Saturday will be exclusively women’s freestyle action. Kicking it off for the women at 50 kg will be 2018 World silver medalist at 53 kg Sarah Hildebrandt. She will open with the winner of Rita Rojas Chavez of Mexico, a 2018 Junior Pan Am Championships bronze medalist, or Jacqueline del Rocio Mollocano Eleno of Ecuador, a 2020 Pan Am Championships bronze medalist.
2019 55 kg World champion Jacarra Winchester will be the U.S. representative at 53 kg. In the opening round of her pool she will wrestle Lienne de la Caridad Montero Herrera of Cuba, a 2018 World bronze medalist at 55 kg and the 2020 Pan Am Championships bronze medalist.
At 57 kg, 2016 Olympic champion Helen Maroulis drew 2019 World champion at 59 kg Linda Morais of Canada in the first round of her pool. Morais also holds a bronze from the 2016 World Championships.
Rounding out the women’s team will be Kayla Miracle at 62 kg. Miracle has Nathaly Josefina Griman Herrera of Venezuela in her opening match in the pool. Griman Herrera placed fourth at the 2020 Pan Am Championships.
2020 Pan American Olympic Qualifier
at Ottawa, Canada (March 13-15)
Women’s freestyle roster
50 kg: Sarah Hildebrandt (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC/USOPTC)
Rita Rojas Chavez (Mexico), 2018 Junior Pan Am Championships bronze, OR Jacqueline del Rocio Mollocano Eleno (Ecuador), 2020 Pan Am Championships bronze
53 kg: Jacarra Winchester (Colorado Springs, Colo./Titan Mercury WC/USOPTC)
Lienne de la Caridad Montero Herrera (Cuba), 2018 World bronze, 2020 Pan American Championships bronze
57 kg: Helen Maroulis (Rockville, Md./Sunkist Kids)
vs. Linda Morais (Canada), 2019 World champion at 59 kg.
62 kg: Kayla Miracle (Iowa City, Iowa/Sunkist Kids)
vs. Nathaly Josefina Griman Herrera (Venezuela), 4th at 2020 Pan Am Championships
Saturday, March 14
10:30 a.m. – Qualification rounds and repechage (WFS 50-53-57-62-68-76 kg)
5 p.m. – Finals (WFS 50-53-57-62-68-76 kg)
