FLASH: Bisek, Anderson win golds and USA wins Pan American Greco-Roman title in Mexico City
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by Gary Abbott USA Wrestling
Photo of the USA Pan American Greco-Roman team, with its championship team trophy, courtesy of Cody Bickley.
Two U.S. Greco-Roman wrestlers, Andy Bisek (Colorado Springs, Colo./Minnesota Storm) at 75 kg/165 lbs. and Jon Anderson (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) at 80 kg/176 lbs. won gold medals at the Pan American Championships in Mexico City, Mexico on Tuesday.
They were among seven U.S. athletes who win a medal, leading the United States to the team title.
Bisek defeated Ivan de Jesus Duque of Colombia in the finals. It was his second career Pan American Championships title, to go along with his victory in 2012.
Bisek won four matches to earn his title. He defeated a tough Cuban, Julio Bastida, 5-1 in the semifinals. He earned technical falls over Luiz Avendano of Venezuela and Claudio Zuniga of Chile in his first two bouts.
Anderson, competing up a weight class, finished at 3-0. He stopped Matthew Miler of Canada in the finals. His other two wins were technical falls over Bravilio Vargas of Venezuela and Carlos Munoz of Colombia.
Clinching a silver medals were Bryce Saddoris, Camp LeJeune, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps) at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. and Ellis Coleman (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) at 71 kg/156.5 lbs.
Saddoris fell in the championship finals to Miguel Martinez of Cuba. He won his first two matches by pin over Jair Alexis Cuero of Colombia and Miguel Martinez of Cuba.
Coleman, a 2012 Olympian who was competing up a weight class in this tournament, ended with a 2-1 record in a four-athlete roundrobin
Winning bronze medals were Spenser Mango (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) at 59 kg/130 lbs., Jake Fisher (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 85 kg/187 lbs. and Nikola Bogojevich (Superior, Wis./Minnesota Storm) at 130 kg/286.5 lbs. All three athletes lost matches to Cuban opponents in the preliminary rounds, and came back through the repechage to win their bronze-medal matches.
At 98 kg/216 lbs.,Caylor Williams (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) dropped his opening bout and was not able to enter the repechage when his opponent failed to make the finals.
The women’s freestyle tournament will be held on Wednesday.
FILA will have a live webcast of this tournament this week. Go to the FILA website, click the Pan American logo, and go to the Live video section. The FILA website is:
http://www.fila-official.com/
PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Mexico City, Mexico, July 15
U.S. Greco-Roman performances
59 kg/130 lbs. – Spenser Mango, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP), 3rd
WIN Adhen Espinaza (Mexico), tech fall 8-0
WIN Gorge Gonzalez (Honduras), pin
LOSS Ismael Borrero (Cuba), tech. fall 0-8
WIN Jose Luis Magallenes (Peru)
66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Bryce Saddoris, Camp LeJeune, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps), 2nd
WIN Maule Torres (Venezuela), pin
WIN Jair Alexis Cuero (Colombia), pin
LOSS Miguel Martinez (Cuba)
71 kg/156.5 lbs.– Ellis Coleman, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP), 2nd
WIN Alofo Mondez (Mexico), 6-2
LOSS Wuileixis Rivas (Venezuela), 1-4
WIN Milton Gualpa (Ecuador), 7-0
75 kg/165 lbs. – Andy Bisek, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Minnesota Storm), 1st
WIN Luiz Avendano (Venezuela), tech fall 9-0
WIN Claudio Zuniga (Chile), tech fall 10-0
WIN Julio Bastida (Cuba), 5-1
WIN Ivan de Jesus Duque (Colombia)
80 kg/176 lbs. – Jon Anderson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP), 1st
WIN Bravilio Vargas (Venezuela), tech. fall 8-0
WIN Carlos Munoz (Colombia), tech fall 8-0
WIN Matthew Miler (Canada)
85 kg/187 lbs. – Jake Fisher, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 3rd
WIN Miguel Fuente (Chile), pin
LOSS Pablo Shorey (Cuba), tech. fall 0-9
WIN Jose Mercado (Ecuador), tech. fall 8-0
WIN Christian Mosquera (Columbia)
98 kg/216 lbs. – Caylor Williams, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
LOSS Kevin Custillo (Honduras), pin
130 kg/286.5 lbs. – Nikola Bogojevich, Superior, Wis. (Minnesota Storm), 3rd
WIN Rodolpho White (Panama), tech. fall 8-0
WIN Alberto Berrios (Mexico), pin
LOSS Mijian Lopez (Cuba), tech. fall 8-0
WIN Eduardo Lopez (Puerto Rico)
Two U.S. Greco-Roman wrestlers, Andy Bisek (Colorado Springs, Colo./Minnesota Storm) at 75 kg/165 lbs. and Jon Anderson (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) at 80 kg/176 lbs. won gold medals at the Pan American Championships in Mexico City, Mexico on Tuesday.
They were among seven U.S. athletes who win a medal, leading the United States to the team title.
Bisek defeated Ivan de Jesus Duque of Colombia in the finals. It was his second career Pan American Championships title, to go along with his victory in 2012.
Bisek won four matches to earn his title. He defeated a tough Cuban, Julio Bastida, 5-1 in the semifinals. He earned technical falls over Luiz Avendano of Venezuela and Claudio Zuniga of Chile in his first two bouts.
Anderson, competing up a weight class, finished at 3-0. He stopped Matthew Miler of Canada in the finals. His other two wins were technical falls over Bravilio Vargas of Venezuela and Carlos Munoz of Colombia.
Clinching a silver medals were Bryce Saddoris, Camp LeJeune, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps) at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. and Ellis Coleman (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) at 71 kg/156.5 lbs.
Saddoris fell in the championship finals to Miguel Martinez of Cuba. He won his first two matches by pin over Jair Alexis Cuero of Colombia and Miguel Martinez of Cuba.
Coleman, a 2012 Olympian who was competing up a weight class in this tournament, ended with a 2-1 record in a four-athlete roundrobin
Winning bronze medals were Spenser Mango (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) at 59 kg/130 lbs., Jake Fisher (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 85 kg/187 lbs. and Nikola Bogojevich (Superior, Wis./Minnesota Storm) at 130 kg/286.5 lbs. All three athletes lost matches to Cuban opponents in the preliminary rounds, and came back through the repechage to win their bronze-medal matches.
At 98 kg/216 lbs.,Caylor Williams (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) dropped his opening bout and was not able to enter the repechage when his opponent failed to make the finals.
The women’s freestyle tournament will be held on Wednesday.
FILA will have a live webcast of this tournament this week. Go to the FILA website, click the Pan American logo, and go to the Live video section. The FILA website is:
http://www.fila-official.com/
PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Mexico City, Mexico, July 15
U.S. Greco-Roman performances
59 kg/130 lbs. – Spenser Mango, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP), 3rd
WIN Adhen Espinaza (Mexico), tech fall 8-0
WIN Gorge Gonzalez (Honduras), pin
LOSS Ismael Borrero (Cuba), tech. fall 0-8
WIN Jose Luis Magallenes (Peru)
66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Bryce Saddoris, Camp LeJeune, N.C. (U.S. Marine Corps), 2nd
WIN Maule Torres (Venezuela), pin
WIN Jair Alexis Cuero (Colombia), pin
LOSS Miguel Martinez (Cuba)
71 kg/156.5 lbs.– Ellis Coleman, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP), 2nd
WIN Alofo Mondez (Mexico), 6-2
LOSS Wuileixis Rivas (Venezuela), 1-4
WIN Milton Gualpa (Ecuador), 7-0
75 kg/165 lbs. – Andy Bisek, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Minnesota Storm), 1st
WIN Luiz Avendano (Venezuela), tech fall 9-0
WIN Claudio Zuniga (Chile), tech fall 10-0
WIN Julio Bastida (Cuba), 5-1
WIN Ivan de Jesus Duque (Colombia)
80 kg/176 lbs. – Jon Anderson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP), 1st
WIN Bravilio Vargas (Venezuela), tech. fall 8-0
WIN Carlos Munoz (Colombia), tech fall 8-0
WIN Matthew Miler (Canada)
85 kg/187 lbs. – Jake Fisher, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 3rd
WIN Miguel Fuente (Chile), pin
LOSS Pablo Shorey (Cuba), tech. fall 0-9
WIN Jose Mercado (Ecuador), tech. fall 8-0
WIN Christian Mosquera (Columbia)
98 kg/216 lbs. – Caylor Williams, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)
LOSS Kevin Custillo (Honduras), pin
130 kg/286.5 lbs. – Nikola Bogojevich, Superior, Wis. (Minnesota Storm), 3rd
WIN Rodolpho White (Panama), tech. fall 8-0
WIN Alberto Berrios (Mexico), pin
LOSS Mijian Lopez (Cuba), tech. fall 8-0
WIN Eduardo Lopez (Puerto Rico)
