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Date September 8, 2024 Registration Registration will start in late July Petition Information Petitions are closed Brackets and Streaming Coming Soon Stud List Coming Soon Location: Allen County War Memorial Coliseum 4000 Parnell Ave Fort Wayne, IN 46805 Event Schedule (Tentative) Saturday September 7th Weigh-ins VIP Weigh-ins 2-3pm Normal Weigh-ins 5-7pm Sunday September 8th Wrestling Session 1 9:00 am pm EST Weights: 109, 123, 141, 147, 168, 193, 288 Wrestling Session 2 2:00 pm EST Weights: 116, 129, 135, 153, 160, 178, 218 Weigh-In Information Saturday September 7th VIP Weigh-ins 2-3pm Normal Weigh-ins 5-7pm No Satellite Weigh-ins Weigh-ins will be in a singlet or NFHS approved two-piece uniform No weight change fee Weigh-ins are WHOLE pounds, tenths will count! For example if you weigh 153.3 you will NOT wrestle the 153lbs weight class! VIP Weigh-In Information Saturday September 7th VIP Weigh-ins 2-3pm $20 cash only paid at the door No limit to number of VIP weigh-in athletes Entry Fee $40 Registration by September 4th at 10:00pm EST or 850 paid entries, whichever comes first. No membership card is required to wrestle You must pay online by credit card ONLY! There will be no refunds of paid entries. Online registration ONLY will be accepted this year. Registration will be cut off at the first 850 paid entries or September 4th at 10pm ET whichever comes first. Please note we have sold out the past four years. The Tournament Committee will retain the right to add up to an additional 25 wrestlers, at their discretion, via a petition process, after the entry cutoff. Information about the petition process will be posted within a day after registration closes. Once we reach the entry limit registration will be shut down. After that point the ONLY way to enter is through a petition. Memorial Coliseum Procedures No charge for parking on Saturday for weigh-ins. Please tell the attendant you are there for wrestling weigh-ins Coolers will be allowed in the athlete lunch area only. Athletes can bring coolers in through the Athlete Entrance ONLY! Tournament Gear and Apparel 3X Gear is the official gear distributor for the IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open. They will be on hand with a full selection of tournament apparel and other wrestling apparel and supplies. Spectators $20 per person can be purchased at the door Sunday morning or before session 2. Age Groups Students currently enrolled in 7th-12th grades will be wrestling in one division. Awards Top 4 will receive medals and the top 4 will qualify for Super 32 early entry Contact Joe Caprino joe@Indianamat.com Wrestling Information -Wrestling will take place on Sunday September 8th, 2024 -Weight Classes: 109, 116, 123, 129, 135, 141, 147, 153, 160, 168, 178, 193, 218, 288 -Wrestlers in 7th-12th grade may participate -Double elimination wrestle-backs to 4th place -Period lengths Championship 2:00-1:30-1:30 Consolation 2:00-1:00-1:00 -Overtime will be 1 minute sudden victory neutral and 30 second ride-out -We will seed all wrestlers with specific criteria so please include your state or national credentials when registering -2024/2025 NFHS rules will be utilized, except the overtime modification -Wrestling will be on full mats -Singlet or approved NFHS uniform is required -College out of bounds rules will be utilized. -Headgear is not required, but recommended -Mouthpieces are required if you have braces -NFHS hair rules will apply Seeding Information MatScouts Willie Saylor will seed up to 16 in each weight class. All others with criteria below will be separated beyond the seeded wrestlers. Each wrestler that qualifies will be given a "Separation Criteria" from the list below. The criteria are ranked in order. 1. Nationally ranked in FloWrestling or MatScouts rankings 2. State Champion/IHPO Champion 3. State 2-3/IHPO 2-4 4. State 4-5 5. State 6-8 6. State Qualifier/IHPO Top 6 or 8 7. Other Credentialed athletes that deserve separation With these groups we will determine seeds. Here is an example If we have 2 wrestlers with #1 criteria, 4 with #2, 2 with #3, 2 with #4 and 5 with #5 this is how it will work. The top two seeds will be the two wrestlers with #1 criteria in a random order Seeds 3-6 will be the wrestlers with #2 criteria in a random order Seeds 7-8 wrestlers with #3 criteria in a random order Seeds 9-10 wrestlers with #4 criteria in a random order Seeds 11-14 wrestlers with #5 criteria in a random order The seeds will be determined randomly by TrackWrestling. Host Hotel Information coming soon College Coaches We will offer a special college coaches package for $50. You may pay in advance or pay if you are not attending the event and want the entry database using this button Click here to purchase The package will include: Registration list of all high school aged wrestlers with name, address, grade, weight, accomplishments, GPA, and college test scores* Preliminary entry list sent after registration closes Note: Due to coliseum policies you will need to purchase a ticket separately. *Tournament entry information with addresses and contact information will be sent the week after the event and will have all high school aged wrestlers that opted to have information released to coaches. Past Results 2023 Results(747 wrestlers from 9 states) 2022 Results(732 wrestlers from 10 states) 2021 Results(716 wrestlers from 12 states) 2020 Results(707 wrestlers from 16 states) 2019 Results(610 wrestlers from 11 states) 2018 Results(605 wrestlers from 12 states) 2017 Results(607 wrestlers from 10 states) 2016 Results(647 wrestlers from 11 states) 2015 Results(580 wrestlers from 11 states) 2014 Results(586 wrestlers from 14 states) 2013 Results(598 wrestlers from 10 states) 2012 Results(444 wrestlers from 8 states) 2011 Results(254 wrestlers from 9 states) 2010 Results(171 wrestlers from 9 states) IHSAA Rules Regarding Coaching at the IHPO 15-2 During School Year Out-of-Season 15-2.1 Individual Sports (Cross Country, Golf, Gymnastics, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Wrestling) a. Students may participate in non-school contests as individuals or as members of a non-school team in non-school contests provided that participation during school time is approved by the school principal or his/her designee. b. Coaches, from a member school coaching staff, may coach students in that sport if NOT under the organization, supervision and operation of the member school. c. Member schools may not organize, supervise or operate athletic practices or interschool athletic contests. d. Member schools may not provide school-owned uniforms (jerseys, shirts, shorts, pants, singlets, or swimsuits, etc.) worn by the student in non-school contests. Estimated Future Event Dates *We try our best to be the weekend after Labor Day September 7-8, 2024 September 6-7, 2025 September 12-13, 2026 View full article

Feels weird not seeing a Rooks in the IU lineup. They both had nice careers and were generally very reliable. Graham really turned it on later in his IU career. It's improbable for either state school to ever get a topnotch recruiting class. Money, the high talent level in topnotch programs' 'rooms', exposure...there isn't a lot of incentive to snub the big boys in favor of IU or Purdue, even if you're an Indiana native. IU and Purdue aren't getting our state's elite level recruits, which I realize isn't a new thing, but imagine if Angel Escobedo was a senior in HS right now. I highly doubt he hitches his wagon to IU in that scenario. I know I'm preaching to the choir--all of us Indiana/PU wrestling fans would love to field stronger teams, ideally with a majority of the very best high school guys from Indiana. Interesting to see if Taylor's hire impacts Carroll's performance next season. I could see the room at OSU overflowing with topnotch senior level talent in the next few years and steel sharpens steel.

I know this isn't breaking news anymore, but I'm still stunned by this, mainly for Coleman Scott's sake. The timing of things is what really throws me. Scott had a very nice run at UNC, and one has to assume he thought he was next in line for the Pokes' head position. You can't fault OSU for bringing in someone who will move the needle, but the cautious part of my brain points out that great wrestlers don't always make great coaches. I think Taylor will succeed because of his massive appeal and recruiting success, kind of like when Brands was brought in to replace Zalesky at Iowa. Brands brought in Metcalf and other highly sought after recruits and revitalized an Iowa program that was stale at the time. Regarding Coleman Scott, it's pretty clear he'd make an excellent coach at most big programs. I wonder where his mind is right now.

Does Leroy Vega get the Head Assistant position now that AJ Schopp is going to back to EDINBORO in PA? Who else can Purdue bring in to elevate the program? Brayton Lee? One of the Davidsons? Chad Red SR.?

Camp just improved, just added Freshman AA Nasir Bailey

Draw for 57 Kg Olympic qualification https://www.instagram.com/p/C6t-V92oTwi/?igsh=MWx0eHlyeG81ZHZobQ==

How do those schools keep the kids that are good enough to be varsity elsewhere (prior ihsaa qualifiers/placers, offseason iswa placers, etc.), but can't make their way into the varsity lineup at these schools?

The kids that go to these schools are wrestling national level events during the season through their school. These are the same kids that are wrestling off season national events. A family should not have to forgo great national events and exposure for their child simply because of the wrestling program they are in. Kids see Brownsburg, Crown Point, and Center Grove being nationally ranked and, therefore, getting bigger events on their schedule. It is hard to argue for them to stay put in a program that is not nationally recognized with teammates that may not be year round wrestlers. Families and athletes want to be a part of something special. Being able to compete as a team for titles has a certain allure. Is this any different than other sports programs? Families will go where their child can get the best looks and have a high chance of success. If more programs had national level events for their athletes to compete in, would we see the amount of transfers happening?

Not surprising, guess we'll just keep hearing about all the kids moving to Center Grove, Crown Point, Browsnburg etc. Really great for the sport.

While at freestyle state this past weekend I heard the Malone family will be moving to Center Grove.

Confirmed Teams: Bloomington South Decatur Central Bandits Fort Wayne Carroll Still room for one more team if you are interested! 5 duals for $200. Satellite weigh ins!

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There have been a consistent 30 or so in the room. Let's increase that for Coach Bradley tonight!

I feel for Coleman Scott, but you have to get yourself out of your own rut when you have an opportunity like like this. Another 15 years of classic Cowboy wrestling isn't winning any national titles. Taylor may flame out and suck as a head coach, (I don't think he will) but you have to take a big swing. For coaches, I heard it's Gillman and Jimmy Kennedy coming with him. Didn't know this, but Kennedy is his brother-in-law. He's looking for a heavyweight coach as well, and it'll probably be a big name. Recruiting could be nuts for Taylor. He obviously can't run M2 anymore, but the club will continue to run under someone he hires and he'll instantly have a pipeline to Pennsylvania talent. It'll be interesting if any Penn State guys follow him to OK State. Haines and Kasak were M2 guys. Now they can't just hop in the portal now and be eligible, but they both were looking at redshirt years so it's in the realm of possibility. And OK State can do some major damage this year yet on the national scene. Penn State still looms large as the heavy favorite, but OK State has a very good team put together for next year, and they seem to be the favorites to land Andrew Alirez and Wyatt Hendrickson from the portal. Their lineup could look like this going into the season. 125 - Troy Spratley, blood round finisher now getting Gillman to work with 133 - Cael Hughes, blue chip recruit coming off redshirt wrestling behind Fix 141 - Tagen Jamison/Jordan Williams, not sure if Williams can go down, but if Alirez does transfer in he's going 149. Both Jamison and Williams were national qualifiers 149 - Andrew Alirez, national champ as a possible transfer 157 - Teague Travis, round of 16 165 - Caleb Fish, transfer in round of 16 174 - Dean Hamiti, transfer in multiple time AA and national champion contender 184 - Dustin Plott, national runner-up now getting coached by DT 197 - Christian Carroll, no intro needed on this website 285 - Wyatt Hendrickson, two time third placer as a possible transfer Now two of those transfers have to happen, but if they do that lineup has potential to be awesome.

Allegedly might be bringing Gilman in.

Anyone else mind boggled over this one occurring. There were rumors the last few days, but it still unexpected considering a prestigious alumni like Colman Scott with a solid coaching record quite a decent head coaching job to take the heir apparent role under Smith all this season. And now he’s passed by even if it was for Taylor. I feel bad for Scott if he didn’t do anything that blatantly made the school consider rejecting him prior to Taylor’s interest. Someone in the search process at OK St. clearly was looking for the magic (pun intended) beans that may knock Penn State down a peg. It would be safe to say this pretty much signals an end to Taylor’s international career. Who does Taylor bring in as assistance that can start chipping away at Penn State’s recruiting and training dominance. Does Taylor retain at least one OK St. legacy coach to help retain current top commits? Who may he grab from the recruiting or transfer pool over Penn State? Where do the rest of OK St. staff likely end up? So many questions and answers are not coming quick enough.

Teams in Ohio Harrison 2023 State Champions (2nd ind 2024) Marysville 2021 Stat champions (4th in 2024) Eaton Olentangy Orange (Possibly) Teays Valley Also have teams from Michigan and Pennsylvania Interested Marysville Dual tournament.pdf

All fair points. Yazdani was at 66kg as a junior and started his senior career at 70kg. While he has clearly grown into 86kg, a 16kg jump is huge and I agree that Taylor fits the weight better and generally looks bigger than Yazdani when they compete (but not stronger). The main caveat, which also applies to Yazdani, is that the competition at 86kg has not been very strong, with DT and Yazdani sharing Golds between them as Sadulaev and Sharifov moved up after 2016. The next best guys were likely Iranian (Ghasempour, Karimi) or American but the rest of the world was not competitive (shown in DT and Yazdani's finish rate at Worlds/Olympics).