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Pitt Johnstown Set to Host
2005 NCAA Division II East Regional Wrestling Tournament
Friday and Saturday in Sports Center
     02/23/05...The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown will host the 2005 NCAA Division II East Regional Wrestling Tournament on Friday and Saturday in the Sports Center. Ten schools from all over the East Coast are scheduled to participate, with the top four wrestlers in each of the 10 weight classes advancing to the NCAA Division II National Tournament at the University of Nebraska-Omaha on March 11-12.
     All Results will be posted after each of the three sessions at www.upj.pitt.edu/Athletics
     This year’s East Regional tournament will feature several of the nation’s top-ranked teams and individual wrestlers. Along with Pitt Johnstown, currently ranked #6 in the country, American International (MA) College, Anderson (SC) College, Gannon University (ranked #19 in nation), Kutztown University (ranked #15 in nation), Limestone (SC) College, Mercyhurst College (ranked #8 in nation), University of North Carolina-Pembroke, Shippensburg University (ranked #10 in nation) and West Liberty State (WV) College will compete in this year’s tournament.
The first session of wrestling will begin on Friday at 6:00 p.m. with the Preliminaries, Quarterfinals and the first round of the Consolations. On Saturday, Session II will begin at 10:00 a.m. with the Semifinals and the Consolation Quarterfinals, followed by the Consolation Semifinals. The final of three sessions will start at 2:30 p.m., featuring the Finals, Consolation Finals, 5th/6th Place Matches and True-Fourth Matches.
     Tickets are $5.00 for adults per session and $2.00 for children under 12 years of age per session. Tickets will only be sold by the session. All-Tournament passes and complimentary tickets will not be available.
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