If you’re a person who likes to plan for the future, this item is for you. Philadelphia will host the 2011 Division I wrestling championships at the Wachovia Center, from March 17 to 19, the NCAA announced yesterday.

This marks the 10th time the NCAA wrestling championships will be in Pennsylvania and the first time in Philadelphia.

“We think the Wachovia Center is a great facility and we think it will be great for the fans,” said Tom Bold, of the NCAA Wrestling Committee. “Floorwise, the Wachovia Center is the biggest facility [that made a bid] for getting media down on the floor close to the action.”

The Philadelphia Local Organizing Committee consists of Comcast-Spectacor, owner and operator of Wachovia Center, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, Rider University and the Philadelphia Sports Congress.

Pennsylvania produced 53 of the 330 wrestlers who competed in the 2004 NCAA Division I championship