Felicity Taylor, who once carried the torch for girls and women’s wrestling in Iowa, is now a step closer to repping the United States on the world stage.
Taylor, a South Winneshiek graduate, won the Senior women’s freestyle national title at the U.S. Open on Friday. Taylor stormed to first place at 53 kilograms (116 pounds), capped by a 14-3 technical fall win over Alyssa Lampe in the finals.
Friday was the third of this five-day wrestling extravaganza at the South Point Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, and the highlight was the finals of the Senior women’s freestyle national championships — an important step as it pertains to the Senior world team trials process.