USA puts six into freestyle finals, two into bronze bouts at Pan American Championships in Texas
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Sam Hazewinkel of the USA battles Eliesar Guevera Abrines of Cuba on the way to a technical fall at 57 kg at the Pan American Championships. Photo by Stuart Spears.
FRISCO, Texas – The U.S. men’s freestyle team put six wrestlers into gold medal matches and two into bronze medal matches after a successful morning session on Saturday action at the Pan American Championships at the Dr. Pepper Arena.
The three members of the 2012 U.S. Olympic team who are competing for Team USA today are all in the finals.
Olympic champion Jordan Burroughs (Lincoln, Neb./Sunkist Kids/Nebraska RTC) at 74 kg/163 lbs., Olympic bronze medalist Coleman Scott (Chapel Hill, N.C./Sunkist Kids) at 61 kg/134 lbs. and Olympian Sam Hazewinkel (Norman, Okla./Sunkist Kids) at 57 kg/125.5 lbs.
Burroughs tore through his bracket, winning all three bouts by technical fall. He opened with a pair of 10-0 shutouts, stopping Pedro Orlando Martinez Chen of Guatemala and Francisco Daniel Soler Tanco of Puerto Rico. In the semifinals, he gave up a takedown, but still hammered Ilya Abelev of Canada, 14-2. His finals opponent is Carlos Arturo Izquierdo Mendez of Colombia.
“It was a good match (in the semifinals). That guy was pretty tough. He was a young man and that was my first time ever wrestling him, so I didn’t know what to expect but he’s strong, scrappy and good quickness, good mat awareness. He definitely didn’t make it easy on me,” said Burroughs.
Burroughs extends his Senior freestyle career record to 121-2. He was the 2012 Olympic champion and has won three World Championships gold medals (2011, 2013, 2015). He was also a 2014 World bronze medalist. Burroughs won two NCAA titles and was a Hodge Trophy winner for Nebraska.
“I’m well prepared and I’m confident in my abilities. I’m excited to give these guys an opportunity. A lot of people question my motives for being here but it’s all about preparation,” said Burroughs.
Scott, an NCAA champion for Oklahoma State, is now the head coach at the University of North Carolina. He won a pair of 10-0 technical falls, beating Jefferson Walter Mayea Figueroa of Ecuador and Pedro Jesus Mejia Rodriguez of Venezuela. He will battle Euclides Cuero Munoz of Colombia in the finals.
“I felt pretty good, my feet are moving so I didn’t over-exaggerate or get in to too many positions. I kept it pretty safe. But it felt good. It feels good to wrestle. It’s been a while. For the finals, the same thing, just move my feet. As long as it’s my game plan and it’s my attacks, there is nothing he can do. I feel comfortable," said Scott.
Hazewinkel is a 2012 Olympian who has four U.S. Open titles, two in freestyle and two in Greco-Roman. He won a pair of technical falls, beating Eliesar Guevera Abrines of Cuba, 14-3 and Andry Jose Davila Baron of Venezuela, 10-0. He draws Darthe Cappelin of Canada in the finals.
“Coming in today, I had the Cuban in the first round. I kind of figured that was the final, in a way. You got to take it one match at a time but generally they’re the toughest so I was kind of glad about it. Been starting early strong in the last few tournaments. So I went out and wrestled great against him. I felt good. In the second match, I just kind of tried to keep that pace going and I was happy to say I did,” said Hazewinkel.
At 65 kg/143 lbs., 2015 World bronze James Green, Lincoln, Neb. (Titan Mercury WC/Nebraska RTC) is also a finalist, winning both of his match. His quarterfinals victim was Dillon Williams of Canada in a 12-2 technical fall. In the semifinals, he broke a 2-2 tie with a pushout to beat tough Brandon Disair Diaz Ramirez of Mexico, 3-2. He will face Anthony Jose Montero Chirinos of Venezuela for the gold.
The other U.S. finalists are past NCAA champion Frank Molinaro (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC) at 70 kg/154 lbs. and 2009 Junior World champion Dom Bradley (Blue Springs, Mo./Sunkist Kids) at 125 kg/275 lbs.
Molinaro pinned his only opponent, Hernan Guzman Ipuz of Colombia and draws Alejandro Enrique Vasldes Tobier of Cuba for the gold.
Bradley will battle a Cuban in the finals as well, Yudenny Alpajon Estevez of Cuba. He dispatched his two opponents with 10-0 technical falls, Antoine Braga Abou Jaoude of Brazil and Jesse Prudente Ruiz Flores of Mexico.
Two Americans fell in the semifinals and will battle for bronze tonight, 2013 U.S. World Team member Keith Gavin (Charlottesville, Va./Titan Mercury WC) at 86 kg/189 lbs. and 2016 U.S. Open runner-up Scott Schiller, (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 97 kg/213 lbs.
Gavin won his first two matches by technical fall. In the semifinals, he led 2-0 against multiple World medalist Livan Lopez Azcuy of Cuba, but gave up two takedowns in the second period to fall, 2-4. He will face Erick Rodolpho Orellana Orellana of Guatemala in the bronze-medal bout.
Schiller fell in his semifinal match to Jose Daniel Diaz Robertty of Venezuela, 2-6. He will battle Nathaniel Rose of Trinidad and Tobago in the bronze-medal bout. Rose is from New York City, and was a New York state high school champion and currently wrestling at the Div. I level at the Univ. at Buffalo
The USA went an impressive 14-2 in the morning session, winning its first 14 matches before Gavin and Schiller were beaten.
“It was a good day. We put six in the finals. We’d like to go 8-for-8 but we’ve got six in the finals. Guys are performing and out here getting ready to qualify. Next week is the big deal but today we saw a lot of good things. A lot of good skills, performing, creating angles, getting the offenses going and working on some turns on top. We are looking at skill proficiency and we are seeing that so we are excited,” said Assistant National Freestyle Coach Bill Zadick.
The medal match finals are set for 6:00 p.m. CT, and will be shown live on Flowrestling.
PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Frisco, Texas
Men’s freestyle medal match pairings
57 kg/125.5 lbs.
Gold medal – Sam Hazewinkel (USA) vs. Darthe Capellan (Canada)
Bronze medal – Elieser Guevara Abrines (Cuba) vs. Andry Jose Davila Baron (Venezuela)
Bronze medal – Brandon Escobar Amador (Honduras), uncontested
61 kg/134 lbs.
Gold medal – Coleman Scott (USA) vs. Wber Euclides Cuero Munoz (Colombia)
Bronze medal – Jefferson Walter Maya Figuerero (Ecuador) vs. Pedro Jesus Mejias Rodriguez (Venezuela)
Bronze medal – Jacob Dana Hergenhein (Canada), uncontested
65 kg/143 lbs.
Gold medal – James Green (USA) vs. Anthony Jose Montero Chirinos (Venezuela)
Bronze medal – Dillon Williams (Canada) vs. Brandon Diaz Ramirez (Mexico)
Bronze medal – Yowlys Bonne Rodriguez (Cuba) vs. Sixto Miguel Auccapina Pedragas (Peru)
70 kg/154 lbs.
Gold medal – Frank Molinaro (USA) vs. Alejandro Enrique Vasldes Tobier (Cuba)
Bronze medal – Luis Barrios Rochez (Honduras) vs. Mauricio Javier Sanchez Santos (Ecuador)
Bronze medal – Hernan Guzman Ipuz (Colombia), uncontested
74 kg/163 lbs.
Gold medal – Jordan Burroughs (USA) vs. Carlos Arturo Izquierido Mendez (Colombia)
Bronze medal – Francisco Soler Tanco (Puerto Rico) vs. Ilya Abelev (Canada)
Bronze medal – Adonis Ramon Arroyo (Venezuela) vs. Christian Anguiano Flores (Mexico)
86 kg/189 lbs.
Gold medal – Pool Edinson Ambrocio Greifo (Peru) vs. Livan Lopez Azcuy (Cuba)
Bronze medal – Keith Gavin (USA) vs. Erick Orellana Orellana (Guatemala)
Bronze medal – Billy Valdez Jean (Dominican Republic) vs. Armando Santiago Alvarado (Puerto Rico)
97 kg/213 lbs.
Gold medal – Jose Diaz Robertti (Venezuela) vs. Reineris Salas Perez (Cuba)
Bronze medal – Scott Schiller (USA) vs. Nathanael Rose (Trinidad and Tobago)
Bronze medal – Ivan Burtovoy (Argentina) vs. Ali Al Rekabi (Canada)
125 kg/275 lbs.
Gold medal – Dom Bradley (USA) vs. Yudenny Alpajon Estevez (Cuba)
Bronze medal – Antoine Braga Abou Jaoude (Brazil) vs. Jesse Flores (Mexico)
Bronze medal – Jarlys Mosquera Mosquera (Colombia) vs. Luis Vivenes Urbaneja (Venezuela)
U.S. Men’s freestyle performance on Saturday so far
57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Sam Hazewinkel, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids)
WIN Eliesar Guevera Abrines (Cuba), tech. fall 14-3
WIN Andry Jose Davila Baron (Venezuela), tech. fall 10-0
Gold-Medal Finals - Vs. Darthe Cappelin (Canada)
61 kg/134 lbs.- Coleman Scott, Chapel Hill, N.C. (Sunkist Kids)
WIN Jefferson Walter Mayea Figueroa (Ecuador), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Pedro Jesus Mejia Rodriguez (Venezuela), tech. fall 10-0
Gold-Medal Finals - Vs. Wilber Euclides Cuero Munoz (Colombia)
65 kg/143 lbs. - James Green, Lincoln, Neb. (Titan Mercury WC/Nebraska RTC)
WIN Dillon Williams (Canada), tech. fall 12-1
WIN Brandon Disair Diaz Ramirez (Mexico), 3-2
Gold-medal Finals - Vs. Anthony Jose Montero Chirinos (Venezuela)
70 kg/154 lbs. - Frank Molinaro, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC)
WIN Hernan Guzman Ipuz (Colombia), pin 2:01
Gold Medal Finals - Vs. Alejandro Enrique Vasldes Tobier (Cuba)
74 kg/163 lbs - Jordan Burroughs, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids/Nebraska RTC)
WIN Pedro Orlando Martinez Chen (Guatemala), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Francisco Daniel Soler Tanco (Puerto Rico), tech fall
WIN Ilya Abelev (Canada), tech. fall 14-2
Gold-Medal Finals – Carlos Arturo Izquierdo Mendez (Colombia)
86 kg/189 lbs. - Keith Gavin, Charlottesville, Va. (Titan Mercury WC)
WIN Edison Omar Paladines Alberca (Ecuador), tech. fall 16-5
WIN Miguel Javier Sanchez Geraldo (Mexico), tech. fall 12-0
LOSS Livan Lopez Azcuy (Cuba), 2-4
Bronze Medal Finals – Erick Rodolpho Orellana Orellana (Guatemala)
97 kg/213 lbs. - Scott Schiller, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
LOSS Jose Daniel Diaz Robertty (Venezuela), 2-6
Bronze Medal Finals – Nathaniel Rose (Trinidad and Tobago)
125 kg/275 lbs. - Dom Bradley, Blue Springs, Mo. (Sunkist Kids)
WIN Antoine Braga Abou Jaoude (Brazil), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Jesse Prudente Ruiz Flores (Mexico), tech. fall, 10-0
Gold Medal Finals – Yudenny Alpajon Estevez (Cuba)
FRISCO, Texas – The U.S. men’s freestyle team put six wrestlers into gold medal matches and two into bronze medal matches after a successful morning session on Saturday action at the Pan American Championships at the Dr. Pepper Arena.
The three members of the 2012 U.S. Olympic team who are competing for Team USA today are all in the finals.
Olympic champion Jordan Burroughs (Lincoln, Neb./Sunkist Kids/Nebraska RTC) at 74 kg/163 lbs., Olympic bronze medalist Coleman Scott (Chapel Hill, N.C./Sunkist Kids) at 61 kg/134 lbs. and Olympian Sam Hazewinkel (Norman, Okla./Sunkist Kids) at 57 kg/125.5 lbs.
Burroughs tore through his bracket, winning all three bouts by technical fall. He opened with a pair of 10-0 shutouts, stopping Pedro Orlando Martinez Chen of Guatemala and Francisco Daniel Soler Tanco of Puerto Rico. In the semifinals, he gave up a takedown, but still hammered Ilya Abelev of Canada, 14-2. His finals opponent is Carlos Arturo Izquierdo Mendez of Colombia.
“It was a good match (in the semifinals). That guy was pretty tough. He was a young man and that was my first time ever wrestling him, so I didn’t know what to expect but he’s strong, scrappy and good quickness, good mat awareness. He definitely didn’t make it easy on me,” said Burroughs.
Burroughs extends his Senior freestyle career record to 121-2. He was the 2012 Olympic champion and has won three World Championships gold medals (2011, 2013, 2015). He was also a 2014 World bronze medalist. Burroughs won two NCAA titles and was a Hodge Trophy winner for Nebraska.
“I’m well prepared and I’m confident in my abilities. I’m excited to give these guys an opportunity. A lot of people question my motives for being here but it’s all about preparation,” said Burroughs.
Scott, an NCAA champion for Oklahoma State, is now the head coach at the University of North Carolina. He won a pair of 10-0 technical falls, beating Jefferson Walter Mayea Figueroa of Ecuador and Pedro Jesus Mejia Rodriguez of Venezuela. He will battle Euclides Cuero Munoz of Colombia in the finals.
“I felt pretty good, my feet are moving so I didn’t over-exaggerate or get in to too many positions. I kept it pretty safe. But it felt good. It feels good to wrestle. It’s been a while. For the finals, the same thing, just move my feet. As long as it’s my game plan and it’s my attacks, there is nothing he can do. I feel comfortable," said Scott.
Hazewinkel is a 2012 Olympian who has four U.S. Open titles, two in freestyle and two in Greco-Roman. He won a pair of technical falls, beating Eliesar Guevera Abrines of Cuba, 14-3 and Andry Jose Davila Baron of Venezuela, 10-0. He draws Darthe Cappelin of Canada in the finals.
“Coming in today, I had the Cuban in the first round. I kind of figured that was the final, in a way. You got to take it one match at a time but generally they’re the toughest so I was kind of glad about it. Been starting early strong in the last few tournaments. So I went out and wrestled great against him. I felt good. In the second match, I just kind of tried to keep that pace going and I was happy to say I did,” said Hazewinkel.
At 65 kg/143 lbs., 2015 World bronze James Green, Lincoln, Neb. (Titan Mercury WC/Nebraska RTC) is also a finalist, winning both of his match. His quarterfinals victim was Dillon Williams of Canada in a 12-2 technical fall. In the semifinals, he broke a 2-2 tie with a pushout to beat tough Brandon Disair Diaz Ramirez of Mexico, 3-2. He will face Anthony Jose Montero Chirinos of Venezuela for the gold.
The other U.S. finalists are past NCAA champion Frank Molinaro (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC) at 70 kg/154 lbs. and 2009 Junior World champion Dom Bradley (Blue Springs, Mo./Sunkist Kids) at 125 kg/275 lbs.
Molinaro pinned his only opponent, Hernan Guzman Ipuz of Colombia and draws Alejandro Enrique Vasldes Tobier of Cuba for the gold.
Bradley will battle a Cuban in the finals as well, Yudenny Alpajon Estevez of Cuba. He dispatched his two opponents with 10-0 technical falls, Antoine Braga Abou Jaoude of Brazil and Jesse Prudente Ruiz Flores of Mexico.
Two Americans fell in the semifinals and will battle for bronze tonight, 2013 U.S. World Team member Keith Gavin (Charlottesville, Va./Titan Mercury WC) at 86 kg/189 lbs. and 2016 U.S. Open runner-up Scott Schiller, (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 97 kg/213 lbs.
Gavin won his first two matches by technical fall. In the semifinals, he led 2-0 against multiple World medalist Livan Lopez Azcuy of Cuba, but gave up two takedowns in the second period to fall, 2-4. He will face Erick Rodolpho Orellana Orellana of Guatemala in the bronze-medal bout.
Schiller fell in his semifinal match to Jose Daniel Diaz Robertty of Venezuela, 2-6. He will battle Nathaniel Rose of Trinidad and Tobago in the bronze-medal bout. Rose is from New York City, and was a New York state high school champion and currently wrestling at the Div. I level at the Univ. at Buffalo
The USA went an impressive 14-2 in the morning session, winning its first 14 matches before Gavin and Schiller were beaten.
“It was a good day. We put six in the finals. We’d like to go 8-for-8 but we’ve got six in the finals. Guys are performing and out here getting ready to qualify. Next week is the big deal but today we saw a lot of good things. A lot of good skills, performing, creating angles, getting the offenses going and working on some turns on top. We are looking at skill proficiency and we are seeing that so we are excited,” said Assistant National Freestyle Coach Bill Zadick.
The medal match finals are set for 6:00 p.m. CT, and will be shown live on Flowrestling.
PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Frisco, Texas
Men’s freestyle medal match pairings
57 kg/125.5 lbs.
Gold medal – Sam Hazewinkel (USA) vs. Darthe Capellan (Canada)
Bronze medal – Elieser Guevara Abrines (Cuba) vs. Andry Jose Davila Baron (Venezuela)
Bronze medal – Brandon Escobar Amador (Honduras), uncontested
61 kg/134 lbs.
Gold medal – Coleman Scott (USA) vs. Wber Euclides Cuero Munoz (Colombia)
Bronze medal – Jefferson Walter Maya Figuerero (Ecuador) vs. Pedro Jesus Mejias Rodriguez (Venezuela)
Bronze medal – Jacob Dana Hergenhein (Canada), uncontested
65 kg/143 lbs.
Gold medal – James Green (USA) vs. Anthony Jose Montero Chirinos (Venezuela)
Bronze medal – Dillon Williams (Canada) vs. Brandon Diaz Ramirez (Mexico)
Bronze medal – Yowlys Bonne Rodriguez (Cuba) vs. Sixto Miguel Auccapina Pedragas (Peru)
70 kg/154 lbs.
Gold medal – Frank Molinaro (USA) vs. Alejandro Enrique Vasldes Tobier (Cuba)
Bronze medal – Luis Barrios Rochez (Honduras) vs. Mauricio Javier Sanchez Santos (Ecuador)
Bronze medal – Hernan Guzman Ipuz (Colombia), uncontested
74 kg/163 lbs.
Gold medal – Jordan Burroughs (USA) vs. Carlos Arturo Izquierido Mendez (Colombia)
Bronze medal – Francisco Soler Tanco (Puerto Rico) vs. Ilya Abelev (Canada)
Bronze medal – Adonis Ramon Arroyo (Venezuela) vs. Christian Anguiano Flores (Mexico)
86 kg/189 lbs.
Gold medal – Pool Edinson Ambrocio Greifo (Peru) vs. Livan Lopez Azcuy (Cuba)
Bronze medal – Keith Gavin (USA) vs. Erick Orellana Orellana (Guatemala)
Bronze medal – Billy Valdez Jean (Dominican Republic) vs. Armando Santiago Alvarado (Puerto Rico)
97 kg/213 lbs.
Gold medal – Jose Diaz Robertti (Venezuela) vs. Reineris Salas Perez (Cuba)
Bronze medal – Scott Schiller (USA) vs. Nathanael Rose (Trinidad and Tobago)
Bronze medal – Ivan Burtovoy (Argentina) vs. Ali Al Rekabi (Canada)
125 kg/275 lbs.
Gold medal – Dom Bradley (USA) vs. Yudenny Alpajon Estevez (Cuba)
Bronze medal – Antoine Braga Abou Jaoude (Brazil) vs. Jesse Flores (Mexico)
Bronze medal – Jarlys Mosquera Mosquera (Colombia) vs. Luis Vivenes Urbaneja (Venezuela)
U.S. Men’s freestyle performance on Saturday so far
57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Sam Hazewinkel, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids)
WIN Eliesar Guevera Abrines (Cuba), tech. fall 14-3
WIN Andry Jose Davila Baron (Venezuela), tech. fall 10-0
Gold-Medal Finals - Vs. Darthe Cappelin (Canada)
61 kg/134 lbs.- Coleman Scott, Chapel Hill, N.C. (Sunkist Kids)
WIN Jefferson Walter Mayea Figueroa (Ecuador), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Pedro Jesus Mejia Rodriguez (Venezuela), tech. fall 10-0
Gold-Medal Finals - Vs. Wilber Euclides Cuero Munoz (Colombia)
65 kg/143 lbs. - James Green, Lincoln, Neb. (Titan Mercury WC/Nebraska RTC)
WIN Dillon Williams (Canada), tech. fall 12-1
WIN Brandon Disair Diaz Ramirez (Mexico), 3-2
Gold-medal Finals - Vs. Anthony Jose Montero Chirinos (Venezuela)
70 kg/154 lbs. - Frank Molinaro, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC)
WIN Hernan Guzman Ipuz (Colombia), pin 2:01
Gold Medal Finals - Vs. Alejandro Enrique Vasldes Tobier (Cuba)
74 kg/163 lbs - Jordan Burroughs, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids/Nebraska RTC)
WIN Pedro Orlando Martinez Chen (Guatemala), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Francisco Daniel Soler Tanco (Puerto Rico), tech fall
WIN Ilya Abelev (Canada), tech. fall 14-2
Gold-Medal Finals – Carlos Arturo Izquierdo Mendez (Colombia)
86 kg/189 lbs. - Keith Gavin, Charlottesville, Va. (Titan Mercury WC)
WIN Edison Omar Paladines Alberca (Ecuador), tech. fall 16-5
WIN Miguel Javier Sanchez Geraldo (Mexico), tech. fall 12-0
LOSS Livan Lopez Azcuy (Cuba), 2-4
Bronze Medal Finals – Erick Rodolpho Orellana Orellana (Guatemala)
97 kg/213 lbs. - Scott Schiller, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
LOSS Jose Daniel Diaz Robertty (Venezuela), 2-6
Bronze Medal Finals – Nathaniel Rose (Trinidad and Tobago)
125 kg/275 lbs. - Dom Bradley, Blue Springs, Mo. (Sunkist Kids)
WIN Antoine Braga Abou Jaoude (Brazil), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Jesse Prudente Ruiz Flores (Mexico), tech. fall, 10-0
Gold Medal Finals – Yudenny Alpajon Estevez (Cuba)
