Kennedy Blades

2024-25 Team USA Ranking: No. 1 at 76 kg/167/5 lbs.

Years on Team USA: 4 (2020-22, 2023-25) 

Residence: Chicago, Ill.

Hometown: Chicago, Ill.

Club: Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club

Personal Coach: Israel Martinez

College: Arizona State University, University of Iowa

High School: Kingston, Pa. (Wyoming Seminary)

Born: Sept. 4, 2003, in Chicago, Ill.

Height: 5’11”

Olympic Teams

2024 Olympic Games (Silver at 76 kg)

Age-Group World Teams 

2023 U23 Worlds (Silver at 76 kg), 2023 U20 Worlds (Bronze at 76 kg), 2021 U20 Worlds (Gold at 72 kg), 2019 U17 Worlds (Seventh at 73 kg)

Career Highlights 

• Olympic Games silver medalist

• U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion

• U20 World Championships gold medalist

• Two-time U20 World Championships medalist

• U23 World Championships silver medalist

• Four-time age-group U.S. World Team member

Career Biography

2024: Olympic Games silver medalist in Paris, France… Grand Prix of Spain bronze medalist… Zagreb Open (Croatia) bronze medalist… U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion…

2023: U23 World Championships silver medalist in Tirana, Albania… U20 World Championships bronze medalist in Amman, Jordan… Ibrahim Moustafa (Egypt) gold medalist… Fifth in Henri Deglane Grand Prix (France)… Final X runner-up… U.S. Open champion… U20 Nationals champion…

2021: U20 World Championships gold medalist in Ufa, Russia… U.S. Olympic Team Trials runner-up… Last Chance Olympic Team Trials Qualifier champion… U.S. World Team Trials runner-up… U23 Nationals champion… U20 Nationals champion…

2020: U20 Nationals champion…

2019: Seventh in U17 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria… U17 Nationals champion…

2018: U17 Pan American Championships gold medalist… U17 Nationals runner-up… U17 Vorobieva International (Russia) champion… U17 Tallinn International (Estonia) champion…

College: Currently attends University of Iowa, previously attended Arizona State University where she held a 3.72 GPA…

High School: 2019 Prep School National champion for Wyoming Seminary, coached by Erin Vandiver… 2018 and 2019 Super 32 champion…

Age-Group: 2019 USA Wrestling Junior Nationals champion… 2019 USA Wrestling 16U Nationals champion… 2019 U17 Nationals champion… 2019 SEM Lady Open champion… 2018 USA Wrestling Cadet Nationals champion… 2018 U17 Nationals runner-up…

Personal: Daughter of Saul Jr. and Cindy Pulido… One brother, Saul Pulido III… One sister, Korina… Has an American Bulldog XL named Rocky and a tortoise named Quick Silver… Interested in fashion and aspires to be a runway model… Enjoys her time in the city, but also loves frequenting a beach… Future pursuits will involve the business field…

Awards: Member of the Dean’s List for three years in high school and each year of study at Arizona State… 2023 U.S. Open Outstanding Wrestler recipient.. The IKWF recently named its Women’s Senior Outstanding Wrestler Award after her…

Notes: First female to win IKWD Novice States competing against boys in 2016… Her sister Karina is also a national champion wrestler...