Des Moines’ first crack at hosting the USA Wrestling Preseason Nationals will feature a record field of 450 Iowans and 2,550 competitors from other states Saturday and Sunday at Hy-Vee Hall. The event, previously held in Cedar Falls, has booked 2,500 hotel room nights.The meet has matches for grade school, middle school and high school wrestlers. The tournament is expected to provide a $2.8 million boost to the local economy. “With over 3,000 wrestlers registered and 40 states represented, this will be the largest Preseason Nationals event ever. Factoring in all divisions, this will be one of the largest wrestling tournaments in the world and we can’t wait to showcase all that Greater Des Moines has to offer,” said Greg Edwards, president and CEO at Catch Des Moines.