Registration Information: All registration for the 2026 Regional and State MN/USA Tournaments will be done via usawmembership.com

• Registration will officially open for the Blaine Regional on 2/10 at 12pm (cst).
• Registration will close for the Blaine Regional on 2/21 at 8pm (cst), unless registration reaches the registration cap of 500 wrestlers before then.
• Cost of registration is $40 
• Refund policy reminder: Your USA Wrestling event purchase is non-refundable. Any cancellation that takes place after purchase will not be refunded. By completing this event purchase you understand that all purchases are non-refundable for whatever reason.
• Blaine Regional Registration Link: REGISTRATION LINK

***ALL WRESTLERS MUST HAVE MEMBERSHIP CARD AT WEIGH-INS! 

• See schedule below for weigh-in timing.
• See the Weigh-Ins tab for all weigh-in rules.
• Pro-Tip: Be sure to upload a picture image to your wrestler profile to print your card. 

10U & 12U: A participant will need to accumulate 30 points from MN/USA Qualifying tournaments during the current season in order to qualify for inclusion in the Regional Tournaments. Once a participant qualifies for the State Tournament they are prohibited form participating in another Regional Tournament and the participant is only allowed to wrestle at the State Tournament at the weight class in which the wrestler qualified.  No weight changes are allowed at the State Tournament under any circumstances. 

14U: A participant does not need any points from MN/USA Qualifying tournaments during the current season in order to qualify for inclusion in the Regional Tournaments. Once a participant qualifies for the State Tournament they are prohibited from participating in another Regional Tournament and the participant is only allowed to wrestle at the State Tournament at the weight class in which the wrestler qualified.  No weight changes are allowed at the State Tournament under any circumstances. 

Qualification Criteria, Points List and other Qualification Reminders / Dependencies:

* If you are NOT able to register and believe you should be eligible, please take the following actions:

1. Have you purchased your 2026 USAW membership? All athletes who are looking to register for a MN/USA Regional must have a USAW membership. If you qualified using the Take A Shot / Single Event License, but you have not yet purchased a full year 2026 USAW membership, you must complete your 2026 membership to appear on the points list. The Points List will be refreshed weekly. 
2. Check the Qualified Points List on the mnusawrestling.com website here: MN/USA Accumulated Points.
   • The Qualified Points List will be refreshed following each remaining weekends of available Qualifier tournaments on 2/2, 2/9, and 2/16. 
   • Qualification points are an accumulation of points based results from each "Qualifier" division entry across the 2025-26 MN/USA Folkstyle events calendar. Each first place = 40 points, second place = 25 points, third place = 10 points. For "Double Points" events, the points double to 80 points 1st place, 50 points 2nd place and 20 points for 3rd place respectively.
   • The "points" listed in the results on USAbracketing are not related to qualification points.
3.  If you believe there is an error on the Points List, please reach out via email to MN/USA Executive Director, Matt Njos (mnjos@mnusawrestling.org) and he will assist with your request/inquiry.

4. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ATHLETE AND PARENT TO MAKE SURE THE ATHLETE IS ELIGIBLE TO WRESTLE AT THE REGION TOURNAMENT, ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL BE VERIFIED AND ANYONE NOT MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS WILL BE REMOVED AND NO REFUNDS WILL BE ISSUED.

Event Schedule:

Session #                               Time                               Age Group

Session 1 Weigh-ins:               7:00 am – 7:45 am      10U (Birth Year 2016-2017)

Session 1 Wrestling:                8:30 am – Completion  10U (Birth Year 2016-2017)

Session 2 Weigh-ins:               9:30 am – 10:30 am     12U (Birth Year 2014-2015)

Session 2 Wrestling:               11:00 am – Completion  12U (Birth Year 2014-2015)

Session 3 Weigh-ins:               12:00 pm – 1:00 pm      14U (Birth Year 2012-2013)

Session 3 Wrestling:                1:30 pm – Completion   14U (Birth Year 2012-2013)

Coaches Bands: New this year, at all MN/USA Regionals, every coach wishing to coach matside will be required to have USAW Leader Membertship, appropriate credentials and purchase a coaches pass online here: Blaine MN/USA Coaches Bands Purchase Link