A native of Maple Grove, Minnesota, Shilson wrestled for Mound View high school where she compiled a 139-64 record. During her time in high school, Shilson was a six time Minnesota girls state champion. Shilson also qualified for the boys state tournament three times and was the first girl to ever qualify for the boys tournament. Shilson represented the United States in 2017 at the cadet world championships coming home with the silver medal. Shilson returned to the cadet world championships in 2018 with an eye on the prize mentality that landed her a world title.
Women's Weekly: The End Of An Era
Jan 15, 2024
Women’s college wrestling reached an intersection in 2020. Three separate national championships were scheduled with NCAA and NAIA programs hosting tournaments for the first time in the same year.
There's A New #1 In The Early Pound-For-Pound Women's College Rankings
Jun 23, 2023
There’s a new number one in the pound-for-pound women’s college rankings — and her name is Adaugo Nwachukwu.
Brackets Released For National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships
Feb 25, 2023
It's time to get excited for the 2023 National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on March 3-4. FloWrestling is streaming the entire tournament, so be sure to tune in live.
There's A New #1 In The Latest Women's College Pound-For-Pound Rankings!
Feb 22, 2023
Below are the fourth pound-for-pound rankings of the women’s collegiate wrestling season, which includes all divisions. Off-season results from the past year factored into the rankings but those increasingly decrease as championship season draws near.
Women's Weekly: Lexi Janiak Put The Country On Notice
Dec 13, 2022
Aurora’s Lexi Janiak’s college career didn’t get off to a good start. The freshman phenom from Plainfield, Illinois, opened her season by losing to North Central’s Sara Sterner in her first dual. Oh, by the way, she got pinned.
Ali Savadkhoui Stuns Jordan Burroughs At The World Cup
Dec 12, 2022
Ali Savadkouhi becomes the first-ever Iranian to beat Jordan Burroughs at the 2022 World Cup.
2022 UWW Men's & Women's World Cup Match Notes - Day 2
Dec 11, 2022
It's the medal matches of the 2022 UWW Men's and Women's Freestyle Wrestling World Cup from Coralville, Iowa. Team USA has a women's match at 12 noon eastern time against Mongolia for bronze, and a men's match at 7 pm eastern against Iran for gold.
2022 UWW Men's & Women's World Cup Match Notes - Day 1
Dec 10, 2022
It's a great day for a premier international wrestling event and a great day for live blogging, and so we will do both here in the Xtreme Arena in Coralville, Iowa as we follow the men's and women's freestyle wrestling World Cup in real-time.
20 World Cup Fast Facts
Dec 10, 2022
1. The USA men’s freestyle team is in pursuit of its 15th World Cup title. In 2018 — the last time the tournament was held on American soil — the United States won its first World Cup title in 15 years.
Hear From The U.S. Women's Freestyle Team In Advance Of the World Cup
Dec 9, 2022
Hear from athletes and coaches on the women's freestyle team as they prepare for the World Cup in Coralville, Iowa, on December 10-11.
O'Toole Shuts Down Hamiti In All-Star Clash
Nov 27, 2022
NCAA Champion Keegan O’Toole secures three takedowns against All-American DJ Hamiti of Wisconsin.
Brooks Widens The Gap On Keckeisen At NWCA All-Star Classic
Nov 26, 2022
After tight contests in their first two college matches, #1 Aaron Brooks racked up five takedowns to widen the gap on #2 Parker Keckeisen.
Keegan O'Toole Is Excited To Wrestle David Carr After Hamiti Win
Nov 25, 2022
Keegan O'Toole talks about dominating at the NWCA All-Star Classic and at the top of a loaded 165 lbs weight class.
The Mat Made The Difference For #1 Carter Starocci Over #2 Mekhi Lewis
Nov 25, 2022
The main event between Carter Starocci and Mekhi Lewis had no shortage of intrigue, but ultimately, Starocci stayed undefeated against the 2019 NCAA champ.
Tom Brands' Thoughts On Iowa At The All-Star & Penn Dual
Nov 24, 2022
Tom Brands calls in to recap Jacob Warner and Tony Cassioppi's performances at the NWCA All-Star Classic and a big weekend dual against Penn.
