Qualifying Procedures:
	All former Tournament of Champions Champs
	Top 8 @ 2007 or 2008 Tournament of Champions
	Top 6 @ at any of the following national (or state) level events in the preceding 24 months:

• AAU Folkstyle Nationals
• Lock Haven Fall Classic
• War at the Shore
• AAU Folkstyle Nationals
• USA Folkstyle Nationals
• AAU Freestyle Nationals
• USA Freestyle Nationals (Kids, Cadets or Juniors)
• National High School Coaches Association Folkstyle Nationals
• Tulsa Nationals
• Reno Worlds
• Mid Atlantic Eastern Nationals Finals
• Gene Mills Eastern Nationals
• Liberty Nationals
• All PJW State Qualifiers
• Ohio Youth League Finals (all state qualifiers)
• Illinois Kids Open (top 6)
• IKWF State Finals (top 6)
• Mid Michigan (MMWA) Finals (top 4)
• Iowa AAU Kids or Super PeeWee Folkstyle State (top 6)
• South Dakota AAU Kids Folkstyle State (top 6)
• Missouri Challenge (top 6)
• Missouri AAU & USA Kids Folkstyle State (top 6)
• Marshwood New England Youth Classic (top 6)
• Lock Haven Fall Classic (top 6)
• Rocky Mountain Nationals (top 6)
• Kansas USA Kids Folkstyle State (top 6)
• Wisconsin USA Kids Folkstyle State (top 6)
• North Carolina AAU Kids Folkstyle State (top 6)
• AAU Southern Nationals (top 6)
• AAU Youth Nationals in South Dakota (top 6)
• Indiana (ISWA) State Folkstyle Finals (top 6)
• Nebraska Huskerland Folkstyle State (top 6) 
• West Virginia Junior States (top 6)
• All Maryland (MDJW) State Qualifiers
• All other National (AAU, USA, WOW, American Crown, RMN  or other major organization) events not listed above (top 4)
• All other organized AAU, USA, or other major organization state events, not listed above (top 4)
• Any organized Youth League Finals, not listed above (top 3)

The following qualifications, unless otherwise stated, refer to the current wrestling season only:

	Top 3 place finishers at any of the Tournament of Champions qualifying events (see state listings below).
	All Ohio District & State H.S. qualifiers (refers to any season)
	Top 6 at each of the Ohio Junior High Districts (state qualifying events)
	All Ohio Grade School State Qualifiers
	Champion of any non qualifying event (youth, middle school/junior high, reserve or varsity level) during the months December, January, February or March of the current wrestling season. Note: Events conducted specifically for first year wrestlers are not valid qualifiers.
	All Elite (1990-1992) Wrestlers (or Cadets that choose to wrestle Elite). Elite wrestlers must still be enrolled in high school.
	All Cadet (1993-1994) wrestlers that live outside of Ohio OR any Cadet who chooses to compete in the Freestyle Division (Ohio Cadets included)
	Any Schoolboy (1995-1996) wrestler that lives outside of Ohio and is a member of his school's high school varsity team.
	Any High School varsity wrestler who wins at least 10 varsity level matches, during his current scholastic season.
	Any High School wrestler who wins at least 15 matches, at any level, (varsity, reserve, freshman), during his current scholastic season.
	Any Middle School wrestler (grades 7/8) who wins at least 13 matches during his current scholastic season.
	Any Youth wrestler (grades 6 and under) who wins at least 20 matches during the current (November-March) wrestling season.This also applies to any Middle School or High School wrestler. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*The Open Division is an Open Tournament and requires NO pre qualification for any wrestler.