WIAA State Individual Wrestling Tournament

press release: The 76th Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Individual Wrestling Tournament will be held Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 21-23, at the Kohl Center on the campus of the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis.

TICKET INFORMATION:  Ticket prices per tournament session are $8. Tickets are available on-line on the WIAA website with a $2 service fee until two hours 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.

Everyone entering the Kohl Center is subject to pass through metal detectors. Fans and media are encouraged to arrive early to avoid missing the start of each session. For the finals, gates will open 90 minutes prior to the start of competition to accommodate the larger crowds. For all other sessions, doors will open 60 minutes prior to the start of competition.

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.

Thursday, Feb. 21

Session 1: Division 1 Preliminaries - 3 p.m.; Division 1 Quarterfinals - approximately 5:15 p.m.; Divisions 2 & 3 Preliminaries - approximately 7 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 22

Session 2: Division 1 Consolations - 10 a.m.; Divisions 2 & 3 Quarterfinals - approximately 11:15 a.m.; Division 1 Consolation Semifinals - approximately 1:45 p.m.; Divisions 2 & 3 Consolation Semifinals - approx. 2:45 p.m.

Session 3: Division 1 Semifinals at 7 p.m. on mats 1 & 2; Division 2 Semifinals at 7 p.m. on mats 3 & 4; Division 3 Semifinals at 7 p.m. on mats 5 & 6

Saturday, Feb. 23

Session 4: Division 1 Consolation Wrestlebacks at 10 a.m. on mats 1 & 2; Division 2 Consolation Wrestlebacks at 10 a.m. on mats 3 & 4; Division 3 Consolation Wrestlebacks at 10 a.m. on mats 5 & 6

Note:  Third-place and fifth-place matches will run concurrently by weight class within divisions after all consolation matches are completed.

Session 5: Division 1 Championships at 5:30 p.m. on mat 1; Division 2 Championships at 5:30 p.m. on mat 2; Division 3 Championships at 5:30 p.m. on mat 3