2025 USA Wrestling Kids Folkstyle Nationals returns to Fort Wayne

USA Wrestling is returning to the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana for their 2025 Kids Folkstyle Nationals, January 24 - 26. This event looks to bring 5,000 athletes and their families to Fort Wayne, marking their second year in our community and the first of a 3-year commitment made by USA Wrestling to hold this event at the Memorial Coliseum through 2027.

The USA Wrestling Kids Folkstyle Nationals was created after USA Wrestling decided to separate its youth age divisions from the high school age divisions at the national tournament level. The age divisions being contested at the event in Fort Wayne include 8U, 10U, 12U, and 14U, for both boys and girls divisions.

This event is included in the prestigious USA Wrestling Triple Crown for both boys and girls at all four age levels.

“USA Wrestling is excited to partner with Visit Fort Wayne and the local sports community with one of our most important youth wrestling tournaments of the year. Wrestling is a growing sport for both boys and girls, and this will be a true showcase of our nation’s best young athletes. We are confident that our athletes and their families will once again have a tremendous experience while in Fort Wayne at the USA Wrestling Kids Folkstyle Nationals,” said Pete Isais, USA Wrestling National Events Director.

Jazmin Zavala, Visit Fort Wayne, Sports Sales Manager says, "We are thrilled to welcome back this high-caliber youth wrestling event to Fort Wayne in partnership with the Indiana State Wrestling Association and the Memorial Coliseum. As we continue to steadily grow as a strong youth wrestling hub of the Midwest, this event opens the door to host even more USA Wrestling events throughout the year, as well as prove our destination as a top-notch national experience for other sporting events.”

Learn more about the 2025 event here.