39th Annual Jon Davis Kids Open
| Questions: | Contact the IKWF office at (708) 206-0701 or email. |
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| Membership: | This is a USA Wrestling sanctioned event. Wrestlers must have a 2023-24 USA Wrestling athlete membership. |
| When: |
Weigh-ins: January 13, 2024 only. Wrestling: January 14, 2024. |
| Where: | Bank of Springfield Center, Springfield |
| Registration/Entry Fee: |
Online pre-registration: $25 - non-refundable. Online pre-registration ends January 10, 2024, 11:59 pm. Onsite: $50 - non-refundable, CASH ONLY. No registration accepted at satellite weigh-in sites. |
| Pre-register: |
Online pre-registration is closed. |
| Awards: | Open-Bantam: Top 4 receive a medal.
Girls; Open-Intermediate, Open-Novice, Open-Senior; All elite divisions: Top 5 receive a medal. |
| Weigh-Ins: |
Onsite: Saturday, January 13th only, 3 pm to 5 pm. Meeting Room B11-C.
Satellite: Saturday, January 13th only. Satellite weigh-in sites will be listed on the front page of this website when they become known. All wrestlers must weigh-in wearing a competition singlet. All wrestlers must pass fingernail and skin condition checks prior to weigh-in (this occurs just prior to attempting to weigh-in). All questionable skin conditions must be reported on the IHSA Skin Condition Form and brought to weigh-in. |
| Wrestling: | January 14th only. Wrestling will begin at approximately 9 am. All wrestlers should be in the arena by 8:30 am. |
| Coaching: | There is no coaching allowed at this event. |
| Spectator Admission: |
Adults (14 years old and up): $5
Children (6 to 13 years old): $3 Children under 6 years old are FREE. |
| Officials: | All officials are registered with USA Wrestling. |
| Rules: | National Federation of State High School Association rules with IKWF modifications listed in the bylaws. |
| Policies: |
* Wrestlers CANNOT move up divisions.
* A wrestler can wrestle in only ONE division and ONE weight class. * Girls must wrestle in the Girls division regardless if they qualified for IKWF State. * Elite division wrestlers will officially declare their weight class when they step on the scale to weigh-in for the tournament. * Mandatory: Returning IKWF Novice and Senior division state qualifiers or better MUST wrestle in one of the elite divisions. * No high school wrestlers allowed. This event is for wrestlers in 8th grade and lower. |
| Divisions: |
The age of every wrestler in the tournament is determined by their age on December 31st, 2023.
Open Divisions: Girls: born 9/1/2008 through 12/31/2017 Open-Bantam: born 1/1/2015 through 12/31/2017 Open-Intermediate: born 1/1/2013 through 12/31/2015 Open-Novice: born 1/1/2011 through 12/31/2013 Open-Senior: born 9/1/2008 through 12/31/2011 Elite Divisions: Intermediate: born 1/1/2013 through 12/31/2015 Novice: born 1/1/2011 through 12/31/2013 Senior: born 9/1/2008 through 12/31/2011 |
| Elite Division Weight Classes: |
Intermediate: 55, 59, 64, 69, 74, 79, 84, 90, 98, 108, 122, 177
Novice: 60, 64, 69, 74, 80, 86, 93, 100, 108, 116, 125, 134, 154, 178, 215 Senior: 74, 79, 84, 90, 96, 103, 110, 118, 126, 135, 144, 154, 164, 176, 188, 215, 275 |
| Bracketing: |
Open-Bantam: 4-man blocked weights.
Girls, Open-Intermediate; Open-Novice; Open-Senior: 8-man blocked weights. Intermediate, Novice, and Senior Elite: Double elimination bracket with wrestle backs to 3rd place. *All bracketing dependent on the number of entries. *If there are not enough girls division entries, girls will be moved to any of the open divisions based upon their IKWF age. *3-man, 4-man, 5-man, and 6-man round robin brackets may be used in place of the bracket types mentioned above. |
| Bout Times: |
Girls, Intermediate Elite, and Open Divisions: 1 min., 1 min., 1 min. (no rest between periods).
Novice and Senior Elite: 1.5 min., 1.5 min., 1.5 min. (no rest between periods). |
