USA Wrestling Releases Draft Eligible 76 kg Women For Captains' Cup
USA Wrestling Releases Draft Eligible 76 kg Women For Captains' Cup
The Captains' Cup is right around the corner, and USA Wrestling has just released the stacked list of draft-eligible women at 76 kg.
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 76 kg.
Watch the Captains' Cup LIVE on FloWrestling
Friday-Saturday, February 13-14, 2021
Original Release by Taylor Miller of USA Wrestling
On Saturday, 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 at 6 p.m. CT live on FloWrestling.org.
So far, the confirmed team captains are Sarah Hildebrandt (50 kg), Jacarra Winchester (53 kg), Jenna Burkert (57 kg), Kayla Miracle (62 kg), Tamyra Mensah-Stock (68 kg) and Victoria Francis (76 kg). 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 76 kg/167 lbs. Also to be featured at 76 kg is two-time World Team member Victoria Francis, who will be a team captain.
Precious Bell
- Current National Team member
- Two-time U.S. Open champion (2019, 2020)
- Second at 2020 U23 Nationals
- 2019 U23 World Team member
- Fourth at 2019 WCWA Nationals
Randi Beltz
- 2019 U.S. Open champion
- Third at 2019 Senior Nationals
- 2018 Senior National Team member
- Second at 2018 U.S. Open
- Silver at 2012 Pan American Championships
Hannah Gladden
- Current National Team member
- Second at 2019 U.S. Open
- Fourth at 2019 WCWA Nationals
- Bronze at 2018 Pan American Championships
- Third at 2018 U.S. Open
Dymond Guilford
- 2020 U23 Nationals champion
- Third at 2020 Senior Nationals
- Second at 2019 Senior Nationals
- 2019 Grand Prix of Germany champion
- Silver at 2019 Junior Pan American Championships
- 2018 Junior World Team member
Tristan Kelly
- Student at Colorado Mesa University
- 2020 Junior Nationals champion
- Fourth at 2020 Senior Nationals
- 2019 Cadet Pan Am champion
- 2018 Cadet World Team member
Jayden Laurent
- Second at 2020 Women’s College Wrestling Championship
- Two-time Junior World Team member (2018, 2019)
- 2019 WCWA champion
- Second at 2019 U.S. Open
- Second at 2019 U23 Nationals
- 2017 Junior Pan Am champion
Joye Levendusky
- Student at McKendree University
- Second at 2020 Junior Nationals
- Third at 2020 U23 Nationals
- Fourth at 2020 Women’s College Championships
- Third at 2019 Junior Nationals
Yelena Makoyed
- Student at North Central College
- Second at 2020 Women’s College Championships
- Second at 2020 Junior Nationals
- Sixth at 2020 U23 Nationals
- Fifth at 2019 Senior Nationals
Jordan Nelson
- Student at Life University
- Fifth at 2019 NAIA Women’s National Invitational
- Third at the 2020 WCWA Nationals
Nkechinyere (Chi Chi) Nwankwo
- Student at Oklahoma City University
- Fourth at 2020 U23 Nationals
- Second at 2019 NAIA Women’s National Invitational
- Fourth at 2019 WCWA Nationals