BUDAPEST, Hungary — Senior transfer Abby Nette and Lady Tiger alum Kayla Miracle will represent Campbellsville University and Team USA at the U23 World Championships this week and action begins on Wednesday.
Nette, a Senior National Team member, transferred to Campbellsville from Emmanuel College this season to finish her collegiate career. She won a WCWA championship last season and qualified for the U23 World Championship by taking second place at the World Team Trials Challenge.
She joins Emily Shilson, Dominique Parrish, Macy Kitty and Precious Bell as the first five to receive their matchups.
At 59 kg, Nette will face 2019 U23 Asian Championships bronze winner Otgonbayar Purev to begin her second-straight U23 Worlds. During the 2018 U23 Worlds, Nette took 12th place.
Other notable highlights for Nette:
- Two-time U23 World Team member (2018, 2019)
- 2019 Senior National Team member
- Fourth at 2017 U.S. Open
- 2019 WCWA National Champion
Miracle will represent the USA on the World stage at 62 kg for the second time this fall. Miracle is fresh off her Senior World debut, which she made in September in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. A multiple-time Senior National Team member, Miracle has been a star for the USA for several years. In 2012, Miracle claimed her first World medal, a silver, at the Cadet World Championships. She added Junior World bronze medals in 2014 and 2016.
Over the last couple of years, Miracle has been on the rise on the Senior level, domestically and internationally. She won the U.S. Open in 2017, 2018 and 2019 and also made Final X appearances, taking second in 2018 and winning the World Team spot in 2019. Internationally, Miracle has won multiple tournaments, including 2019 Pan American Games, 2018 Klippan Lady Open and 2018 Grand Prix of Spain. She also collected a bronze medal at the 2018 Pan American Championships.
Miracle enters her third-straight U23 World Championships. In 2017 and 2018, she put together fifth-place finishes.
Action begins Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. local time (4:30 a.m. ET) live on Trackwrestling.com. Follow @USAWrestling on Twitter for live updates.
Information provided by USA Wrestling.
