Iowa women's wrestler Kennedy Blades announced that she will forgo her final year of eligibility to pursue her professional wrestling career full-time. The two-time national champion will continue training at Iowa in pursuit of an Olympic gold medal. https://t.co/KPVnjQHvxs
🚨 Iowa’s two-time national champion, Kennedy Blades, has announced she will forgo her final season of eligibility with the Hawkeyes to focus full-time on Real American Freestyle and international goals.
Preview: Olympic🥈 and World🥉medalist @kennedyblades and Bella Mir will meet for the first time at #FinalX, presented by @KerberosCM, for the 68 kg women's freestyle @USAWrestling World Team spot. #finalx2026
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The women’s freestyle 68 kg series at 2026 Final X, presented by @KerberosCM, features 2024 Olympic silver medalist Kennedy Blades and two-time age-group World Team member Isabella Mir. #FinalX2026@BeattheStreets | @PruCenter | @FloWrestling
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Breaking news: Kennedy Blades announces that she will begin pursuing her Senior Level Career full time, and also be joining Real American Freestyle.
Blades also said she will continue to train in Iowa, but is moving on from college wrestling.
2024 Olympic silver medalist Kennedy Blades posted on social media that she will not return to the University of Iowa to complete her eligibility but will train in Iowa City. She will pursue her Olympic dreams and join Real American Freestyle. Blades won national titles at 160 in 2025 and 2026.
Kennedy Blades makes a MAJOR change.
The 2024 Olympic Silver Medalist announced today that she'll be foregoing the rest of her collegiate eligibility at Iowa to focus full-time on Real American Freestyle & her quest for Olympic Gold.
She'll be sticking around in Iowa to train, but will focus fully on the senior level moving forward.
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