Set to Scuffle
› Tickets: Daily admission is $30 for reserved seats, $20 for general admission and $10 for youth general admission. All-session passes are $55 for reserved, $35 for general admission and $15 for youth.Today› Noon-9 p.m.: McKenzie Arena and Maclellan Gym open for practiceFriday› 8 a.m.: Doors open for spectators› 9 a.m.: Championship round of 64› Noon: Championship round of 32; first consolation round› 3 p.m.: Second consolation round› 5:45 p.m.: Championship round of 16; third consolation roundSaturday› 8 a.m.: Doors open for spectators› 9 a.m.: Championship quarterfinals and fourth consolation round› 11:30 a.m.: Fifth consolation round› 12:30 p.m.: Sixth consolation round› 1:30 p.m.: Championship semifinals; consolation quarterfinals› 3:30 p.m.: Consolation semifinals› 7 p.m.: Championship finals; medal matches for third, fifth, seventh places
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestlers set the mats Ѡunder the direction of coach Heath Eslinger Ѡinside McKenzie Arena on Wednesday in preparation for the Southern Scuffle, the top national college wrestling tournament.Crowding them in
Top attendance numbers for the Southern Scuffle:Jan. 2, 2014 – 3,436Jan. 2, 2015 – 3,320Jan. 1, 2014 – 2,894Jan. 1, 2015 – 2,805Jan. 1, 2013 – 2,543Jan. 1, 2012 – 2,210Jan. 2, 2012 – 2,163
Bud Hennebaul came rolling in Tuesday from Buford, Ga., hauling a large trailer with mat clocks.
Work at McKenzie Arena actually began Monday for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Southern Scuffle, which attracts many of the nation’s top collegiate wrestling teams – including current No. 1 Penn State, Oklahoma State and Lehigh – and starts Friday at 9 a.m.
In addition to those top-10 programs, other NWCA Top 25 teams in attendance at the two-day tournament will include Michigan, Cornell, North Carolina, Central Michigan, Virginia, Minnesota and West Virginia, plus Appalachian State, which received votes in the latest poll.