U23 Pan American Championships team set to compete in Rionegro, Colombia, June 21-22

The group of 30 athletes that will compete at the U23 Pan American Championships in Rionegro, Colombia, later this month has been set. The event is slated to take place on June 21-22, with Greco-Roman competition and half of the Women’s freestyle competition on Friday, while Men’s freestyle and the remaining five Women’s freestyle weight classes to compete on Saturday. The two-day tournament will be held at the Coliseo Iván Ramiro Córdoba in Rionegro.

In Men's freestyle and Greco-Roman, the winners from the U23 Nationals in Geneva, Ohio, had the opportunity of securing the first spots on the team. This selection process continued down to the first through eighth place finishers at the tournament. The Women's freestyle team was determined at the Women's Nationals in early April in Spokane, Washington, where the top athletes earned their places on the team.

For more information on the team selection process for the U23 Pan American Championships, visit Paths to the Podium. The U23 Pan American Championships will be broadcast live on FloWrestling.

Men’s freestyle roster

57 kg: Charlie Farmer (Coal Valley, Ill./West Point WC)

61 kg: Kurtis Phipps (Irwin, Pa./Buffalo Valley RTC)

65 kg: Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven, Pa./Sunkist Kids WC)

70 kg: Daniel Cardenas (Westminster, Colo./Bear Cave WC)

74 kg: Cael Swensen (Plymouth, Minn./Jackrabbit WC)

79 kg: Clayton Whiting (Oconto, Wis./Gopher WC-RTC)

86 kg: John Gunderson (Baraboo, Wis./Panther WC RTC)

92 kg: Levi Hopkins (Palmer, Ala./ Buies Creek WC)

97 kg: Massoma Endene (Waverly, Iowa/Burg Training Center)

125 kg: Lucas Stoddard (Chardon, Ohio/West Point WC)

Coach: Joe Russell

Personal Coach: Tyler Smith

Personal Coach: Scott Green

Personal Coach: Tony Cassioppi

Personal Coach: Chance Marsteller

Personal Coach: Cam Simaz

Women’s Freestyle Roster

50 kg: Heather Crull (Richmond, Ind./Northeastern WC)

53 kg: Elena Ivaldi (Rocklin, Calif.)

55 kg: Montana Delawder (Gettysburg, Pa./Team Pennsylvania)

57 kg: Sofia Macaluso (Otisville, N.Y./West Point WC)

59 kg: Skye Realin (Mililani, Hawaii/Grapplers HI)

62 kg: Adaugo Nwachukwu (Fountain, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP)

65 kg: Aine Drury (Westminster, Calif.)

68 kg: Brooklyn Hays (Lindon, Utah)

72 kg: Jasmine Robinson (Allen, Texas/U.S. Army WCAP)

76 kg: Tristan Kelly (Erie, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP)

Coach: Katie Kriebel

Personal Coach: Todd Crull

Personal Coach: Heath Macaluso

Personal Coach: Bruce Robinson

Personal Coach: Jon Perreira

Greco-Roman Roster

55 kg: Billy Sullivan (Las Vegas, Nev./U.S. Army WCAP)

60 kg: Jakason Burks (Omaha, Neb./MWC Wrestling Academy)

63 kg: Jonathan Gurule (Peralta, N.M./NMU-National Training Center)

67 kg: Hunter Lewis (Clayton, N.C./Wolfpack WC)

72 kg: Justus Scott (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP)

77 kg: Brendon Abdon (Lakeland, Fla./Arkansas RTC)

82 kg: Beka Melelashvili (Philadelphia, Pa./New York AC)

87 kg: Tyson Beauperthuy (Colorado Springs, Colo.)

97 kg: Michael Altomer (Stuyvesant, N.Y./New York AC/Curby 3 Style WC)

130 kg: Keith Miley (Little Rock, Ark./Arkansas RTC)

Coach: Cheney Haight

Personal Coach: Zac Dominguez

Personal Coach: Dana Vote

Personal Coach: Bill Sullivan

ATC: Bruce Ferratt

Officials: Cliff Ramos

Officials: Jason Salley

Officials: Yaroslaw Petryna

Officials: Paul Kruggel

*All times are local to Rionegro, Colombia, one hour behind US Eastern time.

Friday, June 21

10 a.m. – Qualification Rounds and Repechage (Greco-Roman 55 kg, 60 kg, 63 kg, 67 kg, 72 kg, 77 kg, 82 kg, 87 kg, 97 kg, 130 kg, Women’s freestyle 53 kg, 57 kg, 62 kg, 68 kg, 76 kg)

5 p.m. – Finals (Greco-Roman 55 kg, 60 kg, 63 kg, 67 kg, 72 kg, 77 kg, 82 kg, 87 kg, 97 kg, 130 kg, Women’s freestyle 53 kg, 57 kg, 62 kg, 68 kg, 76 kg)

Saturday, June 22

10 a.m. – Qualification Rounds and Repechage (Men’s freestyle 57 kg, 61 kg, 65 kg, 70 kg, 74 kg, 79 kg, 86 kg, 92 kg, 97 kg, 125 kg, Women’s freestyle 50 kg, 55 kg, 59 kg, 65 kg, 72 kg)