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We have already had some Kentucky wrestlers register, so we know word is getting out. We plan on having another great event and always have great representation from our friends to the south. https://indianamat.com/index.php?/articles.html/high-school-news/feature-articles/2023-indianamat-hoosier-preseason-open-september-10th-r1301/ Registration has been increased to 825 wrestlers, but will sell out! Don't miss out on a great opportunity to wrestle top competition.

We have a new event this fall sponsored by IndianaMat this will feature 8U, 11U, Middle School, Women's High School, and Women's Middle School divisions. It will be held at Mount Vernon High School in Fortville, Indiana(just northeast of Indianapolis). The early entries are starting to fill in and it looks to be a very good event. This will be a much shorter drive for those that are coming to IHPO. Information https://indianamat.com/index.php?/articles.html/indianamat-hoosier-preseason-open/indianamat-gorilla-melee-october-2nd-r1076/

It's that time of the year! Kentucky is always represented well in Fort Wayne and it's been fun seeing the growth of Kentucky wrestling before my eyes. Registration is now open and going to fill up quickly. I hope to see many of the same faces again this year. https://indianamat.com/index.php?/articles.html/indianamat-hoosier-preseason-open/2022-indianamat-hoosier-preseason-open-september-11th-r1176/

As per usual, people are waiting until the last minute to register. This won't be as big as IHPO, yet. It will be well ran and the competition will be solid.

The past five years Kentucky has always brought strong contingents to this event. There are always many great wrestlers from around the midwest and more at this event. We will be at the same location as last year and have upped the limit of athletes to 800. Hope to see you there! Information https://indianamat.com/index.php?/articles.html/indianamat-hoosier-preseason-open/2021-indianamat-hoosier-preseason-open-september-11th-12th-r1074/ Stud List https://indianamat.com/index.php?/articles.html/indianamat-hoosier-preseason-open/2021-indianamat-hoosier-preseason-open-stud-list-r1081/

Here is the updated information on the event. https://indianamat.com/index.php?/articles.html/indianamat-hoosier-preseason-open/2020-indianamat-hoosier-preseason-open-september-12th-13th-r998/

We always have great representation from Kentucky. Check our social media and website tonight for an announcement. We are dotting some i's and crossing some t's, but things are looking good.

Picking against the #1 kid in the country?

Hopefully they sign up today as we will likely sell out today.

You should just hitch a ride with the others coming. We have really good pizza in the concession stand.

That's fixed

Here is information on this year's event on September 8th. It is five weeks away from one of the best preseason tournaments in the region. We have always had a great representation from Kentucky with many of the top guys making the trek to Fort Wayne and doing extremely well. As always we will have many college coaches in attendance as the past few years we have seen 20+ from NJCAA, NAIA, DIII, DII, and DI coming to take in the action. We will cap out registration at the first 650 paid entries so get signed up soon. Here are some important links. Info Page http://hoosierpreseasonopen.com Stud List http://studs.hoosierpreseasonopen.com Registration Link https://www.trackwrestling.com/registration/BasicPreReg1.jsp?tournamentGroupId=156582132 We have also partnered with Dollamur to provide a great mat special for this event ONLY! Mats are starting at $6,425 and can be customized to your needs. See the attached file for more info. Hoosier Pre Season Mat Blowout.pdf

As we start to shift our focus from the international styles back to folkstyle the preseason tournaments are on the radar. In the past we have had a lot of great Kentucky guys head up north and perform extremely well. We are looking forward to many other great wrestlers to come this year. Here is the information on this year's event on September 9th. http://indianamat.com/index.php?/articles.html/indianamat-hoosier-preseason-open/2018-indianamat-hoosier-preseason-open-september-9th-r820/ Registration is now open and we will cap the registration at 650 paid entries.

Yes, Deck brothers....long day yesterday and I'm still recovering.

As always Kentucky brings a tough crew up here every year. I think they even bring more kids that Michigan most years and we are about 45 minutes from the Michigan border. The Gentry brothers had awesome days, congrats on the titles and being the first brothers to win IHPO titles. Kentucky wrestling is definitely getting better every year. Thanks to all those that made the trip to the Hoosier state. Next year will be the 10th IHPO, mark your calendar for September 8th.

Kentucky kids have had a lot of success at the IHPO. It is great to see the growth of Kentucky wrestling first hand. Last year we had over 20 colleges represented at the event from NJCAA to DI coaches.

Registration is now open for the 2017 IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open! Last year we had 647 wrestlers from 11 states with many top wrestlers including Fargo placers, Super 32 placers, and numerous state champions and placers. We have always had a great turnout from Kentucky and look forward to many more top wrestlers heading to Indiana. ***New in 2017*** Please note this year we will cutoff entries after the first 650 PAID entries have been reached or our September 6th at 10pm CST deadline whichever comes first. We will NOT be allowing walk-up registrations this year. Information Link http://indianamat.com/index.php?/topic/52374-article-8th-annual-indianamat-hoosier-preseason-open-september-10th/ Registration Link http://www.trackwrestling.com/registration/BasicPreReg1.jsp?tournamentGroupId=281977009

I am more and more impressed every year with wrestling in Kentucky. There are some hammers in the state and the quality is getting better by leaps and bounds. Thanks to those that made the trip north and have been making the trip for multiple years. Next year's event will be September 9th, so mark your calendar now.

Our upper weights are always hit or miss this time of year. We have had very good numbers though in the past. Here is a list of colleges that have notified me they are attending. As of right now we have 20 schools from all divisions coming. Indiana- D1 Northern Illinois- D1 Indianapolis- D2 Tiffin- D2 Adrian- D3 Alma- D3 Heidelberg- D3 John Carroll- D3 Manchester- D3 Mount Union- D3 Ohio Northern- D3 Olivet- D3 Trine- D3 Wabash- D3 Calumet College- NAIA Cumberlands- NAIA Indiana Tech- NAIA Lindsey Wilson- NAIA Ancilla- NJCAA Muskegon- NJCAA

Looks like a lot of talented wrestlers making their way north from Kentucky. Just as a reminder that we will be closing registration at 650 entries and are less than 200 away. There will be NO walk-up registration this year.

We have started to update our Stud List, looks like we already have some great representation from Kentucky. http://indianamat.com/index.php/page/articles.html/_/indianamat-hoosier-preseason-open/2016-indianamat-hoosier-preseason-open-stud-list-r735

http://indianamat.com/index.php/page/articles.html/_/indianamat-hoosier-preseason-open/7th-annual-indianamat-hoosier-preseason-open-r733 Registration is now open for this year's event. We have had great representation from many Kentucky studs over the past six years. I expect to see just as many if not more this year. I am always impressed with the group that comes from Kentucky as they are always well coached and very tough wrestlers. This event has grown to be one of the premier preseason events in the country. Here is a list of the past placers and results to see for yourself http://indianamat.com/index.php/page/articles.html/_/indianamat-hoosier-preseason-open/indianamat-hoosier-preseason-open-all-time-placers-r588 Hope to see you there!

So far we have 14 state qualifiers and placers from Kentucky! It looks like a great tournament with over 75 on our stud list. http://indianamat.com/index.php/page/articles.html/_/indianamat-hoosier-preseason-open/2015-indianamat-hoosier-preseason-open-stud-list-r669

It looks like we already have some good kids from Kentucky signed up. This is a great tournament to get ready for any of the big preseason events or just see where you are after a great summer of training. We have had 600 kids the last two years with 25% of them being state qualifiers or better. Here is the link to more information, hope to see you there! http://indianamat.com/index.php/page/articles.html/_/indianamat-hoosier-preseason-open/6th-annual-indianamat-hoosier-preseason-open-r579

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