Three new events in California, Indiana and Ohio added to the ASICS Ultimate Challenge Series

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Gary Abbott (USA Wrestling)
08/31/2005


 USA Wrestling's ASICS Ultimate Challenge Series of folkstyle wrestling features outstanding youth events across the nation, and has featured many of the nation's most talented young wrestlers.     There are three new outstanding tournaments that will be included in the series for the 2005-06 season.    * The California World Challenge is set for October 14-16 in Fresno, Calif.    * The Indy Nationals are set for February 18-19, 2006  in Indianapolis, Ind.    * The Arnold Wrestling Challenge is set for March 3-5, 2006 in Columbus, Ohio.    These three major youth wrestling tournaments will join a series of eight other top championships that begin each fall and continue through the folkstyle season. Stay tuned as more events may be added to the series in the near future.     The other events in the ASICS Ultimate Challenge Series are:  * The Winter Classic in Danville, Ill.  * The Dixie Nationals in Duluth, Ga.  * The 21st Annual Cotton Bowl Classic in Dallas, Texas  * The U.S. Junior Open Championships in Oklahoma City, Okla  * The Sunkist Kids Folkstyle Classic in Tempe, Ariz.  * The Liberty Nationals in Kansas City, Mo.  * Virginia Challenge/USAW Wrestle-FEST 2006 in Norfolk, Va.,   * USA Wrestling Folkstyle National Championships  in Cedar Falls, Iowa     Valuable points are gained in each event, in the quest for the Ultimate Challenge Series prestigious Dominator Belts. Three athletes are honored at three different age levels with these awards.     The Ultimate Dominator in 2005 was Clark Glass of Florida, a Schoolboy athlete who earned 14,400 points during the season.    USA Wrestling will be announcing complete information on the entire 2005-06 ASICS Ultimate Challenge Series when it becomes available. Please check regularly on TheMat.com for updates on the ASICS Ultimate Challenge Series, as well as other youth wrestling competitions.