Drooke Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 So I'm hearing that Purdue will NOT be hosting Big Tens but Northwestern will instead. Will Purdue host next year....did they take a pass in the rotation? Any inside info would be greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Hope its just confusion with the Purdue site webmaster . I already convinced my wife to let me take the roadtrip to PU that weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drooke Posted August 19, 2010 Author Share Posted August 19, 2010 I hope so as well MM. I "was" going to have several folks from all over the good ol' USofA staying at my house during the event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpd096 Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 I agree! We had quite of few people from Lowell going down this year! I hope it's a mistake!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 I heard they were moving it to Merrillville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrestlinggods Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 Because of the new construction of Macky Arena, I don't think it will be completed. So Purdue is going to pass this year and Northwestern is going to have it then next year Purdue will host it. Coach Weimer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyNavy Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 I heard they were moving it to Merrillville Now that's funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drooke Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 EVANSTON, Ill. ? Northwestern and the Big Ten Conference announced on Thursday that the 2011 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, previously scheduled to be held at Purdue, have been moved to Welsh-Ryan Arena on the campus of Northwestern. The tournament is set for Saturday-Sunday, March 5-6, 2011. ?I speak for the entire Northwestern Athletic department when I say we are 100 percent committed to hosting an outstanding Big Ten Championships,? said first-year Wildcat head coach Drew Pariano. ?We will work endlessly to create an exceptional environment for the student-athletes and thousands of fans arriving in Evanston this March. ?Our team could not be more excited about the news of our hosting this event,? Pariano continued. ?It gives our seniors a chance to compete in Welsh-Ryan Arena one final time before heading to Philadelphia for the NCAA Championships.? Fans interested in purchasing tickets should submit their initial requests to the Northwestern ticket office via e-mail at wrestling.northwestern@gmail.com. Please include your the following information in your e-mail: Full name Phone number E-mail address Mailing address Number of single-day (indicate which day) and/or weekend-long passes you would like to purchase You will be contacted at a later date by a member of the Northwestern ticket sales staff to finalize your transaction. No single-day or weekend-long ticket prices have been set at this time. Northwestern, which has hosted the Big Ten Wrestling Championships on 13 prior occasions, last held the event in its home arena in 2001. Welsh-Ryan Arena now will be the site of two of college wrestling?s premier events in 2010-11, with NU also set to host the 48th annual Midlands Championships Dec. 29-30, 2010. Courtesy of Scott Hammer, Northwestern Sports Information :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Look on the bright side. Next year it will be at Purdue with a bonus of having Nebraska participating for the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Erikson Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Because of the new construction of Macky Arena, I don't think it will be completed. So Purdue is going to pass this year and Northwestern is going to have it then next year Purdue will host it. Coach Weimer I wonder if this means they are going to cancel the Indoor Big Ten Track and Field Championships that are going to be held at Purdue the week before the Wrestling Championships where to be held. Yes I am bitter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drooke Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 Tom, so is it indeed true that Purdue will host after Northwestern then? Or did we lose our spot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Erikson Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Tom, so is it indeed true that Purdue will host after Northwestern then? Or did we lose our spot? We are asking the Big Ten to make an announcement that we will indeed give us the Championships next year, until then we wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drooke Posted August 22, 2010 Author Share Posted August 22, 2010 Thanks for the info Tom, it is greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drooke Posted September 19, 2010 Author Share Posted September 19, 2010 Tom have you heard anything one way or another about the Big Tens decision about the location following this upcoming season? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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