will have breakfast for them each morning in the lobby of the resort. Wrestling will start at 8:00 each morning. We will need to be there in time for warm up both days.
They will wrestle 5 match on Saturday and 3 on Sunday. After they have finished wrestling each day, they will need to report to the van driver that they are assigned. If your wrestler is leaving with you at any time you (the Parent) need to let the van driver know. We do not what to leave anyone behind.
They will be leaving after the last dual on Sunday and heading back to Topeka. They will more than likely stop and to something to eat on the way home. They will come back to the Capital Plaza Sunday evening. They should be in Topeka between 6 and 7 that evening. Please make sure that someone is to pick them up,
