2008-09 Minnesota High School Wrestling
March 1, 2009
Simley, Apple Valley return to defend titles; 14 individual champions return seeking more gold
MSHSL.com
Two of the three 2008 team champions return to defend their titles: the Simley Spartans in Class A and the Apple Valley Eagles in Class AAA. Simley is looking for its second consecutive title, while Apple Valley is seeking its fourth straight title.
In the individual competition, 14 champions return for more gold medals — six in Class AAA, five in Class AA, and three in Class A.
The 2009 State Wrestling Tournament opens Wednesday, March 4, and runs through Saturday, March 7, at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
Four teams are making their first appearances at the tournament: Royalton/Upsala and Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg in Class A; Mora in Class AA; and St. Cloud Apollo in Class AAA. At the opposite end of the spectrum, Apple Valley is making its 27th consecutive and 28th overall appearance.
This is the first year that the team competition has been seeded. The 16 coaches of the section champions logged onto a special page of the League Web site. Each coach ranked the other teams one through seven. The highest and lowest rankings for each team were discarded, leaving five rankings for each team. From those rankings, the top four seeds were selected. In conference calls with all eight head coaches of each class, League Associate Director Craig Perry announced the top four seeds. Perry then conducted a blind draw of the four remaining teams to establish the opponent for the seeded teams.
Class A Team Highlights
Three teams that competed in the 2008 tournament return to this year's field: Kenyon-Wanamingo (Section 1); Frazee (Section 8); and Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (Section 5).
The Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City Falcons, who are seeded No. 3, return to make their sixth consecutive and seventh overall appearance. The Falcons lost in the consolation semifinals last year and won one previous title in 2007.
Frazee is making its fourth consecutive and 17th overall appearance. The Hornets, who were third in 2008, are in the hunt for their fourth title. They won previously in 1992, 1999, and 2002.
The Knights of Kenyon-Wanamingo are making their second consecutive and overall appearance. They earned the consolation title last year and are the No. 2 seed this year.
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (Section 4) returns to tournament action after a four-year absence. The Knights are making their fourth appearance, including one they made as a co-op with Mankato Loyola. The Medford Tigers (Section 2) are also making their fourth appearance, but first since 2002. The Tigers, who are the No. 4 seed this year, earned one previous championship in 2002.
The Buccaneers of Border West (Section 6) are a co-op between Wheaton, Herman-Norcross, and Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley. This is their first appearance under this name, but it’s the ninth overall appearance for Wheaton. Wheaton made appearances in 1993 and 1994 as a co-op with Rosholt, South Dakota, and six additional appearances as a co-op with Herman-Norcross. As a co-op with Herman-Norcross, Wheaton’s last appearance was in 2007. That program also claimed a state title in 1996. Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley is making its first tournament appearance.
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg (Section 3), which is the No. 1-seeded team this year, and Royalton/Upsala (Section 7) are making their debut tournament appearances.
The 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Thursday Class A quarterfinal pairings preceded by the final rankings of The Guillotine wrestling publication: No. 3 Kenyon-Wanamingo (22-6) vs. No. 7 Frazee (13-2); No. 4 Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (23-2) vs. unranked Royalton/Upsala (18-5); No. 1 Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg (14-1) vs. No. 10 Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (15-1); No. 5 Medford (21-3) vs. unranked Border West Buccaneers (18-5).
Class AA Team Highlights
The Spartans of Simley of Inver Grove Heights (Section 4) return as the defending champions. This is the second consecutive and 15th overall appearance for the Spartans, who are the No. 1 seed this year. In addition to last year’s title, Simley also won championships in 1987, 1988, 1989, and 1992.
Five other teams also return from the 2008 field: Perham (Section 8); Foley (Section 6); Plainview-Elgin-Millville (Section 1); St. Michael-Albertville (Section 4); and Scott West (Section 2).
The Knights of St. Michael-Albertville have the most experience in the Class AA field. They are making their 11th consecutive and 19th overall appearance. They are the No. 4 seed this year and are looking to improve on last year’s sixth-place showing. St. Michael-Albertville won previous titles in 1996, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007.
Foley, Plainview-Elgin-Millville, and Scott West are all making their second consecutive appearances. Foley, which won the consolation title last year, is making its 16th overall appearance. The Falcons won previous championships in 1989, 1993, and 1994. The Bulldogs of Plainview-Elgin-Millville are making their sixth appearance under this name; Plainview made one additional appearance in 1985. The Bulldogs, who earned the No. 3 seed this year, lost in the consolation semifinals last year.
Scott West, which is a co-op between Belle Plaine, Jordan, and Holy Family Academy of Belle Plaine, is making its 10th overall appearance. The Panthers placed third in 2008.
The Yellowjackets of Perham (Section 8), who are the No. 2 seed this year, are making their third consecutive and their fifth overall appearance. They have finished as runner-up for the past two years. The Dragons of Adrian Area (Section 3) return to the tournament after a one-year absence. The program is a co-op between Adrian and Ellsworth, and the Dragons are making their 10th overall appearance.
Mora (Section 7) is the final qualifying team in Class AA. This is the first appearance for the Mustangs.
The 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Thursday Class AA quarterfinal pairings preceded by the final rankings of The Guillotine wrestling publication: No. 2 Perham (22-5) vs. No. 5 Foley (29-2); No. 3 Plainview-Elgin-Millville (33-5) vs. No. 12 Mora (22-4); No. 1 Simley (30-3) vs. No. 6 Scott West (20-1); No. 4 St. Michael-Albertville (22-8) vs. No. 9 Adrian Area (17-2).
Class AAA Team Highlights
Apple Valley (Section 3) returns as the three-time defending champion. The Eagles, who are the No. 1 seed, are making their 27th consecutive and 28th overall tournament appearance. In addition to the past three years, they also won previous team championships in 1983, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.
Three other teams also return from the 2008 qualifying field. Albert Lea Area (Section 1), which is a co-op between Albert Lea, Glenville-Emmons, and Alden-Conger, returns for its fourth consecutive and its 10th overall appearance. The Tigers placed second last year and are the No. 2 seed this year. If they win, it would be their third title; they won previously in 1977 and 1981.
Centennial of Circle Pines (Section 5) also returns from last year’s field. The Cougars are making their second consecutive and eighth overall appearance, and they’re looking to improve on last year’s fourth-place showing. Wayzata (Section 6) is the final team returning from the 2008 field. The Trojans, who lost in the consolation semifinals last year, are making their third consecutive and fifth overall appearance.
Cambridge-Isanti (Section 7) and Stillwater Area (Section 4) are both returning after a four-year absence. The Bluejackets of Cambridge-Isanti are making their 12th appearance, and the Ponies of Stillwater Area are making their fourth appearance. The Bluejackets are also the No. 3-seeded team this year.
The co-op of Bloomington Jefferson/Bloomington Kennedy (Section 2) is making its first appearance under this name. It is the second appearance for Bloomington Jefferson, but first since 1987. Bloomington Kennedy is marking its 10th appearance, but first since 1986. Kennedy won two previous titles in 1980 and 1984. This year’s cooperative program enters the tournament as the No. 4 seed.
St. Cloud Apollo (Section 8), which is a co-op between St. Cloud Apollo, St. Cloud Cathedral, and St. Cloud Christian School, is making its first tournament appearance under this name. It is also a first appearance for all three schools included in the co-op.
The 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Thursday Class AAA quarterfinal pairings preceded by the final rankings of The Guillotine wrestling publication: No. 3 Albert Lea Area (28-7) vs. No. 10 Centennial (32-6); No. 5 Cambridge-Isanti (25-3) vs. No. 12 Wayzata (15-6); No. 1 Apple Valley (42-0) vs. unranked Stillwater Area (21-11); No. 8 Bloomington Jefferson/Bloomington Kennedy (19-4) vs. unranked St. Cloud Apollo (17-8).
Class A Individual Highlights
103 pounds — Two returning medalists seek the title at 103 pounds. Mitch Andrews (39-2) of Border West was fifth and Mitchel Lexvold (38-3) of Kenyon-Wanamingo was sixth last year. Hayden Zillmer (39-0) of Crosby-Ironton is the only competitor in this class with a perfect record.
112 pounds — Christian Skillings (38-1) of Minneota, last year’s champion at 103 pounds, leads the field in this class. Two other medalists at 103 pounds join him: Travis Borchert (37-1) of Browerville/Eagle Valley placed third and Chase Levos (35-3) of St. Clair/Mankato Loyola finished fourth. No one had a perfect record in this class.
119 pounds — Six returning medalists are vying for the title at 119 pounds. Austin Peters (31-9) of Medford finished sixth in this class. Four wrestlers moved up from 112 pounds last year: Austen Cole (38-3) of Yellow Medicine East of Granite Falls was third; Chad Lexvold (33-9) of Kenyon Wanamingo placed fourth; Grant Hegge (35-4) of Southland of Adams was fifth; and Clint Poster (35-3) of Pierz was sixth. Bronson Steuber (37-4) of Jackson County Central makes the leap from 103 pounds, where he was runner-up last year. Beau Buysse (37-0) of Minneota is the only wrestler to enter the competition undefeated.
125 pounds — This weight class features a past champion and two runners-up. Paul Norgren (38-4) of Maple River was second at 125 pounds. Julius Stone (39-1) of Browerville/Eagle Valley claimed the championship at 119 pounds, and Ethan Hildebrandt (29-1) of St. James placed second. There are no perfect records in this class.
130 pounds — Jason Sunderman (30-5) of LeSueur-Henderson, runner-up at 125 pounds last year, is the highest returning qualifier. The other returning medalists are Tony Vaske (36-2) of River Valley, who placed third at 119 pounds, and Javier Portillo (33-1) of Crookston, who took sixth at 119 pounds in Class AA. Matt Schroeder (37-0) of Southland of Adams is the lone competitor with an undefeated record.
135 pounds — Three medalists from last year’s 130-pound class will compete for this title: Sam Derynck (35-4) of Minneota, last year’s runner-up, leads the field; Dylan Yarger (33-6) of Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial placed fifth; and Mike Lerum (24-2) of Pine Island was sixth. No one had a perfect record in this class.
140 pounds — Casey Field (38-1) of Yellow Medicine East of Granite Falls, runner-up at 135 pounds last year, leads the field. Mike Lucero (30-2) of Frazee, who placed sixth at 125 pounds, is the only other returning medalist. There are no perfect records in this class.
145 pounds — Jordan Bendson (37-1) of Staples/Montley was the runner-up last year at this weight. Ryan Thompson (28-2) of Benson, third at 130 pounds last year, is the only other returning qualifier. No wrestlers enter the field undefeated.
152 pounds — Two returning medalists compete for the title. Collin Jergenson (36-0) of Minnewaska Area of Glenwood placed fourth and Bryce Andrews (35-2) of Madelia/Truman/Martin Luther was sixth. Joining them are two medalists from the 2008 145-pound class: Daniel Schad (31-6) of Long Prairie-Grey Eagle placed third at 145 pounds, and Justin Buss (27-7) of Chatfield finished third at 140 pounds. Jergenson is the only competitor with a perfect record.
160 pounds — Kevin Steinhaus (43-0) of Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, champion at 152 pounds last year, leads the field. Tucker Freeman (38-0) of Madelia/Truman/Martin Luther claimed fourth place at 145 pounds. William Hunt (33-2) of Mahnomen/Waubun looks to improve on last year’s fifth-place finish in this class. Freeman and Steinhaus enter the competition undefeated.
171 pounds — Two 2008 medal-winners return to improve on last year’s performances: Ben McPhail (38-1) of Pine Island finished fifth, while Matt Moenkedick (34-3) of Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale placed sixth. Mitch Hagen (42-0) of Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg also returns after a third-place finish at 160 pounds last year. Hagen is the only wrestler with a perfect record.
189 pounds — Three repeat qualifiers return in search of a title: Joel Bauman (38-2) of Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, third at 189 pounds; Tayler Yliniemi (35-2) of Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton, fifth at 189 pounds; and Alex Bach (30-1) of Maple River of Mapleton, fourth at 171 pounds. No one enters the field undefeated.
215 pounds — Brad Kneisl (39-3) of Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, who finished fourth in this weight class last year, leads the field. One other qualifier, Evan Stock (32-4) of Yellow Medicine East of Granite Falls, sixth at 189 pounds, also returns. Mat Willner (39-0) of Blue Earth Area boasts the only undefeated record at 215 pounds.
Heavyweight — Two returning medalists will compete for the championship. Brad Wollum (36-4) of Canby was runner-up last year. Jon Farnell (38-0) of Chatfield, who placed sixth, is the only competitor with a perfect record.
Medford leads the Class A field with eight qualifiers, and Frazee qualified seven. Kenyon-Wanamingo, Madelia/Truman/Martin Luther, and Minneota each qualified six wrestlers.
Class AA Individual Highlights
103 pounds — Elissa Reinsma (32-8) of Fulda/Murray County Central, the only female wrestler in the Class AA tournament, will compete at 103 pounds. According to long-time tournament officials, she is also the first girl to compete in the state tournament. There are no returning medal-winners and no perfect records in this weight class.
112 pounds — Drew Fleming (36-3) of Watertown-Mayer/Mayer Lutheran, champion at 103 pounds last year, seeks a new title at 112 pounds. Joey Munos (23-0) of South St. Paul, who placed fifth at 103 pounds, is the only other returning medalist. Munos has the lone perfect record in this class.
119 pounds — A pair of past medal-winners at 119 pounds return to seek the title: Nate Friederich (39-2) of Montgomery Lonsdale/Le Center was last year’s runner-up; David Fradette (36-1) of Milaca/Faith Christian placed third. Three other returning qualifiers are also competing in this class: Donovan Sullivan (26-11) of Kasson-Mantorville, third at 112 pounds; Matt Nelson (34-0) of Big Lake, runner-up at 103 pounds; and Daniel Woiwor (26-3) of Becker, sixth at 103 pounds. Nelson is the only wrestler to enter the tournament undefeated.
125 pounds — Defending champion David Thorn (40-2) of St. Michael-Albertville leads the field in pursuit of his fourth title. Other returning medalists are Kyle LeDuc (37-6) of Thief River Falls/Goodridge, who placed sixth at 112 pounds; and Dan Dick (35-7) of Simley, third at 103 pounds last year. No one has a perfect record.
130 pounds — Five medal-winners return: Devon Bonds (33-8) of St. Paul Humboldt, fourth at 125 pounds; Justin Reinsma (35-3) of Fulda/Murray County Central, fifth at 125 pounds; Ryan Arne (36-4) of Orono, sixth at 125 pounds; Tommy Glenn (37-5) of Simley, fifth at 119 pounds; and Sam Haas (34-5) of Dawson-Boyd/Lac qui Parle Valley, fourth at 119 pounds in Class A. There are no undefeated competitors in this weight class.
135 pounds — Tossaporn Suparat (34-3) of North Branch, last year’s champion at 130 pounds, moves up a weight class in search of a title at 135 pounds. He is joined by returning medalists Cody Dillinger (29-3) of Plainview-Elgin-Millville, who finished fourth at 135 pounds last year, Andrew Youngblom (38-2) of Mora, fourth at 130 pounds, and Ryan Swenson (36-5) of Dawson-Boyd/Lac qui Parle Valley, fourth at 125 pounds in the Class A tournament. Tyler Mergen (36-0) of Monticello boasts a perfect record.
140 pounds — Steve Keogh (40-2) of Thief River Falls/Goodridge, runner-up at 130 pounds last year, is the highest returning medalist. Other returning qualifiers are Brady Schrupp (37-0) of Becker, who placed third at 135 pounds last year, and Dwight Jenne (27-12) of Perham, sixth at 140 pounds. Schrupp is undefeated coming into the tournament.
145 pounds — Two medalists from this weight class return. Jack Barnes (35-7) of Simley was fourth and Ryan Madson (37-4) of Hutchinson was fifth. Tyler Kivel (40-2) of Scott West, runner-up at 135 pounds, is the other returning competitor. There are no perfect records in this class.
152 pounds — Kevin O’Brien (35-2) of Becker, champion at 145 pounds last year, is one of three medalists from that weight class competing at 152 pounds. Nick Schuler (35-1) of Totino-Grace and Jake Horn (30-13) of St.-Michael-Albertville finished third and sixth, respectively. Jordan Engen (39-3) of Thief River Falls/Goodridge, last year’s fourth-place finisher at 140 pounds, is the other returning qualifier. No one had a perfect record in this class.
160 pounds — Two wrestlers look to improve on last year’s showing. Shelby Deno (34-5) of Kasson-Mantorville placed fifth, and John Nething (27-6) of New London-Spicer was sixth. Two past medalists at 152 pounds will also compete for the title: last year’s third-place finisher, Jordan Campa (34-7) of St. Michael-Albertville, and Justin Bowland (31-10) of Foley, who placed fourth. No competitors in this class are undefeated.
171 pounds — Nate Schmitz (36-4) of Perham, runner-up at 189 pounds last year, is the highest returning qualifier. Travis Peralta (39-4) of Thief River Falls/Goodridge placed fifth in this class last year. Heath Rud (34-7) of Byron, fourth at 160 pounds, also returns. No one in this class has a perfect record.
189 pounds — Jordan Linn (22-1) of Foley returns in search of more gold. He won the title at 171 pounds last year. Jeff Nielsen (33-2) of Zimmerman looks to build on last year’s fourth-place finish in this weight class. No one enters the field undefeated.
215 pounds — Two medalists return to compete for a championship: Pat Brinkman (36-2) of New Ulm and Mason Perry (30-8) of Totino-Grace of Fridley, who placed fifth and sixth, respectively. There were no perfect records in this class.
Heavyweight — Josh Campion (30-2) of Fergus Falls, who placed fifth last year, is the only returning medal-winner. No competitors are undefeated.
Simley leads the field with 14 qualified wrestlers, followed by St. Michael-Albertville with 12. Both Foley and Plainview-Elgin-Millville qualified nine individuals.
Class AAA Individual Highlights
103 pounds — Two medal-winners from 2008 return: Austin Liebel (40-1) of St. Francis, fourth, and Mitch Bengtson (40-1) of St. Cloud Apollo, fifth. Phil Levine (38-0) of Rosemount has the only perfect record.
112 pounds — Cory Hansen (38-4) of Albert Lea Area, who took runner-up honors at 103 pounds last year, is the only returning qualifier. There were no perfect records in this weight class.
119 pounds — Ben Morgan (37-0) of Forest Lake returns in search of more gold. He won the title at 112 pounds last year and has this year’s only unblemished record. Three other medal-winners also return: Brandon Mutz (35-2) of Brainerd/Pillager, runner-up in this class; Matt Kelliher (40-2) of Apple Valley, runner-up at 112 pounds; and Gavin Larsen (31-9) of Chaska, sixth at 103 pounds.
125 pounds — Four medal-winners return, including last year’s third-place finisher at 112 pounds, Cody Hansen (37-4) of Albert Lea Area. The other returning medalists are: Cody Madsen (34-3) of Stillwater Area, fourth in this class; Trent Herold (41-1) of St. Francis, fourth at 119 pounds; and David Baker (35-6) of Buffalo, sixth at 112 pounds. Brandon Kingsley (42-0) of Apple Valley has the only perfect record.
130 pounds — Justin LaValle (42-0) of Apple Valley returns to defend his title. He will square off against three other returning medalists: Hector Milan (39-3) of Owatonna, third in this weight class; Jamon Brunette (28-2) of Spring Lake Park, fifth at 125 pounds; and Trevor Rasmussen (31-7) of Albert Lea Area, sixth at 125 pounds. LaValle boasts the only unblemished record.
135 pounds — Two defending champions will compete for this title: three time champion Destin McCauley (41-1) of Apple Valley won at 119 pounds last year, and Robby Fisher (36-1) of Bloomington Jefferson/Bloomington Kennedy won at 125 pounds. If McCauley wins, it will be his fourth consecutive title. Kyle Anderson (31-10) of Coon Rapids also returns. He placed fifth at 119 pounds last year. There were no perfect records in this weight class.
140 pounds — Two medal-winners return: Luke Vaith (38-4) of Hastings, runner-up at 130 pounds, and Dylan Ness (38-0) of Bloomington Jefferson/Bloomington Kennedy, third at 119 pounds. Ness has the only unblemished record.
145 pounds — Five medalists return in this weight class: Danny Zilverberg (19-0) of Wayzata, third at 125 pounds; Pat Smith (37-2) of Chaska, third at 135 pounds; Jake Waste (32-1) of Anoka, fourth at 130 pounds; Jarret Hoeppner (36-5) of Apple Valley, fourth at 140 pounds; and Charlie Janssen (28-7) of Forest Lake, fifth at 140 pounds. Zilverberg has the only perfect record.
152 pounds — Carter Adams (38-4) of Coon Rapids, who was the champion at 145 pounds last year, is the highest returning qualifier. Three other medal-winners also return: Jake Begin (34-4) of Anoka, runner-up at 145 pounds; Chris Stevermer (35-6) of Prior Lake, fifth at 145 pounds; and Mike Minske (27-8) of Rochester Mayo, sixth at 135 pounds. No one has a perfect record in this class.
160 pounds – Five medalists from other weight classes compete at 160 pounds this year: Brendan Eichmann (41-1) of Hastings, runner-up at 152 pounds; Zak Coates (37-4) of Henry Sibley of Mendota Heights, fourth at 145 pounds; Colton Gleason (41-1) of Minnetonka, fourth at 152 pounds; Logan Kortan (19-2) of Albert Lea Area, fifth at 135 pounds; and Eric Muldoon (33-7) of Prior Lake, fifth at 152 pounds. There are no undefeated competitors in this class.
171 pounds — Tyler Lehmann (42-0) of Apple Valley returns in search of more gold. He took top honors in this weight class in 2008 and has this year’s only perfect record. Two other medal-winners also return: Connor Finn (32-6) of Mounds View, third at 160 pounds, and Tom Casey (38-1) of Shakopee, fifth at 160 pounds.
189 pounds — Matt Spoden (38-4) of St. Cloud Apollo looks to better his third-place showing in this class last year. Craig Kelliher (41-1) of Apple Valley and Mitch Hrovat (40-2) of Centennial also return. Kelliher was third at 152 pounds last year and Hrovat was sixth in this class. There were no perfect records in this weight class.
215 pounds — Tony Nelson (40-0) of Cambridge-Isanti, runner-up last year, is the only returning medal-winner. Both Nelson and Michael Roberts (23-0) of St. Paul Harding have unblemished records.
Heavyweight — Three medalists who competed in this class in 2008 return in search of more hardware: Jake Kettler (24-1) of Anoka, third; Tom Bouressa (33-0) of Alexandria, fourth; and Matt Shaver (36-6) of St. Cloud Apollo, fifth. Bouressa has the only perfect record.
Albert Lea Area qualified 10 wrestlers and Apple Valley and Centennial each qualified nine. Hastings was next with eight individual qualifiers.
The Schedule and Ticket Information
This year’s schedule starts with the Class AAA individual preliminaries at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4. They will be followed by the Class A individual preliminaries at 6 p.m., and the Class AA individual preliminaries at 8 p.m.
On Thursday morning the team quarterfinals will start at 9:30 a.m., and a second round of team quarterfinals will follow at 11:30 a.m. At 4 p.m. the Class AAA individual quarterfinals will begin. They will be followed by the Class A and Class AA individual quarterfinals at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. The evening session on Thursday will conclude with individual wrestlebacks for each class. Class AAA will begin at 7 p.m., and Class A and Class AA start at 8 and 9 p.m.
On Friday, March 6, the team consolation semifinals begin at 10 a.m. and the team championship semifinals follow at noon. Later on Friday afternoon, the Class AAA individual semifinals and consolation quarterfinals begin at 4 p.m. The Class A and Class AA individual semifinals and consolation quarterfinals will follow at 5 and 6 p.m. At 7 p.m. the Class AAA individual consolation semifinals will begin. They will be followed by the Class A individual consolation semifinals at 7:45 p.m. and the Class AA consolation semifinals at 8:30 p.m.
On Saturday there will be four rounds of competition. Round One starts at 10 a.m. and will consist of all team consolation and third-place matches in all classes. Round Two will start approximately at noon and will entail all individual fifth-place semifinals and third-place matches in all classes. Round Three begins approximately at 3:30 p.m. and will encompass all individual championship matches in all classes. There will be a parade of champions at approximately 5:30 p.m. and Round Four will follow the conclusion of that ceremony (approximately 7 p.m.). Round Four will consist of all team championship matches in all classes. Award ceremonies will be held at the end of each championship round.
Other than the first matches of each session, all subsequent rounds will start immediately following the conclusion of the previous competition in that session. Thus, most of the start times are approximate. Fans should bear that schedule in mind in planning their arrival at Xcel Energy Center.
Ticket prices are $12 per adult and $8 per student for each session. Daily passes are available for $22 for adults and $15 for students. Season passes, good for the entire tournament, are available to adults for $66 and to students for $45.