Beat the Streets New York Welcomes Chloe Ayres to Lead Fall Girls-Only Freestyle Program

Ayres will lead weekly wrestling practices and mentor New York City female student-athletes.

Beat the Streets Wrestling, Inc. (BTS), a nonprofit dedicated to making a lifelong impact on New York City boys and girls through the sport of wrestling, is proud to announce the addition of Chloe Ayres to the BTS staff. Ayres will play a key role in the development of young women across BTS programs by leading weekly girls-only freestyle wrestling practices and serving as a mentor to female student-athletes.

Starting Monday, Oct. 6, practices will take place weekly at 6 p.m. at the BTS Training Center facility (470 Fashion Ave. 4th Floor).

Ayres brings a strong wrestling pedigree and passion for growing women's wrestling. She wrestled at Princeton University, where she was a member of the varsity team and president of the Women's Wrestling Club. She is a two-time Under-23 All-American at the U.S. Women's Nationals and a two-time place-winner at the prestigious Midlands Championships.

As a high school student-athlete in Princeton, N.J., Ayres earned All-American honors at Junior Nationals, won a national title at the Super 32 Challenge and claimed three New Jersey state championships.

Wrestling excellence runs in the Ayres family. Her father, Chris Ayres, served as Princeton's head wrestling coach from 2006 to 2023 and now leads the program at Stanford University. Her mother, Lori Ayres, co-founded the D1 Women's Wrestling advocacy group and serves as the Executive Director of California Regional Training Center at Stanford.

Chloe Ayres graduated from Princeton in May with a bachelor's degree in economics and currently works as an analyst at Webull Financial.

BTS is a pioneer in girls wrestling, having established the nation's first high school girls wrestling league in partnership with the Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL). Today, BTS serves more than 2,300 student-athletes across all five NYC boroughs, including more than 500 girls - making it the largest and most impactful youth development program focused on girls wrestling in the city.

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Since being founded in 2005, Beat the Streets has pioneered a movement that now includes 150 individual wrestling programs, a youth league and the first girls high school league.

BTS works to develop the full human and athletic potential of New York City urban youth and strengthen the city's wrestling culture. We aim to make a lifelong impact on student-athletes through the lessons learned on the wrestling mat -- discipline, perseverance, self-reliance, humility and a strong work ethic. Discover how you can make a meaningful contribution to our work at btsny.org/donate.