The U.S. women’s freestyle team poses after the U20 Pan American Championships.
U.S. wins eight women’s freestyle golds, 10-for-10 on medals at U20 Pan American Championships
by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
LIMA, Peru – Team USA continued its hot streak at the U20 Pan American Championships boasting eight champions and 10 total medalists in women’s freestyle on Friday at Lima’s Villa Deportiva Nacional.
Returning champion Ella Schmit went back-to-back with a picturesque performance at 65 kg to spearhead the U.S. effort. The Iowa Hawkeye college star picked up two pins and two shutout technical falls on her way to the gold medal. She stuck Mexico’s Michelle Olea Ruiz at the 1:06 mark of the championship bout to punctuate her day.
The most dominant performance of the tournament goes to 76 kg champion Kalila Shrive, who went four-for-four on pins without surrendering a single match point to her opposition. Her fastest fall came in 19-seconds against Brazil’s Maria De Almeida Dos Santos. Notably, she wound up pinning silver medalist Rupinder Johal of Canada twice on Friday, the first occurrence in her opening bout at the 1:25 mark and the second time for the gold medal in 4:58.
Two more U.S. athletes impressively won every match with bonus points—Julianna Ocampo at 59 kg and Aubre Krazer at 59 kg. Also claiming gold medals for Team USA were Clare Booe at 53 kg, Everest Leydecker at 57 kg, Destiny Rodriguez at 68 kg and Shannon Workinger at 72 kg.
The U.S. picked up a pair of additional podium finishes to complete a 10-for-10 medal haul in women’s freestyle. 2019 U17 World silver medalist Skylar Hattendorf went 2-2 at 62 kg to end up with the silver medal in round robin play. Colorado native Janessa George rebounded from an opening round loss to wrestle back for bronze at 55 kg.
All told, the U.S. women gathered a 30-4 combined record with 19 victories by pin and six by technical fall.
Team USA cruised to the team title with 235 team points. Mexico finished in second place with 164 team points. Canada rounded out the top three with 120 team points.
The tournament resumes at 10 a.m. local time tomorrow with the men’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
Women’s Freestyle Results
Team Standings
1. United States, 235
2. Mexico, 164
3. Canada, 120
4. Ecuador, 105
5. Peru, 101
6. Puerto Rico, 88
7. Brazil, 77
8. Panama, 40
9. Colombia, 40
10. Argentina, 36
50 kg
Gold – Julianna Ocampo (United States)
Silver – Yorlenis Moran Sanchez (Panama)
Bronze – Vicky Leon Gomez (Ecuador)
Bronze – Maia Cabrera (Argentina)
5th – Natalia Perdomo Culma (Colombia)
5th – Ana Santos Do Prado Silva (Brazil)
7th – Montserrat Hernandez Gomez (Mexico)
8th – Anett Huaman Mallqui (Peru)
9th – Montserrat Umana Perez (Chile)
Gold – Julianna Ocampo (United States) fall Yorlenis Moran Sanchez (Panama), 2:46
Bronze – Vicky Leon Gomez (Ecuador) dec. Natalia Perdomo Culma (Colombia), 6-2
Bronze – Maia Cabrera (Argentina) tech. fall Ana Santos Do Prado Silva (Brazil), 10-0
53 kg
Gold – Clare Booe (United States)
Silver – Yusneiry Agrazal West (Panama)
Bronze – Shammilka Miranda Diaz (Puerto Rico)
Bronze – Jelissa Hernandez Gomez (Mexico)
5th – Daniela Moreno Capera (Colombia)
5th – Emilly Dos Santos Ferreira (Brazil)
7th – Sierra Mullin (Canada)
8th – Cindell Casusol Casas (Peru)
9th – Dariana Yunapanta Valencia (Ecuador)
Gold – Clare Booe (United States) fall Yusneiry Agrazal West (Panama), 2:40
Bronze – Shammilka Miranda Diaz (Puerto Rico) fall Daniela Moreno Capera (Colombia), 4:19
Bronze – Jelissa Hernandez Gomez (Mexico) fall Emilly Dos Santos Ferreira (Brazil), 0:20
55 kg
Gold – Madisyn Grof (Canada)
Silver – Josefina Ramirez Duarte (Mexico)
Bronze – Janessa George (United States)
Bronze – Lilia Gutama Chunir (Ecuador)
5th – Ariana Saenz Abanto (Peru)
5th – Ana Ramirez Barralaga (Honduras)
7th – Tilly Kakuk (Puerto Rico)
8th – Ingrid Rodriguez Rodriguez (Paraguay)
Gold – Madisyn Grof (Canada) tech. fall Josefina Ramirez Duarte (Mexico), 10-0
Bronze – Janessa George (United States) fall Ariana Saenz Abanto (Peru), 2:08
Bronze – Lilia Gutama Chunir (Ecuador) tech. fall Ana Ramirez Barralaga (Honduras), 10-0
57 kg
Gold – Everest Leydecker (United States)
Silver – Bertha Rojas Chavez (Mexico)
Bronze – Eliana White Vega (Puerto Rico)
Bronze – Karla Gruezo Ortiz (Ecuador)
5th – Ella Finding (Canada)
5th – Karla Paico Quispe (Peru)
7th – Thaina Anibal Ribeiro (Brazil)
8th – Shara Suarez Baquero (Colombia)
Gold – Everest Leydecker (United States) dec. Bertha Rojas Chavez (Mexico), 16-9
Bronze – Eliana White Vega (Puerto Rico) fall Ella Finding (Canada), 0:58
Bronze – Karla Gruezo Ortiz (Ecuador) dec. Karla Paico Quispe (Peru), 4-2
59 kg
Gold – Aubre Krazer (United States)
Silver – Leonela Gruezo Ortiz (Ecuador)
Bronze – Paula Leon Adriano (Mexico)
Bronze – Camila Roa Ortega (Peru)
5th – Alexa Cuero Cuadrado (Colombia)
5th – Ashton Senko (Canada)
7th – Ruth Jimenez Batista (Puerto Rico)
8th – Allison Valdez Obando (Guatemala)
Gold – Aubre Krazer (United States) tech. fall Leonela Gruezo Ortiz (Ecuador), 11-1
Bronze – Paula Leon Adriano (Mexico) forfeit Alexa Cuero Cuadrado (Colombia)
Bronze – Camila Roa Ortega (Peru) fall Ashton Senko (Canada), 5:58
62 kg
Gold – Melanie Jimenez Villalba (Mexico)
Silver – Skylar Hattendorf (United States)
Bronze – Mayara Ramos Pereira (Brazil)
4th – Leiddy Acuna Penaranda (Ecuador)
5th – Carina Giangeruso (Puerto Rico)
6th – Valentina Garro Gonzales (Peru)
Gold – Melanie Jimenez Villalba (Mexico) dec. Skylar Hattendorf (United States), 4-1
Bronze – Mayara Ramos Pereira (Brazil) dec. Leiddy Acuna Penaranda (Ecuador), 10-7
65 kg
Gold – Ella Schmit (United States)
Silver – Michelle Olea Ruiz (Mexico)
Bronze – Sheyla Pedragas Moreno (Peru)
4th – Prabhleen Randhawa (Canada)
5th – Leticia Goncalves Reis (Brazil)
6th – Martina Godoy Corvalan (Chile)
7th – Ana Torres Cardona (Puerto Rico)
Gold – Ella Schmit (United States) fall Michelle Olea Ruiz (Mexico), 1:06
Bronze – Sheyla Pedragas Moreno (Peru) dec. Prabhleen Randhawa (Canada), 7-4
68 kg
Gold – Destiny Rodriguez (United States)
Silver – Vanessa Keefe (Canada)
Bronze – Thais Tertuliano Sales (Brazil)
4th – Leidy Hurtado Valencia (Ecuador)
5th – Leyla Mallqui Hinostroza (Peru)
6th – Debanhi Tapia Garcia (Mexico)
Gold – Destiny Rodriguez (United States) fall Vanessa Keefe (Canada), 4:35
Bronze – Thais Tertuliano Sales (Brazil) tech. fall Leidy Hurtado Valencia (Ecuador), 10-0
72 kg
Gold – Shannon Workinger (United States)
Silver – Edna Jimenez Villalba (Mexico)
Bronze – Tehani Blais (Canada)
4th – Mariana Quinonez Angulo (Ecuador)
5th – Monica Purizaga Ortiz (Peru)
6th – Zaira Aponte Soto (Puerto Rico)
Gold – Shannon Workinger (United States) dec. Edna Jimenez Villalba (Mexico), 6-1
Bronze – Tehani Blais (Canada) fall Mariana Quinonez Angulo (Ecuador), 2:23
76 kg
Gold – Kalila Shrive (United States)
Silver – Rupinder Johal (Canada)
Bronze – Paola Rodriguez Guzman (Puerto Rico)
4th – Karime Cortes Resendiz (Mexico)
5th – Aomi Riques Morales (Peru)
6th – Maria De Almeida Dos Santos (Brazil)
Gold – Kalila Shrive (United States) fall Rupinder Johal (Canada) 4:58
Bronze – Paola Rodriguez Guzman (Puerto Rico) fall Karime Cortes Resendiz (Mexico), 2:09
U.S. Women’s Freestyle Results
50 kg – Julianna Ocampo (Fort Wayne, Ind./Beast Mode WC), Gold
WIN Vicky Leon Gomez (Ecuador), fall, 1:41
WIN Natalia Perdomo Culma (Colombia), tech. fall, 12-1
WIN Yorlenis Moran Sanchez (Panama), fall, 2:46
53 kg – Clare Booe (Tarpon Springs, Fla./Wyoming Seminary WC), Gold
WIN Daniela Moreno Capera (Colombia), fall, 2:07
WIN Shammilka Miranda Diaz (Puerto Rico), dec. 8-1
WIN Yusneiry Agrazal West (Panama), fall, 2:40
55 kg – Janessa George (Littleton, Colo./Chatfield WC), Bronze
LOSS Josefina Ramirez Duarte (Mexico), 9-3
WIN Ariana Saenz Abanto (Peru), fall, 2:08
57 kg – Everest Leydecker (Phoenix, Ariz./Thorobred WC), Gold
WIN Ella Finding (Canada), tech. fall, 12-0
WIN Eliana White Vega (Puerto Rico), tech. fall, 11-0
WIN Bertha Rojas Chavez (Mexico), 16-9
59 kg – Aubre Krazer (Easton, Pa.), Gold
WIN Paula Leon Adriano (Mexico), fall, 5:59
WIN Alexa Cuero Cuadrado (Colombia), fall, 1:05
WIN Leonela Gruezo Ortiz (Ecuador), tech. fall, 11-1
62 kg – Skylar Hattendorf (Hooksett, N.H./New York AC), Silver
LOSS Melanie Jimenez Villalba (Mexico), tech. fall, 11-0
WIN Carina Giangeruso (Puerto Rico), fall, 1:22
WIN Mayara Ramos Pereira (Brazil), fall, 2:12
LOSS Melanie Jimenez Villalba (Mexico), 4-1
65 kg – Ella Schmit (Bettendorf, Iowa/Iowa Women’s WC), Gold
WIN Michelle Olea Ruiz (Mexico), fall, 1:24
WIN Ana Torres Cardona (Puerto Rico), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Sheyla Pedragas Moreno (Peru), tech. fall, 11-0
WIN Michelle Olea Ruiz (Mexico), fall, 1:06
68 kg – Destiny Rodriguez (West Linn, Ore./Bearcat WC), Gold
WIN Debanhi Tapia Garcia (Mexico), 5-0
LOSS Vanessa Keefe (Canada), fall, 3:53
WIN Thais Tertuliano Sales (Brazil), fall, 4:55
WIN Vanessa Keefe (Canada), fall, 4:35
72 kg – Shannon Workinger (Quincy, Wash./Menlo WC), Gold
WIN Monica Purizaga Ortiz (Peru), fall, 0:34
WIN Edna Jimenez Villalba (Mexico), 3-2
WIN Mariana Quinonez Angulo (Ecuador), fall, 0:50
WIN Edna Jimenez Villalba (Mexico), 6-1
76 kg – Kalila Shrive (Tracy, Calif./Menlo WC), Gold
WIN Rupinder Johal (Canada), fall, 1:25
WIN Maria De Almeida Dos Santos (Brazil), fall, 0:19
WIN Paola Rodriguez Guzman (Puerto Rico), fall, 0:34
WIN Rupinder Johal (Canada), fall, 4:58
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