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FIRST YEAR FINALE
March 3, 2024

LOCATION:

Nittany Valley Sports Centre, 177 Champion Drive, State College, PA 16803

9:00am start         

Doors open 7:00am


REGISTRATION:
- Cost is $35 online by Friday, 2/16, at 10:00 pm
- Cost is $45 online from 2/16 at 10:01 pm to 3/1 at 10:00pm
- Double bracket in different age groups available for $30 - handled on site at the scales
- Walk-in registration available on day of tournament for $60

*Girls can enter boys divisions for free if less than 3 person bracket

** Everyone who registers by Thursday, February 29th at 10:00 PM will have their wrestler's name printed on the tournament shirt. Please make sure spelling is correct when entering your information!! **



AGE & DIVISIONS:
- Age as of 12/31/23 at midnight
- First Year Only – Must have less than one year of experience (no competition experience prior to 6/1/23)



BOYS WEIGHT CLASSES (+1 pound allowance):
5U – 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 70, 80

7U – 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 75, 85, 110

9U – 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 85, 90, 95, 110, 130

11U – 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 105, 120, 135, 160

GIRLS WEIGHT CLASSES (+1 pound allowance):
5U – 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 70, 80

7U – 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 75, 85, 110

9U – 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 85, 90, 95, 110, 130

11U – 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 105, 120, 135, 150


WEIGH-INS:
Early Weigh-ins (optional): Saturday, March 2nd 

  • 6:00pm to 8:00pm ($20 per wrestler)


Regular Weigh-ins: Sunday, March 3rd 

  • 7:00am to 8:00am

ANY CHANGES TO AGE DIVISION, WEIGHT CLASS, NAME OR TEAM NAME CAN BE ADDRESSED AT THE SCALES

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ATTENTION 2nd & 3rd YEAR WRESTLERS! 
THE BTC SUPER NOVICE SLAM TOURNAMENT WILL BE RUNNING
IN THE AFTERNOON AT THE SAME VENUE AS FIRST YEAR FINALE! 
WRESTLERS ARE PERMITTED TO ENTER BOTH TOURNAMENTS IF ELIGIBLE!

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO!

HOTELS:

This is a STAY-TO-SAVE TOURNAMENT - All non-commuting participants in the tournament are encouraged to book their hotel accommodations through this site. We appreciate your support as these partnered hotels assist in sponsoring our event.

 
You also have the ability to save a block of rooms for your team to ensure you are all staying in the same hotel!

 

Click HERE for a list of hotels and reservation information.

Deadline to book through this link is February 16th!

 

AWARDS:
- Super Trophy for 1st Place Champions!

- Medals for 2-4th Place Finishers

- EVERY wrestler will leave with a medal!! 


MATCH LENGTH:
- 1:00 periods

- 10 point tech fall

ADMISSION:
$15 per person
$5 for students
5 & under free

Doors Open at 7:00am - Bag chairs encouraged - No outside food or drinks


RULES:
- Headgear optional
- College Out of Bounds
- Singlet not required at weigh-ins
- Modified scholastic rules used for all divisions. Tournament will be double elimination or round robin.
- Tournament Director reserves the right to combine weight classes upon need.
- All officials’ decisions are final
- No video reviews
- Any disrespectful conduct towards wrestlers, adults, staff, or officials will not be tolerated and can result in removal from the tournament

NO REFUNDS WITHIN 48 HOURS OF TOURNAMENT

Challenges:
- Anyone wishing to challenge the age or experience level of a wrestler must present physical proof prior to or during the tournament.
- Any wrestler found wrestling in a division that they are not eligible for, by age or experience level, will be removed from the tournament.
- Final decision is left to the discretion of the Tournament Director.

Please contact breakthechainswrestling@gmail.com with any questions

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