Kayla Miracle in the 2019 U.S. Open finals. Photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com.
On Friday May 10, the 2019 USA Wrestling Women’s National Championships will get started in Irving, Texas.
The Women’s National Championships is already one of the biggest women’s wrestling tournaments every year. It’s even larger this year with the addition of the U23 National Championships and the U15 age division. There will now be seven separate age groups competing at Women’s Nationals. (9U, 12U, 14U, U15, UWW Cadet, UWW Junior, and U23)
This tournament will serve as World Team Trials in four age levels, the U15, UWW Cadet, UWW Junior, and U23 age divisions.
The U23 age division is already loaded with talent. As of Friday, nine former World Team members are registered and five of those women have won World medals. They are listed below followed by the weight they are registered at.
Emily Shilson (50 kg), Macey Kilty (65 kg), and Maya Nelson (65 kg) have all brought home age level World gold medals in addition to other medals. Shilson won as a Cadet in 2018, Kilty as a Cadet in 2018, and Nelson as a Junior in 2017.
Two 2019 Senior U.S. Open champion are entered. Tiare Ikei at 53 kg and Kayla Miracle at 62 kg. Ikei also brought home the tournament’s Outstanding Wrestler award.
In addition to being Senior U.S. Open champions, Ikei was a 2018 Cadet World bronze medalist and Miracle has won two Junior World bronze medals and a Cadet World silver medal. She has also made the past two U23 World Teams.
Other World Team members registered include 2018 Junior World Team member and 2017 Cadet World team member Alisha Howk (55 kg), 2018 and 2017 U23 World Team member Dominique Parrish (55 kg), 2018 Junior World Team member and two-time Cadet World Team member Alexandria Liles (62 kg), and 2018 Junior World Team member Jayden Laurent (65 kg).
Ikei, Shilson, Kilty, Howk, Liles, and Laurent will be competing in UWW Juniors as well as U23s in Texas.
With online registration open until Wednesday, May 8, and on-site registration accepted, the list of talented girls wrestling will only continue to grow. Top stars are expected at every age level.
Click HERE to register.
Wrestling will begin Friday, May 10 at 10 a.m. CST with UWW Juniors. The entire event will be streamed on Flowrestling.org.
2019 WOMEN’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
At the Irving Convention Center in Irving, Texas, May 10-12
Schedule
Friday, May 10
10 a.m. – UWW Junior preliminaries, quarterfinals, and consolations Rd. 1-4
1:30 p.m. – UWW Junior semifinals, consolations Rd. 5, consolation semifinals, and medal matches
2 p.m. – UWW Junior round 1 of best of 3 finals
3 p.m. – UWW Junior round 2 of best of 3 finals
4 p.m. – UWW Junior round 3 of best of 3 finals
Saturday, May 11
9 a.m. – 9U, 12U, and 14U all rounds to medal matches
10 a.m. – UWW Cadet preliminaries, quarterfinals, and consolations Rd. 1-2
2:30 p.m. – UWW Cadet semifinals, consolations Rd. 3-consolation semifinals, and medal matches
4 p.m. – UWW Cadet round 1 of best of 3 finals
5 p.m. – UWW Cadet round 2 of best of 3 finals
6 p.m. – UWWW Cadet round 3 of best of 3 finals
Sunday, May 12
10 a.m. – UWW U15 and U23 preliminaries, quarterfinals, consolations Rd. 1-5, and semifinals
2 p.m. – UWW U15 and U23 consolations semifinals and medal matches
2 p.m. – UWW U15 and U23 round 1 of best of 3 finals
3 p.m. – UWW U15 and U23 round 2 of best of 3 finals
4 p.m. – UWW U15 and U23 round 3 of best of 3 finals
Last year’s Women’s Nationals champions
U23
50 kg – Cody Pfau, Bursh, Colo.
53 kg – Charlotte Fowler, Katy, Texas
57 kg – Becka Leathers, Choctaw, Okla.
59 kg – Abigail Nette, Abigail, Loui.
62 kg – Kayla Miracle, Campbellsville, Ken.
65 kg – Forrest Molinari, Benicia, Calif.
68 kg – Alexandria Glaude, West Sacramento, Calif.
72 kg – Rachel Watters, Ankeny, Iowa
76 kg – Janelle Fuamatu, Lebanon, Ill.
UWW  Junior
50 kg – Alleida Martinez, Selma, Calif.
53 kg – Alisha Howk, River Falls, Wisc.
55 kg – Ronna Heaton, Brookings, S.D.
57 kg – Alexandra Hedrick, Fair Oaks, Calif.
59 kg – Brenda Reyna, Mount Vernon, Wash.
62 kg – Alexandria Liles, Allen, Texas
65 kg – Jayden Laurent, Denmark, Wisc.
68 kg – Macey Kilty, Stratford, Wisc.
72 kg – Alyvia Fiske, Nape, Calif.
76 kg – Dymond Guilford, Lancaster, Calif.
UWW Cadet
43 kg – Emily Shilson, Osseo, Minn.
46 kg – Olivia Shore, Saint Paris, Ohio
49 kg – Tiare Ikei, Honolulu, Hawaii
53 kg – Leilah Castro, New Lexington, Ohio
57 kg – Cheyenne Bowman, La Habre, Calif.
61 kg – Morgan Norris, Sparks, Nev.
65 kg – Kiana Pugh, Mosinee, Wisc.
69 kg – Macey Kilty, Stratford, Wisc.
73 kg – Tristan Kelly, Erie, Colo.
78 kg – Elisa Robinson, Junction City, Kan.
84 kg – Jaycee Foeller, De Soto, Mo.
14U
79 lbs. – Madison Wellen, East Berlin, Penn.
92 lbs. – Kiely Tabaldo, San Jose, Calif.
101 lbs. – Cristelle Rodriguez, Fresno, Calif.
110 lbs. – Jennifer Soto, Red Bluff, Calif.
119 lbs. – Korina Blades, Broadview, Ill.
127 lbs. – Destiny Rodriguez, West Linn, Ore.
12U
60 lbs. – Paige Weiss, Stockholm, N.J.
65 lbs. – Choe Obuhanych, Ewa Beach, Hawaii
70 lbs. – Karlee Brooks, Peoria, Ariz.
75 lbs. – Madeline Haynes, Fenton, Mo.
80 lbs. – Rianne Murphy, Valparaiso, Ind.
85 lbs. – Alexis Segura, Denver, Colo.
102 lbs. – Lauren Walton, Lexington, Ken.
9U
45 lbs. – Kara-Iynn Dover, Lula, Geo.
50 lbs. – KiMorah Cathey, Broken Arrow, Okla.
55 lbs. – Sara Pauls, Middletown, N.Y.
65 lbs. – Aubrey Troutner, Brighton, Colo.
70-75 lbs. – Victoria Carbonaro, Columbia, N.J.