2024 SOLD OUT/CLOSED
THIS EVENT SOLD OUT THE LAST 2 YEARS 2024 USA WRESTLING WINTER CLASSIC
Winter Nationals renamed at the request of USA Wrestling to Winter Classic 6u-8u-10u = Sunday November 17, 2024 - 8:00 am Central Time START TIME (Will finish in one day) 12u-14u = Sunday November 17, 2024 will start @ 12:45 pm Central Time START TIME (Will finish in one day) NO HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLERS ALLOWED SEPARATE GIRLS DIVISIONS AT ALL AGES GROUPS THIS YEAR WRESTLING LOCATION SITE Harold Richards High School Door #S 12 (Southeast side of the bldg.) 10601 South Central Ave Oak Lawn, IL 60453 REGISTRATION CUT-OFF/LIMITS Deadline to register is Wednesday November 13, 2024 @ 11:59 pm Central Standard Time After the above deadline then there will be late registration at the late fee-NO REFUNDS Limited to first 600 wrestlers ALL UNPAID AND INCOMPLETE REGISTRATIONS WILL BE DELETED FROM THE TOURNAMENT WE ARE ACCEPTING WALK-UPS REGISTRATION if 600 is not reached in pre-registration
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AWARDS We will be awarding custom medal to the Top 6 in each bracket in each division Along with a hand-written custom bracket board and a USA Champions T-Shirt to ALL bracket champions ILLINOIS WRESTLERS CHAMPIONS in 6u-8u-10u will be separated (when possible based on weight disparity) in the 2025 Future Finalist tournament in February 2025 at 6u--8u ELITE--10u ELITE.
Also this event (Winter Classic) has the 2nd most points that you can earn for the 2024-25 Future Finalist Series
20 points for 1st place
16 points for 2nd place
8 points for 3rd place
6 points for 4th place
NEW THIS YEAR---2 Guillotines given away this year for each session(Morning & Afternoon) for MOST FALLS in the SHORTEST TOTAL TIME
MAIN WEIGH-IN SITE Franklin Loebe Recreation Center--14650 S. Ravinia Drive--Orland Park, Il. 60462
SATURDAY November 16, 2024 from 10:00 am until 12:00 pm (NOON)---ALL DIVISIONS & WALK UPS
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6u-8u-10u and 10u Girls Divisions weigh-ins and walk-up registrations from 6:30-7:00 am on Sunday Nov 17, 2024 at Richards H.S. 12u & 14u Divisions and 14u Girls weigh-ins and walk-up registrations from 10:30-11:30 on Sunday Nov 17, 2024 at Richards H.S.
***Also 12u & 14u (pre-registered wrestlers ONLY) can weigh in at the 6:30-7:00 am session with the 6u-8u-10u YOU MUST MAKE SCRATCH WEIGHT---NO ALLOWANCES ARE GIVEN Wrestlers will be bracketed according to their ACTUAL WEIGHT @ the scales--we will automatically bump them up or down--NO CHARGE Also once you weigh-in @ a Satellite location you are in the tournament--THERE IS NO CHECK IN on Sunday---be ready to wrestle at your time slot
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SATELLITE WEIGH-INS Satellite weigh-ins are ONLY for pre-registered wrestlers. ALL DIVISIONS There are NO WALK-UP registrations at satellite weigh-in locations (unless prior approval by the tournament director) This page will be updated with Approved Satellite Locations and Times ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- APPROVED SATELLITE LOCATIONS ALL SATELLITE WEIGH-INS ARE ON SATURDAY Nov 16, 2024 and are Central Standard Time unless noted ***Crystal Lake Wizards Facility---975 Nimco Lane--UNIT L--Crystal Lake, IL---from 9am until 10 am ***St. Viator HS/Arlington Cardinals----1213 East Oakton Street---Arlington Heights, IL---from 8 am until 9 am ***Alber Athletics---2066 N Henderson Rd---Freeport, IL 61032---from 10am until 11 am ***Toss Em' Up---406 S. Lewis Ave---Waukegan, IL 60085---from 10 am until 11:30 am ***Demolition WC---110 Industrial Drive-Unit B----Minooka, IL 60447---from 9 am until 11 am ***Champaign Wrestling Club/Huff Hall---1206 South 4th St---3rd floor Wrestling Room-----Champaign, IL 61820---from 12:30 pm until 2 pm ***Mustang WC---3721 West 111th Street---Chicago, IL---from 11 am until 12:15 pm ***Built By Brunson Training Facility---28101 N Ballard Dr-Suite B---Lake Forest, Illinois---from 11 am until 1 pm ***THE BARN/LOCKPORT---16935 West Bruce Road---Lockport, Illinois---from 9 am until 10 am ***MARENGO H.S.---110 Franks Road---Marengo, Illinois---from 10 am until 12 pm (NOON) ***SCN/THE BARN---8N854 IL Route 47---Elgin, IL 60124---from 10 am until 11 am ***Grant Community H.S (Door 9-Upstairs)---285 Grand Ave.---Fox Lake, IL ---from 10:30 am until 11:30 am ***Rhyno Wrestling---1227-B Sagamore N---Lafayette, IN---from 11 am until 1 pm EASTERN TIME ***AWA Northshore---175 S Main Street---Thiensville, WI---from 10 am until 11 am ***DC Wrestling---Richland Bridge SDA Church---5114 E Richland Ave---Chillicothe, Il---- from 10 am until 10:30 am ***Rochelle Township High School---1401 Flagg Rd Door 17---Rochelle, IL 61068---from 9 am until 10 am ***Ringers WC---N85W15960 Appleton Ave---Menomonee Falls, WI --- from 3:00 pm until 4:00 pm
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COACHES PASS You MUST have a 2024-2025 USA Wrestling Coaches Card to have access the floor/competition area. SPECTATOR TICKETS Daily Admission (SUNDAY) is $5 for ALL AGES FREE for Coaches & Kids under 5 Bleacher seating & Personal seating is allowed and encouraged
Concessions available ALL DAY and 100% support Richards H.S. Wrestling program
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2024 USA Wrestling Winter Classic
Registration Closed
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