| Entry Fee | $100, by vote of the IKWF Board the postmark deadline to enter the 2010 Dual Meet State Series has been extended to December 31, 2009. | |||
| State Tournament Date/Location | Date - January
31, 2010 Location - Willowbrook High School, Villa Park |
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| Team Eligibility | Any member team
that has met all registration requirements and deadlines. Combined teams are not allowed. |
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| Wrestler Eligibility | Must be a resident of Illinois, a member of a team competing in the Dual Meet State Series, and meet the age requirements as defined by the IKWF Senior and Novice Divisions. Wrestlers 8th grade and younger plus born 9/1/94 through 12/31/99. | |||
| Rosters | Rosters may
include up to thirty (30) wrestlers and two (2) coaches. Divisional tournament rosters are due at the seeding meeting. Dual Meet State Championship rosters are due in the IKWF office one week prior to the start of competition of the Dual Meet State Championships. No changes may be made to the Dual Meet State Championship roster after being submitted. Divisional tournament roster and Dual Meet State Championship roster need not be the same. |
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| Weight Classes (19) | 66*, 70, 74, 79,
84, 89, 95, 101, 108, 115, 122, 130, 138, 147, 156, 166,
177, 189, 275** *The minimum weight for the 66 lbs. weight class is 57 lbs. **The minimum weight for the 275 lbs. weight class is 188 lbs. |
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| Qualifying | All divisional competition must be wrestled and completed one week prior to the Dual Meet State Championships. If a team enters the Dual Meet State Series and does not wrestle in any competitions (divisional or state championship), they forfeit any subsequent participation in the Dual Meet State Series. | |||
| Divisionals | Two sectionals
make up the one divisional. Southern Divisional - Central and South Sectionals Northwestern Divisional - North and West Sectionals Eastern Divisional - Central Chicago and South Chicago Sectionals Central Divisional - North Chicago and West Chicago Sectionals For divisional seeding criterion, see page 17 of your IKWF Handbook. |
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| State Tournament Qualifiers | 3 teams from each divisional qualify for the Dual Meet State Championships. The fourth place team is the first alternate and the fifth place place team is the second alternate. | |||
| State Tournament Alternates | In the event
there are lack of entries from the divisional competition to the Dual
Meet State Championships, the following rotation will be used to fill
the 2010 Dual Meet State Championship bracket: Eastern Divisional Central Divisional Northwestern Divisional Southern Divisional |
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| Divisional Brackets |
Click here for divisional brackets (Adobe PDF). |
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| State Championship Bracket |
Click here for State Tournament bracket (Adobe PDF). State tournament pairings are drawn at the Kids Open executive board meeting and placed in a sealed envelope. Pairings are revealed after the conclusion of all divisional competition and will be available on this website. |
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| Divisional Competition Information | See "Directors
and Officers" link for contact information Southern Divisional - contact Mike Bonic or Mark Bullington Northwestern Divisional - contact Tony Fontanetta or Todd Misfeldt Eastern Divisional - contact Denis Laughlin or Joe Tholl Central Divisional - contact Joe Moore or Jeff Eckdhal |
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| Competing Teams |
Southern Edwardsville WC Granite City WC JJK Wrestling Springfield Capitals WC |
Northwestern Crystal Lake Wizards Dakota WC Dundee Highlanders Harlem WC Sycamore WC |
Eastern Force Wrestling Junior Spartans WC Little Celtic WC Orland Park Pioneers Tinley Park Bulldogs Vittum Cats |
Central Barrington Broncos Downers Grove Cougars Gomez Wrestling Academy Martinez Fox Valley Elite Villa Lombard Cougars |