SCYWA proudly announces the Palmetto’s Finest Top 10. This series will be conducted during the 2021-2022 SCYWA wrestling season and will conclude at the awards ceremony at the SCYWA State Championships. Updated points standing will be posted on the SCYWA Website and on the SCYWA Facebook page for everyone to view. The updated standing will be posted on these sites by COB the following Wednesday after tournament.

The season will include all regular SCYWA Wrestling Tournaments, and Regional Tournaments. Rookie Tournaments will not count in getting points for the belt. This is for Open, Regional, and National Tournaments only. 

The eligibility criteria for the Palmetto’s Finest Top 10 are as follows:

• Must be a South Carolina Resident

• Must possess a current 2021-2022 SCYWA membership card

• Must maintain passing grades in school

• Must be in 8th grade or below.

• Must attend South Carolina State Championships

• If a wrestler signs up for a weight class and there is no one to wrestle in that weight class you will be awarded half the value of points that would be given to a 1st place finish.

• A wrestler that wrestles more than one weight class will only receive points of the higher finish.

• If a wrestler is combined with another weight class he or she will be awarded half the point value for 1st place in that particular tournament for their original weight class. Now if they win the combined weight class or earn more points for the combined weight class we will award
them with the higher value.

• A wrestler that has made the Team Palmetto Team will receive credit for the tournament they missed while away at a National Duals Meet. The amount of points is a collective average of the amount of points they have earned up until that point. For example if the state has had 4
tournaments and your wrestler has only attended 2 and won both for a total of 16 points we will take the total amount earned and divide by the 4 tournaments giving that wrestler 4 points for the tournament missed.

• Team Palmetto Wrestlers points awarded if they are gone during a Regional. If the Team is gone during a regional we will average their prior finishes at regionals only. If they happen to miss the first Regional of the year we will leave blank and take the average of the other 4 finishes. This shouldn’t happen but if it does this is how they would be established. So if they are gone during the 3rd Regional we will take the average of the past two. The reason why we only average the Regionals in this situation is because the Regional Tournaments have a more point value than the others.

The TOP 10 point scorers will receive a custom Palmetto’s Finest Top 10 T-Shirt. The shirts will be awarded in the following manner:
Division 1 (6&Under): Top 10
Division 2 (8&Under): Top 10
Division 3 (10&Under): Top 10
Division 4 (12&Under): Top 10
Division 5 (14&Under – MUST still be in 8th grade): Top 10
Division 6 (Girls Division- MUST still be in the 8th grade): Top 10

In addition to the TOP 10, the top individual point scorers in each division (1 thru 6) will be awarded a SCYWA Divisional Championship belt. Awards for all six divisions will be awarded at the 2022 SCYWA State Championships. All wrestlers must attend 2022 SCYWA State Championships to receive their awards.

In the event of a tie, the following tie-breaker criteria will be used:
1. The individual with the most 1st Place finishes.
2. The individual with the most 2nd Place finishes.
3. The individual with the most 3rd Place finishes.
4. The individual with the highest placement at the 2022 SCYWA State Championship.
5. The individual with the most pins at the 2022 SCYWA State Championship.
6. The individual with the fastest pin time in the Finals of SCYWA State Championship.
** If a tie still exists, then each individual will receive the award for which they are tied.

All results and points will be entered and maintained by the SCYWA Officers. If you notice any errors please notify the SCYWA Officers at SCYWAofficers@yahoo.com.