EVENT PHILOSOPHY: Imagine FARGO + the World! That’s what is being created. Hot off our JourneymenFall Classic, one of the preeminent pre-season tournaments in the USA, we’ve created a spring freestyle versionfor the wrestling community. The event that everyone wants to see! The best of the best from across the world,squaring off in a round-robin format. We expect competitors from 35-plus states and several traditional wrestlingcountries to participate.Best of the Best: This is a true battleground for wrestlers across the country and the world for that matter.Four-, six-, eight or 12-man round-robin brackets with all decorated and accomplished opponents (three tofour matches for each wrestler). World, National, State or New England place finishers, followed by state qual-ifiers, get preference.PLEASE DO NOT email or call asking for a particular tier or round-robin bracket. It doesn’t work that way. A coaches’ committee from around the country ranks the wrestlers, which determines the grouping.

HOW DO I PARTICIPATE?: If you’d like to participate in this event, please reach out to JourneymenWrestling to research availability by emailing Frank@journeymenwrestling.com. This is a small, ultra-competitive event and it will fill up quickly.

RULES:• Cadet/Junior ages combined in the same brackets

18 years old and younger allowed to participate (Must be in high school, minus international students)• Athletes cannot wear high school singlets at the competition• USA Wrestling card required

TENTATIVE WEIGHTS:100 lbs (45.5 kg), 106 lbs (48.2 kg), 113 lbs (51.4 kg), 120 lbs (54.5 kg), 126 lbs (57.3 kg), 132 lb (60 kg),138 lbs (62.7 kg), 145 lbs (65.9 kg), 152 lbs (69.1 kg), 160 lbs (72.7 kg), 170 lbs (77.2 kg), 182 lbs (82.7 kg),195 lbs (88.6 kg), 220 lbs (100 kg) and 285 lbs (129.5 kg)If certain weights do not get completely filled, we will match athletes up that are closest in weight (within reason).Once you’ve been accepted at a particular weight, you are expected to compete at that weight since theseare all predetermined brackets. Therefore, select the appropriate weight from the start!

REGISTRATION & ENTRY FEE:• All entry forms must be completed online and meet April 20, 2017 deadline or be inputted before the

event is sold out.• Once you’ve received a written pre-approval and a four-digit code from Journeymen Wrestling to wrestle

in the event, you’ll be directed to register online via www.journeymenwrestling.com. Once you’vebeen approved, you have 24 hours to finish the registration (register and pay), otherwise the process startsover. Please reach out only when you’re ready to actually enroll.

• Registration is $65 ($63 + paypal fee) • THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO REFUNDS ONCE YOU REGISTER• Spectator Fee: $15 (good for April 22 only)• Coach’s Pass/Fee: $25 (good for April 22 only)

ITINERARY:Weigh ins: Friday, April 21 - 6:30-8:00 p.m. - at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Clifton Park, NYYou will be assigned a specific weigh-in time between 6:30-8:00 pm. It is imperative you honor your assigned time.Wrestling: Begins Saturday, April 22 at 10:00 a.m. on 9 mats

Awards: Event shirts by Forever Fierce are given to each participant, medals to the top three finishers, with a sick singletgiven to the winner, compliments of Cliff Keen. Hammer awards given to the winners of the two toughest weight classes.

Schenectady

April 22 & 23, 2017 • UNION COLLEGE – Achilles Rink 807 Union St. • Schenectady, NY

LIVE ON FLO

Forever Fierce t-shirts for participants

www.foreverfierce.com

Prizes/Awards sponsored by:

Cliff Keen sick singlets for champions

www.journeymenwrestling.comSanctioned by USA Wrestling

CLIFF KEEN ATHLETIC

Sponsored in part by

2016 Hammer Award Winners: Aleksei Kopylov of Russia(World Champion); Ian Parker of Michigan

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HOST HOTELS Refer to the wrestling block!

• Courtyard Schenectady at Mohawk Harbor$156/night240 Harborside Dr.Schenectady, NY 12305 (518) 579-6620

• Doubletree by Hilton$146/night 100 Nott TerraceSchenectady, NY 12308 (518) 393-4141

• Holiday Inn Express Suites$119/night • Rooms: 25 • (11.25 mi)18 Clifton Park Village Rd., Clifton Park, NY 12065 (518) 579-3000

• Red Roof Inn - Clifton Park$85/night • Rooms: 20 • (11.25 mi)8 Clifton Park Village Rd.Clifton Park, NY 12065 (518) 373-0222

• Hampton Inn - Albany AirportRooms: 25 • $115/night • (7.7 mi)45 British American Blvd. Latham, NY 12110 (518) 782-7500

• Comfort Inn & Suites Airport - Wolf Rd.$115/night • Rooms: 30 • (7 mi) 16 Wolf Rd. • Albany, NY (518) 459-3600

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1. I, __________________________________________, the undersigned, on behalf of myself, my heirs and next of kin, personal representatives, agents, insurers,successors and assigns (all hereinafter “Releasors”), hereby FOREVER RELEASE, DISCHARGE AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE Journeymen Athletics,LLC, its insurers, its affiliated clubs, administrators, agents, directors, officers, state organizations, members, committees, volunteers, all employees ofJourneymen Athletics, LLC, and any and all participants, officials, referees, coaches, host clubs, sponsoring agencies, sponsors, advertisers, local organizingcommittees (and if applicable) owners, lessors and operators of premises used to conduct any Journeymen Athletics, LLC sanctioned events, meet, practiceor activity (all hereinafter “Releasees”) from any and all liabilities, claims, demands, causes of action or losses of any kind or nature, past, present or future,direct or consequential, that I may hereinafter have for PERSONAL INJURY, PERMANENT, TEMPORARY, TOTAL OR PARTIAL DISABILITY, DISFIGUREMENT, PARALYSIS AND ANY OTHER LOSSES OR DAMAGES TO PERSON OR PROPERTY OR DEATH, arising out of my participa-tion in, attendance at or traveling to and from any Journeymen Athletics, LLC sanctioned event or activity including, but not limited to, LOSSES CAUSEDBY THE PASSIVE OR ACTIVE NEGLIGENCE OF THE RELEASEES, or hidden, latent or obvious defects in the facilities or equipment used.

2. Releasor understands and acknowledges that Journeymen Athletics, LLC activities and the sport of wrestling in general have inherent dangers that no amountof care, caution, training, instruction, supervision or expertise can eliminate. RELEASOR EXPRESSLY AND VOLUNTARILY ASSUMES ALL RISK OFPERSONAL INJURY, PERMANENT, TEMPORARY, TOTAL OR PARTIAL DISABILITY, DISFIGUREMENT, PARALYSIS AND ANY OTHERLOSSES OR DAMAGES TO PERSON OR PROPERTY OR DEATH, sustained while participating in, attending, preparing for or traveling to and from anyJourneymen Athletics, LLC sanctioned event, meet, practice or activity, including the risk of PASSIVE OR ACTIVE NEGLIGENCE OF THE RELEASEES,or hidden, latent or obvious defects in the facilities or equipment used.

3. Releasor acknowledges and fully understands that each participant in any Journeymen Athletics, LLC sanction event, meet practice or activity, includingReleasor, will be engaging in activities that involve risk of serious injury, including permanent, temporary, total or partial disability, disfigurement, paralysisand any other losses to person or property, including death, and that severe social and economic losses may result not only from Releasor’s own actions,inactions or negligence, but also from the actions, inactions or negligence of others notwithstanding the rules of play or the condition of the premises or ofany equipment used. Further, Releasor acknowledges and fully understands that there may be other associated risks with such activities which are not knownor not reasonably foreseeable at this time.

I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE HAD SUFFICIENT OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE PROVISIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT AND UNDERSTANDITS PURPOSE, MEANING AND INTENT.

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____________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________Print Name Relationship to Minor

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