2008 BRUTE /
SJWA War at the South Jersey Shore Folk Style National
Championships
The 5th Annual War at the South Jersey Shore National Folkstyle Wrestling Championships at the Wildwoods Convention Center in Wildwood, NJ will bring more than 1000 wrestlers to the Jersey Shore for a highly competitive weekend of wrestling on Friday & Saturday, March 21st - March 22nd, 2008. The 2008 “War” will once again be an Individual Open Youth and HS Tournament with 50 youth weight classes spread across 4 age divisions and a High School Division, with 16 weight classes. The War is a perfect "tune up" for NHSCA Nationals, PJW States and the USAW-NJ Midget and Junior States the following weekend.
Important Tournament News / Changes for 2008:
Due to the high numbers last year (1773 wrestlers) and crowd capacity issues, we are trying to improve your wrestling experience by making key changes to the tournament. The 2008 War will have expanded wrestling hours, a new mat layout that will permit more seating and we will have split sessions on both Friday and Saturday. Bantams, Midgets and Juniors will wrestle in the morning and both Intermediate and High School wrestlers will wrestle in the afternoon each day.
We have also made changes to the Tournament software to facilitate more streamlined automation and we will return to the "SAME MAT ALL TOURNAMENT" format that we heard loud and clear every body loved about our previous SJWA tournaments. Table top bout number boards will be used in addition to a large number of electronic bout boards in the competition area and the hallways!
All of our forms can be downloaded and opened in either of two formats: Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat. In order to read the Adobe Acrobat file, you will need to download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader:
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Wildwoods Convention
Center Friday and Saturday
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March 21 and 22, 2008 - the 5th Annual BRUTE/SJWA "War at the South Jersey Shore" National Folk Style Wrestling Championships at the beautiful Wildwood Convention Center in Wildwood, NJ. The 2007 Edition of the National Folkstyle Championships was bigger and better than the 2006 National Championships event. In 2007 we saw more than 1700 quality wrestlers descend upon the beaches of Wildwood from all of wrestling's hotbeds north, south and west of the Atlantic Ocean! The War is always held during the extended Easter weekend. Future Easter dates...
Hotels:
War Hotel Accommodations - Hotel Link...
Divisions / Weights
Tournament Details and Registration
Info: The tournament is a scholastic-style tournament that features
a double-elimination wrestle-back to second format (if the third place
wrestler did not lose to the second place wrestler in the Semi-Final
round, he may challenge the runner-up for second place.
March 21 and 22, 2008 - the 5th Annual SJWA "War at the South Jersey Shore" National Folkstyle Wrestling Championships at the beautiful Wildwood Convention Center in Wildwood, NJ.
Divisions / Weights
NO WEIGHT ALLOWANCE! Weight changes are allowed through MIDNIGHT, SATURDAY March 15, 2008! Weights can be changed via email to Change@SJWrestling.com or the SJWA Hotline, 856-642-SJWA (7592) by voice mail. You must provide wrestler’s BIRTH DATE in the email or phone message for verification!!!
Bantam (1999 or later birthdays):
44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 65, 70, 75, 82, 90, Hwt (125 max)
Midget (1997 - 98 birthdays):
53, 58, 63, 68, 73, 78, 83, 89, 96, 105, 115, Hwt (150 max)
Junior (1995 - 1996 birthdays):
62, 67, 72, 77, 82, 87, 93, 99, 106, 115, 125, 140, Hwt (200 max)
Intermediate (1993 - 1994 birthdays Note: HS 1992s are eligible for this Division!):
75, 80, 85, 90, 96, 102, 110, 119, 128, 140, 150, 165, 190, Hwt (250 max)
High School (All currently enrolled HS wrestlers are eligible for this Division):
95, 101, 107, 114, 121, 127, 132, 137, 142, 147, 154, 162, 173, 191, 220, 275
2008: March
23 (Tournament will held on Friday and Saturday, March 21 and 22,
2008)
2009: April 12 (Tournament will held on Friday and Saturday, April 10 and 11, 2009)
2010: April 4 (Tournament will held on Friday and Saturday, April 2 and 3, 2010)
2011: April 24 (Tournament will held on Friday and Saturday, April 22 and 23, 2011)
2012: April 8 (Tournament will held on Friday and Saturday, April 6 and 7, 2012)
