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2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament Women's freestyle finalist biographies

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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling

Erin Golston nails a blast double leg at the U.S. Open.

The Championship Series in women's freestyle at the 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament in Raleigh, N.C. will be held today, Sunday, May 19.

Below are the bios of the women's freestyle finalists.

The event is live on FloWrestling.

WORLD TEAM TRIALS CHALLENGE TOURNAMENT WOMEN FINALIST BIOS

50 kg


No. 1 seed Erin Golston, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
College: UCCS High School: Marquette, Mich. Born: April 20, 1993
• Second in 2017 and 2019 U.S. Open
• Third in 2017 and 2018 U.S. World Team Trials
• Three-time Junior World medalist (2013 silver, 2011 and 2012 bronze)
• Third at 2018 U.S. Open
• Second in 2019 Pan American Championships
• Third in 2018 Outstanding Ukrainian Memorial…
• Third in 2017 and 2018 Dave Schultz Memorial International
• Second in 2017 Dave Schultz Memorial
• 2014 and 2017 University Nationals champion

No. 2 seed Victoria Anthony, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)
College: Simon Fraser High School: Huntington, Beach, Calif. (Marina) Born: June 24, 1991
• Fifth in 2013 World Championships
• 2009 and 2010 Junior World champion
• 2015 and 2017 U.S. Open champion
• 2017 U.S. World Team Trials champion
• Second in 2013-15 World Team Trials
• Second in 2012-14, 2018 U.S. Open
• 2015 and 2016 Dave Schultz Memorial International champion
• 2017 Pan American Championships champion
• Fifth in 2008 and 2011 Junior World Championships
• 2015 Klippan Lady Open champion (Sweden)
• 2012-13 University Nationals champion
• Four-time WCWA college nationals champion

53 kg

U.S. Open champion Tiare Ikei, Honolulu, Hawaii (EAP - Elite Accelerator Program)

High school: Honolulu, Hawaii (Kaiser) Born: May 8, 2001
• 2019 U.S. Open champion
• Second in 2019 UWW Junior World Team Trials
• 2019 Flatz Open champion (Austria)
• 2018 Cadet World bronze medalist
• 2018 Cadet Pan-American gold medalist
• Sixth in 2018 Youth Olympic Games
• 2018 Cadet World Team member
• Two-time Fargo nationals All-American
• 2018 Hawaii women’s state champion

No. 2 seed in Challenge: Katherine Shai, Denver, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC)
College: Menlo College High School: El Granada, Calif. (Half Moon Bay) Born: May 26, 1988
• Third in 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
• Second in 2014 World Team Trials
• 2016 Dave Schultz Memorial International champion
• 2008 World University champion
• Second in U.S. Open four times (2019, 2013, 2014, 2009)
• Two-time WCWA Nationals champion (2009, 2010)
• 2010 WCWA Wrestler of the Year
Note: This is a rematch of the 2019 U.S. Open finals, won by Ikei, 14-4

55 kg

No. 1 seed Dominique Parrish, Scotts Valley, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)

College: Simon Fraser Univ. High School: Scotts Valley, Calif. Born: November 5, 1996
• Three-time U23 World Team member (2017, 2018, 2019)
• 2018 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament Runner-up
• Second at 2018 U.S. Open
• Third in 2017 and 2019 U.S. Open
• Third in 2017 U.S. World Team Trials
• Second in 2017 University Nationals…
• 2017 Dave Schultz Memorial bronze medalist
• Two-time WCWA champion and four-time All-American for Simon Fraser
• 2019 Miranda Medal winner as top college women’s wrestler
• 2014 and 2015 California state high school champion

No. 2 seed Areana Villaescusa, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
High School: Rio Rico, Ariz. Born: September 21, 1996
• Second in 2019 U.S. Open
• Second in 2019 U23 World Team Trials
• 2019 Dave Schultz Memorial International champion
• Fourth in 2018 Dave Schultz Memorial International
• Second at 2017 U23 World Team Trials
• Fourth in 2017 CISM Military World Championships
• Fourth in 2017 U.S. Open
• Fifth in 2016 University Nationals…
• Second in 2015 UWW Junior Nationals
• Eighth in 2014 U.S. Open

57 kg

No. 1 seed Jenna Burkert, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)

College: Northern Michigan High School: Marquette (Mich.) Born: May 9, 1993
• 2014 and 2018 U.S. World Team member
• 2018 Final X runner-up
• 2018 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• 2017 U.S. Open champion
• Second in 2014, 2015 and 2019 U.S. Open
• Third in 2018 U.S. Open
• Fourth in 2017 CISM Military World Championships
• Three-time UWW Junior World Team member (2011-2013)
• Third in 2012 and 2013 World Team Wrestle-off
• Fifth in 2010 Youth Olympic Games
• 2009 Junior Nationals champion
• 2010 and 2011 ASICS Girls High School Wrestler of the Year

No. 2 seed Arian Carpio, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)
College: Arizona State High School: Federal Way, Wash. (Todd Beamer) Born: March 20, 1997
• 2019 U23 World Team Trials champion
• Fifth at 2017 U.S. World Team Trials
• Sixth at 2015, 2016 and 2018 U.S. Open three times (2015, 2016, 2017)
• Fourth at 2017 University Nationals
• 2016 Guelph Open champion (Canada)
• Second in 2013 UWW Cadet Nationals
• Two-time Washington high school state champion and four-time finalist

59 kg

No. 2 seed Michaela Beck, New York, N.Y. (New York AC/Hawkeye WC)

College: Iowa High School: New York, N.Y. (Fusion Academy) Born: Feb. 5, 2000
• 2019 UWW Junior World Team Trials champion
• 2018 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament Runner-up
• 2018 U.S. Senior Open Runner-up
• Second in 2018 UWW Junior World Team Trials
• 2018 Flatz Open champion (Austria)
• 2016 Junior Nationals champion

No. 4 seed Lauren Louive, Iowa City, Iowa (New York AC/Hawkeye WC)

College: Univ. of the Cumberlands High School: Washington HS (Ohio) Born: August 20, 1990
• 2018 U.S. Senior Open Runner-up
• Third in 2018 Klippan Lady Open (Sweden)
• 2018 Dave Schultz Memorial International champion
• Fourth in 2010 and 2017 U.S. World Team Trials
• Fourth in 2010, 2015 and 2019 U.S. Open
• Fifth in 2013 and 2017 U.S. Open
• Second in 2014 and 2016 Bill Farrell International
• 2014 Bill Farrell International Runner-up…
• Second in 2012 Pan American Championships
• Three-time WCWA All-American for the Univ. of the Cumberlands

62 kg

U.S. Open champion Kayla Miracle, Iowa City, Iowa (Sunkist Kids/Hawkeye WC)

College: Campbellsville High School: Culver, Ind. (Culver Academy) Born: April 26, 1996
• 2018 Final X runner-up
• Three-time U.S. Open champion (2017, 2018, 2019)
• 2017, 2018 and 2019 U23 World Team member
• 2015, 2016 and 2017 University Nationals champion
• Third in 2014 and 2016 Junior World Championships
• Second in 2012 Cadet World Championships
• Fourth in 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
• 2016 Dave Schultz Memorial International champion
• 2018 Klippan Lady Open champion (Sweden)
• 2014 Bill Farrell International champion
• Four-time WCWA College National champion for Campbellsville (2015-18)

No. 1 seed in Challenge: Desiree Zavala, Grandview, Wash. (Team Takedown)
College: Grays Harbor College, Southern Oregon Univ.High School: Grandview, Wash. Born: November 30, 1997
• Second in 2019 U.S. Open
• Fourth in 2018 Dave Schultz Memorial International
• Third in 2017 U23 World Team Trials
• Fourth in 2017 University Nationals…
• Second in 2018 WCWA Women’s College Nationals for Grays Harbor College
• Third in 2017 WCWA College Nationals for Southern Oregon…
• Four-time Washington state girls high school champion
• 2014 Junior Nationals champion
Note: This is a rematch of the 2019 U.S. Open final, won by Miracle, 10-0

65 kg
No. 1 seed Maya Nelson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC)

College: University of the Cumberlands High School: Denver, Colo. (Denver East)
Born: September 20, 1997
• 2017 Junior World champion
• 2016 Junior World bronze medalist
• Second in 2017 and 2019 U.S. Open
• 2017 and 2019 U23 World Team member
• Two-time Junior World Team member (2016, 2017)
• 2017 U.S. Senior National Team member
• 2014 Cadet Pan American champion
• Four-time Fargo champion

No. 2 seed Macey Kilty, Stratford, Wis. (Sunkist Kids)
High School: River Falls, Wis. Born: March 13, 2001
• 2018 Cadet World champion
• 2018 Junior World silver medalist
• Third in 2016 Cadet World Championships
• Third in 2019 U.S. Open
• Second in 2019 Dave Schultz Memorial International
• 2019 UWW Junior World Team Trials champion
• 2019 U23 World Team Trials champion
• Third in 2019 Grand Prix of Germany
• 2017 Pan American Cadet champion

68 kg

U.S. Open champion Randyll Beltz, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)

College: Missouri Valley College High School: St. Clair (Mo.) Born: April 30, 1990
• 2019 U.S. Open champion
• 2018 Final X runner-up
• 2018 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion
• Third in 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
• Second at 2018 U.S. Open
• Third in 2010, 2015 and 2017 U.S. Open
• Third in 2015 World Team Trials
• 2017 Canada Cup champion
• Second in 2012 Pan American Championships
• Second in 2016 Dave Schultz Memorial International
• Second in 2010 and 2011 University Nationals
• Third in the 2013 WCWA Nationals for Missouri Valley

No. 1 seed in Challenge: Alexandria Glaude, West Sacaremento, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)

College: McKendree High School: Sacramento, Calif. (Christian Brothers) Born: April 30, 1997
• Third in 2018 U23 World Championships
• Third at 2018 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament
• Third at 2018 U.S. Open
• Fourth in 2017 U.S. Open
• Second in 2018 Dave Schultz Memorial International
• Third in 2017 U23 World Team Trials
• Ninth in 2017 Junior World Championships
• Fifth in 2017 U.S. World Team Trials
• Second in 2017 University Nationals
• 2019 WCWA champion and two-time All-American for McKendree

72 kg

No. 1 seed Victoria Francis, Litchfield, Ill. (Titan Mercury WC)

College: Lindenwood High School: Litchfield, Ill. Born: April 24, 1994
• 2017 World Team member
• 2017 U.S. World Team Trials champion
• Second in 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
• Third in 2014 Junior World Championships
• Two-time University Nationals champion (2015, 2016)
• Second in 2016 and 2019 U.S. Open
• Second in 2017 Grand Prix of Spain
• Two-time WCWA national champion for Lindenwood (2015, 2016)

No. 2 seed Iman Kazem, Tracy, Calif. (unattached)
College: Menlo College High School: Tracy, Calif. (Merrill F. West) Born: January 23, 1997
• Fourth in 2019 U.S. Open
• Second in 2019 WCWA Nationals for Menlo, and three-time All-American
• 2019 NAIA National Invitational champion
• Fourth in 2018 SFU International (Canada)
• Fourth in 2015 USA Wrestling Girls Junior Folkstyle Nationals

76 kg

U.S. Open champion Precious Bell, Lancaster, Calif. (unattached)

College: Menlo College High School: Lancaster, Cal. (Eastside) Born: September 9, 1997
• 2019 U.S. Open champion
• Seventh in 2018 U.S. Open
• Second in 2018 SFU International (Canada)
• Fourth in 2019 WCWA Nationals
• Fifth at 2018 WCWA Nationals

No. 1 seed in Challenge: Hannah Gladden, Gadsden, Ala. (Lion WC)
College: Emmanuel, Univ. of the Cumberlands, Campbellsville
High School: Gadsden, Ala. (Ohatchee) Born: August 13, 1996
• Second in 2019 U.S. Open
• 2018 Pan American bronze medalist
• Third in 2018 U.S. Open
• Second in 2018 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament
• Third in 2018 U23 World Team Trials
• Second in 2017 Dave Schultz Memorial
• Second in 2016 Last Chance Qualifier
• Three-time WCWA All-American (2015, 2017, 2019)
Note: This is a rematch of the 2019 U.S. Open final, won by Bell by fall

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