3rd ANNUAL GENE MILLS VARSITY, YOUTH, GIRLS EASTERN NATIONAL WRESTLING TOURNAMENT

April 5, 2003

  • SUNY Oswego in Oswego, New York (Laker Hall Gym)
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    ALL WEIGH-INS: APRIL 4TH & 5TH 4:00-8:00 P.M. FRIDAY 7:30-8:30 SATURDAY AT OSWEGO STATE COLLEGE

    Guaranteed entry to first 1000 qualified entries (correctly filled out). Additional open entries will be at discretion of tournament committee an earliest postmarked first entered basis. This is a double elimination tournament; every wrestler is guaranteed two matches.

    ANTICIPATED DATE OF CLOSURE: MARCH 29, 2003 - No call-ins or faxed entries accepted

    ALL WRESTLERS MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED: EARLY ENTRY RECOMMENDED, AS THIS EVENT WILL CLOSE OUT

    POST CARD WITH WEIGHT CLASS AND CONFORMATION OF ENTRIES WILL BE SENT OUT WEEKLY, BEGINNING ON MARCH 1ST DAILY. YOUR POST CARD IS YOUR WEIGHT-IN CARD AND TOURNAMENT ENTRY. YOU MUST BRING IT WITH YOU!

    THERE WILL BE A FIVE-DOLLAR FEE TO REISSUE LOST CARD.

    NO CHANGE OF WEIGHTS AT WEIGH-INS. ANY CHANGE OF WEIGHTS MUST BE DONE BY CALLING TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: George Burkinshaw 315-689-6645, ON MARCH 27,28.29TH FROM 6:00-9:00 P.M. (NO FAX OR E-MAIL CHANGES OF WEIGHTS) IF YOU CALL IN A CHANGE OF WEIGHT, YOU WILL BE GIVEN ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR WEIGH-IN CARD.

    AGES/WEIGHTS: BIRTH YEAR DETERMINES GROUP: VARSITY WRESTLERS MUST CURRENTLY BE ENROLLED IN HIGH SCHOOL. Ages must be confirmed by mailing in a copy of birth certificate. (Do not send original they will not be returned)

    VARSITY DIVISION: THIS IS AN OPEN TOURNAMENT REQUIRING NO PRE-QUALIFICATION

    GIRLS DIVISION: THIS IS A MADISION SYSTEM OPEN TOURNAMENT REQUIRING NO PRE-QUALIFICATION

    For questions and information on Girls division call ED Blaseczinski (315-963-3287)

    VARSITY & YOUTH BIRTH YEAR WILL DETERMINE AGE GROUP. UNL WEIGHTS HAVE NO LIMIT ENTER AT RISK

    AGE DIVISION BIRTH YEAR WEIGHT CLASSES VARSITY AND YOUTH
BANTAM 1995 0R LATER 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 80 UNL
MIDGET 1993 - 1994 50 54 58 62 66 70 75 80 85 90 95 105 115 UNL
JUNIOR 1991 &emdash; 1992 60 64 68 72 76 80 85 90 95 100 110 125 140 UNL
CADET 1988 &emdash; 1990 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 126 133 140 155 180 205 UNL
VARSITY 1984 1987 96 103 112 118 125 133 141 150 160 170 180 190 220 UNL

     IN ORDER TO BE GUARANTEED PARTICIPATION IN THE GENE MILLS EASTERN NATIONAL TOURNAMENT, you must have placed in the top 4 places at an official qualifying tournament listed and pre-register by March 29, 2003. You do not have to wrestle in the weight class at which you qualified however, you must indicate at which weight you wish to compete at.

    On a first mailed, first received basis: wrestlers that have qualified for the 2003 Tournament of Champions or have placed in the top six place finishers in all National and State events in the last eighteen months, have placed in the top six places in the Fall Ohio Tournament of Champions, all AAU folk style or free style Nationals, AAU Middle School Nationals, USA folk or free style Nationals, Reno Worlds, Mid Atlantic Easter Nationals, Rocky Mountain Nationals, Southern Nationals, Any out of state wrestler that is a champion of any non qualifying event (youth, middle school/junior high, reserve or varsity level during the months December, January, February or March of the current wrestling season. Any Schoolboy (1989-1990) wrestler that is a member of his schools high school varsity or J.V. team and all wrestlers that have qualified in any Middle Atlantic Wrestling Association District or Regional Tournaments are qualified for the Gene Mills AAU Eastern National Wrestling Tournament. Varsity and Girls divisions are open no pre qualification necessary.

    THERE ARE NO CHANGE OF WEIGHTS AT THE TOURNAMENT SITE-YOU MUST MAKE THE WEIGHT YOU INDICATE OR FORFEIT ENTRY! Any change of weights must be done in accordance with the above information. (NO REFUNDS FOR FAILURE TO MAKE WEIGHT)

    AFTER ALL QUALIFIED PARTICIPANTS HAVE BEEN ENTERED INTO THE TOURNAMENT BY VIRTUE OF THEIR TOURNAMENT PLACING AT AN OFFICIAL QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT AND ON TIME ENTRY. Open entries will be accepted to fill remaining weight class slots on a first mailed first to be placed basis, determined by earliest postmark for tournament entry.

    (ALL ENTRIES NOT RECEIVED BY CLOSURE DATE THAT EXCEED TOURNAMENT CLASS SIZE AND THAT CAN NOT BE PLACED IN TOURNAMENT WILL BE RETURNED AND REFUNDED) WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU PARTICIPATE IN QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT AND SEND IN EARLY REGISTRATION.

    FOR LIST OF QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTS OR SPONSORING HOTEL INFO GO TO OUR CNYPIN2WIN Web Site: HTTP://www.eteamz.com/cnypin2winwrestlingclub/ FOR TOURNAMENT QUESTIONS PLEASE E-MAIL TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: gburkin1@twcny.rr.com or GHB7777@aol.com.

    ALL WRESTLERS MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED: ABSOULTELY NO WALK-INS