Five golds in men’s freestyle for Team USA to cap Junior Pan American Games
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by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
Mitchell Mesenbrink hand raise in the finals of the 2025 Junior Pan American Games.
ASUNCION, Paraguay – The U.S. men’s freestyle team capped off the 2025 Junior Pan American Games with a hefty medal haul. All six Americans made the finals with five claiming gold medals.
Three-time age-group World medalist and U.S. Open champion Mitchell Mesenbrink led the way for Team USA with three technical falls in three matches, outscoring his opponents a combined 32-0. He defeated 2025 U23 Pan American champion Orislandy Perdomo Brooks of Cuba in the gold medal match, 10-0.
Also defeating opponents from Cuba in the championship round were Rocco Welsh at 86 kg and Tommy Dineen at 97 kg. Welsh won a sound 5-2 contest over 2025 U23 Pan American champion Geannis Garzon Tamayo to become a two-time Junior Pan Am Games champion (2021). Dineen exploded to a 10-0 technical fall on Darrell Lee Galloso for his title.
Similar to Mesenbrink, two-time age-group World medalist Bo Bassett tuned up the 65 kg field with straight techs. Bassett took down Eligh Rivera of Puerto Rico, 11-0, for the gold medal.
A pair of Army West Point Wrestling Club athletes represented well in Paraguay. Lucas Stoddard went undefeated on his way to the 125 kg title. Charlie Farmer battled to a silver medal at 57 kg.
Under the traditional UWW scoring system, the U.S. sailed away with the team title at 145 points. Cuba came in second place with four medalists and 95 points. Puerto Rico picked up three medals and 76 points to finish in third place.
Final brackets and results from the Junior Pan American Games are available on UWW Arena. Video from the event can be found on Pan Am Sports Channel.
2025 Junior Pan American Games #
At Asuncion, Paraguay, August 23 #
Men’s Freestyle Results #
Team Standings #
1. United States, 145
2. Cuba, 95
3. Puerto Rico, 76
4. Venezuela, 53
5. Brazil, 44
6. Paraguay, 44
7. Dominican Republic, 40
8. Mexico, 39
T-9. Argentina, 15
T-9. Jamaica, 15
T-9. Guatemala,15
57 kg #
Gold – Vladimir Vila Frometa (Cuba)
Silver – Charlie Farmer (United States)
Bronze – Adrian Samano (Puerto Rico)
4th – Javier Tonita Charriez (Canada)
5th – Jose Falcon Reyes (Venezuela)
6th – Juan Valerio Delgado (Dominican Republic)
7th – Juan Montiel Montiel (Paraguay)
Gold – Vladimir Vila Frometa (Cuba) dec. Charlie Farmer (United States), 6-4
Bronze – Adrian Samano (Puerto Rico) fall Javier Tonita Charriez (Canada), 2:43
65 kg #
Gold – Bo Bassett (United States)
Silver – Eligh Rivera (Puerto Rico)
Bronze – Victor Parra Roman (Venezuela)
Bronze – Diego Peraza Aguilar (Mexico)
5th – Diego Villalba Pereira (Paraguay)
5th – Juset Martinez Deprestre (Cuba)
7th – Wilfredo Lopez (Paraguay)
8th – Jose Benites Vasquez (Peru)
Gold – Bo Bassett (United States) tech. fall Eligh Rivera (Puerto Rico), 11-0
Bronze – Victor Parra Roman (Venezuela) tech. fall Diego Villalba Pereira (Paraguay), 10-0
Bronze – Diego Peraza Aguilar (Mexico) dec. Juset Martinez Deprestre (Cuba), 15-11
74 kg #
Gold – Mitchell Mesenbrink (United States)
Silver – Orislandy Perdomo Brooks (Cuba)
Bronze – Tyler Tracy (Jamaica)
Bronze – Arnoldo Proboste (Argentina)
5th – Joao Maldonado Romero (Paraguay)
5th – Ricardo Oyoque Vasquez (Venezuela)
7th – Tanner Peake (Puerto Rico)
8th – Jhon Zambrano Encalada (Ecuador)
9th – Juan Gomez Hernandez (Dominican Republic)
Gold – Mitchell Mesenbrink (United States) tech. fall Orislandy Perdomo Brooks (Cuba), 10-0
Bronze – Tyler Tracy (Jamaica) tech. fall Joao Maldonado Romero (Paraguay), 10-0
Bronze – Arnoldo Proboste (Argentina) dec. Ricardo Oyoque Vasquez (Venezuela), 8-4
86 kg #
Gold – Rocco Welsh (United States)
Silver – Geannis Garzon Tamayo (Cuba)
Bronze – Max Franca Magalhaes De Almeida (Brazil)
Bronze – Cesar Ubico Estrada (Guatemala)
5th – Juan Cardozo Ibata (Colombia)
5th – Jeremy Urrieta Velasquez (Venezuela)
7th – Ricardo Salinas (Puerto Rico)
8th – Fernando Ramos Arce (Paraguay)
Gold – Rocco Welsh (United States) dec. Geannis Garzon Tamayo (Cuba), 5-2
Bronze – Max Franca Magalhaes De Almeida (Brazil) dec. Juan Cardozo Ibata (Colombia), 10-6
Bronze – Cesar Ubico Estrada (Guatemala) dec. Jeremy Urrieta Velasquez (Venezuela), 9-3
97 kg #
Gold – Tommy Dineen (United States)
Silver – Darrell Lee Galloso (Cuba)
Bronze – Juan Iturriza Ruiz (Mexico)
4th – Juan Andres (Dominican Republic)
5th – Alek Ortiz Roman (Puerto Rico)
6th – Lucas Imbernon Da Silva (Brazil)
7th – Nelson Villarreal Berttis (Venezuela)
Gold – Tommy Dineen (United States) tech. fall Darrell Lee Galloso (Cuba), 11-0
Bronze – Juan Iturriza Ruiz (Mexico) tech. fall Juan Andres (Dominican Republic), 15-2
125 kg #
Gold – Lucas Stoddard (United States)
Silver – Gabriel De Sousa Silva (Brazil)
Bronze – Ethan Vergara (Puerto Rico)
Bronze – Victor Perez Genere (Dominican Republic)
5th – Ivan Gomez Piris (Paraguay)
6th – Rizieri Chavez Ledesma (Mexico)
7th – Jaydon Alleyne (Barbados)
Gold – Lucas Stoddard (United States) tech. fall Gabriel De Sousa Silva (Brazil), 10-0
Bronze – Ethan Vergara (Puerto Rico) forfeit Jorawar Dhinsa (Canada)
Bronze – Victor Perez Genere (Dominican Republic) fall Ivan Gomez Piris (Paraguay), 0:42
U.S. Men’s Freestyle Results #
57 kg – Charlie Farmer, Coal Valley, Ill. (West Point WC), silver medal
WIN Adrian Samano (Puerto Rico), 8-6
WIN Juan Valerio Delgado (Dominican Republic), tech. fall, 12-2
LOSS Jose Falcon Reyes (Venezuela), 8-6
WIN Javier Tonita Charriez (Canada), tech. fall, 10-0
LOSS Vladimir Vila Frometa (Cuba), 6-4
65 kg – Bo Bassett, Windber, Pa. (Titan Mercury WC), gold medal
WIN Diego Peraza Aguilar (Mexico), tech. fall, 14-4
WIN Juset Martinez Deprestre (Cuba), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Eligh Rivera (Puerto Rico), tech. fall 11-0
74 kg – Mitchell Mesenbrink, Hartland, Wis. (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC), gold medal
WIN Arnoldo Proboste (Argentina), tech. fall, 11-0
WIN Ricardo Oyoque Vasquez (Venezuela), tech. fall, 11-0
WIN Orislandy Perdomo Brooks (Cuba), tech. fall, 10-0
86 kg – Rocco Welsh, Fredericktown, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC), gold medal
WIN Juan Cardoza Ibata (Colombia), tech. fall, 13-2
WIN Max Franca Magalhaes De Almeida (Brazil), 11-2
WIN Geannis Garzon Tamayo (Cuba), 5-2
97 kg – Tommy Dineen, Hancock, Minn. (Jackrabbit WC), gold medal
WIN Juan Andres (Dominican Republic), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Lucas Imbernon Da Silva (Brazil), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Juan Iturriza Ruiz (Mexico), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Darrell Lee Galloso (Cuba), tech. fall, 11-0
125 kg – Lucas Stoddard, Chardon, Ohio (West Point WC), gold medal
WIN Jorawar Dhinsa (Canada), forfeit
WIN Ethan Vergara (Puerto Rico), 9-4
WIN Gabriel De Sousa Silva (Brazil), tech. fall, 10-0
