USA Wrestling proudly announces its schedule for the 2007-2008 Ultimate Challenge Series. The popular series begins its sixth season on October 12th, 2007, in Fresno, Calif. and concludes April 6th, 2008 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, at the 2008 ASICS USA Wrestling Folkstyle National Championships. The sixth season will include a total of 13 events being conducting in 13 different states - California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. The complete schedule can be viewed at the bottom of this article. Five Ultimate Challenge Series events are new this year. These new events include an event in Pocatello, Idaho, and the four events comprising the Folkstyle Tour of America. The Folkstyle Tour of America is an exciting new series of events that will be held in Michigan, North Carolina, Texas, and Utah. For more information regarding the Folkstyle Tour of America, please visit the following website: www.usafolkstyle.com As with years past, the top-three individual point scorers in each age-group division will be awarded an Ultimate Challenge Series Championship Belt. However, to keep the series more competitive, the belts will be awarded to individuals based on their top-seven placement scores in the Ultimate Challenge Series. The belts for all four age-group divisions will be awarded at the conclusion the 2008 ASICS USA Wrestling Folkstyle National Championships. The Ultimate Dominator will be determined by the individual who scores the most points in all four age divisions. The Ultimate Dominator will also be determined using each individual's top-seven placement scores. USA Wrestling will recognize the Ultimate Dominator following the competition at the 2008 ASICS USA Wrestling Folkstyle National Championships. In the event of a tie for an Ultimate Challenge Series Championship Belt or for the rights to be claimed the Ultimate Dominator, the following tie-breaker criteria will be used: 1) The individual with the most 1st Place finishes. 2) The individual with the most 2nd Place finishes. 3) The individual with the most 3rd Place finishes. 4) The individual with the highest placement at the 2008 ASICS USA Wrestling Folkstyle National Championships. If a tie still exists, then each individual will be awarded a belt, or in the case of the Ultimate Dominator title, all individuals tied will be recognized. As done last year, participants who are pursuing Ultimate Challenges Series Championships Belts and the Ultimate Dominator title must enter their results independently (or with the assistance of a parent/guardian) on-line at the following website, which is currently under construction for the new season: http://www.themat.com/dominator.php Each participant will have to sign-up prior to entering their first tournament result. The results entered by each individual will be checked periodically by USA Wrestling to make sure all entered competitors are being honest. If any individual is found to be entering false results on purpose, the individual will be disqualified from the series. Below is the Scoring System for the 2007-2008 Ultimate Challenge Series: Points for ALL TOURNAMENTS except the 2008 USA Wrestling Folkstyle National Championships 1st Place = 1600 points 2nd Place = 1200 points 3rd Place = 1000 points 4th Place = 900 points 5th Place = 700 points 6th Place = 600 points 7th Place = 400 points (if applicable-not all tournaments recognize 7th place) 8th Place = 300 points (if applicable-not all tournaments recognize 8th place) Points for the 2008 USA Wrestling Folkstyle National Championships 1st Place = 4000 points 2nd Place = 2400 points 3rd Place = 2000 points 4th Place = 1800 points 5th Place = 1400 points 6th Place = 1200 points 7th Place = 800 point 8th Place = 600 points Below is the Age-Group Divisions for the 2007-2008 Ultimate Challenge Series-not to be confused with age-group divisions at each individual tournament. The following Age-Group Divisions will be used to determine which division each individual belongs to for overall scoring purposes: Division I: 7 & 8 year-old: Born between September 2nd, 1998 and September 1st, 2000. Division II: 9 & 10 year-old: Born between September 2nd, 1996 and September 1st, 1998. Division III: 11 & 12 year-old: Born between September 2nd, 1994 and September 1st, 1996. Division IV: 13 & 14 year-old: Born between September 2nd, 1992 and September 1st, 1994 and must currently be in 8th Grade or below. Below is the complete schedule for the 2007-2008 Ultimate Challenge Series. Please make sure to periodically check for schedule information and changes: 1. The California World Challenge, Fresno, Calif.,October 12-14, 2007 www.californiaworldchallenge.4t.com 2. Carolina Classic (Folkstyle Tour of America event), Concord, N.C. November 2-3, 2007 www.usafolkstyle.com 3. The Winter Classic, Danville, Ill., November 23-24, 2007 www.bigbashwrestling.com 4. Dixie Nationals, Atlanta, Ga., December 28-29, 2007 www.dixienationalswrestling.com 5. Salt Lake Slam (Folkstyle Tour of America event), Salt Lake, Utah, December 28-29, 2007 www.usafolkstyle.com 6. U.S. Junior Open Championships, Oklahoma City, Okla., January 3-5, 2008 www.usjoc.com 7. Battle on the Mat (Folkstyle Tour of America event), Battle Creek, Mich, February 1-2, 2008 www.usafolkstyle.com 8. Indy Nationals, Indianapolis, Ind., February 16-17, 2008 redcobrawrestling.com 9. Liberty Nationals, Kansas City, Mo., February 22-23, 2008 www.libertynationalswrestling.com 10. Event Name TBA, Pocatello, ID, March 13-15, 2008 Web site TBA 11. Texas Takedown (Folkstyle Tour of America event), Fort Worth, Texas, March 14-15, 2008 www.usafolkstyle.com 12. Wrestle-FEST National Open, Virginia Beach, Va.March 14-16, 2007 www.virginiachallenge.org 13. 2008 ASICS USA Wrestling Folkstyle National Championships Cedar Falls, IA April 4-6, 2008 Web site TBA