NDSU Wrestling Camp Scheduled for June 19-24

FARGO, N.D.--The North Dakota State University wrestling camp for wrestlers ages 5-18 is scheduled to be held June 19-24 in the CVS Building, 1321 19th Ave. N., Fargo, N.D. 58102.

Cost is $350 for resident campers (includes full room and board), $300 for commuter campers with meals and $250 for commuter campers without meals. Kids ages 12-and-under are encouraged to come with a buddy to make sure they have someone their size to work out with.

Registration is 2-4 p.m. Sunday, June 19, outside Sevrinson Hall, 1422 Albrecht Blvd., Fargo, N.D. 58102. Registration can be done online at www.ndsuwrestlingcamps.com. A $75 non-refundable deposit must accompany the application with the full amount due 10 days before camp begins.

Campers are asked to bring shoes, head gear and work-out clothes. A typical day at camp starts at 6 a.m. with strength and conditioning, breakdown of proper techniques, drills and live matches/competition to close things out at 8 p.m. On Friday, June 24, there be a bracketed tournament in the morning. Non-campers are welcome to participate in the tournament for a $50 entry fee. Full-time athletic trainers will be at every session.

NDSU head coach Roger Kish, a three-time Western Wrestling Conference Coach of the Year, is camp director. Clinicians include NDSU assistant coach Jarrod Garnett, along with former NDSU wrestlers Steven Monk and Hayden Zillmer. Garnett was an NCAA All-American for Virginia Tech, while Monk and Zillmer were All-Americans for the Bison. Zillmer recently landed a spot on the U.S. National Wrestling Team in Greco-Roman.

For more information, contact Nancy Erickson at (701) 231-7447 or email at Nancy.Erickson@ndsu.edu.