DENVER Rocky Mountain Nationals is committed to nurturing the development of todays youth athletes and tomorrows leaders.
RMN hosts a unique series of wrestling events, such as the Aztec Warrior Championships in Farmington, N.M., on the weekend of April 28-29. The event will showcase youth wrestlers kindergarten through 12th-grade, draw national attention, and engage the participation of kids and their families from all around the country. The tournament is open division.
The Rocky Mountain Nationals is one of the most outstanding wrestling events in the nation, said Ken Chertow, U.S. Olympian. The Rocky Mountain Nationals stands out in the crowd. The Rocky Mountain Nationals U. S. Triple Crown of Wrestling, is an awesome series of events.
The Four Corners area has a rich wrestling history and this event promises to deliver an action packed national tournament that will make Four Corners proud. A thousand athletes will compete in this amateur wrestling event to be held at McGee Coliseum, a 5,000 seat arena.
The Rocky Mountain National events host the most exciting youth tournaments in the country, said Kenny Monday, Olympic Gold Medalist, freestyle wrestling. We at Team Monday love coming to the tournaments, because they are so well run. Its a great tournament to be a part of.
John B. Fritz, director of athletics and former wrestling coach of Penn State University, added his thoughts on RMN events.
Im highly impressed by Rocky Mountain Nationals and its tournaments he said. The things you look for in a tournament are excellence of competition and good organization. The RMN tournaments are at the very top of each of those two criteria.
First- and-second-place trophies will be awarded. Third- through-sixth-place medals will also be given. Each age division will have its own Outstanding Wrestler award.
Folkstyle wrestling is on Saturday, and freestyle and greco are on Sunday on 15 mats. Cost is $40 for all three styles. This is not a sanctioned event, AAU or USA cards are not required.
To register, please log on to www.rockymountainnationals.com. For questions, email to rmnwrestling@aol.com.