Victoria Anthony strikes gold at Pan American Championships
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by Craig Sesker USA Wrestling
MEXICO CITY - American Victoria Anthony captured a gold medal in women's freestyle wrestling at the Pan American Championships on Wednesday night.
Anthony, a two-time Junior World champion, won by injury default over World champion Jessica MacDonald of Canada in the finals at 48 kg/105.5 lbs.
MacDonald suffered an apparent shoulder injury just seconds into the match when the wrestlers were on their feet. She was unable to continue.
Anthony placed fifth at the 2013 Senior World Championships.
American wrestlers also captured four bronze medals.
U.S. wrestlers Haley Augello (53 kg/116.5 lbs.), Cheyenne Youngblood (60 kg/132 lbs.), Julia Salata (69 kg/152 lbs.) and Victoria Francis (75 kg/165 lbs.) captured bronze medals on Wednesday.
Augello earned a 10-0 technical fall over Mexico's Coral Jimenez to earn a bronze medal.
Younblood started quickly en route to a 10-0 technical fall over Venezuela's Odalis Kasmel to claim bronze.
Salata downed Mexico's Alejandra Pina 14-3 to earn her bronze medal.
Francis won bronze with a first-period fall over Vaneza Batista of the Dominican Republic.
The U.S. finished second in the team race with 54 points. Canada won the team title with 60 points. Colombia was third with 52 points.
The Pan American Championships freestyle tournament will be held on Thursday.
Olympic gold medalist and two-time World champion Jordan Burroughs is among the U.S. wrestlers scheduled to compete.
FILA is providing 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 16
48 kg/105.5 lbs.
Gold - Victoria Anthony (USA)
Silver - Jessica MacDonald (Canada)
Bronze - Vicmarie Tirado (Puerto Rico)
Bronze - Thalia Jihann Mallqui (Peru)
53 kg/116.5 lbs.
Gold - Angelica Bustos (Ecuador)
Silver - Brittanee Laverdure (Canada)
Bronze - Haley Augello (USA)
Bronze - Aguis Rivas (Venezuela)
55 kg/121 lbs.
Gold - Luisa Valverde (Ecuador)
Silver - Sayory Carion (Colombia)
Bronze - Kelly Vazquez (Mexico)
Bronze - Kasangela Torres (Venezuela)
58 kg/128 lbs.
Gold - Lisseth Antes (Ecuador)
Silver - Yanet Sovero (Peru)
Bronze - Sandra Roa (Colombia)
Bronze - Yaquelin Estornell (Cuba)
60 kg/132 lbs.
Gold - Michelle Fazzari (Canada)
Silver - Lais Oliveira (Brazil)
Bronze - Cheyenne Youngblood (USA)
Bronze - Dayana Mendez (Ecuador)
63 kg/138.75 lbs.
Gold - Jackeline Renteria (Colombia)
Silver - Justine Bouchard (Canada)
Bronze - Nathalis Griman (Venezuela)
Bronze - Katerina Vidiaux (Cuba)
69 kg/152 lbs.
Gold - Leidy Marcela Izquierdo (Columbia)
Silver - Candida Maria De (Cuba)
Bronze - Julia Salata (USA)
Bronze - Justina Distasio (Canada)
75 kg/165 lbs.
Gold - Lisset Hechevarria (Cuba)
Silver - Andrea Carolina Olaya (Colombia)
Bronze - Victoria Francis (USA)
Bronze - Leah Callahan (Canada)
U.S. women's freestyle performances
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Victoria Anthony, Huntington Beach, Calif. (Sunkist Kids), 1st
WIN Paula De Susana (Brazil), fall
WIN Katiuska Toaza (Ecuador), fall
WIN Thalia Jihann Mallqui (Peru), fall
WIN Jessica MacDonald (Canada), injury default
53 kg/116.5 lbs. – Haley Augello, Lockport, Ill. (New York AC/King Univ.), 3rd
WIN Katherin Sanchez (Panama), tech fall 10-0
LOSS Angelica Bustos (Ecuador), fall
WIN Camila Fama (Brazil), fall
WIN Coral Jimenez (Mexico), tech fall 10-0
55 kg/121 lbs. – Cady Chessin, Los Gatos, Calif. (Menlo College)
LOSS Guillia Oliveira (Brazil), 8-3
58 kg/128 lbs. – Kayla Miracle, Campbellsville, Ky. (Sunkist Kids)
WIN Claudia Garcia (Nicaragua), 4-0
LOSS Yaquelin Estornell (Cuba), 6-4
60 kg/132 lbs. – Cheyenne Youngblood, Temecula, Calif. (Missouri Baptist), 3rd
WIN Martha Olivares (Peru), 10-5
LOSS Michelle Fazzari (Canada), tech fall 10-0
WIN Odalis Kasmel (Venezuela), tech fall 10-0
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Shai Mason, Gardenia, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)
WIN Yuri Mata (El Salvador), 9-3
LOSS Carix Ramirez (Dominican Republic), 7-1
69 kg/152 lbs. – Julia Salata, Canton, Ill. (New York AC/King Univ.), 3rd
WIN Gilda Oliveira (Brazil), 4-0
LOSS Leidy Marcela Izquierdo (Colombia), 6-5
WIN Alejandra Pina (Mexico), tech fall 14-3
75 kg/165 lbs. – Victoria Francis, Litchfield, Ill. (Titan Mercury WC/Lindenwood Univ.), 3rd
WIN Chabelys Gimenez (Venezuela), 9-6
LOSS Lisset Hechevarria (Cuba), tech fall 10-0
WIN Vaneza Batista (Dominican Republic), fall 2:33
Anthony, a two-time Junior World champion, won by injury default over World champion Jessica MacDonald of Canada in the finals at 48 kg/105.5 lbs.
MacDonald suffered an apparent shoulder injury just seconds into the match when the wrestlers were on their feet. She was unable to continue.
Anthony placed fifth at the 2013 Senior World Championships.
American wrestlers also captured four bronze medals.
U.S. wrestlers Haley Augello (53 kg/116.5 lbs.), Cheyenne Youngblood (60 kg/132 lbs.), Julia Salata (69 kg/152 lbs.) and Victoria Francis (75 kg/165 lbs.) captured bronze medals on Wednesday.
Augello earned a 10-0 technical fall over Mexico's Coral Jimenez to earn a bronze medal.
Younblood started quickly en route to a 10-0 technical fall over Venezuela's Odalis Kasmel to claim bronze.
Salata downed Mexico's Alejandra Pina 14-3 to earn her bronze medal.
Francis won bronze with a first-period fall over Vaneza Batista of the Dominican Republic.
The U.S. finished second in the team race with 54 points. Canada won the team title with 60 points. Colombia was third with 52 points.
The Pan American Championships freestyle tournament will be held on Thursday.
Olympic gold medalist and two-time World champion Jordan Burroughs is among the U.S. wrestlers scheduled to compete.
FILA is providing 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 16
48 kg/105.5 lbs.
Gold - Victoria Anthony (USA)
Silver - Jessica MacDonald (Canada)
Bronze - Vicmarie Tirado (Puerto Rico)
Bronze - Thalia Jihann Mallqui (Peru)
53 kg/116.5 lbs.
Gold - Angelica Bustos (Ecuador)
Silver - Brittanee Laverdure (Canada)
Bronze - Haley Augello (USA)
Bronze - Aguis Rivas (Venezuela)
55 kg/121 lbs.
Gold - Luisa Valverde (Ecuador)
Silver - Sayory Carion (Colombia)
Bronze - Kelly Vazquez (Mexico)
Bronze - Kasangela Torres (Venezuela)
58 kg/128 lbs.
Gold - Lisseth Antes (Ecuador)
Silver - Yanet Sovero (Peru)
Bronze - Sandra Roa (Colombia)
Bronze - Yaquelin Estornell (Cuba)
60 kg/132 lbs.
Gold - Michelle Fazzari (Canada)
Silver - Lais Oliveira (Brazil)
Bronze - Cheyenne Youngblood (USA)
Bronze - Dayana Mendez (Ecuador)
63 kg/138.75 lbs.
Gold - Jackeline Renteria (Colombia)
Silver - Justine Bouchard (Canada)
Bronze - Nathalis Griman (Venezuela)
Bronze - Katerina Vidiaux (Cuba)
69 kg/152 lbs.
Gold - Leidy Marcela Izquierdo (Columbia)
Silver - Candida Maria De (Cuba)
Bronze - Julia Salata (USA)
Bronze - Justina Distasio (Canada)
75 kg/165 lbs.
Gold - Lisset Hechevarria (Cuba)
Silver - Andrea Carolina Olaya (Colombia)
Bronze - Victoria Francis (USA)
Bronze - Leah Callahan (Canada)
U.S. women's freestyle performances
48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Victoria Anthony, Huntington Beach, Calif. (Sunkist Kids), 1st
WIN Paula De Susana (Brazil), fall
WIN Katiuska Toaza (Ecuador), fall
WIN Thalia Jihann Mallqui (Peru), fall
WIN Jessica MacDonald (Canada), injury default
53 kg/116.5 lbs. – Haley Augello, Lockport, Ill. (New York AC/King Univ.), 3rd
WIN Katherin Sanchez (Panama), tech fall 10-0
LOSS Angelica Bustos (Ecuador), fall
WIN Camila Fama (Brazil), fall
WIN Coral Jimenez (Mexico), tech fall 10-0
55 kg/121 lbs. – Cady Chessin, Los Gatos, Calif. (Menlo College)
LOSS Guillia Oliveira (Brazil), 8-3
58 kg/128 lbs. – Kayla Miracle, Campbellsville, Ky. (Sunkist Kids)
WIN Claudia Garcia (Nicaragua), 4-0
LOSS Yaquelin Estornell (Cuba), 6-4
60 kg/132 lbs. – Cheyenne Youngblood, Temecula, Calif. (Missouri Baptist), 3rd
WIN Martha Olivares (Peru), 10-5
LOSS Michelle Fazzari (Canada), tech fall 10-0
WIN Odalis Kasmel (Venezuela), tech fall 10-0
63 kg/138.75 lbs. – Shai Mason, Gardenia, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)
WIN Yuri Mata (El Salvador), 9-3
LOSS Carix Ramirez (Dominican Republic), 7-1
69 kg/152 lbs. – Julia Salata, Canton, Ill. (New York AC/King Univ.), 3rd
WIN Gilda Oliveira (Brazil), 4-0
LOSS Leidy Marcela Izquierdo (Colombia), 6-5
WIN Alejandra Pina (Mexico), tech fall 14-3
75 kg/165 lbs. – Victoria Francis, Litchfield, Ill. (Titan Mercury WC/Lindenwood Univ.), 3rd
WIN Chabelys Gimenez (Venezuela), 9-6
LOSS Lisset Hechevarria (Cuba), tech fall 10-0
WIN Vaneza Batista (Dominican Republic), fall 2:33
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