Entries are listed at the bottom of this page (as of 12/31/07).
Bracket
| Entry Fee | $100, postmark deadline is December 15, 2007 (covers entire dual meet state series). | |||
| State Tournament Date/Location | Date - January
27, 2008 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 9/1/92 through 12/31/97. | |||
| 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 2008 Dual
Meet State Championship bracket: Southern Divisional Eastern Divisional Central Divisional Northwestern 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 "IKWF Board"
link for contact information Southern Divisional - contact JoAnn Schroeder or Mark Mestemacher Northwestern Divisional - contact Scott Horcher or Tim Taylor 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 Murphysboro WC Collinsville Raider WC Central Elite Rebels Bulls WC GC Jr. Warriors Herrin WC |
Northwestern Crystal Lake Wizards Richmond WC |
Eastern |
Central Martinez F.V. Elite Villa Lombard Cougars Gomez Wrestling Academy Barrington Broncos |