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Biography - Jacarra Winchester, CO

JACARRA WINCHESTER 

2023-24 Team USA Ranking: No. 1 at 55 kg/121 lbs. 

Years on Team USA: 9 (2014-15, 2016-24) 

Residence: Colorado Springs, Colorado

Hometown: Oakland, California

Regional Training Center: Cowboy Wrestling Club

Club: Titan Mercury Wrestling Club 

Personal Coach: Vladislav “Izzy” Izboinikov

College: Missouri Valley College 

High School: San Lorenzo, California (Arroyo) 

Born: Oct. 19, 1992, in Oakland, California

Height: 5’5”

 

Past Olympic Games 

2020 Olympics (Fifth at 53 kg) 

 

Past Senior World Teams 

2023 Senior Worlds (Silver at 55 kg), 2022 Senior Worlds (Fifth at 55 kg), 2019 Senior Worlds (Gold at 55 kg), 2018 Senior Worlds (Fifth at 55 kg) 

 

Past Age-Group World Teams 

2014 University Worlds (Bronze at 58 kg) 

 

Career Highlights

·      Senior World Championships gold medalist

·      Two-time Senior World Championships medalist

·      Fifth in Olympic Games (Tokyo)

·      Four-time U.S. World Team member

·      Four-time U.S. Open champion

·      Pan-American Championships gold medalist

·      WCWA national champion for Missouri Valley College

·      California high school state champion for Arroyo High School

 

Career Biography

2023: Senior World Championships silver medalist in Belgrade, Serbia… Polyak Imre & Varga Janos Memorial (Hungary) gold medalist… Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament (Egypt) gold medalist… Final X champion… World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion…

2022: Fifth in Senior World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia… Senior Pan-American Championships silver medalist… Yasar Dogu (Turkey) gold medalist… Final X champion… World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion… U.S. Open champion…

2021: Fifth in Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan… Pan-American Championships gold medalist… Henri Deglane Grand Prix (France) silver medalist… U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion… Senior World Team Trials runner-up… U.S. Open champion…

2020: Pan-American Olympic Games Qualifier (Canada) silver medalist… Pan-American Olympic Qualifier Wrestle-Off champion…

2019: Senior World Championships gold medalist in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan… Pan-American Championships bronze medalist… Dave Schultz Memorial International gold medalist… Poland Open bronze medalist… Sixth in Grand Prix of GermanyFinal X champion… U.S. Open champion…

2018: Fifth in Senior World Championships in Budapest, Hungary… Outstanding Ukrainian Memorial gold medalist… Grand Prix of Spain bronze medalist… Bill Farrell Memorial International bronze medalist… Fifth in Poland Open… Fifth in Klippan Lady Open (Sweden)… Final X champion… World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion… U.S. Open champion…

2017: Dave Schultz Memorial International bronze medalist… Russia Cup bronze medalist… Third in U.S. World Team Trials…

2016: Canada Cup gold medalist… Fifth in Grand Prix of Spain… U.S. Open runner-up… Third in Non-Olympic Weight World Team Trials…

2015: Fourth in U.S. World Team TrialsU.S. Open runner-up… 

2014: University World Championships bronze medalist in Pecs, Hungary… SFU Clan International (Canada) gold medalist… Minnesota Storm Holiday Cup silver medalist… Bill Farrell Memorial International silver medalist… Fourth in Phase II World Team Trials… Third in U.S. World Team Trials… Third in U.S. Open… University Nationals champion… 

2013: Minnesota Storm Holiday Cup gold medalist… 

2012: Third in University Nationals… Third in UWW Junior Nationals… 

2011: Fourth in University Nationals… Fourth in UWW Junior Nationals… 

College: 2015 WCWA national champion at 130 pounds for Missouri Valley College, where she was an accounting major… Second in 2013 WCWA National Championships at 116 pounds… Coached by Carl Murphree…

High School: 2010 California (CIF) girls state champion for Arroyo High School…

Age-Group: Fifth in 2010 Girls Folkstyle Nationals…

Personal: Has a cat named Mr. Kitty…

Awards: TBD

 

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