The Ironman Wrestling Tournament is an American
high school
A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., ...
folkstyle wrestling
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invitational tournament. The IRONMAN Wrestling Tournament is one of the most prestigious and competitive high school wrestling tournaments in the country. Held every December at Walsh Jesuit High School in
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
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, the IRONMAN attracts the best wrestlers from all over the country and some of the top college coaches.The tournament is divided into two divisions: the division for boys and the girls division. They each have 14 weight classes. Each weight class has a championship bracket and a consolation bracket. Both tournaments will be wrestled folkstyle.
The IRONMAN is a three-day tournament.
The IRONMAN is a grueling tournament. Wrestlers often have to wrestle multiple matches in a day. The tournament is expected to draw over 600 wrestlers from over 150 schools each year.
It is widely considered one of the top three in-season high school wrestling tournaments in the
United States
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, along with the
Beast of the East and the
Powerade Wrestling Tournament.
References
External links
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Scholastic wrestling
Wrestling competitions in the United States