Adaugo Nwachukwu

World Championships, 2025

Athlete Bio

Age

Hometown

San Jose, CA

Education

William Penn University, Iowa Wesleyan University

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

Years on Team USA: 3 (2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26)

Residence: Colorado Springs, Colo.

Regional Training Center: Army WCAP

Club: Army WCAP

Personal Coach: Bruce Robinson

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

Born: May 25, 2003

Senior World Teams

2025 Senior Worlds (Seventh at 62 kg)

Age-Group World Teams

2025 U23 Worlds (Ninth at 62 kg), 2024 U23 Worlds (12th at 62 kg), 2023 U23 Worlds (10th at 62 kg), 2023 U20 Worlds (Seventh at 62 kg), 2022 U20 Worlds (Bronze at 62 kg)

Career Highlights

2025 Senior World Team member
CISM Military World champion
U20 World bronze medalist
Five-time age-group World Team member
U23 Pan American Championships silver medalist
Three-time NAIA champion
2024 USA Wrestling Women’s College Wrestler of the Year

Career Biography

2025: Placed seventh at Senior World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia … Placed ninth at U23 World Championship in Novi Sad, Serbia … 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

USA Wrestling 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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