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Felicity Taylor, Iowa recruit Nanea Estrella win Senior women's freestyle wrestling titles at U.S. Open

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.