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by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling

Kayla Miracle works for a takedown at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France.

Kayla Miracle works for a takedown at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France.

The Senior women’s freestyle pre-seeds for the 2025 CLAW U.S. Open Championships have been finalized ahead of this weekend’s competition in Las Vegas.

 

Tournament seeding was based on an agreed upon set of seeding criteria that included USA Wrestling PIN ratings, head-to-head results, tournament placements, and common opponents. Pre-seeds were finalized by the U.S. women’s freestyle national team staff.

 

Seeding is not final until after weigh-ins conclude. Adjustments to the seeding will be made if a wrestler drops out of the field for any reason. In that case, the wrestler in question will be removed from the list and every wrestler underneath will bump up to the next seed.

 

Among those receiving at No. 1 seed include Olympic silver medalist Kennedy Blades at 68 kg, two-time Olympian and two-time World medalist Kayla Miracle at 62 kg, Olympian and 2019 World champion Jacarra Winchester at 57 kg, 2024 World bronze medalist Kylie Welker at 76 kg, 2024 U.S. World Team member Areana Villaescusa at 55 kg and four-time age-group World medalist Audrey Jimenez at 50 kg.

 

The Senior women’s freestyle tournament will take place April 24-25 at The Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas. Action will begin at 10 a.m. (PT) both days. Semifinals are scheduled for 4 p.m. (PT) on Thursday, with finals set for 6 p.m. (PT) on Friday. A detailed schedule of events is available at usawrestlingevents.com.

 

The 2025 CLAW U.S. Open Championships will be broadcast live on FloWrestling. Brackets will be available through USA Bracketing, USA Wrestling’s new best-in-class event management software. Tickets are still available for purchase through the USA Wrestling events website.

 

Pre-seeds for the Senior Greco-Roman and Senior men’s freestyle divisions will be released later today.

2025 CLAW U.S. Open Championships

April 23-27, The Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nev.

 

Senior Women’s Freestyle Pre-Seeds

50 kg  

1. Audrey Jimenez, (Lehigh Valley Wrestling RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

2. Erin Golston (New York AC)

3. Mia Palumbo (Illinois)

4. Anaya Falcon (Titan Mercury WC)

5. Heather Crull (Northeastern WC)

6. Emily Shilson (Titan Mercury WC)

7. Ava Bayless (Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC)

8. Emilie Gonzalez (Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC)

 

53 kg 

1. Felicity Taylor (Titan Mercury WC)

2. Sage Mortimer (Titan Mercury WC)

3. Katie Gomez (Titan Mercury WC)

4. Elena Ivaldi (California)

5. Sydney Petzinger (Cardinal WC)

6. Clare Booe (Team Tornado WC)

7. Brianna Gonzalez (Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC)

8. Isabella Marie Gonzales (Titan Mercury WC)

 

55 kg 

1. Areana Villaescusa (U.S. Army WCAP)

2. Alisha Howk (New York AC)

3. Cristelle Rodriguez (Tiger WC)

4. Amani Jones (Cardinal WC/Titan Mercury WC)

5. Everest Leydecker (Thorobred WC)

6. Karissa Turnwall (Emmanuel Training Center)

7. Montana DeLawder (Team Tornado WC)

8. Leilah Castro (Ohio)

 

57 kg 

1. Jacarra Winchester (USOPTC/Titan Mercury WC)

2. Amanda Martinez (Cardinal WC/Titan Mercury WC)

3. Lorianna Piestewa (Colorado Mesa WC)

4. Carissa Qureshi (USOPTC)

5. Sara Sterner (Cardinal WC)

6. Virginia Foard (Team Tornado WC)

7. Carolina Moreno (Southern Oregon RTC)

8. Bella Williams (USOPTC)

 

59 kg 

1. Michaela Beck (Titan Mercury WC)

2. Xochitl Mota-Pettis (Rise RTC)

3. Abigail Nette (U.S. Army WCAP)

4. Alexis Janiak (Titan Mercury WC)

5. Sofia Macaluso (West Point WC)

6. Emily Frost (Iowa Women’s WC/Curby 3-Style WC)

7. Anna DiCugno (Team Tornado WC)

8. Alicen Dillard (Team Tornado WC)

 

62 kg 

1. Kayla Miracle (Valliant WC)

2. Aduago Nwachukwu (U.S. Army WCAP)

3. Alara Boyd (Cardinal WC)

4. Katerina Lange (Minnesota Storm)

5. SaVannah Cosme (Atreus WC)

6. Bridgette Duty (U.S. Army WCAP)

7. Nanea Estrella (Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC)

8. Hanna Errthum (USOPTC)

 

65 kg 

1. Isabella Mir (Cardinal WC)

2. Reese Larramendy (Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC)

3. Aine Drury (New York AC)

4. Jennifer Page (Titan Mercury WC)

5. Ana Luciano (Team Tornado WC)

6. Nina Makem (Minnesota Storm)

7. Niya Gaines (Tiger Den WC)

8. Bridgette Sotomayor (Tiger WC)

 

68 kg 

1. Kennedy Blades (Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC)

2. Brooklyn Hays (USOPTC/Titan Mercury WC)

3. Solin Piearcy (USOPTC/Titan Mercury WC)

4. Shannon Workinger (Quincy Regulator Wrestling)

5. Olivia Pizano (Lehigh Valley Wrestling RTC)

6. Clare Waite (Cardinal WC)

7. Destiny Lyng (Pennsylvania)

8. Noelle Gaffney (New Jersey)

 

72 kg 

1. Skylar Grote (USOPTC/Titan Mercury WC)

2. Alexandria Glaude (Beaver Dam RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

3. Kaylynn Albrecht (USOPTC/Titan Mercury WC)

4. Tiffani Baublitz (Team Pennsylvania)

5. Elleni Johnson (Laker WC)

6. Joye Levendusky (Titan Mercury WC)

7. Rose Cassioppi (New York AC)

8. Micah Fisher (Kentucky)

 

76 kg 

1. Kylie Welker (Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC)

2. Yelena Makoyed (Cardinal WC/Titan Mercury WC)

3. Dymond Guilford (USOPTC/Titan Mercury WC)

4. Tristan Kelly (U.S. Army WCAP)

5. Marlynne Deede (Laker WC)

6. Cheyenne Bowman (New York AC)

7. Ashley Lekas (Texas Wesleyan)

8. Kelani Corbett (The Valley WC)

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