Kilty, Heaton, Martinez, Reyna and Guilford receive draws for Junior World Championships

TRNAVA, Slovakia – The first five representatives of the U.S. Junior women’s freestyle team received their draws for the first day of women’s action on Wednesday at the 2018 Junior World Championships in Trnava, Slovakia.

Wrestling for the Red, White and Blue tomorrow is 2018 Cadet World champion Macey Kilty at 68 kg, 2015 Cadet World champion Ronna Heaton at 55 kg, two-time Cadet World medalist Alleida Martinez at 50 kg, two-time Junior World Team member Brenda Reyna at 59 kg and international newcomer Dymond Guilford at 76 kg.

Kilty, fresh off a Cadet World Championship she won in July, will take on Tindra Sjoeberg of Sweden in her first-round bout at 68 kg. Sjoeberg took fifth at this year’s Junior European Championships.

Making her third-straight appearance at the Junior World Championships, Heaton will open her tournament against Germany’s Anne Nuerenberger, who won silver at the 2018 Flatz Open before taking seventh at the Junior Europeans.

2015 Cadet silver medalist and 2016 Cadet bronze medalist Martinez drew 2017 Cadet European bronze medalist Yazaman Majidli of Azerbaijan to start her tournament at 50 kg.

At 59 kg, Reyna, a wrestler at McKendree, will go up against Hwan Sung of Korea, who finished eighth at this Junior Asian Championships earlier this year.

Finally, Guilford will make her international debut against reigning U23 World champion Yashua Matsuyaki of Japan. Matsuyaki also won a Cadet World title in 2016 and finished with silver at the Junior Worlds in 2017.

Wednesday morning’s action is set for 10:30 a.m. local time (4:30 a.m. ET). Fans can watch all the action live on Trackwrestling.com.

2018 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

at Trnava, Slovakia

U.S. women’s freestyle draws

50 kg: Alleida Martinez (Selma, Calif./Titan Mercury WC)
vs. Yazaman Majidli (Azerbaijan), 2017 Cadet European bronze medalist, 13th at 2017 Cadet Worlds

55 kg: Ronna Heaton (Brookings, S.D./Sunkist Kids)
vs. Anne Nuernberger (Germany), Flatz Open silver medalist, 7th at 2018 Junior European Championships

59 kg: Brenda Reyna (Mount Vernon, Wash/Bearcat WC)
vs. Hwan Sung (Korea), 8th at 2018 Junior Asian Championships

68 kg: Macey Kilty (River Falls, Wisc./Sunkist Kids WC)
vs. Tindra Sjoeberg (Sweden), 5th at 2018 Junior European Championships

76 kg: Dymond Guilford (Lancaster, Calif./Missouri Baptist)
vs. Yahua Matsuyaki (Japan), 2017 U23 World champion, 2016 Cadet World champion, 2017 Junior World silver medalist