The 1st annual McCallie Invitational Wrestling Tournament (MIWT) began in December of 1981 by then head wrestling coach Gordon Connell. The MIWT's tournament director duties were shared by Coach Connell and Bill Cherry (AD). McCallie School's Headmaster at the time was Spencer McCallie.
Past Tournament Directors:
  • Gordon Connell / Bill Cherry, 1981 - 1985
  • Lynn Goss / Gordon Connell / Bill Cherry, 1986 - 2000
  • Luther Killian, 2001 - 2010
  • Tom Herring, 2011 - present
Four-Time MIWT Champions:
  • David Vance, McCallie School, 1987 - 1990
  • Alan Kan, McIntosh High School, 1994 - 1997
  • Raymond Dunning, Father Ryan High School, 1999 - 2002
  • Jordan Leen, Baylor School, 2000 - 2003
  • Justin Ruffin, Union Grove High School, 2014 - 2017

Three-Time MIWT Champions:
  • ​Craig Long, McCallie School, 1988 - 1990
  • Markese Nelson, Kirby High School, 1992 - 1994
  • Heath Vickers, Northwest Whitfield High School, 1995 - 1997
  • Jake Yost, Soddy Daisy High School, 1991 - 2001
  • Corey Manson, Baylor School, 2003 - 2005
  • Chad Mitchell, Sequoyah High School, 2004 - 2006
  • Carson Field, Parkview High School, 2005 - 2007
  • Zach Watson, Baylor School, 2008, 2010 - 2011
  • Chris Debien, Cleveland High School, 2011 - 2013
  • Tyler Hunt, Sonoraville High School, 2015 - 2017
Most Team Championships:
  • McCallie School, 8 - 1982, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2010, 2014, 2017

Most Team Points:
  • Pope High School, 285 - 2011

Most Individual Champions:
  • Pope High School, 6 - 2011
  • McCallie School, 5 - 1985, 1990, 1991
  • Cleveland High School, 5 - 1981
Most Accomplished Past Competitors:
  • Jordan Leen, Baylor School, 2008 NCAA D-I National Champion, 3x NCAA D-I All American @ Cornell University
  • Phillip Simpson, Montgomery Bell Academy, 2005 NCAA D-I Runner-up, 3x NCAA D-I All American @ US Military Academy
  • Raymond Dunning, Father Ryan High School, 2009 NCAA D-II Runner-up @ Adams State
  • Howard Langford, Cleveland High School, 1992 NCAA D-I All American @ UT-Chattanooga
  • Michael Keefe, Dalton High School, 2005 NCAA D-I All American @ UT-Chattanooga
  • Cody Cleveland, McCallie School, 2008 NCAA D-I All American @ UT-Chattanooga