Media Advisory: 2025 CHSAA State Wrestling
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If you’re a credentialed member of the media and you need access to the RSVP form for the 2025 CHSAA Wrestling State Championships, please email Amanda McClure at amcclure@chsaa.org and include your credential number. The deadline to RSVP is Tuesday, Feb. 11.
AURORA – The Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) will host its 2025 Wrestling State Championships at Ball Arena on Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 13-15.
Due to the high number of media at this event and the protocols at Ball Arena, CHSAA will utilize the following procedures and require an RSVP for and/or by any media members looking to cover the event. Through the RSVP form, media can also reserve seating on press row (300 Level) and/or request a parking pass.
For credentialed media members that do not need parking or reserved seating (you plan to work from one of the two media work rooms on the floor level), please still complete the RSVP form linked below.
Student Media – Due to space constraints, student media with a CHSAA-issued student media pass will NOT be able to get on the floor during the event. Student media passes will still be accepted for free entry, access to the tunnels for interviews and to obtain space in the media work rooms, however they will not be granted floor access. For Sessions 1-5, since ticketing is general admission, students are able to obtain an open seat in the stands to shoot from there. All other CHSAA Student Media Pass Policies are in effect.
Radio/audio broadcasters – Please submit your broadcast agreement form no later than Tuesday, Feb. 11 and please also submit the RSVP form to request seats in the press box (300 Level) area. With written media now sharing that space with you, seating will likely be limited, so it’s imperative that you request the necessary amount of seats.
The deadline to RSVP for parking or a seat on press row (300 Level) is Tuesday, Feb. 11.
Media with a parking pass will be allowed to park for free in the Camry Lot (until filled). You must request a pass in advance through the RSVP form. Passes will be sent to the email provided on the RSVP form through Ticketmaster 1-2 days before the state championships begin.
Please note that parking is provided by Ball Arena, so beyond the information provided below, CHSAA staff will NOT be able to assist you with accessing your parking passes.
All parking passes are all-day passes with come and go privileges for the Camry Lot. These are NOT reserved spots, so a pass does not guarantee you a spot. Please be mindful of this and arrive early, if necessary.
Parking passes will be available through KSE Account Manager (https://am.ticketmaster.com/kse). If you already have a Ticketmaster account, it would be the same log in process to access Account Manager as you’re used to now. Please provide that email address when requesting a parking pass. In addition, please doublecheck your email address is spelled properly. We will not be able to edit email addresses once submitted to Ball Arena staff.
Important note: the ticket will be sent to the email that you use to RSVP. This may NOT be the same email address as what your current Account Manager is registered to (work vs. personal email, etc.). You can NOT just log in to your current Account Manager and see the ticket if the email provided on the RSVP form is not the same as what your Account Manager is registered to. If that’s the case, you will need to create a NEW Account Manager with the email address where you received the ticket alert before you’ll be able to view the parking ticket.
Once you accept the ticket in your new account, you can transfer it to your other account (just as you would transfer someone else concert tickets, etc.).
If you are an editor or manager that is receiving multiple tickets, you will need to transfer these tickets to the person(s) that you have assigned to cover on the respective days. Those recipients will not be receiving this email, so please forward this information to them.
With the addition of a second classification of girls wrestling this year, there will be two additional mats on the floor through all rounds leading up to the finals, therefore the head table has been condensed and is reserved for event management staff ONLY. Therefore, there will be NO media seating available on the floor.
For media members requiring a reserved seat, you can RSVP for a media seat on the Avs’ Press Row (the 300 level) through the form linked above. Please note that access to the floor from this level will require the use of an elevator, so if you do not intend to utilize this space, please do not RSVP for a seat. There will also be two work rooms available on the floor level for all media during the championships.
All media seating on the 300 Level will be done at the discretion of the CHSAA media personnel on site, with priority for seating going to radio/audio broadcasts.
When making your reservation for a seat, please indicate which sessions you will be covering and on which days.
With the elimination of media seating on the floor, media will have two media work rooms to work from; the traditional media work room and also the PointsBet Lounge just off the floor. There will be power and wifi available in both spaces. No RSVPs are required to utilize either of these spaces.
ALL media members needing access to the floor will need to check in with the CHSAA staff member in the PointsBet Lounge to obtain a floor pass and wrist band. This pass is in addition to your CHSAA-issued media credential or provisional pass. Please ensure you allow enough time to obtain this floor pass or else you will not be permitted on the floor.
Once on the floor, please remain on the perimeter of the mats and do NOT cross the mats at any time. You MUST walk around them and remain in a seated or kneeling position while shooting so as to not disrupt the event or impede the view of the spectators behind you.
During finals, there will be media boxes designated on the floor. ALL media MUST remain in a seated or kneeling position within these designated areas during each weight class in order to assist with the patrons’ sight lines behind you. Please stay low and within a designated box until all matches in a particular weight class are completed before moving to another mat or off the floor.
No stools, seats, cushions or excess gear will be allowed on the floor for safety and space concerns at any time. Please leave all computers and additional gear in a media workroom.
Cheering of any kind is strictly prohibited while on the floor. Interviews must take place off of the floor area. Photo are prohibited during weigh ins.
In addition, while you are on the floor, you will need to ensure three things are visible at all times:
Note: due to space constraints, student/school media will NOT be allowed on the floor during competition. All student photographers will need to shoot from the stands.
For media intending to work solely from the Avs’ Press Row (300 Level), you do NOT need to obtain a floor pass. You can proceed with your CHSAA-issued media credential or provisional pass to the 300 level.
All media will need to enter the facility through the Main Grand Entrance on the Ball Area west side (entrance by the team shop and large escalators) to check in. There will be a specific media entrance, so please avoid the public’s general admission entry lines.
A CHSAA-issued media credential or provisional pass will be REQUIRED to enter through this media entrance.
The Ball Arena security and screening process will be in place. You will have bags searched and will need to go through scanners. The Clear Bag Policy does not apply to media members with a CHSAA-issued media credential or provisional pass.
Earliest allowable check-in times for media are as follows:
If you do not have a CHSAA-issued Annual Pass or Provisional Pass, you will not be allowed into the arena as a media person. You may purchase a ticket, but you will not be allowed onto the floor or into media areas.
The full schedule of events for the state wrestling championships can be found here.
Wifi will be available on-site. Login information can be obtained from the CHSAA staff member in the PointsBet Lounge. The CHSAA wifi will be for media members only.
All radio broadcasters must have a contract to get permission to air/live audio stream the matches on a live basis. The contracts can be found in the CHSAA Media Handbook on CHSAANow.com. All radio/audio broadcasts contracts should be submitted no later than Tuesday, Feb. 11 to Rob White (rwhite@chsaa.org).
All radio crews will broadcast from the Avs’ Press Box (300 Level). Please indicate on the RSVP form how many seats you will need and which sessions you intend to cover. Other restrictions may become necessary depending on the final space allotted to CHSAA for radio broadcasts.
The NFHS Network retains the rights to all live broadcasts. Highlights of a match may be shown or streamed, but not on a live basis. No matches in their entirety may be streamed or broadcast live.
All matches in the 2025 CHSAA State Wrestling Tournament will be aired live on the NFHS Network.
All results of the meet will be posted on Track Wrestling (www.trackwrestling.com) and CHSAANow.com (www.CHSAANow.com). No hard copies will be provided.
No media meals or refreshments will be provided. Snacks and water will be provided throughout the tournament on the Avs’ Press Row and the Auxiliary Room 2 near the media room. Media are encouraged to bring their own water bottles to refill at water stations.
Your cooperation with Ball Arena and CHSAA Media personnel is appreciated and expected.
The Colorado High School Activities Association is a partner of the NFHS Network. As part of the network, the NFHS Network holds the television and video web cast rights to all CHSAA playoff events.
