NYWA Districts are held at 20 different locations the first two weekends following the Minnesota State High School Wrestling tournament. Wrestlers must attend one of the districts in order to qualify for regions. Wrestlers can attend any district they choose to BUT if they qualify at that district, they MUST attend the regional tournament that that district is under. For example, a wrestler who attends and qualifies at the Austin District MUST wrestle at the Region One tournament (Rochester region). If a wrestler does not follow the proper advancement, they will be disqualified. Wrestlers who place 1st or 2nd at districts will advance to the regional tournament. At regions, a wrestler must place 1st, 2nd or 3rd in the weight class to advance to State (with the exception of the wildcard region which advances the top 4 to state). Then those wrestlers who place 4th, 5th or 6th place at regions can advance to the Invite tournament if they wish.
Posted 11-17-2021
District Events, listed by Region:
Austin: Saturday, March 12th
Contact: Jeremy Wilson
Phone: (507) 438-1145
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Plainview: Friday, March 11th
Contact: Michael Matiash
Phone: (507) 421-0549
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Stewartville: Saturday, March 12th
Contact: Jason Rinn
Email: jasonrinn30@gmail.com
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Hayfield: Friday, March 11th
Contact: Richard Borcherding
Phone: (507) 438-1304
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Adrian: Friday, March 18th
Contact: Doug Bullerman
Phone: (507) 370-1590
PreK-8th • Folkstyle • Weigh-ins: 4:30-5:30 pm, Wrestling at 6 pm • Divisions: PreK-K, 1st-2nd, 3rd-4th, 5th-6th, 7th-8th • Three 1-minute periods • $12 • Tony Thier 507-226-4850 or Doug Bullerman 507-370-1590
Albert Lea: Friday, March 11th
Contact: George Geerdes
Phone: (507) 391-0879
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Minneota: Friday, March 11th
Contact: Jeff Buysse
Phone: (507) 829-8910
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Springfield: Saturday, March 12th
Contact: Todd Bertram
Phone: (507) 227-3035
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Delano: Friday, March 11th
Contact: Mike Berg
Phone: 952-239-1258
Visit delanowrestling.com
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Becker: Friday, March 11th
Contact: Matt Kuschel
Phone: (763) 333-4378
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Glencoe-Silver Lake/Lester Prairie: Saturday, March 19th
Contact: Greg Hartwig
Phone: (320) 485-2872
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Tartan: Saturday, March 19th
Contact: Joe Recchio
Phone: (651) 702-8083
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Foley: Friday, March 11th
Contact: Jordan Petersen
Phone: (320) 250-6588
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Pierz: Sunday, March 20th
Contact: Steve Andres
Phone: (320) 630-5303
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Benson: Friday, March 11th
Contact: Scott Thompson
Phone: (320) 368-0499
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Belgrade: Saturday, March 12th
Contact: Matthew Breitbach
Phone: (320) 333-5112
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Greenbush: Saturday, March 12th (snow date: Sunday, March 13th)
Contact: Ron Mooney
Phone: (218) 689-7558
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Pine River/Pequot Lake: Sunday, March 13th
Contact: Tristan Rubner
Phone: (218) 831-7998
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Pelican Rapids: Sunday, March 13th
Contact: John Norton
Phone: (701) 809-4431
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Deer River: Saturday, March 12th
Contact: Nathan Erickson
Phone: (218) 244-6264
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2022 - Region Five
2023 - Region One
2024 - Region Two
2025 - Region Three
2026 - Region Four
Wrestlers must have wrestled at an NYWA district tournament prior to attending a regional event. Region tournaments are NOT open tournaments; they are part of a qualifying process. There are NO exceptions to this. The top three wrestlers in each weight class will advance to state with the exception of the wild card region see wild card rotation below). Weight classes for Kindergarten has changed, effective September 2017. View weight classes.
Location: Byron High School, 1887 2nd Ave. NW, Byron 55920
Contact: Dean Nelson
Phone: (507) 635-5519
Friday: March 25th - 5-8th grade ONLY; weigh-ins from 4-5 pm, wrestling begins at 5:30-6 pm.
Saturday: March 26th - K-4th grade; weigh-ins from 7:30-8:30 am, wrestling begins at 9-9:30 am.
Location: Windom Area High School, 1400 17th St., Windom 56101
Contact: Dave Fischenich
Phone: (507) 830-0364
Saturday: March 26th - K-4th grade; weigh-ins from 7-8:20 am, wrestling begins at 9:20 am; 5-8th grade will weigh-in from 10:30-noon, wrestling will begin approximately 30 minutes after the morning session ends.
For other general information, check out these websites: www.windom-mn.com or www.winwacc.com.
Location: Waconia Middle School, 1400 Community Drive, Waconia 55387
Contact: Jeff Johnson
Phone: (952) 237-3725
Saturday: March 26th
K-4th grade will weigh-in from 7-8:30 am, wrestling begins at 9:30 am; 5th-8th grade will weigh-in from 11 am-12:30 pm, wrestling begins at 1:30 pm
Location: New London-Spicer High School, 101 4th Ave. SW, New London 56273
Contact: Jay Vagle
Phone: (320) 212-2854
Friday: March 25th - 7th & 8th grade ONLY; weigh-ins from 4-4:30 pm, wrestling begins at 5 pm.
Saturday: March 26th - K-6th grade; weigh-ins from 7:30-8:30 am, wrestling begins at 9:30 am.
Location: Bemidji High School, 2900 Division St. W., Bemidji 56601
Contact: Jeff Brooks
Phone: 218-556-5647
Friday: March 25th - 5-8th grade ONLY; weigh-ins from 4-5 pm, wrestling begins at 5:30 pm.
Saturday: March 26th - K-4th grade; weigh-ins from 7:30-9:30 am, wrestling begins at 10:30 am.
2022 - Region Five
2023 - Region One
2024 - Region Two
2025 - Region Three
2026 - Region Four
Click here to view team rules (updated 9/19/17). For questions regarding team eligibility, please email team coordinator Dean Teeselink at nywateam@gmail.com.
All registrations must be done online and payment must be made at time of entry. Registration for K-6 and 7-8 teams will begin mid-January. Pre-registration is required.
Rosters can change from region to state and can change up until weigh-ins at state. Skin checks will be completed by MN High School wrestling officials. Please have a skin condition form completed by a physician prior to the tournament if there is a questionable skin condition.
** All wrestlers participating as part of a team MUST have an NYWA membership. Each roster will be checked prior to the team event. Click to go to the NYWA membership form.
**DEADLINE: There is a deadline of TWO WEEKS prior to the event to enter the team region tournament. This will help the tournament directors to determine # of mats needed, officials, etc.
VIEW TEAM BOUNDARIES MAP (updated 01/29/13)
REGION ONE
Date: Sunday, March 27th
Eyota High School, Eyota, MN
Curt Olson
(507) 951-0407
REGION TWO
Date: Saturday, March 19th
Prairie Pavilion, Tracy, MN
Kent Cooreman
(507) 829-8964
Weigh-ins: 8:30-10 am; wrestling begins at 11 am.
REGION THREE
Date: Sunday, March 27th
Waconia Middle School, 1400 Community Drive, Waconia
Jeff Katherman
(612) 968-5488
REGION FOUR
Date: Saturday, March 19th
Pierz-Healy High School, Pierz, MN
Steve Andres - main contact (320) 630-5303
Mitch Becker - alternate contact (320) 630-2523
REGION FIVE
Date: Sunday, March 27th
Fosston High School, Fosston, MN
Pat Wolfe
(218) 280-8964
REGION ONE
Date: Sunday, March 13th *DATE CHANGE AS OF 2/23
Grand Meadow High School, 710 4th Ave. NE, Grand Meadow, MN
Randy Smith
(507) 273-5470
Weigh-ins will be at 9 am with wrestling starting at 10 am.
REGION TWO
Date: Sunday, March 13th
Le Sueur Henderson High School, 901 E. Ferry Street, Le Sueur, MN
Angie Wilson
(612) 443-5710
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REGION THREE
Date: Sunday, March 13th
Maple Lake High School, 200 Hwy. 55 E., Maple Lake, MN
Brett Austin
(712) 635-8429
Weigh-ins 8:30-9:30 am; wrestling will begin at approximately 10:30
REGION FOUR
Date: Sunday, March 27th - *NEW location as of 3-10-22
New London-Spicer High School, 101 4th Ave. SW, New London, MN
Jay Vagle
(320) 212-2854
Weigh-ins: 7:30-8:30 am with wrestling to start at 9 am
REGION FIVE
Date: Sunday, March 13th
Location: Pequot Lakes High School, 30805 Olson St., Pequot Lakes, MN
Triston Rubner
(218) 831-7998
Wrestling will begin after the district qualifier is complete.
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NYWA State will be held at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, MN
The Invite tournament is run in conjunction with the State Tournament. Both events are at the Mayo Civic Center. Any wrestler who places 4th-6th at regions can register for the Invite tournament. Any wrestler who places 4th-6th at Regions can register for the invite tournament now. Any wrestler who is coming to state as part of a team or participated at regions but did not place can register after the initial deadline.
There are no qualifying events for this tournament. This is an open tournament so there will be no weight allowance; wrestlers will be bracketed according to their weight at weigh-ins. Grade combinations will be (K, 1-2), (3-4), (5-6) and (7-8). If a girl wrestles through districts, regions and qualifies for state but has already registered for this event, we will refund her entry fee. All girls participating will need a current NYWA membership.
All wrestlers, team and individual, will receive a one-pound allowance. All NYWA rules will apply.
Weigh-in times will vary.
All wrestlers must advance from districts to regions to state. NYWA regions and state are NOT open tournaments. Wrestlers are not allowed to wrestle in regions if they did not participate at a district and cannot wrestle at state if they did not wrestle at regions. Wrestlers cannot change weight classes from regions to state.
If you have additional questions, please contact NYWA at (800) 540-4140 or email NYWA at info@nywa-mn.com.
These dates are subject to change and are tentative dates only.
MN State High School Wrestling: March 2-4
NYWA Districts: March 10-12 and March 17-19 (additional dates may be added)
NYWA Regions: March 24-25
NYWA State: March 30 - April 2
Easter Sunday: April 9
MN State High School Wrestling: February 29 - March 2
NYWA Districts: March 8-10 and March 15-17
NYWA Regions: March 22-23
NYWA State: April 4-7
Easter Sunday: March 31