USA Wrestling and the Mississippi Wrestling Foundation (MWF) have partnered to use USA Bracketing for all wrestling events, results, statistics, and weight-management technology needs within the Mississippi High School Activities Association, beginning with the 2026-27 wrestling season.
Under the partnership, all regional, sectional and State Tournament wrestling events in Mississippi will use USA Bracketing. Additionally, all school-hosted dual meets and tournaments can use the software at no additional cost to the school or host and stream to multiple providers with fully integrated graphics.
“USA Wrestling is thrilled to partner with the Mississippi Wrestling Foundation as it implements our USA Bracketing event management software to enhance high school wrestling operations within the Mississippi High School Activities Association,” said USA Wrestling Executive Director Rich Bender. “USA Bracketing is designed to meet the technology needs of state associations, and our partnership with the MWF will help both organizations elevate their programs. We thank the MWF for choosing to work with us and look forward to great success with this partnership.”
USA Bracketing grants event hosts the ability to manage multiple levels of competition — including varsity and junior varsity — while running individual and dual meets within a single event.
“We are excited to begin this new partnership with USA Bracketing,” said Mississippi Wrestling Foundation President David Sutherland. “After reviewing the platform and seeing the end user was the priority to enhance the wrestling experience and what the features can offer our teams and fans, we feel this will be a valuable resource for our member schools that will help them with the day-to-day management of their wrestling programs, as well as the hosting of regular-season competitions and our postseason tournaments. The accessibility and transferability to the offseason wrestling makes this a great platform for our young and growing state of wrestling.”
Weight management includes weight assessments, descent plans and roster management, all of which will comply with the MWF’s wrestling weight management plan.
The MWF becomes the ninth state high school association or managing entity to select USA Bracketing to manage its wrestling programs and leverage its state-of-the-art technology. Other state high school associations that have announced partnerships with USA Bracketing include the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA), the Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA), the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA), the Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA), the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA), the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL), the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA), and the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA). Additional state high school associations are expected to announce partnerships with USA Bracketing soon.
USA Bracketing, the event-management software developed by USA Wrestling, serves as the event management software for all USA Wrestling regional and national events. Since its launch on Jan. 1, 2025, USA Bracketing has supported more than 10,000 live events.
The Mississippi Wrestling Foundation (MWF) is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to enhancing the wrestling experiences of students statewide through its leadership and regulation of interscholastic wrestling. MWF prioritizes the holistic development of students by collaborating with schools to integrate wrestling into the educational framework, emphasizing values such as teamwork, sportsmanship, discipline, accountability and integrity. To learn more, visit www.sipwrestling.org.
USA Wrestling is the national governing body for wrestling in the United States, and a member of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee and United World Wrestling, the international wrestling federation. USA Wrestling provides competition and programs for over 393,000 members of all ages, including athletes, coaches, officials and club leaders. As the NGB for wrestling, USA Wrestling is also responsible for the selection of U.S. World and Olympic teams at multiple age levels in the Olympic disciplines of men’s freestyle, women’s freestyle, and Greco-Roman wrestling, as well as Beach wrestling. USA Wrestling also provides extensive quality opportunities in folkstyle, the traditional style of wrestling in the United States. For more information, visit TheMat.com.
