MEDIA RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CLEVELAND MEDIA CONTACT:

Jenny Popis, Communications Manager                                     

Greater Cleveland Sports Commission                                        

216-363-1128 direct
216-570-3232 cell                                                                                

jpopis@clevelandsports.org

Tickets Now Available for ASICS U.S. Open Wrestling Championships

at Cleveland’s Wolstein Center, April 22-25^th

CLEVELAND, Ohio (February 15, 2010) – Tickets are now on sale for the 2010 ASICS U.S. Open Wrestling Championships and the Men’s FILA Junior National Championships scheduled for April 22-25^th at Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center.

Individual Tickets start at just $10 per session and are available through Ticketmaster at ticketmaster.com or by visiting the Wolstein Center box office located at 2121 Euclid Avenue in Cleveland from 10:00am – 6:00pm, Monday thru Friday. All Session Passes are also available and start at just $35. Discounted Group Rate tickets of 20 or more individuals are also available by calling 216-687-5498.

The ASICS U.S. Open Wrestling Championships will feature the nation’s top senior-level wrestlers in the three Olympic styles: men’s freestyle, women’s freestyle and Greco-Roman. The Men’s FILA Junior National Championships include the nation’s top athletes who are 17-20 years old, competing in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. Up to 850 athletes are expected to participate in the two competitions.

The top seven athletes in each weight class at the ASICS U.S. Open Wrestling Championships qualify to compete at the 2010 U.S. Senior World Team Trials in Council Bluffs, Iowa, June 10-12. The Men’s FILA Junior National Championships is a qualifying event for the FILA Junior World Team Trials in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 21-22.

The Cleveland Local Organizing Committee include the following organizations:

• USA Wrestling – Ohio

• Greater Cleveland Wrestling Coaches & Officials Association

• Cleveland State University

• Mid-American Conference

• City of Cleveland

• Greater Cleveland Sports Commission

• Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland

To purchase tickets, view a detailed event schedule or to learn more, please visit www.USOpenCleveland.com.  

The mission of the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission is to measurably enhance the economy, image and quality of life in the Greater
Cleveland community by attracting and creating significant sporting events and activities.  Since 2000, the Sports Commission has been responsible for attracting over ninety sporting events, contributing nearly $300 million in economic impact. 
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