NEWARK, DE:  The 14th Annual "TGIFriday's Beast of the East" will be held December 16th & 17th, 2006 at the University of Delaware's Bob Carpenter Center. 

The Beast of the East introduces TGIFriday's as the new title sponsor!  

The 2006 TGIFriday's Beast returns five champions to defend their titles, Kellen Russell, Zack Kemmerer, Eric Medina, Jamelle Jones, and Cody Gardner.  

Six time consensus #1 high school wrestling team in the country, Blair Academy is seeking a 7th straight team title. 

Statistics include eight USA Wrestling Fargo National Champions, 19 states represented, seven top-ranked seniors, three top-ranked juniors and over 150 nationally ranked wrestlers.  

Tournament information is available online at 
http://www.beastwrestling.com

Archives from all previous Beasts are available, check out the history!  17 out of the 80 2006 NCAA All Americans are "alums" from previous Beast tournaments!

All proceeds benefit scholarships to our Delaware wrestlers who meet criteria in the fields of academics, sportsmanship, and community service.  We have awarded over $306,000 from the proceeds of the previous 13 tournaments.  

Anyone seeking information on our efforts to "preserve the sport" or the TGIFriday's Beast of the East can contact tournament director, Bob Shaw.

2006 PARTICIPATING TEAMS
 
AI duPont 
Bald Eagle Area 
Bergen Catholic
Big Spring 
Bishop Lynch 
Bishop McNamara 
Blair Academy 
Boardham 
Bow 
Boyertown  
Brecksville  
Brooks School  
Caesar Rodney 
Caravel Academy 
Cardinal Gibbons 
Catoosa 
Chapel Hill 
Christiansburg 
Connellsville 
Cox Salem 
Cumberland Valley 
Delbarton Smyrna 
DeMatha  
Demonte  
Don Bosco Prep 
Dover  
Eastside 
Forsyth County Day 
Germantown Academy 
Grafton 
Great Bridge 
Harrison 
Hewitt-trussville 
Hodgson 
Holy Spirit  
James River 
JFK Kennedy 
John Carroll 
Kellam 
Lewistown 
Loomis Chaffee 
McDonogh 
Middletown 
Mt. Pleasant
Mt. St. Joes  
Musselman 
Nazareth 
Noble  
Northampton
Northern 
Northern Highlands
Ocean Township
Oviedo 
Paul VI 
Peddie School 
Pennridge 
Quakertown 
Reynolds 
Robinson 
Salesianum 
Southern Regional
Springfield
St Marks 
St. Joes Regional
Sussex Central 
Sussex Tech 
Tabb 
Timberline 
Trinity 
Trinity-Pawling 
Tulsa Union 
Upper Perkiomen 
Utah  
Waynesburg 
Whitehall 
William Penn 
Winslow Township 
Woodbury