Former Hawks Felicity Taylor and Real Woods will represent Team USA at the Muhamet Malo International in Tirana, Albania.
The Muhamet Malo International is a UWW Senior Ranking Tournament and the results will factor into seedings at the World Championships and Olympics.
Woods will compete at 65 kg on Wednesday, February 26.
Taylor will compete at 53 kg on Saturday, March 1.
All of the wrestling will be covered by the premium service of FloWrestling.
Taylor is listed at #4 at 53 kg for Team USA.
Taylor won an NCWWC national title for Iowa last year at 116 lbs. For her college career Taylor was a five-time national finalist and a two-time national champion.
On Tuesday it was announced that Taylor was a member of the Class of 2025 to be inducted into the Glen Brand Hall of Fame that is a part of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo, Iowa.
Woods was an All American for the Hawks in 2023 and 2024 at 141 lbs. and was a four-time All American.
Former Iowa national champion and USA National Women’s Coach Terry Steiner will be the coach for Team USA.
I will have a follow up blog with results.
Muhamet Malo International in Tirana, Albania.
Real Woods – 65 kg
Wednesday, February 26
3:30 AM – Preliminaries (MFS 57 kg, 61 kg, 65 kg, 70 kg, 74 kg, 86 kg)
7:30 PM – Semifinals (MFS 57 kg, 61 kg, 65 kg, 70 kg, 74 kg, 86 kg)
8:30 PM – Repechage (MFS 57 kg, 61 kg, 65 kg, 70 kg, 74 kg, 86 kg)
11 AM. – Finals (MFS 57 kg, 61 kg, 65 kg, 70 kg, 74 kg, 86 kg)
Felicity Taylor – 53 kg
Saturday, March 1
4 AM – Preliminaries (WFS 53 kg, 57 kg, 72 kg, 76 kg)
7:30 AM – Semifinals (WFS 53 kg, 57 kg, 72 kg, 76 kg)
8:30 AM – Repechage (WFS 53 kg, 57 kg, 72 kg, 76 kg)
11 AM – Finals (WFS 53 kg, 57 kg, 72 kg, 76 kg)
*Times listed are CST.
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
