02/17/16 – KHSAA State Wrestling Championships Begin Friday Morning at Alltech Arena

February 17, 2016 2015-2016 News Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 17, 2016

The 2016 KHSAA Wrestling State Championships return to Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park this weekend (Feb. 19-20). Gates will open to the public on Friday at 8:30 a.m., with the first round matches set to begin at 9:30 a.m.

The second session begins Saturday morning with third round championship bracket matches at 9 a.m., continuing through the sixth round consolation bracket matches (bouts 785-812). The Medal Round and Championship Awards Session is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. For each weight class during the Medal Round, the consolation bracket final bouts for third, fifth and seventh place will be contested simultaneously, followed by the championship bracket match and the awards presentation for that class. Team trophy presentations will take place following the awards for the 285 lb. weight class.

A complete list of printable brackets for the 2016 KHSAA State Wrestling Championships can be found at:
http://khsaa.org/wrestling/2016/wrbrackets.pdf

Live scoring for the event is available at:
http://khsaa.org/2016-state-wrestling-complete-bracket-pairings-results/

The championship program can be viewed at:
http://khsaa.org/Publications/Programs/20152016/Wrestling/issue1/index.html

A highlight package from the Medal Round and Championship Awards Session will be available at KHSAA.org following the event, along with official championship photos.

– KHSAA –

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The Kentucky High School Athletic Association was organized in 1917 and is the agency designated by the Kentucky Department of Education to manage high school athletics in the Commonwealth. The Association is a voluntary nonprofit 501(c)3 organization made up of 277 member schools both public and private. The KHSAA sanctions 43 state championships in 13 sports and 4 sport-activities, licenses and trains over 4,000 officials, provides catastrophic insurance for its more than 70,000 member school student-athletes, as well as overseeing coaching education and sports safety programs.