WIAA State Individual Wrestling Tournament

press release: The 80th Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Individual Wrestling Tournament and the second Girls Individual Wrestling Tournament will be held in conjunction Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 23-25, at the Kohl Center on the campus of the University of Wisconsin in Madison.

Ticket prices per tournament session are $11 plus online fees. Tickets are available on-line on the WIAA website prior to any respective session with the printing of the ticket by the purchaser. Tickets are also available at the Kohl Center during the tournament.

FINALS ON BALLY SPORTS WISCONSIN:  The championship final matches of all three divisions will be aired live on Bally Sports Wisconsin. Please check local cable listings for the Bally Sports Wisconsin channel in your area. The live programming aired on Bally Sports Wisconsin is available online on the Bally Sports website with cable authentication. The finals will also be streamed with purchase of the Bally Sports app.

PRE-FINALS MATCHES STREAMED LIVE:  All mats of the pre-finals matches and the third- and fifth-place matches will be streamed live on WIAA.TV with a subscription to the NFHS Network. To purchase a subscription to the live programming for $11.99 per month, log-on to www.wiaa.tv or www.nfhsnetwork.com and click on the subscription button at the top right of the page.

Doors open for fans one hour prior to the start of competition in sessions 1, 2, 3 & 4.  Doors open for fans one and a half hours prior to the start of Session 5 (finals). Fans should plan to allow extra time to enter.  Metal detectors will be used on entry into the Kohl Center.

Below is the schedule of competition for the individual tournament. All weight classes will be wrestled in consecutive order through the classes on a “next available mat” basis within the mat assignments.

Session 1 – Thursday, Feb. 23 - Eight Mats

 Div. 1 & Girls Preliminaries – 3 p.m. (Doors open 2 p.m.) – Weigh in: 1:30 p.m.

(Div. 1 on mats 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8; Girls on mats 4 & 6)

 Div. 1 Quarterfinals – Approximately 5:15 p.m.

 Div. 2 & 3 Preliminaries, Girls Quarterfinals – 7:00 p.m. – D2/3 Weigh in: 5:00 p.m.

(Div. 2 on mats 1, 2 & 3; Div. 3 on mats 5, 7 & 8; Girls on mats 4 & 6)

  Note: All weight classes will be wrestled in consecutive order from lowest to highest on next available mat.

Session 2 – Friday, February 24 - Eight Mats 

Div. 1 & Girls Consolations – 10 a.m. (Doors open 9 a.m.)

(Div. 1 on mats 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8; Girls on mats 4 & 6) 

Div. 1  and Girls Weigh Ins: 8:30 a.m. / Div. 2-3 Weigh Ins: 9:00 a.m.

  Div. 2 & 3 Quarterfinals – Approximately 15 minutes following previous round

(Div. 2 on mats 1, 2 & 3; Div. 3 on mats 5, 7 & 8; Girls on mats 4 & 6)

Div. 1 & Girls Consolation Quarterfinals – Approximately 15 minutes following previous round

(Div. 1 on mats 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8; Girls on mats 4 & 6)

Div. 2 & 3 Consolation Quarterfinals – Approximately 15 minutes following previous round

(Div. 2 on mats 1, 2 & 3; Div. 3 on mats 5, 7 & 8; Girls on mats 4 & 6)

Note: All weight classes will be wrestled in consecutive order from lowest to highest on next available mat.

Session 3 – Friday, Feb. 24 - Eight Mats

Div. 1, 2 & 3 Semifinals - 7 p.m.  (Doors open at 6 p.m.) 

(Div. 1 on mats 1 & 2; Div. 2 on mats 3 & 5; Div. 3 on mats 7 & 8; Girls on mats 4 & 6)

Note: All weight classes will be wrestled in consecutive order from lowest to highest on next available mat. 

Session 4 – Saturday, Feb. 25 - Eight Mats

All Weigh Ins: 8:30 a.m.

Div. 1, 2, 3 & Girls Consolation Semifinals - 10 a.m.  (Doors open at 9 a.m.) 

(Div. 1 on mats 1 & 2; Div. 2 on mats 3 & 5; Div. 3 on mats 7 & 8; Girls on mats 4 & 6)

Div. 1, 2, 3 & Girls Fifth Place Matches* 

Div. 1, 2, 3 & Girls Third Place Matches* 

* Fifth-place and third-place matches will run concurrently by weight class following all consolation matches.

Session 5 – Saturday, Feb. 25 - Four Mats

March of Champions – 5:30 p.m. (Doors open at 4 p.m.)

Div. 1, 2, 3  & Girls Championships - (Div. 1 on mat 1; Girls on mat 2, Div. 2 on mat 3; Div. 3 on mat 4)

Girls Weight Classes:  12 Weight Classes – 100, 107, 114, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 165, 185, 235.