COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Ursinus women's wrestling sophomore Ashley Diaz earned a pair of gold medals while competing at the Puerto Rico U20 and U23 World Team Trials in May.
 
At the U20 Championships, Diaz posted a 3-1 record to win the 55-kilogram bracket and will represent Puerto Rico at the U20 Pan-American Championships and World Championships. The Seaford, New York, native earned three bonus-point victories en route to the gold medal. After dropping her opening bout by Injury Default in pool play, Diaz bounced back and rattled off a pair of victories by technical superiority over Daliana Cartagena, the 2025 U17 Puerto Rico champion, and Delialah Betances, a three-time Georgia state champion.
 
In the finals, Diaz pinned two-time NWCA All-American Daniela Martinez to secure the gold medal and a spot representing Puerto Rico and Ursinus at the U20 Pan-American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 9-11. She will then compete at the U20 World Championships on Aug. 16 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
 
Diaz followed up at the U23 Team Trials by posting a 2-1 record in the 55-kilogram, four-woman round-robin bracket. After dropping her opening match, Diaz rebounded with a victory by superiority over Girayshelee Garcia. She clinched the top spot in the U23 bracket by pinning Claudia La Costa, winning the tiebreaker scenario with a 10-7 edge in classification points.
 
Diaz will represent Puerto Rico at the U23 Pan-American Championships in Lima, Peru, from June 11-13 before competing at the U23 World Championships in Las Vegas beginning Oct. 12. During the 2025-26 season, Diaz posted an 18-10 overall record for the Bears while competing at 124 and 131 pounds. Thirteen of her victories came by bonus points.