2026 U20 Women’s Freestyle World Team Bios

Aug 12, 2026, 11:47 AM EDT

by USA Wrestling

Taina Fernandez faces off against Poland's Maja Wejchan in the semifinals at the 2026 U17 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan

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50 kg – Morgan Turner (Chicago, Ill./All I See is Gold Academy/Titan Mercury WC)

2026: Final X 50 kg champion... Senior World Team Trials Challenge champion... Senior Nationals sixth-place finisher... U23 World Team Trials champion... U20 World Team Trials champion... Junior Folkstyle Nationals champion

2025: U17 World Championships gold medalist... U17 Pan American Championships gold medalist... U20 Women’s National Championships & World Team Trials sixth-place finisher... U17 Women’s Nationals & World Team Trials champion... Junior Folkstyle Nationals champion

2024: U17 World Championships bronze medalist... U17 Women’s Nationals champion

2023: U17 World Championships gold medalist... U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U champion... U.S. Open Girls HS Showcase champion... USMC Women’s Nationals runner-up

2022: U15 Pan American Trials champion... U15 Women’s Nationals champion... 14U Women’s Nationals champion

2021: Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals Middle School Girls champion... Northern Plains Regional Championships Boys 14U runner-up... Women’s Nationals U15 champion... Women’s Nationals 14U Girls champion... Folkstyle Nationals 14U third-place finisher... Girls Folkstyle Nationals 14U champion

Personal: Born April 8, 2008… Age 18

53 kg – Taylor Whiting (Oconto, Wis./Askren Wrestling Academy/Iowa Women’s WC)

2026: U20 World Team Trials champion... WIAA Individual State champion

2025: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals third-place finisher... U20 World Team Trials third-place finisher

2024: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals champion... U.S. Open Girls HS Showcase runner-up... U17 Women’s National Championships third-place finisher... WIAA Individual State champion

2023: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U sixth-place finisher... Northern Plains Regional Championships 16U champion... U.S. Open Girls HS Showcase seventh-place finisher... USMC U17 Women’s National Championships eighth-place finisher... WIAA Individual State champion

2022: Northern Plains Regional Championships High School Girls champion

2021: Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals Middle School Girls fourth-place finisher

Personal: Born October 12, 2007… Age 18

55 kg – Everest Leydecker (Phoenix, Ariz./Thorobred WC/New York AC)

2026: Final X 55 kg champion... Senior Pan American Championships gold medalist... Senior Nationals champion... U23 World Team Trials champion... Zagreb Open Ranking Series champion

2025: Bill Farrell Memorial International champion... U20 World Championships gold medalist... Final X 55 kg runner-up... Senior World Team Trials Challenge champion... Senior Nationals runner-up... U20 Women’s Nationals & World Team Trials champion... Klippan Lady Open third-place finisher

2024: U20 Pan American Championships gold medalist... U17 Pan American Championships gold medalist... U20 Women’s Nationals runner-up... U17 Women’s Nationals champion

2023: U17 Women’s Nationals champion

2022: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U champion... U15 Women’s Nationals third-place finisher... 16U Girls Folkstyle Nationals champion

Personal: Born September 20, 2007… Age 18

57 kg – Karlee Brooks (Phoenix, Ariz./Iowa Women’s WC)

2026: U20 World Team Trials champion

2025: Women’s National Championships & World Team Trials sixth-place finisher

2024: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals champion... U.S. Open Girls High School Showcase champion... Klippan Lady Open runner-up

2023: U17 World Championships fifth-place finisher... U.S. Open Girls HS Showcase champion... USMC U17 Women’s Nationals champion

2022: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals third-place finisher... U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U runner-up... U17 Women’s Nationals third-place finisher... USMC U.S. Open Girls HS Showcase champion

2021: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals seventh-place finisher... 15U Women’s Nationals third-place finisher... National Recruiting Showcase High School Girls third-place finisher

2019: Marines Western Regional-Greco Girls Middle School champion

2018: Women’s National Novice Girls champion... Marines Western Regional-Folkstyle Novice third-place finisher

Personal: Born May 27, 2006… Age 20

59 kg – Caley Graber (Northfield, Minn./Summit Wrestling Academy)

2026: Northern Plains Regional Championships Junior Girls Greco-Roman champion, Junior Girls freestyle champion... U23 Women’s National Championships sixth-place finisher... MSHSL Individual State champion

2025: Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals 9th-12th Girls champion... U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals champion... Northern Plains Regional Championships Junior Girls Greco-Roman champion, Junior Girls freestyle champion... Folkstyle Nationals Junior Girls champion

2024: Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals 9th-12th Girls champion... U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals fifth-place finisher... Northern Plains Regional Championships Junior Girls freestyle champion, Junior Girls Greco-Roman runner-up... Folkstyle Nationals Junior Girls champion... MSHSL State Championships fifth-place finisher

2023: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U runner-up... U.S. Open Girls HS Showcase runner-up... U17 Women’s Nationals runner-up

2022: Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals HS Girls champion... U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U third-place finisher

2021: Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals Middle School Girls champion, Middle School Boys third-place finisher... 14U Kids Nationals Greco-Roman eighth-place finisher... U15 Women’s Nationals third-place finisher... 14U Women’s Nationals champion... 14U Girls Folkstyle Nationals champion

Personal: Born October 3, 2007… Age 18

62 kg – Bella Williams (Edmond, Okla./ Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC)

2026: Senior Nationals eighth-place finisher... U23 World Team Trials runner-up

2025: U20 Pan American Championships gold medalist... U23 Pan American Championships gold medalist... U23 Women’s Nationals & World Team Trials runner-up... U20 Women’s Nationals & World Team Trials runner-up

2024: U17 Women’s Nationals champion... OSSAA Girls State champion

2023: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U champion... Southern Plains Regional Championships Junior Girls freestyle champion, Junior Girls Greco-Roman champion... Southeast Regional Championships Junior Girls freestyle champion, 16U Girls Greco-Roman champion... 17U USMC Women’s Nationals third-place finisher

2022: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals third-place finisher... U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U third-place finisher... Southern Plains Regional Championships Women 16U & Junior freestyle champion, 16U & Junior Greco-Roman champion... 17U Women’s Nationals fourth-place finisher... 15U Women’s Nationals fourth-place finisher... USMC U.S. Open Girls HS Showcase fourth-place finisher

Personal: Born March 29, 2007… Age 19

65 kg – Riley Hanrahan (Black River Falls, Wis./Team Nazar Training Center)

2026: Senior Nationals seventh-place finisher... U20 World Team Trials champion... WIAA Individual State champion

2025: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals fifth-place finisher... U20 Women’s Nationals & World Team Trials third-place finisher... U17 Women’s Nationals & World Team Trials runner-up

2024: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U sixth-place finisher... Northern Plains Regional Championships Junior Girls champion, 16U Girls champion... Junior Folkstyle Nationals fifth-place finisher... 16U Folkstyle Nationals champion... WIAA Individual State runner-up

2023: Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals 9th-12th Girls champion... U15 Pan American Trials runner-up... USMC U15 Women’s Nationals fifth-place finisher... 16U Girls Folkstyle Nationals champion

2022: Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals 6th-8th Girls third-place finisher

2021: Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals Middle School Girls runner-up... 14U Girls Folkstyle Nationals seventh-place finisher

Personal: Born September 20, 2008… Age 17

68 kg – Taina Fernandez (Bowie, Md./Titan Mercury WC)

2026: U17 World Championships gold medalist... U.S. Open Girls HS Showcase champion... U17 World Team Trials champion

2025: U17 World Championships gold medalist... U17 Pan American Championships gold medalist... U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals champion... U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U champion... U.S. Open Girls High School Showcase champion... U17 World Team Trials champion

2024: U17 World Championships gold medalist... U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U champion... U17 Pan American Championships gold medalist... U15 Pan American Championships gold medalist... U17 Women’s Nationals champion... U15 Women’s Nationals champion

2023: U15 Pan American Championships gold medalist... U15 Pan American Trials champion

2022: U15 Pan American Trials champion... 14U Kids Nationals sixth-place finisher... U15 Women’s Nationals champion... 14U Women’s Nationals champion

2021: 12U Kids Nationals Greco-Roman champion, 12U freestyle runner-up... 12U Women’s Nationals champion... 12U Girls Folkstyle Nationals champion

Personal: Born May 28, 2009… Age 17

72 kg – Gretchen Donally (Ballantine, Mont./Colorado Mesa WC)

2026: U23 World Team Trials fifth-place finisher... U20 World Team Trials runner-up

2025: Senior Nationals sixth-place finisher... U20 Women’s Nationals & World Team Trials third-place finisher

2024: Senior World Team Trials fourth-place finisher... U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals sixth-place finisher... U20 Women’s Nationals third-place finisher... Junior Folkstyle Nationals runner-up

2023: Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals 9th-12th Girls champion... U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals seventh-place finisher... U.S. Open Girls High School Showcase champion... Junior Girls Folkstyle Nationals third-place finisher... MHSA State champion

Personal: Born February 10, 2006… Age 20

76 kg – Piper Fowler (Cleveland, Tenn./Cyclone RTC)

2026: U20 World Team Trials champion... NAIA Women’s National Championships champion

2025: U20 Women’s Nationals & World Team Trials runner-up

2024: U17 World Championships seventh-place finisher... U17 Women’s Nationals champion

2023: U17 World Championships gold medalist... U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U champion... USMC U17 Women’s Nationals champion

2022: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals fifth-place finisher... U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U runner-up... U17 Women’s Nationals runner-up... U.S. Open Girls High School Showcase runner-up... Junior Girls Folkstyle Nationals third-place finisher... 16U Girls Folkstyle Nationals champion

2021: U15 Women’s Nationals third-place finisher... 14U Women’s Nationals champion

2020: Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals Middle School Girls champion

2019: 12U Women’s Nationals champion... USMC 12U Girls Folkstyle Nationals champion

Personal: Born March 23, 2007… Age 19

2026 U20 Women’s Freestyle World Team Bios

50 kg – Morgan Turner (Chicago, Ill./All I See is Gold Academy/Titan Mercury WC)

53 kg – Taylor Whiting (Oconto, Wis./Askren Wrestling Academy/Iowa Women’s WC)

55 kg – Everest Leydecker (Phoenix, Ariz./Thorobred WC/New York AC)

57 kg – Karlee Brooks (Phoenix, Ariz./Iowa Women’s WC)

59 kg – Caley Graber (Northfield, Minn./Summit Wrestling Academy)

62 kg – Bella Williams (Edmond, Okla./ Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC)

65 kg – Riley Hanrahan (Black River Falls, Wis./Team Nazar Training Center)

68 kg – Taina Fernandez (Bowie, Md./Titan Mercury WC)

72 kg – Gretchen Donally (Ballantine, Mont./Colorado Mesa WC)

76 kg – Piper Fowler (Cleveland, Tenn./Cyclone RTC)

2026 U17 World Championships Day Five Match Notes

Silva Wins Repechage to Move Into Bronze Medal Match at U17 World Championships

Draws Announced for Women’s Freestyle at 2026 U17 World Championships

20-Person Squad Set to Represent U.S. at U15 Pan American Championships in Mexico City

Turner and Fowler to go for gold, Crull to battle for bronze in women’s freestyle at U17 World Championships