116th EIWA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Hosted by Lehigh University
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Table of Contents TOURNAMENT STAFF ...... 4 GENERAL INFORMATION ...... 5 SCHEDULE ...... 5 PARTICIPATING TEAMS ...... 6 EIWA HALL OF FAME ...... 7 TICKETS ...... 7 WILL CALL ...... 7 STABLER ARENA RESTRICTIONS ...... 8 DIRECTIONS ...... 8 PARKING ...... 8 FACILITY MAPS ...... 8 BRACKETS ...... 8 TEAM INFORMATION ...... 8 HOTEL INFORMATION ...... 8 TICKETS FOR FORMER AND CURRENT HEAD COACHES ...... 9 REGISTRATION AND TEAM PACKETS...... 10 COACHES MEETING ...... 10 SEEDING MEETING ...... 10 AWARD BALLOT FORMS ...... 11 ENTRY FORMS ...... 11 TOURNAMENT OPERATIONS ...... 11 ARRIVAL OF TEAMS ...... 11 WEIGH-IN ...... 11 SKIN EXAMINATION ...... 11 ATHLETIC TRAINING ROOM ...... 12 SPORTS MEDICINE CONTACTS ...... 12 HOSPITALS ...... 12 PHARMACIES ...... 13 EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS ...... 13 WORKOUTS ...... 13 LOCKER ROOMS ...... 13 WARM UP AREA ...... 14 TEAM SEATING ...... 14 TEAM HOSPITALITY ...... 14 TEAM CREDENTIALS ...... 14 EIWA HOSPITALITY AREA ...... 14 VIDEO TAPING ...... 15 2
INDIVIDUAL BOUT PROCEDURES, RULES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES ...... 15 AUTOMATIC QUALIFERS ...... 15 AWARDS ...... 15 NATIONAL ANTHEM ...... 15 MEDIA ...... 15 INTERNET AVAILABILITY ...... 16 MEDIA WORK AREA ...... 16 MERCHANDISE & PROGRAMS ...... 16 APPENDIX A ...... 17
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TOURNAMENT STAFF
EIWA Staff • EIWA Executive Director: Greg Strobel • EIWA Sports Information Director: John Aadland • EIWA Matchmaker: Bill Crum • EIWA Announcers: Natanya Levioff and Bryan Hazard • EIWA Officials Coordinator: Jake Llewellyn • EIWA Hall of Fame: Jamie Moffat
Lehigh University Staff • Murray H. Goodman Dean of Athletics: Joe Sterrett 610-758-4320 • Sr. Associate Director of Athletics Stacey Shiffert 610-758-4318 • Tournament Director: Allen Biddinger 610-758-3397 • Facility Managers: Dale Townsend 610-758-6976 Macie Hauck 610-758-4560 • Communications: Steve Lomangino 610-758-3174 • Assoc. Dir. of Athletics for Sports Medicine: Jack Foley 610-758-4332 • Ticket Manager: Brett Casey 610-758-6613 • Sales and Marketing: Rich Haas 610-758-4338 • Multimedia: Kelly Rohrer 610-758-5263 • Corporate Sponsorship: Rich Searls 610-758-4775 • Flo Contact & Match Maker: Gary Brownell 610-428-7422 • Table Workers: Kevin McCleary 717-578-7124
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GENERAL INFORMATION
SCHEDULE
Thursday, March 5, 2020
11:00AM-8:00PM Team Workouts @ Caruso Complex and Taylor Gym 3:00PM-4:00PM Team Registration @ Hotel Bethlehem, Lehigh Room 4:30PM-5:30PM Coaches Meeting @ Hotel Bethlehem, Lehigh Room 5:30PM-6:30PM Seeding Meeting @ Hotel Bethlehem, Lehigh Room 8:00PM- Officials Meeting @ Hotel Bethlehem, Lehigh Room
Friday, March 6, 2020
7:00AM- Rear doors of Stabler Arena Open to Team Personnel 8:15AM- Skin Question Cases @ Stabler Arena, Arena Floor 8:50AM- Skin Examination @ Stabler Arena, Arena Floor 9:00AM- Weigh-Ins @ Stabler Arena, Arena Floor 10:15AM- Stabler Arena Doors Open to the Public 11:00AM- Championship 1st Round & Wrestle Backs @2:45 PM 6:00 PM- Championship Quarterfinals and 2nd Round Wrestle backs
Saturday, March 7, 2020
7:00AM Rear doors of Stabler Arena Open for Weigh-Ins 8:55AM Skin Examination @ Stabler Arena, Arena Floor 9:00AM Weigh-Ins @ Stabler Arena, Arena Floor 9:15AM Stabler Arena Doors Open to the Public 10:00AM- Championship Semifinals and 3rd Round Wrestle back 11:50AM- 7th Place Matches and Wrestle Back Semifinals 1:30 PM- Stabler Arena Re-Set for Finals 1:30 PM- Hall of Fame Reception – Smith Center 2:15 PM- EIWA Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2:30 PM- Championship Finals – Places 1,3,5
* 1st-8th place winner awards presentation/photos will start after the second finals bout. Coaches please make sure that all place winners have on a uniform (warm-ups) for pictures and that they are on the arena floor in time for the award presentations. Team trophies and individual awards will be presented immediately following the heavyweight bout.
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PARTICIPATING TEAMS
INSTITUTION HEAD COACH American University: Teague Moore Army West Point: Kevin Ward
Binghamton University: Kyle Borshoff Brown University: Todd Beckerman Bucknell University: Dan Wirnsberger Columbia University: Zach Tanelli Cornell University: Rob Koll Drexel University: Matt Azevedo Franklin & Marshall College: Mike Rogers Harvard University: Jay Weiss Hofstra University: Dennis Papadatos Lehigh University: Pat Santoro Long Island University: Joe Patrovich Princeton University: Chris Ayres Sacred Heart University: John Clark University of Pennsylvania: Roger Reina U.S. Naval Academy: Joel Sharratt
Wrestling Sports Information Contacts
School Wrestling SID email phone American University Karen Angell [email protected] 202-885-3079 Army West Point Frank Shala [email protected] 845-938-1824 Binghamton University David Johnson [email protected] 607-777-4956 Brown University Nick Dow [email protected] 401-863-6069 Bucknell University Jen Dobias [email protected] 570-577-3488 Columbia University David Collins [email protected] 212-854-7141 Cornell University Austin Overmann [email protected] 607-255-???? Drexel University Matt Wurzburger [email protected] 215-895-2084 Franklin & Marshall College Brad Weltmer [email protected] 717-358-3838 Harvard University Darin Wong [email protected] 310-489-2378 Hofstra University Len Skoros [email protected] 516-463-4602 Lehigh University Steve Lomangino [email protected] 610-758-3174 Long Island University Casey Schermick [email protected] 516-299-3957 The U.S. Naval Academy Stacie Michaud [email protected] 410-293-8773 University of Pennsylvania Greg Mays [email protected] 215-898-6128 Princeton University Andrew Borders [email protected] 609-258-5744 Sacred Heart University Aaron Gaberman [email protected] 203-396-8120 EIWA John Aadland [email protected] 434-258-1799
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EIWA HALL OF FAME
The 2020 EIWA Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place at 2:15 PM on Saturday, March 7, 2020. The 2020 EIWA Hall of Fame Class is:
• Cory Cooperman • Josh Glenn • Ed Hamer • Jack Light
Inductees should meet in the Hospitality area in the Smith Center at 1:30 PM on Saturday, March 7, 2020.
TICKETS
ADVANCE PURCHASE All-Sessions: Adults $75 Youth& Students $36 Sessions 1: Adults $24 Youth & Students $11 Session 2: Adults $26 Youth & Students $13 Session 3: Adults $32 Youth & Students $16
PUCHASE AT THE DOOR All Sessions: Adults $90 Youth & Students $44 Session 1: Adults $29 Youth & Students $14 Session 2: Adults $32 Youth & Students $17 Session 3: Adults $39 Youth & Students $19
*Student: College Student with a valid college ID *Youth: Children ages 2-18 *A portion of each ticket is allocated to parking
Tickets are on sale through Lehigh University Athletic Ticket Office: Phone: (610)-7LU-GAME Web: LehighTickets.com
WILL CALL
There will be a Will Call table in the Stabler Arena Lobby, which will be staffed by Arena personnel. Lost tickets will be handled at this location.
There will be no complimentary tickets for Student-Athletes. Two complimentary tickets will be provided to current and former head coaches. Hall of Fame Inductees will be provided with four finals tickets each.
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STABLER ARENA RESTRICTIONS
No food or beverages of any kind are allowed to be brought into the venue. No coolers are allowed to be brought into the venue. No smoking is permitted inside the venue. Ushers and Ticket Takers will control and monitor re-admittance.
DIRECTIONS
Directions to Lehigh University and Stabler Arena can be found at: https://www1.lehigh.edu/about/maps-directions/goodman-directions
PARKING
All parking is located in the parking lots to the South and East of Stabler Arena. A parking fee is included in the ticket price and no parking fee will be collected at the parking lots.
FACILITY MAPS
Appendix A – Stabler Arena Diagram for Friday, March 6, 2020 Appendix B – Stabler Arena Diagram for Saturday, March 7, 2020 BRACKETS
Bracket sheets will be available for coaches at the head table and available for sale from vendors in the lobby of Stabler Arena.
TEAM INFORMATION
HOTEL INFORMATION
The Hotel Bethlehem 437 Main St Bethlehem, PA 18018 800-607-2384 http://www.hotelbethlehem.com/
Best Western Plus 300 Gateway Dr. Bethlehem, PA 18017 610-866-5800 http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/US/PA/Bethlehem-hotels/BEST-WESTERN- Lehigh-Valley-Hotel---Conference-Center/Hotel- Overview.do?propertyCode=39115&cm_mmc=PTI-_-local-_-feed-_-39115
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Candlewood Suites 1639 Spillman Drive Bethlehem, PA 18015 610-849-4100 https://www.ihg.com/candlewood/hotels/us/en/bethlehem/abesd/hoteldetail
Comfort Suites Hotel 120 West Third Street Bethlehem, PA 18015 610-882-9700 http://www.comfortsuites.com/hotel-bethlehem-pennsylvania-PA209
Courtyard by Marriott 2200 Emrick Blvd. – Freemansburg Ave. Bethlehem, PA 18020 610-625-9500 http://www.bethlehemcourtyard.com/
Holiday Inn Express 2201 Cherry Lane Bethlehem, PA 18018 610-838-6110 http://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/bethlehem/blmse/hoteldetail
Hyatt Place 45 W North Street Bethlehem, PA 18018 610-625-0500 http://www.bethlehem.place.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html
Staybridge Suites 1787 Airport Road Allentown, PA 18109 610-841-5100 http://www.ihg.com/staybridge/hotels/us/en/allentown/abest/hoteldetail
TICKETS FOR FORMER AND CURRENT HEAD COACHES
Head Coaches and former EIWA Head Coaches will be provided two complimentary tickets. Hall of Fame Inductees will receive four finals tickets. Send all complimentary ticket requests to Jordan McElroy, the Lehigh University Ticket Services Manager at [email protected] by February 28, 2020.
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Complimentary tickets may be picked up at the Will Call table in the Stabler Arena Lobby on Friday, March 6, 2020 and Saturday, March 7, 2020.
REGISTRATION AND TEAM PACKETS
Registration will take place from 3:00PM to 4:00PM in the Lehigh Room at The Hotel Bethlehem. You will receive a registration packet, which will include the following:
1. Team Passes (10 Student-Athlete plus 10 Coach & Sports Medicine & Admin-total 20), Mementoes, Programs 2. Tournament Schedule 3. Head Coach Comp Tickets Request Form a. Head Coach can request two Comp Tickets b. Comp tickets may be picked up at the WILL CALL table in the Stabler Arena Lobby 4. Local contact information sheet 5. Ballot Forms for a. Coach of the Year b. Outstanding Wrestler Awards 6. Pre-Seed totals from John Aadland will be e-mailed.
Bracket Sheets will be available for coaches at the head table on Friday, March 6, 2020.
Ticket requests, Will Call information, and Local Contact Information Sheets should be turned into the Tournament Director by 4:00PM.
COACHES MEETING
The EIWA Coaches Meeting will take place on Thursday, March 5, 2020 from 4:30pm- 5:30pm in the Lehigh Room on the 2nd Floor of The Hotel Bethlehem.
SEEDING MEETING
The Seeding Meeting will be held in the Lehigh Room on the 2nd floor of The Hotel Bethlehem at 5:30PM. The meeting will be chaired by Greg Strobel, EIWA Executive Director. This meeting should end by 6:30PM.
On Monday, February 24, 2020, each team must designate their competitors by activating the NWCA database. Multiple entries are allowable at this time. John Aadland will confirm with each coach which wrestlers have been activated. Changes to rosters are permitted until weigh-ins; but no change after 12:00pm on Friday, February 28, 2020 will be considered for seeding.
Pre Seed Committee for 2020 (Tentative):
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Britt Malinsky 973‐271‐8325 [email protected] Tom MacMath 908‐635‐7648 [email protected] Charlie Neely 610‐909‐6514 [email protected] Earl Smith 310‐401‐1243 [email protected]
AWARD BALLOT FORMS
Outstanding Wrestler and Coach of the Year ballots should be turned into Greg Strobel at the Head Table immediately following the final championship bout.
ENTRY FORMS
Head coaches must email their completed team entry forms to Allen Biddinger at [email protected] no later than Monday, March 2, 2020.
TOURNAMENT OPERATIONS
ARRIVAL OF TEAMS
Buses and team vans should drop off Coaches and Student-Athletes at the rear of Stabler Arena and then park as directed by Event Staff. All Coaches, Student-Athletes, and Sports Medicine personnel should enter through the back doors of Stabler Arena adjacent to the roll up door.
WEIGH-IN
Thursday, March 5, 2020 Weight Check @ Caruso Complex 11:00AM-8:00PM Friday, March 6, 2020 Weigh-In @ Stabler Arena 9:00AM Saturday, March 7, 2020 Weigh-In @ Stabler Arena 9:00AM
Weigh-Ins at Stabler Arena will take place on the east end of the main floor of Stabler Arena following Skin Examinations.
The following teams will be responsible for bring a scale and conducting the weigh-ins on Friday and Saturday: Cornell, Drexel, F&M, Harvard, Lehigh, LIU, Navy, Penn, Princeton, Sacred Heart. Each school must bring a scale and two staff to conduct the weigh-ins.
Ten scales will be available each day. One weight class per scale.
SKIN EXAMINATION
Friday, March 6, 2020 Questionable Cases 8:15AM 11
Skin Examination 8:50AM Saturday, March 7, 2020 Skin Examination 8:55AM
Skin Examinations will take place on the middle of the main floor of Stabler Arena. Teams will line up in alphabetical order on the wrestling mats per weight class.
Please make sure you fill out the appropriate NCAA “Skin Evaluation and Participation Status” form for Physician Release for Student-Athlete to participate with a skin lesion.
Final determination of a participant’s ability to compete shall be made by the Host Site Physician (Dermatologist) recommendations following a review of documentation, medical exam, and any subsequent diagnostic testing.
ATHLETIC TRAINING ROOM
The Lehigh University Sports Medicine staff will send each institution’s respective Sports Medicine Staff a letter regarding medical provisions for the 2020 EIWA Championships.
The athletic training room will be located at the Northeast corner of Stabler Arena.
The room will be equipped with a hydrocollator unit, ultrasound unit, taping supplies, and ice. A certified athletic trainer will be available for your assistance. The athletic training room will open one hour before each session and will close one half hour after the completion of the last bout of each session.
An AED, Paramedics, and ambulance will be on site for all sessions.
SPORTS MEDICINE CONTACTS
Jack Foley, Host Athletic Trainer Email: [email protected] Cell: 610-533-0848
Catharine Rudio, Host Athletic Trainer Email: [email protected] Cell: 484-515-5696
Dr. Daniel Terpstra – Lehigh University Team Physician
Dr. David Vasily – Lehigh University Team Physician
HOSPITALS
St Luke’s University Hospital 801 Ostrum Street
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Bethlehem, PA 18015 484-526-4000
St Luke’s Anderson Campus 1872 Riverside Circle Freemansburg Avenue Easton, PA 18045 484-503-3000
Lehigh Valley Hospital 1200 S Cedar Crest Blvd Allentown, PA 18103 610-402-8000
PHARMACIES
CVS Pharmacy 205 W. 4th St. Bethlehem, PA 18015
CVS Pharmacy (24 Hr.) 2651 Easton Ave. Bethlehem, PA 18017
EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS
Off Campus – 911 On Campus – 610-758-4200 or 8-4200 from an On-Campus phone
Host Athletic Trainer: Jack Foley – 610-533-0848
WORKOUTS
The Caruso Complex (Upper Grace Hall) will be available from 11:00AM-8:00PM on Thursday, March 5, 2015.
Please contact Brad Dillon at 610-758-4299 or [email protected] to schedule a work out time.
LOCKER ROOMS
Stabler Arena has limited locker room space; therefore teams are encouraged to dress at their hotels. Locker rooms are located on the 1st floor of Stabler Arena on the East side of
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the Arena. Team locker rooms will be designated by signs on the door and will be shared. Although security is provided, please DO NOT keep valuables in the shared locker rooms.
No towels will be provided.
See Facility Maps for locker room locations.
WARM UP AREA
A warm-up area will be located on the Northeast corner of the arena. Stationary bikes will be the responsibility of each team.
TEAM SEATING
Only Student-Athletes participating in the session and in uniform will be permitted on the main arena floor. All others will have reserved seating in sections 8-12 on the upper East concourse. See Facility Maps in Section 2
TEAM HOSPITALITY
Tables and chairs will be set up on the 2nd Floor East Mezzanine behind sections 8-12 for each institution. No food or beverages will be provided.
If any institution would desire food or beverage for their Student-Athletes, please contact Allen Biddinger to be put in contact with the Catering Department for menus and pricing. TEAM CREDENTIALS
There will be four types of credentials: 1. Participant Passes – A maximum of 10 will be distributed per team. Access allowed to the main arena floor, designated team locker rooms, training room, and team seating areas on the upper east concourse. 2. Officials Passes – A maximum of 10 per team. To be used for coaches, athletic trainers, Tournament Officials, Physicians, Managers and Administrators. All area access. 3. Media Passes – Distributed by the Lehigh Sports Communications Office. Please contact Steve Lomangino at 610-758-3174 or [email protected] Access to the main arena floor, press work area, and hospitality area. 4. Staff Passes – Distributed to all event staff personnel. All area access.
EIWA HOSPITALITY AREA
The Hospitality area is located in the Northwest corner of Stabler Arena. Hospitality access is limited to individuals will Official, Media, or Staff Credentials. No Food is to leave the area. The Hospitality area schedule is as follows:
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Friday, March 6, 2020 9:00AM – 7:30PM Saturday, March 7, 2020 9:00AM – 1:45PM
VIDEO TAPING
The designated area for videotaping will be on the South/Center side of Stabler Arena located in Section 16. Only team personnel will be permitted into the area and spectators are not permitted to video tape from this area.
Only credentialed Media members and Sports Information staff
INDIVIDUAL BOUT PROCEDURES, RULES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Once a wrestler’s name is called they have a maximum of five minutes to appear to compete at the specified mat. Failure to appear will result in a forfeit. The coach of the winning wrestler will sign the bout sheet at the scorer’s table. AUTOMATIC QUALIFERS
To be determined the week prior to the EIWA Championships.
AWARDS
1st – 8th place winner awards presentation/photos will start after the second finals bout. When Student-Athletes are receiving their awards, they shall wear their school’s official warm-up. No additional apparel or equipment (i.e. Hats, signs, etc) may be worn or carried during the awards. Team trophies and individual awards will be presented immediately following the heavyweight bouts.
Awards for the 125, 133, and 141 weight classes will be given out following the 149 final. Awards for the 149, 157, 165 weight classes will be given out following the 174 final. Awards for the 174, 184, 197, and 285 will be given out following the 285 final.
Team trophies and individual awards will be presented following the 285 awards presentation.
NATIONAL ANTHEM
The National Anthem will be played prior to each session.
MEDIA
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Media credentials are required for all working media. All media members should contact Steve Lomangino, Director of Sports Communications at [email protected] or 610-758- 3174.
The credentials may be picked up at Will Call located in the Stabler Arena Lobby. A photo ID will be required to pick up passes.
INTERNET AVAILABILITY
The Lehigh-Guest Wireless Network will be available in Stabler Arena for Sports Information staff, working media, and the general public.
MEDIA WORK AREA
The Media work area will be located at the tables on the south side of the main floor.
MERCHANDISE & PROGRAMS
Official EIWA Tournament Merchandise and Programs will be for sale from vendors in the main lobby of Stabler Arena.
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APPENDIX A
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APPENDIX B
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