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New weight class for Jr. High State:
The Jr. High District and State will have an addition to the weight classes for the 2008 season. This year we will have a 74 lb weight class. Our data has determined the 78 lb weight class to be one of the most populated weights over the past 5 years. The actual weight data collected from the state tournament during this period shows that many of these wrestlers are 75 lbs or less. The addition of this weight class will help these wrestlers to be more competitive and put the 78 lb weight class closer to the other weight classes population.
High School Pre-Season Wrestling State Championships
OAC Jr. High & Grade School Tag Team State Championships
The Ohio Athletic Committee is proud to announce the recipients of our annual College Scholarships. The OAC has made available $10,000.00 to be shared by these student athletes. Congratulations to:
Matt Stoll (Dublin Coffman HS)
Mark Stoll (Dublin Coffman HS)
Andrew Johnson (Otsego HS)
Chad Teague (Cambridge HS)
Kyle King (Madison HS)
Lee Winfield (Riverside HS)
Casady Willford (Meigs HS)
Ohio School of Wrestling Summer Camps Entry Form and Information
The OAC will be working with wrestling groups across the state by putting in place 5 tournaments in each of our district areas. The tournaments can take place from April 2008 thru mid January 2009. These tournaments are designed to provide more opportunities for Ohio kids to wrestle. They will also satisfy many suggestions of coming up with a seeding system that is more fair across the state. Grade School, Jr. High and High School wrestlers may participate in these events to earn points toward a seed at the District Tournament or the High School Non Divisional State Tournament. It will also generate a lot of interest through the posting of the wrestler’s seed/ranking on our web site. Below is a preliminary outline of the format. If you would be interested in hosting one of these events please contact me ASAP (juderoth@ohioathletics.com). These events will generate very good funds for your program. The interest has been outstanding and there are very few hosting opportunities still available.
The OAC is going to use a new system for seeding the Jr. High and Grade School Districts for 2008-2009. Over the years we have had many complaints/concerns about the current system of using the record that is submitted as the seeding criteria. We are working with existing tournaments and implementing other tournaments that would be considered as seeding tournaments. A wrester would receive seeding points based on their placement at these events.
1st place = 14 points
2nd place = 10 points
3rd place = 7 points
4th place = 4 point
A wrestler’s win loss record from all seeding tournaments that he/she competes in will be recorded. The winning percentage will be calculated. The total seed points will multiplied by the winning percentage to determine the wrestler’s Seed/Ranking. We will use this calculation because a wrestler that would earn 2nd place in a tournament and went 4-1 (.75 winning percentage x 10 seed points for 2nd place = seed/ranking of 7.5) should be given a higher ranking than a wrestler that earns 2nd place and went 1-1 (.50 winning percentage x 10 seed points for 2nd place =seed/ranking of 5)
Grade School District Seed Criteria
- Highest Returning Placer/Highest Ranking (if two 2nd place wrestlers are returning/one with the higher ranking would get the seed)
- Returning State Qualifier Same Division/Highest Ranking
- Highest Ranking
- Returning State Qualifier Different Division/Highest Ranking
- Highest Ranking
Jr. High District Seed Criteria
- Highest Returning Placer/Highest Ranking (if two 2nd place wrestlers are returning/one with the higher ranking would get the seed)
- Returning State Qualifier/Highest Ranking
- Highest Ranking
A wrestler can compete in as many of these tournaments as they wish. They could compete at any weight with their seed points accumulated. Their seed points would follow them to whatever weight class they enter for the District tournament. We are paying close attention to the league schedules around the state and will not host a seeding event on the same date as a league commitment in a particular area. There would be no more than 5 tournaments in each district area and the tournaments could take place from April – January, which will spread out the events over the entire year. A wrestler could participate in any of these seed tournaments not just those designated to their district. The OAC web page will track, post and update after each tournament the wrestler’s name, record and seed/ranking for anyone to view.
Host would receive:
- 12.00 from each entry
- Admissions
- Concessions
- T-shirts (Gameday)
- Island Delight
- Income from any misc. things
The OAC would provide
- Portion or all the cost of Resin Statue Awards. (View Awards)
- Marketing of each tournament through the OAC web site, email data base of wrestlers and coaches (over 6,000 contacts), US postal mailings of same contacts.
- Online Registration (Registration can also be done on site)
- Hosting on web site with details of each individual tournament and things that may be unique to that tournament.
- Hosting of ongoing ranking of wrestlers which will generate more interest in entry to your event
The host site would be responsible with filling out a form that lists the placers and the records of all wrestlers in the tournament and submitting it to the OAC via computer program provided.
Any group that would like to take a leadership role in organizing a state championship in a soon to be offered sport please contact us!
It is a good way to raise money for your program, while helping the advancement of youth athletics in Ohio.
Send e-mail to: JudeRoth@OhioAthletics.com
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