Teasdale, Olivas, Reenan win Pan American Junior freestyle titles in Cuba
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by Alexandra Pernice
HAVANA, Cuba - The United States had three individual champions and two silver medalists at the 2015 Pan American Junior Championships in men’s freestyle on Friday, May 8.
Gold medalists included Gavin Teasdale of Pennsylvania at 50 kg, Cade Olivas of California at 55 kg and Nicholas Reenan of Texas at 74 kg.
All of the U.S. men athletes competed in both freestyle and Greco-Roman this week. For Reenan, it was his second gold medal of the week, as he was also Greco-Roman champion on Wednesday.
All three American champions beat Cuban opponents. Teasdale beat Yadisney Portales Segura of Cuba, 5-5 in a wild finals match. Olivas and Reenan beat Cubans in the semifinals.
Olivas beat Tomy Garsia of the Dominican Republic in the finals. Reenan beat Carlos Izquierdo of Colombia in the finals, 6-0.
Pennsylvania natives Chris Weiler at 84 kg and Michael Rogers at 120 kg won silver medals
United States to earn the second place spot among the other 15 teams in the competition, with 60 points, behind team champion Cuba. Venezuela placed third with 41 points.
Danny Boychuck of New Jersey placed fifth at 66 kg and Ethan Anderson of Iowa placed sixth at 96 kg.
Special thanks to Craig LaMont for sending updates from the tournament all week.
PAN AMERICAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Havana, Cuba, May 8
Men’s Freestyle results
50 kg/110 lbs
Gold – Gavin Teasdale (USA)
Silver – Yadisney Portales Segura (CUB)
Bronze – Oscar Tigreros (COL)
Bronze – Samuel Alva Pedragas (PER)
55 kg/121 lbs
Gold – Cade Olivas (USA)
Silver – Tomy Garsia (DOM)
Bronze – Jackson De Jesus Gonzales Sanchez (VEN)
Bronze – Reinieris Andreu Ortega (CUB)
60 kg/132 lbs
Gold – Sixto Auccapina Pedragas (PER)
Silver – Wilfredo Aogusto Rodriguez (VEN)
Bronze – Albaro Rudesino Camacho (DOM)
Bronze – Alvis Mc Granth Perez (CUB)
66 kg/145.5 lbs
Gold – Esteban Sanchez (COL)
Silver – Anthony Jose Montero Chirino (VEN)
Bronze – Luis Barrio Rochez (HON)
Bronze – Yasiel Smith Valons (CUB)
74 kg/163 lbs
Gold – Nicholas Reenan (USA)
Silver – Carlos Izquierdo (COL)
Bronze – Dariel Palacio Ruiz (CUB)
Bronze – Jaskarn Ranu (CAN)
84 kg/185 lbs
Gold – Lazaro Hernandez Luis (CUB)
Silver – Chris Weiler (USA)
Bronze – Luiggi Breiner Chacin Cardenas (VEN)
Bronze – Guilhermo Dias (BRA)
96 kg/211 lbs
Gold – Nisam Pret Singh (CAN)
Silver – Douglas Rocha (BRA)
Bronze – Johan E. Ipuz (COL)
Bronze – Herry Enamorado (CUB)
120 kg/264.5 lbs
Gold – Juan Carlos Mason Solorsano (CUB)
Silver – Michael Rogers (USA)
Bronze – Eduardo Maximiliano Garlia (MEX)
Bronze – Braywyls Jose Sanz Chourio (VEN)
U.S. freestyle performances
50 kg: Gavin Teasdale, Rices Landing, Pa., 1st
WIN Samuel Alva Pedragas (PER), 8-7
WIN Jesus Alejandr Garcias (MEX), 12-2
WIN Yadisney Portales Segura (CUB), 5-5
55 kg: Cade Olivas, Rosesna Ranch, Calif., 1st
WIN Paul Morales (PUR), 10-0
WIN Jackson De Jesus Gonzales Sanchez (CUB), 12-2
WIN Tomy Garsia (DOM), 7-4
60 kg: Taylor LaMont, Mapelton, Utah, dnp
LOSS Williams Dillom (CAN), 3-9
66 kg: Danny Boychuck, Haddonfield, N.J., 5th
WIN David Alejandro Lamacho (MEX), 10-0
WIN Benjamin Cotto (PUR), 12-2
LOSS Anthony Jose Montero (VEN), 8-14
LOSS Yasiel Smith Valons (CUB), 2-13
74 kg: Nicholas Reenan, Dallas, Texas, 1st
WIN Sebestian Delgadillo, 10-0
WIN Dariel Palacio Ruiz (CUB), 3-1
WIN Carlos Izquierdo (COL), 6-0
84 kg: Chris Weiler, Biglerville, Pa., 2nd
WIN Ajay Singheill (CAN), 5-5
WIN Luiggi Breiner Chacin (VEN), 12-3
LOSS Lazaro Hernandez Luis (CUB), 0-10
96 kg: Ethan Anderson, Des Moines, Iowa, 6th
LOSS Herry Enamorado (CUB), 0-10
120 kg: Michael Rogers, Spring Mills, Pa., 2nd
WIN Eduardo Maximiliano Garlia (MEX, 10-4
WIN Braywyls Jose Sanz Chourio (VEN), 6-2
WIN Rafael Crysthello Madeira (BRA), 6-0
LOSS Juan Carlos Mason Solorsano (CUB), 0-10
2015 Junior Pan Am Championships freestyle standings
1. Cuba, 69
2. United States, 60
3. Venezuela, 41
4. Colombia, 38
5. Canada, 35
6. Brazil, 33
7. Peru, 32
8. Dominica, 25
9. Mexico, 23
10. Ecuador, 15
11. El Salvador, 14
12. Guatemala, 11
13. Puerto Rico, 9
14. Honduras, 8
15. Bolivia, 6
16. Chile, 0
Gold medalists included Gavin Teasdale of Pennsylvania at 50 kg, Cade Olivas of California at 55 kg and Nicholas Reenan of Texas at 74 kg.
All of the U.S. men athletes competed in both freestyle and Greco-Roman this week. For Reenan, it was his second gold medal of the week, as he was also Greco-Roman champion on Wednesday.
All three American champions beat Cuban opponents. Teasdale beat Yadisney Portales Segura of Cuba, 5-5 in a wild finals match. Olivas and Reenan beat Cubans in the semifinals.
Olivas beat Tomy Garsia of the Dominican Republic in the finals. Reenan beat Carlos Izquierdo of Colombia in the finals, 6-0.
Pennsylvania natives Chris Weiler at 84 kg and Michael Rogers at 120 kg won silver medals
United States to earn the second place spot among the other 15 teams in the competition, with 60 points, behind team champion Cuba. Venezuela placed third with 41 points.
Danny Boychuck of New Jersey placed fifth at 66 kg and Ethan Anderson of Iowa placed sixth at 96 kg.
Special thanks to Craig LaMont for sending updates from the tournament all week.
PAN AMERICAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Havana, Cuba, May 8
Men’s Freestyle results
50 kg/110 lbs
Gold – Gavin Teasdale (USA)
Silver – Yadisney Portales Segura (CUB)
Bronze – Oscar Tigreros (COL)
Bronze – Samuel Alva Pedragas (PER)
55 kg/121 lbs
Gold – Cade Olivas (USA)
Silver – Tomy Garsia (DOM)
Bronze – Jackson De Jesus Gonzales Sanchez (VEN)
Bronze – Reinieris Andreu Ortega (CUB)
60 kg/132 lbs
Gold – Sixto Auccapina Pedragas (PER)
Silver – Wilfredo Aogusto Rodriguez (VEN)
Bronze – Albaro Rudesino Camacho (DOM)
Bronze – Alvis Mc Granth Perez (CUB)
66 kg/145.5 lbs
Gold – Esteban Sanchez (COL)
Silver – Anthony Jose Montero Chirino (VEN)
Bronze – Luis Barrio Rochez (HON)
Bronze – Yasiel Smith Valons (CUB)
74 kg/163 lbs
Gold – Nicholas Reenan (USA)
Silver – Carlos Izquierdo (COL)
Bronze – Dariel Palacio Ruiz (CUB)
Bronze – Jaskarn Ranu (CAN)
84 kg/185 lbs
Gold – Lazaro Hernandez Luis (CUB)
Silver – Chris Weiler (USA)
Bronze – Luiggi Breiner Chacin Cardenas (VEN)
Bronze – Guilhermo Dias (BRA)
96 kg/211 lbs
Gold – Nisam Pret Singh (CAN)
Silver – Douglas Rocha (BRA)
Bronze – Johan E. Ipuz (COL)
Bronze – Herry Enamorado (CUB)
120 kg/264.5 lbs
Gold – Juan Carlos Mason Solorsano (CUB)
Silver – Michael Rogers (USA)
Bronze – Eduardo Maximiliano Garlia (MEX)
Bronze – Braywyls Jose Sanz Chourio (VEN)
U.S. freestyle performances
50 kg: Gavin Teasdale, Rices Landing, Pa., 1st
WIN Samuel Alva Pedragas (PER), 8-7
WIN Jesus Alejandr Garcias (MEX), 12-2
WIN Yadisney Portales Segura (CUB), 5-5
55 kg: Cade Olivas, Rosesna Ranch, Calif., 1st
WIN Paul Morales (PUR), 10-0
WIN Jackson De Jesus Gonzales Sanchez (CUB), 12-2
WIN Tomy Garsia (DOM), 7-4
60 kg: Taylor LaMont, Mapelton, Utah, dnp
LOSS Williams Dillom (CAN), 3-9
66 kg: Danny Boychuck, Haddonfield, N.J., 5th
WIN David Alejandro Lamacho (MEX), 10-0
WIN Benjamin Cotto (PUR), 12-2
LOSS Anthony Jose Montero (VEN), 8-14
LOSS Yasiel Smith Valons (CUB), 2-13
74 kg: Nicholas Reenan, Dallas, Texas, 1st
WIN Sebestian Delgadillo, 10-0
WIN Dariel Palacio Ruiz (CUB), 3-1
WIN Carlos Izquierdo (COL), 6-0
84 kg: Chris Weiler, Biglerville, Pa., 2nd
WIN Ajay Singheill (CAN), 5-5
WIN Luiggi Breiner Chacin (VEN), 12-3
LOSS Lazaro Hernandez Luis (CUB), 0-10
96 kg: Ethan Anderson, Des Moines, Iowa, 6th
LOSS Herry Enamorado (CUB), 0-10
120 kg: Michael Rogers, Spring Mills, Pa., 2nd
WIN Eduardo Maximiliano Garlia (MEX, 10-4
WIN Braywyls Jose Sanz Chourio (VEN), 6-2
WIN Rafael Crysthello Madeira (BRA), 6-0
LOSS Juan Carlos Mason Solorsano (CUB), 0-10
2015 Junior Pan Am Championships freestyle standings
1. Cuba, 69
2. United States, 60
3. Venezuela, 41
4. Colombia, 38
5. Canada, 35
6. Brazil, 33
7. Peru, 32
8. Dominica, 25
9. Mexico, 23
10. Ecuador, 15
11. El Salvador, 14
12. Guatemala, 11
13. Puerto Rico, 9
14. Honduras, 8
15. Bolivia, 6
16. Chile, 0
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