Radecki and Mathers win U17 golds, Grimes adds U17 bronze at Klippan Lady Open in Sweden

KLIPPAN, Sweden – All three U17 women’s freestyle wrestlers claimed a medal, including two golds, and the United States placed fourth in the team standings at the Klippan Lady Open on Saturday.

Claiming U17 gold medals were Natalie Radecki (43 kg) and Reagan Mathers (49 kg).

Radecki pinned both of her opponents in Pool B on Friday, which qualified her for Saturday’s championship match, were she secured a 10-0 technical fall over Nelly Ziernberg of Germany.

Radecki was second in the 2024 16U Nationals, and third in the 2024 U17 Nationals.

Mathers ended the tournament with a perfect 6-0 record. She won three matches in Pool A on Friday. Saturday morning, she finished off her Pool A competition with two more wins, an 8-0 victory over Kari Bjerge of Norway and a 3-2 decision over Rita Rantonen of Finland. In the finals, Mathers pinned Lea Lingscheidt of Germany in 3:08.

Mathers burst onto the national scene in women’s freestyle this fall when she won a Super 32 title at 112 pounds. She was also a champion at the PNL event in Salt Lake City.

Claiming a bronze medal for Team USA was Emma Grimes (57 kg).

Grimes went 2-1 in Pool B competition on Friday. She closed out pool competition on Saturday with a pin over Emma Steuer of Germany, which qualified her for a bronze-medal match. Grimes finished off the event with a 10-0 technical fall win over Liv Sandik-Kleppesto of Norway for the bronze medal.

Grimes was a runner-up at the 2023 U15 National Championships and placed third in the 2023 U14 National Championships.

All three were featured in the most recent National Girls High School rankings, with Mathers at No. 4 at 110 pounds, Grimes at No. 14 at 125 pounds and Radecki at No. 18 at 100 pounds.

The tournament continues on Saturday afternoon with the Senior division. The USA has 11 athletes competing in the Senior division.

Klippan Lady Open results

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KLIPPAN LADY OPEN

At Klippan, Sweden, Feb. 14

40 kg

Gold - Finja Strauch, Hessen/GER

Silver - Mina Burkhardt, Hessen/GER

Bronze - Polina Timsina, EST

43 kg

Gold - Natalie Radecki, USA

Silver - Nelly Zierenberg, Brandenburg/GER

Bronze - Leja Schüßler, Sachsen/GER

46 kg

Gold - Sally Malmgren, Skurups SK/SWE

Silver - Asel Toktosun Kyzy, KGZ

Bronze - Madina Bayramova, Nordrhein Westfalen/GER

49 kg

Gold - Reagan Mathers, USA

Silver - Lea Lingscheidt, Nordrhein Westfalen/GER

Bronze - Rita Rantonen, FIN

53 kg

Gold - Julia Gibalska, POL

Silver - Josefine Widmann Nordrhein, Westfalen/GER

Bronze - Natasza Jurkiew, POL

57 kg

Gold - Olga Popova, BUL

Silver - Albina Salymbekova, KGZ

Bronze - Emma Grimes, USA

61 kg

Gold - Manzura Zhusueva, KGZ

Silver - Sophia Schwart, Berlin/GER

Bronze - Nadia Kocia, POL

65 kg

Gold - Ayla Sahin, Südbaden/GER

Silver - Andrea Niseva, BUL

Bronze - Feenja Hermann, Brandenburg/GER

69 kg

Gold - Frida Kebernik, Brandenburg/GER

Silver - Julia Lichocka, POL

Bronze - Sara Lind, Göteborgs AK/SWE

73 kg

Gold - Greta Tverskyté, LTU

Silver - Anni Hanhineva, FIN

Bronze - Lyra Lederer, Brandenburg/GER

U.S. U17 division roster

43 kg - Natalie Radecki, Newark, Del., gold medal

WIN Nina Majchrzak (Poland), pin 1:06

WIN Leja Schubler (Germany), pin 1:00

WIN Nelly Ziernberg (Germany) tech fall 10-0

49 kg - Reagan Mathers, Phoenix, Ariz. (Thorobred WC/Valiant Prep), gold medal

WIN Patrycia Bukowski (Poland), pin 2:52

WIN Emmy Nerrell (Sweden), 5-3

WIN Denise Karlsson (Sweden), 6-3

WIN Kari Bjerge (Norway), 8-0

WIN Rita Rantonen (Finland), 3-2

WIN Lea Lingscheidt (Germany), pin 3:08

57 kg - Emma Grimes, Plains, Pa. (Wyoming Seminary WC)

LOSS Albina Salymbekova (Kyrgyzstan), pin 2:30

WIN Moa Westberg (Sweden), pin 1:29

WIN Carla Christiansen (Denmark), pin 1:43

WIN Emma Steuer (Germany), pin 3:33

WIN Liv Sandik-Kleppesto (Norway), tech fall 10-0

Team Standings

1. Brandenburg/GER, 12  

2. Poland, 8         

3. Hessen/GER, 7

4. USA, 6

5. Finland, 5        

6. Lithuania, 4    

6. Skurups SK/SWE, 4

8. Kyrgyzstan, 3 

9. Estonia, 2

9. Nordrhein Westfalen/GER, 2

9. Sachsen/GER   2

9. Göteborgs AK/SWE, 2

(of 36 clubs or national teams)

Remaining Event Schedule (local time)

Klippan is six hours ahead of U.S. Eastern time

Saturday, February 15

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