By David Gerhart
USA Wrestling

Pre-seeds for the Senior women’s freestyle division at the 2026 U.S. Open Championships have been finalized ahead of this week’s competition at The Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas.

Tournament seeding was based on an agreed upon set of seeding criteria that included USA Wrestling PIN ratings, head-to-head results, tournament placements, and common opponents. Pre-seeds were finalized by the U.S. women’s freestyle national team staff.

Seeding is not final until after weigh-ins conclude. Adjustments to the seeding will be made if a wrestler drops out of the field for any reason. In that case, the wrestler in question will be removed from the list and every wrestler underneath will bump up to the next seed.

Wrestlers who received No. 1 seeds include 2024 Olympic champion Sarah Hildebrandt at 53 kg and two-time Olympian Kayla Miracle at 65 kg. Two-time World medalist Macey Kilty earned the top seed at 62 kg and 2025 World Team member Alexandria Glaude received the No. 1 seed at 72 kg. 2022 Senior World Team members Abigail Nette (59 kg) and Dymond Guilford (76 kg) also earned top seeds at the U.S. Open.

Three-time age-group World medalist Erin Golston received the top seed at 50 kg. At 55 kg, the No. 1 seed went to 2025 U20 World champion Everest Leydecker.

Rounding out the No. 1 seeds in the Senior women’s freestyle division are current U.S. Senior National Team members Amanda Martinez (57 kg) and Latifah McBryde (68 kg).

The Senior women’s freestyle tournament runs Thursday and Friday. Day one of competition will feature championship rounds through the semifinals. The medal rounds and championship finals will be held on day two. A detailed schedule of events is available at usawrestlingevents.com. 

The U.S. Open Championships will be broadcast live on FloWrestling. Brackets will be available through USA Bracketing.

Pre-seeds for Senior Greco-Roman and Senior men’s freestyle will be released later today.

2026 U.S. Open Championships

April 22-26, Las Vegas, Nevada

Senior Women’s Freestyle Pre-Seeds

50 kg

1. Erin Golston (New York AC)

2. Felicity Taylor (Titan Mercury WC)

3. Morgan Turner (Titan Mercury WC)

4. Sage Mortimer (Titan Mercury WC)

5. Kendra Ryan (Cardinal WC)

6. Katie Gomez (Titan Mercury WC)

7. Samara Chavez (Army WCAP)

8. Valarie Solorio (Iowa Women's WC/Titan Mercury WC)

53 kg

1. Sarah Hildebrandt (New York AC)

2. Cristelle Rodriguez (Tiger WC/Titan Mercury WC)

3. Sydney Petzinger (Cardinal WC)

4. Taylor Whiting (Wisconsin)

5. Clare Booe (West Point WC)

6. Tiare Ikei (Titan Mercury WC)

7. Elena Ivaldi (California)

8. Isabella Marie Gonzales (Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC)

55 kg

1. Everest Leydecker (New York AC)

2. Areana Villaescusa (Army WCAP)

3. Amani Jones (Titan Mercury WC)

4. Montana DeLawder (Haines Trained Wrestling)

5. Vayle Baker (Army WCAP)

6. Savannah Witt (Eagle WC)

7. Aleena Navarrete (Sanderson Wrestling Academy)

8. Annesley Day (Dragon WC)

57 kg

1. Amanda Martinez (Cardinal WC)

2. Xochitl Mota-Pettis (Hawks WC)

3. Alexandra Hedrick (Titan Mercury WC)

4. Carolina Moreno (Matador WC)

5. Karlee Brooks (Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC)

6. Sara Sterner (Cardinal WC)

7. Tonya Flournory (Pembroke RTC)

8. Morgan Maschmann (Tiger Den WC)

59 kg

1. Abigail Nette (Army WCAP)

2. Michaela Beck (Titan Mercury WC)

3. Cameron Guerin (Titan Mercury WC)

4. Alexandra Szkotnicki (Bearcat WC)

5. Alexis Janiak (Titan Mercury WC)

6. Bella Williams (Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC)

7. Brenda Reyna (Army WCAP)

8. Emma Bacon (Titan Mercury WC)

62 kg

1. Macey Kilty (Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC)

2. Adaugo Nwachukwu (Army WCAP)

3. Alara Boyd (Titan Mercury WC)

4. Katerina Lange (New York AC)

5. SaVannah Cosme (Southwest WC)

6. Claire DiCugno (Cardinal WC/New York AC)

7. Marilyn Garcia (Titan Mercury WC)

8. Skye Realin (Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC)

65 kg

1. Kayla Miracle (Titan Mercury WC)

2. Emma Bruntil (Titan Mercury WC)

3. Nina Makem (New York AC/Storm)

4. Aine Drury (New York AC)

5. Reese Larramendy (Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC)

6. Cadence Diduch (Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC)

7. Riley Hanrahan (Team Nazar Training Center)

8. London Houston (Mat Demon WC)

68 kg

1. Latifah McBryde (Life)

2. Solin Piearcy (Titan Mercury WC)

3. Jasmine Robinson (Army WCAP)

4. Isabella Mir (Cardinal WC)

5. Zoey Lints (Curby 3 Style WC)

6. Annelise Obermark (Storm RTC)

7. Nora Akpan (Pinnacle WC)

8. Liv Wieber (The Factory WC)

72 kg

1. Alexandria Glaude (Titan Mercury WC)

2. Kaylynn Albrecht (Titan Mercury WC)

3. Alexandria Alli (USOPTC)

4. Skylar Grote (Titan Mercury WC)

5. Joye Levendusky (Titan Mercury WC)

6. Tiffani Baublitz (Penn/New York AC)

7. Precious Wieser (Titan Mercury WC)

8. Taylor Graveman (Cardinal WC)

76 kg

1. Dymond Guilford (Titan Mercury WC)

2. Tristan Kelly (Army WCAP)

3. Shenita Lawson (New York AC)

4. Naomi Simon (Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC)

5. Madison Sandquist (Rise RTC)

6. Keeley Kehrli (Storm RTC)

7. Isabella Phillips (Gannon Golden Knights)

8. Kiley Dillow (Chanute WC)