MERRILL BLUEJAY CHALLENGE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT Tournament Date: Saturday, January 11, 2020 Teams Participating: Adams Friendship, Amherst, Barron, Boyceville, Chippewa Falls, Crandon, Edgar, Elcho, Lakeland Union, Marathon, Merrill, Menominee Indian Eagles, Pacelli/Almond Bancroft, Prairie du Chien, Rhinelander, St. Croix Central, Sun Prairie, Three Lakes, Tomahawk, Wausau West & Wittenberg-Birnamwood. Training Staff: An athletic trainer will be provided. Mats: Initial Plan: 6 mats for the Challenge and 2 mats for the JV tournament. Extra Pound: Merrill wrestles Friday night so there will be an extra pound for the tournament Coaches Meeting: 8:30 am in the upstairs cafeteria ? to verify your wrestlers are in the correct bracket. Wrestling Begins: ASAP after the coaches meeting, we hope to start at 9:30 am. ?THE BLUEJAY CHALLENGE? Tentative Schedule - Tentative Schedule - Tentative Schedule 7:30 AM???????????????.. Gym Opens 8:00 AM???????????????? Weigh-Ins ? specific locker rooms 8:30 AM???????????????? Coaches Meeting ? verify brackets 9:30 AM???????????????? Wrestling starts ? 3 rounds of round robin matches (6 mats, JV on 2 mats) 12:30 PM??????????????? Lunch Break 1:00 PM???????????????.. Semi Final matches for all 4 person brackets 4:00 PM???????????????.. 9th ? ? placement matches (9th - ? Place) 5:00 PM???????????????.. Championship Finals on 4 mats (1st ? 8th Place) Team Scoring: Standard scoring will take place on/in trackwrestling.com Team Awards: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place Team Plaques will be given; we will also give a pin trophy and outstanding wrestler award plaque. Bus & Fan Parking & Entrance: The entrance to the fieldhouse (Door 17) is at the BACK OF THE SCHOOL, the northeast side of the building with the football stadium by it. Parents and buses will park in this large lot. Your internet directions will put you at the front of the school ? the wrong side! USE DOOR 17 for an entrance. Admission: All participating wrestlers will get in free. We will provide a certain number of wristbands for coaches. Number yet to be determined. Admission Prices ? ?All Day? Adults and Students????????????????????????????????$7.00 Children under ??????????????????????????????????..Free Concessions: The Merrill Wrestling Club will be selling concessions during the entire tournament. It is a great concession stand with a wide variety of food choices; we hope your fans will frequently visit the stand. We do not want coolers in the fieldhouse; we will provide a cooler area for teams and wrestlers. Like all wrestling programs the concession stand is a way to raise funds for the tournament as well as the club. WE DO NOT SUPPORT PARENTS BRINGING IN LARGE COOLERS FOR THEIR TEAMS AND PARENTS! Merrill Hotel Information: Badger Motel: 715-536-6880 American Inn: 715-536-7979 Econolodge: 715-536-9526 Tomahawk is 20 minutes to the north, and Wausau is 20 minutes to the south! THANKS AND LET THE WRESTLING BEGIN! This will be a great day of wrestling for wrestlers, coaches, parents and fans.