Women Take Center Stage at U23 Wrestling World Championships

2026 U23 Wrestling World Championship
Thomas & Mack Center, October 12th Thru the 18th
Las Vegas, Nevada USA

As group 2 of Greco-Roman wraps the Women’s Freestyle Wrestling take over at the 2026 U23 World Championships in windy and cold Las Vegas.

Wednesday 10/14/26

10:30 a.m. – Qualification rounds (WFS 50-55-59-68-76 kg)
4:45 p.m. – Semifinals (WFS 50-55-59-68-76 kg)

U.S. Women’s Freestyle Draws

50 kg – Morgan Turner (USA)
VS Natalia Perdomo Culma (Colombia)

55 kg – Everest Leydecker (USA)
VS Mihaela Samoil (Moldova)

59 kg – Alexis Janiak (USA)
VS Natsuki Yamaguchi (Japan)

68 kg – Isabella Mir (USA
VS Oleksandra Rybak (Ukraine) or Gabriella Reid (Puerto Rico)

76 kg – Kylie Welker (USA)
VS Patrycja Cuber (Poland)

U.S. U23 Women’s Freestyle Roster
50 kg – Morgan Turner (Chicago, Ill./All I See Is Gold Academy/Titan Mercury WC)
53 kg – Cristelle Rodriguez-Dobler (Crete, Neb./Tiger WC/Titan Mercury WC)
55 kg – Everest Leydecker (Phoenix, Ariz./Iowa Women’s WC/New York AC)
57 kg – Sara Sterner (Morro Bay, Calif./Cardinal WC)
59 kg – Alexis Janiak (Plainfield, Ill./Titan Mercury WC)
62 kg – Adaugo Nwachukwu (Colorado Springs, Colo./Army WCAP)
65 kg – Reese Larramendy (Reno, Nev./Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC)
68 kg – Isabella Mir (Naperville, Ill./Cardinal WC)
72 kg – Taylor Graveman (Spearfish, S.D./Cardinal WC)
76 kg – Kylie Welker (Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC)