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by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling

Jacarra Winchester hand raise at the 2025 CLAW U.S. Open Championships in Las Vegas.

Jacarra Winchester hand raise at the 2025 CLAW U.S. Open Championships in Las Vegas.

The Senior women’s freestyle pre-seeds for the 2025 Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament have been finalized ahead of this weekend’s competition in Louisville, Ky.


All 53 registered athletes were assigned a seed. 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.


Two Final X matchups are already determined in women’s freestyle, 57 kg and 65 kg, which removes those weight classes from the Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament field.


Among those receiving a No. 1 seed include 2024 Olympic champion Amit Elor at 72 kg, Olympian and 2019 World champion Jacarra Winchester at 55 kg and 2024 U23 World champion Yelena Makoyed at 76 kg. Seven-of-eight No. 1 seeds were assigned to 2025 U.S. Open runners-up—Elor being the outlier.


The Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament is scheduled for a 10 a.m. (ET) start time on Friday, May 16, with preliminaries and quarterfinal matches. The semifinals will follow at 4 p.m. (ET) on Friday. The women’s freestyle finals will begin at Noon (ET) on Saturday, May 17.


FloWrestling will serve as the host broadcast partner for the Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament. Fans can watch the event live or on-demand at FloWrestling.com.


Online results for the Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament will be available on USA Bracketing, USA Wrestling’s new best-in-class event management software.


For more information about the Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament, please visit usawrestlingevents.com.

2025 Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament #

May 16-17, Norton Healthcare Sports and Learning Center, Louisville, Ky. #



Women’s Freestyle Pre-Seeds #

50 kg #

1. Erin Golston (New York AC)

2. Kendra Ryan (Cardinal WC)

3. Emily Shilson (Titan Mercury WC)

4. Heather Crull (Northeastern WC)

5. Anaya Falcon (Titan Mercury WC)


53 kg #

1. Felicity Taylor (Titan Mercury WC)

2. Katie Gomez (Titan Mercury WC)

3. Sage Mortimer (Titan Mercury WC)

4. Sydney Petzinger (Cardinal WC)

5. Jaslynn Gallegos (Cardinal WC)

6. Salyna Shotwell (Washington)


55 kg #

1. Jacarra Winchester (USOPTC/Titan Mercury WC)

2. Everest Leydecker (Thorobred WC)

3. Areana Villaescusa (Army WCAP)

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

5. Ronna Gross (MATPAC WC/Titan Mercury WC)

6. Thalia Vogelsang (Colorado Mesa WC)

7. Julia Vidallon (Missouri Valley WC)

8. Mateah Roehl (New York AC/Askren WC)


59 kg #

1. Michaela Beck (Titan Mercury WC)

2. Alexis Janiak (Titan Mercury WC)

3. Xochitl Mota-Pettis (Rise RTC)

4. Brenda Reyna (Army WCAP)

5. Virginia Foard (New York AC/King WC)

6. Lorianna Piestewa (Colorado Mesa WC)

7. Emily Frost (Iowa Women's WC/Titan Mercury WC)

8. Ashley Whetzal (Kellam Mat Rats WC)


62 kg #

1. Adaugo Nwachukwu (Army WCAP)

2. SaVannah Cosme (Atreus WC)

3. Bridgette Duty (Army WCAP)

4. Alara Boyd (Cardinal WC)

5. Katerina Lange (New York AC)

6. Ana Luciano (New York AC/King WC)

7. Marilyn Garcia (Beat the Streets LA/Titan Mercury WC)

8. Samantha Barragan (California)


68 kg #

1. Solin Piearcy (Titan Mercury WC)

2. Brooklyn Hays (USOPTC/Titan Mercury WC)

3. Latifah McBryde (New York)

4. Destiny Lyng (New York AC/Lehigh WC)

5. Gretchen Donally (Colorado Mesa WC)


72 kg #

1. Amit Elor (Titan Mercury WC)

2. Skylar Grote (USOPTC/Titan Mercury WC)

3. Joye Levendusky (Titan Mercury WC)

4. Kaylynn Albrecht (USOPTC/Titan Mercury WC)

5. Elleni Johnson (Laker WC)


76 kg #

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

2. Dymond Guilford (USOPTC/Titan Mercury WC)

3. Marlynne Deede (Laker WC)

4. Tristan Kelly (Army WCAP)

5. Naomi Simon (Iowa Women's WC/Titan Mercury WC)

6. Shenita Lawson (New York AC)

7. Liliana Vergara (Tiger WC)

8. Ashley Lekas (Texas)

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