The U.S. Greco-Roman team poses after the U20 Pan American Championships.
U.S. wins seven Greco-Roman golds, Rix McElhinney awarded Golden Boot at U20 Pan American Championships
by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
LIMA, Peru – Team USA dominated the opening day of the U20 Pan American Championships at Villa Deportiva Nacional in Lima, Peru, claiming seven gold medals and one bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling.
Defending heavyweight champion and 2022 U20 World bronze medalist Aden Attao exuded dominance of his bracket with four decisive victories—two pins and two shutout technical falls. Due to the nature of round robin bracketing, Attao wound up defeating silver medalist Jorawar Dhinsa of Canada twice, both times by fall near the one-minute mark. He also earned an 11-0 win over Luis De La Rosa Arteaga of Mexico and a 10-0 victory over Wesley Barros Das Dores of Brazil to round out his performance.
Four more U.S. athletes won every match with bonus points— Isaiah Cortez at 55 kg, Brennan Van Hoecke at 67 kg, Aydin Rix McElhinney at 77 kg and Arian Khosravy at 82 kg. Van Hoecke and Khosravy did not surrender a single match point to the opposition. Cortez and Rix McElhinney each won five matches on their way to gold medals, which is tied for the most of any competitor in the tournament. Rix McElhinney was presented the Golden Boot award as the outstanding wrestler of the Greco-Roman tournament.
Also claiming gold medals for Team USA were Otto Black at 63 kg and Brett Back at 72 kg. Black picked up two technical falls and a tough 2-0 decision against Zachary Marrero of Puerto Rico on the day. Back made a name for himself as a pinner, with three falls in four matches wrestled.
Bronze medal earner at 97 kg, Soren Herzog, rounds out the list of American medalists. He went 3-1, scoring three impressive technical fall wins, including a 9-0 victory over Kyle Santana Oliveira of Brazil in the bronze medal match.
Nick Nosler wound up in fifth place at 87 kg after falling to gold medalist Brian Ruiz Marin of Venezuela and silver medalist Kauan Ferreira Gomes of Brazil in his round robin pool. 60 kg entrant Cory Land was unable to compete on Thursday.
All told, the U.S. men gathered a 31-3 combined record with seven victories by pin and 23 by technical fall.
Team USA easily ran away with the team standings at 200 points. Peru finished in second place with 140 points. Mexico rounded out the top three with 109 points.
The tournament continues at 10 a.m. local time tomorrow with the women’s freestyle competition. Lima, Peru, is located one hour behind U.S. Eastern Time.
Brackets for each style and match-by-match results are available on UWW Arena. A live stream of the event can be found at FloWrestling.com.
2024 U20 Pan American Championships | July 11-13, Lima, Peru
Greco-Roman Results
Team Standings
1. United States, 200
2. Peru, 140
3. Mexico, 109
4. Brazil, 106
5. Puerto Rico, 95
6. Ecuador, 86
7. Argentina, 58
8. Panama, 28
9. Venezuela, 25
10. Canada, 20
55 kg
Gold – Isaiah Cortez (United States)
Silver – Abel Sanchez Juarez (Peru)
Bronze – Pedro De Souza Rodrigues (Brazil)
4th – Marco Garcia Alvarez (Mexico)
5th – Adrian Samano (Puerto Rico)
6th – Moises Peralta Gonzalez (Ecuador)
7th – Mario Choc Choc (Guatemala)
Gold – Isaiah Cortez (United States) tech. fall Abel Sanchez Juarez (Peru), 10-1
Bronze – Pedro De Souza Rodrigues (Brazil) tech. fall Marco Garcia Alvarez (Mexico), 12-2
60 kg
Gold – Clisman Carracedo Veliz (Ecuador)
Silver – Edwin Allain Miranda (Peru)
Bronze – Daniel Guevara Pimentel (Mexico)
4th – Gustavo Dos Santos Silva (Brazil)
5th – Santiago Insaurralde Roca (Bolivia)
6th – Ronaldo Montoya Castillo (Panama)
Gold – Clisman Carracedo Veliz (Ecuador) tech. fall Edwin Allain Miranda (Peru), 8-0
Bronze – Daniel Guevara Pimentel (Mexico) tech. fall Gustavo Dos Santos Silva (Brazil), 10-1
63 kg
Gold – Otto Black (United States)
Silver – Patrick Rodriguez Quinto (Ecuador)
Bronze – Zachary Marrero (Puerto Rico)
Bronze – Peter Yllanes Verastegui (Peru)
5th – Vitor De Medeiros Alves (Brazil)
5th – Marck Gudino Tunon (Panama)
7th – Kevin Pereira (Paraguay)
8th – Jorge Antunez Burgo (Chile)
Gold – Otto Black (United States) tech. fall Patrick Rodriguez Quinto (Ecuador), 14-3
Bronze – Zachary Marrero (Puerto Rico) tech. fall Vitor De Medeiros Alves (Brazil), 8-0
Bronze – Peter Yllanes Verastegui (Peru) dec. Marck Gudino Tunon (Panama), 6-6
67 kg
Gold – Brennan Van Hoecke (United States)
Silver – Marco Fernandez Cubas (Peru)
Bronze – Arnoldo Proboste (Argentina)
Bronze – Rafael Garcia Morales (Puerto Rico)
5th – Santiago Pinargote Sornoza (Ecuador)
5th – Angelo Cafe De Oliveira (Brazil)
7th – Osvaldo Yanez Silva (Mexico)
8th – Johan Sanchez Paz (Bolivia)
9th – Luciano Fiabane Diaz (Chile)
Gold – Brennan Van Hoecke (United States) tech. fall Marco Fernandez Cubas (Peru), 8-0
Bronze – Arnoldo Proboste (Argentina) tech. fall Santiago Pinargote Sornoza (Ecuador), 16-5
Bronze – Rafael Garcia Morales (Puerto Rico) fall Angelo Cafe De Oliveira (Brazil), 2:59
72 kg
Gold – Brett Back (United States)
Silver – Jorge Gomez Garcia (Mexico)
Bronze – Oscar Barrios Rochez (Honduras)
4th – William Pozo Chuquillanqui (Peru)
5th – Victor Soto Rivera (Puerto Rico)
6th – Fernando Ramos Arce (Paraguay)
Gold – Brett Back (United States) fall Jorge Gomez Garcia (Mexico), 1:57
Bronze – Oscar Barrios Rochez (Honduras) tech. fall William Pozo Chuquillanqui (Peru), 8-0
77 kg
Gold – Aydin Rix McElhinney (United States)
Silver – Dario Cubas Castillo (Peru)
Bronze – Matheus Silva De Macedo (Brazil)
4th – Hector Hernandez Castillo (Ecuador)
5th – Oliver Plascencia Estrada (Mexico)
6th – Adrian J Maynard (Barbados)
7th – William Oyola (Argentina)
Gold – Aydin Rix McElhinney (United States) tech. fall Dario Cubas Castillo (Peru), 9-0
Bronze – Matheus Silva De Macedo (Brazil) dec. Hector Hernandez Castillo (Ecuador), 12-8
82 kg
Gold – Arian Khosravy (United States)
Silver – Kevin Olavarria Montilla (Puerto Rico)
Bronze – Valentin Veron (Argentina)
4th – Jesus Castillo Saenz (Peru)
5th – Hector Loera Rojas (Mexico)
Round robin bracket records: Khosravy (4-0), Olavarria Montilla (3-1), Veron (2-2), Castillo Saenz (1-3), Loera Rojas (0-4)
87 kg
Gold – Brian Ruiz Marin (Venezuela)
Silver – Kauan Ferreira Gomes (Brazil)
Bronze – Miguel Vega Salazar (Colombia)
4th – Kenyiro Gonzalez Huaman (Peru)
5th – Nick Nosler (United States)
6th – Eduardo Vega Garcia (Panama)
Gold – Brian Ruiz Marin (Venezuela) tech. fall Kauan Ferreira Gomes (Brazil), 11-3
Bronze – Miguel Vega Salazar (Colombia) dec. Kenyiro Gonzalez Huaman (Peru), 7-4
97 kg
Gold – Dorian Trejo Olguin (Mexico)
Silver – Ricardo Gomez (Argentina)
Bronze – Soren Herzog (United States)
4th – Kyle Santana Oliveira (Brazil)
5th – Alek Ortiz Roman (Puerto Rico)
6th – David Hidalgo Nunez (Peru)
Gold – Dorian Trejo Olguin (Mexico) fall Ricardo Gomez (Argentina), 5:34
Bronze – Soren Herzog (United States) tech. fall Kyle Santana Oliveira (Brazil), 9-0
130 kg
Gold – Aden Attao (United States)
Silver – Jorawar Dhinsa (Canada)
Bronze – Ethan Vergara (Puerto Rico)
4th – Wesley Barros Das Dores (Brazil)
5th – Juan Calderon Molina (Ecuador)
6th – Luis De La Rosa Arteaga (Mexico)
Gold – Aden Attao (United States) fall Jorawar Dhinsa (Canada), 0:42
Bronze – Ethan Vergara (Puerto Rico) tech. fall Wesley Barros Das Dores (Brazil), 11-2
U.S. Greco-Roman Results
55 kg – Isaiah Cortez (Los Banos, Calif./Daniel Cormier WC), Gold
WIN Pedro De Souza Rodrigues (Brazil), tech. fall, 11-3
WIN Adrian Samano (Puerto Rico), fall, 1:19
WIN Mario Choc Choc (Guatemala), fall, 2:21
WIN Marco Garcia Alvarez (Mexico), tech. fall, 10-1
WIN Abel Sanchez Juarez (Peru), tech. fall, 10-1
60 kg – Cory Land (Moody, Ala./Panther WC-RTC), Did not compete
63 kg – Otto Black (Parker, Colo./Colorado Top Team), Gold
WIN Vitor De Medeiros Alves (Brazil), tech. fall, 9-0
WIN Zachary Marrero (Puerto Rico), 2-0
WIN Patrick Rodriguez Quinto (Ecuador), tech. fall, 14-3
67 kg – Brennan Van Hoecke (Naples, Fla./Arkansas RTC), Gold
WIN Santiago Pinargote Sornoza (Ecuador), tech. fall, 9-0
WIN Arnoldo Proboste (Argentina), tech. fall, 8-0
WIN Marco Fernandez Cubas (Peru), tech. fall, 8-0
72 kg – Brett Back (Rudolph, Wis./ Dubuque RTC), Gold
WIN Victor Soto Rivera (Puerto Rico), fall, 4:02
WIN Oscar Barrios Rochez (Honduras), 8-3
WIN William Pozo Chuquillanqui (Peru), fall, 1:45
WIN Jorge Gomez Garcia (Mexico), fall, 1:57
77 kg – Aydin Rix McElhinney (South Berwick, Maine/Northern Colorado WC), Gold
WIN William Oyola (Argentina), tech. fall, 8-0
WIN Oliver Plascencia Estrada (Mexico), tech. fall, 8-0
WIN Dario Cubas Castillo (Peru), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Matheus Silva De Macedo (Brazil), tech. fall, 13-4
WIN Dario Cubas Castillo (Peru), tech. fall, 9-0
82 kg – Arian Khosravy (Woodland Hills, Calif./LAWC/Chaminade), Gold
WIN Valentin Veron (Argentina), tech. fall, 8-0
WIN Hector Loera Rojas (Mexico), tech. fall, 9-0
WIN Kevin Olavarria Montilla (Puerto Rico), tech. fall, 9-0
WIN Jesus Castillo Saenz (Peru), tech. fall, 9-0
87 kg – Nick Nosler (St. Joseph, Ill./Southern Illinois RTC), 5th
LOSS Kauan Ferreira Gomes (Brazil), 3-1
LOSS Brian Ruiz Marin (Venezuela), tech. fall, 9-0
97 kg – Soren Herzog (USAF Academy, Colo./Air Force RTC), Bronze
WIN Alek Ortiz Roman (Puerto Rico), tech. fall, 8-0
WIN Kyle Santana Oliveira (Brazil), tech. fall, 9-1
LOSS Ricardo Gomez (Argentina), tech. fall, 13-2
WIN Kyle Santana Oliveira (Brazil), tech. fall, 9-0
130 kg – Aden Attao (Boise, Idaho/Beaver Dam RTC), Gold
WIN Jorawar Dhinsa (Canada), fall, 1:03
WIN Luis De La Rosa Arteaga (Mexico), tech. fall, 11-0
WIN Wesley Barros Das Dores (Brazil), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Jorawar Dhinsa (Canada), fall, 0:42