2nd annual Crush Cancer Multi-State Tournament is set for Sunday, Oct. 1 in Chevy Chase, DC
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Wrestlers can participate in a great tournament, while helping support the fight against cancer, by competing at the Second Annual Crush Cancer Multi-State Wrestling Tournament, which will be held at St. John’s College High School in Chevy Chase, D.C. on Sunday, October 1.
The tournament is open to wrestlers of all skill levels and ages, including youth, high school and open competitors. St. John’s College High School is located at 2607 Military Rd. NW, Chevy Chase, D.C. 20015. It will be at Gallagher Gymnasium at the Oregon Avenue entrance. Free parking is available.
Current USA Wrestling membership is required and can be purchased at www.usawrestlingmembership.com. Age groups in the tournament include Kids, Schoolboy/girl, Cadet, Junior and Open. Competition is modified National High School Federation rules.
The entry fee is $25 online, with an additional $10 onsite. Click here to register online.
There will be a Senior-level match during the noon intermission between two top former college wrestlers, one is David Terao, an Olympic hopeful and NCAA All American from American and David Marble, a four time NCAA qualifier from Bucknell. Also during the break, from approximately 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m., there will be a chance for friends to socialize and catch up.
Those participating in the event will have the opportunity to donate to Johns Hopkins Medicine in its fight against cancer.
Johns Hopkins Medicine is on the front lines of the battle to fight cancer and is dedicated each and every day to this important cause. Cancer affects so many around the world, but it impact is also felt closer to home, including those active in the wrestling community.
Robert Brams, a longtime member of the local wrestling community was diagnosed with a brain tumor and was operated on at John Hopkins, where he will be treated for life. A former wrestler and youth wrestling coach, Brams has been a long-time support of wrestling, as legal counsel to USA Wrestling in its successful effort to retain wrestling in the Olympics, by serving on the National Board of the Wrestlers in Business Network, by chairing the Advisory Board of Wrestling to Beat the Streets DC and as a father of a former St. John’s wrestler.
To support Johns Hopkins focused cancer research, please consider making a donation to Hopkins as provided below. For those who have donated or wish to donate to Hopkins, one donor has generously agreed to match donations made to Hopkins, up to a total of $10,000.
To donate to Johns Hopkins online:
https://secure.jhu.edu/form/neurosrg
In the link under the heading "Gift Amount and Designation" go to the bottom of the scroll down and specify "Crush Cancer - Brams Fund." Then follow the form's remaining directions and hit Submit to make your donation.
To donate to Johns Hopkins by hand or by mail:
On tournament day, simply bring your donation check to St. John’s College High School with you, made payable to Johns Hopkins. On any day, you can send a check directly (include in the check memo – ‘Crush Cancer – Brams Fund.’) to the address below:
Flor Hiponia, Department of Neurosurgery
The Fund for Johns Hopkins Medicine
550 N. Broadway, Suite 727
Baltimore, MD 20205
All donations to Johns Hopkins are tax deductible. Please don’t forget to include in the online form, or on the memo section of a check, a reference to “Crush Cancer – Brams Fund.”
For questions about the Crush Cancer Multi-state Tournament, contact CamWatkins1257@gmail.com or call 202-795-0015.
Click here for Crush Cancer Tournament Flyer
The tournament is open to wrestlers of all skill levels and ages, including youth, high school and open competitors. St. John’s College High School is located at 2607 Military Rd. NW, Chevy Chase, D.C. 20015. It will be at Gallagher Gymnasium at the Oregon Avenue entrance. Free parking is available.
Current USA Wrestling membership is required and can be purchased at www.usawrestlingmembership.com. Age groups in the tournament include Kids, Schoolboy/girl, Cadet, Junior and Open. Competition is modified National High School Federation rules.
The entry fee is $25 online, with an additional $10 onsite. Click here to register online.
There will be a Senior-level match during the noon intermission between two top former college wrestlers, one is David Terao, an Olympic hopeful and NCAA All American from American and David Marble, a four time NCAA qualifier from Bucknell. Also during the break, from approximately 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m., there will be a chance for friends to socialize and catch up.
Those participating in the event will have the opportunity to donate to Johns Hopkins Medicine in its fight against cancer.
Johns Hopkins Medicine is on the front lines of the battle to fight cancer and is dedicated each and every day to this important cause. Cancer affects so many around the world, but it impact is also felt closer to home, including those active in the wrestling community.
Robert Brams, a longtime member of the local wrestling community was diagnosed with a brain tumor and was operated on at John Hopkins, where he will be treated for life. A former wrestler and youth wrestling coach, Brams has been a long-time support of wrestling, as legal counsel to USA Wrestling in its successful effort to retain wrestling in the Olympics, by serving on the National Board of the Wrestlers in Business Network, by chairing the Advisory Board of Wrestling to Beat the Streets DC and as a father of a former St. John’s wrestler.
To support Johns Hopkins focused cancer research, please consider making a donation to Hopkins as provided below. For those who have donated or wish to donate to Hopkins, one donor has generously agreed to match donations made to Hopkins, up to a total of $10,000.
To donate to Johns Hopkins online:
https://secure.jhu.edu/form/neurosrg
In the link under the heading "Gift Amount and Designation" go to the bottom of the scroll down and specify "Crush Cancer - Brams Fund." Then follow the form's remaining directions and hit Submit to make your donation.
To donate to Johns Hopkins by hand or by mail:
On tournament day, simply bring your donation check to St. John’s College High School with you, made payable to Johns Hopkins. On any day, you can send a check directly (include in the check memo – ‘Crush Cancer – Brams Fund.’) to the address below:
Flor Hiponia, Department of Neurosurgery
The Fund for Johns Hopkins Medicine
550 N. Broadway, Suite 727
Baltimore, MD 20205
All donations to Johns Hopkins are tax deductible. Please don’t forget to include in the online form, or on the memo section of a check, a reference to “Crush Cancer – Brams Fund.”
For questions about the Crush Cancer Multi-state Tournament, contact CamWatkins1257@gmail.com or call 202-795-0015.
Click here for Crush Cancer Tournament Flyer
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