Muhamet Malo Ranking Series Women’s Freestyle Draws Released
By David Gerhart
USA Wrestling
TIRANA, Albania – Team USA’s 13-woman freestyle squad learned their opening round draws for the Muhamet Malo Ranking Series at Tirana’s Feti Borova Olympic Park.
2025 World Team members, Adaugo Nwachukwu and Macey Kilty, spearhead the U.S. into the United World Wrestling’s second Ranking Series event of the year. Both are set to compete in the 62 kg bracket and are on opposite sides of the draw.
Nwachukwu opens her tournament against 2025 U20 World champion Anjli of India, who earned bronze at the Zagreb Open. Kilty’s first match comes against age-group World medalist Amina Capezan of Romania.
Past World Team members Jennifer Page, Abigail Nette, Emma Bruntil and Dymond Guilford are also set to represent the U.S. this week.
At 65 kg, Bruntil and Page are on the same side of the draw with a potential semifinal matchup. In the quarterfinals, Bruntil faces two-time Olympian Kriszta Inze of Romania. Page’s quarterfinal matchup is against Kazakhstan’s Aizhan Suiduova. 2025 U23 Pan American champion Nina Makem is also in the field at 65 kg for Team USA and faces India’s Apeksha Patil.
Nette is joined by Michaela Beck at 59 kg. Nette has a rematch from the Zagreb Open in the quarterfinals, where she will face Hungary’s Erika Bognar. In Croatia earlier this month, Nette earned a 2-1 decision over the age-group World medalist Bognar. Beck will face the winner of Türkiye’s Bediha Gun or 2024 World bronze medalist Elena Brugger of Germany.
Guilford is the lone member of the U.S. in the 76 kg division, where she opens competition against 2024 Olympian and 2025 World champion Genesis Reasco Valdez of Ecuador.
Coming off a bronze medal at the Zagreb Open, Amanda Martinez starts action at 57 kg against two-time Olympian Luisa Valverde Melendres of Ecuador.
The full list of opening draws for the U.S. is listed below.
Day two of the Muhamet Malo begins at 10:30 a.m. local time/4:30 a.m. ET. Tomorrow’s action features the opening group of women’s freestyle (50-55 kg) and the final group of men’s freestyle (79-92-97-125 kg).
Women’s freestyle action will also take place on Friday with group two (59-62-65-68 kg) and Saturday with group three (53-57-72-76 kg).
The full schedule for the final four days of the event is listed below.
A live stream of the Muhamet Malo will be available to the U.S. audience through FloWrestling. Brackets and updated results will be hosted on UWW Arena.
2026 Muhamet Malo Ranking Series
At Tirana, Albania, February 25 – March 1
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Event Schedule
Thursday, February 26
MFS 79-92-97-125 kg, WFS 50-55 kg
10:30 a.m. – Qualification rounds
1:30 p.m. – Semifinals
2:30 p.m. – Repechage
6 p.m. – Medal matches
Friday, February 27
WFS 59-62-65-68 kg, GR 77-87 kg
10:30 a.m. – Qualification rounds
2:30 p.m. – Semifinals
3:30 p.m. – Repechage
6 p.m. – Medal matches
Saturday, February 28
WFS 53-57-72-76 kg, GR 63-67 kg
10:30 a.m. – Qualification rounds
2 p.m. – Semifinals
3 p.m. – Repechage
6 p.m. – Medal matches
Sunday, March 1
GR 55-60-72-82-97-130 kg
10:30 a.m. – Qualification rounds
2:30 p.m. – Semifinals
3:30 p.m. – Repechage
6 p.m. – Medal matches
*All times listed local to Tirana, Albania, which is located six hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Time.
U.S. Women’s Freestyle Draws
50 kg – Kendra Ryan (Winfield, Ill./Cardinal WC)
VS Zeinep Bayanova (Kazakhstan)
50 kg – Erin Golston (Denton, Texas/New York AC)
VS Kamila Barbosa Vito Da Silva (Brazil)
57 kg – Amanda Martinez (Riverside, Ill./Cardinal WC/Titan Mercury WC)
VS Luisa Valverde Melendres (Ecuador)
59 kg – Abigail Nette (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP)
VS Erika Bognar (Hungary)
59 kg – Michaela Beck (New York, N.Y./Titan Mercury WC)
VS Bediha Gun (Türkiye) or Elena Brugger (Germany)
62 kg – Adaugo Nwachukwu (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP)
VS Anjli (India)
62 kg – Macey Kilty (North Liberty, Iowa/Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC)
VS Amina Capezan (Romania)
65 kg – Nina Makem (Shakopee, Minn./Minnesota Storm/New York AC)
VS Apeksha Patil (India)
65 kg – Emma Bruntil (Vernon, Ill./Titan Mercury WC)
VS Kriszta Incze (Romania)
65 kg – Jennifer Page (Bellefonte, Pa./Titan Mercury WC)
VS Aizhan Suiduova (Kazakhstan)
68 kg – Solin Piearcy (San Jose, Calif./California RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
VS Meerim Zhumanazaroza (Kyrgyzstan) or Destiny Lyng (United States)
68 kg – Destiny Lyng (Bethlehem, Pa./Lehigh WC/New York AC)
VS Meerim Zhumanazaroza (Kyrgyzstan)
76 kg – Dymond Guilford (Colorado Springs, Colo./USOPTC/Titan Mercury WC)
VS Genesis Reasco Valde (Ecuador)
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