Hildebrandt, Miracle, Gray remain No. 1 in July UWW Women’s Ranking Series
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Adeline Gray, shown competing at the 2018 World Cup, remains No. 1 at 76 kg, and has qualified for the 2018 World Championships through Final X.
United World Wrestling released its July 2018 Ranking Series standings in women's freestyle, which featured three U.S. wrestlers holding No. 1 rankings in their weight class.
The three Americans on top of the standings are Sarah Hildebrandt (53 kg), Kayla Miracle (63 kg) and Adeline Gray (76 kg), all who were No. 1 in the last UWW Women’s Ranking Series standings released in May.
None of the ranked U.S. women have competed in an international event as part of the ranking series since the May rankings were released.
Domestic events do not count toward the Ranking Series. Hildebrandt and Gray won their weight classes in Final X in June, and will represent the USA at the 2018 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary in October. Miracle was second in her Final X series, and will be No. 2 on the USA national team for 2018-19.
The 2018 season is the first in which United World Wrestling is utilizing an objective ranking system. The points acquired at continental championships and select rankings series will determine the top four seeded athletes at the 2018 World Championships in October held in Budapest.
The USA has the most top-ranked women's wrestlers with three.
Other No.1-ranked wrestlers include Alina Vuc (ROU) at 50kg, Bediha Gun (TUR) at 55kg, Irina Olgonova (RUS) at 57kg, Elif Yesilirmak (TUR) at 59kg, Petra Olli (FIN) at 65kg, Laura Skujina (LAT) at 68kg, and Jenny Fransson (SWE) at 72kg.
Two other U.S. women received top 10 rankings, Forrest Molinari (No. 3 at 65 kg) and Whitney Conder (No. 7 at 50 kg). Both won their Final X events, and will also compete at the 2018 World Championships in Budapest
The other U.S. wrestlers who have scored points in the UWW Ranking Series and are in the current standings include:
No. 11 at 72 kg - Hanna GLADDEN (USA) // 14 Points
No. 15 at 55 kg - Becka LEATHERS (USA) // 15 Points
No. 15 at 57 kg - Michaela BECK (USA) // 18 Points
No. 16 at 72 kg - Rachel WATTERS (USA) // 12 Points
No. 17 at 72 kg - Victoria FRANCIS (USA) // 12 Points
These are the same 10 wrestlers who appeared in the May ranking series. As with the May standings, the U.S. had three 72 kg wrestlers in the standings, but did not have anyone at either 59 kg or 68 kg. Of the five wrestlers ranked between No. 11 and No. 12, Leathers and Watters were second in Final X and will be No. 2 on the USA Women’s National Team for 2018-19.
View all the rankings on United World Wrestling's homepage at:
www.unitedworldwrestling.org
July UWW Women’s Freestyle Ranking Series (Top 5)
50kg
1. Alina VUC (ROU) // 51 Points
2. Mariya STADNIK (AZE) // 43 Points
3. Chun LEI (CHN) // 29 Points
4. Aktenge KEUNIMJAEVA (UZB) // 26 Points
5. Anzhelika VETOSHKINA (RUS) // 24 Points
U.S. wrestler
7. Whitney Conder (USA)// 22 Points
53kg
1. Sarah HILDEBRANDT (USA) // 38 Points
2. Yu MIYAHARA (JPN) // 34 Points
3. Aysun ERGE (TUR) // 33 Points
4. Sumiya ERDENECHIMEG (MGL) // 31 Points
5. Mercedesz DENES (HUN) // 30 Points
55kg
1. Bediha GUN (TUR) // 33 Points
2. Hyemin OH (KOR) // 27 Points
3. Iryna KURACHKINA (BLR) // 23 Points
4. Ramona GALAMBOS (HUN) // 22 Points
5. Nazgul NURAKHAN (KAZ) // 21 Points
U.S. wrestler
15. Becka LEATHERS (USA) // 15 Points
57kg
1. Irina OLOGONOVA (RUS) // 41 Points
2. Laura MERTENS (GER) // 31 Points
3. Xingru PEI (CHN) // 30 Points
4. Battsetseg ALTANTSETSEG (MGL) // 27 Points
5. Tetyana KIT (UKR) // 27 Points
U.S. wrestler
15. Michaela BECK (USA) // 18 Points
59kg
1. Elif YESILIRMAK (TUR) // 33 Points
2. Shoovdor BAATARJAV (MGL) // 29 Points
3. Yuzuru KUMANO (JPN) // 28 Points
4. Svetlana LIPATOVA (RUS) // 25 Points
5. Ningning RONG (CHN) // 22 Points
62kg
1. Kayla MIRACLE (USA) // 35 Points
2. Orkhon PUREVDORJ (MGL) // 33 Points
3. Yuliia TKACH OSTAPCHUK (UKR) // 28 Points
4. Luzie MANZKE (GER) // 28 Points
5. Taybe Mustafa YUSEIN (BUL) // 23 Points
65kg
1. Petra OLLI (FIN) // 41 Points
2. Henna JOHANSSON (SWE) // 33 Points
3. Forrest MOLINARI (USA) // 26 Points
4. Mariia KUZNETSOVA (RUS) // 25 Points
5. Miwa MORIKAWA (JPN) // 23 Points
68kg
1. Laura SKUJINA (LAT) // 31 Points
2. Alla CHERKASOVA (UKR) // 30 Points
3. Tumentsetseg SHARKHUU (MGL) // 30 Points
4. Anastasia BRATCHIKOVA (RUS) // 25 Points
5. Meerim ZHUMANAZAROVA (KGZ) // 23 Points
72kg
1. Jenny FRANSSON (SWE) // 36 Points
2. Alexandra nicoleta ANGHEL (ROU) // 26 Points
3. Tatiana KOLESNIKOVA MOROZOVA (RUS) // 24 Points
4. Masako FURUICHI (JPN) // 23 Points
5. Yue HAN (CHN) // 18 Points
U.S. wrestlers
11. Hanna GLADDEN (USA) // 14 Points
16. Rachel WATTERS (USA) // 12 Points
17. Victoria FRANCIS (USA) // 12 Points
76kg
1. Adeline GRAY (USA) // 40 Points
2. Yasemin ADAR (TUR) // 38 Points
3. Epp MAE (EST) // 30 Points
4. Elmira SYZDYKOVA (KAZ) // 28 Points
5. Eunju HWANG (KOR) // 25 Points
United World Wrestling released its July 2018 Ranking Series standings in women's freestyle, which featured three U.S. wrestlers holding No. 1 rankings in their weight class.
The three Americans on top of the standings are Sarah Hildebrandt (53 kg), Kayla Miracle (63 kg) and Adeline Gray (76 kg), all who were No. 1 in the last UWW Women’s Ranking Series standings released in May.
None of the ranked U.S. women have competed in an international event as part of the ranking series since the May rankings were released.
Domestic events do not count toward the Ranking Series. Hildebrandt and Gray won their weight classes in Final X in June, and will represent the USA at the 2018 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary in October. Miracle was second in her Final X series, and will be No. 2 on the USA national team for 2018-19.
The 2018 season is the first in which United World Wrestling is utilizing an objective ranking system. The points acquired at continental championships and select rankings series will determine the top four seeded athletes at the 2018 World Championships in October held in Budapest.
The USA has the most top-ranked women's wrestlers with three.
Other No.1-ranked wrestlers include Alina Vuc (ROU) at 50kg, Bediha Gun (TUR) at 55kg, Irina Olgonova (RUS) at 57kg, Elif Yesilirmak (TUR) at 59kg, Petra Olli (FIN) at 65kg, Laura Skujina (LAT) at 68kg, and Jenny Fransson (SWE) at 72kg.
Two other U.S. women received top 10 rankings, Forrest Molinari (No. 3 at 65 kg) and Whitney Conder (No. 7 at 50 kg). Both won their Final X events, and will also compete at the 2018 World Championships in Budapest
The other U.S. wrestlers who have scored points in the UWW Ranking Series and are in the current standings include:
No. 11 at 72 kg - Hanna GLADDEN (USA) // 14 Points
No. 15 at 55 kg - Becka LEATHERS (USA) // 15 Points
No. 15 at 57 kg - Michaela BECK (USA) // 18 Points
No. 16 at 72 kg - Rachel WATTERS (USA) // 12 Points
No. 17 at 72 kg - Victoria FRANCIS (USA) // 12 Points
These are the same 10 wrestlers who appeared in the May ranking series. As with the May standings, the U.S. had three 72 kg wrestlers in the standings, but did not have anyone at either 59 kg or 68 kg. Of the five wrestlers ranked between No. 11 and No. 12, Leathers and Watters were second in Final X and will be No. 2 on the USA Women’s National Team for 2018-19.
View all the rankings on United World Wrestling's homepage at:
www.unitedworldwrestling.org
July UWW Women’s Freestyle Ranking Series (Top 5)
50kg
1. Alina VUC (ROU) // 51 Points
2. Mariya STADNIK (AZE) // 43 Points
3. Chun LEI (CHN) // 29 Points
4. Aktenge KEUNIMJAEVA (UZB) // 26 Points
5. Anzhelika VETOSHKINA (RUS) // 24 Points
U.S. wrestler
7. Whitney Conder (USA)// 22 Points
53kg
1. Sarah HILDEBRANDT (USA) // 38 Points
2. Yu MIYAHARA (JPN) // 34 Points
3. Aysun ERGE (TUR) // 33 Points
4. Sumiya ERDENECHIMEG (MGL) // 31 Points
5. Mercedesz DENES (HUN) // 30 Points
55kg
1. Bediha GUN (TUR) // 33 Points
2. Hyemin OH (KOR) // 27 Points
3. Iryna KURACHKINA (BLR) // 23 Points
4. Ramona GALAMBOS (HUN) // 22 Points
5. Nazgul NURAKHAN (KAZ) // 21 Points
U.S. wrestler
15. Becka LEATHERS (USA) // 15 Points
57kg
1. Irina OLOGONOVA (RUS) // 41 Points
2. Laura MERTENS (GER) // 31 Points
3. Xingru PEI (CHN) // 30 Points
4. Battsetseg ALTANTSETSEG (MGL) // 27 Points
5. Tetyana KIT (UKR) // 27 Points
U.S. wrestler
15. Michaela BECK (USA) // 18 Points
59kg
1. Elif YESILIRMAK (TUR) // 33 Points
2. Shoovdor BAATARJAV (MGL) // 29 Points
3. Yuzuru KUMANO (JPN) // 28 Points
4. Svetlana LIPATOVA (RUS) // 25 Points
5. Ningning RONG (CHN) // 22 Points
62kg
1. Kayla MIRACLE (USA) // 35 Points
2. Orkhon PUREVDORJ (MGL) // 33 Points
3. Yuliia TKACH OSTAPCHUK (UKR) // 28 Points
4. Luzie MANZKE (GER) // 28 Points
5. Taybe Mustafa YUSEIN (BUL) // 23 Points
65kg
1. Petra OLLI (FIN) // 41 Points
2. Henna JOHANSSON (SWE) // 33 Points
3. Forrest MOLINARI (USA) // 26 Points
4. Mariia KUZNETSOVA (RUS) // 25 Points
5. Miwa MORIKAWA (JPN) // 23 Points
68kg
1. Laura SKUJINA (LAT) // 31 Points
2. Alla CHERKASOVA (UKR) // 30 Points
3. Tumentsetseg SHARKHUU (MGL) // 30 Points
4. Anastasia BRATCHIKOVA (RUS) // 25 Points
5. Meerim ZHUMANAZAROVA (KGZ) // 23 Points
72kg
1. Jenny FRANSSON (SWE) // 36 Points
2. Alexandra nicoleta ANGHEL (ROU) // 26 Points
3. Tatiana KOLESNIKOVA MOROZOVA (RUS) // 24 Points
4. Masako FURUICHI (JPN) // 23 Points
5. Yue HAN (CHN) // 18 Points
U.S. wrestlers
11. Hanna GLADDEN (USA) // 14 Points
16. Rachel WATTERS (USA) // 12 Points
17. Victoria FRANCIS (USA) // 12 Points
76kg
1. Adeline GRAY (USA) // 40 Points
2. Yasemin ADAR (TUR) // 38 Points
3. Epp MAE (EST) // 30 Points
4. Elmira SYZDYKOVA (KAZ) // 28 Points
5. Eunju HWANG (KOR) // 25 Points
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