Piper Fowler’s dreams of competing in the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles for Team USA continue to look stronger and stronger by the day.
As one of the most formidable teenage female wrestlers in the world, Fowler dominated the U17 Pan-American Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic this past weekend for Team USA. Fowler pummeled her competition as she won a gold medal at 73 kg (160 pounds) by pinning all three of her opponents less than a minute into the match.
Similar to how Bryce Harper was tabbed as baseball’s “Chosen One” in a headline by Sports Illustrated when he was still in high school, Fowler has certainly become one of the future faces for the sport of women’s wrestling heading into her senior year.
Not only has Fowler put her name out there for the world to know, but she has also put Cleveland High School girls’ wrestling on the national scene. On June 13-15, the Jones Wrestling Center was host to Fowler’s U17 World Team as well as 40 other girls from across the country. For three days those girls spent 20 hours in training with some of the top high school and college women’s wrestling coaches in the country.
“I never would have thought we would have the top girls in the world and in the country coming to my home to practice,” said Fowler, who is 67-0 in her prep career with all but one win coming via pin. “It helps that we have a really nice facility and a lot to show for what we have done. For people across the country to start recognizing what we have done and to want to come and train with us to get better for international competitions is really cool and means a lot to us.”