The National Wrestling Hall of Fame will host 16 of the top high school wrestling teams in the country in the Second-Annual National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dual Classic presented by Cliff Keen Athletic and Territory Resources on December 21 and 22 at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

The Top 10 teams from last year return led by defending champion Edmond North High School (Edmond, Oklahoma) and runner-up Stillwater High School (Stillwater, Oklahoma). The remaining Top 10 teams in order are Delbarton School (Morristown, New Jersey), Poway High School (Poway, California), Lake Highland Preparatory School (Orlando, Florida), St. Joseph Regional High School (Montvale, New Jersey), Bixby High School (Bixby, Oklahoma), Pomona High School (Arvada, Colorado), Tuttle High School (Tuttle, Oklahoma), and Blackwell High School (Blackwell, Oklahoma).

New teams for 2023 are Buchanan High School (Clovis, California), Clovis High School (Clovis, California), Joliet Catholic High School (Joliet, Illinois), Perry High School (Massillon, Ohio), St. Peter’s Prep (Jersey City, New Jersey) and Wyoming Seminary College Prep (Kingston, Pennsylvania).

In addition to Cliff Keen Athletic and Territory Resources, sponsors for the event include the United States Army and Visit Stillwater.

Companies and individuals interested in a sponsorship can email info@nwhof.org for more information.

“The Dual Classic allows us to share the history and mission with some of the elite teams and wrestlers in the country,” said Lee Roy Smith, Executive Director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. “We are also providing wrestling fans with an opportunity to watch some of our nation’s best high school wrestlers, either in person or on Rokfin.”

All-session tickets will be $15 for youth (18 and under) and $25 for adults. Groups of 12 or more will be able to purchase all-session tickets for $10 each. Individual session tickets will be available on the day of the event. Tickets will go on sale at a later date.

The Hall of Fame will host a clinic, talk and Q&A with Olympic Gold Medalist, two-Time Champion and National Wrestling Hall of Fame Distinguished Member Kevin Jackson on December 21 at 7 p.m. at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Purchase tickets for the clinic at https://bit.ly/KevinJacksonNWHOFClinic.

Each of the competing teams will receive a private tour of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum.

The 16 teams will be seeded and divided into four pools. Pool 1 will be Nos. 1, 8, 9 and 16, Pool 2 will be Nos. 2, 7, 10 and 15, Pool 3 will be Nos. 3, 6, 11 and 14, and Pool 4 will be Nos. 4, 5, 12 and 13. Pools 1 and 2 will compete in the first session and Pools 3 and 4 will compete in the second session on December 21.

Each team will wrestle three duals on December 21. The top four finishers in each pool will be placed into the gold pool, the four runners-up will be placed into the silver pool, the four third-place finishers will be placed into the bronze pool, and the four fourth-place finishers will be placed into the copper pool.

Teams in the pools will be seeded based on their original tournament seed. In the first session on December 22, the highest original seed in each pool will meet the lowest original seed and the two remaining teams will meet The final session will have the winners in each pool meeting to determine the pool winner and runner-up while the other two will meet to determine the pool’s third-place and fourth-place finishers.