Media Information for Covering the 2024 State Wrestling Tournament
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IGHSAU Policy on Requesting State Tournament Credentials: The Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union shall grant, at the discretion of management, media access credentials for its state championship events to radio, television, print and on-line media to those organizations or companies which routinely provide coverage during regular season play for either teams or individuals which are participating in the tournament, or which regularly offer general coverage of the sport. The number of credentials issued to each organization or company shall be held to the discretion of management. Private talent evaluators, scouting services, photography studios, etc. shall not be granted access to areas of any venue restricted for media access.
SUPER REGIONAL MEDIA INFORMATION: Media do not need to apply for credentials for any of the super-regionals, but please bring media-affiliation identification as you may be asked to provide media credentials. It is recommended that media bring their own hot spots, power strips/extension cords.
APPLYING FOR STATE WRESTLING CREDENTIALS: All Media wishing to cover the 2024 Girls State Wrestling Tournament must submit a credential application to Jason Eslinger at jasoneslinger@ighsau.org . The credential application may be downloaded by clicking here. The deadline to request credentials is 4:30 p.m., Monday, January 29, 2024. You will receive an email confirmation from Jason when your email is received. Please be cognizant of this deadline. Anyone making media requests after the January 29 deadline will have to purchase a ticket.
IGHSAU/IHSAA All-Tournament Passes: Media that have the 2023-24 IGHSAU/IHSAA Tournament pass do not need to request credentials. However, it is helpful to let us know if you plan to cover the tournament. A reminder: The media area, materials and credentials are intended for WORKING media. Limit your requests to actual working media members.
MEDIA PARKING & CREDENTIAL PICK-UP/ENTRANCE: Media may park in any of the public lots that are available. The media entrance is at the Green State Family Fieldhouse, located on the south end of Xtream Arena.
Student Publications: Student credentials for the State Wrestling Meet are limited to students-only. Due to limited space, one media credential will be issued per school. School publications must email their request to Jason Eslinger (jasoneslinger@ighsau.org) by 4:30, Monday, January 29. These requests must come from a school administrator. Student media must enter at the media entrance at the Green State Family Fieldhouse entrance, located at the south end of Xtream Arena.
Interviews: Post match interviews will take place in the media workroom, which is Court 5 of the Green State Family Fieldhouse connected to Xtream Arena. All interviews will be conducted in the media workroom. Do not attempt to interview coaches or players mat side or outside the designated interview area.
Phone Line Order Information: Phone lines will not be available to order. Media tables will have internet patches for ethernet connections. Please bring your own ethernet cables along with power strips/extension cords. Please contact Xtream Arena General Manager Jason Anderson (Jason.Anderson@oakviewgroup.com) if you have any questions.
BROADCASTING INFORMATION – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:
LIVE RADIO: Due to space limitations, radio stations providing live coverage are limited to two broadcasters per station.
CISN-TV will be video streaming the state wrestling tournament on the IGHSAU Digital Network. ALL OTHER VIDEO STREAMING OF GIRLS STATE WRESTLING MATCHES IS PROHIBITED.
Radio Stations: Radio stations will be allowed to originate a live broadcast of an IGHSAU Iowa High School State Tournament/Playoff/Championship/ Event/Meet for $150. This fee is good for both days of the tournament.
ALL CHECKS SHOULD BE MADE PAYABLE TO THE IOWA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC UNION (IGHSAU) AND MUST BE PRESENTED TO WHEN ENTERING XTREAM ARENA THROUGH THE MEDIA ENTRANCE.
LIVE AUDIO STREAMING, AUDIO ARCHIVING OR DELAYED AUDIO REPLAY OF THE BROADCAST IS ALLOWED. Specialized radio or television broadcasts or acquiring content for live or delayed broadcasts may be subject to a rights fee charge. There is no charge for live updates of IGHSAU Girls State Wrestling Tournament.
Tournament/Playoff/Championship/Event. A live update is a broadcast from a station representative with press credentials that takes no longer than five minutes per hour and does not include “play by play” coverage during the update.
Feel free to call or e-mail Jason if you have any further questions or concerns. I look forward to seeing you in Coralville February 1-2 .
Jason Eslinger
