WESTFIELD, Ind. – USA Wrestling, the country’s national governing body for the sport, has announced its 2024 16U and 14U Girls National Dual Meet Championships will be held at Grand Park Event Center in Westfield, Ind., June 19-22, 2024.
The event will also return to the Grand Park Events Center in 2025.
The tournament features teams from USA Wrestling state associations from across the nation, competing in dual meets in the two Olympic styles, freestyle and Greco-Roman. It will include the 16U age group (athletes who are 15 and 16 years old) and the 14U age group (athletes who are 13 and 14 years old.)
This will be the first time that this combined competition has been held. The Girls 16U National Dualss is a brand-new event, making its debut this year. The Girls 14U National Duals have been held since 2018 and were hosted alongside the Junior National Duals for boys and girls in Tulsa, Okla., from 2018 to 2023.
The local organizers are the Hamilton County Sports Authority and the Indiana State Wrestling Association (ISWA), USA Wrestling’s state association in Indiana.
“USA Wrestling is excited to bring an exciting new event to Westfield for the next two years,” says Pete Isais, USA Wrestling national events manager. “Girls wrestling is the fastest growing youth sport in our nation, and we are pleased to offer expanded opportunities for young female wrestlers. The ISWA has been a great partner in hosting major USA Wrestling events in the past. We can’t wait to work with the local community in Hamilton County, and to have our athletes compete in a first-class facility like the Grand Park Event Center.”
“Our state includes talented women in wrestling including world medalists Katie Downing Kriebel, Sarah Hildebrandt, and Kayla Miracle. Sarah is also a bronze medalist for the USA Olympic Team and Kayla is an Olympic Team member,” adds ISWA president Pat Culp. “Our high school program will reach 1,500-plus girls in wrestling this year. Such amazing growth in the last eight to 10 years for this sport. We look forward to hosting this prestigious event in 2024 and 2025.”
The Grand Park Events Center has been a centerpiece of the 400-acre Grand Park sports complex since the summer of 2016. This 377,000-square-foot facility includes three full-size synthetic fields, four locker rooms, office and meeting space, a full-service cafeteria, and a sports pub. It also serves as the home for partners such as the Indiana Soccer Association and Indiana Fire Academy. The facility has been used for a variety of sports competitions, including wrestling.
USA Wrestling previously held the 16U National Duals for Boys at the Grand Park Event Center in Westfield in 2021.
The competition schedule, entry fees, spectator ticket prices, and other event information will be announced later.
