The schedule for the 2010-2011 Ultimate Challenge Series of youth folkstyle wrestling has been set to include 12 USA Wrestling-sanctioned events in 11 states all across the country. Now in its ninth season, the popular series awards points to athletes for placing in premier folkstyle events. Please note that there have been changes in the division structure as well as the point scoring rules this season. Wrestlers in eighth grade or lower are eligible to compete, with three divisions determined by age. Division I birthdate guidelines are 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 competitor’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?section_id=4&page=dominator Point values for first through eighth place are as follows: 1st - 1600, 2nd - 1200, 3rd - 1000, 4th - 900, 5th - 700, 6th - 600, 7th - 400 and 8th - 300. Placers at the ASICS USA Wrestling Folkstyle National Championships will receive double points, with the champions receiving even more points. Those values are: 1st – 4000, 2nd – 2400, 3rd – 2000, 4th – 1800, 5th – 1400, 6th – 1200, 7th – 800 and 8th – 600. 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 Christian Zeik of Missouri with 11,200 points and Joshua Saunders of Missouri with 9,400 points. Division II placers were Aaron Cashman of Minnesota with 10,000 points, Mason Reiniche of Tennessee with 6,800 points and Max Darrah of Missouri with 6,400 points. The Division III winner was Dewey Krueger of Wisconsin with 11,200 points, and additional place winners were Will Moss of Georgia with 10,400 points and Jake Adcock of Georgia with 9,600 points. In Division IV, which is no longer recognized by the program, the winner was Ty Pelot of Wisconsin. Other belt recipients were Sean Russell of Georgia with 9,600 points and Dillon Koenigs of Wisconsin with 8,000 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 tournament in the series. Registration is currently 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. Folkstyle Tour of America events are designed to provide wrestlers a chance to compete against the best in the country in America's most popular style of wrestling. The complete 2010-2011 Ultimate Challenge Series schedule is below. For more information, visit www.usawrestlingevents.com 2010-11 ULTIMATE CHALLENGE SERIES SCHEDULE SmittysFloors Fawl Brawl Steubenville, OH November 6, 2010 Website: http://wrestlingcornerrugs.com/images/fawlbrawl/fawl_brawl_2010.pdf Elementary & Middle School Folkstyle National Championships Orlando, FL November 19-20, 2010 Website: http://www.themat.com/events/default.php?page=default&EventID=24209 Northwest Bigfoot Battle – Folkstyle Tour of America Spokane, WA November 26-27, 2010 Website: http://www.themat.com/events/default.php?page=default&EventID=23996 Winter Classic Danville, IL November 27-28, 2010 Dixie Nationals Atlanta, GA December 29, 2010 Website: http://www.dixienationalswrestling.com Salt Lake Slam – Folkstyle Tour of America Heber City, UT January 7-8, 2011 Website: http://www.themat.com/events/default.php?page=default&EventID=23994 Georgia Grind – Folkstyle Tour of America Atlanta, GA February 12-13, 2011 Website: http://www.themat.com/events/default.php?page=default&EventID=23995 Indy Nationals Indianapolis, IN February 20, 2011 Website: http://www.redcobrawrestling.com Liberty Nationals Kansas City, MO February 26-27, 2011 Website: http://www.libertynationalswrestling.com Intermountain Warriors Ultimate Challenge Pocatello, ID March 12-13, 2011 Website: http://www.ultimatechallengeid.com Dominate in The Dells – Folkstyle Tour of America Wisconsin Dells, WI March 18-19, 2011 Website: http://www.themat.com/events/default.php?page=default&EventID=24263 USA Wrestling’s ASICS FOLKSTYLE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Cedar Falls, IA April 1-3, 2011