History/Venues of Wresting Championships

The New York State Public High School Athletic Association Wrestling State Championship is one of the biggest high school events of the year. With 520 qualified wrestlers competing in the tournament each year, the event has doubled its spectator attendance since 2003. In 2007, the tournament saw over 15,000 fans visit the Times Union Center in Albany following nearly 18,000 fans coming to the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island in 2006.

Here is a historical perspective on attendance of the NYSPHSAA Wrestling State Championships over the last few years:

2007 - 15,034 (Albany)
2006 - 17,755 (Long Island)
2005 - 17,323 (Albany)
2004 - 10,599 (Buffalo)
2004 - 9,401 (Syracuse)
2003 - 8,505 (Syracuse)

Here is a historical list of venues:

1963 – Cornell University, Ithaca
1964 – Walt Whitman High School, South Huntington (Long Island)
1965 – Ithaca College, Ithaca
1966 – Walt Whitman High School, South Huntington (Long Island)
1967 – Niagara University, Niagara Falls
1968 – Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse
1969 – RIT Fieldhouse, Rochester
1970-72 – Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse
1973 – Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica
1974-2003 – Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse
2004 – University at Buffalo, Amherst
2005 – Pepsi Arena, Albany (currently the Times Union Center)
2006 – Nassau Veterans Coliseum, Uniondale
2007 – Times Union Center, Albany
2008 – Blue Cross Arena, Rochester
2009 – Times Union Center, Albany