Lexie Basham to Compete on Women’s Senior Freestyle World Cup Team

On Tuesday, USA Wrestling announced the Women’s Freestyle World Cup teams and Texan Lexie Basham will represent Team USA at 59 KG.

The event takes place at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, Dec. 10-11.

The World Cup is the annual international dual meet championships, conducted by United World Wrestling. The top five teams in men’s freestyle and the top five teams in women’s freestyle from the 2022 Senior World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia in September have confirmed their participation. There is also an All-World Team in each discipline, featuring the top available athlete from the World Championships in each weight class that was not from a nation that qualified for the World Cup.