Even during the planning stages, organizers knew the turnout for volleyball would be light. An annual tournament in Columbia attracted many players, and organizers estimated they could have had twice the 20 teams registered Friday if they hadn't faced that competition. They do expect more teams to register before the event starts today, but the conflicting tournament schedules definitely hurt turnout, event director Jim Ball said. While weightlifting will boast three former Olympians and several national and world champions, more key players might have shown up if they didn't already face the Pan American Games in three weeks. Many don't want to peak for this competition, event director Scott Ragan said.
Some top wrestlers are at a competition in North Dakota.
Soccer was cut from four days of competition to two because of low turnout. Rowing faces competition from world championships in Europe, and even rowers who have finished their events may not have made it back to the states yet. Contact the webmasters.