REGISTRATION AND FEES ALL TOURNAMENTS

All Tournaments will have a cost + $20 USAW card fee.
see table above.

The traditional MWA U12-U15 post season series includes one sectional tournament and State Finals/ or Big East. Note that the tournament fee is for two tournaments: Sectionals and either Big East and States.  NO REFUNDS!! If an athlete qualifies for the States and cannot attend they will NOT receive a refund. 

All tournaments will have a deadline and any late registrations will pay a penalty fee.

If your team needs to pay by check please contact registration@usawmwa.org

AGES 12U and 15U AND WEIGHT CLASSES:

A wrestlers division is determined solely by the wrestler’s date of birth.  Please see rules for athlete eligibility clarification.

DIVISIONS

12U : Born between September 1, 2011 and Aug 31, 2013.

15U: Born between September 1, 2008 and August 31, 2011. 

GRADE DOESN'T MATTER!!! BIRTHDATE IS STRICT!!

Please see rules for athlete eligibility clarifications. 

WEIGHT CLASSES

12U –  (lbs) 63, 69, 73, 77, 81, 86, 91, 97, 103, 111, 123, 138, 160
15U –   (lbs): 74, 81, 88, 94, 100, 106, 112, 118, 124, 130, 136, 143, 154, 169, 188, 215, 250

12U - 15U SECTIONALS / STATES –  QUALIFICATIONS

o For 2023-24 there will be 3 section tournaments. # of Qualifiers will be based on attendance with a minimum of 4 and maximum of 8 qualifiers per section, roughly this will be 35 wrestlers/qualifier spot. Based on projected registrations of the past we expect North/East (8), Central/South (6), Central/West (4). # of qualifiers will be updated following registration closing.
       (QUALIFIER #s  list above are based on previous attendance numbers if all sections are equal we will move to an 18 person bracket.)
o Athletes participating in the sectionals will not be able to compete at Big East if they place in the sectional tournament, unless they place without winning any matches and in that case must contact the board for approval.
o If not attending States but placed top 6 this athlete will not be reimbursed

WEIGH-INS AND NUTRITION

IMPORTANT:

IN 2024 WEIGH-INS FOR SECTIONS WILL BE REMOTE. STATES WILL BE ON SITE. You MUST Make Weight at states that you made at sections.
 

All wrestlers and coaches must use good judgment in selecting the proper weight class for their wrestlers.  Children should NEVER be encouraged to cut weight for any reason.  MWA Coaches should ALWAYS discourage and/or prohibit extreme weight loss.     The MWA now restricts weight loss at the time of weigh-ins on the day of the tournament.  If a wrestler steps on the scale in the presence of an MWA official, their weight is noted and they will need to follow the following guide:  Weight Loss Caps:   Wrestlers who weigh 111 lbs and under can lose up to 2 lbs.   Wrestlers who weigh 112 lbs and up can lose up to 3 lbs.

Tournament Rules (click)

Team Scoring
Town Team scores are at the Sectional and State Tournaments.
Club Team scores are at the State Tournament only.

For the Sectional and State Tournaments MWA is only granting placement points for the top 6 place winners.

The number of wrestlers from an individual team who can score points is 17, which is equal to the number of weight classes in the U15 division.  A team will only count its top wrestlers.

The top six wrestlers in each weight class will score as follows:

• FIRST PLACE: 10 points
• SECOND PLACE: 6 points
• THIRD PLACE:  5 points
• FOURTH PLACE: 3 points
• FIFTH PLACE: 1 point
• SIXTH PLACE: 1/2 point

There will be no more than two coaches in the corner at any time.   Teams warned more than two times for that day would have team points deducted for each additional violation.   No Exceptions!

Important Information

Your Athletes Teams will be defined at Registration.
Select Resident Town, Club, and Bracketing Team

Rosters will be scrubbed when registration closes based on Chartered Teams/Clubs

Rosters posted online on the USAWMWA website by weigh-ins Thursday. Team Score Website

All late registrations will NOT SCORE!

Chartered Clubs for team scoring will be automatically split into towns for town scoring unless asked NOT TO.

Form posted online to change Team/Club designation. All changes due by whistle on Sunday. Change Form

Team Placements will be calculated live but will not be official until certified by head Pairer.

May not be certified that Sunday 2/11. Will do all we can but will not guarantee.

Sectional Tournament will be TOWN TEAM SCORING ONLY

State Tournament Will be Club TEAM and TOWN TEAM SCORING

States:

General Schedule:

7:00 AM - 7:45 AM 12U Weigh-in (Coed and GIRLS)
NO LATE WEIGH-INS

8:00 AM - 12:00PM 12U Wrestling

10:30AM - 11:30AM 15U Weigh-in (Coed and GIRLS)
NO LATE WEIGH-INS

12:00 PM - 6:00 PM 15U Wrestling
(will start right after 12U is concluded)

AWARDS

Team Awards: There will be team trophies for first and second place in each tournament and a banner for the State Championship Teams in each division.

Individual Awards: 

Novice and Middle School Division: Wrestlers who place in the top 6  in each weight class will receive medals, with the exception of the State Champion who will receive a trophy.

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