Women's freestyle team gets draws for Junior Pan Ams in Brazil
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by Taylor Miller, USA Wrestling
FORTALEZA, Brazil – The draws for women’s freestyle action for the 2018 Junior Pan American Championships have been released, giving the nine American women their opening bouts for Saturday morning.
The highlighted opening bouts tomorrow come at 53 kg and 57 kg.
At 53 kg, 2017 Cadet World Team member Vayle Baker will face 2015 Cadet Pan American champion Rita Rojas Chavez from Mexico.
Rojas also owns a 2018 Senior Central American and Caribbean Championships silver and a 2018 Senior Central American and Caribbean Championships bronze.
Michaela Beck, wrestling at 57 kg, will go up against 2017 Cadet Pan Am bronze winner Susana Lozano of Mexico. Both wrestlers competed at the 2017 Cadet Pan Ams at different weights.
At 72 kg, Andrea Sennett will open against 2016 Cadet Pan American bronze medalist Krizia Roa of Peru.
The tournament begins Saturday morning at 9 a.m. ET live on Trackwrestling.
2018 JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
at Fortaleza, Brazil
50 kg: Felicity Taylor (Spillville, Iowa/Immortal Athletics WC)
vs. Greidy ESTUPINAN PEREZ (COL)
53 kg: Vayle Baker (Benton, Pa./Minnesota Storm/Wyoming Seminary)
vs. Rita ROJAS CHAVEZ (MEX), 2015 Cadet Pan American gold, 2018 Senior Central American and Caribbean Championships silver, 2018 Senior Central American and Caribbean Championships bronze
55 kg: Cameron Guerin (Yakima, Wash./Team Takedown)
vs. Leticia LOPES GONCALVES (BRA)
57 kg: Michaela Beck (New York, N.Y./New York AC)
vs. Susana LOZANO VEYTIA (MEX), 2017 Cadet Pan American silver
59 kg: Brenda Reyna (Mount Vernon, Wash./New York AC/Bearcat WC)
vs. Karina OLVERA ORTEGA (MEX)
62 kg: Brianna Csontos (Amissville, Va./New York RTC)
vs. Diana ECHEGARAY PRIETO (PER)
65 kg: Ashlynn Ortega (Pueblo, Colo./Pueblo West WC)
vs. Andrea GARCIA MUNOZ (COL)
68 kg: Kayla Marano (Jefferson, Ga./Lion WC)
vs. Grabriela PEDRO DA ROCHA (BRA)
72 kg: Andrea Sennett (Wheeling, Ill./Bearcat WC)
vs. Krizia ROA ORTEGA (PER), 2016 Cadet Pan American bronze
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