SAVE THE DATE: U.S. Beach Nationals and Southeast Regionals set for Atlantic Beach, Fla., May 20-22
by Mike Willis, USA Wrestling
Start booking your travel and packing your swimsuits for the Frank E. Rader Southeast Regional and U.S. Beach Wrestling National Championships, scheduled for Thursday May 20 through Saturday May 22 in Atlantic Beach, Fla.
Day-of weigh-ins for beach wrestling will take place at the Prime F. Osborne Convention Center in Jacksonville on Thursday from 1-2 p.m. The Beach National Championships will begin at 3:00 p.m. and wrap up around 8:00 p.m.
Greco-Roman action will take place on Friday, with weigh-ins running from 7- 8 a.m. and wrestling starting at 10 a.m. Freestyle is scheduled for Saturday, with weigh-ins taking place between 7-8 a.m. and wrestling once again kicking off at 10 a.m. The event is being held adjacently to Spartan Nationals which runs from Friday May 21 through Sunday May 23.
The tournaments will be hosted at the Ocean Resort & Spa located at 1 Ocean Blvd, Atlantic Beach, Fla. Registration information will be posted once available.
For more information on both of these popular USA Wrestling events, contact Ed Duncan at 424-262-8729.
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