Haight wins gold, USA claims Greco-Roman team title at Pan Ams

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – In addition to this morning’s two gold medal performances from the women’s freestyle team, Cheney Haight added another gold medal for Team USA, winning the 82 kg division in Greco-Roman at the 2019 Pan American Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

In his finals bout, Haight took on 2018 Senior Pan American bronze medalist Carlos Espinoza Castro from Peru. Haight led 3-0 at the break, scoring on passivity and exposure. Espinoza went on to score the only point in the second period, but it was not enough. Haight took a 3-1 to claim his third overall Pan Am title. He also won golds in 2016 and 2017.

Securing gold medals earlier in the day were Alex Hedrick at 55 kg and Julia Salata at 65 kg.

The U.S. notched two silver medals in the finals session.

2017 Junior World champion Kamal Bey, who had dominated his way to the finals, faced four-time Cerro Pelado medalist Yosvanys Pena Flores of Cuba in the 77 kg Greco-Roman finals.

What seemed like a strangely scored match, Bey fell in a 3-1 battle to Pena Flores.

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 At 72 kg in women’s freestyle, multiple-time age-group World Team member Rachel Watters went 1-1 on the day to claim silver in her first Pan Am Championships.

Winning bronze on Friday was Patrick Martinez, a three-time Senior World Team member. For third, Martinez dominated Canada’s Phillip Barreiro with a 9-0 tech fall. It marks Martinez’s second Pan Am bronze medal.

Overall, the U.S. Greco-Roman team won nine medals this week, including four gold, four silver and one bronze, and won the team title with 205 points. Second-place Cuba scored 135 points, while Brazil took third with 135 points.

En route to the team title, USA Greco has qualified all six Olympic weights for the 2019 Pan American Games in August.

The competition continues tomorrow with women’s and men’s freestyle at 10 a.m. local time (9 a.m. EST) live on Trackwrestling.com.

2019 SENIOR PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

at Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 18-21

Greco-Roman final team standings
1. USA – 205
2. Cuba – 135
3. Brazil – 98
4. Venezuela – 84
5. Mexico – 64
6. Peru – 61
7. Colombia – 48
8. Argentina – 47
9. Dominican Republic – 46
10. Ecuador – 43

Final results in Greco-Roman
55 kg
GOLD - Max NOWRY (USA)
SILVER - Sargis KHACHATRYAN (BRA)
BRONZE - Joshua MEDINA (PUR)

60 kg
GOLD - Luis ORTA SANCHEZ (CUB) TF Samuel GURRIA VIGUERAS (MEX), 9-0
BRONZE - Anthony PALENCIA PUENTES (VEN) dec. Dalton ROBERTS (USA), 1-1
BRONZE - Dicther TORO CASTANEDA (COL) dec. Maikol JOSEFA (DOM), 4-3

63 kg
GOLD - Andres MONTANO ARROYO (ECU)
SILVER - Ryan MANGO (USA)
BRONZE - Jose DAVILA CABELLO (PER)

67 kg
GOLD - Ismael BORRERO MOLINA (CUB) TF Ellis COLEMAN (USA), 11-1
BRONZE - Shalom VILLEGAS REQUENA (VEN) TF Cristhian RIVAS CASTRO (ECU), 8-0
BRONZE - Joilson DE BRITO RAMOS JUNIOR (BRA) dec. Manuel LOPEZ SALCERO (MEX), 3-1

72 kg
GOLD – RaVaughn PERKINS (USA)
SILVER - Kenedy MORAES PEDROSA (BRA)
BRONZE - Francisco BARRIO (ARG)

77 kg
GOLD - Yosvanys PENA FLORES (CUB) dec. Kamal BEY (USA), 3-1
BRONZE - Juan ESCOBAR (MEX) tech fall David CHOC HUOC (GUA), 10-0
BRONZE - Jair CUERO MUNOZ (COL) dec. Johan BATISTA (DOM), 6-5

82 kg
GOLD - Cheney HAIGHT (USA)
BRONZE - Carlos ESPINOZA CASTRO (PER)
BRONZE - Adil BARROS MACHADO (BRA)

87 kg
GOLD - Luis AVENDANO ROJAS (VEN) win by disqualification Antonio DURAN ROBLES (CUB)
BRONZE - Alfonso LEYVA YEPEZ (MEX) tech fall Carlos ADAMES PALMER (DOM), 8-0
BRONZE - Patrick MARTINEZ (USA) tech. fall Phillip BARREIRO (CAN), 9-0

97 kg
GOLD - Gabriel ROSILLO KINDELAN (CUB) TF G’Angelo HANCOCK (USA), 10-2
BRONZE - Kevin MEJIA CASTILLO (HON) wins by injury default Jose ARIAS PAREDES (DOM)
BRONZE - Luillys PEREZ MORA (VEN) dec. Oscar LOANGO SOLIS (COL), 3-1

130 kg
GOLD - Adam COON (USA) fall Luciano DEL RIO (ARG)
BRONZE - Angel PACHECO ROMERO (CUB) TF Diego ALMENDRAS RODRIQUEZ (CHI), 8-0
BRONZE - Edgardo LOPEZ MORELL (PUR) dec. Charles THOMS (CAN), 11-7

U.S. Greco-Roman results
55 kg: Max Nowry (Colorado Springs, Colo./Army WCAP/Illinois RTC) - GOLD
WIN Sargis Khachatryan (Brazil), 4-3
WIN Joshua Medina (Puerto Rico), 9-0
WIN Marcelo Torres (Argentina), 8-0

60 kg: Dalton Roberts (Fowlerville, Mich./New York AC) - FIFTH
WIN Luis Morales Manchaya (Ecuador), 12-3
LOSS Luis Orta Sanchez (Cuba), 8-0
WIN Andres Gonzalez Andrade (Panama), medical forfeit
LOSS Anthony Palencia Puentes (Venezuela), 1-1

63 kg: Ryan Mango (Colorado Springs, Colo./Army WCAP/California RTC) - SILVER
WIN Jose Davila Cabello (Peru), 9-0
WIN Mauri Vicente Silverio Junior (Brazil), 9-0
LOSS Andres Montano Arroyo (Ecuador), 9-0

67 kg: Ellis Coleman (Colorado Springs, Colo./Army WCAP) - SILVER
WIN Victor Lopez Miranda (El Salvador), 9-0
WIN Sharon Villegas (Venezuela), 11-0
WIN Cristhian Rivas Castro (Ecuador), 10-0
LOSS Ismael Borrero Molina (Cuba), 11-1

72 kg: RaVaughn Perkins (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) - GOLD
WIN Francisco Barrio (Argentina), fall
WIN Kenedy Moraes Pedrosa (Brazil), 8-0

77 kg: Kamal Bey (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) – SILVER
WIN Enrique Cuero Ortiz (Ecuador), 8-0
WIN Juan Escobar (Mexico), 10-0
WIN David Choc Huoc (Guatemala), 5-3
LOSS Yosvanys Pena Flores (Cuba), 3-1

82 kg: Cheney Haight (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) - GOLD
WIN Adil Barrios Machado (Brazil), 8-0
WIN Carlos Espinoza Castro (Peru), 3-1

87 kg: Patrick Martinez (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) - BRONZE
WIN Lesyan Cousin Otomuro (Jamaica), 6-1
WIN Ronisson Brandao (Brazil), 7-0
LOSS Luis Avendano Rojas (Venezuela), 4-0
WIN Phillip Barreiro (Canada), 9-0

97 kg: G’Angelo Hancock (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) - SILVER
WIN Manuel Huaman Caillahua (Peru), 8-0
WIN Kevin Mejia Castillo (Honduras), 9-0
WIN Jose Arias Paredes (Dominican Republic), 11-2
WIN Gabriel Rosillo Kindelan (Cuba), 10-2

130 kg: Adam Coon (Ann Arbor, Mich./New York AC/Cliff Keen RTC) - GOLD
WIN Diego Almendras Rojas (Chile), fall
WIN Angel Pacheco Romero (Cuba), fall
WIN Luciano Del Rio (Argentina), fall

Final results in women’s freestyle
55 kg
GOLD - Alex HEDRICK (USA)
SILVER - Jayd DAVIS (USA)
BRONZE - Elis AZERRAD PARODI (ARG)

59 kg
GOLD - Laurence BEAUREGARD (CAN)
SILVER - Andribeth RIVERA BELLIARD (PUR)
BRONZE - Karoline SILVA DE SANTANA (BRA)

65 kg
GOLD - Julia SALATA (USA)
SILVER - Jessica BROUILLETTE (CAN)
BRONZE - Grabriela PEDRO DA ROCHA (BRA)

72 kg
GOLD - Dejah SLATER (CAN)
SILVER - Rachel WATTERS (USA)
BRONZE - Linda MACHUCA (ARG)

U.S. women’s freestyle results
55 kg: Alex Hedrick (Fair Oaks, Calif./Titan Mercury WC) – GOLD
WIN Elis Azerrad Parodi (Argentina), fall
WIN Jayd Davis (Canada), 6-4

59 kg: Kelsey Campbell (Tempe, Ariz./Sunkist Kids)
LOSS Laurence Beauregard (Canada), forfeit
LOSS Karoline Silva da Santana (Brazil), forfeit

65 kg: Julia Salata (Bristol, Tenn./Sunkist Kids) – GOLD
WIN Jessica Brouillette (CAN), 11-0
WIN Grabriela Pedro da Rocha (Brazil), 10-0

72 kg: Rachel Watters (Ankeny, Iowa/New York AC/Aries WC) - SILVER
WIN Linda Machuca (Argentina), 13-3
LOSS Dejah Slater (Canada), 12-1