Calli Gilchrist of Norwalk, Connecticut was a two-time Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference champion for Norwalk High School before transferring to Choate Rosemary Hall. She won two Prep School national championships and helped Choate Rosemary-Hall win their first New England championship.

The daughter of Chrissy Santa Lucia, she will continue her wrestling career at Brown University.

Gilchrist is ranked No. 3 at 120 pounds in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, USA Wrestling and FloWrestling National Girls High School Rankings.

Gilchrist was 20-0 as a senior and won the Prep School national championship, the New England Prep School championship, the Girls Class A championship, the Beast of the East championship and the Eastern States Classic championship. She also won the Princeton Open college tournament after being a place-winner in 2022 and 2023.

She is a four-time Marine Corps High School Nationals All-American, two-time National High School Coaches Association champion and a World Team Trials All-American. Gilchrist, who also participates in crew and track and field, won the Jimmy Detrixhe Scholar Athlete award in February at the Prep School national championship meet for excellence in academics and athletics.

She is a member of the National Honor Society, a National Merit Scholarship and a member of the Arabic Honor Society while also being an Academic All-American in 2024 and 2025.

Gilchrist is involved in Dylan’s Wings of Change, fostering empathy and courage within schools, while also volunteering at Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services and doing an internship with the New Haven State Attorney’s Office.