Kenya Sloan earns US National Team spot after third place finish at World Team Trials

RALEIGH, N.C. — Finishing in third place at the 2019 World Team Trials Challenge, Campbellsville University's Kenya Sloan earns a spot on the US National Team.

Sloan, a freshman from Knoxville, Tennessee, entered as the No. 2-seed at 76 kg and won her semifinal match over McKendree University's Destane Garrick by criteria, 4-4.

That setup a meeting with top-seeded Hannah Gladden of Lion Wrestling Club and Sloan lost, 10-2. Gladden was a 2018 National Team member.

In addition to her third place finish this month, Sloan also finished runner-up at the US Women's Junior Nationals in Irving, Texas.

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Kenya Sloan: Freshman; Knoxville, Tenn.

Players Mentioned

Kenya Sloan
: Freshman; Knoxville, Tenn.