Felicity Taylor

Felicity Taylor

World Championships, 2025

Athlete Bio 

Height

5-0

Age

25

Hometown

Spillville, IA

Education

McKendree University, University of Iowa

2025-26 Team USA Ranking: No. 1 at 53 kg/116 pounds

Years on Team USA: 3 (2022-23, 2024-25, 2025-26) 

Residence: Coralville, Iowa

Regional Training Center: Big Game WC 

Club: Titan Mercury WC

Personal Coach: Samuel Schmitz, Gabrielle Weyhrich

High School: Calmar, Iowa (South Winneshiek High School)

Born: August 22, 2000

 

Senior World Teams 

2025 Senior Worlds (22nd at 53 kg)

 

Age-Group World Teams

2022 U23 Worlds (Fifth at 53 kg), 2019 U23 Worlds (Ninth at 53 kg)

 

Career Highlights 

  • 2025 Senior World Team member
  • Two-time U23 World Team member
  • Three-time women’s college national champion

 

Career Biography

2025: Placed 22nd at Senior World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia … Polyak Imre & Varga Janos Memorial (Hungary) bronze medalist … Final X champion … Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion … U.S. Open runner-up

2024: Fourth in Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament… Fourth in U.S. Olympic Team Trials

2023: Lost true-third match at Final X … Third in U.S. Open

2022: Fifth in U23 World Championships in Pontevedra, Spain … Grand Prix of Spain bronze medalist … Final X runner-up … U.S. Open champion

2019: Ninth in U23 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary… Sixth in U.S. Senior Nationals and Olympic Trials Qualifier

2018: Fifth in U20 Pan American Championships in Fortaleza, Brazil

College: 2024 NCWWC champion at 116 pounds for Iowa … 2022 NCWWC runner-up for McKendree … First in 2021 … 2020 WCWC Women’s Nationals runner-up … 2019 WCWA Nationals runner-up

High School: Two-time Iowa state champion at South Winneshiek High School

USA Wrestling Age-Group: Three-time U23 Women’s Nationals champion (2019, 2022-23) … Third in 2021 U23 Women’s Nationals … Fourth in 2020 U23 Women’s Nationals … 2020 U20 Women’s Nationals runner-up … Fifth in 2025 U20 Women’s Nationals … 2018 USA Wrestling Junior Freestyle Nationals champion … 2018 U20 Women’s Nationals runner-up … 2018 USA Wrestling Junior Folkstyle Nationals champion … 2018 USA Wrestling High School Preseason Nationals champion … Fifth in 2017 USA Wrestling Junior Freestyle Nationals … 2017 USA Wrestling Junior Folkstyle Nationals runner-up … 2016 USA Wrestling High School Preseason Nationals runner-up … Fourth in 2016 USA Wrestling Cadet Freestyle Nationals … Third in 2016 USA Wrestling Cadet Folkstyle Nationals … Fifth in 2015 USA Wrestling Cadet Freestyle Nationals

Personal: Daughter of Christa and Joe Taylor

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