Updated: U.S. receives draw in all three disciplines at the Pan American Championships in Argentina

Four-time World champion Kyle Dake will compete at 74 kg at the Pan American Championships. Photo by Tony Rotundo, Wrestlers Are Warriors

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – The draws have been completed for all three disciplines for the Pan American Senior Championships, which begins tomorrow with the start of Greco-Roman.

The U.S. Greco-Roman Pan American team, which competes May 3-4, will feature seven of the 10 athletes who won 2023 U.S. Open titles in Greco-Roman. The team will include five athletes who are past U.S. Senior World Team members: Dalton Roberts (60 kg), Kamal Bey (77 kg), Spencer Woods (82 kg), Alan Vera (87 kg) and Josef Rau (97 kg).

The U.S. Women’s Freestyle Pan American team, which will compete May 4-5, has six 2022 World medalists on the roster, all who accepted their berth on the team: 2022 World champions Dom Parrish (53 kg) and Amit Elor (72 kg), 2022 World silver medalists Helen Maroulis (57 kg) and Kayla Miracle (62 kg) and 2022 World bronze medalists Sarah Hildebrandt (50 kg) and Mallory Velte (65 kg). In addition, 2021 World bronze medalist Forrest Molinari (68 kg) is competing.

The U.S. Men’s Freestyle Pan American team, which competes May 5-6, will feature six 2022 Senior World medalists, all who accepted their berth on the team: 2022 World champions Kyle Dake (74 kg), Jordan Burroughs (79 kg) and Kyle Snyder (97 kg) plus 2022 World silver medalists Thomas Gilman (57 kg), Yianni Diakomihalis (65 kg) and Zain Retherford (70 kg).

The 2023 Pan American Championships is the final qualifying event for the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. The USA must still qualify athletes in four weight classes: Greco-Roman 67 kg, Greco-Roman 87 kg, Greco-Roman 130 kg, Women’s Freestyle 68 kg. The top four athletes in each weight class whose nation has not already qualifier at that weight class will earn their nation a spot at the Pan American Games.

2023 Pan American Championships brackets and results

The 2023 Pan American Championships will be broadcast live on FloWrestling.

This article will be updated shortly with information on each of the first-round opponents for the USA athletes.

PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 3-6

U.S. Greco-Roman first round draw

55 kg - Dalton Duffield (Army WCAP)
Round Robin
Jose Rodriguez Hernandez (Mexico) – 2nd in 2022 Pan American Championships, 2022 Mexico World Team
Axel Gabriel Rolon (Argentina) – no information available

60 kg - Dalton Roberts (Army WCAP)
Vs. winner of Raiber Rodriguez Orozco (Venezuela) vs. Samuel Mesropian (Argentina)
Rodriguez – 2016 Olympian, 2nd in 2016 Olympic Qualification Tournament
Mesropian – 2nd in 2019 South American Championships, 2021 Pan American U20 team member

67 kg - Robert Perez III (Sunkist Kids)
Vs. Julian Horta Acevedo (Colombia)
2022 Pan American champion, 5th in 2022 U23 World Championships, 2020 Olympian

72 kg - Justus Scott (Army WCAP)
Group A Round robin
Jose Varela Garcia (Guatemala) – 9th in 2022 World Championships,
Cole Sanderson (Canada) – no information available

77 kg - Kamal Bey (Army WCAP)
Vs. Jair Cuero Munoz (Colombia)
3rd in 2019 Pan American Games, 2nd in 2018 Pan American Championships

82 kg - Spencer Woods (Army WCAP)
Round robin
John Yeats (Canada) – 2017 Pan American U20 champion, 5th in 2022 Pan American Championships
Jose Mosquera Murillo (Colombia) – 5th in 2022 Pan American Championships, 5th in 2021 Pan American Games

87 kg - Alan Vera (New York AC)
Vs winner of Daniel Vicente Gomez (Mexico) vs. Pool Edison Ambrocio Greifo (Peru)
Gomez – 2022 Pan American champion, 2nd in 2021 Pan American Championships
Ambrocio – 2020 Olympian, 2nd in 2016 and 2020 Pan American Championships,

97 kg - Josef Rau (TMWC/Wildcat WC)
Vs. Yurisandy Hernandez Rios (Cuba) – 2017 Pan American champion, 2016 Olympian

130 kg – Donny Longendyke (Minnesota Storm)
Vs. Leo Santana Heredia (Dominican Republic)
2021 Pan American champion, 3rd in 2020 and 2022 Pan American Championships

U.S. women’s freestyle first round draw:

50 kg: Sarah Hildebrandt (New York AC/USOPTC)
Winner of Thailia Oliveira de Freitas (Brazil) and Jessica Corredor (Puerto Rico)
Oliveira – no information available

53 kg: Dominique Parrish (Sunkist Kids)
Winner of Betzabeth Aguello Villegas (Venezuela) vs Sabrina Gama Tapajos (Brazil)
Aguello – 2nd in 2019 Pan American Games, 2016 Olympian
Gama – 3rd in 2021 Pan American Championships, 8th in 2022 Pan American Championships

55 kg: Alisha Howk (Sunkist Kids)
Round Robin
Diana Weicker (Canada) – 2018 World bronze medalist, 3rd in 2019 Pan American Championships
Adrianny Castillo (Argentina) – 2015 and 2017 Pan American U17 champion, 3rd in 2017 U17 Worlds,

57 kg: Helen Maroulis (Sunkist Kids)
Winner of Susana Lozano Veytia (Mexico) vs. Angela Alvarez Martinez (Cuba)
Lozano – 8th in 2022 U23 Worlds, 3rd in 2018 Pan American U20 Championships
Alvarez -4th in 2020 Cerro Pelado (Cuba)

59 kg: Xochitl Mota-Pettis (Rise RTC)
Round robin
Alexandria Town (Canada) – 2020 Pan American champion, 2nd in 2021 Pan American Championships
Jessica Derrell (Barbados) – No information available

62 kg: Kayla Miracle (Sunkist Kids)
Vs. Winner of Leonela Ayovi Parraga (Ecuador) vs. Alejandra Britez (Argentina)
Ayovi – 3rd in 2018 Pan American Championships, 4th in 2021 Pan American Championships,
Britez – 2nd in 2016 Pan American U15 Championships

65 kg: Mallory Velte (Titan Mercury WC/Beaver Dam WC)
Round robin
Aleah Nickel (Canada) – 2022 Senior World Team member, 8th in 2022 U23 Worlds
Paula Montoya Garcia (Colombia) – 2nd 2018 Pan American U20 Championships

68 kg: Forrest Molinari (Sunkist Kids)
Vs. Winner of Olivia Di Bacco (Canada) and Hangelen Llanes Echevarria (Cuba)
DiBacco – 5th in 2018 and 2021 Worlds, 2nd in 2019 Pan American Games
Llanes – 2nd in 2022 Pan American Championships, 2nd in 2018 and 2019 Cerro Pelado (Cuba)

72 kg: Amit Elor (Titan Mercury WC/NYC RTC)
Round Robin
Katie Mulkay (Canada) – 10th in 2022 U23 Worlds, 3rd in 2019 Pan American U20 Championships
Isidora Diaz Martinez (Chile) – 8th in 2021 Pan American Championships
Luisa Mosquera Parra (Colombia) – 5th in 2021 Pan American Championships
Meiriele Charamba Santos Hora (Brazil) – Third in 2021 Pan American Junior Games,

76 kg: Tristan Kelly (Army WCAP)
Vs. Maria Acosta Acosta (Venezuela)
3rd in 2015, 2017, 2020 and 2022 Pan American Championships, 2016 Olympian

U.S. men’s freestyle first round draw

57 kg: Thomas Gilman (Titan Mercury WC/Nittany Lion WC)
Vs. winner of Bryan De Olivera Pereira (Brazil) vs. Hernan David Almendra (Argentina)
Olivera – 5th in 2021 Pan American Championships, 3rd in 2021 Pan American U20 Championships,
Almendra – 2022 Pan American U20 champion in Greco and 3rd in freestyle

61 kg: Vito Arujau (Titan Mercury WC/Spartan Combat RTC)
Round robin
Joseph Andres Silva (Puerto Rico) – 2nd in 2022 Pan American Championships
Jason Luneau (Canada) – 5th in 2021 Pan American Junior Games
Wilson Leonel Ojeda (Argentina) – no information available
Juan De Andrade Queiroz (Brazil) – no information available

65 kg: Yianni Diakomihalis (Titan Mercury WC/Spartan Combat RTC)
Vs. Sixto Auccapina Pedragas (Peru)
3rd in 2020 Pan American Championships, 2019 South American champion

70 kg: Zain Retherford (Titan Mercury WC/Nittany Lion WC)
Pool Round robin
Francisco Guzman Velazquez (Puerto Rico) – 4th in 2019 Pan American Championships
Mauricio Lovera (Argentina) – 5th in 2019 Pan American Junior Games, 2nd in 2019 South American Championships

74 kg: Kyle Dake (Titan Mercury WC/Nittany Lion WC)
Vs. Mauricio Sanchez (Ecuador)
2nd in 2020 Pan American Championships, 3rd in 2019 Pan American Games

79 kg: Jordan Burroughs (Sunkist Kids/Pennsylvania RTC)
Vs. winner of Eduardo Gallardo (Argentina) and Alexander Cusinga Gomez (Peru)
Gallardo – No information available
Cusinga -

86 kg: Mark Hall (Titan Mercury WC/Pennsylvania RTC)
Vs. Jorge Ivan Llano (Argentina)
3rd in 2018 Pan American Championships, 4th in 2021 Pan American Championships, 5th in 2019 Pan American Games

92 kg: Michael Macchiavello (Titan Mercury WC/Wolfpack RTC)
Round robin
Luis Villagomez Paredes (Ecuador) – 1st 2022 Moustapha Tournament (Egypt), 5th 2018 Dmitri Korkin (Russia)
Luis Rivera Santiago (Puerto Rico) – No information available
Jeremy Poirier (Canada) – 2021 Pan American champion, 2nd in 2022 Pan American Championships,
Sebastian Reiss (Argentina) – 2nd in 2011 South American Championships

97kg: Kyle Snyder (Titan Mercury WC/Nittany Lion WC)
Vs. winner of Maxwell Lacey (Costa Rica) vs. Ailton Brito Rocha (Brazil)
Lacey – 2020 Pan American champion, 3rd in 2021 and 2022 Pan American Championships
Brito – 4th in 2019 Pan American U20 Championships

125 kg: Dominique Bradley (Sunkist Kids)
Vs. winner of Miguel Sanchez Geraldo (Mexico) vs. Elison Adames Garcia (Dominican Republic)
Sanchez – 5th in 2018 Pan American Championships,
Adames – 6th in 2021 Pan American Championships