The U.S. men’s freestyle team poses after the U20 Pan American Championships.
U.S. sweeps all 10 men’s freestyle golds, Mirasola awarded Golden Boot to wrap U20 Pan American Championships
by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
LIMA, Peru – Team USA imposed its will on the final day of the U20 Pan American Championships at Villa Deportiva Nacional in Lima, Peru, sweeping all 10 gold medals in men’s freestyle wrestling.
A pair of U20 World medalists led the U.S. charge by earning repeat bids. U20 World finalist and U17 World champion Luke Lilledahl posted three 10-0 technical falls at 57 kg to pick up his third Pan American freestyle title, and second-straight at the U20 level. 2023 U20 World bronze medalist Camden McDanel also went the 10-0 tech route in each of his three contested bouts to claim his second-consecutive gold at 97 kg.
Earning the Golden Boot award as the tournament’s outstanding wrestler was 92 kg champion Connor Mirasola. He defeated every wrestler in his six-man round-robin bracket by way of technical fall without giving up a point, outscoring his opponents by a combined 51-0 score. Mirasola didn’t have a match extend beyond the first period.
Four more Americans navigated to gold medals by notching all bonus-point wins without surrendering a match point—William Dekraker at 61 kg, PJ Duke at 70 kg, Ladarion Lockett at 74 kg and Aeoden Sinclair at 86 kg. The quartet combined to wrestle 14 matches, earned 14 technical falls and outscored the opposition 143-0. Lockett and Sinclair were members of last year’s U17 World Team where Lockett became a World champion at 71 kg and Sinclair placed eighth at 92 kg.
2021 U17 World champion Bo Bassett posted a pin and two technical falls on his way to the 65 kg title. He defeated Mexico’s Diego Peraza Aguilar, 11-1, in the gold medal match. Bassett also holds a Pan American title from the U17 age division.
Two-time U17 World bronze medalist Zack Ryder and 2023 U17 World Team member in Greco-Roman Nicholas Sahakian also brought home gold medals for Team USA. Ryder went 4-0 at 79 kg with three technical falls and a decision, without giving up a point, on his way to gold. Sahakian went 4-0 with a pin, a pair of technical falls, and a 12-7 decision over Mexico’s Nicolas Santacruz Rabago to cement his place atop the podium.
All told, the U.S. men gathered a 37-0 combined record with two victories by pin, 32 by technical fall, two by decision and one by forfeit. Eight-of-10 Americans went unscored upon throughout the event.
Team USA pitched a perfect score in the team standings at 250 points to take the title. Canada finished in second place with 127 team points. Brazil rounded out the top three with 114 team points.
Lilledahl, Bassett, Duke, Lockett, Ryder and Mirasola will all represent the U.S. at the U20 World Championships this September in Pontevedra, Spain.
Complete brackets and match-by-match results from the U20 Pan American Championships are available on UWW Arena. Archived matches of the event can be found at FloWrestling.com.
2024 U20 Pan American Championships | July 11-13, Lima, Peru
Men’s Freestyle Results
Team Standings
1. United States, 250
2. Canada, 127
3. Brazil, 114
4. Puerto Rico, 109
5. Mexico, 93
6. Peru, 80
7. Ecuador, 56
8. Jamaica, 44
9. Colombia, 43
10. Argentina, 43
57 kg
Gold – Luke Lilledahl (United States)
Silver – Ethan Rivera (Puerto Rico)
Bronze – Irie Jackson (Jamaica)
Bronze – Caio Duarte Aron (Brazil)
5th – Ricardo Pena Valencia (Mexico)
5th – Rafael Quinones Diaz (Peru)
7th – Geraldo Ibarra Caicedo (Ecuador)
8th – Jaime Perez Castellanos (Guatemala)
9th – Matteo Romano (Canada)
10th – Jonathan Bethancourt Morales (Panama)
Gold – Luke Lilledahl (United States) tech. fall Ethan Rivera (Puerto Rico), 10-0
Bronze – Irie Jackson (Jamaica) dec. Ricardo Pena Valencia (Mexico), 10-8
Bronze – Caio Duarte Aron (Brazil) tech. fall Rafael Quinones Diaz (Peru), 16-4
61 kg
Gold – William Dekraker (United States)
Silver – Benjamin Souza Zuckerman (Brazil)
Bronze – Jacob Brunner (Puerto Rico)
Bronze – Blayne Helou (Canada)
5th – Pedro Toribio Torres (Peru)
5th – Angel Yong Cabrera (Ecuador)
7th – Duvan Garcia Munoz (Colombia)
8th – Ronaldo Montoya Castillo (Panama)
9th – Pablo De Vidts Saez (Chile)
10th – Manuel Serrano Vargas (Mexico)
Gold – William Dekraker (United States) tech. fall Benjamin Souza Zuckerman (Brazil), 10-0
Bronze – Jacob Brunner (Puerto Rico) dec. Pedro Toribio Torres (Peru), 7-2
Bronze – Blayne Helou (Canada) tech. fall Angel Yong Cabrera (Ecuador), 14-3
65 kg
Gold – Bo Bassett (United States)
Silver – Diego Peraza Aguilar (Mexico)
Bronze – Rafael Garcia Morales (Puerto Rico)
Bronze – Arnoldo Proboste (Argentina)
5th – Wenzo Nogueira Da Silva (Brazil)
5th – Edwin Allain Miranda (Peru)
7th – Nathan Hunyady (Canada)
8th – Marck Gudino Tunon (Panama)
9th – Kevin Pereira (Paraguay)
10th – Fernando Saldarriaga Velasquez (Ecuador)
Gold – Bo Bassett (United States) tech. fall Diego Peraza Aguilar (Mexico), 11-1
Bronze – Rafael Garcia Morales (Puerto Rico) tech. fall Wenzo Nogueira Da Silva (Brazil), 12-2
Bronze – Arnoldo Proboste (Argentina) dec. Edwin Allain Miranda (Peru), 14-7
70 kg
Gold – PJ Duke (United States)
Silver – Tyler Tracy (Jamaica)
Bronze – Jean Torres Torres (Colombia)
Bronze – Sehajpal Sidhu (Canada)
5th – Santiago Pinargote Sornoza (Ecuador)
5th – Johan Sanchez Paz (Bolivia)
7th – Fernando Ramos Arce (Paraguay)
8th – Robert Condor Calle (Peru)
Gold – PJ Duke (United States) tech. fall Tyler Tracy (Jamaica), 10-0
Bronze – Jean Torres Torres (Colombia) tech. fall Santiago Pinargote Sornoza (Ecuador), 11-0
Bronze – Sehajpal Sidhu (Canada) tech. fall Johan Sanchez Paz (Bolivia), 10-0
74 kg
Gold – Ladarion Lockett (United States)
Silver – Paulo Goncalves Da Silva (Brazil)
Bronze – William Kennedy (Canada)
Bronze – Alexander Cusinga Gomez (Peru)
5th – Sixto Garcia Mina (Ecuador)
5th – Roberto Martinez Armenta (Mexico)
7th – William Oyola (Argentina)
8th – Daniel Ward (Puerto Rico)
Gold – Ladarion Lockett (United States) tech. fall Paulo Goncalves Da Silva (Brazil), 10-0
Bronze – William Kennedy (Canada) tech. fall Sixto Garcia Mina (Ecuador), 14-4
Bronze – Alexander Cusinga Gomez (Peru) tech. fall Roberto Martinez Armenta (Mexico), 11-1
79 kg
Gold – Zack Ryder (United States)
Silver – Kevin Olavarria Montilla (Puerto Rico)
Bronze – Leandro Araujo (Brazil)
Bronze – Enrique Olvera Rodriguez (Mexico)
5th – Dario Cubas Castillo (Peru)
5th – Adrian J Maynard (Brazil)
7th – Valentin Veron (Argentina)
8th – Hector Hernandez Castillo (Ecuador)
Gold – Zack Ryder (United States) tech. fall Kevin Olavarria Montilla (Puerto Rico), 10-0
Bronze – Leandro Araujo (Brazil) tech. fall Dario Cubas Castillo (Peru), 11-0
Bronze – Enrique Olvera Rodriguez (Mexico) fall Adrian J Maynard (Brazil), 2:44
86 kg
Gold – Aeoden Sinclair (United States)
Silver – Juan Cardozo Ibata (Colombia)
Bronze – Rohit Bal (Canada)
4th – Angel Encinas Mundo (Mexico)
5th – Marciel Martinez Goncalves (Brazil)
6th – Eduardo Vega Garcia (Panama)
Gold – Aeoden Sinclair (United States) tech. fall Juan Cardozo Ibata (Colombia), 10-0
Bronze – Rohit Bal (Canada) tech. fall Angel Encinas Mundo (Mexico), 10-0
92 kg
Gold – Connor Mirasola (United States)
Silver – Brian Ruiz Marin (Venezuela)
Bronze – Zaurbek Arsagov (Canada)
4th – Alan Perez Uribe (Mexico)
5th – Rafael Abrahams Delgado (Puerto Rico)
6th – David Hildago Nunez (Peru)
Gold – Connor Mirasola (United States) tech. fall Brian Ruiz Marin (Venezuela), 10-0
Bronze – Zaurbek Arsagov (Canada) tech. fall Alan Perez Uribe (Mexico), 12-0
97 kg
Gold – Camden McDanel (United States)
Silver – Tejvir Dhinsa (Canada)
Bronze – Kyle Santana Oliveira (Brazil)
4th – Gabriel Garibaldi (Argentina)
5th – Mikel Calmet Galvez (Peru)
6th – Richard Alexander (Jamaica)
7th – Alek Ortiz Roman (Puerto Rico)
Gold – Camden McDanel (United States) tech. fall Tejvir Dhinsa (Canada), 10-0
Bronze – Kyle Santana Oliveira (Brazil) fall Gabriel Garibaldi (Argentina), 0:42
125 kg
Gold – Nicholas Sahakian (United States)
Silver – Omogbai Asekomhe (Canada)
Bronze – Ethan Vergara (Puerto Rico)
4th – Nicolas Santacruz Rabago (Mexico)
5th – Ibrack Angulo Castillo (Ecuador)
6th – Wesley Barros Das Dores (Brazil)
Gold – Nicholas Sahakian (United States) tech. fall Omogbai Asekomhe (Canada), 12-2
Bronze – Ethan Vergara (Puerto Rico) fall Nicolas Santacruz Rabago (Mexico), 4:00
U.S. Men’s Freestyle Results
57 kg – Luke Lilledahl (Saint Charles, Mo./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC), Gold
WIN Ricardo Pena Valencia (Mexico), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Irie Jackson (Jamaica), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Ethan Rivera (Puerto Rico), tech. fall, 10-0
61 kg – William Dekraker (Warrenton, Va./Integrity WC), Gold
WIN Pedro Toribio Torres (Peru), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Santiago Insaurralde Roca (Bolivia), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Jacob Brunner (Puerto Rico), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Benjamin Souza Zuckerman (Brazil), tech. fall, 10-0
65 kg – Bo Bassett (Windber, Pa./Bishop McCort), Gold
WIN Wenzo Nogueira Da Silva (Brazil), fall, 0:53
WIN Rafael Garcia Morales (Puerto Rico), tech. fall, 12-1
WIN Diego Peraza Aguilar (Mexico), tech. fall, 11-1
70 kg – PJ Duke (Slate Hill, N.Y./KD Training Center), Gold
WIN Santiago Pinargote Sornoza (Ecuador), tech. fall, 13-0
WIN Jean Torres Torres (Colombia), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Tyler Tracy (Jamaica), tech. fall, 10-0
74 kg – Ladarion Lockett (Stillwater, Okla./Cowboy RTC), Gold
WIN Sixto Garcia Mina (Ecuador), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN William Kennedy (Canada), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Paulo Goncalves Da Silva (Brazil), tech. fall, 10-0
79 kg – Zack Ryder (Westtown, N.Y./M2 Training Center), Gold
WIN Hector Hernandez Castillo (Ecuador), tech. fall, 11-0
WIN Leandro Araujo (Brazil), 8-0
WIN Dario Cubas Castillo (Peru), tech. fall, 11-0
WIN Kevin Olavarria Montilla (Puerto Rico), tech. fall, 10-0
86 kg – Aeoden Sinclair (Edgerton, Wis./Askren Wrestling Academy), Gold
WIN Marciel Martinez Goncalves (Brazil), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Rohit Bal (Canada), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Angel Encinas Mundo (Mexico), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Juan Cardozo Ibata (Colombia), tech. fall, 10-0
92 kg – Connor Mirasola (Jackson, Wis./Askren Wrestling Academy), Gold
WIN David Hildago Nunez (Peru), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Alan Perez Uribe (Mexico), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Rafael Abrahams Delgado (Puerto Rico), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Zaurbek Arsagov (Canada), tech. fall, 11-0
WIN Brian Ruiz Marin (Venezuela), tech. fall, 10-0
97 kg – Camden McDanel (Circleville, Ohio/Nebraska WTC), Gold
WIN Alek Ortiz Roman (Puerto Rico), forfeit
WIN Tejvir Dhinsa (Canada), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Gabriel Garibaldi (Argentina), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Tejvir Dhinsa (Canada), tech. fall, 10-0
125 kg – Nicholas Sahakian (Sherman Oaks, Calif./Sunkist Kids Monster Garage), Gold
WIN Ibrack Angulo Castillo (Ecuador), tech. fall, 11-0
WIN Omogbai Asekomhe (Canada), fall, 2:44
WIN Nicolas Santacruz Rabago (Mexico), 12-7
WIN Omogbai Asekomhe (Canada), tech. fall, 12-2