2025 U17 Women’s Freestyle World Team Bios
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Violette Lasure at the 2025 U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota.
40 kg: Maisie Elliott (Puyallup, Wash./Mat Demon WC)
2025: U17 Pan American Championships gold medalist…Women’s National U17 World Team Trials champion…Fifth at Women’s U15 Nationals…Champion in both styles at Northwest Regionals…
2024: TOA Salt Lake Slam Middle School Girls champion…TOA Northwest Bigfoot Battle Middle School Girls champion…Fourth at Women’s U15 Nationals…14U Girls Festival champion at Northwest Regional…
2023: U15 Pan American Championships gold medalist…TOA Salt Lake Slam Middle School Girls champion…TOA Northwest Bigfoot Battle Middle School Girls champion…U15 Pan American Trials champion…U.S. Marine Corps Women’s Nationals 14U champion…U.S. Marine Corps Women’s Nationals U15 champion…Fourth at 14U Girls Festival Northwest Regional…
Personal: Born on March 2, 2010…Age 15…
43 kg: Madison Healey (Luzerne, Pa./Wyoming Seminary)
2025: Women’s National U17 World Team Trials champion…
Personal: Born on November 9, 2009…Age 15…
46 kg: Jaclyn Bouzakis (Shavertown, Pa./Wyoming Seminary)
2025: U17 Pan American Championships gold medalist…Junior Nationals champion…CLAW U.S. Open Girls HS Showcase champion…Women’s National U17 World Team Trials champion…Fifth in Women’s National U20 World Team Trials…
2024: U.S. Marine Corps 16U Nationals champion…U17 Pan American Championships gold medalist…U.S. Open Girls HS Showcase champion…Women’s National U17 World Team Trials runner-up…
2023: U17 World bronze medalist…16U Nationals runner-up…U15 Nationals champion…U17 World Team Trials champion…
2022: U15 Nationals champion…U15 Pan American Championships gold medalist…U15 Pan American Trials champion…
Personal: Born on May 10, 2008…Age 17…
49 kg: Morgan Turner (Lockport, Ill./Sunkist Kids)
2025: Women’s National U17 World Team Trials champion…U17 Pan American Championships gold medalist…
2024: U17 World bronze medalist…U17 Women’s Nationals champion…
2023: U17 World Champion…Two-time U15 Pan American Championships gold medalist…16U Nationals champion… National High School Recruiting Showcase champion…U17 Nationals champion…
2022: U15 Pan American champion…U15 Pan American Trials champion…U15 Nationals champion…14U Nationals champion…
2021: U17 Pan American champion…
Personal: Born on April 8, 2008… Age 17…
53 kg: Epenesa Elison (Downey, Calif./Sunkist Kids Monster Garage)
2025: Women’s National U17 World Team Trials champion…
2024: U15 Pan American Championships gold medalist…U17 Women’s Nationals champion…U15 Women’s Nationals champion…
2023: USA Wrestling Girls Triple Crown Award winner…U15 Pan American Championships gold medalist…U15 Pan American Team Trials champion…USMC U15 Women’s Nationals champion…USMC 14U Women’s Nationals champion…USA Wrestling Girls Folkstyle Nationals 14U champion…
2021: 12U Women’s Nationals champion…
Personal: Born on June 17, 2009…Age 16…
57 kg: Emma Bacon (Dallas, Pa./Wyoming Seminary WC)
2025: U17 Pan American Championships gold medalist…Junior Nationals champion…CLAW U.S. Open Girls HS Showcase champion…Women’s Nationals U17 World Team Trials champion…
2024: Third at U.S. Marine Corps 16U Nationals…U.S. Open Girls HS Showcase champion… Women’s National U17 World Team Trials runner-up…
2023: U.S. Marine Corps 16U Nationals champion…Fifth in Women’s Nationals U17 World Team Trials…Women’s Nationals U15 champion…
2022: U15 Women’s Nationals champion….
2021: Seventh at USA Wrestling Kids Nationals…U15 Women’s Nationals champion…14U Women’s Nationals champion…
Personal: Born on March 11, 2008…Age 17…
61 kg: Taina Fernandez (Bowie, Md./DMV RTC)
2025: U17 Pan American Championships gold medalist…Junior Nationals champion…16U Nationals champion…CLAW U.S. Open Girls HS Showcase champion…Women’s Nationals U17 World Team Trials champion…U17 Beach Pan American Championships gold medalist…
2024: U17 World Champion…U15 Pan American Championships gold medalist…Pan American Beach Wrestling Championships gold medalist…U.S. Marine Corps 16U Nationals champion…U17 Pan American Championships gold medalist…Women’s Nationals U15 champion…Women’s Nationals U17 champion…
2023: U15 Pan American Championships gold medalist…U15 Pan American Team Trials champion…USMC Women’s Nationals U15 champion…USMC Women’s Nationals 14U champion…
2022: U15 Pan American Championships gold medalist…U15 Pan American Team Trials champion…Kids Nationals 14U champion…Women’s Nationals 14U champion…Women’s Nationals U15 champion…
2021: Kids Nationals 12U freestyle runner-up…Kids Nationals 12U Greco-Roman champion…Women’s Nationals 12U champion…Girls Folkstyle Nationals 12U champion…
Personal: Born on May 28, 2009…Age 16…
65 kg: Violette Lasure (New Paris, Pa./Team Pennsylvania)
2025: Women’s National U17 World Team Trials champion…Junior Nationals champion…U17 Pan American Championships gold medalist…
2024: Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals champion…U.S. Marine Corps 16U Nationals champion…Third at Women’s National U17 World Team Trials…
2023: U15 Pan American Championships gold medalist…U15 Pan American Team Trials champion…Third at U.S. Marine Corps 16U Nationals…16U freestyle champion at Central Regionals…
Personal: Born on September 13, 2008…Age 16…
69 kg: Cassandra Gonzales (Apple Valley, Minn./MN Elite WC)
2025: Women’s National U17 World Team Trials champion…Runner-up at Junior Girls Folkstyle Championships…U17 Pan American Championships gold medalist…
2024: Third at U.S. Marine Corps 16U Nationals…Champion in both styles at Northern Plains Regional 16U…Champion in Greco-Roman at Northern Plains Regional Junior…Runner-up in freestyle at Northern Plains Regional Junior…Fifth at U.S. Open Girls HS Showcase…
2023: Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals champion…Fourth at U.S. Marine Corps 16U Nationals…Champion in both styles at Northern Plains Regional 16U…Runner-up in both styles at Northern Plains Regional Junior…
2022: Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals runner-up…
Personal: Born on August 15, 2008…Age 16…
73 kg: Ella Poalillo (Wantage, N.J./Iron Horse WC)
2025: Women’s National U17 World Team Trials champion…U17 Pan American Championships gold medalist…
2024: U.S. Marine Corps 16U Nationals runner-up…Phil Portuese Northeast Regional Junior runner-up…Phil Portuese Northeast Regional 16U champion…Fifth at Women’s Nationals U17 World Team Trials…
2023: Fifth at U.S. Marine Corps Women’s Nationals U15 Nationals…Phil Portuese Northeast Regional 16U champion…
2021: Phil Portuese Northeast Regional freestyle runner-up…
Personal: Born on October 7, 2008…Age 16…
Registration opened on September 1 for four major USA Wrestling national events
Elliott, Bouzakis, Elison, and Fernandez advance to women’s freestyle U17 World semifinals
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