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Biography - Kennedy Blades, IL

KENNEDY BLADES
2021-22 Team USA Ranking: No. 2 at 68 kg/149.75 lbs.
Years on Team USA: 1 (2021-22)
Residence: Broadview, Ill.
Club: Sunkist Kids
High School: Wyoming Seminary (Pa.)
Born: September 24, 2003

Past Age-Group World Teams
2021 Junior Worlds (gold at 72 kg), 2019 Cadet Worlds (ninth at 73 kg)

Career Highlights
* 2021 Junior World champion
* Second in 2021 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
* 2021 Last Chance Olympic Qualifier champion
* 2019 and 2020 Klippan Lady Open Cadet champion
* Ninth in 2019 Cadet World Championships

Career Biography
2021:
Second in World Team Trials…  Junior World champion… UWW Junior Nationals champion… Second in U.S. Olympic Team Trials… Last Chance Olympic Qualifier champion…
2020: Second in UWW Junior Nationals…
2019: Vorobieva International Cadet champion (Russia)… Tallinn International Cadet champion (Estonia)…
Age Group Achievements: 2019 Junior Nationals champion… 2019 16U Nationals champion… 2019 UWW Cadet Nationals champion… 2019 SEM Lady Open champion… 2018 Cadet Nationals champion… Second in 2018 UWW Cadet Nationals…
High School: 2019 Prep School National champion for Wyoming Seminary, coached by Erin Vandiver… 2018 and 2019 Super 32 champion…
Personal: First female to win IKWD Novice states competing against boys in 2016… Her sister Karina is also a national champion wrestler...