Leydecker Earns Gold at U20 World Championships

August 20, 2026 First-year University of Iowa women's wrestler Everest Leydecker (55 kg) earned her second consecutive gold medal at the U20 World Championships on Thursday in Bratislava, Slovakia. BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – First-year University of Iowa women's wrestler Everest Leydecker (55 kg) earned her second consecutive gold medal at the U20 World Championships on Thursday in Bratislava, Slovakia. Taylor Whiting (53 kg) finished fifth on Wednesday, Bella Williams (62 kg) finished 10th on Thursday and Karlee Brooks (57 kg) has been pulled into repechage with a chance to wrestle for third on Friday. Leydecker went 4-0 in her bracket, winning...