2026 U17 Women's Freestyle World Team Bios
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Kaili Manuel competing at the 2026 91°µÍø Women's Nationals in Spokane, Wash.
40 kg – Sophia Valdez (Colorado Springs, Colo./Betterman Elite Wrestling)
2026: U17 Pan American Championships gold medalist … U17 World Team Trials champion … U17 Pan American Team Trials champion … Middle School Girls Salt Lake Slam champion
2025: Middle School Girls King & Queen of the Mountain champion … 14U Women’s Nationals champion … U15 Women’s Nationals runner-up
2024: 6th-8th Grade Girls Brian Keck Preseason Nationals runner-up … U15 Women’s Nationals bronze medalist … 14U Women’s Nationals champion
2023: Middle School Girls King & Queen of the Mountain champion … 6th-8th Grade Girls Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals bronze medalist … 12U Girls Folkstyle Nationals bronze medalist
2022: Girls Middle School King & Queen of the Mountain champion … Placed fifth in 12U at Women’s Nationals
2021: 12U Girls King & Queen of the Mountain champion … 10U Women’s Nationals champion … 10U Girls Folkstyle Nationals champion
2018: 8U King of the Mountain runner-up
Personal: Born on May 26, 2011 … Age 15
43 kg – Lilly Lundy (Monument, Colo./Motown Wrestling)
2026: U17 World Team Trials champion
Personal: Born on May 16, 2009 … Age 17
46 kg – Madison Healey (Luzerne, Pa./Wyoming Seminary)
2026: U17 World Team Trials champion
2025: U17 World Championships bronze medalist … U17 World Team Trials champion
Personal: Born on November 9, 2009 … Age 16
49 kg – Isla Silva (Pittsburgh, Pa./Team Pennsylvania)
2026: U17 World Team Trials champion … U15 Women’s Nationals champion
2025: U15 Women’s Nationals runner-up … 14U Women’s Nationals champion
2024: U15 Pan American Championships gold medalist … U15 Women’s Nationals champion … 14U Women’s Nationals champion
2023: 12U Girls Folkstyle Nationals champion
2021: 10U Girls Folkstyle Nationals champion
Personal: Born April 14, 2011 … Age 15
53 kg – Marlee Solomon (McDonald, Pa./Wrestling Chix)
2026: U20 Pan American gold medalist … U17 World Team Trials champion … U20 World Team Trials runner-up
2025: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U runner-up … Junior Phil Portuese Northeast Regional champion in freestyle, runner-up in Greco-Roman … 16U Phil Portuese Northeast Regional champion in freestyle and Greco-Roman … Girls High School Showcase bronze medalist … U17 World Team Trials bronze medalist
2024: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U runner-up … Girls High School Showcase runner-up
2023: 14U Western Regional runner-up
Personal: Born on August 27, 2009 … Age 16
57 kg – Epenesa Elison (La Puente, Calif./Monster Garage Wrestling)
2026: U17 World Team Trials champion … Girls High School Showcase champion
2025: U17 World Championships silver medalist … U17 World Team Trials champion
2024: U15 Pan American Championships gold medalist … U17 World Team Trials champion … U15 Women’s Nationals champion
2023: U15 Pan American Championships gold medalist … 91°µÍø Triple Crown winner … U15 Pan American Team Trials champion … U15 Women’s Nationals champion … 14U Women’s Nationals champion … 14U Girls Folkstyle Nationals champion
2022: 6th-8th Grade Girls Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals champion
2021: 5th-6th Grade Boys Brian Keck Preseason Nationals runner-up … 12U Women’s Nationals champion … UWW Futures runner-up in freestyle, fourth in Greco-Roman
2020: 12U Stockyard Stampede champion
Personal: Born on June 17, 2009 … Age 17
61 kg – Landri Von Gonten (Spring, Texas/Boneyard Wrestling Academy)
2026: U17 Pan American Championships gold medalist … U17 World Team Trials champion … U17 Pan American Team Trials champion … Girls High School Showcase runner-up
2025: 9th-12th Grade Girls Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals champion … U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U champion … U17 World Team Trials runner-up
2024: 9th-12th Grade Girls Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals champion
2023: 9th-12th Grade Girls Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals bronze medalist … U15 Pan American Team Trials bronze medalist … U15 Women’s Nationals runner-up … 14U Women’s Nationals bronze medalist … 14U Girls Folkstyle Nationals runner-up
2022: Middle School Girls Stockyard Stampede champion … Middle School Girls Southern Plains Regional bronze medalist … 14U Girls Folkstyle Nationals runner-up
2021: Middle School Girls Stockyard Stampede runner-up
Personal: Born on February 10, 2009 … Age 17
65 kg – Eve Skrocki (Phoenix, Ariz./Valiant WC)
2026: U17 Pan American Championships gold medalist … U17 World Team Trials champion … U17 Pan American Team Trials champion
2025: 91°µÍø Triple Crown winner … U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U champion … Junior Northern Plains Regional champion in freestyle and Greco-Roman … Girls High School Showcase champion … 16U Folkstyle National Championships champion
2023: 14U Northern Plains Regional runner-up in freestyle, third in Greco-Roman
Personal: Born on February 11, 2009 … Age 17
69 kg – Taina Fernandez (Bowie, Md./Titan Mercury WC)
2026: U20 World Team Trials champion … U17 World Team Trials champion … Girls High School Showcase champion … Junior Phil Portuese Northeast Regional champion in freestyle and Greco-Roman
2025: U17 World Championships gold medalist … U17 Pan American Championships gold medalist … U17 Pan American Beach Wrestling Championships gold medalist … U17 World Team Trials champion … U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U and Junior champion … Junior Phil Portuese Northeast Regional champion … 16U Phil Portuese Northeast Regional champion in freestyle & Greco-Roman … Girls High School Showcase champion
2024: U17 World Championships gold medalist … U17 Pan American Championships gold medalist … U15 Pan American Championships gold medalist … U15 Pan American Beach Wrestling Championships gold medalist … U17 World Team Trials champion … U15 Women’s Nationals champion … 16U and Junior Phil Portuese Northeast Regional champion in freestyle and Greco-Roman
2023: U15 Pan American Championships gold medalist … U15 Pan American Team Trials champion … U15 Women’s Nationals champion … 14U Women’s Nationals champion … 14U Phil Portuese Northeast Regional champion in freestyle and Greco-Roman
2022: U15 Pan American Championships gold medalist … U15 Pan American Team Trials champion … U15 Women’s Nationals champion … 14U Women’s Nationals champion … 14U Phil Portuese Northeast Regional champion in Greco-Roman, fifth in freestyle
2021: 12U Kids Nationals champion in Greco-Roman, runner-up in freestyle … 12U Girls Phil Portuese Northeast Regional champion … 12U Boys Phil Portuese Northeast Regional champion in freestyle and Greco-Roman … 12U Women’s Nationals champion … 12U Girls Folkstyle Nationals champion
2019: 10U Kids Freestyle Nationals champion … 12U Women’s Nationals champion … 10U Phil Portuese Northeast Regional champion
2017: Division I Women’s Nationals champion … Kids Division I Girls Folkstyle Nationals champion
2016: Division I Body Bar Women’s Nationals champion
Personal: Born on May 28, 2009 … Age 17
73 kg – Kaili Manuel (Washington, Mich./Michigan Wrestling Academy)
2026: U17 World Team Trials champion … Junior Central Regional champion … Junior Phil Portuese Northeast Regional runner-up
2025: U17 World Team Trials bronze medalist … U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U champion … 16U and Junior Central Regional champion … Junior Folkstyle National Championships champion … 16U Folkstyle National Championships runner-up
2024: Placed 11th at U17 World Championships … U17 Pan American Championships gold medalist … U17 World Team Trials champion … 91°µÍø Triple Crown winner … U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U champion … Junior Central Regional champion … Girls High School Showcase runner-up … 16U Folkstyle National Championships champion
2023: U15 Pan American Team Trials runner-up … 14U Women’s Nationals champion … 12U Girls Folkstyle Nationals runner-up
2022: 14U Women’s Nationals champion
2021: 14U Girls Preseason Folkstyle Nationals bronze medalist … 12U Women’s Nationals champion … 12U Girls Folkstyle Nationals bronze medalist
2019: 12U Women’s Nationals champion
Personal: Born on May 7, 2009 … Age 17
