Welker Shines in Gold Medal Bid at U23 Worlds – Women’s Freestyle Wrestling

2026 U23 Wrestling World Championship
Thomas & Mack Center, October 12th Thru the 18th
Las Vegas, Nevada USA
Photo: John Sachs/Tech-Fall

Women’s Freestyle Results – Group 1

Gold Medal Match Pairings (Group One)
50 kg – Haruna Morikawa (Japan) vs. Aida Kerymova (Ukraine)
55 kg – Gerda Terek (Hungary) vs. Yuna Sawatani (Japan)
59 kg – Alina Filipovych (Ukraine) vs. Hiunai Hurbanova (Azerbaijan)
68 kg – Kseniya Tsiarenia (Belarus) vs. Alina Shevchenko (Russia)
76 kg – Kylie Welker (United States) vs. Evelin Ujhelji (Serbia)

Semifinal Results (Group One)

50 kg
Haruna Morikawa (Japan) dec. Milena Davitadze (Russia), 4-0
Aida Kerymova (Ukraine) dec. Morgan Turner (United States), 10-6

55 kg
Gerda Terek (Hungary) fall Everest Leydecker (United States), 1:56
Yuna Sawatani (Japan) tech. fall Snizhana Onufriieva (Ukraine), 13-2

59 kg
Alina Filipovych (Ukraine) tech. fall Komal (India), 13-1
Hiunai Hurbanova (Azerbaijan) fall Camila Amarilla (Argentina), 3:46

68 kg
Kseniya Tsiarenia (Belarus) fall Ray Hoshino (Japan), 2:26
Alina Shevchenko (Russia) tech. fall Laura Godino (Italy), 10-0

76 kg
Evelin Ujhelji (Serbia) dec. Nadiia Sokolovska (Ukraine), 11-10
Kylie Welker (United States) tech. fall Mariia Silina (Russia), 11-0

U.S. Women’s Freestyle Results

50 kg – Morgan Turner (Chicago, Ill./All I See Is Gold Academy/Titan Mercury WC), bronze medal match
WIN Natalia Perdomo Culma (Colombia), fall, 1:30
WIN Svenja Jungo (Switzerland), tech. fall, 10-0
LOSS Aida Kerymova (Ukraine), 10-6
VS Yorlenis Moran Sanchez (Panama) or Ana Rotaru (Romania) or Zerda Demir (Türkiye)

55 kg – Everest Leydecker (Phoenix, Ariz./Iowa Women’s WC/New York AC), bronze medal match
WIN Mihaela Samoil (Moldova), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Yusmy Chaparro Urrego (Colombia), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Tianai Shi (China), tech. fall, 11-0
LOSS Gerda Terek (Hungary), fall, 1:56
VS Kira Solobchuk (Russia) or Ulmeken Esenbaeva (Uzbekistan)

59 kg – Alexis Janiak (Plainfield, Ill./Titan Mercury WC), eliminated
LOSS Natsuki Yamaguchi (Japan), 9-2

68 kg – Isabella Mir (Naperville, Ill./Cardinal WC), eliminated
WIN Oleksandra Rybak (Ukraine), 10-2
LOSS Ray Hoshino (Japan), 7-5

76 kg – Kylie Welker (Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC), semifinals
WIN Patrycja Cuber (Poland), tech. fall, 11-0
WIN Elmira Yasin (Türkiye), fall, 1:05
WIN Mariia Silina (Russia), tech. fall, 11-0
VS Evelin Ujhelji (Serbia)