Making A Difference tournament set for Grand Island, Neb., on December 18

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12/09/2011


USA Wrestling and Nebraska USA Wrestling will be putting on a Making A Difference wrestling tournament on December 18 at Heartland Event Center in Grand Island, Neb.

Making a Difference Tournaments focus on supporting college wrestling with all the money raised going directly to help support college level programs. The series allows athletes to wrestle as USA Wrestling members for the tournament without buying a membership card.

Divisions are: PreK-K; Grades 1-2; 3-4, 5-6, 7-8.

This is also a Tour of Nebraska scoring event.

Registration/Fees:
• $15  registration online ONLY through Track Wrestling at:
http://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/registration/BasicPreReg1.jsp?tournamentGroupId=15136009

• Registration ends December 16th - go to www.nebraskausawrestling.org of satellite weigh-in locations.

• Coaches floor pass is free for coaches with Bronze certification or higher. $5.00 for all other coaches

• Current USA Wrestling member coaches will receive free admission to the building. Coach’s cards
can be purchased online at www.usawmembership.com.

• Important Note: USA Wrestling Coaching memberships require a background check so please allow
a minimum 2 weeks before receiving your membership. If you applied for membership, but have not
received it, you will still need to pay for admission. Admission will only get you into the building,
you must purchase a floor pass to be allowed on the floor.

• No USA Wrestling membership required to participate. USA Wrestling will provide FREE membership
for the day to all participants.

• 100% of the profits will go to benefit college wrestling programs in the state of Nebraska.

For more tournament information, click here or check the Nebraska USA Wrestling site at www.nebraskausawrestling.org.

USA Wrestling is looking to expand the Making A Difference program into other states. Those interested should contact USA Wrestling Director of Program Development Les Gutches at lgutches@usawrestling.org or Derek Sikora, Coordinator of State Services at dsikora@usawrestling.org