U.S. dominates Pan American Junior Women's Championships with seven golds

The United States dominated the action at the Pan American Junior Women's Championships in Cuenca, Ecuador on Saturday, winning seven of the eight individual gold medals.

Among the champions was 2006 Junior World Champion Nicole Woody, who captured the title at 44 kg/97 lbs.

Another individual champion at 51 kg/112.25 lbs. was 2007 Junior World bronze medalist Whitney Conder.

The five other U.S. champions were:
48 kg/105.5 lbs. - C.C. Weber, Goodrich, Mich.
55 kg/121 lbs. - Beth Johnson, Garden City, Kan.
59 kg/130 lbs. - Nicole Darrow, Lanesboro, Mass.
63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Marina Piccolotti, Pacifica, Calif.
67 kg/147.5 lbs. - Lauren Knight, Williamsburg, Kent.

Claiming a bronze medal at 72 kg/158.5 lbs. was Lindsey Brooks.

The team was coached by Alex Conti and Tony DeAnda.

The men's freestyle team weighed in and received their draws. The same U.S. wrestlers who competed in Greco-Roman on Friday will also wrestle in freestyle on Sunday.

PAN AMERICAN JUNIOR WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIPS
at Cuenca, Ecuador, June 21

Team standings
1. USA 78, 2. CANADA 66, 3. ECUADOR 60

INDIVIDUALS:

44kg/97 lbs. - NICOLE WOODY, Odenton, Md. CHAMPION
defeated Mariela Romero, El Salvador
defeated Lorena Paez, Mexico
defeated Diana Pizza, Ecuador 2-0 / 6-0
1. WOODY
2. PIZZA
3. JANNETTE MALLQUI, PERU
3. ROMERO
5. KRISTA BETTS, CANADA
5. PAEZ

48 kg/105.5 lbs. CC WEBER, Goodrich, Mich. CHAMPION
defeated Carolina Castillo, Colombia
defeated Cinthia Aviles, Peru
defeated Jasmine Main, Canada 3-0 / 2-1
1. WEBER
2 MAIN
3. CASTILLO
3. VIVIANA MERO, ECUADOR
5. AVILES
5. ELUNEY MELITA, ARGENTINA

51kg/55 kg - WHITNEY CONDER, Payallup, Wash. CHAMPION
defeated Betzabeth Arguello, Venezuela
defeated Daney Cespedes, Peru
defeated Luisa Valverde, Ecuador 0:24
1. CONDER
2. VALVERDE
3. ARGUELLO
3. DIANA FORD, CANADA
5. CESPEDES
5. LISSET VALERIO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

55kg BETH JOHNSON, Garden City, Kansas CHAMPION
defeated Mayra Antes, Ecuador
defeated Stephanie Dergo, Canada
defeated Odalis Vasquez, Venezuela 7-4 / 0:46
1. JOHNSON
2. VASQUEZ
3. DERGO
3. PIERINA LUZA, PERU
5. ANTES
5. GRACIELA MARTINEZ, EL SALVADOR

59kg NICOLE DARROW, Lanesboro, Mass. CHAMPION
defeated Elsa Flores, Peru
defeated Celesets Rodriguez, Canada
defeated Leidy Isquierdo, Colombia 3-0 / 1:48
1. DARROW
2. ISQUIERDO
3. RODRIGUEZ
3. ELISABETH CAMPOS, VENEZUELA
5. FLORES
5. CAMILA FAMA, BRAZIL

63kg MARINA PICCOLOTTI, Pacifica, Calif. CHAMPION
defeated Yeni Jimenez, Clombia
defeated Terhart, Canada
defeated Dailine Gomez, Brazil 1-8 / 0:57
1. PICCOLOTTI
2. GOMEZ
3. TERHART
3. KJARINA QUILUMBA, ECUADOR
5. JIMENEZ
5. MARIA ACOSTA, VENEZUELA

67kg LAUREN KNIGHT, Williamsburg, Ky. CHAMPION
defeated Aida Maldonado, Ecuador
defeated Laura Steffler, Canada 6-1 / 0:47
1. KNIGHT
2. STEFFLER
3. MALDONADO
3. OSLEDY ARTEAGA, VENEZUELA

72kg LINDSEY BROOKS, Spring, Texas, BRONZE
lost to Angelica Varela, Venezuela
defeated Carolina Valverde, Ecuador 4-0 / 5-0
1. NICOLE PLUMMER, CANADA
2. VARELA
3. BROOKS, USA
3. VALVERDE

MEN'S FREESTYLE DRAWS FOR SUNDAY

50kg
1. ARGENTINA
2. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
3. CANADA
4. COLOMBIA
5. MEXICO
6. ECUADOR
7. DESMAND MOORE, USA
8. NICARAGUA
9. PERU
10. VENEZUELA

55kg
1. ARGENTINA
2. COLOMBIA
3. NIKKO TRIGGAS, USA
4. ECUADOR
5. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
6. CANADA
7. PERU
8. VENEZUELA
9. EL SALVADOR
10. CHILE

60kg
1. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
2. BRIAN OWEN, USA
3. ARGENTINA
4. EL SALVADOR
5. PERU
6. CANADA
7. ECUADOR
8. VENEZUELA
9. CUBA

66kg
1. COLOMBIA
2. PERU
3. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
4. MICHAEL MANGRUM, USA
5. ECUADOR
6. NICARAGUA
7. ARGENTINA
8. CUBA
9. CANADA
10. VENEZUELA

74kg
1. BRAZIL
2. CANADA
3. PERU
4. VENEZUELA
5. ARGENTINA
6. CHILE
7. ECUADOR
8. QUENTIN WRIGHT, USA
9. COLOMBIA

84kg
1. ECUADOR
2. VENEZUELA
3. KIRK SMITH, USA
4. COLOMBIA
5. BRAZIL
6. MEXICO
7. CANADA

96kg
1. CANADA
2. ECUADOR
3. EL SALVADOR
4. BRENT EIDENSCHINK, USA
5. VENEZUELA
6. MEXICO
7. CHILE
8. ARGENTINA

120kg
1. VENEZUELA
2. CANADA
3. ECUADOR
4. DOMICAN REPUBLIC
5. CUBA
6. MEXICO
7. BEN BERHOW, USA