picture of Jenna Burkert

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.

  1. Jenna Burkert Announces Retirement From Wrestling

    Jenna Burkert Announces Retirement From Wrestling

    Feb 2, 2024

    One of the most popular wrestlers in U.S. history will call it a career.
  2. U.S. Women Have Tough Decisions To Make For 2024 Olympic Trials

    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.
  3. U.S. Wrestling Star Jenna Burkert Out For 2023 Season

    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.
  4. Team USA & International Stars Highlight 2023 Zagreb Open Entries

    Team USA & International Stars Highlight 2023 Zagreb Open Entries

    Jan 30, 2023

    The entries for the first rankings event of the year, the 2023 Zagreb Open, have been released and highlight an impressive contingent from both Team USA and international talent. Check out the current entries from UWW in all 3 styles in the below article.
  5. Jenna Burkert Was The Real Winner At 2022 World Cup

    Jenna Burkert Was The Real Winner At 2022 World Cup

    Dec 14, 2022

    Jenna Burkert went 1-2 at the 2022 World Cup but you’d never know it. Burkert took a heartwrenching 7-6 loss to Bolortuya Bat Ochir of Mongolia during the bronze medal match following a lost challenge.
  6. Kyle Snyder Wins Battle Of World Champs Over Ghasempour

    Kyle Snyder Wins Battle Of World Champs Over Ghasempour

    Dec 14, 2022

    Kyle Snyder takes on 2-time 92kg World Champ Kamran Ghasempour in the finals of the 2022 World Cup.
  7. Women's Weekly: Lexi Janiak Put The Country On Notice

    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.
  8. FRL 871 - Team USA Wins World Cup, But Burroughs Loses

    FRL 871 - Team USA Wins World Cup, But Burroughs Loses

    Dec 12, 2022

    David Bray joins the show to talk World Cup, Bedlam, VA Tech - Mizz, and Ironman.
  9. Ali Savadkhoui Stuns Jordan Burroughs At The World Cup

    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.
  10. 2022 UWW Men's & Women's World Cup Match Notes - Day 2

    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.
  11. 2022 UWW Men's & Women's World Cup Match Notes - Day 1

    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.
  12. 20 World Cup Fast Facts

    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.
  13. Hear From The U.S. Women's Freestyle Team In Advance Of the World Cup

    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.
  14. The 2022 World Cup Watch Guide

    The 2022 World Cup Watch Guide

    Dec 9, 2022

    All the requisite visas were issues and all the international competitors have made it to Coralville, Iowa. The 2022 Men’s and Women’s Freestyle World Cup is a go!
  15. Hear From The U.S. Men's Team In Advance Of The World Cup

    Hear From The U.S. Men's Team In Advance Of The World Cup

    Dec 9, 2022

    Hear from athletes and coaches on the men's freestyle team as they prepare for the World Cup in Coralville, Iowa, on December 10-11.