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Albrecht grabs gold, Alli bronze in women’s freestyle at Poland Open

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by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling

Kaylynn Albrecht takes the mat at 2025 Final X in Newark, N.J.

Kaylynn Albrecht takes the mat at 2025 Final X in Newark, N.J.

WARSAW, Poland – The U.S. women’s freestyle team picked up a pair of medals on Saturday at the 2025 Poland Open. U.S. National Team member Kaylynn Albrecht secured gold at 72 kg, while Alex Alli battled back for bronze at the same weight.


Albrecht and Alli matched up in the first round of the tournament, with Albrecht taking a tight, 2-1, decision. Both women went on to accept forfeits from Bakbergenova Zhamila of Kazakhstan prior to the medal round.


It was a controlled, 9-2, effort from Albrecht in the gold medal match against Molnar Zsuzsana of Slovakia. Alli quickly ended her bronze medal contest against Gendvilaite Augusta of Lithuania, 10-0.


The win marks Albrecht’s second international gold medal performance of 2025. She claimed gold at the Henri Deglane Grand Prix back in January. Most recently, Albrecht won a True-Third bout against Skylar Grote at Final X to qualify for the U.S. National Team.


Alli, who is still U20 eligible, was a gold medalist at the Klippan Lady Open in February. She was third at the U20 Women’s Nationals this year.


The U.S. added a fifth-place finish from 2023 U.S. Open champion and Final X runner-up Joye Levendusky, plus a seventh-place finish from NAIA champion and NCWWC All-American Shenita Lawson, at 76 kg.


It’ll be five total medals for the U.S. women in Poland. Alexis Janiak and Jennifer Page finished with silver medals, and Nina Makem added a bronze medal to the American haul on Friday.


Brackets and match-by-match results are available at sportzona.pl. Archived live streams of the event can be found on the SportZona YouTube.

2025 Poland Open #

At Warsaw, Poland, August 2 #


Women’s Freestyle Results #

72 kg #

Gold – Kaylynn Albrecht (United States)

Silver – Molnar Zsuzsana (Slovakia)

Bronze – Alex Alli (United States)

Bronze – Augusta Gendvilaite (Lithuania)

5th – Gendvilaite Augusta (Lithuania)

5th – Bakbergenova Zhamila (Kazakhstan)


Gold – Kaylynn Albrecht (United States) dec. Molnar Zsuzsana (Slovakia), 9-2

Bronze – Alex Alli (United States) tech. fall Gendvilaite Augusta (Lithuania), 10-0

Bronze – Augusta Gendvilaite (Lithuania)forfeit Bakbergenova Zhamila (Kazakhstan)


76 kg #

Gold – Thamires Martins Machado (Brazil)

Silver – Elmira Syzdykova (Kazakhstan)

Bronze – Enrica Rinaldi (Italy)

Bronze – Anastasiya Alpyeyeva (Ukraine)

5th – Patricia Cuber (Poland)

5th – Joye Levendusky (United States)

7th – Shenita Lawson (United States)

8th – Kamile Gaucaite (Lithuania)

8th – Elvira Braun (Sweden)


Gold – Thamires Martins Machado (Brazil) forfeit Elmira Syzdykova (Kazakhstan)

Bronze – Enrica Rinaldi (Italy) dec. Patricia Cuber (Poland), 3-0

Bronze – Anastasiya Alpyeyeva (Ukraine) dec. Joye Levendusky (United States), 9-0


U.S. Women’s Freestyle Results #

72 kg – Kaylynn Albrecht (Colorado Springs, Colo./USOPTC/Titan Mercury WC), gold medal

WIN Alex Alli (United States), 2-1

WIN Bakbergenova Zhamila (Kazakhstan), forfeit

WIN Molnar Zsuzsana (Slovakia), 9-2


72 kg – Alex Alli (Colorado Springs, Colo./USOPTC), bronze medal

LOSS Kaylynn Albrecht (United States), 2-1

WIN Bakbergenova Zhamila (Kazakhstan), forfeit

WIN Gendvilaite Augusta (Lithuania), tech. fall, 10-0


76 kg – Joye Levendusky (Avon, N.Y./Titan Mercury WC), 5th place

LOSS Elmira Syzdykova (Kazakhstan), tech. fall, 12-1

WIN Braun Elvira (Sweden), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Shenita Lawson (United States), 6-1

LOSS Anastasiya Alpyeyeva (Ukraine), 9-0


76 kg – Shenita Lawson (Euless, Texas/New York AC), 7th place

LOSS Elmira Syzdykova (Kazakhstan), 7-0

LOSS Joye Levendusky (United States), 6-1