USMC 2025 Women's National Championships & World Team Trials

U17 Women's World Team & U23 National Champions Decided

U17 Women's World Team & U23 National Champions Decided

Final results are in for the U17 and U23 divisions at Women's Nationals in Spokane, Washington.

Apr 5, 2025 by Kyle Klingman
U17 Women's World Team & U23 National Champions Decided

Below are the finals, semifinals, and quarterfinal results for the U17 World Team Trials and U23 Nationals in Spokane, Washington. U17 winners represent the United States at the U17 World Championships on July 28-Aug. 3 in Athens, Greece. U23 national champions will be offered the opportunity to compete at the U23 Pan-American Championships on April 10-11 in Queretaro, Mexico. 

U17 World Team

40 kg: Maisie Elliott, WA
43 kg: Madison Healey, PA
46 kg: Jaclyn Bouzakis, PA
49 kg: Morgan Turner, IL
53 kg: Epenesa Elison, CA
57 kg: Emma Bacon, PA
61 kg: Taina Fernandez, MD
65 kg: Violette Lasure, PA
69 kg: Cassandra Gonzales, MN
73 kg: Ella Poalillo, NJ

U23 National Champions

50 kg: Heather Crull, IN
53 kg: Elena Ivaldi, CA
55 kg: Cristelle Rodriguez, CA
57 kg: Cecilia Williams, MI
59 kg: Alexis Janiak, IL
62 kg: Adaugo Nwachukwu, CO
65 kg: Bella Mir, NV
68kg: Brooklyn Hays, CO
72 kg: Jasmine Robinson, TX
76 kg: Tristan Kelly, CO

U17 Best-of-Three Finals Results

Champ. Round 1: U17 Women - 40F - Maisie Elliott, WA over Brooklyn Henry, PA (Dec 7-2 )
Champ. Round 2: U17 Women - 40F - Maisie Elliott, WA over Brooklyn Henry, PA (Dec 3-1 )

Champ. Round 1: U17 Women - 43F - Madison Healey, PA over Natalie Radecki, DE (Dec 5-4 )
Champ. Round 2: U17 Women - 43F - Madison Healey, PA over Natalie Radecki, DE (Dec 5-4 )

Champ. Round 1: U17 Women - 46F - Jaclyn Bouzakis, PA over Hailey Delgado, TX (F 2:00 )
Champ. Round 2: U17 Women - 46F - Jaclyn Bouzakis, PA over Hailey Delgado, TX (Dec 8-1 )

Champ. Round 1: U17 Women - 49F - Morgan Turner, IL over Christina Estrada, CA (Dec 11-2 )
Champ. Round 2: U17 Women - 49F - Morgan Turner, IL over Christina Estrada, CA (TF 11-0 (3:02) )

Champ. Round 1: U17 Women - 53F - Epenesa Elison, CA over Stevie Joyce Martin, CA (TF 15-4 (3:54) )
Champ. Round 2: U17 Women - 53F - Epenesa Elison, CA over Stevie Joyce Martin, CA (TF 10-0 (2:35) )

Champ. Round 1: U17 Women - 57F - Emma Bacon, PA over Zorina Johnson, OR (TF 12-1 (1:30) )
Champ. Round 2: U17 Women - 57F - Emma Bacon, PA over Zorina Johnson, OR (TF 13-0 (2:23) )

Champ. Round 1: U17 Women - 61F - Taina Fernandez, MD over Landri VonGonten, TX (TF 10-0 (2:15) )
Champ. Round 2: U17 Women - 61F - Taina Fernandez, MD over Landri VonGonten, TX (TF 12-1 (2:48) )

Champ. Round 1: U17 Women - 65F - Riley Hanrahan, WI over Violette Lasure, PA (TF 10-0 (1:27) )
Champ. Round 2: U17 Women - 65F - Violette Lasure, PA over Riley Hanrahan, WI (Dec 11-9 )
Champ. Round 3: U17 Women - 65F - Violette Lasure, PA over Riley Hanrahan, WI (TF 15-4 (3:10) )

Champ. Round 1: U17 Women - 69F - Janiya Johnson, TN over Cassandra Gonzales, MN (ID 2:35 )
Champ. Round 2: U17 Women - 69F - Cassandra Gonzales, MN over Janiya Johnson, TN (Dec 5-1 )
Champ. Round 3: U17 Women - 69F - Cassandra Gonzales, MN over Janiya Johnson, TN (Dec 2-2 )

Champ. Round 1: U17 Women - 73F - Ella Poalillo, NJ over Matilda Hruby, CO (F 2:55 )
Champ. Round 2: U17 Women - 73F - Ella Poalillo, NJ over Matilda Hruby, CO (F 1:49 )

U23 Best-of-Three Finals Results

Champ. Round 1: U23 Women - 50F - Ava Bayless, PA over Heather Crull, IN (Dec 15-12 )
Champ. Round 2: U23 Women - 50F - Heather Crull, IN over Ava Bayless, PA (F 2:03 )
Champ. Round 3: U23 Women - 50F - Heather Crull, IN over Ava Bayless, PA (F 2:56 )

Champ. Round 1: U23 Women - 53F - Elena Ivaldi, CA over Sydney Petzinger, NJ (Dec 10-7 )
Champ. Round 2: U23 Women - 53F - Elena Ivaldi, CA over Sydney Petzinger, NJ (Dec 12-6 )

Champ. Round 1: U23 Women - 55F - Cristelle Rodriguez, CA over Amani Jones, GA (Dec 12-6 )
Champ. Round 2: U23 Women - 55F - Cristelle Rodriguez, CA over Amani Jones, GA (Dec 5-3 )

Champ. Round 1: U23 Women - 57F - Cecilia Williams, MI over Alyssa Mahan, DE (Dec 6-6 )
Champ. Round 2: U23 Women - 57F - Cecilia Williams, MI over Alyssa Mahan, DE (TF 10-0 (4:28) )

Champ. Round 1: U23 Women - 59F - Alexis Janiak, IL over Bella Williams, OK (Dec 3-0 )
Champ. Round 2: U23 Women - 59F - Alexis Janiak, IL over Bella Williams, OK (Dec 5-0 )

Champ. Round 1: U23 Women - 62F - Adaugo Nwachukwu, CO over Katerina Lange, MN (TF 14-3 (6:00) )
Champ. Round 2: U23 Women - 62F - Adaugo Nwachukwu, CO over Katerina Lange, MN (Dec 7-5 )

Champ. Round 1: U23 Women - 65F - Isabella Mir, NV over Nina Makem, MN (Dec 2-1 )
Champ. Round 2: U23 Women - 65F - Isabella Mir, NV over Nina Makem, MN (Dec 2-2 )

Champ. Round 1: U23 Women - 68F - Brooklyn Hays, CO over Shannon Workinger, WA (F 4:32 )
Champ. Round 2: U23 Women - 68F - Brooklyn Hays, CO over Shannon Workinger, WA (TF 13-2 () )

Champ. Round 1: U23 Women - 72F - Jasmine Robinson, TX over Elleni Johnson, UT (F 2:18 )
Champ. Round 2: U23 Women - 72F - Jasmine Robinson, TX over Elleni Johnson, UT (TF 12-0 (1:15) )

Champ. Round 1: U23 Women - 76F - Tristan Kelly, CO over Kalila Shrive, CA (TF 12-1 (5:46) )
Champ. Round 2: U23 Women - 76F - Tristan Kelly, CO over Kalila Shrive, CA (F 3:54 )

U17 World Team Trials (Semis & Quarters)

Semis: U17 Women - 40 - Maisie Elliott, WA over Katelyn Rowles, IN (TF 10-0 (1:36) )
Semis: U17 Women - 40 - Brooklyn Henry, PA over Hayden Kumfer, AK (F 2:54 )

Semis: U17 Women - 43 - Madison Healey, PA over Justice Gutierrez, CO (Dec 5-4 )
Semis: U17 Women - 43 - Natalie Radecki, DE over Timmery Condit, CO (Dec 9-4 )

Semis: U17 Women - 46 - Jaclyn Bouzakis, PA over Ryleigh Sturgill, TN (Dec 10-4 )
Semis: U17 Women - 46 - Hailey Delgado, TX over Madison Nieuwenhuis, MI (Dec 4-1)

Semis: U17 Women - 49 - Morgan Turner, IL over Julia Horger, PA (Dec 9-5 )
Semis: U17 Women - 49 - Christina Estrada, CA over Sophia Marie Gonzales, CA (TF 10-0 (2:17) )

Semis: U17 Women - 53 - Epenesa Elison, CA over Cheyenne Frank, MI (Dec 12-4 )
Semis: U17 Women - 53 - Stevie Joyce Martin, CA over Marlee Solomon, PA (F 1:55 )

Semis: U17 Women - 57 - Emma Bacon, PA over Olivia Bezdicek, ID (F 3:53 )
Semis: U17 Women - 57 - Zorina Johnson, OR over Madilyn Peach, WI (Dec 12-6 )

Semis: U17 Women - 61 - Taina Fernandez, MD over Diana Barone, CA (F 2:29 )
Semis: U17 Women - 61 - Landri VonGonten, TX over Isabella Miller, IA (F 0:18 )

Semis: U17 Women - 65 - Violette Lasure, PA over Makaylee Cannon, OK (TF 10-0 (2:12) )
Semis: U17 Women - 65 - Riley Hanrahan, WI over Caroline Hilton, TN (F 1:33 )

Semis: U17 Women - 69 - Janiya Johnson, TN over Kaili Manuel, MI (Dec 4-1 )
Semis: U17 Women - 69 - Cassandra Gonzales, MN over Julia Araujo, ND (Dec 6-2)

Semis: U17 Women - 73 - Matilda Hruby, CO over Juliet Alt, PA (Dec 10-1 )
Semis: U17 Women - 73 - Ella Poalillo, NJ over Sarah Pulk, MN (TF 13-3 (3:36) )

Quarters: U17 Women - 40 - Maisie Elliott, WA over Mia Pardo, NC (TF 10-0 (1:22) )
Quarters: U17 Women - 40 - Katelyn Rowles, IN over Shaley Lau, HI (F 2:24 )
Quarters: U17 Women - 40 - Hayden Kumfer, AK over Mi-Na Maya, WA (F 0:23 )

Quarters: U17 Women - 43 - Justice Gutierrez, CO over Olivia Maya Felix, CA (TF 10-0 (0:29) )
Quarters: U17 Women - 43 - Madison Healey, PA over Serah Yogi, HI (Dec 21-13 )
Quarters: U17 Women - 43 - Natalie Radecki, DE over Easton Dadiomoff, TN (Dec 7-2 )
Quarters: U17 Women - 43 - Timmery Condit, CO over Lindsey Lau, HI (F 1:06 )

Quarters: U17 Women - 46 - Jaclyn Bouzakis, PA over Lola Gonzales, CO (TF 10-0 (1:04) )
Quarters: U17 Women - 46 - Ryleigh Sturgill, TN over Peggy Susan Dean, CO (TF 10-0 (1:51) )
Quarters: U17 Women - 46 - Madison Nieuwenhuis, MI over Riley Karwowski, PA (Dec 5-0 )
Quarters: U17 Women - 46 - Hailey Delgado, TX over Alexandria Marin, CA (TF 11-1 (1:53) )

Quarters: U17 Women - 49 - Morgan Turner, IL over Ava Fodera, CA (F 1:31 )
Quarters: U17 Women - 49 - Julia Horger, PA over Aubree Gutierrez, CA (TF 10-0 (0:57) )
Quarters: U17 Women - 49 - Christina Estrada, CA over Daylee Watson, PA (F 1:55 )
Quarters: U17 Women - 49 - Sophia Marie Gonzales, CA over Charlie Wylie, NJ (Dec 6-3 )

Quarters: U17 Women - 53 - Epenesa Elison, CA over Valarie McAnelly, AK (TF 10-0 (2:22) )
Quarters: U17 Women - 53 - Cheyenne Frank, MI over Kinzie Williams, ID (Dec 8-6 )
Quarters: U17 Women - 53 - Marlee Solomon, PA over Isabel Kaplan, IN (Dec 5-0 )
Quarters: U17 Women - 53 - Stevie Joyce Martin, CA over Maggie Cornish, CA (Dec 6-2 )

Quarters: U17 Women - 57 - Emma Bacon, PA over Sobina Clendaniel, AK (TF 10-0 (3:15) )
Quarters: U17 Women - 57 - Olivia Bezdicek, ID over Marie Sharp, NJ (Dec 6-3 )
Quarters: U17 Women - 57 - Madilyn Peach, WI over Neve O'Byrne, PA (Dec 11-8 )
Quarters: U17 Women - 57 - Zorina Johnson, OR over Victoria Carbonaro, NJ (Dec 9-4 )

Quarters: U17 Women - 61 - Taina Fernandez, MD over Saige McCleery, WA (TF 10-0 (0:51) )
Quarters: U17 Women - 61 - Diana Barone, CA over Corynne McNulty, MA (Dec 3-1 )
Quarters: U17 Women - 61 - Isabella Miller, IA over Nia Hagler, UT (Dec 6-4 )
Quarters: U17 Women - 61 - Landri VonGonten, TX over Kailin Sebert, TX (F 4:00 )

Quarters: U17 Women - 65 - Violette Lasure, PA over Maddie Marsh, IN (Dec 3-1 )
Quarters: U17 Women - 65 - Makaylee Cannon, OK over Eve Skrocki, IA (F 3:19 )
Quarters: U17 Women - 65 - Caroline Hilton, TN over Greta Garbuzovas, GA (Dec 4-2 )
Quarters: U17 Women - 65 - Riley Hanrahan, WI over Alexis Lazar, MI (Dec 8-2 )

Quarters: U17 Women - 69 - Kaili Manuel, MI over Eva Garcia, CA (TF 10-0 (0:27) )
Quarters: U17 Women - 69 - Janiya Johnson, TN over Harlow Skenandore, WI (Dec 6-0 )
Quarters: U17 Women - 69 - Julia Araujo, ND over Victoria Alvarado, NY (Dec 4-2 )
Quarters: U17 Women - 69 - Cassandra Gonzales, MN over Eloise Woolsey, NM (Dec 8-2 )

Quarters: U17 Women - 73 - Matilda Hruby, CO over Tynsley Leonard, KS (Dec 5-2 )
Quarters: U17 Women - 73 - Juliet Alt, PA over Sawyer Ward, TN (TF 11-1 (3:53) )
Quarters: U17 Women - 73 - Ella Poalillo, NJ over Leilani Lemus, CA (F 3:12 )
Quarters: U17 Women - 73 - Sarah Pulk, MN over Elizabeth Yelle, TX (TF 13-0 (2:08) )

U23 Nationals (Semis & Quarters)

Semis: U23 Women - 50 - Heather Crull, IN over Emilie Gonzalez, CA (TF 18-8 (4:42) )
Semis: U23 Women - 50 - Ava Bayless, PA over Julianna Ocampo, IN (Dec 4-0 )

Semis: U23 Women - 53 - Sydney Petzinger, NJ over Clare Booe, FL (Dec 5-2 )
Semis: U23 Women - 53 - Elena Ivaldi, CA over Joely Slyter, ID (TF 10-0 (3:00) )

Semis: U23 Women - 55 - Cristelle Rodriguez, CA over Savannah Witt, PA (TF 10-0 (0:36) )
Semis: U23 Women - 55 - Amani Jones, GA over Montana DeLawder, PA (Dec 7-0 )

Semis: U23 Women - 57 - Cecilia Williams, MI over Mateah Roehl, WI (F 5:07 )
Semis: U23 Women - 57 - Alyssa Mahan, DE over Alyssa Randles, MT (TF 13-3 (5:10) )

Semis: U23 Women - 59 - Alexis Janiak, IL over Sofia Macaluso, NY (Dec 5-2 )
Semis: U23 Women - 59 - Bella Williams, OK over Alexandra Szkotnicki, MD (Dec 4-3 )

Semis: U23 Women - 62 - Adaugo Nwachukwu, CO over Maci Stemmons, CA (TF 11-0 (1:02) )
Semis: U23 Women - 62 - Katerina Lange, MN over Taylor Graveman, SD (TF 19-8 (3:20) )

Semis: U23 Women - 65 - Nina Makem, MN over Reese Larramendy, NV (Dec 5-4 )
Semis: U23 Women - 65 - Isabella Mir, NV over Maddie Kubicki, MO (TF 10-0 (2:29) )

Semis: U23 Women - 68 - Brooklyn Hays, CO over Savannah Gomez, CA (Dec 9-0 )
Semis: U23 Women - 68 - Shannon Workinger, WA over Tiera Jimerson, CA (Dec 5-3 )

Semis: U23 Women - 72 - Elleni Johnson, UT over Darby Weidl, KS (Dec 6-4 )
Semis: U23 Women - 72 - Jasmine Robinson, TX over Tiffani Baublitz, PA (F 1:18 )

Semis: U23 Women - 76 - Tristan Kelly, CO over Madison Sandquist, TX (F 4:13 )
Semis: U23 Women - 76 - Kalila Shrive, CA over Alexandria Alli, OH (Dec 5-2 )

Quarters: U23 Women - 50 - Heather Crull, IN over Kaelani Shufeldt, CA (TF 10-0 (3:36) )
Quarters: U23 Women - 50 - Emilie Gonzalez, CA over Alejandra Corral, HI (Dec 9-2 )
Quarters: U23 Women - 50 - Ava Bayless, PA over Makenize Smith, IN (TF 10-0 (1:02) )
Quarters: U23 Women - 50 - Julianna Ocampo, IN over Diana Gonzalez, CA (F 1:19 )

Quarters: U23 Women - 53 - Clare Booe, FL over Marjorie McDaniel, WA (F 1:58 )
Quarters: U23 Women - 53 - Sydney Petzinger, NJ over Addie Morse, OK (TF 11-0 (4:08) )
Quarters: U23 Women - 53 - Joely Slyter, ID over I-Cart Galumette, FL (TF 20-9 (4:39) )
Quarters: U23 Women - 53 - Elena Ivaldi, CA over Kendra Ryan, IL (F 3:44 )

Quarters: U23 Women - 55 - Cristelle Rodriguez, CA over Ajayzee Zaballos, CA (TF 10-0 (0:42) )
Quarters: U23 Women - 55 - Savannah Witt, PA over Leila Sidhu, CA (F 1:04 )
Quarters: U23 Women - 55 - Montana DeLawder, PA over Aleena Navarrete, UT (TF 11-0 (2:54) )
Quarters: U23 Women - 55 - Amani Jones, GA over Ava Ebrahimi, CA (TF 10-0 (1:18) )

Quarters: U23 Women - 57 - Mateah Roehl, WI over Kaidance Gerg, ID (TF 10-0 (1:45) )
Quarters: U23 Women - 57 - Cecilia Williams, MI over Sara Sterner, CA (Dec 7-0 )
Quarters: U23 Women - 57 - Alyssa Randles, MT over Haley Narahara, HI (TF 10-0 (4:02) )
Quarters: U23 Women - 57 - Alyssa Mahan, DE over Rose Kaplan, IN (TF 10-0 (3:27) )

Quarters: U23 Women - 59 - Alexis Janiak, IL over Kendall Bostelman, OH (TF 10-0 (0:53) )
Quarters: U23 Women - 59 - Sofia Macaluso, NY over Virginia Foard, VA (F 1:45 )
Quarters: U23 Women - 59 - Alexandra Szkotnicki, MD over Tiyanna Mack, SC (Dec 11-2 )
Quarters: U23 Women - 59 - Bella Williams, OK over Hannah Palise, MI (Dec 7-1 )

Quarters: U23 Women - 62 - Adaugo Nwachukwu, CO over Samantha Barragan, CA (TF 12-0 (1:35) )
Quarters: U23 Women - 62 - Maci Stemmons, CA over Gianna Moreno, KS (F 5:51 )
Quarters: U23 Women - 62 - Taylor Graveman, SD over Emma Gruenhagen, WI (TF 15-4 (2:03) )
Quarters: U23 Women - 62 - Katerina Lange, MN over Madeline Barton, MO (TF 10-0 (3:40) )

Quarters: U23 Women - 65 - Reese Larramendy, NV over Marisa Angelos, WI (TF 11-1 (4:33) )
Quarters: U23 Women - 65 - Nina Makem, MN over Margaret Buurma, MI (TF 10-0 (2:32) )
Quarters: U23 Women - 65 - Isabella Mir, NV over Gabriella Perez, FL (F 1:58 )
Quarters: U23 Women - 65 - Maddie Kubicki, MO over Stephanie Chavez, CA (F 2:48 )

Quarters: U23 Women - 68 - Tiera Jimerson, CA over Valerie Hamilton, IL (Dec 5-4 )
Quarters: U23 Women - 68 - Shannon Workinger, WA over Amelia Fawcett, AK (TF 12-2 (5:16) )
Quarters: U23 Women - 68 - Savannah Gomez, CA over Skylah Chakouian, RI (TF 11-0 (3:34) )
Quarters: U23 Women - 68 - Brooklyn Hays, CO over Liv Wieber, ID (F 2:09 )

Quarters: U23 Women - 72 - Jasmine Robinson, TX over Aspen Dodge, MT (TF 10-0 (0:38) )
Quarters: U23 Women - 72 - Tiffani Baublitz, PA over Noelle Gaffney, NJ (Dec 7-1 )
Quarters: U23 Women - 72 - Elleni Johnson, UT over Angelina Jiang, CA (TF 10-0 (2:54) )
Quarters: U23 Women - 72 - Darby Weidl, KS over Rose Cassioppi, IL (Dec 10-2 )

Quarters: U23 Women - 76 - Tristan Kelly, CO over Bo Geibe, MI (TF 11-0 (3:33) )
Quarters: U23 Women - 76 - Madison Sandquist, TX over Love Daley, MD (F 4:30 )
Quarters: U23 Women - 76 - Kalila Shrive, CA over Shenita Lawson, TX (DQ 5:41 )
Quarters: U23 Women - 76 - Alexandria Alli, OH over Alyssa Arana, CA (TF 10-0 (2:55) )