KCWA 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2005 The Kansas City Wrestling Assoc. in cooperation with the National Wrestling Coaches Association and Missouri USA Wrestling is working to organize a national wrestling tournament. The tournament will be a yearly event held during the Christmas season beginning Dec. 15 & 16, 2006. The tournament will be a 24 team individual tournament with approx 6-10 top Mo teams, 6-10 top Midwest out of state teams (Ne, Ia, Ok, Ks) and 6-10 top out of area teams. The tournament will be a combination of pool and bracket with every wrestler getting approx. 6-8 bouts over 2 days with 2 weigh-ins. The tournament will be held at the KCI Expo Center near Kansas City International Airport. This is the same venue that USA Wrestling recently held the Cadet National Duals. The location is perfect with the airport and countless hotel rooms within a few blocks. We are working to get discounted travel for participating teams to make this tournament as affordable as possible. As things stand right now Platte Co. Mo, Oak Park Mo, Park Hill South Mo and Park Hill Mo as well as Omaha Skutt, Omaha, Ne. and Millard So. Omaha, Ne. and Lewis Central, Council Bluffs, Ia have verbally indicated their interest in or an intention to compete in the tournament. Five of those teams were team state champs last year in their respective state and class. As of January 2004 both Oak Park and Omaha Skutt were ranked in the top 50 in the nation. If you think that your team may have an interest in competing in this tournament or you would just like to be kept informed of the details as decisions are made, please contact me and I will keep you informed of the progress. I can be reached at kansascitywrestlingassoc@yahoo.com or 816-582-5417. Thanks for your attention. Tom Taulbee Platte City, MO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
