USA wins Pan American U20 Greco-Roman team title, led by five champions and seven medalists

Editor’s Note: Some of the U.S. Greco-Roman team members were not available for the team picture, because they had to leave for the airport before the team awards ceremony.

LIMA, Peru – The United States claimed the Greco-Roman team title and came home with five individual champions and seven medalists at the Pan American U20 Championships on Thursday.

Capturing gold medals for the United States were Pierson Manville (67 kg), Jude Randall (72 kg), Leister Bowling (77 kg), Nick Nosler (87 kg) and Shilo Jones (130 kg).

Manville won four matches, three by pin and one by technical fall. In the championship finals, Manville jumped to a big early lead and nailed a hip toss for a pin in 1:30 over Lucas Marcial Da Silva of Brazil. Manville was awarded the Golden Boot as the Greco-Roman Outstanding Wrestler.

Randall dominated his first three matches of the day, with two technical falls right away, then a pin over Anthony Molina Rubio of Peru in the semifinals. In the gold-medal match, he won a tight 3-1 decision over Jorge Gomez Garcia of Mexico, which ended with an extended challenge that went Randall’s way.

Bowling opened with a pair of technical falls over Vincent Echavarry of Puerto Rico in the quarterfinals and Mauro Resendiz Dominguez of Mexico. In the finals, Bowling broke open a close match against Alonso Parra Garcia of Colombia with a four-point lift and throw which he finished off with a pin in 4:12. Bowling has been dominant this year, with all bonus point wins in the U20 Nationals, the U20 World Team Trials and the Pan American Championships.

Nosler have five wins on the way to the title, winning three matches in his group, then powering through the semifinals and finals to earn the gold medal. In the championship finals, Nosler scored all five of his points in the first period, including two gut wrench turns, and beat Cesar Veliz Perez of Mexico, 5-1.

Jones won a five-athlete round robin with dominance, scoring three technical falls in a row, and finishing off the tournament with a pin in 1:34 over Malcom Nomel Lizana of Chile. Jones only allowed one point in his four victories. He beat eventual runner-up Ibrack Angulo Castillo of Ecuador in a 10-0 technical fall.

Also winning medals for the United States were silver medalist Quinlan Morgan (97 kg) and bronze medalist Gavin Ricketts (82 kg).

Morgan went 3-1 in a four-athlete round robin, losing his first match, then powering through the rest of the field with a pin and two technical falls.

Ricketts won Group A with two straight technical fall victories. He was edged in the semifinals by Mayci Flores Ayala of Peru, 3-1, then came back with a dominant 12-0 technical fall in the bronze-medal bout over Santiago Valenzuela Mendez of Chile in just 49 seconds.

The United States scored 188 points to win the team title, with Mexico in second with 167 points and Peru in third place with 131 points.

The competition continues on Friday with the women’s freestyle competition.

U20 PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

At Lima, Peru, July 10

Greco-Roman results

55 kg

Gold - Abel Sanchez Juarez (Peru)

Silver - Yuri Landim Ribiero (Brazil)

Bronze - Jose Castaneda Brito (Colombia)

Bronze - Moises Peralta Gonzalez (Ecuador)

5^th - Luis Hernandez Martinez (Mexico)

5^th - Jose Andrade Gonzalez (Panama)

7^th - Erick Choc Choc (Guatemala)

8^th - Caleb Noble (USA)

60 kg

Gold - Pedro De Souza Rodrigues (Brazil)

Silver - Augusto Vargas Valle (Chile)

Bronze - Daniel Guevara Pimentel (Mexico)

4^th - Treygen Morin (USA)

5^th - Juan Cristaldo Galindo (Peru)

6^th - Tony Mock Yanguez (Panama)

7^th - Erick Vera Olave (Ecuador)

63 kg

Gold - Diego Terriquez Ibarra (Mexico)

Silver - Clisman Carracedo Veliz (Ecuador)

Bronze - William Pozo Chuquillanqui (Peru)

4^th - Masquiel Cordoba Chala (Panama)

5^th - Landon Drury (USA)

67 kg

Gold - Pierson Manville (USA)

Silver - Lucas Marciel Da Silva (Brazil)

Bronze - Abisai Camacho Valenciano (Mexico)

4^th - Joao Montesinos Macedo (Peru)

5^th - Sebastian Bustamante Mejias (Chile)

6^th - Henry Figueroa Aponte (Puerto Rico)

72 kg

Gold - Jude Randall (USA)

Silver - Jorge Gomez Garcia (Mexico)

Bronze - Anthony Molin Rubio (Peru)

4^th - Luis Rosa (Puerto Rico)

5^th - Enzo Dos Anjos Pegorette (Brazil)

6^th - Hector Hernandez Castillo (Ecuador)

77 kg

Gold - Leister Bowling IV (USA)

Silver - Alonso Parra Gaarcia (Colombia)

Bronze - Dario Cubas Castillo (Peru)

Bronze - Mauro Resendiz Dominguez (Mexico)

5^th - Jonata Da Silva de Souza (Brazil)

5^th - Vincent Echavarry (Puerto Rico)

7^th - Sixto Garcia Mina (Ecuador)

8^th - Josue Alvarez Sintuj (Guatemala)

82 kg

Gold - John Saenz Corea (Guatemala)

Silver - Maycki Flores Ayala (Peru)

Bronze - Gavin Ricketts (USA)

4^th - Santiago Valenzuela Mendez (Chile)

5^th - Jerson Chantaca Gonzalez (Mexico)

6^th - Juan Villota de la Cruz (Colombia)

87 kg

Gold - Nicholas Nosler (USA)

Silver - Cesar Veliz Perez (Mexico)

Bronze - Christopher Sanchez (Puerto Rico)

4^th - Kauan Ferreira Gomes (Brazil)

5^th - Jean Zambrano Longas (Ecuador)

6^th - Kenyiro Gonzales Huaman (Peru)

7^th - Cristhoper Perez (Guatemala)

97 kg

Gold - Dorian Trejo Olguin (Mexico)

Silver - Quinlan Morgan (USA)

Bronze - Sadath Ortega Ospino (Panama)

4^th - Kaio Martins de Souza (Brazil)

5^th - Mizael Llontop Cruz (Peru)

130 kg

Gold - Shilo Jones (USA)

Silver - Ibrack Angulo Castillo (Ecuador)

Bronze - Joao Silva Diniz (Brazil)

4^th - Abraham Avalos Canul (Mexico)

5^th = Malcolm Nomel Lizana (Chile)

U.S. Greco-Roman performances

55 kg – Caleb Noble (Gurnee, Ill./Toss Em Up Wrestling Academy), 8^th place

LOSS Moises Peralta Gonzalez (Ecuador), tech fall, 9-0, 4:44

60 kg – Treygen Morin (Nampa, Idaho/Suples WC), 4^th place

LOSS Pedro De Souza Rodrigues (Brazil), tech fall, 9-0, 2:07

WIN Tony Mock Yanguez (Panama), tech fall, 8-0, 0:44

WIN Juan Cristaldo Galindo (Peru), 8-5

LOSS Augusto Vargas Valle (Chile), 7-1

LOSS Daniel Guevara Pimentel, 8-2

63 kg – Landon Drury (Colorado Springs, Colo./NMU-National Training Center), 5^th place

LOSS Clisman Carracedo Veliz (Ecuador), 7-0

LOSS William Pozo Chuquillanqui (Peru), inj. dft, 3:00

LOSS Masquiel Cordoba Chala (Panama), inj. dft.

LOSS Diego Terriquez Ibarra (Mexico), inj. dft.

67 kg – Pierson Manville (Tempe, Ariz./Atreus WC), gold medal

WIN Henry Figueroa Aponte (Puerto Rico), pin 0:25

WIN Lucas Marciel Da Silva (Brazil), tech fall 10-0, 0:25

WIN Joao Montesinos Macedo (Peru), pin 0:59

WIN Lucas Marciel Da Silva (Brazil), pin 1:30

72 kg – Jude Randall (Edmond, Okla./Bellator Pro Deus Wrestling), gold medal

WIN Luis Rosa (Puerto Rico), tech fall 8-0, 0:16

WIN Enzo Dos Anjos Pegorette (Brazil), tech fall, 10-0, 0:54

WIN Anthony Molina Rubio (Peru), pin, 2:06

WIN Jorge Gomez Garcia (Mexico), 3-1

77 kg – Leister Bowling IV (Longmont, Colo./Hawkeye WC), gold medal

WIN Vincent Echavarry (Puerto Rico), tech fall 12-0, 1:54

WIN Mauro Resendiz Dominguez (Mexico), tech fall, 11-0, 2:16

WIN Alonso Parra Garcia (Colombia), pin 4:12

82 kg – Gavin Ricketts (Sturgis, Ky.), bronze medal

WIN Jerson Chantaca Gonzalez (Mexico), tech fall 14-3, 4:16

WIN Santiago Valenzuela Mendez (Chile), tech fall, 9-0, 3:00

LOSS Mayci Flores Ayala (Peru), 3-1

WIN Santiago Valenzuela Mendez (Chile), tech fall 12-0, 0:49

87 kg – Nick Nosler (St. Joseph, Ill./Southern Illinois RTC), gold medal

WIN Kenyiro Gonzales Huaman (Peru), 4-0

WIN Jean Zambrano Longas (Ecuador), 10-7

WIN Christopher Sanchez (Puerto Rico), tech fall, 8-0, 0:38

WIN Kauan Ferreira Gomes (Brazil), 5-0

WIN Cesar Veliz Perez (Mexico), 5-1

97 kg – Quinlan Morgan (Arden Hills, Minn./Jackrabbit WC), silver medal

LOSS Dorian Trejo Olguin (Mexico), 10-8

WIN Mizael Llontop Cruz (Peru), pin 1:18

WIN Kaio Martins De Sousa (Brazil), tech fall, 8-0, 0:28

WIN Sadath Ortega Ospino (Panama), tech fall, 8-0, 0:35

130 kg – Shilo Jones (Boise, Idaho/Bison WC), gold medal

WIN Abraham Avalos Canul (Mexico), tech fall, 9-0, 3:49

WIN Joao Silva Diniz (Brazil), tech fall, 1:41

WIN Ibrack Angulo Castillo (Ecuador), tech fall, 10-0, 3:38

WIN Malcolm Nomel Lizana (Chile), pin, 1:34

Greco-Roman Team Standings

1. United States, 188

2. Mexico, 167

3. Peru, 131

4. Brazil, 124

5. Ecuador, 90

6. Chile, 52

7. Guatemala, 47

8. Panama, 46

9. Puerto Rico, 46

10. Colombia, 44