North Carolina Wrestling Scout Report

When you hear the names Eric Cubberly, David Taylor, and Scott Winston, several thoughts go through any hard-core high school wrestling fan’s mind. With Taylor and Winston, perhaps the thought is: recently crowned Fargo National Champions. Another thought might be that all three are returning state champions and top college recruits for this upcoming year.  What many people may not know is that all three were last year’s Super32 Challenge Champions, and they won this tournament as underclassmen!   

As the opening registration date approaches, one wonders who will enter in this year’s Super32 Challenge. Will the above mentioned wrestlers return to defend their belts? What new top talent will show for this year’s tournament? Looking over the list of past participants, it is apparent that the Super32 has built itself into the premier pre-season tournament in the country.

One could argue why wrestlers from all over the country come to the Super32 Challenge. A few reasons could be: to wrestle the toughest competition possible, or to try and get noticed by one of many college coaches and scouts walking the floor during the tournament, or it could be the prized belt that is awarded to the champion of each weight-class. Whatever the reason a wrestler may choose to come to the Super32, they will be met with a first-class tournament.

This year’s Super32 Challenge has some new changes to the tournament.  The first and foremost is a new date, October 20, 2007.  This will be a departure from years past – traditionally, the Super32 Challenge has been held the last weekend of October. Also, the tournament has a new website design and layout. You can find the website at: http://super32challenge.ncmat.com/. All information about the tournament can be found there.  An another change this year is that there will be no middle school division competition.

 As wrestlers and wrestling fans anxiously await the opening registration date in September, we can, in the mean time, still dream and wonder what top match-ups will occur during this year’s tournament.