Baker University put four mats down and their was no more space. No Hallway,commons area or balcony.No other space available. Good Tournament. My concern was the safety of the athletes. Several serious injurys and I hope the Bacone College and University of Texas athletes are OK. R.Wilkinson of FHSU had Purple and Black Eye swollen. Mick I mean Coach Beck was going to lance the eye. The Texas Coach started an IV on his athlete with the broken leg. The tournament started on time 9 a.m. the last bouts finished at 11:30 p.m. (300 Bouts) looking at the brackets. This meet need a large venue if going to invite the other schools. I was looking forward to seeing Coach Vest and Coach Rollins of Mid Land Luthern. I did talk with Coach Peterson about putting on a college tournament at the Expo in Topeka and he said the key is selecting the correct date/weekend. I put on a MS tournament with 433 wrestlers on six mats 1-1-1. started 9 a.m. - out by 5:30 p.m. Enteophobic. I know it was a long trip for many schools/familys going home. I got the feeling that Colby and NW Tech will return. I work the table at Univ. Of Missouri and I have been to UNO it is the same issue, going home. Baker University will run a better tournament in the future. I am just Happy we can watch College wrestling 40 miles from my home in Topeka. RMG


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