U.S. earns eight golds in men’s freestyle, wins team title at U23 Pan American Championships

QUERETARO, Mexico – Team USA continued a successful weekend at the U23 Pan American Championships at Auditorio General José María Arteaga in Queretaro, Mexico, earning eight gold medals in men’s freestyle, as all 10 athletes finished on the podium.

Eight wrestlers claimed gold medals on Saturday evening. Two-time age-group World Champion Luke Lilledahl earned his fourth career Pan American Championships gold, going 4-0. On his way to the finals, Lilledahl outscored his opponents 31-0 with three technical falls as his finals opponent was unable to compete.

Going undefeated in round-robin brackets was Zan Fugitt at 61 kg, John Wiley at 70 kg, Levi Haines at 79 kg and Connor Mirasola at 92 kg. Fugitt picked up two technical falls and a pin in just 43 seconds, while Wiley dominated with four technical falls. Haines went 4-0 with two pins and a technical fall, and Mirasola held a 2-0 record with a pair of 10-0 technical falls.

2024 U23 World Team members Massoma Endene at 97 kg and Lucas Stoddard at 125 kg secured gold on Saturday. Endene held a 3-0 record with a technical fall, a pin in the semifinals, and a decision in the championship match. Stoddard made his way to the top of the podium with a pair of decisions and a pin in less than a minute in the finals. Both were U23 Pan American Championship gold medalists in 2024.

CJ Composto was also 4-0 at 65 kg, with three technical falls and a 14-6 decision in the finals.

Two wrestlers finished with bronze medals on Saturday, Hunter Garvin at 74 kg and Jaxon Smith at 86 kg. Garvin fell in a close quarterfinal match, bouncing back with a 10-0 technical fall in the repechage round. Smith secured bronze with three pins, all in the first period.

Earlier in the tournament, Garvin won gold and was named the outstanding wrestler of the tournament in Greco-Roman.

In total, Team USA went 33-2 in Queretaro, Mexico, with 18 wins by technical fall, eight wins by fall and five wins by decision.

The United States dominated the team race, scoring 205 points. Canada earned 132 points for a runner-up finish, while Cuba followed in third with 100 points. Puerto Rico and Mexico rounded out the top five in the team standings.

Brackets for each style and match-by-match results are available on UWW Arena. Replays of the event can be found at FloWrestling.com.

Team Standings

1 United States, 205 points

2 Canada, 132 points

3 Cuba, 100 points

4 Puerto Rico, 98 points

5 Mexico, 80 points

6 Venezuela, 63 points

7 Dominican Republic, 39 points

8 Peru, 30 points

9 Guatemala, 28 points

10 Brazil, 24 points

57 kg

Gold – Luke Lilledahl (United States)

Silver – Treye Trotman (Canada)

Bronze – Danaury Rivalta Bernaldez (Cuba)

Bronze – Enrique Herrera Huacre (Peru)

5th – Jose Falcon Reyes (Venezuela)

5th – Juan Valerio Delgado (Dominican Republic)

7th – Adrian Samano (Puerto Rico)

8th – Marcelo Sialle Corvalan (Argentina)

9th – Irie Jackson (Jamaica)

10th – Esteban Morales Mayancha (Ecuador)

11th – Jaime Perez Castellanos (Guatemala)

12th – Ronaldo Montoya Castillo (Panama)

13th – Juan Montiel Montiel (Paraguay)

14th – Davi Silva Giovannetti (Brazil)

15th – Ricardo Pena Valencia (Mexico)

Gold – Luke Lilledahl (United States) inj. def. Treye Trotman (Canada)

Bronze – Danaury Rivalta Bernaldez (Cuba) dec. Jose Falcon Reyes (Venezuela), 6-3

Bronze – Enrique Herrera Huacre (Peru) pin Juan Valerio Delgado (Dominican Republic), 2:51

61 kg

Gold – Zan Fugitt (United States)

Silver – Derick Martinez Mateo (Puerto Rico)

Bronze – Diego Jimenez Pinacho (Mexico)

4th – Blayne Helou (Canada)

Round robin bracket records: Fugitt (3-0), Martinez Mateo (2-1), Jimenez Pinacho (0-3), Helou (1-2)

65 kg

Gold – CJ Composto (United States)

Silver – Juset Martinez Deprestre (Cuba)

Bronze – Jose Benites Vasquez (Peru)

Bronze – Victor Parra Roman (Venezuela)

5th – Ismael Ayoub (Puerto Rico)

5th – Diego Peraza Aguilar (Mexico)

7th – Fotis Papadopoulos (Canada)

8th – Jonnathan Perez Castellanos (Guatemala)

9th – Wilfredo Lopez (Panama)

10th – Lisyeuri Acosta Alberto (Dominican Republic)

11th – Matias Munoz Ramirez (Chile)

12th – Benjamin Aguilar Gutierrez (El Salvador)

13th – Matheus Da Luz Barreto (Brazil)

14th – Diego Villalba Pereira (Paraguay)

15th – Alexis Veron (Argentina)

Angel Yong Cabrera (Ecuador)

Gold – CJ Composto (United States) dec. Juset Martinez Deprestre (Cuba), 14-6

Bronze – Jose Benites Vasquez (Peru) dec. Ismael Ayoub (Puerto Rico), 7-5

Bronze – Victor Parra Roman (Venezuela) dec. Diego Peraza Aguilar (Mexico), 8-6

70 kg

Gold – John Wiley (United States)

Silver – Cole Coghill (Canada)

Bronze – Gabriel Sanchez Zepeda (Mexico)

4th – Diego Hernandez Perez (Guatemala)

5th – Royglen Temple Batista (Panama)

6th – Donavan Solorzano Amaya (Honduras)

Round robin bracket records: Wiley (4-0), Coghill (3-1), Sanchez Zepeda (2-2), Hernandez Perez (1-2), Temple Batista (0-2), Solorzano Amaya (0-2)

74 kg

Gold – Orislandy Perdomo Brooks (Cuba)

Silver – Rafael Garcia Morales (Puerto Rico)

Bronze – Tyler Tracy (Jamaica)

Bronze – Hunter Garvin (United States)

5th – Arnoldo Proboste (Argentina)

5th – Jhon Zambrano Encalada (Ecuador)

7th – Mark Schwichtenberg (Canada)

8th – Juan Gomez Hernandez (Dominican Republic)

9th – Hossman Carvajal Rojas (Colombia)

10th – Jose Osorio Lopez (Venezuela)

11th – Joao Maldonado Romero (Paraguay)

12th – Wilfrido Samaniego Quijada (Panama)

13th – Alexander Cusinga Gomez (Peru)

14th – Alonzo Smiley Garcia (Mexico)

15th – Joel Alonso Valdes (Chile)

16th – Kanye M Cumberbatch (Barbados)

17th – Paulo Goncalves Da Silva (Brazil)

Gold – Orislandy Perdomo Brooks (Cuba) pin Rafael Garcia Morales (Puerto Rico), 1:14

Bronze – Tyler Tracy (Jamaica) tech. fall Arnoldo Proboste (Argentina), 16-6

Bronze – Hunter Garvin (United States) inj. def. Jhon Zambrano Encalada (Ecuador)

79 kg

Gold – Levi Haines (United States)

Silver – Jackson Glasgow (Canada)

Bronze – Alan Vera Gomez (Mexico)

4th – Josue Alvarez Sintuj (Guatemala)

5th – Josue Camargo Molina (Colombia)

Round robin bracket records: Haines (3-0), Glasgow (2-1), Vera Gomez (2-1), Alvarez Sintuj (0-2), Camargo Molina (0-3)

86 kg

Gold – Geannis Garzon Tamayo (Cuba)

Silver – Steven Rodriguez Torreyes (Venezuela)

Bronze – Jaxon Smith (United States)

Bronze – Ricardo Salinas (Puerto Rico)

5th – Cesar Ubico Estrada (Guatemala)

5th – Juan Cardozo Ibata (Colombia)

7th – Max Franca Magalhaes De Almeida (Brazil)

8th – Aiden Stevenson (Canada)

9th – Rodolfo Ramirez Pena (Dominican Republic)

10th – Franco Gonzalez Palma (Chile)

11th – Kevin De Leon Trevino (Mexico)

12th – Raymin Hosseini (Paraguay)

13th – Kodi Marshall (Barbados)

14th – Maximo Cabrera (Argentina)

Gold – Geannis Garzon Tamayo (Cuba) dec. Steven Rodriguez Torreyes (Venezuela), 8-0

Bronze – Jaxon Smith (United States) pin Cesar Ubico Estrada (Guatemala), 2:50

Bronze – Ricardo Salinas (Puerto Rico) pin Juan Cardozo Ibata (Colombia), 1:39

92 kg

Gold – Connor Mirasola (United States)

Silver – Joseph De Maio (Canada)

Bronze – Miguel Lavielle Ramirez (Mexico)

Round robin bracket records: Mirasola (2-0), De Maio (1-1), Lavielle Ramirez (0-2)

97 kg

Gold – Massoma Endene (United States)

Silver – Juan Iturriza Ruiz (Mexico)

Bronze – Omogbai Asekomhe (Canada)

Bronze – Darrell Lee Galloso (Cuba)

5th – Jeremy Urrieta Velasquez (Venezuela)

5th – Alek Ortiz Roman (Puerto Rico)

7th – Eduardo Vega Garcia (Panama)

8th – Marcelo Miranda De Sousa (Brazil)

9th – Randall Jimenez Herrera (Costa Rico)

10th – Juan Gabriel Andres (Dominican Republic)

Gold – Massoma Endene (United States) dec. Juan Iturriza Ruiz (Mexico), 15-6

Bronze – Omogbai Asekomhe (Canada) tech. fall Jeremy Urrieta Velasquez (Venezuela), 10-0

Bronze – Darrell Lee Galloso (Cuba) tech. fall Alek Ortiz Roman (Puerto Rico), 10-0

125 kg

Gold – Lucas Stoddard (United States)

Silver – Roger Li (Canada)

Bronze – Victor Perez Genere (Dominican Republic)

Bronze – Ethan Vergara (Puerto Rico)

5th – Gabriel De Sousa Silva (Brazil)

6th – Jaydon M Alleyne (Barbados)

7th – Nicolas Santacruz Rabago (Mexico)

8th – Jami Grueso Nunez (Venezuela)

9th – Ivan Gomez Piris (Paraguay)

10th – Gabriel Lee Skinner (Panama)

Jaime Lobios Hernandez (Cuba)

Gold – Lucas Stoddard (United States) pin Roger Li (Canada), 1:26

Bronze – Victor Perez Genere (Dominican Republic) over Jaime Lobios Hernandez (Cuba)

Bronze – Ethan Vergara (Puerto Rico) tech. fall Gabriel De Sousa Silva (Brazil), 10-0

57 kg – Luke Lilledahl (Saint Charles, Mo./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC), gold medalist

WIN Ricardo Pena Valencia (Mexico), tech. fall 10-0

WIN Danaury Rivalta Bernaldez (Cuba), tech. fall 11-0

WIN Jose Falcon Reyes (Venezuela), tech. fall 10-0

WIN Treye Trotman (Canada), inj. def.

61 kg – Zan Fugitt (Nixa, Mo./Wisconsin RTC), gold medalist

WIN Blayne Helou (Canada), tech. fall 12-0

WIN Diego Jimenez Pinacho (Mexico), fall 0:43

WIN Derick Martinez Mateo (Puerto Rico), tech. fall 10-0

65 kg – CJ Composto (Westfield, N.J./Pennsylvania RTC),

WIN Alexis Veron (Argentina), tech. fall 10-0

WIN Victor Parra Roman (Venezuela), tech. fall 11-1

WIN Diego Peraza Aguilar (Mexico), tech. fall 10-0

WIN Juset Martinez Deprestre (Cuba), dec. 14-6

70 kg – John Wiley (Mustang, Okla./Oklahoma RTC), gold medalist

WIN Donavan Solorzano Amaya (Honduras), tech. fall 10-0

WIN Diego Hernandez Perez (Guatemala), tech. fall 10-0

WIN Gabriel Sanchez Zepeda (Mexico), tech. fall 11-1

WIN Cole Coghill (Canada), tech. fall 10-0

74 kg – Hunter Garvin (North Liberty, Iowa/California RTC), bronze medalist

WIN Alonzo Smiley Garcia (Mexico), tech. fall 10-0

LOSS Orislandy Perdomo Brooks (Cuba), dec. 13-11

WIN Paulo Goncalves Da Silva (Brazil), tech. fall 10-0

WIN Jhon Zambrano Encalada (Ecuador), inj. def.

79 kg – Levi Haines (Arendtsville, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC), gold medalist

WIN Josue Camargo Molina (Colombia), fall 0:28

WIN Jackson Deen Glasgow (Canada), fall 1:06

WIN Josue Alvarez Sintuj (Guatemala), inj. def.

WIN Alan Vera Gomez (Mexico), tech. fall 11-0

86 kg – Jaxon Smith (Acworth, Ga./DMV RTC), bronze medalist

WIN Kevin De Leon Trevino (Mexico), fall 1:46

WIN Franco Gonzalez Palma (Chile), fall 0:58

LOSS Steven Rodriguez Torreyes (Venezuela), dec. 4-2

WIN Cesar Ubico Estrada (Guatemala), fall 1:39

92 kg – Connor Mirasola (Jackson, Wis./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC), gold medalist

WIN Joseph De Maio (Canada), tech. fall 10-0

WIN Miguel Lavielle Ramirez (Mexico), tech. fall 10-0

97 kg – Massoma Endene (Waverly, Iowa/Burg Training Center), gold medalist

WIN Alek Ortiz Roman (Puerto Rico), tech. fall 10-0

WIN Darrell Lee Galloso (Cuba), fall 4:52

WIN Juan Iturriza Ruiz (Mexico), dec. 15-6

125 kg – Lucas Stoddard (Chardon, Ohio/West Point WC), gold medalist

WIN Ethan Vergara (Puerto Rico), dec. 4-0

WIN Gabriel De Sousa Silva (Brazil), dec. 13-4

WIN Roger Li (Canada), 1:26