U.S. receives draws for Senior division of Klippan Lady Open in Sweden
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
The United States received its draws for the Senior division at the 2025 Klippan Lady Open in Klippan, Sweden, which will be held on Saturday and Sunday.
A team of 11 U.S. wrestlers, all who are currently competing at the age-group levels, will wrestle in the Senior division of this annual respected tournament.
Three past age-group World Team members will wrestle in the Senior division, Everest Leydecker (53 kg), Savannah Cosme (62 kg) and Destiny Rodriguez (68 kg).
Leydecker, who wrestled in the 2023 U17 World Championships and also qualified for the 2024 U17 World World Team, will face the winner of the match between 2022 Taipei U17 World Team member Ciao Yun Li and 2021 World School Combat Games silver medalist Lisette Bottker of Estonia.
Cosme, a 2022 U20 World Team member, has drawn 2021 U23 European bronze medalist Eyleen Sewina of Germany.
Rodriguez, a 2022 U20 World Team member, will battle 2023 U17 World bronze medalist Melina Samsonsen of Norway in her opening match.
There are two members of the USA Wrestling Elite Accelerator Program (EAP) wrestling in the Senior tournament, Alexandria Alli (72 kg) and Carissa Qureshi (53 kg). Alli and Qureshi train full-time at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center.
Qureshi opens against Susan Larsen of Sweden. Alli is in the three-athlete Pool A of her weight class. She will compete against both 2024 U20 World bronze medalist Elvira Ersson of Sweden and then 2024 Bill Farrell Memorial silver medalist Faith Telford of Canada in her Group competition.
Bella Williams, a past 16U Nationals champion, will open against Tindra Dalmyr of Sweden, a 2021 U17 World silver medalist.
The Senior division will begin on Saturday, February 15, and conclude on Sunday, February 16.
There are three U.S. U17 wrestlers competing today and Saturday. Results will be posted in a separate article.
Klippan Lady Open results
https://www.liga-db.de/Turniere/VT/2025/SE/250214_Klippan/indexENG.htm
KLIPPAN LADY OPEN
At Klippan, Sweden, Feb. 14-16
U.S. Senior division roster
50 kg - Avery Steldt, Blue River, Wis. (Combat W.C. School of Wrestling)
Vs. Yi Hui Lin (Taipei), 3rd 2024 U23 Asian Championships, 3rd 2024 Korean Open
50 kg - Amelia Murphy, Valparaiso, Ind. (Wyoming Seminary WC)
Vs. Daniella Tar Hossein Beky (Norway) – 2024 Nordic U17 champion
53 kg - Everest Leydecker, Phoenix, Ariz. (Thorobred WC/Valiant Prep)
Vs. winner of Ciao Yun Li (Taipei) and Lisette Bottker (Estonia)
Li – 2022 Taipei U17 World Team member, 13th 2024 Asian Championships
Bottker – 2nd 2021 World School Combat Games, 3rd 2021 U15 Europeans
55 kg - Carissa Qureshi, Irvine, Calif. (Elite Accelerator Program)
Vs. Susan Larsen (Sweden) – no information
57 kg – Bella Williams, Cleveland, Tenn.
Va. Tindra Dalmyr (Sweden), 2021 U17 World silver medalist, 2nd 2024 Klippan Lady Open
62 kg - Hannah Errthum, Mount Horeb, Wis. (Combat W.C. School of Wrestling)
Vs. Anne Nurnberger (Germany), 5th 2024 European Championships, 5th 2021 U23 Europeans, 7th 2019 U20 World Championships
62 kg - Savannah Cosme, Denver, Colo. (Atreus WC)
Vs. Eyleen Sewina (Germany), 3rd 2021 U23 Europeans, 2nd 2018 U20 Europeans
65 kg - Skylar Slade, Altoona, Iowa (Moen Wrestling Academy)
Vs. Patrizia Bahn (Germany), no information available
68 kg - Destiny Rodriguez, West Linn, Ore. (Army WCAP/Bearcat WC)
Vs. Melina Samsonsen (Norway), 2023 U17 World bronze medalist, 3rd 2022 U17 Europeans
68 kg - Gretchen Donally, Ballantine, Montana (Colorado Mesa WC)
Vs. Sophia Schafle (Germany) 2022 U20 World bronze medalist, 7th 2024 U23 World Chamionships,
72 kg - Alexandra Alli, Ashley, Ohio (Elite Accelerator Program)
Pool A
Vs. Elvira Ersson (Sweden) – 2024 U20 World bronze medalist, 2023 U17 European champion
Vs. Faith Telford (Canada), 2nd 2024 Bill Farrell Memorial, 3rd 2023 Poland Open
Remaining Event Schedule (local time)
Klippan is six hours ahead of U.S. Eastern time
Saturday, February 15
9:00 a.m. – U17 competition to conclusion
1:00 p.m. – Senior competition
5:00 p.m. – Senior competition
Sunday, February 16
10:00 a.m. – Senior competition
1:00 p.m. – Senior finals
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