UPDATE: All NCAA championship events have been canceled.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL) -- Following the lead of the NCAA, and at the recommendation of local and state health officials regarding COVID-19, the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships in Cedar Rapids will be closed to the public.

The tournament is set to take place March 13-14 at the U.S. Cellular Center. The NCAA committee will issue six (6) passes per qualifying student-athlete for limited family members. These passes will be distributed directly to the head coaches at the mandatory NCAA administrative meeting on Thursday.

Guests who have purchased tickets for the event are in the process of being notified and may request a refund at their point of purchase. Guests who purchased tickets online through Ticketmaster.com, charge-by-phone or at the U.S. Cellular Center ticket office with credit card, will receive an automatic refund to the original card used for purchase. Guests who purchased tickets with cash at the U.S. Cellular Center ticket office may return their tickets for a refund during regular business hours.

The Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships in Winston-Salem, N.C., also scheduled for the same days, will be closed to the public. Attendance will be restricted to only student-athletes, coaches, essential event and team staff, credentialed media and limited student-athlete family members.

Several schools in Eastern Iowa have athletes competing in one or both championship events.