U.S. women go 10-for-10 on gold medals at U17 Pan American Championships

Jun 20, 2025, 11:16 PM (ET)

by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling

The U.S. women’s freestyle team at the 2025 U17 Pan American Championships.

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – The U.S. women pitched a perfect game, capturing all 10 gold medals on Friday at the 2025 U17 Pan American Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Being presented the Golden Boot Award as the tournament’s outstanding wrestler was 43 kg champion Natalie Radecki, who won five matches on her way to the title. Three of Radecki’s wins were by technical fall, two others came by pin. She stuck Xiomara Meza Alava of Ecuador in the championship match.

The duo of U17 World champions—Morgan Turner and Tania Fernandez—dominated the field. Turner posted two pins and a technical fall in three matches wrestled at 49 kg. Similarly, Fernandez went for three pins and one technical fall across her four bouts at 61 kg.

U17 World bronze medalist Jaclyn Bouzakis earned a 16-second pin, followed by a pair of 10-0 techs on her way to the 46 kg gold medal.

Additional champions for Team USA included Maisie Elliott at 40 kg, Stevie Martin at 53 kg, Emma Bacon at 57 kg, Violette Lasure at 65 kg, Cassandra Gonzales at 69 kg and Ella Poalillo at 73 kg.

All told, the U.S. women gathered a 35-1 combined record with 21 victories by pin and 13 by technical fall. The only loss came by Gonzales in the 69 kg round-robin bracket. She bounced back to finish 3-1 and win the tournament.

Team USA put up a perfect score in the team standings at 250 points. Mexico finished in second place with 147 points. Venezuela rounded out the top three with 119 points.

The tournament concludes tomorrow at Centro de Entrenamiento de Niterói with the men’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 20, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil #

Women’s Freestyle Results #

Team Standings #

1. United States, 250

2. Mexico, 147

3. Venezuela, 119

4. Canada, 98

5. Brazil, 90

6. Puerto Rico, 59

7. Colombia, 56

8. Ecuador, 52

9. Peru, 50

10. Guatemala, 45

40 kg #

Gold – Maisie Elliott (United States)

Silver – Merlis Linares Varela (Venezuela)

Bronze – Corangelys Torres Kuilan (Puerto Rico)

4^th – Zoe Vasquez Valdez (Mexico)

5^th – Heloisa Fernandes Oliveira (Brazil)

Gold – Maisie Elliott (United States) dec. Merlis Linares Varela (Venezuela), 10-2

Bronze – Corangelys Torres Kuilan (Puerto Rico) fall Zoe Vasquez Valdez (Mexico), 0:51

43 kg #

Gold – Natalie Radecki (United States)

Silver – Xiomara Meza Alava (Ecuador)

Bronze – Karen Rios Silva (Mexico)

4^th – Mariza Nasu (Canada)

5^th – Elianny Cleviert Flores (Venezuela)

6^th – Margarita Quito Pumachaico (Peru)

7^th – Isabela Garnica Aponte (Colombia)

Gold – Natalie Radecki (United States) fall Xiomara Meza Alava (Ecuador)

Bronze – Karen Rios Silva (Mexico) fall Mariza Nasu (Canada), 1:50

46 kg #

Gold – Jaclyn Bouzakis (United States)

Silver – Valeria Narvaez Gascon (Venezuela)

Bronze – Mayllin Escobar Marroquin (Guatemala)

Bronze – Heklanys Rivera Quiles (Puerto Rico)

5^th – Aleyvi Celis Vazquez (Mexico)

5^th – Maria Tessaro Dos Santos (Brazil)

7^th – Iraabir Sooch (Canada)

8^th – Alejandra Salinas Betancourt (Chile)

Gold – Jaclyn Bouzakis (United States) tech. fall Valeria Narvaez Gascon (Venezuela), 10-0

Bronze – Mayllin Escobar Marroquin (Guatemala) dec. Aleyvi Celis Vazquez (Mexico), 10-6

Bronze – Heklanys Rivera Quiles (Puerto Rico) tech. fall Maria Tessaro Dos Santos (Brazil), 10-0

49 kg #

Gold – Morgan Turner (United States)

Silver – Siria Gamboa Rodriguez (Guatemala)

Bronze – Kamryn Mason (Canada)

Bronze – Asia Sanchez Maldonado (Venezuela)

5^th – Ivon Ovalle Sanchez (Colombia)

5^th – Ana Mora Mena (Mexico)

7^th – Miayalee Ortiz Martinez (Puerto Rico)

8^th – Akemy Gomez Valenzuela (Peru)

9^th – Genesis Penafiel Vera (Ecuador)

Gold – Morgan Turner (United States) fall Siria Gamboa Rodriguez (Guatemala), 0:18

Bronze – Kamryn Mason (Canada) tech. fall Ivon Ovalle Sanchez (Colombia), 10-0

Bronze – Asia Sanchez Maldonado (Venezuela) dec. Ana Mora Mena (Mexico), 8-2

53 kg #

Gold – Stevie Martin (United States)

Silver – Camila Perez Tejada Prieto (Mexico)

Bronze – Clara Perry (Canada)

Bronze – Emma A Peake (Puerto Rico)

5^th – Javianny Gimenez (Venezuela)

5^th – Sharon Mackepeace Merino (Guatemala)

7^th – Alejandra Serrano Roa (Colombia)

8^th – Yasmin Venancio Ruel (Brazil)

9^th – Yumaira Russell Rodriguez (Panama)

10^th – Clara Ramirez Guardia (Peru)

Gold – Stevie Martin (United States) fall Camila Perez Tejada Prieto (Mexico), 0:35

Bronze – Emma A Peake (Puerto Rico) tech. fall Sharon Mackepeace Merino (Guatemala), 12-2

Bronze – Clara Perry (Canada) fall Javianny Gimenez (Venezuela), 1:00

57 kg #

Gold – Emma Bacon (United States)

Silver – Sofia Luna Ortega (Mexico)

Bronze – Yasmim Neper Oliveira Santos (Brazil)

Bronze – Stacy Rodriguez Tello (Peru)

5^th – Milagros Salgado Rios (Panama)

5^th – Natalia Proboste (Argentina)

7^th – Kai Pare (Canada)

8^th – Miley Tanguila Lopez (Ecuador)

9^th – Nairam Jaime Figueroa (Venezuela)

Gold – Emma Bacon (United States) tech. fall Sofia Luna Ortega (Mexico), 10-0

Bronze – Yasmim Neper Oliveira Santos (Brazil) fall Milagros Salgado Rios (Panama), 0:23

Bronze – Stacy Rodriguez Tello (Peru) tech. fall Natalia Proboste (Argentina), 12-2

61 kg #

Gold – Taina Fernandez (United States)

Silver – Yolayni Rosado Valerio (Dominican Republic)

Bronze – Sara Robles Alcantara (Mexico)

Bronze – Susana Sanchez Carvajal (Colombia)

5^th – Kauany Soares Oliveira (Brazil)

5^th – Michely Gutierrez Cayllahua (Peru)

7^th – Natalie Wojciechowski (Canada)

8^th – Marisa Iturrino (Puerto Rico)

9^th – Danna Costa (Argentina)

10^th – Zuly Murillo Rodriguez (Ecuador)

Gold – Taina Fernandez (United States) fall Yolayni Rosado Valerio (Dominican Republic), 2:43

Bronze – Sara Robles Alcantara (Mexico) dec. Kauany Soares Oliveira (Brazil), 13-4

Bronze – Susana Sanchez Carvajal (Colombia) fall Michely Gutierrez Cayllahua (Peru), 3:24

65 kg #

Gold – Violette Lasure (United States)

Silver – Luz Cuauro Alvarez (Venezuela)

Bronze – Shantallee Barrios Bonalde (Colombia)

Bronze – Beatriz Calasans Camargo (Brazil)

5^th – Allison Ojeda Quito (Ecuador)

5^th – Sylvia Espinosa Muniz (Mexico)

7^th – Cassidy Pace (Canada)

8^th – Anabella Valle Recupero (Argentina)

Gold – Violette Lasure (United States) fall Luz Cuauro Alvarez (Venezuela), 2:44

Bronze – Beatriz Calasans Camargo (Brazil) tech. fall Sylvia Espinosa Muniz (Mexico), 10-0

Bronze – Shantallee Barrios Bonalde (Colombia) tech. fall Allison Ojeda Quito (Ecuador), 10-0

69 kg #

Gold – Cassandra Gonzales (United States)

Silver – Linda Martinez Armenta (Mexico)

Bronze – Mayara Neper Oliveira Santos (Brazil)

4^th – Khushleen Jhalli (Canada)

5^th – Sofia Bazan (Argentina)

Round-robin records: Gonzales (3-1), Martinez Armenta (3-1), Neper Oliveira Santos (3-1), Jhalli (1-3), Bazan (0-4)

73 kg #

Gold – Ella Poalillo (United States)

Silver – Perla Pena Pitre (Venezuela)

Bronze – Deborah Garcia Pacheco (Mexico)

4^th – Jolina Healey (Canada)

5^th – Ariana Cedillo Encalada (Ecuador)

6^th – Ana Vicente Da Cruz (Brazil)

7^th – Chelse Carhuallanqui Dominguez (Peru)

Gold – Ella Poalillo (United States) fall Perla Pena Pitre (Venezuela), 2:42

Bronze – Deborah Garcia Pacheco (Mexico) fall Jolina Healey (Canada), 1:50

U.S. Women’s Freestyle Results #

40 kg – Maisie Elliott (Puyallup, Wash./Mat Demon WC), gold medal #

WIN Zoe Vasquez Valdez (Mexico), fall, 0:48

WIN Andrea Flores (Honduras), forfeit

WIN Corangelys Torres Kuilan (Puerto Rico), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Merlis Linares Varela (Venezuela), 10-2

43 kg – Natalie Radecki (Newark, Del./Stellar Trained Wrestling), gold medal #

WIN Isabela Garnica Aponte (Colombia), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Xiomara Meza Alava (Ecuador), fall, 1:08

WIN Elianny Cleviert Flores (Venezuela), tech. fall, 14-4

WIN Mariza Nasu (Canada), fall, 0:47

WIN Xiomara Meza Alava (Ecuador), fall

46 kg – Jaclyn Bouzakis (Shavertown, Pa./Wyoming Seminary), gold medal #

WIN Mayllin Escobar Marroquin (Guatemala), fall, 0:16

WIN Aleyvi Celis Vazquez (Mexico), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Valeria Narvaez Gascon (Venezuela), tech. fall, 10-0

49 kg – Morgan Turner (Lockport, Ill./All I See Is Gold Academy), gold medal #

WIN Kamryn Mason (Canada), tech. fall, 12-0

WIN Ivon Ovalle Sanchez (Colombia), fall, 0:13

WIN Siria Gamboa Rodriguez (Guatemala), fall, 0:18

53 kg – Stevie Martin (Castro Valley, Calif./ZM Grappling Academy), gold medal #

WIN Emma A Peake (Puerto Rico), fall, 1:12

WIN Sharon Mackepeace Merino (Guatemala), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Camila Perez Tejada Prieto (Mexico), fall, 0:35

57 kg – Emma Bacon (Dallas, Pa./Wyoming Seminary), gold medal #

WIN Milagros Salgado Rios (Panama), fall, 0:32

WIN Yasmim Neper Oliveira Santos (Brazil), tech. fall, 11-1

WIN Sofia Luna Ortega (Mexico), tech. fall, 10-0

61 kg – Taina Fernandez (Bowie, Md./DMV RTC/Titan Mercury WC), gold medal #

WIN Michely Gutierrez Cayllahua (Peru), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Danna Costa (Argentina), fall, 1:03

WIN Susana Sanchez Carvajal (Colombia), fall, 0:21

WIN Yolayni Rosado Valerio (Dominican Republic), fall, 2:43

65 kg – Violette Lasure (New Paris, Pa./Bad Karma WC), gold medal #

WIN Shantallee Barrios Bonalde (Colombia), fall, 0:54

WIN Allison Ojeda Quito (Ecuador), tech. fall, 13-0

WIN Luz Cuauro Alvarez (Venezuela), fall, 2:44

69 kg – Cassandra Gonzales (Apple Valley, Minn./MN Elite WC), gold medal #

WIN Sofia Bazan (Argentina), fall, 0:42

LOSS Mayara Neper Oliveira Santos (Brazil), 5-4

WIN Linda Martinez Armenta (Mexico), fall, 0:54

WIN Khushleen Jhalli (Canada), tech. fall, 10-0

73 kg – Ella Poalillo (Wantage, N.J./Iron Horse WC), gold medal #

WIN Chelse Carhuallanqui Dominguez (Peru), tech. fall, 15-5

WIN Deborah Garcia Pacheco (Mexico), fall, 3:22

WIN Jolina Healey (Canada), fall, 1:35

WIN Perla Pena Pitre (Venezuela), fall, 2:42

U.S. women go 10-for-10 on gold medals at U17 Pan American Championships

2025 U17 Pan American Championships #

June 20, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil #

Women’s Freestyle Results #

Team Standings #

40 kg #

43 kg #

46 kg #

49 kg #

53 kg #

57 kg #

61 kg #

65 kg #

69 kg #

73 kg #

U.S. Women’s Freestyle Results #

40 kg – Maisie Elliott (Puyallup, Wash./Mat Demon WC), gold medal #

43 kg – Natalie Radecki (Newark, Del./Stellar Trained Wrestling), gold medal #

46 kg – Jaclyn Bouzakis (Shavertown, Pa./Wyoming Seminary), gold medal #

49 kg – Morgan Turner (Lockport, Ill./All I See Is Gold Academy), gold medal #

53 kg – Stevie Martin (Castro Valley, Calif./ZM Grappling Academy), gold medal #

57 kg – Emma Bacon (Dallas, Pa./Wyoming Seminary), gold medal #

61 kg – Taina Fernandez (Bowie, Md./DMV RTC/Titan Mercury WC), gold medal #

65 kg – Violette Lasure (New Paris, Pa./Bad Karma WC), gold medal #

69 kg – Cassandra Gonzales (Apple Valley, Minn./MN Elite WC), gold medal #

73 kg – Ella Poalillo (Wantage, N.J./Iron Horse WC), gold medal #

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U.S. women go 10-for-10 on gold medals at U17 Pan American Championships

2025 U17 Pan American Championships #

June 20, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil #

Women’s Freestyle Results #

Team Standings #

40 kg #

43 kg #

46 kg #

49 kg #

53 kg #

57 kg #

61 kg #

65 kg #

69 kg #

73 kg #

U.S. Women’s Freestyle Results #

40 kg – Maisie Elliott (Puyallup, Wash./Mat Demon WC), gold medal #

43 kg – Natalie Radecki (Newark, Del./Stellar Trained Wrestling), gold medal #

46 kg – Jaclyn Bouzakis (Shavertown, Pa./Wyoming Seminary), gold medal #

49 kg – Morgan Turner (Lockport, Ill./All I See Is Gold Academy), gold medal #

53 kg – Stevie Martin (Castro Valley, Calif./ZM Grappling Academy), gold medal #

57 kg – Emma Bacon (Dallas, Pa./Wyoming Seminary), gold medal #

61 kg – Taina Fernandez (Bowie, Md./DMV RTC/Titan Mercury WC), gold medal #

65 kg – Violette Lasure (New Paris, Pa./Bad Karma WC), gold medal #

69 kg – Cassandra Gonzales (Apple Valley, Minn./MN Elite WC), gold medal #

73 kg – Ella Poalillo (Wantage, N.J./Iron Horse WC), gold medal #

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