2026 Central Regional Championship

Louisville, KY

05/15/2026 - 05/17/2026

Event Venue

Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center
3029 W Muhammad Ali Blvd
Louisville, KY 40212

Event Director

Christina Hargrove
chargrove@usawrestling.org

2026 Central Regional Championships & World Team Trials Challenge Schedule

Schedule Subject to Change

 

Wednesday, May 13th  

 

Senior Athlete & Senior Coach Credential Pick-up

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM 

 

Mats Open for Workout 

4:00 PM – 8:00 PM 

 

Online Athlete Registration Deadline– Senior- Men’s FS and Women’s FS  
7:00 AM EST 

 

**ALL REGISTRATION MUST BE DONE THE NIGHT BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF RESPECTIVE COMPETITION MORNING WEIGH-INS – NO EXCEPTIONS. 7:00 PM DEADLINE** 

**Athletes that change weight class after the seeding meeting lose their seed and seeds will be moved to the next seeded athlete** 

 


 

Thursday, May 14th  

 

Doors Open for Workout - Senior Athletes & Senior Coaches ONLY
6:00 AM - 7:30 AM 

 

Senior Women’s and Men’s Freestyle (scratch weight) 
Medical Check and Weigh-in 
7:30 AM – 8:00 AM 

 

Referee Clinic (Coaches Welcome) 

8:15 AM - 9:00 AM 

 

Spectators - Doors Open 

9:00 AM 

 

Senior Women’s and Men’s Freestyle 
Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, & Consolations

10:00 AM – 2:30 PM 

 

Senior Women’s and Men’s Freestyle  

Semifinals and Consolation Semifinals

4:00 PM – 7:30 PM 


 

Friday, May 15th

 

Doors Open for Workout - Senior Athletes & Senior Coaches ONLY
6:00 AM - 7:30 AM 

 

Senior Women’s and Men’s Freestyle  
Medical Check and Weigh-in - scratch weight
7:45 AM – 8:00 AM 

 

Medical Check & Weigh-in:
Junior Men's Freestyle ONLY
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM

 

Mat Officials Clinic:
10:30 AM to 11:45 AM

 

Freestyle Rules Clinic:
11:30 AM to 11:45 AM 
 

Senior Women’s 

Finals & 3rd Place

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM *** Time subject to change 

 

Senior Men’s 

Finals & 3rd Place

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM ***Time subject to change

 

Regional Freestyle Session I:


Junior Men's -
12:00 PM to 5:30 PM

 

Medical Check & Weigh-in for ALL Freestyle Groups:
8U, 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U, and Girls
6:00 PM to 6:30 PM


 

Saturday, May 16th
 

Athletes & Coaches - Doors Open :
6:30 AM 

 

Registration for all wrestlers that did not register and weigh-in on Friday night.
Freestyle Groups:
8U, 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U, and Girls
8:00 AM to 8:15 AM 
 

(Wrestlers who will participate in both styles must also register and be weighed in at this time if they haven’t weighed in already.)

 

Spectators - Doors Open :
8:00 AM 

 

Freestyle Rules Clinic:
8:30 AM to 8:45 AM 

 

Regional Freestyle Session II:

8U, 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U, and All Girls -
9:00 AM to conclusion

 

Regional Freestyle Session III:

Junior Men's -
1:00 PM to conclusion

 

Regionals Directors Meeting -
To be Announced

 

 Weigh-ins for all Athletes that are participating in Greco-Roman ONLY 
7:00 PM to 7:15 PM 

 

Social (Mat & Pairing Officials) -
8:00 PM EST to Conclusion


 

Sunday, May 17th

 

Athletes & Coaches - Doors Open :
7:00 AM 

 

Greco-Roman Tournament Set-up:
8:00 AM to 10:00 AM

 

Spectators - Doors Open :
9:00 AM 


Greco-Roman Rules Clinic:
9:30 AM to 9:45 AM


Regional Greco-Roman Preliminaries to Completion:
10:00 AM to Conclusion