Welcome SD Wrestlers

South Dakota Wrestling Coaches Association’s website

  • Please Email Webmaster (Chas Welch) to request a post of content or add a tournament
  • Contact the State Coordinator Chris Sayler

Wrestler Information

  • National Tournament entry fee – If you attend National Tournaments the SDWCA will pay for one tournament entry fee for a wrestler 5th grade or younger .
  • Kids can move up an age group but it has to be done at Districts.  After Districts there will be no movement

Useful Links/Attachments

  • Join SDWCA – Membership Form
  • SDWCA Scholarship Form – PDF or Word
  • Weight Classes – PDF
    • Each year we will evaluate if we need to change our weight classes due to changes in sizes
  • SDWCA Hall of Fame List- PDF
  • SDWCA Hall of Fame Letter & Form – PDF
  • SDWCA Awards given each year – PDF
  • 2024 MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS NATIONAL DUALS
    • April 5-7: HyVee Hall (730 4th St, Des Moines, IA)
  • 2024 MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS NATIONAL DUALS
    • April 5-7: HyVee Hall (730 4th St, Des Moines, IA)
  • 2024 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS 9-12 NATIONAL DUALS
    • April 5-7: HyVee Hall (730 4th St, Des Moines, IA)
  • 2024 HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS NATIONAL DUALS
    • April 5-7: HyVee Hall (730 4th St, Des Moines, IA)
  • 2024 SCHOLASTIC DUALS
    • June 20-26: Ft Lauderdale, FL (101 NE Third Avenue, Suite 100)

2024 District Information – March 2, 2024

Attached is the District alignments for the SDWCA postseason – PDF

  • District 1 – Belle Fourche   
    • Contact: 
    • Flyer
    • Trackwrestling Pre-Registration
  • District 2 – Hill City  
    • Contact: Nick Ferguson – (605)545-5141
    • Flyer
    • Trackwrestling Pre-Registration
  • District 3 – Sully Buttes  
    • Contact:
    • Flyer
    • Trackwrestling Pre-Registration
  • District 4 – Faulkton    
    • Contact: Shayne Geditz – (605)380-4477
    • Flyer
    • Trackwrestling Pre-Registration
  • District 5 – Winner  
    • Contact: Royce Robbins
    • Flyer
    • Trackwrestling Pre-Registration
  • District 6 – Wagner  
    • Contact: Jason Knebel – (605)491-5555
    • Flyer
    • Trackwrestling Pre-Registration
  • District 7 – Clark  
    • Contact:
    • Flyer
    • Trackwrestling Pre-Registration
  • District 8 – Dell Rapids  
    • Contact: Bri Grav – (605)951-4301
    • Flyer
    • Trackwrestling Pre-Registration
  • District 9 – Tea
    • Contact: Rod Fortin
    • Flyer
    • Trackwrestling Pre-Registration
  • District 10 – Elk Point 
    • Contact: Tyler Nolz – Tyler.Nolz@k12.sd.us – (605)770-6689
    • Flyer
    • Trackwrestling Pre-Registration

Hosts: Track Wrestling Training Video <provided by Mandy> Video Link
Note From Mandy:
During the tournament I will be using Google Chat https://chat.google.com/. This works well because I am still able to help you if I’m on the phone with someone else. My google chat email is mspieks@gmail.com. Once you add me I can add you the to the Districts or Regions group I have created.


 2024 Region Information – March 9, 2024

Attached is an example of how the District placewinners are placed in the Region brackets – PDF

Attached is the breakdown of Regions that take Top 4 – PDF

  • Region 1 – Spearfish 

    • Contact: Abby Riopel – (605)920-1611
    • Trackwrestling Pre-Registration
    • Flyer
  • Region 2 – Huron

    • Contact: 
    • Trackwrestling Pre-Registration
    • Flyer
  • Region 3 – Mitchell 

  • Region 4 – Watertown

    • Contact: Susie Stroup
    • Trackwrestling Pre-Registration
    • Flyer
  • Region 5 – West Central (Hartford)

    • Contact: Cole Grocott – coleg@reliabank.com – (605)360-3641
    • Contact: Jeremy Roe – (605)940-3519
    • Trackwrestling Pre-Registration
    • Flyer

2024 State Tournament Information

  • Location: Rapid City
  • Dates: March 15-16-17
  • Contact: Tom Schoenhard – tjshony@gmail.com – (605)430-3403
  • Trackwrestling Pre-Registration
  • Flyer

Future State Tournament Dates and Location:

  • 2025: Brookings – March 14-16
  • 2026: Rapid City – March 27-29