Tournament Calendar

Individual Regions Tournament – 2023

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

**Region tournaments are NOT open tournaments; all PK-8th grade wrestlers must qualify at a district tournament. Region entry fee is $25, online registration required.

Team Region Tournaments – 2024

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: The deadline will be posted at a later date (usually it is two weeks prior). Rosters can change up until weigh-ins.  Confirm with team tournament director as to when final rosters are due for program purposes.

VIEW TEAM BOUNDARIES MAP (updated 01/29/13)

2024 NYWA State Championship Tournament,
April 4-7

Tournament location: Mayo Civic Center, 30 Civic Center Dr. SE, Rochester
Session One: Thursday-Friday, 5th-8th grade/7-8 Team
Session Two: Saturday-Sunday, K-4th grade/K-6 Team

Admission is paid daily or multi-day passes can be purchased ($10/day adults, $5/day students K-12).

Coach/Floor passes can be purchased for each session $50/session or daily $25/day (this pass also serves as your admission).

Invite Tournament

The Invite tournament is run in conjunction with the State Tournament.  Any wrestler who places 4th-6th at regions or who is wrestling at state as part of a team can register for the Invite tournament. If a wrestler wrestled at regions but did not make it to state, he/she can register for this event if there are open spots in the bracket.

Girls Tournament: March 29-30, Mayo Civic Center (pre-registration is required for this tournament; NO walk-ins)

There are no qualifying events for this tournament; this is an open tournament.  There is no weight allowance; wrestlers are 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 qualifies for state but has already registered for this event, she can move to the state tournament.  Girls wrestling individually can also participate on either the girls’ dual team or on the K-6/7-8 team, times permit for this.  All girls participating will need a current NYWA membership.

State Tournament

A wrestler must wrestle in districts first and then advance through regions to state.  All wrestlers, team and individual, will receive a one-pound allowance. All NYWA rules will apply.

Weigh-in times will vary for each event; refer to the itinerary above.

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.

NYWA Future Calendar

These dates are subject to change and are tentative dates only.

2024 NYWA Schedule

MN State High School Wrestling: February 29 – March 2
NYWA Districts: March 8-10 and March 15-17 (additional dates may be added)
NYWA Regions: March 22-23 (team dates will vary)
NYWA Girls Open (no walk-ins): March 29-30
NYWA State: April 4-7
Easter Sunday: March 31

2025 NYWA Schedule

MN State High School Wrestling: February 27 – March 1
NYWA Districts: March 7-9 and March 14-16
NYWA Regions: March 21-22 (team dates will vary)
NYWA State: March 27-30
NYWA Girls Open (no walk-ins): April 4-5
Easter Sunday: April 20

2026 NYWA Schedule

NYWA State: March 26-29
NYWA Girls Open: April 3-4

2027 NYWA Schedule

NYWA Girls Open: March 26-27
NYWA State: April 1-4