Alisha Howk at the 2023 US Open
2023 U23 U.S. Women’s Freestyle World Team Biographies
by Savannah Asmann, USA Wrestling
50 kg – Audrey Jimenez (Tucson, Arizona/Sunkist Kids WC)
2023: Final X runner-up… U.S. Open champion… U20 Nationals champion… Dan Kolov – Nikola Petrov International bronze medalist… Henri Deglane Grand Prix of France silver medalist…
2022: U20 World Championships silver medalist in Sofia, Bulgaria… Competed at U17 World Championships in Rome, Italy… U20 Nationals champion… U17 Nationals champion… USA Wrestling Girls National High School Recruiting Showcase champion…
2021: Cadet World Championships bronze medalist in Budapest, Hungary… UWW Cadet Nationals champion…
2019: U15 Pan-American Championships gold medalist…
High School: Senior at Sunnyside (Arizona) High School… Two-time AIA state champion (2022-23)…
Current National High School Ranking: No. 1 at 106 pounds and pound-for-pound…
Personal: Daughter of Denise and Guillermo Jimenez… Born on Dec. 18, 2005… 17 years old…
53 kg – Katie Gomez (Van Nuys, Calif./Sunkist Kids WC)
2023: Final X runner-up… U.S. Open champion… U20 Nationals champion…
2022: U20 World Championships bronze medalist in Sofia, Bulgaria… U20 Nationals champion…
2021: Cadet World Championships gold medalist in Budapest, Hungary… UWW Cadet Nationals champion… Fourth in UWW Junior Nationals…
2019: U15 Pan-American Championships gold medalist… USMC 16U Nationals runner-up… Eighth in USMC Junior Nationals…
High School: Third in 2022 CIF State Championships for Birmingham (California) High School… 2021 champion… Third in 2020...
Personal: Born on March 7, 2004… 19 years old…
55 kg – Alisha Howk (River Falls, Wis./Sunkist Kids WC)
2023: Pan American Championships silver medalist…Grand Prix of Spain bronze medalist…Ninth at Zagreb Open Ranking Series tournament…Eighth at Polyak Imre & Varga Janos Memorial…Final X runner-up…US Open champion…USMC Women’s National Championship champion…
2022: U23 World Championships bronze medalist…Grand Prix of Spain silver medalist…Ninth at Dan Kolov-Nikola Petrov Tournament…Fourth at Fall Bill Farrell Memorial International…Final X True Thirds runner-up…Third at World Team Trials Challenge…U23 Women’s Nationals champion…Fifth at USMC US Open…Spring Bill Farrell Memorial International champion…
2021: U23 Women’s Nationals runner-up…Senior Women’s Freestyle Nationals runner-up…
2020: Fifth at Klippan Lady Open…Fifth at UWW Junior Women’s Nationals…Fifth at U23 Women’s Nationals…Third at Senior Nationals…
2019: Junior Pan American Championships champion…Eleventh at Klippan Lady Open… Dave Schultz Memorial International champion…Fourth at Senior Nationals…Third at Senior World Team Trials Challenge…UWW Junior Women's Nationals runner-up…Third at U23 Women's Nationals…Fourth at Marine Corps US Open…Dave Schultz Memorial International champion…
2018: Fifth at Junior World Championships…USMC Junior Women’s Freestyle Nationals runner-up…UWW Junior Women’s Nationals champion…WWF Freestyle State Championships champion…Sixth at Marine Corps US Open…WWF Women’s High School Folkstyle State champion…
2017: Twelfth at Cadet World Championships…USMC Junior Women’s Nationals champion…Cadet Women`s Nationals champion…
Personal: Born on January 11, 2000…23 years old…
57 kg – Xochitl Mota-Pettis (Humble, Texas/Rise RTC)
2023: Pan American Championships champion…Grand Prix of Spain silver medalist…Thirteenth at Polyak Imre & Varga Janos Memorial…Final X runner-up…US Open champion…USMC Women’s National Championships champion…
2022: Pan American Championships bronze medalist…USMC US Open runner-up…Bill Farrell Memorial International champion…
2021: Third in World Team Trials… Fifth in U23 Nationals… Third in Senior Nationals… Last Chance Olympic Trials Qualifier champion…
2020: U23 Nationals champion… Second in UWW Junior Nationals… Second in Senior Nationals…
2019: Third in UWW Junior Nationals…2019 USMC Junior Nationals champion…Third at U23 Women's Nationals…Third at USMC Girls Folkstyle Nationals…
2018: Fourth in UWW Junior Nationals…USMC Junior Women Freestyle Nationals champion…USMC Junior Women's Nationals champion…
2017: Second in UWW Junior Nationals… Fourth in Junior Nationals…Seventh in 2017 UWW Cadet Nationals…Fourth in 2017 Junior Folkstyle Nationals
High School: 2019 Texas 6A state champion for Klein High School… Second in 2018 Texas 6A state championships…
Personal: Born November 8, 2000…22 years old…
59 kg – Nichole Moore (Lebanon, Ill./LMRC)
2023: USMC Women’s National Championship runner-up…
2022: Twelfth at Grand Prix of Spain…U23 Women’s Nationals champion…Fifth at NAIA Women’s National Invitational…
2021: Third at UWW Junior Women’s Nationals…Fourth at U23 Women’s Nationals…Sixth at NAIA Women’s National Invitational…
2019: Third at USMC Junior Nationals…Southern Plains Regional Greco-Roman runner-up…Third at USMC Girls Folkstyle Nationals…
2018: Seventh at Cadet Women’s Nationals…Fifth at USMC Junior Folkstyle Nationals…
2017: Seventh at USMC Junior Women’s Nationals…Fifth at USMC Cadet Women’s Nationals…Seventh at Cadet Women’s Nationals…
College: Wrestled at Baker University…
High School: Wrestled at Nickerson High School in Nickerson, Kanas…Won a state championship in 2019…Named Outstanding High School Wrestler in 2017…
Personal: Born November 5, 2001…21 years old…
62 kg – Adaugo Nwachukwu (San Jose, Calif./Titan Mercury WC)
2023: Final X runner-up… U.S. Open champion… U20 Nationals champion… U23 Nationals champion…
2022: U20 World Championships bronze medalist in Sofia, Bulgaria… U20 Nationals champion… Third in U.S. Open…
College: Two-time NAIA champion (2022-23) for Iowa Wesleyan University…
High School: 2020 CIF state champion for Silver Creek (California) High School…
Personal: Born on May 25, 2003… 20 years old…
65 kg – Macey Kilty (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids WC)
2023: Senior World Championships silver medalist…Final X champion… U.S. Open champion… U23 Women’s Nationals champion…
2022: Yasar Dogu (Turkey) silver medalist… Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix (Russia) silver medalist… Fourth in Final X (True Third)… World Team Trials Challenge Tournament runner-up…
2021: Henri Deglane Grand Prix silver medalist… U.S. Olympic Team Trials runner-up…
2020: Eighth in Matteo Pellicone Tournament… U23 Women’s Nationals champion… UWW Junior Nationals champion… U.S. Open (Oct. 2020) runner-up…
2019: U23 World Championships silver medalist… Junior World Championships silver medalist… Grand Prix of Germany bronze medalist… Dave Schultz Memorial International silver medalist… Third in U.S. Open (Dec. 2019)… World Team Trials Challenge Tournament runner-up… UWW Junior Nationals champion… U23 Women’s Nationals champion… Third in U.S. Open (April 2019)…
2018: Junior World Championships silver medalist… Cadet World Championships gold medalist… Cadet Klippan Lady Open (Sweden) silver medalist… UWW Junior Nationals champion… UWW Cadet Nationals champion…
2017: Cadet Pan-American Championships gold medalist… Cadet Klippan Lady Open champion… UWW Cadet World Team Trials runner-up…
2016: Cadet World Championships bronze medalist… UWW Cadet Nationals champion…
High School: Completed high school career at River Falls High School… 2016 Wisconsin state runner-up in the boys division for Stratford High…
Age-Group: 2017 and 2018 Junior Freestyle Nationals champion… Third in 2016 Junior Freestyle Nationals… 2017 Junior Folkstyle Nationals champion… 2016 and 2017 Cadet Freestyle Nationals champion… 2017 Cadet Folkstyle Nationals champion… 2018 Junior Western Regional champion…
Personal: Born March 13, 2001…22 years old…
68 kg – Katerina Lange (Sherburn, Minn., Minnesota Storm)
2023: Fifth at Grand Prix of Spain…Fourth at Senior World Team Trials Challenge…Third at US Open…Fourth at U20 USMC Women’s National Championships…U23 USMC Women’s National Championships champion…NCWWC National Championships champion…
2022: USMC US Open runner-up…
2021: Junior Pan American Championships champion…Third at US Marine Corps Junior Nationals…Junior Women's Nationals runner-up…Fifth at U23 Women's Nationals…
2020: UWW Junior Nationals runner-up…
College: Junior at Augsburg…
High School: Attended Martin County West High School... Participated in wrestling, basketball, and track…
Personal: Born June 15, 2003…20 years old…
72 kg – Amit Elor (Walnut Creek, Calif./New York City RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
2023: Senior World Championships gold medalist in Belgrade, Serbia… U20 World Championships gold medalist in Amman, Jordan… Pan-American Championships gold medalist… Final X champion… U20 Nationals champion…
2022: Senior World Championships gold medalist in Belgrade, Serbia… U23 World Championships gold medalist in Pontevedra, Spain… U20 World Championships gold medalist in Sofia, Bulgaria… Final X champion… U20 Nationals champion… U23 Nationals champion…
2021: Junior (U20) World Championships gold medalist in Ufa, Russia… Cadet (U17) World Championships gold medalist in Budapest, Hungary… UWW Junior Nationals champion… UWW Cadet Nationals champion…
2019: Cadet (U17) World Championships bronze medalist in Sofia, Bulgaria… Cadet (U17) Beach World Championships gold medalist in Odessa, Ukraine… UWW Cadet Nationals champion…
College: Currently taking online classes at Diablo Valley College with plans to either transfer to a four-year university or continue pursuing a degree online… Interested in pursuing studies in statistics, applied math and psychology…
High School: 2019 California (CIF) girls state champion as a freshman for College Park High School…
Age-Group: 2019 Western Regional champion in freestyle, Greco-Roman and folkstyle… U15 Pan-American Championships gold medalist… 2018 Schoolgirl Nationals champion… 2016 Novice USA Wrestling Kids Nationals champion in freestyle, Greco-Roman and folkstyle… 2016 Novice USA Wrestling Girls Folkstyle Nationals champion… 2015 Western Regional champion in freestyle…2014 USA Wrestling Folkstyle Tour of America Las Vegas Royal Crush champion…
Personal: Daughter of Elana and Yair Elor…Born on Jan. 1, 2004… 19 years old…
76 kg – Kennedy Blades (Chicago, Ill./Sunkist Kids WC)
2023: Final X runner-up… U.S. Open champion… U20 Nationals champion… Ibrahim Moustafa Senior Ranking Series gold medalist…
2021: Junior World Championships gold medalist in Ufa, Russia… Senior World Team Trials runner-up… U23 Nationals champion… UWW Junior Nationals champion…
2020: U.S. Olympic Team Trials runner-up… Last Chance Olympic Team Trials Qualifier champion… UWW Junior Nationals champion…
2019: Seventh in Cadet World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.. USMC 16U Nationals champion… USMC Junior Nationals champion… UWW Cadet Nationals champion…
2018: Cadet Pan-American Championships gold medalist… USMC Cadet Nationals champion… UWW Cadet Nationals runner-up…
College: Will be a Sophomore at Arizona State University…
High School: 2019 National Prep champion for Wyoming Seminary (Pennsylvania)…
Personal: Born on Sept. 4, 2003… 19 years old…