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Adaugo Nwachukwu

Adaugo Nwachukwu

World Championships, 2025

Athlete Bio 

Age

22

Hometown

San Jose, CA

Education

William Penn University

2025-26 Team USA Ranking: No. 1 at 62 kg/136 lbs.

Years on Team USA: 3 (2023-26) 

Residence: Colorado Springs, Colo.

Hometown: San Jose, Calif.

Club: U.S. Army WCAP

Personal Coach: Bruce Robinson

College: William Penn University, Iowa Wesleyan University

High School: San Jose, Calif. (Silver Creek) 

Born: May 25, 2003

 

Senior World Teams 

2024 CISM Military Worlds (Gold at 62 kg)

 

Age-Group World Teams

2024 U23 Worlds (12th at 65 kg), 2023 U23 Worlds (10th at 62 kg), 2023 U20 Worlds (7th at 62 kg), 2022 U20 Worlds (Bronze at 62 kg)

 

Career Highlights 

  • 2025 U.S. Senior World Team member
  • CISM Military World champion
  • U20 World bronze medalist
  • Four-time age-group World Team member
  • U.S. Open champion
  • Three-time NAIA champion

 

Career Biography

2025: 10th in Polyak Imre & Varga Janos Memorial (Hungary)… Muhamet Malo Tournament (Albania) bronze medalist… Zagreb Open (Croatia) gold medalist… Final X champion… Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion… U.S. Open runner-up…

2024: World Military Championships gold medalist in Erevan, Armenia… 12th in U23 World Championships in Tirana, Albania… U23 Pan American Championships silver medalist in Rio Negro, Colombia… Third in U.S. Olympic Team Trials…

2023: 10th in U23 World Championships in Tirana, Albania… Seventh in U20 World Championships in Amman, Jordan… Final X runner-up… U.S. Open champion…

2022: U20 World Championships bronze medalist in Sofia, Bulgaria… Third in U.S. Open…

College: Three-time NAIA champion… Won two NAIA titles at Iowa Wesleyan (2022-23) before earning her third title at William Penn (2024)…  

High School: 2020 CIF (California) state champion at Silver Creek High School…  

Age-Group: Three-time U23 Women’s Nationals champion (2023-25)…  Two-time U20 Women’s Nationals champion (2022-23)…

Personal: SPC in U.S. Army… Relocated to the U.S. from Nigeria… 

Awards: 2024 USA Wrestling Women’s College Wrestler of the Year recipient…

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