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WORLD CHAMPS GRAY, PARRISH, WINCHESTER, ELOR AMONG NINE FINAL X WOMEN’S FREESTYLE CHAMPIONS

NEWARK, N.J. – Nine of the 10 Senior World Team berths in women’s freestyle were determined in an exciting Final X at Prudential Center on Saturday night.
Among the women’s freestyle Final X winners were four World champions, six-time World champion Adeline Gray at 76 kg, 2019 World champion Jacarra Winchester at 55 kg and 2022 World champions Dominique Parrish at 53 kg and Amit Elor at 72 kg.
Gray swept her finals series over young star Kennedy Blades, avenging a loss to her in the 2023 U.S. Open finals. Gray won the first match 7-5 on a last-second takedown, then broke open a close second match by turning and pinning Blades at the 4:38 mark. Gray gave birth to twins less than a year ago and has made great progress since returning to competition in April Winchester defeated 2023 U.S. Open champion Alisha Howk in two straight matches, both by technical fall. Winchester won 10-0 in bout one and 11-0 in bout two, opening up her explosive offense. Winchester was also a 2020 Olympian and will compete on her fourth World Championship team.
Parrish won two straight matches against young talent Katie Gomez, scoring a pin in 1:54 in the first match, then scoring a 5-0 shutout in the second match.
Elor, who won three UWW World titles in 2022 (U20, U23 and Senior) will return to the Senior Worlds after a dominating two-match sweep of Joye Levendusky, winning both matches by 10-0 technical falls. Elor was the youngest U.S. Senior World champion last year at the age of 19.
Olympic and World medalist Sarah Hildebrandt (50 kg) and two-time World silver medalist Kayla Miracle (62 kg) were among the other talented veterans to win Final X.
Hildebrandt blitzed high school sensation Audrey Jimenez in two straight bouts, with an 8-0 shutout in the opening round, then an 11-0 technical fall in session two.
Miracle showed her experience advantage against U20 World medalist and two-time NAIA champion Adaugo Nwachukwu, Miracle won the first match 6-1, then got her offense rolling in a 10-3 victory in the second match.
The other three winners will be competing in their first Senior World Championships, Jennifer Page at 59 kg, Macey Kilty at 65 kg and Emma Bruntil at 68 kg. … rest of story at … Teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2023/June/10/Women-Final-X

June 14, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized