2018 Hokie Open Wrestling Tournament Formerly known as the Southeast Open Wrestling Tournament
DATE             Sunday, November 4th, 2018 WHERE         OFF-CAMPUS VENUE AGAIN IN 2018 Berglund Special Events Center, Roanoke Civic Center 710 Williamson Road NE, Roanoke, VA 24016 Map / Directions – click here or go to www.HokieOpen.com

WEIGHTS     Men - NCAA weights: 125 ● 133  â—  141  â—  149  â—  157  â—  165  â—  174  â—  184  â—  197  â—  285
                     Women (NEW!!):         101 ● 109  â—  116  â—  123  â—  130  â—  136  â—  143  â—  155  â—  170  â—  191

CHECK-IN
OPEN MATS
SCHEDULE:     
                                           6:30 - 9:00 PM            Coaches/wrestlers check-in & pick up packets (passes, etc.)
                                           6:00 - 9:00 PM            Open mat session
                                           8:00 PM                      DEADLINE for verification entry and payment for both DivisionsPer NCAA rules.  Weigh-ins /skin checks are held at the Berglund Center on Sunday morning, Nov 4th, per the following schedule:

WEIGH-IN
SCHEDULE: 

Sunday, Nov 4      6:45 AM                     Skin check at mat side
                             7:00 AM                     Weigh-in at mat side, one weight per mat
                             8:00 AM                     Doors open to the public
                             9:01 AM                     Wrestling Begins on up to 14 mats
 
FORMAT      2018 HOKIE OPEN FEATURES THREE DIVISIONS:
 
1 – FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE DIVISION: geared for 1^st and 2^nd-year wrestlers (and even less experienced upper classmen) who might not be ready for the OPEN Division. The goal of this division is to provide these individuals MORE opportunity to advance further in an early-season college level tournament.
2 – OPEN DIVISION: open to ANY AND ALL participants; geared for wrestlers who WILL and NEED TO compete at the highest levels of Division I wrestling. This tournament is also open to all college wrestlers, regardless of year, and will be limited to the first 300 registered and PAID wrestlers.
Both tournaments will be double-elimination in 16/24 wreslter brackets.  Wrestle to 6 places on 14 mats. Losers of semi-finals will wrestle for 3^rd place; other consolation wrestlers wrestle to 5^th place.

3 - NEW WOMEN'S OPEN DIVISION: open to any and all female participants NEW!

RULES          Men's Divisions: NCAA rules - seven minute matches with riding time, including all consolation matches.
                     Women's Division: WCWA rules - freestyle, 2 @ 3 minutes periods (includes consolations)

CHECK-IN   ALL Coaches and non-rostered / unattached wrestlers ARE REQUIRED TO CHECK IN and pick up their Team / Competitor packets on Saturday evening, November 3rd, at the Berglund Center. Team packets will contain passes for coaches, wrestlers, trainers and managers and will be available from 6:00 – 9:00 PM.  Open mats will be available that same evening from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM on four mats at the Berglund Center.

THE HOKIE OPEN WRESTLING TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES THAT ARE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF RUNNING THE BEST HOKIE OPEN WRESTLING TOURNAMENT POSSIBLE!

ONLINE REGISTRATION & PAYMENT, 20 DAY PERIOD (10/05/18 – 10/25/18), NO WALK-INS:
 

• $40.00 ENTRY FEE, On-line payments ONLY (see HokieOpen.com for details)
• ONLINE REGISTRATION OPENS AT 6:00 PM ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2018
• REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 11:59 PM ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2018

 
ENTRY &
PAYMENT   ONLINE ONLY!!Registrations andPayments must be made in full at the time of registration. Only scratches made before Sunday, October 29, 2018 will be refunded. Scratched entries ON OR AFTER October 29 WILL NOT be refunded. Streamlined, limited registrations allow us to set up and run the tournament in a way that insures an early end to the tournament, allowing teams to be on their way as early as possible on Sunday afternoon.

$40 per wrestler, ALL entries must be REGISTERED and PAID online via the Hokie Open Wrestling web site

http://www.hokieopen.com by 11:59 PM, Tuesday, October 31^st, 2018. Payments may be made with major credit cards. Seeding information must accompany your entry for any wrestlers that you would like to be considered for a seed. IF YOU HAVEN’T PAID, YOU ARE NOT REGISTERED and won’t be in the brackets for weigh-in.
                       
You must pay your entry fee ONLINE when you register. Any exceptions MUST be approved by Coach Robie in advance of the 11:59 PM, Tuesday, October 31^st, 2018 deadline.
 
ADMISSION $15 for adults, $5.00 for HS students, pre-HS free. Some seating available, bring folding chairs.
 
ENTRY
CHANGES    Change of Weight Class or Division must be made BEFORE 8:00 PM Saturday, November 4^th, 2018. Scratch deadline is Saturday, October 28, 2018. Any one not making their designated weight at Sunday weigh-in will be forfeited; no bracket changes will be made after 8:00 PM Saturday, November 7th.

EVENT
HOTELS        Holiday Inn Roanoke - Tanglewood           Official Hotel of the Berglund Center
                        4468 Starkey Road, Roanoke, VA 24018      11 minutes, 6.4 miles; Directions…  
                        $99.00/night, breakfast included                    Online Reservation Link…
                        Phone: 540-774-4400, Ginger Stepp (Sales)  Ask for “VT Wrestling” blockTournament rates available at this hotel until deadline of October 14, 2018
                       
ADDITIONAL TOURNAMENT HOTELS ON TOURNAMENT WEBSITE:   www.HokieOpen.comLOCKER 
ROOMS         Locker rooms (separate for Men and Women) are available to change uniforms and to take showers, but no individual lockers are available for storage; we are not responsible for any stolen items.