INFORMATION

55th Annual

Northern California Tournament of Champions

March 2, 2024 

Championship rounds will be three 1 ½ minute rounds. Consolation rounds 1, 1, 1.

You Must Register and Pay ALL Entry Fees on Track Wrestling – Northern California TOC 2024

Please note – If you need to make a weight class change prior to the deadline (2/27), please email us the change at norcaltoc@gmail.com AND DO NOT RE-REGISTER THE WRESTLER (on Track Wrestling).


Registration Begins Feb 18 ends midnight Tuesday, Feb 27.

Entries are limited to 32 per weight class. When registering, you will be asked to select your region (1, 2, 3, or 4). PLEASE NOTE THAT WE HAVE CHANGED THE TOC REGIONS. SEE THE NEW MAP HERE.

 

What : 55th Annual Northern California Tournament of Champions Wrestling Meet


Where:  Del Oro High School – Loomis, California (Map/Directions)


When:  March 2, 2024


ALL wrestling will take place on Saturday, March 2, and ALL weigh-ins will take place on Friday, March 1, 2024.

  • Doors open on Saturday: 7:30 am
  • Coaches meeting : 8:30 am
  • Wrestling Starts:  8:45 am
  • Finals (1st-8th place)
    • As soon as possible after consolation matches determine place winners.
    • Usually finals start around 5:30 PM.
  • Medal matches begin at 70lb this year but then alternate between heavy and light matches – e.g., 70lbs, 250, 76, 205, etc


Who: Middle School/Junior High students in 6th, 7th or 8th grade ONLY. Wrestlers MUST qualify to Enter the TOC.  Please carefully read and follow the qualification information below. Wrestlers are NOT automatically entered into the TOC because of qualifying. To be entered in the TOC, wrestlers must be registered by midnight, Tuesday, Feb 27.

No “Girls only” division. Therefore, girls must qualify in boys or coed division in qualifying tournaments. Wrestlers in Girls-only division in TOC qualifying tournaments DO NOT qualify for TOC.

The TOC is NOT affiliated with USA Wrestling or SCWAY, so no membership card is required and no medical insurance is provided. It is the responsibility of parents/guardians/coaches to ensure their wrestlers have medical insurance. 

 

Registration: Registration is online only from Sunday, Feb 18 until 11:59pm on Tuesday, Feb 27, 2024. Register at Trackwrestling.com – Northern California TOC 2024. When registering, you will be asked to select your region (1, 2, 3, or 4). Please note that we have changed the TOC Regions. View the updated Region Map Here. NO LATE ENTRIES ARE ACCEPTED. Entries are limited to 32 per weight class. Entries that are not accepted for any reason will be notified by Thursday, Feb 29th via the phone or email contact listed on the entry form. Please note – If you need to make a weight class change prior to the deadline (2/27), please email us the change at norcaltoc@gmail.com AND DO NOT RE-REGISTER THE WRESTLER (on Track Wrestling).

 

Entry Fee:  $58 PER WRESTLER. Included: TOC Program & Podium and action shots which can be downloaded for FREE from the TOC website!  No “team” discounts are given.

No entry fees are paid at weigh-in. All Entry fees are paid online at registration or by midnight, Feb 27. Unpaid wrestlers will be dropped from the tournament. Requests for refunds must be received by 5 pm on Wednesday, Feb 28 and may incur a $20 service charge. No refunds will be given for Friday or Saturday no-shows or wrestlers who miss weight.


Weight Classes:  70, 76, 83, 89, 95, 100, 103, 108, 112, 116, 122, 128, 135, 142, 153, 168, 185, 205, 250. (No one over 250 lbs may wrestle)

There is a 2/10 (.2 lb) weight allowance because all wrestlers will weigh in wearing a singlet or competition uniform.


IMPORTANT: Make sure of wrestler’s weight class and region before entering. You do not have to enter in the weight class that you qualified in, and a wrestler’s weight may be changed until the entry deadline of Tuesday, Feb 27th @ 11:59 pm for no fee.  After that date, a wrestler’s weight may only be changed until Wednesday, Feb 28th @ 11:59 pm for a fee of $20 (payable at weigh-in). There will be NO weight changes after midnight, Feb 28th.


Weigh in:  All athletes will weigh in wearing a wrestling singlet or competition uniform.  Everyone will weigh in on Friday evening at one of the weigh-in sites listed below. No weigh-ins on Saturday!

You may weigh in at any of the sites. All sites will have a master entry list.

 

You are allowed to work out to make weight but note the weigh-in closing times.
If you miss weight, you will be dropped from the tournament with no refund. Wrestlers will NOT be moved up a weight class if they miss weight.

Coaches’ Passes:  Coaches’ passes will be given depending on the number of wrestlers entered from your team. Extra passes FOR COACHES ONLY, NOT PHOTOGRAPHERS, will be available for $10 each. Passes and extra passes will be distributed at Del Oro on Friday night and Saturday morning before the tournament. No coaches’ passes are available at other weigh-in sites.

 

Admission:  Adults: $10.  Ages 12-18 & Seniors (60 & over): $5.  Under 12: FREE 

 

Professional Color Programs will be available:

HD Pictures & Video*:
The TOC is pleased to announce that we are providing HD video of select matches on TrackWrestling, including all semifinal and Championship Medal Matches (1st, 3rd, 5th, & 7th). These select mat matches will be available live, and will be able to be viewed later within the TrackCast Link of the match within the brackets (requires a FloPRO subscription). Go to our Northern California TOC 2024 page on TrackWrestling to access live results, brackets, and HD video of the select mats and Championship Medal Matches. Podium pictures and action photos will be available FREE for you to download from the www.norcaltoc.com web site after the tournament. Right click on the photo you want and save OR purchase a professional print as you desire.

 

Awards:  

  • 1st Place: Medal, Tournament Bracket Sheet, & Embroidered Backpack. 
  • 2nd Place: Medal & Embroidered Finalist Hat
  • 3rd – 8th Place: Custom Medals 

 

TOC Coaching Award: Click on the Coaching Award link to nominate a coach for this prestigious honor. This year we are honoring a coach from Region 2 (counties of Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Monterey, San Benito, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, San Mateo, Stanislaus, Tuolumne.) Note: We have changed the TOC Regions see new map here.

Please email your coach nomination by Wednesday, Feb 28th, 2024 to norcaltoc@gmail.com

 
Rules Clarification: 

  • High school rules generally apply with a few exceptions:
  • Headgear is mandatory, and  mouthpieces must be worn with braces
  • Freestyle uniforms may be worn
  • All rounds are 1 1/2 minutes with consolation 1, 1, 1.
  • Overtime is High School rules with adjustment for 1 1/2min rounds
  • Wrestlers may wrestle up to a total of 8 matches in the tournament. 
  • Skin disease rules are in effect. Any wrestler with a skin disease will be removed from the tournament unless a doctor’s note is presented that verifies that the disease is non-communicable. Check your wrestlers for ringworm and impetigo. 

TOC ELIGIBILITY & QUALIFYING (Click Here):

Separation/Seeding on Bracket:

Similar to the high school tournament, the TOC seeds wrestlers but also prioritizes separating wrestlers from the same region and/or school club. As a result, the traditional position of seeded wrestlers may be altered slightly to ensure the separation of regional and/or school club wrestlers. Wrestlers are seeded according to record and placing in TOC qualifying tournaments, with additional consideration for placement in other significant tournaments. A seeding committee with representatives from all regions determines seeding and placement on the bracket.

Please note that we have revised the TOC Regions Map, so please confirm what county your region is in BEFORE entering your wrestlers. (Map – Click Here).

Lodging: Please see our lodging page and use these hotels.  All are very nice and offer a great discount for TOC wrestlers, coaches, parents, and friends! Some hotels are closer than others, but all are easy to get to and within 15-20 minutes of Del Oro HS.  Mention the TOC to get the rate when calling or use the links provided on the lodging page.

Direct all questions to Rod Hedlund, TOC Director. Email Rod at norcaltoc@gmail.com or Home Phone (530) 333-4187 or Cell (916) 995-2131. PLEASE try my home number first, as I may not always be available by cell.

 

*Notice of Photography & Filming: By participating in or attending the TOC, you enter areas where photography, video, and audio recording are occurring. The TOC takes and publicly posts information, pictures, video, and audio associated with the tournament, including but not limited to brackets, matches, results, wrestlers, coaches, teams, officials, tournament staff, attendees, tournament facilities, and related events. The TOC uses these items to improve the tournament experience for everyone and does not make or imply any guarantees with regard to the privacy or use of these items. By entering or attending the TOC, you waive all rights and claims to these items and release the TOC and any persons involved with the TOC from any liability associated with the use of these items.