August 1, 2025
The U17 World Championships have wrapped up with a strong showing from Team USA in all styles. The men's freestyle team went undefeated on the last day to beat out Iran and capture the Championship. They had to go undefeated on the last day to do this. If Iran won one match on the last day, it would have been locked up for Iran. What a performance by the men's team!
The women's freestyle team had a dominant performance as well capturing second to India. they brought home 7 medals including 2 gold.
The greco team brought home 3 bronze medals. A notable perfomer was Arseni Kikiniou taking Bronze in greco and silver in freestyle.
Results of the US members below.
Women's Freestlye Medal Results:
40 kg Maisie Elliot - Bronze
43 kg Madison Healey - Bronze
46 kg Jaclyn Bouzakis - Bronze
49 kg Morgan Turner - Gold
53 kg Epenesa Elison - Silver
61 kg Taina Fernandez - Gold
73 kg Ella Poalillo - Bronze
Greco-Roman Medal Results:
48 kg Michael Rundell - Bronze
65 kg Arseni Kikiniou - Bronze
92 kg David Calkins Jr - Bronze
Men's Freestlye Medal Results:
45 kg Keegan Bassett - Gold
48 kg Ariah Mills - Gold
51 kg Samuel Sanchez - Gold
55 kg Grey Burnett - Bronze
65 kg Arseni Kikiniou - Silver
71 kg Jayden James - Gold
92 kg Tanner Hodgins - Bronze