SCMAT South Carolina Wrestling

July 21, 2023

Congratulations to J.J. Peace (Cane Bay) All-American, 8th place at 120 lbs. at the 2023 Junior Freestyle Nationals Championships in Fargo, ND!
Photo of All-American J.J. Peace at Fargo

Congratulations to Zao Estrada (Hilton Head) All-American, 2nd place at 112 lbs. at the 2023 Junior Women's Freestyle National Championships in Fargo, ND!
Photo of All-American Zao Estrada at Fargo


Congratulations to Xavier Johnson (Army WCAP and wrestled at Edisto) finishing 1st at the 2023 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament Greco-Roman 63 kg!
Video highlight of Xavier winning Team X Finals (click sound button when video comes up)


Congratulations to Colt Schrader (Eastside) selected by The National Wrestling Hall Of Fame as the state winner for SC of the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award!

Congratulations to Caroline Gilstrap (Summerville) selected by The National Wrestling Hall Of Fame as the state winner for SC of the Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award!


Congratulations to David Hunsberger (Lander University, Byrnes H.S.) being named NCAA D2 Men's Rookie of the Year. NCAA Announcement under SCMAT's News section.

Congratulations to these S.C. wrestlers that placed at 2023 NHSCA Nationals (March 23-26), including SC's two National Champions - June Welch and J.J. Peace:

Junior Nationals 113 1st J.J. Peace (Cane Bay)
Girls H.S. Nationals 100 1st June Welch (Woodruff)
Senior Nationals 113 5th Genaro DeLaGarza (Woodruff)
Junior Nationals 113 8th Teague Strobel (West-Oak)
Junior Nationals 285 2nd Andre McFadden (Lake City)
Sophomore Nationals 182 3rd Cason Howle (Greenwood)
Girls H.S. Nationals 145 7th Jada Lawrence (Bluffton)
Girls H.S. Nationals 152 7th Ta'niya Roberts (Rock Hill)
Middle School 80 5th Jake Strickland
Middle School 90 7th Thomas Perez
Middle School 154 7th Karl Burg Jr.
Middle School 165 8th McCoy Questelle
Middle School 180 4th John Robinson
Middle School 180 7th Colton Freeman


National Wrestling Hall of Fame - S.C. Chapter
Class of 2023 Induction & Banquet
Admission purchase deadline is March 18:
NWHOF Banquet April 2 - Information
NWHOF Banquet April 2 - Admission purchase link


SCWCA North/South All-Star Classic results:
2023 SCWCA North/South All-Star Classic


Congratulations to the Senior Wrestler of the Year awards, presented at the SCWCA North/South All-Star Wrestling Classic:
S.C. Senior Wrestler of the Year - Ty Tice - Eastside (Coach Jack Kosmicki)
5A Senior Wrestler of the Year - Ben Gulliam - Summerville (Coach Darryl Tucker)
4A Senior Wrestler of the Year - Colt Schrader - Eastside (Coach Jack Kosmicki)
3A Senior Wrestler of the Year - Genero De La Garza - Woodruff (Coach John Harper)
2A-1A Senior Wrestler of the Year - Lukas Crosby - High Point Academy (Coach George McDaniel)


Please see the News section of SCMAT for a release from the South Carolina Wrestling Coaches Association (SCWCA) with wrestlers nominated for the SC Wrestler of the year. This award goes to a senior wrestler that is excellent on the mat as well as in the classroom and in the community.


Summary of Team State Tournament Placements:
5A Summary Team Placements
4A Summary Team Placements
3A Summary Team Placements
2A-1A Summary Team Placements
Girls Summary Team Placements
SCISA Summary Team Placements

SCMAT Exclusive - 35th Annual S.C. North/South All-Star Wrestling Classic

The SCWCA announcement for the 2023 Best Western North/South All-Star Wrestling Teams:
2023 Best Western North South All Star Wrestling Teams

The State Tournament will be on trackwrestling.com (search for "SCHSL State Championships") ... brackets are still being created as of Thursday.

3A State Qualifier Summary by Region - sent in (PDF)

Information regarding the April 2nd, 2023 induction ceremony for the South Carolina Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2023 will be posted by early next week (Admission purchase). The banquet and ceremony will be held at the USC Alumni Center in Columbia.

5A State Brackets (Draft) - SCMAT Preview
4A State Brackets (Draft) - SCMAT Preview
3A State Brackets (Draft) - SCMAT Preview
2A-1A State Brackets (Draft) - SCMAT Preview


State Duals Previews for 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A-1A are below:
State Duals Preview State Finals
State Duals Preview Round 4
State Duals Preview Round 3
State Duals Preview Rounds 1 & 2

SCHSL brackets are at these links:
5A State Duals bracket
4A State Duals bracket
3A State Duals bracket
2A-1A State Duals bracket

Coaches and senior athletes, please see the announcement under our News link regarding The Coach Nathan Day Memorial Scholarship Application.

The South Carolina Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2023 has been selected and approved for induction by the National Board. They are inducted for Lifetime Achievement to Wrestling:
Bill Damude
Mike Frye
BD LaPrad
Tim Wash
Deno White

Congratulations to all these gentlemen on their selection into the 2023 Class of the South Carolina Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame!!

Information regarding the April 2nd, 2023 induction ceremony and how to purchase Admission will be available the end of February.


Yannis Charles of Clover H.S. was crowned as a Preseason National Champion at the Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals. See extended update under the SCMAT News section. Congratulations Yannis!

Season Results, SCMAT Exclusives, etc. from last season have been moved to the Historical links on the left. The Calendar and Projected schedule of Rankings for 2022-2023 have also been updated at the links up top.

SCHSL Realignment for 2022-2024