St. Louis Sports Commission: Single-Session Tickets for NCAA Wrestling Championships in St. Louis on Sale Sunday

For more information, contact:
Doug Bray
Communications Manager
St. Louis Sports Commission
314-206-7388
dbray@stlouissports.org

SINGLE-SESSION TICKETS FOR NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ST. LOUIS ON SALE SUNDAY

ST. LOUIS – Feb. 26, 2004 – Beginning Sunday, Feb. 29, single-session tickets will be available for the 2004 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships March 18-20 at Savvis Center. Fans will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to any of the tournament's six sessions, including the finals Saturday night. Session prices range from $15 to $45 and are available by calling Ticketmaster at 314-241-1888 in Missouri or 618-222-2900 in Illinois, ordering online at www.ticketmaster.com, or by visiting any Ticketmaster outlet, including the Savvis Center box office. The tournament's schedule and ticket prices follow:

SESSION	DAY	START TIME	TICKET PRICE
1	Thursday, March 18	11 a.m.	$15
2	Thursday, March 18	6:30 p.m.	$25
3	Friday, March 19	10 a.m.	$15
4	Friday, March 19	6 p.m.	$30
5	Saturday, March 20	10 a.m.	$30
6 (The Finals)	Saturday, March 20	5:30 p.m.	$45

"With single-session tickets on sale and tickets as low as $15, St. Louisans have a wonderful chance to experience this event and witness a national championship," said Frank Viverito, president of the St. Louis Sports Commission, one of the host organizations for the 2004 NCAA Wrestling Championships. "Even if you've never seen college wrestling before, I would encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity. It's really special to watch these student-athletes compete in the biggest moment of their lives, and you can't help but get caught up in the excitement and drama inside Savvis Center."

All-session tickets for the event remain on sale and may be purchased at the Savvis Center box office or by calling 877-722-1604. All-session tickets are $110.

St. Louis shattered the event's all-time total attendance record when it first hosted the Championships in 2000. The tournament drew 96,994 fans over six sessions that year. That mark will fall this year as more than 100,000 will pass through the turnstiles at Savvis Center.

For more information on tickets and event details, fans can visit www.stlouissports.org/wrestling or call the NCAA Wrestling Championships hotline at 877-722-1604. For the first time in its history, the tournament will take place in the same city in back-to-back years as the Championships return to St. Louis in March 2005. The 2004 and 2005 NCAA Wrestling Championships are hosted by the St. Louis Sports Commission and the University of Missouri.