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NCAA Championships in St. Louis is sold out, and will set all-time attendance record of over 110,000

By St. Louis Sports Commission
03/14/2012

NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ST. LOUIS ARE SOLD OUT

2012 EVENT WILL SET ALL-TIME ATTENDANCE RECORD; MORE THAN 110,000 FANS TO ATTEND OVER THREE DAYS

SPECIAL TICKETS ON THE ARENA FLOOR ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIPS’ FINALS

ST. LOUIS – March 14, 2012 – Tickets for this week’s NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in St. Louis are sold out. The three-day event takes place at Scottrade Center Thursday through Saturday (March 15-17). With the venue filled to capacity for all six sessions, the event will set the Championships’ all-time attendance record. More than 110,000 fans will attend.

“The wrestling committee is absolutely thrilled to see the Championships sold out in St. Louis and for the third consecutive year overall,” said Dave Martin, chair of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee and senior associate athletics director at Oklahoma State University. “It is great how much this event continues to grow and how much the wrestling community embraces the Championships. St. Louis does a tremendous job hosting the tournament.”

The 82nd NCAA Wrestling Championships are hosted by the St. Louis Sports Commission and the University of Missouri.

“We love hosting the NCAA Wrestling Championships,” said Sports Commission President Frank Viverito, whose organization serves as co-host of the event for the sixth time since 2000. “The passion of the fans, coaches and student-athletes is outstanding. We thank our co-host Mizzou, the NCAA staff and NCAA wrestling committee, and we’re excited about the opportunities to bring the Wrestling Championships back to St. Louis in the future.”

FLOOR TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR SESSION SIX: Fans can purchase tickets to the event finals on Saturday night for $75. A limited number of these seats are located on the arena floor and are set up exclusively for the final session. Tickets may be purchased online through www.ncaa.com/tickets; by phone at 800-745-3000; or at the Scottrade Center box office. The box office will open at 8 a.m. Thursday through Saturday. The final session on Saturday begins at 6:30 p.m. and is preceded by the Parade of All-Americans at 6:05 p.m.

2012 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Competition Schedule at Scottrade Center

Session 1 11 a.m. Thursday
Session 2 6:30 p.m. Thursday
Session 3 10 a.m. Friday
Session 4 6 p.m. Friday
Session 5 10 a.m. Saturday
Session 6 6:30 p.m. Saturday (Parade of All-Americans at 6:05 p.m.)
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