Well run tournament with great wrestlers for the little wreslters! Thanks to the volunteers that put in a lot of time to pull this event off.
Only disclaimer is we need to make absolutely sure we get these kids their 5th and 6th place medals. They were plenty of coaches, parents, and more kids that were not happy to battle through 30 some kid brackets and not receive their medal. If it is about the kids (which it is) then we got to get the art of operational planning down. Lesson learned for all I am sure after speaking with some of the staff as these events take years to plan. But the body language of the kids on the stand spoke thousands of words.
Let's get this right as we owe it to these kids. Will Cokeley and James Cook please make sure to contact each of these clubs and make sure we get the addresses to get them their medals when they get in. I am sure Mike and Kathy would be more than willing to help us get contacts if needed.
They will get their medals. Every entry had to have an email address and that address will be sent an email. I have ordered medals for years and two times I have had some issues. I was out of town this week and it was HS state weekend so the first time I saw the boxes of medals was at 1:30 Sunday afternoon. We all volunteer our time and we are all busy with real jobs and our own families. I gave EVERY medalist my word that they would get their medal and they will. Remember we run three state tournaments that require nearly 300 awards. We changed the weight classes in 6U this year so that added another complexity to this year. I personally apologize for this again.
