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Phoenix, AZ
2026-27 Team USA Ranking: No. 1 at 55 kg/121 pounds
Years on Team USA: 2 (2025-26, 2026-27)
Residence: Phoenix, Ariz.
Regional Training Center: Thorobred WC
Club: New York AC
Personal Coach: Randy Leydecker
High School: Phoenix, Ariz. (Valiant College Prep)
Born: September 20, 2007
2025 U20 Worlds (Gold at 55 kg), 2023 U17 Worlds (20th at 57 kg)
2026: Gold medalist at Pan American Championships in Coralville, Iowa … Gold medalist at Zagreb Open Ranking Series event in Croatia … U.S. Open champion … U20 World Team Trials champion … Final X champion
2025: Gold medalist at U20 World Championships Samokov, Bulgaria … Gold medalist at Bill Farrell Memorial International … Bronze medalist at Klippan Lady Open in Sweden … Senior World Team Trials champion … Final X runner-up … U20 World Team Trials champion … U.S. Open runner-up
2024: Gold medalist at U20 Pan American Championship in Lima, Peru … Gold medalist at U17 Pan American Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2023: Finished 20th at U17 World Championships in Istanbul, Türkiye
USA Wrestling Age-Group: 2026 U23 Women’s Nationals champion … 2023 and 2024 U17 Women’s Nationals champion … 2024 U20 Women’s Nationals runner-up … 2022 16U Women’s Nationals champion … Bronze medalist at 2022 U15 Girls Nationals … Gold medalist at 2022 Girls Folkstyle Nationals
Awards: 2026 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award for Arizona
Everest Leydecker and Areana Villaescusa are set to meet for a third time in the women’s freestyle 55 kg series at 2026 Final X, presented by Kerberos Capital Management. Leydecker and Villaescusa will face off for a spot on the 2026 U.S. World Team on...
CORALVILLE, Iowa – Sensational is putting it mildly when talking about Kylie Welker’s gold-medal run at the 2026 Senior Pan American Championships. Wrestling in front of her Hawkeye faithful, Welker took out both bronze medalists from the 2024 Olympic ...
Everest Leydecker and Areana Villaescusa are set to meet for a third time in the women’s freestyle 55 kg series at 2026 Final X, presented by Kerberos Capital Management. Leydecker and Villaescusa will face off for a spot on the 2026 U.S. World Team on...
CORALVILLE, Iowa – Sensational is putting it mildly when talking about Kylie Welker’s gold-medal run at the 2026 Senior Pan American Championships. Wrestling in front of her Hawkeye faithful, Welker took out both bronze medalists from the 2024 Olympic ...
CORALVILLE, Iowa – A near-flawless day for the U.S. women saw Katie Gomez (50 kg), Everest Leydecker (55 kg), Amanda Martinez (57 kg), Adaugo Nwachukwu (62 kg) and Precious Wieser (72 kg) each claim a gold medal at the 2026 Senior Pan American Champion...
CORALVILLE, Iowa – Benji Peak continued Team USA’s Greco-Roman success on Friday, winning a gold in the 72-kilogram division at the 2026 Pan American Championships. Peak secured his spot atop the podium with two wins in the opening session inside Xtrea...
The 2026 Senior Pan American championships continue on Friday at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, with Greco-Roman group two (72-97 kg) and women’s freestyle group one (50-55-57-62-68-72 kg). Updates and results from each Team USA match are below.Refe...
