The Colorado USA Wrestling (CUSAW) board has focused on finalizing bylaws, managing/hosting this season’s competitions, and getting the organization on a financially solid foundation. Notwithstanding, the board has spent a lot of time deliberating on how best to balance its support for all national events in a manner that is fair to all participants and to help offset the significant increase in transportation/fuel costs due to the nation’s economic situation. We are pleased to announce that the CUSAW Board agreed to subsidize all national trips by providing the full uniform package for each of the wrestlers who make the team! Without this increased subsidy from CUSAW, these national events would certainly have increased significantly from previous years. The 2012 National Event costs are as follows:

Women’s – $1060
Schoolboys – $432
Cadets Duals – $500
Cadets Fargo – $1100
Junior Duals – $450
Junior Fargo – $1100

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to the appropriate Director listed below:

Events Director: Troy Rutz
phone 303-953-0120 email troy@cusaw.org

Women’s Director: Patricia Babi
phone 720-620-1158 email pbabi01@aol.com

Kids Director: Paul K. Trygstad
phone 720-292-0111 email paul@cusaw.org

Cadet Director: Cam McElhaney
phone 719-466-9136 cammcelhany@mac.com

Junior Director: Dan LeValley
phone 719-446-5494 email Dan@cusaw.org

Pueblo’s Massari Arena will play host to the Colorado USA Wrestling State tournament again this year, and this weekend.  Please note a red and blue singlet will be required for each competitor at the State tournament and any upcoming National Events.

For more information and the flyer, please see the Event’s Calendar

May 18-19 CUSAW State Championships @ CSU-Pueblo.

Cory Kness

Dear CUSA W membership, 

It is with great pleasure, as your elected State Chairman, that I write to you today to express the tremendous progress that’s been made since last October’s annual board meeting.

Over the last six months we have been able to solidify strong relationships among the board members so decisions could begin to be made.  The CUSA board members have put in at least 6 (cusa board) meetings lasting over 6 hours each, in order to sort through the issues at hand.  Unanimous decisions have been made across the board thus far, now that’s progress!

One of the tangible results I have witnessed, is due to cohesion and newly found confidence the cusa board has in each other, and this has been a significant increase in membership from last year’s member athletes at 2565, to this year’s membership currently at 3645 wrestlers and climbing.  Read more »

One of CUSAW's New Board Members Bill Zadick ~World Champion, NCAA Champion, and current Olympic Develomental Coach

The Colorado USA Wrestling (CUSAW) board requested nominations for Members at Large onto the board, and had an overwhelming response with people offering to serve in those positions.  There were a total of 17 nominations for the four open Member at Large positions (non-voting).

State Chair, Cory Kness had this to say, “We were not only pleased with the number of nominations, but the qualifications and intangibles that some of them carried.  The board spent a long time covering all 17 nominations, and it was a tough decision to make with so many quality individuals offering there services as a Member at Large.  This is another great step forward and I’m excited about the new additions to the current board.  The current board has done a tremendous job of working through some of the past requirements with cohesion and professionalism that I’m positive will continue on.”

The four new Member at Large representatives are;  Pat Fox-Abbot, Ramon Trujillo, Bill Zadick, and Tim Cole

Also two alternates were voted on, and will replace any of the above should they be unable to fulfill the one year term;  Arnie Gurule, and Rod Padilla.

The Athlete Member position, which has been vacant for some time was filled by Olympian Keith Sieracki. Read more »

The CUSAW Qualifier this weekend  in Highlands Ranch at Thunder Ridge High School promises to bring big numbers and great competition.  In general the Qualifier events tend to get the biggest numbers, and with this one being the last Qualifier prior to the State tournament, the trend speaks for itself.  Last year this tournament had more participants than even the State tournament.

This is also the last event prior to Memorial Day weekend break in the schedule.  Thunder Ridge HS offers a great venue for the expected size of competition as well.  With as many as 8 mats laid out, it’s one of only a few High Schools in the state that will easily suffice the expected competition numbers.  CUSAW’s Events Director Troy Rutz said he was excited as this tournament had even larger numbers than the State tournament last year, and noted that that was across all of the different age divisions.

No doubt, this is one of the tournaments to have on your team’s schedule, and to ensure your wrestlers are making the most out of the local in-State tournaments if there’s a plan for your wrestler to compete on one of the National teams, either Schoolboys, Women’s, Cadet, or Juniors for the National Team Duals or National Tournaments just around the corner.

Please see the schedule page for the latest info, including the updated Coronado Classic flyer.