INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA Division III Wrestling Committee announced Monday the selection of six sites to host the 2013 Division III Wrestling Regional Championships.

The selected sites and host schools are:
2012 DIVISION III WRESTLING REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS DATE 	REGION 	LOCATION 	VENUE 	HOST
March 2 	Central 	Dubuque, Iowa 	Five Flags Center 	Loras
March 2 	East 	Ewing, N.J. 	Student Recreation Center 	TCNJ
March 2 	Mideast 	Ada, Ohio 	ONU Sports Center 	Ohio Northern
March 2 	Midwest 	Elmhurst, Ill. 	R.A. Faganel Hall 	Elmhurst
March 2-3 	Northeast 	Worchester, Mass. 	Sports and Recreation Center 	WPI
March 3 	West 	Minneapolis 	Si Melby Hall 	Augsburg

The six-site regional format is part of a new qualification process for the Division III Wrestling Championships, approved by the Division III Championships Committee in April. The format says that the top-three wrestlers from each weight class will advance to the championships from each of the six regional sites, allowing for a total of 180 qualifiers.

The previous Division III wrestling qualification system consisted of seven automatic-qualifying conferences and two NCAA sponsored regionals that moved 170 student-athletes onto the championships through automatic bids and at-large selections.

Student-athletes advancing out of the 2013 regional championships will compete at the Division III Wrestling Championships scheduled for March 15-16 at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.