20th Dave Schultz Memorial International to feature two-day format and new UWW weight classes, Nov. 1-4

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – There will be many format changes when the historic 20th Dave Schultz Memorial International is hosted at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, Nov. 1-4.

Certainly, the date change is the most visible, as this major international wrestling competition has been historically hosted in either late January or early February. The move to a November date better fits Team USA’s international scheduling and training plan.

During meetings at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships, United World Wrestling announced significant changes in the event presentation format and weight class structure of international wrestling. USA Wrestling will institute these new changes for the Dave Schultz Memorial International, all which go into effect completely worldwide in January 2018.

Instead of a one-day competition format, each weight class will now be contested over two days. On the first day, competition will be held through the semifinals, with the conclusion of the consolation matches and the medal-match finals held on the second day. There will be two weigh-ins for each weight class, both held on the morning of the competition. For the Dave Schultz Memorial International, the second day weigh-ins will feature a 2 kg allowance.

Based upon this new schedule, the 20th Dave Schultz Memorial International schedule includes Greco-Roman on Nov. 1-2, women’s freestyle on Nov. 2-3 and men’s freestyle on Nov. 3-4.

In addition, USA Wrestling will host the tournament in the new 2018 weight classes, which have been expanded to 10 weight categories in each Olympic discipline. These will be the same weight classes contested at the Senior level at the 2018 World Championships and major international events moving forward. They are:

New Greco-Roman weight classes
55 kg/122.3 lbs.
60 kg/132.3 lbs.
63 kg/138.9 lbs.
67 kg/147.8 lbs.
72 kg/ 158.8 lbs
77 kg/ 169.8 lbs
82 kg/ 180.8 lbs
87 kg/ 191.8 lbs
97 kg/213.8 lbs.
130 kg/286.6 lbs.

New Women's Freestyle weight classes
50 kg/110.2 lbs.
53 kg/116.8 lbs.
55 kg/121.25 lbs.
57 kg/125.7 lbs.
59 kg/130.1 lbs.
62 kg/136.7 lbs.
65 kg/143.3 lbs
68 kg/149.9 lbs.
72 kg/158.7 lbs.
76 kg/167.6 lbs.

New Men's Freestyle weight classes
57 kg/125.7 lbs.
61 kg/134.5 lbs.
65 kg/143.3 lbs.
70 kg/154.3 lbs.
74 kg/163.1 lbs.
79 kg/174.2 lbs.
86 kg/189.6 lbs.
92 kg/202.8 lbs.
97 kg/213.9 lbs.
125 kg/275.6 lbs.

With the completion of the schedule, USA Wrestling has launched the official website for the Dave Schultz Memorial International, and athletes can register to compete, at the link below:
http://usawevents.sportngin.com/dsmi/

Founded in 1999, the tournament honors the late Dave Schultz, an Olympic and World champion wrestler from the United States, who was one of the most popular wrestlers in world and recognized as an international ambassador for the sport.

The tournament was created by USA Wrestling and the Dave Schultz Wrestling Foundation as a way to honor one of the legends of American wrestling and to welcome international wrestling delegations to our nation for competition and friendship.

Dozens of nations from around the world have participated in past Dave Schultz Memorials. Numerous Olympic and World champions and medalists from many nations have participated in the tournament. Among the Olympic wrestling champions from the United States who have competed in the Dave Schultz Memorial International have been Brandon Slay, Rulon Gardner, Jordan Burroughs and Helen Maroulis.

USA Wrestling will be releasing numerous features about the history of the Dave Schultz Memorial International in the weeks leading up to this year’s historic event. Other activities which will celebrate the tournament and the life of Dave Schultz will be part of the celebration of the 20th edition of this respected competition.

20th DAVE SCHULTZ MEMORIAL INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULE
At Colorado Springs, Colo., November 1-4

Wednesday, November 1

7:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. - Greco-Roman – Medical examination & Weigh-in
2018 UWW Weight Classes (10): 55 kg, 60 kg, 63 kg, 67 kg, 72 kg, 77 kg, 82 kg, 87 kg, 92 kg, 130 kg

9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. - Greco-Roman - Prelim Rd1, Prelim Rd2, Quarterfinals, Con. Rd1

4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. - Greco-Roman - Semifinals, Cons. Rd2, Cons. Rd3, Cons. Rd4

Thursday, November 2

7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. - Women's Freestyle - Medical examination & Weigh-in
2018 UWW Weight Classes (10): 50 kg, 53 kg, 55 kg, 57 kg, 59 kg, 62 kg, 65 kg, 68 kg, 72 kg, 76 kg

7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. - Greco-Roman – Medical examination & Weigh-in for Day 2 (+2kg)

9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. - Greco-Roman - Cons. Rd5, Cons. Semis

9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. - Women's Freestyle - Prelim Rd1, Prelim Rd2, Quarterfinals, Cons. Rd1

4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. - Women's Freestyle- Semifinals, Cons. RD2, Cons. RD3

7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. - Greco-Roman- Medals & Awards

Friday, November 3

7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. - Men's Freestyle– Medical examination & Weigh-in
2018 UWW Weight Classes (10): 57 kg, 61 kg, 65 kg, 70 kg, 74 kg, 79 kg, 86 kg, 92 kg, 97 kg, 125 kg

7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. - Women's Freestyle - Medical examination & Weigh-in for Day 2 (+2kg)

9:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. - Women's Freestyle- Cons. Rd4, Cons. Rd5, Cons. Semis

9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. - Men's Freestyle- Prelim Rd1, Prelim Rd2, Cons. Rd 1

4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. - Men's Freestyle- Quarterfinals and Semifinals

7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. - Women's Freestyle- Medals & Awards

Saturday, November 4

7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. - Men's Freestyle– Medical examination & Weigh-in for Day 2 (+2kg)

9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. - Men's Freestyle- Cons. Rd2, Cons. Rd3, Cons. Rd4, Cons Rd5, Cons. Rd6

5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. - Men's Freestyle- Medals & Awards