Wrestling Sectionals Herald Start of Winter State Tournaments

IHSAA MEDIA RELEASE

The start of the winter state tournament season is marked this Saturday at 32 sectional sites in the 75th Annual IHSAA Wrestling State Tournament Series.

Three hundred and sixteen schools will be represented this weekend by 5,640 athletes with the top four contestants in each of the 14 weight classes advancing to one of 16 individual regionals on Saturday, Feb. 2.

While competing as individuals, participants also will be accumulating points for their school toward a sectional championship on Saturday. In a change from more recent years, the ensuing regional, semi-state and state championship teams will be determined through points scored by competitors at those respective levels of the tournament reverting to the system employed for decades prior to 1995-96. Sectional championship teams have always been determined through the accumulation of points by individuals.

Results from Saturday’s wrestling sectionals will be posted at IHSAA.org as they become available from the host sites.

75th Annual Wrestling State Tournament
Sectionals
Date: Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.
Admission: $6. 
Advancement: The top four place winners in each weight class advance to the regional tournament.
State Tournament

Notables

Defending Sectional Team Champions
Bellmont, Bloomington South, Carroll (Fort Wayne), Connersville, Crown Point, Culver Academies, Danville, East Noble, Elkhart Memorial, Evansville Mater Dei, Fort Wayne Snider, Franklin Community, Hamilton Southeastern, Harrison (West Lafayette), Heritage Hills, Huntington North, Indianapolis Cathedral, Jasper, Jeffersonville, Jennings County, Kokomo, Lake Central, Logansport, Merrillville, New Castle, Noblesville, Penn, Perry Meridian, Portage, Southmont, Warren Central, Yorktown.

Active Sectional Championship Streaks (3 or more years)
36: Evansville Mater Dei.
22: Bellmont.
13: Perry Meridian.
10: Crown Point.
8: Merrillville.
7: New Castle, Yorktown.
4: Bloomington South, Jeffersonville, Portage.
3: Franklin Community, Hamilton Southeastern, Jasper, Logansport, Noblesville,

Most Consecutive Sectional Championships
36 by Evansville Mater Dei, 1977-2012.

Top 10 All-Time Sectional Championships
42: Evansville Mater Dei.
38: Bellmont, New Castle.
35: Bloomington South (Bloomington).
32: Logansport.
31: Indianapolis Cathedral.
31: Castle, Jasper, Lafayette Jefferson.
29: Hobart.