USA Wrestling Rewind: Journeymen Women’s World Classic recap

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Eight U.S. athletes win titles at Journeymen Women’s World Classic against international opponents

MANHEIM, Pa. – Some of the nation’s top high school girls won individual titles at the Journeymen Women’s World Classic held at Spooky Nook this past Saturday.

The event featured just shy of 40 U.S. entries who are recognized in the National Girls High School Preseason Rankings. Many of the nation’s top club programs brought their best wrestlers. International competitors came from nine nations: Canada, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Netherlands, Peru.

U.S. champions, with national rankings if appropriate, were:  #9 Gigi Sullivan of Apex/Monroe Woodbury (100), #4 Kayla Batres of the South Side WC (107), #20 Paris Soria of Monster Garage (114), #4 Alexis Lazar of Michigan Revolution (132), Camilla Hathaway of SHWC/Mt Lebanon (138), #2 Violette Lasure of Orchard WC (145), #3 Adriana Palumbo of GPS Wrestling (165) and Ylyana Sandoval of Wyoming Seminary (185).

Sullivan, Batres, Hathaway, Lasure and Palumbo all defeated opponents from Germany in the finals. Palumbo stopped three-time U17 World medalist Lotta Englich, 12-5. Sullivan beat Klara Winkler, who was fifth in the 2023 U17 Worlds, by a 10-0 technical fall. Batres topped two-time U17 European bronze medalist Josephine Wrensch by a 10-0 technical fall. Lasure stopped U17 European bronze medalist Ayla Sahin, 13-6. Hathaway defeated 2024 U17 European champion Leonie Steigert, 5-4.

In the all-USA finals, Soria defeated #10 Marie Sharp of Blair by tech fall, 10-0. Lazar took an injury default win in the finals against #13 Lilliana Banks of Aviators Wrestling. Sandoval won a four-athlete round robin, with wins over two ranked Americans, #10 Brynn Shepardson of Journeymen and #26 Brooklynn Newton of Team Ohio.

The international champions were Timi Coles of Canada/Combat School (94), Kaura Coles of Canada/Combat School (120), Sophie Ritter of Hungary (126) and Uldana Tileukhan of Kazakhstan (152).

The Coles sisters live in Montana. Kaura was a 2024 U17 World champion and is No. 1 in the National Girls High School rankings at 115. Ritter has won three European titles, two at the U15 level and one at the U17 level. Tileukhan was a 2024 U17 World bronze medalist. Ritter was named Outstanding Wrestler in the Women’s World Classic.

The next big international event being hosted by the Journeymen WC is the Journeymen World Freestyle Classic, which is set for the Albany area in New York, April 5-6. Like the fall event was for girls, the Journeymen World Freestyle Classic in the spring brings top boys from many nations around the world and gives talented U.S. boys a chance for outstanding international experience and helps prepare for the upcoming age-group World Team Trials events.

Complete Journeymen Women’s World Classic results on FloArena

Journeymen Women’s World Classic

At Manheim, Pa., September 28

(with National Girls High School ranking noted as appropriate)

94 lbs

1st Timi Coles (Combat School) dec, Samantha Massey (Little Falls), 14-5

3rd Brooklyn Henry (Gettysburg Area High) pin #26Alysa Patel (Rednose Wrestling School/ Paramus Catholic High School), 2:09

5th Julia Duro (Hammer Wrestling Club) dec, Fern Jewett (General Brown), 6-2

7th Marta Pirrone (Italy) dec. Anabelle Wessel (Alexander), 4-0

100 lbs

1st #9 Gigi Sullivan (Apex/Monroe Woodbury) tech fall Klara Winkler (Germany), 10-0 4:08

3rd #11 Angelica Serratos (Surfside Wc) dec. Nelly Zierenberg (Germany), 8-2

5th Lea Lingscheidt (Germany) pin Bella Manno (Tristate Training Center),  4:14

7th Marielys Lugo (Btsnyc) inj. Jasmine Brucato (Pit Crew Wc)

9th Davaajargal Enkh-uchiral (Mongolia) tech fall Michelle Cecca (Italy), 10-0 3:28

11th Tatiana Alexander (Gps Wrestling) dec. Juliette Cuevas (Bellwood Antis), 10-8

107 lbs

1st #4 Kayla Batres (South Side Wrestling Club) tech fall Josephine Wrensch (Germany), 10-0 1:14

3rd #4 Sarissa Tucker (Legacy Wrestling) tech fall Ava Fodera (Poway High School), 10-0 1:01

5th Madison Healey (Wyoming Seminary) tech fall Nohea Booth (Surfside), 10-0 1:07

7th Elmira Karabalaeva (Kyrgystan) tech fall Anna Buurma (Michigan Revolution), 10-0 1:57

9th Medina Kuanyshbek (Kazakhstan) pin Alessia De lucia (Rednose Wrestling School), 0:48

11th #26 Maya Alvarado (Lake Highland Prep) dec. #17 Erin Rizzuto (Florida Phoneix), 6-5

13th Amartuvshin Bolorzaya (Mongolia) dec. Sarina Gunn (Viking Wrestling Club), 14-8

15th Isabella Fodera (Poway High School) pin Payton George (Top Flight Wrestling Academy), 0:30

17th Adsaya Piranavan (Team Impact) tech fall  Bianca Awerman (Crash Girls Wrestling Club), 10-0 1:12

19th Peggy Susan dean (Betterman Elite Wrestling) inj dft Halilja Azimov (Germany)

114 lbs

1st #20 Paris Soria (Monster Garage) tech fall #10 Marie Sharp (Blair), 10-0 5:00

3rd Lucia Ranieri (Roselle Park) pin Arina Abdullina (Kazakhstan), 1:23

5th Sophia Marie Gonzales (Surfside) tech fall Maddie Ripley (Wyoming Seminary), 13-2 3:38

7th #27 Gabrielle Severin (Crash Gwc) pin Samira Octiabreva (Kyrgystan), 1:57

9th - #25 Lyric Hetzer (Ohio) dec. #15 Deandra Meza (Surfside), 12-9

11th - Sania Soltangali (Kazakhstan) pin Emma Chartres (Team Impact), 1:03

13th - Emma Grimes (Wyoming Seminary) pin Denise Casalino (Italy), 0:16

15th - Gabrielle Ruedy (Bernards High School/ Edge Wrestling Club) pin Grey Henecker (Rednose Wrestling School),1:43

17th - Ganpurev Enkhdari (Mongolia) pin Talia Pavlic (Wamma), 2:06

19th Madalyn Hill (Journeymen Wrestling Club) tech fall Zoeth Pardo (All-american Wrestling Club/ Pembroke Rtc), 10-0 1:15

21st Alaina Reynolds (Top Flight) pin Emma Palencia (Crash Gwc), 1:12

120 lbs

1st #1 Kaura Coles (Cambat School) tech fall Angela Casarola (Italy), 11-0 2:00

3rd Josefine Widman (Germany) tech fall #16 Aubree Storm Gutierrez (Surfside), 12-2 2:06

5th Savannah Arroyo (Wyoming Seminary) inj dft #11 Amelia Murphy (Wyoming Seminary)

7th Jocelyn Danbe (Rednose) forfeit Naomi Liuzzi (Italy

9th #20 Talea Guntrum (Steubenville Hs) pin Natalia Accorsi (Blair Academy), 1:09

11th Diana Amanturova (Kyrgystan) tech fall Maia Delacruz (Hammer Wrestling Club), 10-0 3:09

13th Aysyrga Dzhaynakova (Kyrgystan) tech fall Adriana Degroat (Metrowest United), 12-1 2:15

15th Mia Dineen (Metrowest United) forfeit Lyla Devereaux (Wyoming Seminary)

17th Ivy Andersen (Roundtree Wrestling Academy) dec. Makenzie Harbour (Journeymen Wrestling Club), 10-6

19th Delaney Bisaillon (Hammer) pin Tatiana Guzman (Matmen),  0:53

21st Andi Bibeau (East Stroudsburg North HS) pin Layla Namerow (Malvern Wrestling Club), 0:25

23rd - Kaydence Proulx (Journeymen Wrestling Club)

126 lbs

1st Sophie Ritter (Hungary) tech fall #8 Victoria Carbonaro (Blair Academy), 10-0 0:41

3rd #3 Haley Gonzales (Crash) dec. Sofia Pira (Italy), 4-0

5th #14 Mary Manis (Wyoming Seminary) pin Lily Oh (Legend Wrestling Club), 0:41

7th Sara Servedio (Italy) dec. Jargalsaikhan Erdenet-od (Mongolia), 7-2

9th Rianna Bernal (Surfside) tech fall Tilly Kakuk (Surfside), 12-0 5:00

11th Reese Adams (Crash/Calhoun HS) inj dft Akylay Satybayeva (Kyrgystan), 0:00

13th Chloe Zacherl (Victory Wrestling Club) pin Ava Ebrahimi (Poway High School), 2:22

15th Kate Crockett (Legend Wrestling Club) dec. Madeline Ngo (Metrowest United), 8-0

17th Myla Blackshaw (Matmen) pin Emma Peake (Duro/hunterdon Central), 0:23

19th Olivia Fox (Journeymen Wrestling Club) pin Haley Proulx (Journeymen Wrestling Club), 1:51

21st Paige Cowan (Ohio National Team) pin Sela Rozov (Blair Academy), 4:49

23rd Joy Murray (Btsnyc) no contest Camila Alexandra Pachas Huaroto (Peru)

132 lbs

1st #4 Alexis Lazar (Michigan Revolution) inj dft #13 Lilliana Banks (Aviators Wrestling), 0:27

3rd #5 Corynne Mcnulty (Blair Academy) tech fall Mongolkhuu Bayasgalan (Mongolia), 10-0 2:56

5th #28 Lexy Pabon (Head Hunters Wrestling) pin Iyanna Crawford (Pembroke Rtc), 1:23

7th Raya Fowle (Legend Wrestling, Va) tech fall Sophia Fodera (Poway High School), 10-0 0:34

9th #27 Eva Altamirano (Scorpion) tech fall Ella Hughes (Roundtree Wrestling Academy), 12-2 3:27

11th #21 Abigail Mozden (Alliance High School) inj dft Uzhgoroshova Zhanyl-ves (Kyrgystan), 0:00

13th Kanykey Kubatbekova (Kyrgystan) pin Aleena Dhanji (Kbay Wrestling Club),  0:43

15th Kaitlyn Young (Journeymen Wrestling Club) pin Ilyasovna Ilyasova Cholpon (Kyrgystan), 2:25

17th Gabriella Frankian (Journeymen Wrestling Club) tech fall Juliette Villafane (Btsnyc), 11-0 2:16

138 lbs

1st Camilla Hathaway (Shwa/mt. Lebanon) dec. Leonie Steigert (Germany), 5-4

3rd Feenja Hermann (Germany) tech fall #11 Alexandra Ford (Headhunters), 12-2 4:00

5th Madeline Merideth (Church Boyz) inj dft Haylynn Littleton (Athena/harrison High-school)

7th Mackenze Bunton (Texan Wrestling Club) forfeit Asema Aitmyrsaeva (Kyrgystan),

145 lbs

1st #2 Violette Lasure (Orchard Wc) pin Ayla Sahin (Germany), 2:40

3rd Kesi Tsarni (Capital Wrestling Club) tech fall #22 Jada Lawrence (Reverence Wrestling Club), 13-3 3:07

5th Faith Bane (Raw Raleigh Area Wrestling) dec. Sumaiya Aamoud (Raw Wrestling), 6-0

7th #6 Margaret Buurma (Michigan Revolution) dec. Victoria Alvarado (Venom), 4-3

9th Julia Fongaro (Edge) pin #5 Audrey Rogotzke (Stillwater Mn),  1:34

11th Kiara Richard (Hammer Wrestling) dec. Makayla Hinchey (Reverence Wrestling Club), 5-2

13th Dariya Tyubeyeva (Kyrgystan) forfeit #28 Nanda Kibi (Michigan Rev/ Plymouth High School)

152 lbs

1st Uldana Tileukhan (Kazakhstan) inj dft #16 Ava Guilmette (Curby), 4:21

3rd #9 Ella Poalillo (Scorpions Wrestling School) tech fall Remy La flamme (Wyoming Seminary), 11-1 3:22

5th Juliet Alt (Orchard Wc) pin Dani-Alejandra Van-Roojien (Netherland), 4:08

7th #17 Eva Garcia (Surfside) pin Bronwyn Arsyn sadlier (Thundercats/mcallen High School), 4:14

9th Kaylah Evans (Darkhorse Wrestling) tech fall Carolina Lockard (Btsnyc), 10-0 1:38

11th Rylee Dearwester (Team Ohio) pin Sofia George (Top Flight Wrestling Academy), 0:19

165 lbs

1st #3 Adriana Palumbo (Gps Wrestling) dec. Lotta Englich (Germany), 12-5

3^rd #16 Laila Hustoles (Reverence) pin Dattilo Fabiana (Italy), 2:45

5th Meruert Octiabreva (Kyrgystan) VPO1 Britt-lesley Van--roojien (Netherland), 9-8

7th Savannah Oxendine (Pembroke Rtc) VFA Isabella Steffa (Crash Girls Wrestling Club), 4-4 1:12

185 lbs

1 Ylyana Sandoval (Wyoming Seminary)

2 #10 Brynn Shepardson (Journeymen Wrestling Club)

3 #26 Brooklynn Newton (Team Ohio)

4 Emily Dudar (Hammer Wrestling Club)

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