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 50 kg.
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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 50 kg/110 lbs.
Ava Bayless
- Student at Wyoming Seminary Prep School
- Third at 2020 U23 Nationals
- Third at 2019 Cadet Women’s Nationals
- Second at 2018 Fargo Nationals
- Second at 2018 Cadet Women’s Nationals
Whitney Conder
- Five-time U.S. Senior World Team member (2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019)
- Silver at 2019 World Military Games
- Two-time Pan American Games champion (2015, 2019)
- Six-time U.S. Open champion (2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019)
- 2007 Junior World champion
Amy Fearnside
- Two-time National Team member
- Bronze at 2020 Henri Deglane Grand Prix
- Second at 2020 Senior Nationals
- Third at 2019 Senior Nationals
- 2017 U23 World Team member
- 2014 Junior World Team member
Erin Golston
- Two-time National Team member
- Silver at 2019 Pan American Championships
- Second at 2019 U.S. Open
- Third at 2017 and 2018 U.S. Open
- Three-time Junior World medalist
Alyssa Lampe
- Two-time World bronze medalist (2012, 2013)
- Six-time National Team member
- Five-time World Team member (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
- 2019 Senior Nationals champion
- Third at 2018 Senior Nationals
Emily Shilson
- Student athlete at Augsburg University
- Two-time U23 Nationals champion (2019, 2020)
- 2020 Junior Nationals champion
- 2018 Cadet World champion
- 2018 Youth Olympic Games champion
- Silver at 2017 Cadet World Championships
- Five-time Fargo champion
Maria Vidales
- Student-athlete at Emmanuel College
- Two-time WCWA All-American
- Second at 2020 U23 Nationals
- Second at 2019 U23 Nationals
- Eighth at 2019 Senior Nationals
Also to be featured at 50 kg is 2018 World silver medalist Sarah Hildebrandt, who will be a team captain.
Keep an eye for more Captains’ Cup news coming soon!