Rodriguez and Hattendorf finish World Championships with silver medals
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by Taylor Miller, USA Wrestling
Photo of Cristelle Rodriguez and coach Erin Vandiver. Photo by Kadir Caliskan, UWW.
SOFIA, Bulgaria – The United States collected two silver medals from Cristelle Rodriguez and Skylar Hattendorf on Thursday night in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Rodriguez capped off her international debut with a second-place finish at 49 kg. In her finals match, she fell short against 2018 U15 Asian champion Moe Kiyooka of Japan.
After trailing 1-0 at the break, Rodriguez scored a takedown with a slide-by to take over the lead. Kiyooka later used a pair of go-behinds in the final 40 seconds of the bout to claim the World title with a 5-2 win.
Overall, Rodriguez was impressive, going 3-1 in her international debut with wins over opponents from India, Belarus and Taipei.
Wrestling at 57 kg, Hattendorf also scored a silver for USA. She lost to 2019 Cadet Asian runner-up Ruka Natami of Japan in the gold match.
Natami used a takedown in each period to pick up a 4-0 victory for the gold.
Going 3-1 in her first World Championships, Hattendorf put together a great tournament, registering pins in the quarterfinals and semifinals as well as decision in the first round.
The U.S. women’s freestyle team wraps up its tournament on Friday at 11 a.m. ET with one wrestling for gold and two others wrestling for bronze. Watch live on Trackwrestling and follow @USAWrestling on Twitter.
2019 CADET WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
at Sofia, Bulgaria, July 28-Aug. 4
Women’s freestyle results
43 kg: Alexandra Szkotnicki (Riva, Md./Southern Maryland WC Wolfpack) - NINTH
LOSS Nagisa Harada (Japan), 2-0
LOSS Zerda Demir (Turkey), 7-6
49 kg: Cristelle Rodriguez (Fresno, Calif./Red Wave Wrestling) – SILVER
WIN Antim Antim (India), 10-5
WIN Valeriya Kapustsina (Belarus), 7-2
WIN Yung Hsun Lin (Taipei), fall 0:19
LOSS Moe Kiyooka (Japan), 5-2
57 kg: Skylar Hattendorf (Hooksett, N.H./Maine Trappers) – SILVER
WIN Alina Kasabieva (Russia), 5-5
WIN Maarja Plaser (Estonia), fall 2:17
WIN Birgul Soltanova (Azerbaijan), fall 1:41
LOSS Ruka Natami (Japan), 4-0
65 kg: Lillian Freitas (Modesto, Calif./Pitman Wrestling) - NINTH
WIN Sandra Escamilla Menchaca (Mexico), 2-1
LOSS Sonam Sonam (India), 7-1
LOSS Khadija Jlassi (Tunisia), 5-1
73 kg: Kennedy Blades (Broadview, Ill./Izzy Style WC/Wyoming Seminary) - SEVENTH
WIN Daria Klimovich (Belarus), fall 0:21
LOSS Julia Fridlund (Sweden), 9-5
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