A native Long Islander, Jenna has been a fixture on the senior circuit for the better part of a decade. She finished as a runner up in the Tokyo Olympic Team Trials and took out Olympian Jacarra Winchester in the finals of 2021 World Team Trials at 55kg for the right to represent the United State at the Oslo World Championships.
U.S. Women Have Tough Decisions To Make For 2024 Olympic Trials
Sep 26, 2023
The 2023 World Championships are over, and now the real work begins. The Olympic Games, unfortunately, shrinks to six weight classes in each style from 10 at the Worlds.
U.S. Wrestling Star Jenna Burkert Out For 2023 Season
Jan 31, 2023
One of the most popular wrestlers in the United States will miss the entirety of the 2023 international season but should return for the 2024 Olympic Trials. Jenna Burkert, a 2021 World bronze medalist, made a lengthy Instagram post that she is taking time away from the mat to recover from a series of injuries.
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.
Women's Weekly: Iowa Passes First Test
Nov 21, 2022
Clarissa Chun has been on the recruiting trail during her first year as head coach at the University of Iowa. The former Olympic bronze medalist sought the best talent from across the country to Iowa City.World Cup Rosters Are Set For USA
Nov 15, 2022
The World Cup rosters are set for the United States.
Women's Weekly: Missouri Valley Invite Is Upon Us
Nov 15, 2022
Clear your calendar. The biggest and toughest women’s college wrestling tournament of the year is November 18-19.
All The Action From Final X Stillwater
Jun 5, 2022
Final X Stillwater is in the books. Get caught up on the action with scoring highlights from all 15 matchups in one article.
Match Notes From Final X Stillwater!
Jun 3, 2022
Hello friends. We are live bloggin Final X and we're thrilled you could be here to witness greatness (in both the fields of blogging AND wrestling).
The Full Final X Stillwater Greco Preview
Jun 1, 2022
For the first Final X card of 2022, Greco-Roman is giving the people a generous gift in the form of five returning World Team members as well as three rematches from last year’s Trials.
Past Scoring Breakdown & Keys To Victory For Gilman vs Arujau
Jun 1, 2022
Thomas Gilman vs Vito Arujau is blossoming into one of my favorite senior-level domestic rivalries in the sport. Back in 2017 at a bar in Waverly, Iowa, Gilman said talked about how a "rivalry" that is one-sided isn't a rivalry at all. With Gilman owning the series 3-0, this would imply that it isn't much of a rivalry. While I somewhat agree with Gilman, I still can't wait to see these two go to war at Final X. Gilman will once again be a heavy odds-on favorite to win, but I'm not counting Vito out.
