January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2002. Division II wrestlers must have been born between January 1, 1999, and December 31, 2000. Finally, Division III entrants must have a birth date between January 1, 1996, and December 31, 1998. Dominator Belts will be awarded to the
top three point earners in each division. Final points are based on each competi- tor’s top five events. Please note that this number has decreased from seven in years past. The title of Ultimate Dominator will be awarded to the one individual who amasses the most points for the year, regardless of division. The Ultimate Dominator is also determined by each competitor’s top five events. Points will be awarded for first through
sixth place. Depending upon tournament participation, seventh and eighth places may be awarded as well. All wrestlers will need to go to the Ultimate Challenge Series website to upload their own points after each event. Sign up, enter points, and view standings at
http://themat.com/section.php?sec- tion_id=4&page=dominator Last year’s Division I winner and Ultimate Dominator was Colton King of Illinois. Colton placed first in four events and was an ASICS USAW Folkstyle National Champion. Other Division I belt winners were
Message from Kevin Hansen, USA Wrestling’s Manager for Junior Olympic Programming:
Christian Zeik of Missouri with 11,200 points and Joshua Saunders of Missouri with 9,400 points. The first event in the Ultimate Challenge Series is the SmittysFloors Fawl Brawl, held in Steubenville, OH, from November 6-7. This is a new tour- nament in the series. Registration is cur- rently open for this event, as well as the Elementary & Middle School Folkstyle National Championships and Northwest Bigfoot Battle. Included in the Ultimate Challenge
Series are four Folkstyle Tour of America events, located in Washington, Utah, Georgia and Wisconsin. The complete 2010-2011 Ultimate Challenge Series schedule can be found online. For more information, visit
www.usawrestlingevents.com
ZADICK, SCHWAB AMONG BRAND HALL OF FAME HONOREES WATERLOO, Iowa - Four former NCAA champions and a historic championship team will be inducted into the Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa on April 16, 2011. The Hall of Fame is located inside the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo. The Class of 2011 includes Bill Zadick,
Doug Schwab, Jason Smith and Joe Scarpello.
Zadick and Schwab wrestled for the University of Iowa and both were NCAA champions. Zadick won his title at 142 pounds in 1996 and Schwab won his title at 141 pounds in 1999. Both were highly successful freestyle wrestlers as well. Zadick was a World champion at 145.5 pounds in 2006 while Schwab made the 2007 World team and the 2008 Olympic team at the same weight. Zadick currently serves as USA
Wrestling's National Freestyle Developmental Coach. Smith was a two-time NCAA champion
for Iowa State. Scarpello was a four-time All-American
and two-time NCAA champion for the University of Iowa. Steve Knipp, former head wrestling
coach at East Waterloo, will be presented with the Russ Smith Community Impact Award at the induction ceremony. The award is given to a person demon-
strating exceptional local impact on wrestling. Knipp has been a long-time leader within USA Wrestling. The 13-member selection committee includes Les Anderson, Bobby Douglas, Jim Duschen, Dan Gable, Jim Gibbons, Tim Johnson, Randy Lewis, Jim Miller, Bill Nelson, and Chuck Yagla. Members of the media include Jim Nelson, Andy Hamilton, and Mike Finn.
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