Match of the Day: Macey Kilty and Kennedy Blades wrestle at Who's Number 1
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by USA Wrestling
Since its inception in 2013, Flowrestling’s “Who’s Number 1” exhibition has pitted the top high school wrestlers in the country against each other. In 2018, wrestling fans were treated to a battle between Macey Kilty and Kennedy Blades.
Kilty, who was 17 at the time, is currently No. 3 on the National Team at 65 kg. Now 19 years old, Kilty has achieved an immense amount of age-group-level success, earning five World medals including a 2016 Cadet World bronze medal, a 2017 Cadet World title, Junior World silver medals in 2018 and 2019 and a 2019 U23 World silver. Kilty currently trains at the USOPTC in Colorado Springs.
Blades, a member of the 2019 Cadet World Team, was 15 when the match took place. Now 16, Blades is the No. 1 ranked wrestler at 164 pounds in the National Girls High School rankings. In 2019, she won both the 16U and Junior Nationals brackets at Fargo. She is a 2018 16U Fargo champion as well. Blades currently wrestles for Wyoming Seminary.
Watch the two wrestle below:
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