Battle of Waterloo Wrestling Tournament 2023

Welcome to Iowa’s premier high school wrestling tournament – the Battle of Waterloo!

In its second decade, the Battle of Waterloo has earned a reputation as an exciting, well-run two-day tournament featuring wrestling teams from every corner of the state. The matches never disappoint as some of the state’s most elite wrestlers square off in a 32-team bracket.

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2023
Bracket

Battle of Waterloo is the No. 1 dual meet tournament in the state!

How the 32-Team Dual Wrestling Tournament Works

DAY 1

On Friday, December 16, teams will be seeded and placed in one of four standard eight-team brackets. Two of these brackets will compete in a morning session of matches at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., and 1 p.m. The other two brackets compete at 4 p.m., 6 p.m., and 8 p.m. The three matches will determine each team’s place in the second day’s round-robin championship brackets.

DAY 2

On Saturday, December 17, each of the four qualifying teams will compete in a round-robin Division I group to determine 1-4 tournament positions. The four runner-up teams from the qualification tournament will compete in Division 2 for 5-8 positions and so on. Groups 1-4 will wrestle on Saturday afternoon. Groups 5-8 will compete Saturday morning.

BATTLE OF WATERLOO 2023
December 14-16

YOUNG ARENA

125 Commercial Street, Waterloo, Iowa 50701

Tickets can be purchased online for $8 per session (plus about a $1 handling fee) or $10 at the door. There will be two sessions on Friday and two sessions on Saturday. Online tickets will be available starting on Monday, December 12 at the link below.

Girl’s Seeded Bracket 2023Boy’s Seeded Bracket 2023

(Brackets will be released December 10th, 2023)

2023 Battle of Waterloo Boys Teams

Alburnett
Ankeny
Assumption (Davenport)
Bettendorf
Cedar Falls
Charles City
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows
Clear Lake
Columbus Catholic - Waterloo
Cresco - Crestwood
Denver
Don Bosco
Independence
Indianola
Iowa City High
Lake Mills
Linn-Mar
Lisbon
Nashua-Plainfield
New Hampton-Turkey Valley
North Scott (Eldridge)
Norwalk
Osage
Pleasant Valley
Prairie - Cedar Rapids
Union - LaPorte City
Wapsie Valley
Waterloo East
Waterloo West
Waverly-Shell Rock
West Delaware
West Des Moines Valley

2023 Battle of Waterloo Girls Teams

Ames High School
Ankeny Girls Wrestling
Bettendorf
Cedar Falls
Charles City
Cresco - Crestwood
Dallas Center-Grimes
Denver
Dubuque Senior
East Buchanan
Independence
Linn-Mar
Mason City High School
North Scott - Eldridge
Norwalk
Osage
Pleasant Valley
Prairie, Cedar Rapids
Valley, West DM
Vinton-Shellsburg
Waterloo East
Waterloo West
Waverly - Shell Rock
West Delaware
Battle of Waterloo

2023 Tournament: December 14 – 16

Hall of Fame Reception

Wednesday, December 13

5-7 p.m.

National Wrestling Hall of Fame
Dan Gable Museum
 

303 Jefferson ST. Waterloo, Iowa 50701