U.S. wins seven Greco-Roman golds, 10 medals at U17 Pan American Championships
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by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
The U.S. team poses with the Greco-Roman trophy at the 2025 U17 Pan American Championships.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Team USA flexed its muscle to open the U17 Pan American Championship at Centro de Entrenamiento de Niterói in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, claiming seven gold medals in Greco-Roman, with all10 entrants securing a medal.
Three Americans scored bonus points, either a pin or technical fall, against each opponent faced on Thursday—Ariah Mills at 48 kg, Carter Shin at 51 kg and Arseni Kikiniou at 65 kg. Both Mills and Shin opened with a quarterfinal pin before securing two technical falls to emerge with gold. It was four-straight techs for Kikiniou on his path to gold. He outscored his opponents 34-1 combined.
Additional champions for Team USA included Tommy Wurster at 55 kg, Nicholas Sorrow at 60 kg, Jayden James at 71 kg and JT Smith at 92 kg.
Silver medals were awarded to Thales Silva at 45 kg and Alex Taylor at 110 kg. The lone bronze medalist was Isai Fernandez at 80 kg. All three lost close decisions to the eventual champion in their weight class.
All told, the U.S. men gathered a 30-3 combined record with seven victories by pin and 10 by technical fall.
Team USA outpaced the field in the team standings at 230 points. Host country Brazil finished in second place with 146 points. Mexico rounded out the top three with 143 points.
The tournament continues tomorrow with the women’s freestyle competition. Action begins at 10 a.m. local time, with the finals set for 5 p.m. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is located one hour ahead 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 U17 Pan American Championships #
June 19, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil #
Greco-Roman Results #
Team Standings #
1. United States, 230
2. Brazil, 146
3. Mexico, 143
4. Peru, 114
5. Ecuador, 98
6. Venezuela, 65
7. Guatemala, 58
8. Puerto Rico, 43
9. Colombia, 36
10. Chile, 36
45 kg #
Gold – Ronald Morales Garcia (Ecuador)
Silver – Thales Silva (United States)
Bronze – Cristofer Quintero Alonso (Mexico)
4th – Francesko Canayo Ipushima (Peru)
5th – Duglas Urrutia Ramos (Guatemala)
6th – Willian Ribeiro Da Conceicao (Brazil)
Gold – Ronald Morales Garcia (Ecuador) dec. Thales Silva (United States), 8-4
Bronze – Cristofer Quintero Alonso (Mexico) 7fall Francesko Canayo Ipushima (Peru), 9-0
48 kg #
Gold – Ariah Mills (United States)
Silver – Andre Huarcaya Lopez (Peru)
Bronze – Pedro Santos Sousa (Brazil)
Bronze – Emiliano Garcia Yepez (Ecuador)
5th – Christopher Ramirez Valencia (Mexico)
6th – Carlos Belmo Cortez (Panama)
Gold – Ariah Mills (United States) tech. fall Andre Huarcaya Lopez (Peru), 9-0
Bronze – Pedro Santos Sousa (Brazil) forfeit Anderson Franco Guzman (Venezuela)
Bronze – Emiliano Garcia Yepez (Ecuador) dec. Christopher Ramirez Valencia (Mexico), 6-5
51 kg #
Gold – Carter Shin (United States)
Silver – Luigeth Antunez Rivas (Venezuela)
Bronze – Jules Casalino Berrocal (Peru)
Bronze – Maycon De Castro Oliveira (Brazil)
5th – Kadir Quinones Tejada (Panama)
5th – Jiug Alvarez Arballo (Mexico)
7th – Johnny Aguinda Ikiam (Ecuador)
8th – David Morales Ortega (Colombia)
Gold – Carter Shin (United States) tech. fall Luigeth Antunez Rivas (Venezuela), 8-0
Bronze – Jules Casalino Berrocal (Peru) dec. Kadir Quinones Tejada (Panama), 8-7
Bronze – Maycon De Castro Oliveira (Brazil) dec. Jiug Alvarez Arballo (Mexico), 10-5
55 kg #
Gold – Tommy Wurster (United States)
Silver – Lavozier Wadik Maruso (Brazil)
Bronze – Haniel Rodriguez Nolaya (Venezuela)
Bronze – Mateo Erez Raskovsky (Mexico)
5th – Dante Barra Retamales (Chile)
5th – Manuel Garcia Reasco (Ecuador)
7th – Erick Choc Choc (Guatemala)
8th – Giancarlos Yovera Recoba (Peru)
9th – Ian Jose Arrocha (Panama)
Gold – Tommy Wurster (United States) dec. Lavozier Wadik Maruso (Brazil), 8-3
Bronze – Haniel Rodriguez Nolaya (Venezuela) dec. Dante Barra Retamales (Chile), 7-0
Bronze – Mateo Erez Raskovsky (Mexico) tech. fall Manuel Garcia Reasco (Ecuador), 8-0
60 kg #
Gold – Nicholas Sorrow (United States)
Silver – Zeus Gonzalez Gonzalez (Mexico)
Bronze – Edwin Morales Pacheco (Puerto Rico)
Bronze – Gabriel Licon Ramirez (Venezuela)
5th – Luiz Dos Santos Pereira (Brazil)
5th – Juan Cristaldo Galindo (Peru)
7th – Adrian Canales Perez (El Salvador)
Gold – Nicholas Sorrow (United States) fall Zeus Gonzalez Gonzalez (Mexico), 4:00
Bronze – Edwin Morales Pacheco (Puerto Rico) tech. fall Luiz Dos Santos Pereira (Brazil), 9-0
Bronze – Gabriel Licon Ramirez (Venezuela) dec. Juan Cristaldo Galindo (Peru), 5-2
65 kg #
Gold – Arseni Kikiniou (United States)
Silver – Raul Castillo Molina (Mexico)
Bronze – Jostyn Salvatierra Baque (Ecuador)
4th – Victor Nascimento Dos Santos (Brazil)
5th – Joao Montesinos Macedo (Peru)
6th – Emiliano Aguilar Alvarez (Venezuela)
Gold – Arseni Kikiniou (United States) tech. fall Raul Castillo Molina (Mexico), 9-1
Bronze – Jostyn Salvatierra Baque (Ecuador) dec. Victor Nascimento Dos Santos (Brazil), 5-1
71 kg #
Gold – Jayden James (United States)
Silver – Heder Saldana Bernardino (Mexico)
Bronze – Anthony Molina Rubio (Peru)
Bronze – Lhyam Gracia Estupinan (Ecuador)
5th – Fernando Bencke Brandao Lopes Dias (Brazil)
5th – Daniel Tejeda Rivera (Honduras)
7th – Alexander Barros (Puerto Rico)
8th – Cristobal Aliaga Candia (Chile)
9th – Antonio Arguello Belcolore (El Salvador)
10th – Gabriel Vargas Alain (Panama)
Gold – Jayden James (United States) dec. Heder Saldana Bernardino (Mexico), 11-8
Bronze – Anthony Molina Rubio (Peru) dec. Fernando Bencke Brandao Lopes Dias (Brazil), 12-3
Bronze – Lhyam Gracia Estupinan (Ecuador) dec. Daniel Tejeda Rivera (Honduras), 9-8
80 kg #
Gold – John Saenz Corea (Guatemala)
Silver – Maycki Flores Ayala (Peru)
Bronze – Isai Fernandez (United States)
Bronze – Miguel Xavier Dos Santos (Brazil)
5th – Mauricio Ricardo Morillo Alcivar (Ecuador)
5th – Angel Patricio Lagos Luengo (Chile)
7th – Diego Campos Arizpe (Mexico)
8th – Reynniel Jesus Yepez Hernandez (Venezuela)
Gold – John Saenz Corea (Guatemala) tech. fall Maycki Flores Ayala (Peru), 9-1
Bronze – Isai Fernandez (United States) tech. fall Mauricio Ricardo Morillo Alcivar (Ecuador), 10-2
Bronze – Miguel Xavier Dos Santos (Brazil) tech. fall Angel Patricio Lagos Luengo (Chile)
92 kg #
Gold – JT Smith (United States)
Silver – Jose Perez Santamaria (Colombia)
Bronze – Joao Amorim Franca Oliveira (Brazil)
Bronze – Cristhoper Perez Dominguez (Guatemala)
5th – Tomas Espinoza Candia (Chile)
5th – Jose Esparza Ordonez (Mexico)
7th – Franco Alejandro Latorre (Puerto Rico)
8th – Alvaro Villa Aviles (Peru)
Gold – JT Smith (United States) tech. fall Jose Perez Santamaria (Colombia), 10-0
Bronze – Joao Amorim Franca Oliveira (Brazil) tech. fall Tomas Espinoza Candia (Chile), 9-0
Bronze – Cristhoper Perez Dominguez (Guatemala) dec. Jose Esparza Ordonez (Mexico), 5-4
110 kg #
Gold – Raphael Rodrigues Duarte (Brazil)
Silver – Alex Taylor (United States)
Bronze – Angel Garcia Nunez (Mexico)
4th – Elias Betancourt Estrada (Puerto Rico)
5th – Santiago Palomino Aya (Colombia)
Round-robin records: Rodrigues Duarte (4-0), Taylor (3-1), Garcia Nunez (2-2), Betancourt Estrada (1-3), Palomino Aya (0-4)
U.S. Greco-Roman Results #
45 kg – Thales Silva (Clovis, Calif./SilvaBack Training Center), silver medal #
WIN Cristopher Quinero Alonso (Mexico), fall, 2:44
WIN Dannys Gonzales Funes (Honduras), forfeit
WIN Francesko Canayo Ipushima (Peru), tech. fall, 8-0
LOSS Ronald Morales Garcia (Ecuador), 8-4
48 kg – Ariah Mills (Atlanta, Ga./Roundtree Wrestling Academy), gold medal #
WIN Emiliano Garcia Yepez (Ecuador), fall, 1:19
WIN Christopher Ramirez Valencia (Mexico), tech. fall, 9-0
WIN Andre Huarcaya Lopez (Peru), tech. fall, 9-0
51 kg – Carter Shin (Fairfax, Va./Palm Wrestling Academy), gold medal #
WIN Jiug Alvarez Arballo (Mexico), fall, 2:26
WIN Maycon De Castro Oliveira (Brazil), tech. fall, 8-0
WIN Luigeth Antunez Rivas (Venezuela), tech. fall, 8-0
55 kg – Tommy Wurster (Dublin, Ohio/Beast Mode Wrestling), gold medal #
WIN Mateo Perez Raskovsky (Mexico), tech. fall, 9-0
WIN Manuel Garcia Reasco (Ecuador), 2-1
WIN Lavozier Wadik Maruso (Brazil), 8-3
60 kg – Nicholas Sorrow (Jackson, Mich./Simmons Academy of Wrestling), gold medal #
WIN Juan Cristaldo Galindo (Peru), 7-2
WIN Gabriel Licon Ramirez (Venezuela), fall, 1:39
WIN Zeus Gonzalez Gonzalez (Mexico), fall 4:00
65 kg – Arseni Kikiniou (Escondido, Calif./Poway Wrestling), gold medal #
WIN Raul Castillo Molina (Mexico), tech. fall, 8-0
WIN Emiliano Aguilar Alvarez (Venezuela), tech. fall, 8-0
WIN Jostyn Salvatierra Baque (Ecuador), tech. fall, 9-0
WIN Raul Castillo Molina (Mexico), tech. fall, 9-1
71 kg – Jayden James (Westwood, N.J./KD Training Center), gold medal #
WIN Fernando Bencke Brandao Lopes Dias (Brazil), fall, 2:58
WIN Anthony Molina Rubio (Peru), fall, 1:44
WIN Heder Saldana Bernardino (Mexico), 11-8
80 kg – Isai Fernandez (Sylmar, Calif./Titan Mercury WC), bronze medal #
WIN Reynniel Yepez Hernandez (Venezuela), tech. fall, 9-0
LOSS John Saenz Corea (Guatemala), 7-4
WIN Mauricio Ricardo Morillo Alcivar (Ecuador), tech. fall, 10-2
92 kg – JT Smith (Omaha, Neb./MWC Wrestling Academy), gold medal #
WIN Cristhoper Perez Dominguez (Guatemala), 7-5
WIN Jose Esparza Ordonez (Mexico), tech. fall, 8-0
WIN Jose Perez Santamaria (Colombia), tech. fall, 10-0
110 kg – Alex Taylor (Howard, Ohio/Beast Mode Wrestling), silver medal #
LOSS Raphael Rodrigues Duarte (Brazil), 7-5
WIN Santiago Palomino Aya (Colombia), tech. fall, 8-0
WIN Elias Betancourt Estrada (Puerto Rico), tech. fall, 8-0
WIN Angel Garcia Nunez (Mexico), tech. fall, 9-0
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