USA Wrestling is excited to announce its annual Kids National Championships is heading to Iowa. The 2024 Kids Nationals will be held at the ImOn Arena in Cedar Rapids, Iowa June 27-30, 2024. Kids Nationals host the nation's top wrestlers from ages 7 to 14 in the international styles of freestyle and Greco-Roman. 

The 2024 Kids Nationals will feature the 2nd and 3rd leg of USA Wrestling's prestigous Triple Crown, which is awarded to any wrestler who wins USA Wrestling folkstyle, freestyle and Greco-Roman national titles in the same year. 
 

COACHES AND ATHLETES PLEASE BRING A COPY OF YOUR USAW MEMBERSHIP CARD WITH YOU TO THE EVENT. 

All athletes who wish to participate in this event must go through their respective state to register.  This is not an open event. For additional information on how to qualify or attend please contact your respective state representative CLICK HERE!

State teams shall be limited to four (4) wrestlers per age per style per weight class. Wrestlers who earn automatic qualifier status shall not count against any limit.

Eligibility at Kid’s Nationals:

• To be eligible for Kid’s Nationals, one must compete in any regional or obtain a waiver to compete from his/her state chairperson.
• Additionally, each athlete must meet the age group requirements (see Divisions tab) and have the proper USA Wrestling membership (see below). 
• The 2023-2024 Membership Year begins August 21, 2023 and goes through August 31, 2024. 

Weight at Kid’s Nationals:

• At Kid’s Nationals, provided a wrestler has qualified for Kid’s Nationals or been granted a waiver to compete, he/she may not compete lower than the lowest weight weighed in at any regional, minus one weight class.

ALL WAIVERS FOR WEIGHT CLASS AND COMPETING MUST BE SENT TO Tony Black at: Tblack@usawrestling.org by June 17th. NO Exceptions!