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31. WRESTLING
Section 1. Tournament Site Selection
A. Colleges or organizations wishing to host the NJCAA Championship Wrestling Tournament must submit a written request or bid to
the NJCAA National Office by September 1st prior to the subsequent Annual Meeting. Bids shall be for sites three years hence.
B. The NJCAA National Office shall place all bids before the Committee on Championship Events as provided in Article X.
Section 2. Tournament Dates
National Tournament dates shall be determined jointly by the host and the NJCAA.
March 6 & 7, 2020 at Council Bluffs, Iowa
March 5 & 6, 2021 at Council Bluffs, Iowa
Section 3. Host Pre-Tournament Responsibilities
A. The host will send official certifying blanks to the director of each district qualifying for the tournament.
B. The host will send pre-tournament information to all wrestling colleges by November 30 , annually.
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Section 4. Competition in Open Meets
A. Any open competition in which students enter as representatives of a member college shall be listed on the published schedule of
the college and the students must satisfy the NJCAA Rules of Eligibility. These students must have a Weight Certification form on
file with the NJCAA National Office.
B. Students not representing an NJCAA member college may participate unattached in "open" or "exhibition" competition without
NJCAA approval. A college shall not furnish any assistance (equipment, transportation, lodging or meals) for athletes to participate
in such events. A coach may not be in the mat area during a match to provide any coaching, advice or assistance.
C. Violation of this section shall result in the offending college being placed on probation for a period of one year. The member college
may not participate in any competition sponsored by the NJCAA during the probationary period.
Section 5. Participation Requirements
A. No contestant shall be permitted to enter the NJCAA Championship Wrestling Tournament unless accompanied by (1) a coach or
faculty member of the sending institution or (2) a designated supervisory coach or faculty member from an NJCAA member
college. Designation of a supervisory person in (2) above must be in writing. It shall bear the seal of the college and signatures of
the Athletic Director and President or Dean of the sending institution. It shall be sent by certified mail to the Tournament Director. All
contestants must remain under the supervision of their coach or the designated supervisory person throughout the tournament and
until departure from the site.
B. Ineligible players or recruits may not attend the NJCAA Championship Wrestling Tournament at the expense of the college,
tournament hosts, president of the college or athletic director.
C. Free passes will be made available for the president of the college, athletic director, three coaches, one trainer and qualifying
wrestlers. All individuals representing each college must be identified to the Tournament Host 72 hours prior to the check-in
deadline. All others must pay tournament fees.
Section 6. Qualification of Teams for Competition
A. There shall be eight NJCAA Wrestling Districts as established each year by the NJCAA Board of Directors.
B. District Tournaments shall be completed by Sunday, February 23, 2020.
C. The eight districts are as follows:
1. Northeast: Regions 3, 15, 21
2. Gulf Atlantic: Regions 8, 10, 17, 19, 20, 22
3. North Central: Region 11
4. North Plains: Region 13
5. Great Lakes: Regions 4, 7, 12, 24
6. South Central: Regions 2, 6, 14, 16, 23
7. Plains: Regions 5, 9
8. West: Regions 1, 18
D. District Directors shall:
1. Where more than one region is included in a Wrestling District one of the District's Regional Directors shall supervise and
coordinate the qualification procedure in cooperation with the other Regional Director or Directors.
2. District Directors Shall:
a. Verify that all participants meet current NJCAA eligibility rules through the NJCAA National Office.
b. Require that all individual season record forms are brought to the district qualifier by providing an up-to-date printout from
trackwrestling.com.
c. Verify that all participants have Weight Certification forms on file by providing a current official weigh-in form from
trackwrestling.com.
d. Send a completed Weight Certification form to the NJCAA Tournament Director as soon as qualifiers are determined.
E. Entry to the NJCAA Championship Wrestling Tournament will be by certification of the District Tournament Director.
1. Weight Certification forms must be submitted to the NJCAA Tournament Director by the District Director within 24 hours after
the conclusion of the qualifiers.
2. Any or all substitutions must be submitted by the District Director to the NJCAA Tournament Director 72 hours prior to the
check-in deadline.
3. Deadline for qualifying participant information to the Tournament Director due by Monday, February 27, 2020.