Complete schedule of college & high school national championships
The month of March is here and all the national championship Madness which goes with the sport of wrestling.
The following is a list of some of the major national college, high school and U.S. Senior-level tournaments, which will be taking place the next two months. This chronological list includes all ten NCAA Division I national qualifying tournaments.
A closer look at many of these championship events can be found in the most recent issue of Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine, which was printed on Feb. 27.
NAIA Nationals
March 1-2 • Des Moines, Iowa
Jacobsen Exhibition Center
Host: Grand View College
Pac 12 Conference
March 2 • Tempe, Ariz.
Qualifiers/All-Americans in 2012: 24/7
Ranked Wrestlers in 2012-13: 14
NCAA Division II Nationals
March 8-9 • Birmingham, Ala.
This is part of the NCAA Division II sports festival that will also offer national championships in the sports of swimming and diving, and indoor track and field at the Birmingham Crossplex.
Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA)
March 8-9 • Piscataway, N.J.
Qualifiers/All-Americans in 2012: 54/14
Ranked Wrestlers in 2012-13: 20
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
March 9 • College Park, Md.
Qualifiers/All-Americans in 2012: 28/3
Ranked Wrestlers in 2012-13: 19
Big 12 Conference
March 9 • Stillwater, Okla.
Qualifiers/All-Americans in 2012: 33/5
Ranked Wrestlers in 2012-13: 20
Colonial Athletic Association (CAA)
March 9 • Boston, Mass.
Qualifiers/All-Americans in 2012: 27/4
Ranked Wrestlers in 2012-13: 8
Eastern Wrestling League (EWL)
March 9 • Edinboro, Pa.
Qualifiers/All-Americans in 2012: 28/5
Ranked Wrestlers in 2012-13: 16
Southern Conference
March 9 • Lexington, Va.
Qualifiers/All-Americans in 2012: 13/2
Ranked Wrestlers in 2012-13: 3
Western Wrestling Conference (WWC) / NCAA West Regional
March 9 • Laramie, Wyom.
Qualifiers/All-Americans in 2012: 18/2
Ranked Wrestlers in 2012-13: 10
Big Ten Conference
March 9-10 • Champaign, Ill.
Qualifiers/All-Americans in 2012: 80/34
Ranked Wrestlers in 2012-13: 64
Mid-American Conference (MAC)
March 10 • Buffalo, N.Y.
Qualifiers/All-Americans in 2012: 25/3
Ranked Wrestlers in 2012-13: 24
National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) Nationals
March 14-16 • Allen, Texas
Allen Events Center
(This is a championship that features college “club” wrestling teams in the country. For more information, got to www.ncwa.net.)
NCAA Division III Nationals
March 15-16 • Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cedar Rapids Ice Arena
Host: Cornell College of Mt. Vernon, Iowa
NCAA Division I Nationals
March 21-23 • Des Moines, Iowa
Wells Fargo Arena
Host: Iowa State University
NHSCA High School Nationals
April 3-7 • Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia Beach Convention Center
This is 24th annual event that provides separate tournaments for high school freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors … as well as a Middle School tournament.
USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals
April 4-5 • Cedar Falls, Iowa
UNI-Dome
Flo Nationals
April 5-7 • Indiana, Pa.
Kovalchick Athletic and Convention Complex
Brute Nationals
April 11-14 • Indpendence, Mo.
Independence Events Center
NUWAY National Championships
April 13-14 Battle Creek, MI
USA Wrestling Senior U.S. Open
April 17-20 • Las Vegas, Nev.
Convention Center
• The ASICS FILA Junior Nationals and Western Junior Regionals will also take place this weekend in Las Vegas.
ASICS U.S. World Team Trials
June 21-22 • Stillwater, Okla.
Gallagher-Iba Arena
AAU Disney/Scholastic Duals
June 27-July 2 • Orlando, Fla.
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
ASICS/Vaughan Junior & Cadet Nationals
July 12-20 • Fargo, N.D.
Fargodome
Midwest Nationals
July 13-14 • Bloomington, Ill.
Shirk Center
