INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., - Tickets for the nation's most important wrestling event - the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wrestling - go on sale Monday, Nov. 3, 2003 at 10 a.m. ET through Ticketmaster. The 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wrestling will take place May 21-23 at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis.    The field will be loaded with superstars, such as Olympic champion Rulon Gardner, World champions Dremiel Byers, Kristie Marano and Melvin Douglas and Olympic medalist Brandon Paulson. Certain to make their presence felt are World silver medalists Cael Sanderson, Tina George, Patricia Miranda, Kerry McCoy, Sara McMann and Toccara Montgomery. Other top talents will include Olympians Jim Gruenwald and Kevin Bracken, plus World Team members Stephen Abas, Brad Vering, Jenny Wong, Joe Williams, Sally Roberts, T.C. Dantzler and many other top wrestlers.    With women's wrestling in the Olympics for the first time, with four weight classes up for grabs, America's top women athletes look to become the first women wrestlers to earn spots on the U.S. Olympic Team at the RCA Dome.    Many young stars will also be seeking to make their first U.S. Olympic team, such as Steve Mocco, Doug Schwab, Lindsey Durlacher, Justin Ruiz and more.    "No event has more pressure in our sport than the Olympic Trials," said Rich Bender, USA Wrestling's executive director. "History is always made at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, but with women's freestyle being added to the Olympic Games, this event will have even more historical significance. This event will be the showcase of the greatest wrestlers in the United States, seeking to achieve their dreams by making the U.S. Olympic Team."    Tickets will be available at all Ticketmaster outlets, charge-by-phone (317-239-5151 in Central Indiana) or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Order forms will also be available at the event's official Web site, www.trials2004.com.    Two All-Session ticket packages will be available. The first will be the Gold Medal Club All-Session ticket package for $150, which features reserved seating, access to the Gold Medal Club Lounge, a souvenir program, a commemorative gift, autograph signings with former Olympic athletes and free parking. The Silver Level All-Session ticket package will be $80 in general admission seating.     For hotel reservations, fans should contact the Wrestling Housing Bureau at 1-800-556-INDY (4639) or housing@indianapolis.org, or visit www.trials2004.com on the Internet to reserve hotel rooms.     In addition, those fans who purchase tickets in November will be eligible to win the "World Team Prize Pack" via a drawing at the end of the month. The World Team Prize Pack includes a wrestling themed-banner autographed by Rulon Gardner, Cael Sanderson, Joe Williams, Kerry McCoy, Garrett Lowney, Tina George, Katie Downing, Toccara Montgomery and others.    The U.S. Olympic Team Trials competition format features a two-day challenge tournament and a championship finals series. The challenge tournament in all three styles will take place Friday, May 21 and Saturday, May 22. This will include all of the competitors except the 2004 national champions who will automatically be in the finals. The 2004 national championships will be in Las Vegas April 9-10.    Sunday, May 23, will be the championship finals in each weight class, featuring the national champion against the challenge tournament winner in a best-of-three series.    There will be seven weight classes in Greco-Roman and men's freestyle. The four women's freestyle weight classes contested will be 48 kg./105.5 lbs., 55 kg./121 lbs., 63 kg./138.5 lbs. and 72 kg./158.5 kg. Only the champions in each weight class will be on the U.S. Olympic Team and compete at the Olympic Games August 22-29, 2004, in Athens, Greece.    Indianapolis is no stranger to U.S. Olympic Team Trials events. The city - known as one of the world's leading amateur sports capitals - has hosted 14 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, including diving, rowing, swimming, synchronized swimming and track & field. The most recent U.S. Olympic Team Trials event in Indianapolis was the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Swimming. The event was a sellout with more than 63,000 tickets sold six months prior to the competition - the earliest sellout of a swimming event in the U.S.    "We are honored that USA Wrestling has entrusted us with its greatest event, said Earl Goode, chairman of the board of directors for ISC. "We look forward to showing the wrestling community Hoosier Hospitality and tremendous support for their athletes."    The RCA Dome - home of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, the 1991, 1997, 2000, 2006 and 2010 NCAA Men's Final Four, 2005 NCAA Women's Final Four and the 1991 World Gymnastics Championships - will be the site. It will be the first time an elite-level wrestling event will be staged in a domed stadium. USA Wrestling and Indiana Sports Corporation are organizing the event.    2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Wrestling Quick Facts    When: May 21-23, 2004    Where: RCA Dome, Indianapolis    Who: The top eight finishers in each weight class from the U.S. National Championships in Las Vegas April 9-10, 2004, qualify for the event as well as champions from five Olympic Trials Regional events. Competitors include a mix of champions and upcoming superstars.     Athletes expected to compete in Indianapolis include: Olympic champion Rulon Gardner; World champions Dremiel Byers, Kristie Marano and Melvin Douglas; Olympic medalist Brandon Paulson; World medalists Cael Sanderson, Tina George, Patricia Miranda, Kerry McCoy, Sara McMann, Joe Williams, Toccara Montgomery, Jenny Wong and Sally Roberts and many other top wrestlers.    Tournament Schedule:  Day - Date - Session Time - Competition    Day 1 - Friday, May 21 - 10 a.m.-12 noon - Challenge Tournament Preliminaries Round 1 and Consolation Round 1    Day 1 - Friday, May 21 - 5-9 p.m. - Challenge Tournament Quarterfinals and Consolation Round 2    Day 2 - Saturday, May 22 - 10 a.m.-2 p.m. - Challenge Tournament Semifinals and Consolation Round 3 and Semifinals    Day 2 - Saturday, May 22 - 5-7 p.m. - Challenge Tournament Third/Fifth Place Matches    Day 2 - Saturday, May 22 - 7-8:30 p.m. - Challenge Tournament Finals    Day 3 - Sunday, May 23 - 10 a.m.-12 noon - Championship Finals Match #1    Day 3 - Sunday, May 23 - 3:30-5:30 p.m. - Championship Finals Match #2    Day 3 - Sunday, May 23 - 5:30-6:30 p.m. - Championship Finals Match #3 (if necessary)    Ticket Information: Tickets go on sale Monday, Nov. 3, at 10 a.m. ET through Ticketmaster. All-Session ticket prices are: Gold Medal Club - $150, Silver Level - $80.    Hotel Reservations: Contact the Wrestling Housing Bureau at www.trials2004.com, 1-800-556-INDY (4639) or housing@indianapolis.org.