By Savannah Asmann
USA Wrestling
AMMAN, Jordan – The U.S. women’s freestyle team added two medals, one gold and one bronze, to the total count and concluded action at the U17 World Championships in Amman, Jordan, on Friday.

Taina Fernandez claimed the gold medal in dominant fashion at 61 kg. In the finals, Fernandez faced Sae Noguchi of Japan. Fernandez got on the scoreboard first when Noguchi was put on the activity clock but couldn't score. Leading 1-0 after the first period, Fernandez added a point with a step out and followed it up with a takedown, extending her lead to 4-0. At 3:23, she secured a pin, securing the gold medal at her first trip to a World Championship tournament.

2023 U17 World Champion Morgan Turner brought home a bronze medal with an impressive victory over Jessica Tuominen of Finland at 46 kg. Turner came out strong, scoring a takedown right off the whistle and quickly transitioning to a leg lace, giving her a 4-0 lead. She added another takedown, pushing the score to 6-0, before pinning Tuominen at 1:38. Turner is now a two-time U17 World medalist.

At 53 kg, Isabella Gonzales fought hard in her bronze medal match but ultimately fell short against Muskan of India, finishing in fifth place. Gonzales started strong, securing a takedown to take a 2-0 lead. Muskan gained an edge just before the end of the first period with a takedown and exposure, jumping ahead 4-2. Muskan continued her push in the second period,  winning 12-2.

Action continues Saturday at 3 a.m. ET in Amman, Jordan. Men’s freestyle preliminary rounds for the five remaining weights will be contested in the morning, with semifinals and medal matches slated to begin at 10 a.m. ET. All of the action will be broadcast live on FloWrestling.

2024 U17 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

At Amman, Jordan, August 23

U.S. Women’s freestyle Group 4 results

40 kg: Francesca Gusfa (Ridgewood, N.J.), eliminated

WIN Polina Timsina (Estonia), pin 0:57

LOSS Bala Raj (India), tech fall, 12-2

46 kg: Morgan Turner (Lockport, Ill./Sunkist Kids), bronze medalist

WIN Akak Mambetsadykova (Kyrgyzstan), pin 0:39

WIN Fatma Yilmaz (Turkey), tech fall 11-0

LOSS Yuu Katsume (Japan), tech. fall 13-2

WIN Jessica Tuominen (Finland), pin 1:38

53 kg: Isabella Marie Gonzales (Fresno, Calif./Titan Mercury WC), fifth place

WIN Myagmarbayar Uurtuya (Mongolia), tech fall, 10-0

WIN Angelina Plascencia Aceves (Mexico), pin 3:48

LOSS Kaura Coles (Canada), 8-3

LOSS Muskan (India), 12-2

61 kg: Taina Fernandez (Bowie, Md./Cavalier WC), gold medalist

WIN Ozdenur Ozmez (Turkey), tech fall 11-0

WIN Eda Balasz (Hungary), pin 2:43

WIN Zhaidar Mukat (Kazakhstan), pin 1:35

WIN Sao Noguchi (Japan), pin 3:23

69 kg: Kaili Manuel (Washington, Mich./Michigan Revolution WC), eliminated

LOSS Ako Uchiyama (Japan) , 6-2

Team Results

1.India, 185 points

2. Japan, 146 points

3. Kazakhstan, 79 points

4. Ukraine, 70 points

5. United States, 66 points

6. Azerbaijan, 55 points

7. China, 51 points

8. Turkiye, 49 points

9. Egypt, 35 points

10. Hungary, 34 points

11.Germany, 31 points

12.Greece, 30 points

13.Canada, 29 points

14.Estonia, 17 points

15.Mexico, 15 points

16.Finland, 14 points

17.Algeria, 10 points

18.Norway, 8 points

18.Romania, 8 points

20.Italy, 6 points

20.Slovakia, 6 points

Women’s freestyle full results

40 kg

Gold – Aleksandra Fedorova (AIN)

Silver – Kamila Kuchma (Ukraine)

Bronze – Nazrin Ahmadli (Azerbaijan)

Bronze – Bala Raj (India)

5 – Vivien Szentpal (Hungary)

5 – Monaka Umekawa (Japan)

7 – Francesca Gusfa (United States)

8 – Liva Celik (Turkey)

9 – Iraabir Sooch (Canada)

10 – Polina Timsina (Estonia)

11 – Zhasmina Bakoyeva (Kazakhstan)

12 – Indra Trejo Jimenez (Mexico)

43 kg

Gold – Kumari Aditi (India)

Silver – Maria Louiza Gkika (Greece)

Bronze – Gabriela Palacios Hernandez (Mexico)

Bronze – Aleksandra Berezovskaia (AIN)

5 – Xin Huang (China)

5 – Mareim Abdelaal (Egypt)

6 – Anel Burkutbayeva (Kazakhstan)

7 – Kokoha Obara (Japan)

8 – Nurana Asadli (AIN)

9 – Yagmur Karabacak (Turkey)

10 – Lara Blazekovic (Croatia)

11 – Karolina Shperyk (Ukraine)

46 kg

Gold – Yuu Katsume (Japan)

Silver – Shrutika Patil (India)

Bronze – Medina Kuanyshbek (Kazakhstan)

Bronze – Morgan Turner (USA)

5 – Yevheniia Druzenko (Ukraine)

5 – Jessica Tuominen (Finland)

7 – Daniella Hossein Beky (Norway)

8 – Fatma Yilmaz (Turkey)

9 – Halilja Azimov (Germany)

10 – Elvira Bahirava (AIN)

11 – Diana Rybchenko (AIN)

12 – Akak Mambetsadykova (Kyrgyzstan)

13 – Viktoria Igreni (Slovakia)

14 – Islem Hemli (Tunisia)

49 kg

Gold – Na Hu (China)

Silver – Utaha Yui (Japan)

Bronze – Polina Bochkareva (AIN)

Bronze – Kseniya Kostsenich (AIN)

5 – Esra Mammadli (Azerbaijan)

5 – Dounia Zitouni (Algeria)

7 – Electra Garaiacu (Romania)

8 – Szonja Nemeth (Hungary)

9 – Farida Abdrakhmanova (Kazakhstan)

10 – Fiona Gasser (Germany)

11 – Nil Aktas (Turkey)

12 – Lonisa Reka (Kosovo)

13 – Amar Amgalantugs (Mongolia)

14 – Feruza Akmatbekova (Kyrgyzstan)

15 – Olena Kolubai (Ukraine)

53 kg

Gold – Kaura Coles (Canada)

Silver – Nana Kozuka (Japan)

Bronze – Lisette Boettker (Estonia)

Bronze – Muskan Muskan (India)

5 – Olesia Malakhova (AIN)

5 – Isabella Gonzales (USA)

7 – Ivanna Lukianenko (Ukraine)

8 – Maryia Khrushchova (AIN)

9 – Madkhiya Usmanova (Kazakhstan)

10 – Csilla van Os (Netherlands)

11 – Anna Koeblo (Hungary)

12 – Angelica Plascencia Aceves (Mexico)

13 – Myagmarbayar Uurtuya (Mongolia)

14 – Diana Amanturova (Kyrgyzstan)

15 – Jinzi Emu (China)

16 – Ivana Gajic (Serbia)

17 – Lisa Shavadze (Georgia)

18 – Hava Konca (Turkey)

19 – Fatima Bayramova (Azerbaijan)

20 – Manar Elmasry (Egypt)

21 – Josefine Isabel Widmann (Germany)

22 – Chloe Brewis (South Africa)

23 – Mia Kovac (Croatia)

24 – Layal Sukkar (Jordan)

57 kg

Gold – Neha Neha (India)

Silver – So Tsutsui (Japan)

Bronze – Palina Brahinets (AIN)

Bronze – Anna Stratan (Kazakhstan)

5 – Barbara Bager (Hungary)

5 – Mairi Mani (Greece)

7 – Feenja Hermann (Germany)

8 – Dolzhon Tsyngueva (AIN)

9 – Kai Yi Li (Taiwan)

10 – Miranda Kapanadze (Georgia)

11 – Arvinbayar Galbadrakh (Mongolia)

12 – Maya Qutashat (Jordan)

13 – Anastasiia Nykyforova (Ukraine)

14 – Kamila Kumushbekova (Kyrgyzstan)

15 – Fidan Babayeva (Azerbaijan)

16 – Ainara Portillo Garcia (Spain)

17 – Ozlem Gursoy (Turkey)

18 – Meng Lin (China)

61 kg

Gold – Taina Fernandez (USA)

Silver – Sae Noguchi (Japan)

Bronze – Ozdenur Ozmez (Turkey)

Bronze – Hiunai Hurbanova (Azerbaijan)

5 – Zhaidar Mukat (Kazakhstan)

5 – Rajnita Rajnita (India)

7 – Eda Balazs (Hungary)

8 – Zalina Totrova (AIN)

9 – Nini Tsitsvidze (Georgia)

10 – Anhelina Bondarenko (Ukraine)

11 – Varvara Aliseyenka (AIN)

12 – Leonie Steigert (Germany)

13 – Maya Mohamad Issa B Ishakat (Jordan)

14 – Orsolja Habi (Serbia)

65 kg

Gold – Pulkit Pulkit (India)

Silver – Daria Frolova (AIN)

Bronze – Maram Aly (Egypt)

Bronze – Uldana Tileukhan (Kazakhstan)

5 – Ling Cai (China)

5 – Anastasiya Komanava (AIN)

7 – Beyza Nur Akkus (Turkey)

8 – Juliana Catanzaro (Italy)

9 – Selma Matilda Pihlaja (Finland)

10 – Ayla Sahin (Germany)

11 – Konstantsiia Sarbaieva (Ukraine)

12 – Anujin Erkhembaatar (Mongolia)

13 – Viktoria Pupp (Hungary)

14 – Kang Yu Chiang (Taiwan)

15 – Isslem Nasri (Tunisia)

16 – Ayano Kusunoki (Japan)

17 – Tala Jawad Hamad Abukheit (Jordan)

69 kg

Gold – Kajal Kajal (India)

Silver – Oleksandra Rybak (Ukraine)

Bronze – Zahra Karimzada (Azerbaijan)

Bronze – Ako Uchiyama (Japan)

5 – Ilayda Cın (Turkey)

5 – Rahma Hosafy Bediwy (Egypt)

7 – Kyzzhibek Zharkynbayeva (Kazakhstan)

8 – Michaela Seboekova (Slovakia)

9 – Zukhra Kazulaeva (AIN)

10 – Alexandra Moisei (Moldova)

11 – Kaili Manuel (USA)

12 – Tamara Cseh (Hungary)

13 – Khushleen Kaur Jhalli (Canada)

14 – Chenyingzi Sun (China)

15 – Ana Marioara (Romania)

16 – Asma Ammouri (Tunisia)

17 – Ulyana Lapanik (AIN)

18 – Maryam Abuhamada (Jordan)

73 kg

Gold – Mansi Lather (India)

Silver – Hanna Pirskaya (AIN)

Bronze – Diana Titova (AIN)

Bronze – Lotta Englich (Germany)

5 – Makia Kimura (Japan)

5 – Khrystyna Demchuk (Ukraine)

7 – Piper Meredith Fowler (USA)

8 – Saihan Ao (China)

9 – Viktorija Irkle (Latvia)

10 – Zeynep Sucu (Turkey)

11 – Julia da Silva Joaquim (Brazil)

12 – Akbota Kadir (Kazakhstan)

13 – Melissa Belaid (Algeria)

14 – Malak Sabry (Morocco)

15 – Aisanat Kalmamatova (Kyrgyzstan)