Location Change: Northwestern to Host 2011 Big Ten Wrestling Championships
August 19, 2010
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern
and the Big Ten Conference announced on Thursday that the 2011 Big Ten
Wrestling Championships, previously scheduled to be held at Purdue,
have been moved to Welsh-Ryan Arena on the campus of Northwestern. The
tournament is set for Saturday-Sunday, March 5-6, 2011.
"I speak for the entire Northwestern Athletic department when I say we
are 100 percent committed to hosting an outstanding Big Ten
Championships," said first-year Wildcat head coach Drew Pariano. "We
will work endlessly to create an exceptional environment for the
student-athletes and thousands of fans arriving in Evanston this March.
"Our team could not be more excited about the news of our hosting this
event," Pariano continued. "It gives our seniors a chance to compete in
Welsh-Ryan Arena one final time before heading to Philadelphia for the
NCAA Championships."
Fans interested in purchasing tickets should submit their initial requests to the Northwestern ticket office via e-mail at wrestling.northwestern@gmail.com. Please include your the following information in your e-mail:
• Full name
• Phone number
• E-mail address
• Mailing address
• Number of single-day (indicate which day) and/or weekend-long passes you would like to purchase
You will be contacted at a later date by a member of the Northwestern
ticket sales staff to finalize your transaction. No single-day or
weekend-long ticket prices have been set at this time.
Northwestern, which has hosted the Big Ten Wrestling Championships on
13 prior occasions, last held the event in its home arena in 2001.
Welsh-Ryan Arena now will be the site of two of college wrestling's
premier events in 2010-11, with NU also set to host the 48th annual
Midlands Championships Dec. 29-30, 2010.
