| 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 an active 2025-26 USA Wrestling athlete membership. |
| When: | Weigh-ins: January 17, 2026 only. Wrestling: January 18, 2026. |
| Where: | Bank of Springfield Center, Springfield |
| Registration/Entry Fee: | Online registration – $25 per wrestler, ends 11:59 pm, January 14, 2026. Onsite registration – $50 per wrestler, CASH ONLY, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm, Bank of Springfield Center on January 17, 2026 only. No registration accepted at satellite weigh-in sites. |
| Online Registration: | Online registration coming soon! (Must login to your USA Wrestling account). |
| 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 17th only, 3 pm to 5 pm. Meeting Room B11-C. Satellite: Saturday, January 17th 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 18th 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 Boys Novice and Boys 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, 2025. Open Divisions: Girls: born 9/1/2010 through 12/31/2019 Open-Bantam: born 1/1/2017 through 12/31/2019 Open-Intermediate: born 1/1/2015 through 12/31/2017 Open-Novice: born 1/1/2013 through 12/31/2015 Open-Senior: born 9/1/2010 through 12/31/2013 Elite Divisions (Boys only): Intermediate: born 1/1/2015 through 12/31/2017 Novice: born 1/1/2013 through 12/31/2015 Senior: born 9/1/2010 through 12/31/2013 |
| Elite Division Weight Classes: | Intermediate: 55, 59, 64, 69, 74, 79, 84, 90, 98, 108, 122, 148, 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: Three 1-minute periods. Novice and Senior Elite: Three 1.5-minute periods. |
