U.S. women crown six champs, 10-for-10 on medals at 2025 U20 Pan American Championships
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by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
The U.S. women’s freestyle team at the 2025 U20 Pan American Championships.
LIMA, Peru – The Team USA women secured a 10-for-10 medal haul, including six gold medals, on Friday at the 2025 U20 Pan American Championships.
Taking home the Golden Boot Award as the tournament’s outstanding wrestler in women’s freestyle was 55 kg champion Aspen Blasko of Minnesota. Blasko made it look effortless on the mats with a perfect 4-0 record that featured three first-period pins and a 10-0 technical fall to boot. Blasko was a NCWWC All-American for Grand Valley State back in March and was a 2024 U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals champion.
Oklahoma native Bella Williams reeled in her second age-group Pan American title of the season with a stellar performance at 59 kg. Like Blasko, Williams posted a 4-0 record with three pins and a shutout technical fall. Both were neck-and-neck for the Golden Boot. Williams won the U23 Pan American title earlier this year and was runner-up at Women’s Nationals in the U20 and U23 divisions.
Another dominant U.S. effort came from 2024 U20 World Team member Cadence Diduch at 65 kg. It was three 10-0 technical falls, plus a first-period pin, that sent Diduch atop the podium in Lima. It was the second age-group Pan American title for the Iowa Hawkeye.
Additional champions for Team USA included Gabriele Tedesco at 50 kg, Alexandra Waitsman at 53 kg and Keeley Kehrli at 72 kg. Both Tedesco and Waitsman were runners-up at the 2025 Women’s Nationals and earned NCWWC All-America honors last season. Kehrli was third at Women’s Nationals.
Silver medals went to 2024 U20 World Team member Carissa Qureshi at 57 kg, plus NCWWC All-Americans Lilly Luft at 62 kg and Zoey Lints at 68 kg. All three came in second place at Women’s Nationals. 76 kg representative Stella Steigler bagged the lone bronze medal.
All told, the U.S. women gathered a 31-5 combined record with a staggering 24 victories by pin and seven by technical fall.
Team USA put up 225 points in the team standings to outpace the field. Canada finished in second place with 190 team points. Mexico rounded out the top three with 142 team points.
The tournament continues tomorrow with the men’s freestyle competition. Action begins at 10 a.m. local time, with the finals set for 5 p.m. Lima, Peru, is located one hour behind of U.S. Eastern Time.
Brackets for each style and match-by-match results are available on UWW Arena. A live stream of the event can be found at FloWrestling.com.
2025 U20 Pan American Championships #
July 11, Lima, Peru #
Women’s Freestyle Results #
Team Standings #
1. United States, 225
2. Canada, 190
3. Mexico, 142
4. Brazil, 92
5. Peru, 88
6. Puerto Rico, 77
7. Ecuador, 43
8. Colombia, 20
9. Guatemala, 18
10. Chile, 9
50 kg #
Gold – Gabriele Tedesco (United States)
Silver – Ana Sales Lima (Brazil)
Bronze – Elizabeth Chapman (Canada)
Bronze – Anett Huaman Mallqui (Peru)
5th – Vicky Leon Gomez (Ecuador)
5th – Montserrat Hernandez Gomez (Mexico)
7th – Genesis Ramirez Sanabria (Puerto Rico)
8th – Yancy Lopez Davila (Guatemala)
Gold – Gabriele Tedesco (United States) fall Ana Sales Lima (Brazil), 0:50
Bronze – Elizabeth Chapman (Canada) fall Vicky Leon Gomez (Ecuador), 1:46
Bronze – Anett Huaman Mallqui (Peru) tech. fall Montserrat Hernandez Gomez (Mexico), 10-0
53 kg #
Gold – Alexandra Waitsman (United States)
Silver – Mayangelie Colon Davila (Puerto Rico)
Bronze – Brooklyn Glasgow (Canada)
4th – Kailane Araujo De Sousa (Brazil)
5th – Ana Flores Guerra (Mexico)
6th – Valeria Alvarez Agurto (Ecuador)
7th – Carolina Sulca Godoy (Peru)
Gold – Alexandra Waitsman (United States) fall Mayangelie Colon Davila (Puerto Rico), 3:44
Bronze – Brooklyn Glasgow (Canada) dec. Kailane Araujo De Sousa (Brazil), 4-3
55 kg #
Gold – Aspen Blasko (United States)
Silver – Abby Wolff (Canada)
Bronze – Maria Garcia Lopez (Mexico)
4th – Tilly Kakuk (Puerto Rico)
5th – Ariadna Saldana Mendoza (Peru)
Round-robin records: Blasko (4-0), Wolff (2-2), Garcia Lopez (2-2), Kakuk (2-2), Saldana Mendoza (0-4)
57 kg #
Gold – Agnia Krakovska (Canada)
Silver – Carissa Qureshi (United States)
Bronze – Thaina Anibal Ribeiro (Brazil)
4th – Aneishka Santos Baez (Puerto Rico)
5th – Cindell Casusol Casas (Peru)
6th – Karla Gruezo Ortiz (Ecuador)
7th – Abril Urban Santos (Mexico)
Gold – Agnia Krakovska (Canada) dec. Carissa Qureshi (United States), 4-4
Bronze – Thaina Anibal Ribeiro (Brazil) fall Aneishka Santos Baez (Puerto Rico), 0:49
59 kg #
Gold – Bella Williams (United States)
Silver – Cecilia Barranco Solano (Mexico)
Bronze – Ella Finding (Canada)
4th – Allison Valdez Obando (Guatemala)
5th – Talita Caballero Orozco (Peru)
Round-robin records: Williams (4-0), Barranco Solano (3-1), Finding (2-2), Valdez Obando (1-3)
62 kg #
Gold – Annika Fines (Canada)
Silver – Lilly Luft (United States)
Bronze – Neevis Rodriguez Cantu (Mexico)
Bronze – Leonela Gruezo Ortiz (Ecuador)
5th – Diana Estarita Martinez (Colombia)
5th – Carina Giangeruso (Puerto Rico)
7th – Stefany Dos Santos Ferreira (Brazil)
8th – Kaori Ximena Melgar Palomino (Peru)
Gold – Annika Fines (Canada) dec. Lilly Luft (United States), 2-1
Bronze – Neevis Rodriguez Cantu (Mexico) tech. fall Diana Estarita Martinez (Colombia), 12-0
Bronze – Leonela Gruezo Ortiz (Ecuador) dec. Carina Giangeruso (Puerto Rico), 7-7
65 kg #
Gold – Cadence Diduch (United States)
Silver – Mackenzie Cayer (Canada)
Bronze – Ruth Jimenez Batista (Puerto Rico)
4th – Valeria Perez Pacheco (Mexico)
5th – Romina Garro Villanera (Peru)
6th – Martina Godoy Corvalan (Chile)
Gold – Cadence Diduch (United States) tech. fall Mackenzie Cayer (Canada), 10-0
Bronze – Ruth Jimenez Batista (Puerto Rico) dec. Valeria Perez Pacheco (Mexico), 9-2
68 kg #
Gold – Eduarda Rodrigues Batista (Brazil)
Silver – Zoey Lints (United States)
Bronze – Lene Mccrackin (Canada)
4th – Elide Castanon Buendia (Mexico)
5th – Leyla Mallqui Hinostroza (Peru)
Round-robin records: Rodrigues Batista (4-0), Lints (3-1), Mccrackin (2-2), Castanon Buendia (1-3), Mallqui Hinostroza (0-4)
72 kg #
Gold – Keeley Kehrli (United States)
Silver – Kiki Idowu (Canada)
Bronze – Sofia De Leon Gonzalez (Mexico)
Round-robin records: Kehrli (2-0), Idowu (1-1), De Leon Gonzalez (0-2)
76 kg #
Gold – Edna Jimenez Villalba (Mexico)
Silver – Rupinder Johal (Canada)
Bronze – Stella Steigler (United States)
4th – Stefanni Da Silva Dias (Brazil)
5th – Elena Cundumi Caicedo (Colombia)
6th – Aomi Riques Morales (Peru)
Gold – Edna Jimenez Villalba (Mexico) tech. fall Rupinder Johal (Canada), 10-0
Bronze – Stella Steigler (United States) fall Stefanni Da Silva Dias (Brazil), 1:54
U.S. Women’s Freestyle Results #
50 kg – Gabriele Tedesco (Lakeland, Fla./Bearcat WC), gold medal
WIN Elizabeth Chapman (Canada), fall, 1:08
WIN Vicky Leon Gomez (Ecuador) fall, 1:43
WIN Ana Sales Lima (Brazil), fall, 0:50
53 kg – Alexandra Waitsman (Woodland Hills, Calif./The Nest WC), gold medal
WIN Valeria Alvarez Agurto (Ecuador), fall, 0:46
WIN Mayangelie Colon Davila (Puerto Rico), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Brooklyn Glasgow (Canada), fall, 2:19
WIN Mayangelie Colon Davila (Puerto Rico), fall, 3:44
55 kg – Aspen Blasko (Forest Lake, Minn./William Jewell WC), gold medal
WIN Maria Garcia Lopez (Mexico), fall, 2:38
WIN Ariadna Saldana Mendoza (Peru), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Abby Wolff (Canada), fall, 1:02
WIN Tilly Kakuk (Puerto Rico), fall, 1:35
57 kg – Carissa Qureshi (Irvine, Calif./USOPTC/EAP), silver medal
WIN Abril Urban Santos (Mexico), fall, 0:25
WIN Thaina Anibal Ribeiro (Brazil), fall, 2:09
WIN Aneishka Santos Baez (Puerto Rico), fall, 1:47
LOSS Agnia Krakovska (Canada), 4-4
59 kg – Bella Williams (Edmond, Okla./Husky WC), gold medal
WIN Talita Caballero Orozco (Peru), fall, 0:43
WIN Allison Valdez Obando (Guatemala), tech. fall, 11-0
WIN Ella Finding (Canada), fall, 3:00
WIN Cecilia Barranco Solano (Mexico), fall, 1:12
62 kg – Lilly Luft (Charles City, Iowa/Iowa Women’s WC), silver medal
WIN Neevis Rodriguez Cantu (Mexico), tech. fall, 18-8
WIN Diana Estarita Martinez (Colombia), fall, 4:32
LOSS Annika Fines (Canada), 2-1
65 kg – Cadence Diduch (Freeport, Ill./Iowa Women’s WC), gold medal
WIN Martina Godoy Corvalan (Chile), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Mackenzie Cayer (Canada), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Valeria Perez Pacheco (Mexico), fall, 2:46
WIN Mackenzie Cayer (Canada), tech. fall, 10-0
68 kg – Zoey Lints (Central Bridge, N.Y./Curby 3 Style WC), silver medal
WIN Lene Mccrackin (Canada), fall, 0:20
WIN Leyla Mallqui Hinostroza (Peru), fall, 0:34
LOSS Eduarda Rodrigues Batista (Brazil), tech. fall, 12-1
WIN Elide Castanon Buendia (Mexico), fall, 4:10
72 kg – Keeley Kehrli (Winthrop, Iowa/Storm RTC), gold medal
WIN Sofia De Leon Gonzalez (Mexico), fall, 0:53
WIN Kiki Idowu (Canada), fall, 5:40
76 kg – Stella Steigler (Orange, Va./Virginia Assassins), bronze medal
WIN Aomi Riques Morales (Peru), fall, 1:38
LOSS Edna Jimenez Villalba (Mexico), tech. fall, 12-1
LOSS Rupinder Johal (Canada), fall, 4:56
WIN Stefanni Da Silva Dias (Brazil), fall, 1:54
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