U.S. women's freestyle closes 2018 U23 World Championships with fifth-place team finish

BUCHAREST, Romania – The U.S. women’s freestyle team wrapped up its 2018 U23 World Championships on Friday night in Bucharest, Romania, with a fifth-place team finish.

Overall, the women’s team had eight individuals finish in the top-10, including bronze medals from Alex Glaude at 68 kg and Kori Bullock at 76 kg.

Taking fifth in the World was Kayla Miracle at 62 kg. In her bronze-medal bout, Miracle faced 2014 Junior World silver medalist and 2012 Cadet World runner-up Luisa Niemesch of Germany.

Miracle led 1-0 at the break on a passivity point. In the second period, Niemesch scored six points, thanks to a feet-to-back takedown and later exposure. The lead was too much for Miracle to overcome and she fell in a 6-3 battle.

Others placing in the top 10 were Dominique Parrish, who was fifth at 55 kg, Cody Pfau and Forrest Molinari, who were seventh at 50 kg and 65 kg, Becka Leathers, who was eighth at 57 kg, and Rachel Watters, who was ninth at 72 kg.

Winning the team title was Japan with 188 points, followed by Russia with 113 points. Rounding out the top-five was China, Ukraine and USA.

2018 U23 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
at Bucharest, Romania, Nov. 12-18

Team scores
1. Japan – 188
2. Russia – 113
3. China – 106
4. Ukraine – 81
5. USA – 76

Final results

50 kg
GOLD – Miho IGARASHI (JPN) df. Nadezhda SOKOLOVA (RUS), 10-0
BRONZE – Namuuntsetseg TSOGT OCHIR (MGL) df. Turkan NASIROVA (AZE), 10-0
BRONZE – Stefania Claudia PRICEPUTU (ROU) df. Lisa ERSEL (GER), 2-1

53 kg
GOLD – Momoka KADOYA (JPN) df. Milana DADASHEVA (RUS), 4-3 
BRONZE – Khrystyna BEREZA (UKR) df. Aktenge KEUNIMJAEVA (UZB), fall 
BRONZE – Andreea Beatrice ANA (ROU) df. Bolortuya BAT OCHIR (MGL), 5-3

55 kg
GOLD – Saki IGARASHI (JPN) df. Junling OUYANG (CHN), 11-1
BRONZE – Marina SEDNEVA (KAZ) df. Marina SIMONYAN (RUS), fall
BRONZE – Elena BRUGGER (GER) df. Dominique PARRISH (USA), 14-3

57 kg
GOLD - Alexandria Rebekkah TOWN (CAN) df. Akie HANAI (JPN), 7-4
BRONZE - Tserenchimed SUKHEE (MGL) df. Alyona KOLESNIK (AZE), 11-3
BRONZE - Alexandra ANDREEVA (RUS) df. Qi ZHANG (CHN), 2-1

59 kg
GOLD – Grace BULLEN (NOR) df. Ningning RONG (CHN), 5-2
BRONZE – Yuzuru KUMANO (JPN) df. Katarzyna MADROWSKA (POL), fall
BRONZE – Olena KREMZER (UKR) df. Alejandra ROMERO BONILLA (MEX), 7-2

62 kg
GOLD - Yukako KAWAI (JPN) df. Ilona PROKOPEVNIUK (UKR), 14-3
BRONZE - Luisa NIEMESCH (GER) df. Kayla MIRACLE (USA), 6-3
BRONZE - Gantuya ENKHBAT (MGL) df. Kriszta Tunde INCZE (ROU), 4-2

65 kg
GOLD - Ayana GEMPEI (JPN) df. Elis MANOLOVA (AZE), 7-3
BRONZE - Iryna KOLIADENKO (UKR) df. Sofiya GEORGIEVA (BUL), fall
BRONZE - Mariia KUZNETSOVA (RUS) df. Moa NYGREN (SWE), 10-0

68 kg
GOLD – Yudari SANCHEZ RODRIGUEZ (CUB) df. Miwa MORIKAWA (JPN), 6-2
BRONZE – Alexandria GLAUDE (USA) df. Khishigmaa MUNKHBAT (MGL), 7-5
BRONZE – Khanum VELIEVA (RUS) df. Chuying TANG (CHN), 2-0

72 kg
GOLD - Buse TOSUN (TUR) df. Alexandra Nicoleta ANGHEL (ROU), 10-0
BRONZE - Xiaoqian WANG (CHN) df. Nomin Erdene PURVEE (MGL), 8-3
BRONZE - Zhamila BAKBERGENOVA (KAZ) df. Naina NAINA (IND), fall

76 kg
GOLD – Paliha PALIHA (CHN) df. Aysegul OZBEGE (TUR), 11-0
BRONZE – Gulmaral YERKEBAYEVA (KAZ) df. Catalina AXENTE (ROU), 9-0
BRONZE – Korinahe Jacquia BULLOCK (USA) df. Gracelynn DOOGAN (CAN), 4-1

U.S. women’s freestyle results

50 kg: Cody Pfau (Brush, Colo./Titan Mercury WC) – SEVENTH 
WIN Dominika Szynkowska (Poland), fall 3:31
LOSS Namuuntsetseg Tsogt Ochir (Mongolia), 15-4

53 kg: Charlotte Fowler (Katy, Texas/Campbellsville) – dnp/16th
LOSS Kristina Bereza (Ukraine), 10-0

55 kg: Dominique Parrish (Scotts Valley, Calif./Sunkist Kids) - FIFTH
LOSS Saki Igarashi (Japan), 3-0
WIN Chelsey Sicard (Canada), 11-0
LOSS Elena Brugger (Germany), 14-3

57 kg: Becka Leathers (Choctaw, Okla./Titan Mercury WC/ Tarheel WC) - EIGHTH
LOSS Akie Hanai (Japan), 10-2
LOSS Aleksandra Andreeva (Russia), 12-4

59 kg: Abigail Nette (Saint Rose, La./Lion WC) – dnp/12th
LOSS Zelfira Sadraddinova (Russia), fall 2:27

62 kg: Kayla Miracle (Campbellsville, Ky./Sunkist Kids/Hawkeye WC) - FIFTH
WIN Kathrin Mathis (Austria), 12-2
LOSS Ilona Prokopevniuk (Ukraine), 11-1
WIN Sakhipjamal Aleuatdinova (Uzbekistan), 10-0
LOSS Luisa Niemesch (Germany), 6-3
65 kg: Forrest Molinari (Benicia, Calif./Titan Mercury WC/Hawkeye WC) - SEVENTH
WIN Danute Domikaityte (Lithuania), fall 5:54
LOSS Iryna Koliadenko (Ukraine), 4-3
68 kg: Alexandria Glaude (West Sacramento, Calif./Titan Mercury WC/Bearcat WC) – BRONZE
WIN Alla Belinska (Ukraine), 5-3
LOSS Miwa Morikawa (Japan), 7-2
WIN Natalia Strzalka (Poland), fall 0:56
WIN Khishigmaa Munkhbat (Mongolia), 7-5

72 kg: Rachel Watters (Ankeny, Iowa/Aries WC) - NINTH
WIN Kamile Gaucaite (Lithuania), 11-1
LOSS Zhamila Bakbergenova (Kazakhstan), 6-4

76 kg: Korinahe Bullock (Cahokia, Ill./Bearcat WC) – BRONZE 
WIN Zagardulum Naigalsuren (Mongolia), fall 1:29
LOSS Aysegal Ozbege (Turkey), 2-1
WIN Gracelyn Doogan (Canada), 4-1