Erin Golston
Erin Golston

Erin Golston

Athlete Bio 

Erin Golston

Height

5-2

Age

32

Hometown

Lake in the Hills, IL

Education

UCCS

2025-26 Team USA Ranking: No. 2 at 50 kg/110 pounds

Years on Team USA: 7 (2013-14, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26) 

Residence: Denton, Texas

Regional Training Center: New York AC 

Club: New York AC

Personal Coach: Randi Miller

High School: Marquette, Mich. (Marquette Senior High School)

Born: April 20, 1993

 

Age-Group World Teams

2013 U20 Worlds (Silver at 44 kg), 2012 U20 Worlds (Bronze at 44 kg), 2011 U20 Worlds (Bronze at 44 kg), 2010 U20 Worlds (13th at 44 kg) 

Career Highlights 

  • Three-time age-group World medalist
  • U.S. Open champion
  • Final X runner-up

Career Biography

2025: Bronze medalist at Muhamet Malo Ranking Series Tournament in Tirana, Albania … Placed fifth at the Polyak Imre & Varga Janos Memorial Ranking Series event in Budapest, Hungary… Senior World Team Trials Champion … Final X runner-up … CLAW U.S. Open runner-up

2024: Gold medalist at Bill Farrell Memorial International … Finished fifth at Henri Deglane Grand Prix of France … Lost true third match at U.S. Olympic Team Trials

2023: Silver medalist at Bill Farrell Memorial International … Finished fourth at Pan American Championships in Santiago, Chile … Placed fifth at the Zagreb Open Ranking Series event … Earned fifth at Grand Prix of Spain … Earned true third at Final X … U.S. Open bronze medalist

2022: World Cup team member … Gold medalist at Bill Farrell Memorial International … Gold medalist at Grand Prix of Spain … U.S. Open champion … World Team Trials Challenge runner-up

2021: Gold medalist at UWW Senior and Junior Nationals … Finished fifth at Poland Open Ranking Series event

2020: Bronze medalist at Klippan Lady Open in Sweden

2019: Silver medalist at Pan American Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina … Silver medalist at Bill Farrell Memorial International … Silver medalist at Dan Kolov-Nikola Petrov Ranking Series Tournament in Russe, Bulgaria … U.S. Open runner-up … Senior World Team Trials Challenge runner-up

2018: World Cup team member … Bronze medalist at International Ukrainian Tournament … World Team Trials Challenge runner-up … Bronze medalist at U.S. Open

2017: Silver medalist at January Dave Schultz Memorial International … Bronze medalist at November Dave Schultz Memorial International … Bronze medalist at U.S. Open

2016: Bronze medalist at Bill Farrell Memorial International … Bronze medalist at Dave Schultz Memorial International … Gold medalist at Women’s University Nationals … Silver medalist at Women’s Nationals

2015: Bronze Medalist at Klippan Lady Open … Senior Nationals & Trials Qualifier runner-up … Placed fourth at U.S. World Team Trials … Finished fourth at U.S. Senior Nationals

2014: Finished fifth at Golden Grand Prix in Paris, France … Placed ninth at World University Championships … Gold medalist at Women’s University Nationals … Finished third at U.S. World Team Trials … Placed fourth at U.S. Open

2013: Silver medalist at U20 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria … Bronze medalist at Klippan Lady Open in Sweden … Bronze medalist at Nordhagen Classics in Calgary, Alberta … Finished true third at U.S. World Team Trials … Placed third at U.S. Open … Silver medalist at University Nationals

2012: Bronze medalist at U20 World Championships in Pattaya, Thailand

2011: Bronze medalist at U20 World Championships in Bucharest, Romania … Placed fourth at U.S. Open

2010: Placed 13th at U20 World Championships in Budapest, Hungry … Youth Olympic Games Qualifier champion

2008: Gold medalist at U17 Pan American Championships in San Salvador, El Salvador … Silver medalist at Women’s Nationals

College: Received her undergraduate degree from UCCS and received her master’s degree from Texas Woman’s University … Currently pursuing her second master’s degree from Purdue University Global

USA Wrestling Age-Group: 2011 bronze medalist at Girls Folkstyle Nationals … 2010 gold medalist at Girls Folkstyle Nationals … 2009 bronze medalist at Women’s Freestyle Junior Nationals … Finished fourth at 2009 Girls Folkstyle Nationals … Placed fifth at 2008 Women’s Junior Freestyle Nationals

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