A Freeport area man will be one of eight competitors testing their strength, stamina and endurance in the newest round of “Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge” airing at 8 p.m. Sunday on the CMT cable network.

Bobby Woods, 33, a 6-foot-3-inch, 230-pound fitness trainer, went head to head with other hopefuls in contests with names such as “Rip Off,” “Loaded” and “Dead Weight” for the right to be the sole contestant to take on the ½-mile-long obstacle course, the “Skullbuster,” and a chance to win $10,000.

“Broken Skull Challenge” is a reality competition show. Each episode sees contestants go head-to-head until the last man or woman standing earns the right to take on the “Skullbuster.”

Woods, who graduated from Freeport High School in 2001, the same year he was state champion in the 110-meter hurdles.

Woods went on to play football at West Virginia University until he had to give up a scholarship when his father went to jail and he had to provide for his siblings.

“My dad was incarcerated. As a result, I gave up my college football career at the time to come home and be supportive of the family,” he said.

Woods later played for Edinboro University until a shoulder injury ended his football career.

Today, Woods works as a program manager for Kaplan Test Prep and as a personal trainer at Body Revolution in Freeport with his wife, Lindsey.

Woods, who signed a nondisclosure agreement, couldn’t talk about specific physical challenges he faced in the head-to-head competition.