• Meet the Athletes of Team USA

  • Name: Colin Duffy
  • DOB: 12/10/2003
  • Hometown: Broomfield, CO

PERSONAL

  • Began climbing at age 5
  • Was the youngest member of the USA Climbing team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
  • Has aspirations of going into Engineering in college
  • Passionate about rescuing animals and has rescued both a dog, Lucky, and a cat, Sparky
  • Hobbies include solving puzzles and Rubik’s cubes

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Olympic Games Paris 2024: 4th Place (Men’s Boulder & Lead)
  • Finished 2023 ranked #7 in the world in Men’s Boulder & Lead
  • Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: 7th (Men’s Combined)
  • IFSC World Championships Bern 2023: 2nd (Men’s Boulder & Lead)
  • IFSC World Cup Chamonix 2023: 6th (Men’s Lead)
  • IFSC World Cup Villars 2023: 5th (Men’s Lead)
  • IFSC World Cup Innsbruck 2023: 9th (Men’s Boulder)
  • IFSC World Cup Brixen 2023: 7th (Men’s Boulder)
  • IFSC Wolrd Cup Prague 2023: 8th (Men’s Boulder)
  • Name: Natalia Grossman
  • DOB: 06/22/2001
  • Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT

PERSONAL

  • Began climbing at the age of six
  • Started her climbing career in California before moving to Boulder, CO
  • Graduated with a major in Psychology and minor in Business from the University of Colorado, Boulder
  • Wants to be a therapist after finishing her climbing career

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 

  • Olympic Games Paris 2024: 11th place (Women’s Boulder & Lead)
  • Has won 11 IFSC World Cup events, all of them in the Boulder discipline
  • Has 22 IFSC World Cup podium finishes
  • First woman to win four IFSC World Cup Series titles in a row
  • Name: Jesse Grupper
  • DOB: 01/06/1997
  • Hometown: Upper Montclair, NJ

PERSONAL

  • Started climbing at the age of six after his parents signed up his sister first
  • Began competing in climbing events at the age of nine
  • Graduated from Tufts University with a degree in mechanical engineering
  • Hobbies include playing banjo and “collecting” outdoor climbing adventures from across the globe, including South Africa and France

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 

  • Olympic Games Paris 2024: 18th Place (Men’s Boulder & Lead)
  • Has 5 IFSC World Cup podium finishes
  • Pan American Games Santiago 2023, gold (Men’s Boulder & Lead)
  • Has collected three medals (one silver, two golds) on the IFSC World Cup circuit as of Nov. 2023
  • Name: Zachary Hammer
  • DOB: 05/29/2006
  • Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI

PERSONAL

  • Started climbing at the age of three
  • Hobbies include slacklining, kendama, and frisbee
  • Favorite athlete is Noah Lyles
  • Currently studying Environmental Science at the University of Utah

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Olympic Games Paris 2024: 14th Place (Men’s Speed)
  • USA Climbing National Team Trials 2024: 4th Place (Men’s Speed)
  • Holds the Male Youth A American Speed Record: 5.12
  • YETI National Championships 2023: 5th (Men’s Speed)
  • IFSC World Cup Wujiang 2023: 11th (Men’s Speed)
  • IFSC World Championships Bern 2023: 16th (Men’s Speed)
  • Youth National Championships 2023: 3rd (Male Youth A, Speed)
  • Name: Emma Hunt
  • DOB: 04/01/2003
  • Hometown: Woodstock, GA

PERSONAL

  • Began climbing at the age of five
  • Majoring in Spanish, Modern Languages and looking into pursuing a degree in Healthcare Sciences at Kennesaw University

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 

  • 2024 Women’s Speed National Champion
  • Olympic Games Paris 2024: 5th Place (Women’s Speed)
  • Currently holds the Women’s Speed National Record: 6.30 (April 24, 2024; North American Cup Series Salt Lake City 2024)
  • Currently holds the Women’s Speed Pan American Record: 6.36 (August 5, 2024; Olympic Games Paris 2024)
  • Has 6 IFSC World Cup podium finishes
  • Name: Piper Kelly
  • DOB: 10/03/1999
  • Hometown: Indianapolis, IN

PERSONAL

  • Born in Indianapolis, Piper Kelly is the first-ever women’s speed climbing champion
  • Graduated from Xavier University in 2023 with a degree in Exercise Science, and minor in Psychology and Spanish
  • Loves coaching and working with younger athletes and hopes to stay involved in athletics as a coach after she wraps up her competitive career

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Olympic Games Paris 2024: 12th Place (Women’s Speed)
  • Finished 2023 ranked #26 in the world in Women’s Speed
  • Pan American Games Santiago 2023, gold (Women’s Speed)
  • Pan American Games 2018, gold (Women’s Speed)
  • Pan American Youth Games 2017, (Women’s Speed)
  • Name: Brooke Raboutou
  • DOB: 04/09/2001
  • Hometown: Boulder, CO

PERSONAL

  • Began climbing at the age of one
  • Daughter of former climbing world cup champions Robyn Erbesfield-Raboutou and Didier Raboutou
  • Older brother, Shawn, is also a successful competitive and outdoor climber

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Olympic Games Paris 2024: Silver Medal (Women’s Boulder & Lead)
  • Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: 5th Place (Women’s Combined)
  • Has 13 IFSC World Cup podium finishes
  • First U.S. climber ever to qualify for an Olympic Games
  • Became the youngest person in the world to climb 5.14b, at age 11
  • Name: Sam Watson
  • DOB: 02/27/2006
  • Hometown: Southlake, TX

PERSONAL

  • Began climbing at the age of five
  • Hobbies include playing chess and playing Mario Kart
  • Favorite athlete is Manu Ginobili
  • Currently studying Operational Supply Chain Management at the University of Utah

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 

  • Olympic Games Paris 2024: Bronze Medal (Men’s Speed)
  • Currently holds the Men’s Speed World Record: 4.74 (August 6 2024, Olympic Games Paris 2024)
  • First American male to win an IFSC World Cup Series title (2024 Speed World Cup Series title)
  • Name: Adriene Akiko Clark
  • DOB: 12/06/2004
  • Hometown: Denver, CO

PERSONAL

  • Started climbing at the age of 7
  • Hobbies include walking her dog, exploring new cities, and drawing
  • Favorite athlete is Tessa Clark

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • IFSC Pan American Championships Santiago 2024: Gold (Women’s Boulder)
  • 2023 YETI National Championships: 2nd (Women’s Lead)
  • 2023 YETI National Championships: 6th (Women’s Boulder)
  • Name: Melina Costanza
  • DOB: 12/27/1999
  • Hometown: Seattle, WA

PERSONAL

  • Started climbing at the age of five
  • Works at a law firm drafting electrical engineering patents
  • Favorite athlete is LeBron James

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2024 Women’s Boulder National Champion
  • 2024 Women’s Lead National Champion
  • 2024 National Team Trials: 4th (Women’s Lead/TR)
  • 2024 National Team Trials: 5th (Women’s Boulder)
  • Name: Vail Everett
  • Hometown: Bellingham, WA

PERSONAL

  • Started climbing at the age of five
  • Hobbies include poker and golf
  • Favorite athlete is Jon Jones
  • Currently studying Engineering at the University of Utah

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2025 National Team Trials: 3rd (Men’s Boulder)
  • 2024 Men’s Boulder National Champion
  • Name: Natalia Grossman
  • DOB: 06/22/2001
  • Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT

PERSONAL

  • Began climbing at the age of six
  • Started her climbing career in California before moving to Boulder, CO
  • Graduated with a major in Psychology and minor in Business from the University of Colorado, Boulder
  • Wants to be a therapist after finishing her climbing career

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 

  • Olympic Games Paris 2024: 11th place (Women’s Boulder & Lead)
  • Has won 11 IFSC World Cup events, all of them in the Boulder discipline
  • Has 22 IFSC World Cup podium finishes
  • First woman to win four IFSC World Cup Series titles in a row
  • Name: Ben Hanna
  • DOB: 03/16/2001
  • Hometown: Santa Fe, NM

PERSONAL

  • Started climbing at the age of 2
  • Hobbies include drawing, painting, and shaping climbing holds
  • Favorite athlete is Charlie Barron

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2025 National Team Trials: 1st (Men’s Boulder)
  • 2023 YETI National Championships: 5th (Men’s Boulder)
  • Name: Brooke Raboutou
  • DOB: 04/09/2001
  • Hometown: Boulder, CO

PERSONAL

  • Began climbing at the age of one
  • Daughter of former climbing world cup champions Robyn Erbesfield-Raboutou and Didier Raboutou
  • Older brother, Shawn, is also a successful competitive and outdoor climber

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Olympic Games Paris 2024: Silver Medal (Women’s Boulder & Lead)
  • Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: 5th Place (Women’s Combined)
  • Has 13 IFSC World Cup podium finishes
  • First U.S. climber ever to qualify for an Olympic Games
  • Became the youngest person in the world to climb 5.14b, at age 11
  • Name: Annie Sanders
  • DOB: 07/22/2007
  • Hometown: Fort Worth, TX

PERSONAL

  • Began climbing and competing at the age of seven
  • Currently the youngest member of the US National Team
  • Hobbies include swimming and mountain biking

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • One of only three climbers to win 2 IFSC World Cup medals at the same event (IFSC World Cup Seoul 2024, Women’s Boulder Gold + Women’s Lead Bronze)
  • 2024 National Team Trials: Gold (Women’s Lead/TR)
  • 2023 National Team Trials: Gold (Women’s Boulder, Lead, and Combined)
  • 2022 National Championships: 1st (Women’s Boulder, Lead)
  • 4 gold medals at Youth Worlds
  • Flashed Omaha Beach 5.14 at the New River Gorge
  • Name: Colin Duffy
  • DOB: 12/10/2003
  • Hometown: Broomfield, CO

PERSONAL

  • Began climbing at age 5
  • Was the youngest member of the USA Climbing team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
  • Has aspirations of going into Engineering in college
  • Passionate about rescuing animals and has rescued both a dog, Lucky, and a cat, Sparky
  • Hobbies include solving puzzles and Rubik’s cubes

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Olympic Games Paris 2024: 4th Place (Men’s Boulder & Lead)
  • Finished 2023 ranked #7 in the world in Men’s Boulder & Lead
  • Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: 7th (Men’s Combined)
  • IFSC World Championships Bern 2023: 2nd (Men’s Boulder & Lead)
  • IFSC World Cup Chamonix 2023: 6th (Men’s Lead)
  • IFSC World Cup Villars 2023: 5th (Men’s Lead)
  • IFSC World Cup Innsbruck 2023: 9th (Men’s Boulder)
  • IFSC World Cup Brixen 2023: 7th (Men’s Boulder)
  • IFSC Wolrd Cup Prague 2023: 8th (Men’s Boulder)
  • Name: Jesse Grupper
  • DOB: 01/06/1997
  • Hometown: Upper Montclair, NJ

PERSONAL

  • Started climbing at the age of six after his parents signed up his sister first
  • Began competing in climbing events at the age of nine
  • Graduated from Tufts University with a degree in mechanical engineering
  • Hobbies include playing banjo and “collecting” outdoor climbing adventures from across the globe, including South Africa and France

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 

  • Olympic Games Paris 2024: 18th Place (Men’s Boulder & Lead)
  • Has 5 IFSC World Cup podium finishes
  • Pan American Games Santiago 2023, gold (Men’s Boulder & Lead)
  • Has collected three medals (one silver, two golds) on the IFSC World Cup circuit as of Nov. 2023
  • Name: Zander Waller
  • Hometown: Atlanta, GA

PERSONAL

  • Started climbing at the age of 6
  • Hobbies include pool, cliff jumping, golf, and skiing
  • Favorite athlete is Anthony Edwards

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2025 National Team Trials: 4th (Men’s Boulder)
  • 2024 YETI National Championships: 2nd (Men’s Boulder)
  • Name: Adriene Akiko Clark
  • DOB: 12/06/2004
  • Hometown: Denver, CO

PERSONAL

  • Started climbing at the age of 7
  • Hobbies include walking her dog, exploring new cities, and drawing
  • Favorite athlete is Tessa Clark

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • IFSC Pan American Championships Santiago 2024: Gold (Women’s Boulder)
  • 2023 YETI National Championships: 2nd (Women’s Lead)
  • 2023 YETI National Championships: 6th (Women’s Boulder)
  • Name: Melina Costanza
  • DOB: 12/27/1999
  • Hometown: Seattle, WA

PERSONAL

  • Started climbing at the age of five
  • Works at a law firm drafting electrical engineering patents
  • Favorite athlete is LeBron James

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2024 Women’s Boulder National Champion
  • 2024 Women’s Lead National Champion
  • 2024 National Team Trials: 4th (Women’s Lead/TR)
  • 2024 National Team Trials: 5th (Women’s Boulder)
  • Name: Colin Duffy
  • DOB: 12/10/2003
  • Hometown: Broomfield, CO

PERSONAL

  • Began climbing at age 5
  • Was the youngest member of the USA Climbing team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
  • Has aspirations of going into Engineering in college
  • Passionate about rescuing animals and has rescued both a dog, Lucky, and a cat, Sparky
  • Hobbies include solving puzzles and Rubik’s cubes

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Olympic Games Paris 2024: 4th Place (Men’s Boulder & Lead)
  • Finished 2023 ranked #7 in the world in Men’s Boulder & Lead
  • Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: 7th (Men’s Combined)
  • IFSC World Championships Bern 2023: 2nd (Men’s Boulder & Lead)
  • IFSC World Cup Chamonix 2023: 6th (Men’s Lead)
  • IFSC World Cup Villars 2023: 5th (Men’s Lead)
  • IFSC World Cup Innsbruck 2023: 9th (Men’s Boulder)
  • IFSC World Cup Brixen 2023: 7th (Men’s Boulder)
  • IFSC Wolrd Cup Prague 2023: 8th (Men’s Boulder)
  • Name: Natalia Grossman
  • DOB: 06/22/2001
  • Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT

PERSONAL

  • Began climbing at the age of six
  • Started her climbing career in California before moving to Boulder, CO
  • Graduated with a major in Psychology and minor in Business from the University of Colorado, Boulder
  • Wants to be a therapist after finishing her climbing career

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 

  • Olympic Games Paris 2024: 11th place (Women’s Boulder & Lead)
  • Has won 11 IFSC World Cup events, all of them in the Boulder discipline
  • Has 22 IFSC World Cup podium finishes
  • First woman to win four IFSC World Cup Series titles in a row
  • Name: Jesse Grupper
  • DOB: 01/06/1997
  • Hometown: Upper Montclair, NJ

PERSONAL

  • Started climbing at the age of six after his parents signed up his sister first
  • Began competing in climbing events at the age of nine
  • Graduated from Tufts University with a degree in mechanical engineering
  • Hobbies include playing banjo and “collecting” outdoor climbing adventures from across the globe, including South Africa and France

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 

  • Olympic Games Paris 2024: 18th Place (Men’s Boulder & Lead)
  • Has 5 IFSC World Cup podium finishes
  • Pan American Games Santiago 2023, gold (Men’s Boulder & Lead)
  • Has collected three medals (one silver, two golds) on the IFSC World Cup circuit as of Nov. 2023
  • Name: Sergey Lakhno
  • Hometown: Seattle, WA

PERSONAL

  • Started climbing at the age of 9
  • Hobbies include routesetting
  • Favorite athlete is Nick Leigh

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2025 National Team Trials: Gold (Men’s Lead)
  • 2024 YETI National Championships: Bronze (Men’s Lead)
  • 2024 North American Cup Hackensack: Gold (Men’s Lead)
  • 2024 North American Cup Salt Lake City: Gold (Men’s Lead)
  • Name: Declan Osgood
  • DOB: 09/18/2007
  • Hometown: San Diego, CA

PERSONAL

  • Started climbing at the age of five
  • Hobbies include surfing, skating, and videogames
  • Favorite athlete is Sorato Anraku

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • IFSC Pan American Championships Santiago 2024: Silver (Men’s Lead)
  • 2024 National Team Trials: Gold (Men’s Lead)
  • 2023 YETI National Championships: 7th (Men’s Lead)
  • Name: Cruz Padilla
  • Hometown: Placentia, CA

PERSONAL

  • Started climbing at the age of 6
  • Hobbies include videogames
  • Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2024 Men’s Lead National Champion
  • Name: Brooke Raboutou
  • DOB: 04/09/2001
  • Hometown: Boulder, CO

PERSONAL

  • Began climbing at the age of one
  • Daughter of former climbing world cup champions Robyn Erbesfield-Raboutou and Didier Raboutou
  • Older brother, Shawn, is also a successful competitive and outdoor climber

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Olympic Games Paris 2024: Silver Medal (Women’s Boulder & Lead)
  • Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: 5th Place (Women’s Combined)
  • Has 13 IFSC World Cup podium finishes
  • First U.S. climber ever to qualify for an Olympic Games
  • Became the youngest person in the world to climb 5.14b, at age 11
  • Name: Annie Sanders
  • DOB: 07/22/2007
  • Hometown: Fort Worth, TX

PERSONAL

  • Began climbing and competing at the age of seven
  • Currently the youngest member of the US National Team
  • Hobbies include swimming and mountain biking

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • One of only three climbers to win 2 IFSC World Cup medals at the same event (IFSC World Cup Seoul 2024, Women’s Boulder Gold + Women’s Lead Bronze)
  • 2024 National Team Trials: Gold (Women’s Lead/TR)
  • 2023 National Team Trials: Gold (Women’s Boulder, Lead, and Combined)
  • 2022 National Championships: 1st (Women’s Boulder, Lead)
  • 4 gold medals at Youth Worlds
  • Flashed Omaha Beach 5.14 at the New River Gorge
  • Name: Sophia Curcio
  • DOB: 02/15/2006
  • Hometown: Charlotte, NC

PERSONAL

  • Started climbing at the age of 10
  • Hobbies include cooking and snowboarding
  • Favorite athlete is Aspar Aspar
  • Currently studying Economics, with a minor in Chinese, at the University of Utah

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2024 National Team Trials: Gold Medal (Women’s Speed)
  • 2024 North American Cup Series Salt Lake City: Silver Medal (Women’s Speed)
  • Has competed in 23 IFSC World Cups
  • Name: Merritt Ernsberger
  • DOB: 08/05/1999
  • Hometown: Plano, TX

PERSONAL

  • Began climbing at the age of 12
  • Hobbies include pickleball, ping pong, and reading
  • Favorite athlete is Aspar Jaelolo

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2024 Men’s Speed National Champion
  • 2023 YETI National Championships: 4th (Men’s Speed)
  • IFSC World Cup Salt Lake City 2021: 5th (Men’s Speed)
  • Name: Zachary Hammer
  • DOB: 05/29/2006
  • Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI

PERSONAL

  • Started climbing at the age of three
  • Hobbies include slacklining, kendama, and frisbee
  • Favorite athlete is Noah Lyles
  • Currently studying Environmental Science at the University of Utah

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Olympic Games Paris 2024: 14th Place (Men’s Speed)
  • USA Climbing National Team Trials 2024: 4th Place (Men’s Speed)
  • Holds the Male Youth A American Speed Record: 5.12
  • YETI National Championships 2023: 5th (Men’s Speed)
  • IFSC World Cup Wujiang 2023: 11th (Men’s Speed)
  • IFSC World Championships Bern 2023: 16th (Men’s Speed)
  • Youth National Championships 2023: 3rd (Male Youth A, Speed)
  • Name: Michael Hom
  • Hometown: Irvine, CA

PERSONAL

  • Started climbing at the age of 8

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • IFSC Youth World Championships Seoul 2023: 1st (Speed Youth A Male)
  • 2023 YETI National Championships: 1st (Men’s Speed)
  • IFSC Youth World Championships Dallas 2022: 9th (Speed Youth B Male)
  • Name: Emma Hunt
  • DOB: 04/01/2003
  • Hometown: Woodstock, GA

PERSONAL

  • Began climbing at the age of five
  • Majoring in Spanish, Modern Languages and looking into pursuing a degree in Healthcare Sciences at Kennesaw University

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 

  • 2024 Women’s Speed National Champion
  • Olympic Games Paris 2024: 5th Place (Women’s Speed)
  • Currently holds the Women’s Speed National Record: 6.30 (April 24, 2024; North American Cup Series Salt Lake City 2024)
  • Currently holds the Women’s Speed Pan American Record: 6.36 (August 5, 2024; Olympic Games Paris 2024)
  • Has 6 IFSC World Cup podium finishes
  • Name: Piper Kelly
  • DOB: 10/03/1999
  • Hometown: Indianapolis, IN

PERSONAL

  • Born in Indianapolis, Piper Kelly is the first-ever women’s speed climbing champion
  • Graduated from Xavier University in 2023 with a degree in Exercise Science, and minor in Psychology and Spanish
  • Loves coaching and working with younger athletes and hopes to stay involved in athletics as a coach after she wraps up her competitive career

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Olympic Games Paris 2024: 12th Place (Women’s Speed)
  • Finished 2023 ranked #26 in the world in Women’s Speed
  • Pan American Games Santiago 2023, gold (Women’s Speed)
  • Pan American Games 2018, gold (Women’s Speed)
  • Pan American Youth Games 2017, (Women’s Speed)
  • Name: Isis Rothfork
  • Hometown: Albuquerque, NM

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2025 National Team Trials: 3rd (Women’s Speed)
  • 2023 YETI National Championships: 1st (Women’s Speed)
  • Name: Logan Schlecht
  • Hometown: Irvine, CA

PERSONAL

  • Started climbing at the age of 10

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • IFSC Youth World Championships Guiyang 2024: 7th (Youth A Male)
  • IFSC Youth World Championships Seoul 2023: 9th (Youth B Male)
  • Name: Madi Walsh
  • Hometown: Arlington, TX

PERSONAL

  • Started climbing at the age of 13
  • Hobbies include reading, lifting, and hanging out with family
  • Favorite athlete is Annie Sanders

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2024 Youth National Championships: 3rd (FYA)
  • Name: Sam Watson
  • DOB: 02/27/2006
  • Hometown: Southlake, TX

PERSONAL

  • Began climbing at the age of five
  • Hobbies include playing chess and playing Mario Kart
  • Favorite athlete is Manu Ginobili
  • Currently studying Operational Supply Chain Management at the University of Utah

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 

  • Olympic Games Paris 2024: Bronze Medal (Men’s Speed)
  • Currently holds the Men’s Speed World Record: 4.74 (August 6 2024, Olympic Games Paris 2024)
  • First American male to win an IFSC World Cup Series title (2024 Speed World Cup Series title)