The Captains' Cup, an event featuring many of the best women in the United States, is right around the corner. Teams for the event will be decided by a draft, and USA Wrestling has just released the athletes who are eligible to be drafted at 62 kg.

Watch the Captains' Cup LIVE on FloWrestling

Friday-Saturday, February 13-14, 2021

Original Release by Taylor Miller of USA Wrestling

Next week, six team captains will draft their teams for the Captains’ Cup presented by Titan Mercury Wrestling Club, a dual event that will showcase the top women’s freestyle athletes in the United States competing for $50,000. The draft is set for January 23 live on FloWrestling.org.

The plan is to have the women who qualified the USA for the Olympic Games serve as the captains: Sarah Hildebrandt (50 kg), Jacarra Winchester (53 kg), Helen Maroulis (57 kg), Kayla Miracle (62 kg), Tamyra Mensah-Stock (68 kg) and Adeline Gray (75 kg), pending confirmation of their participation.

The competition will take place February 13-14, broadcasted by FloWrestling.

As the draft date approaches, USA Wrestling will periodically release draft eligible athletes by weight.

Today, we take a look at draft eligible athletes at 62 kg/136 lbs.

Michaela Beck

• Second at 2020 Junior Nationals
• 2019 Junior World Team member
• Eighth at 2019 Senior Nationals
• Silver at 2018 Junior Pan Am Championships
• Bronze at 2018 Senior Pan American Championships

Megan Black

• Fifth at 2019 U.S. Open
• Bronze at 2018 Bill Farrell International
• 2017 U23 World Team member
• Two-time WCWA runner-up (2016, 2017)
• 2014 Junior Pan American Championships

Alara Boyd

• Student at McKendree University
• Second at 2020 Women’s College Wrestling Championship
• 2019 Junior World Team member
• Sixth at 2019 Senior Nationals
• 2017 Cadet World silver medalist
• 2016 Cadet World bronze medalist

Emma Bruntil

• Student at McKendree University
• 2020 Women’s College National champion
• 2019 Senior Nationals champion
• Two-time Junior Fargo champion (2017, 2018)
• 2017 Junior Pan Am champion

Dalia Garibay

• Student at Colorado Mesa University
• Second at 2020 Women’s College National Championships
• Second at 2019 Junior Folkstyle Nationals
• 2019 Junior Fargo runner-up
• 2018 Cadet Fargo runner-up

Macey Kilty

• 2020 Senior Nationals runner-up
• 2020 U23 Nationals champion
• 2020 Junior Nationals champion
• 2019 U23 World silver medalist
• Two-time Junior World silver medalist (2018, 2019)
• 2018 Cadet World champion
• 2016 Cadet World bronze medalist

Alex Liles

• Silver at 2019 Junior Pan Am Championships
• Silver at 2019 Dave Schultz Memorial International
• Fifth at 2019 U.S. Open
• 2018 Junior World Team member
• Two-time Cadet World Team member (2015, 2017)

Jennifer Page

• 2020 Senior Nationals champion
• 2020 Klippan Lady Open champion
• Second at 2017 U.S. Open
• 2015 Senior Pan American champion
• Bronze at 2013 Junior World Championships

Julia Salata

• 2019 Senior Pan American champion
• Bronze at 2019 Grand Prix of Germany
• Fourth at 2019 Senior Nationals
• Bronze at 2014 University World Championships
• Two-time Senior Pan Am bronze medalist (2013, 2014)

Mallory Velte

• 2020 Pan American champion
• Silver at 2019 Pan American Championships
• 2017 Senior World bronze medalist
• 2017 U.S. Open champion
• Two-time World Team member (2017, 2018)

Kylie Welker

• Second at 2020 Junior Nationals
• 2019 Cadet World bronze medalist
• 2019 16U Folkstyle Nationals champion
• Bronze at 2016 U15 Pan American Championships

Also to be featured at 62 kg is 2019 World Team member Kayla Miracle, who will be a team captain.

Keep an eye for more Captains’ Cup news coming soon!