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Women's Weekly: U17 Worlds Recap

U.S. women placed fourth at the U17 World Championships (formerly known as Cadet Worlds) in Rome on the strength of three silver medalists. Erica Pastoriza (43 kg), Gabriella Gomez (46 kg), and Valerie Hamilton (61 kg) reached the finals and all three received invitations to FloWrestling’s Who’s Number One on September 9, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Aug 5, 2022

USA Wins Team Title & Nine Medals - Full U17 Worlds Recap

Team USA men’s freestyle squad finished the U17 World Championships in dominant fashion by winning all four of their medal matches on the final day of competition. Dom Muneretto (45kg), Luke Lilledahl (51kg), and Joe Sealey (71kg) all won gold with Max McEnelly (92kg) earning bronze.

Jul 31, 2022

UWW U17 World Championships Live Blog - Day 7

American men's freestylers will wrestle for three golds and one bronze medal in the final day of the U17 World Championships in Rome.

Jul 31, 2022

2022 Who's Number One Golden Ticket Tracker

Each year, Fargo sets the stage for Who's Number One where the nation's top two wrestlers at a weight will meet to determine the #1 spot. Check in throughout the week to find out who earns themselves a Golden Ticket to the nation's premier high school showcase.

Jul 31, 2022

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Day 6: Hopke Wins Gold, 3 More Finalists For Team USA

ROME Italy — The second day for the men’s freestyle team at the U17 World Championships has concluded with with Team USA earning 1 gold, 3 silvers, 1 bronze, and sending 4 more wrestlers to medal matches.

Jul 30, 2022

UWW U17 World Championships Live Blog - Day 6

We've got a classic 'refuse to lose' situation going for Team USA, as all 10 men's freestyles are still in the medal hunt. In this round, four will wrestle in the semis, four are going for gold, and one will wrestle for a bronze.

Jul 30, 2022

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Day 5: Clutch Performances Lead To 4 Finalists For Team USA!

ROME, Italy — The United States was nearly perfect during the first day of the men’s freestyle competition at the U17 World Championships. Five wrestlers competed and four reached the finals after a 13-1 day by the Americans.

Jul 29, 2022

UWW U17 World Championships Live Blog - Day 5

Team USA continues to battle for hardware in the Eternal City as both men's and women's freestyles are on the mat. We'll bring you all the action of the second session of Day 5 of the UWW U17 World Championships LIVE from Rome!

Jul 29, 2022

UWW U17 World Championships Live Blog - Day 4

The American women are on the prowl for medals in the Eternal City. Gabriella Gomez and Valerie Hamilton are in the semis while Erica Pastoriza is in the gold medal match at 43 kilograms, and Shelby Moore, Sydney Perry, and Kaiulani Garcia are going for bronze at 57, 65 and 73 kilos.

Jul 28, 2022

Day 4: Gomez and Hamilton Reach Semis, Pastoriza Wins Silver

ROME, Italy — US women began their second day of competition with the second of 10 weight classes. Gabriella Gomez (46 kg) and Valerie Hamilton (61 kg) reached the finals while Shelby Moore (57 kg), Sydney Perry (65 kg), and Kaiulani Garcia (73 kg) earned their way into bronze medal matches with repechage wins.

Jul 28, 2022

Day 3: Pastoriza Returns To U17 World Final, Merrill Snags Bronze

Erica Pastoriza won a World gold medal at last year's U17 championships, and she's on pace again. She won three straight bouts to punch her ticket to the World finals for the second straight year.

Jul 27, 2022

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Day 2: Joel Adams Grabs Greco Gold!

Cody Merrill entered the World semifinals after an incredible morning session that concluded with two dominant victories by fall. His semifinal against Germany's Darius Kiefer didn't go as well. Merrill trailed by just a takedown after the first period, but Kiefer opened things up for a tech in the second after he was awarded a passivity point and an opportunity in forced par terre. Merrill will wrestle for bronze tomorrow against either Marcell Gyuricza of Hungary or Josip Benko of Croatia.

Jul 26, 2022

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The Best At U17 Worlds Since 2011 - Men's Freestyle

The 2022 U17 World Championships will go down in Rome, Italy July 25-31. Team USA has sent a team to U17 Worlds (formerly Cadet Words) every year since 2011 and in this article, we’ll take a look back at U17 Worlds since then to see USA’s best performances in men's freestyle. We’ll also explore how the best countries fared at U17 Worlds during this time highlighting 2021 world/Olympic medalists’ performance at the age-level world championships.

Jul 25, 2022

Day 1: Joel Adams Going For Gold In Rome

Session 1

Jul 25, 2022

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Get To Know Your U17 Women's World Team

Team USA returns to the U17 World stage after winning the country’s first team championship in 2021. Get to know this year’s team with insights from coach Jacque Davis, then watch them compete LIVE on FloWrestling.

Jul 20, 2022