Shilson, Kilty claim silvers, Welker adds bronze in Cadet division of Klippan Lady Open in Sweden
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Photos of Emily Shilson, Macey Kilty and Kylie Welker on the award podium courtesy of Emma Randall.
KLIPPAN, Sweden – The United States claimed three medals on the final day of the Cadet division at the Klippan Lady Open on Saturday morning.
Winning silver medals were Emily Shilson (Maple Grove, Minn./Titan Mercury WC) at 46 kg/ 101.4 lbs. and Macey Kilty (River Falls, Wis./World Gold WC) at 65 kg/ 143.3 lbs. Capturing a bronze medal was Kylie Welker (Franksville, Wis.) at 53 kg/ 116.8 lbs.
Shilson, a 2017 Cadet World silver medalist, was defeated in her finals bout by Yu Sakamoto of Japan, 8-2. She defeated Justine Vigouroux of France, 11-0, Miyu Nakanishi of Japan, 5-2 and Nelly Johansson of Sweden, 10-0, to reach the finals.
Kilty, a 2016 Cadet World bronze medalist, dropped her finals bout to 2017 Cadet World champion Honaka Nakai of Japan, 4-0. Kilty powered her way to the finals with four dominant wins, with two pins and two technical falls.
Welker, a 2017 Pan American Schoolgirl champion, scored a bronze medal with a 10-0 technical fall over 2017 Nordic Cadet champion Othelie Hoie of Norway. Welker finished with a 4-1 record in the tournament, scoring two pins and two technical falls herself.
All eight of the U.S. entries placed in the top 10 of their weight class. The United States placed third in the team standings with eight points, behind champion Japan with 36 points and runner-up Russia with 10 points. There were 22 national or club programs entered in the tournament.
“We brought eight Cadets and three were able to get on the podium. All eight battled for position throughout the weekend, and proved they can compete on an international stage. This experience will only add to their growth as they continue to pursue international success,” said U.S. coach Chad Shilson.
KLIPPAN LADY OPEN
At Klippan, Sweden
Cadet Women medalists
40 kg/88 lbs.
Gold – Luchana Bekbaulova (Russia)
Silver – Karin Uematsu (Japan)
Bronze – Michela Chessa (Italy)
46 kg/101 lbs.
Gold – Yu Sakamoto (Japan)
Silver – Emily Shilson (USA)
Bronze – Miuy Nakanishi (Japan)
49 kg/108 lbs.
Gold – Akari Fujinami (Japan)
Silver – Daria Manuil (Russia)
Bronze – Roza Szanttamasi (Hungary)
53 kg/116.8 lbs.
Gold – Nonaka Ozaki (Japan)
Silver – Tatiana Kabanova (Russia)
Bronze – Kylie Welker (USA)
57 kg/125.5 lbs.
Gold – Yuzuka Inagaki (Japan)
Silver – Ami Ishii (Japan)
Bronze – Anna Szel (Hungary)
61 kg/134 lbs.
Gold – Zofia Polowczyk (Poland)
Silver – Laura Godino (Italy)
Bronze – Ida-Therese Johansson (Sweden)
65 kg/143 lbs.
Gold – Honoka Nakai (Japan)
Silver – Macey Kilty (USA)
Bronze – Viktoria Vesso (Estonia)
69 kg/152 lbs.
Gold – Yuka Kagami (Japan)
Silver – Marta Pajula (Estonia)
Bronze – Karolina Koztowska (Poland)
73 kg/160.5 lbs.
Gold – Nodoka Yamamoto (Japan)
Silver – Julia Fridlund (Sweden)
Bronze – Johanne Solstrand (Norway)
U.S. Women’s Freestyle Cadet performances
46 kg/ 101.4 lbs. – Emily Shilson (Maple Grove, Minn. / Titan Mercury WC), silver medal
WIN Justine Vigouroux (France), tech. fall 11-0
WIN Miyu Nakanishi (Japan), 5-2
Nelly Johansson of Sweden, 10-0
LOSS Yu Sakamoto (Japan), 8-2
49 kg/ 108 lbs. – Autumn Flannigan (Troy, Mo.), 6th place
WIN Veera Lehtimaki (Finland), 10-0
WIN Maria Ferone (Italy), 8-3
LOSS Roza Szenttamasi (Hungary), 2-0
LOSS Akari Fujinami (Japan), tech fall 10-0
53 kg/ 116.8 lbs. – Kylie Welker (Franksville, Wis.), bronze medal
WIN Stefana Jelacic (USA), pin
WIN Julie Dalsbotn (Norway), pin
LOSS Tatiana Kabanova (Russia), tech. fall 12-2
WIN Kierstien Bush (USA), tech fall 10-0
WIN Othelie Hoie (Norway), tech. fall 10-0
53 kg/ 116.8 lbs. – Kierstien Bush (Riverdale, Utah), 9th place
WIN Vilma Lehtimaki (Finland), pin
LOSS Tatiana Kabanova (Russia), 8-3
WIN Nele Truber (Estonia), pin
LOSS Kylie Welker (USA), tech. fall 10-0
53 kg/116.8 lbs. – Stefana Jelacic (Fountain Hills, Ariz.), 7th place
WIN Laura Stanelyte (Lithuania), pin
LOSS Kylie Welker (USA), pin
WIN Angelica Zettervall (Sweden), 8-7
LOSS Tatiana Kabanova (Russia), pin
57 kg/ 125.6 lbs. – Nonnie Justice (Harrisonville, Mo.), 9th place
LOSS Yuzuka Inagaki (Japan), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Nellie Florentin (Sweden), 9-5
LOSS Anna Szel (Hungary), tech. fall 10-0
65 kg/ 143.3 lbs. – Macey Kilty (Stratford, Wis. / World Gold WC), silver medal
WIN Kendra Cheers (USA), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Elina Ziedina (Latvia), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Elvira Braun (Sweden), pin
WIN Noemi Szabados (Hungary), pin
LOSS Honaka Nakai (Japan), 4-0
65 kg/ 143.3 lbs. – Kendra Cheers (Niagara Falls, N.Y.), 8th place
LOSS Macey Kilty (USA), tech. fall 10-0
LOSS Noemi Szabados (Hungary) tech fall, 10-0
Team Standings
1. Japan, 36 pts
2. Russia, 10 pts.
3. USA, 8 pts.
4. Poland, 6 pts.
5. Italy, 6 pts.
6. (tie) Sweden and Estonia, 5 pts.
8. Hungary, 5 pts.
9. Norway 5 pts.
10. Germany, 2 pts.
of 22 national or club teams
KLIPPAN, Sweden – The United States claimed three medals on the final day of the Cadet division at the Klippan Lady Open on Saturday morning.
Winning silver medals were Emily Shilson (Maple Grove, Minn./Titan Mercury WC) at 46 kg/ 101.4 lbs. and Macey Kilty (River Falls, Wis./World Gold WC) at 65 kg/ 143.3 lbs. Capturing a bronze medal was Kylie Welker (Franksville, Wis.) at 53 kg/ 116.8 lbs.
Shilson, a 2017 Cadet World silver medalist, was defeated in her finals bout by Yu Sakamoto of Japan, 8-2. She defeated Justine Vigouroux of France, 11-0, Miyu Nakanishi of Japan, 5-2 and Nelly Johansson of Sweden, 10-0, to reach the finals.
Kilty, a 2016 Cadet World bronze medalist, dropped her finals bout to 2017 Cadet World champion Honaka Nakai of Japan, 4-0. Kilty powered her way to the finals with four dominant wins, with two pins and two technical falls.
Welker, a 2017 Pan American Schoolgirl champion, scored a bronze medal with a 10-0 technical fall over 2017 Nordic Cadet champion Othelie Hoie of Norway. Welker finished with a 4-1 record in the tournament, scoring two pins and two technical falls herself.
All eight of the U.S. entries placed in the top 10 of their weight class. The United States placed third in the team standings with eight points, behind champion Japan with 36 points and runner-up Russia with 10 points. There were 22 national or club programs entered in the tournament.
“We brought eight Cadets and three were able to get on the podium. All eight battled for position throughout the weekend, and proved they can compete on an international stage. This experience will only add to their growth as they continue to pursue international success,” said U.S. coach Chad Shilson.
KLIPPAN LADY OPEN
At Klippan, Sweden
Cadet Women medalists
40 kg/88 lbs.
Gold – Luchana Bekbaulova (Russia)
Silver – Karin Uematsu (Japan)
Bronze – Michela Chessa (Italy)
46 kg/101 lbs.
Gold – Yu Sakamoto (Japan)
Silver – Emily Shilson (USA)
Bronze – Miuy Nakanishi (Japan)
49 kg/108 lbs.
Gold – Akari Fujinami (Japan)
Silver – Daria Manuil (Russia)
Bronze – Roza Szanttamasi (Hungary)
53 kg/116.8 lbs.
Gold – Nonaka Ozaki (Japan)
Silver – Tatiana Kabanova (Russia)
Bronze – Kylie Welker (USA)
57 kg/125.5 lbs.
Gold – Yuzuka Inagaki (Japan)
Silver – Ami Ishii (Japan)
Bronze – Anna Szel (Hungary)
61 kg/134 lbs.
Gold – Zofia Polowczyk (Poland)
Silver – Laura Godino (Italy)
Bronze – Ida-Therese Johansson (Sweden)
65 kg/143 lbs.
Gold – Honoka Nakai (Japan)
Silver – Macey Kilty (USA)
Bronze – Viktoria Vesso (Estonia)
69 kg/152 lbs.
Gold – Yuka Kagami (Japan)
Silver – Marta Pajula (Estonia)
Bronze – Karolina Koztowska (Poland)
73 kg/160.5 lbs.
Gold – Nodoka Yamamoto (Japan)
Silver – Julia Fridlund (Sweden)
Bronze – Johanne Solstrand (Norway)
U.S. Women’s Freestyle Cadet performances
46 kg/ 101.4 lbs. – Emily Shilson (Maple Grove, Minn. / Titan Mercury WC), silver medal
WIN Justine Vigouroux (France), tech. fall 11-0
WIN Miyu Nakanishi (Japan), 5-2
Nelly Johansson of Sweden, 10-0
LOSS Yu Sakamoto (Japan), 8-2
49 kg/ 108 lbs. – Autumn Flannigan (Troy, Mo.), 6th place
WIN Veera Lehtimaki (Finland), 10-0
WIN Maria Ferone (Italy), 8-3
LOSS Roza Szenttamasi (Hungary), 2-0
LOSS Akari Fujinami (Japan), tech fall 10-0
53 kg/ 116.8 lbs. – Kylie Welker (Franksville, Wis.), bronze medal
WIN Stefana Jelacic (USA), pin
WIN Julie Dalsbotn (Norway), pin
LOSS Tatiana Kabanova (Russia), tech. fall 12-2
WIN Kierstien Bush (USA), tech fall 10-0
WIN Othelie Hoie (Norway), tech. fall 10-0
53 kg/ 116.8 lbs. – Kierstien Bush (Riverdale, Utah), 9th place
WIN Vilma Lehtimaki (Finland), pin
LOSS Tatiana Kabanova (Russia), 8-3
WIN Nele Truber (Estonia), pin
LOSS Kylie Welker (USA), tech. fall 10-0
53 kg/116.8 lbs. – Stefana Jelacic (Fountain Hills, Ariz.), 7th place
WIN Laura Stanelyte (Lithuania), pin
LOSS Kylie Welker (USA), pin
WIN Angelica Zettervall (Sweden), 8-7
LOSS Tatiana Kabanova (Russia), pin
57 kg/ 125.6 lbs. – Nonnie Justice (Harrisonville, Mo.), 9th place
LOSS Yuzuka Inagaki (Japan), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Nellie Florentin (Sweden), 9-5
LOSS Anna Szel (Hungary), tech. fall 10-0
65 kg/ 143.3 lbs. – Macey Kilty (Stratford, Wis. / World Gold WC), silver medal
WIN Kendra Cheers (USA), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Elina Ziedina (Latvia), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Elvira Braun (Sweden), pin
WIN Noemi Szabados (Hungary), pin
LOSS Honaka Nakai (Japan), 4-0
65 kg/ 143.3 lbs. – Kendra Cheers (Niagara Falls, N.Y.), 8th place
LOSS Macey Kilty (USA), tech. fall 10-0
LOSS Noemi Szabados (Hungary) tech fall, 10-0
Team Standings
1. Japan, 36 pts
2. Russia, 10 pts.
3. USA, 8 pts.
4. Poland, 6 pts.
5. Italy, 6 pts.
6. (tie) Sweden and Estonia, 5 pts.
8. Hungary, 5 pts.
9. Norway 5 pts.
10. Germany, 2 pts.
of 22 national or club teams
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