U.S. wins eight men’s freestyle golds at U17 Pan American Championships
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by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
The U.S. team poses with the men’s freestyle team trophy at the 2025 U17 Pan American Championships.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Team USA wrapped the 2025 U17 Pan American Championships in style on Saturday at Centro de Entrenamiento de Niterói in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Eight men’s freestyle athletes secured a gold medal, and the U.S. collected it’s third team title in as many days.
The standout American performance came at 45 kg with California native Thales Silva storming to five blowout wins on his path to gold. Silva started the day with two pins and followed with three shutout technical falls, including an 11-0 thumping of Peru’s Francesko Canayo Ipushima in the gold medal match. Silva was presented the Golden Boot Award as the tournament’s most outstanding wrestler.
Five entries doubled up in Brazil, adding a freestyle gold medal to a previously earned Greco-Roman gold medal from Thursday. Achieving the feat were Ariah Mills at 48 kg, Tommy Wurster at 55 kg, Arseni Kikiniou at 65 kg, Jayden James at 71 and JT Smith at 92 kg.
Additional champions for Team USA included Isai Fernandez at 80 kg and Alex Taylor at 110 kg. Both won the gold medal match by decision over a Canadian opponent. Fernandez was a bronze medalist and Taylor a silver medalist in Greco-Roman earlier this week.
The lone silver medal for Team USA went to Nicholas Sorrow at 60 kg. Sorrow dropped a tight, 10-9, decision to Frederick Bachmann Jr of Puerto Rico in the championship match.
51 kg entrant Carter Shin was defeated, 4-3, in the quarterfinals by Jorge Rios of Mexico and was not pulled into repechage. Shin wound up in seventh place at his weight class.
All told, the U.S. men tallied up a 33-2 combined record with five victories by pin and 22 by technical fall.
Team USA outpaced the field in the team standings at 228 points. Puerto Rico finished in second place with 147 points. Canada rounded out the top three with 144 points.
Brackets for each style and match-by-match results are available on UWW Arena. Archived matches of the event can be found at FloWrestling.com.
2025 U17 Pan American Championships #
June 21, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil #
Men’s Freestyle Results #
Team Standings #
1. United States, 228
2. Puerto Rico, 147
3. Canada, 144
4. Peru, 80
5. Mexico, 77
6. Venezuela, 68
7. Panama, 54
8. Brazil, 52
9. El Salvador, 51
10. Colombia, 49
45 kg #
Gold – Thales Silva (United States)
Silver – Francesko Canayo Ipushima (Peru)
Bronze – Cristhian Cevallos Espana (Ecuador)
4th – Duglas Urrutia Ramos (Guatemala)
5th – Israel Amaro Garcia (Mexico)
6th – Jack Aucoin (Canada)
7th – Willian Ribeiro Da Conceicao (Brazil)
Gold – Thales Silva (United States) tech. fall Francesko Canayo Ipushima (Peru), 11-0
Bronze – Cristhian Cevallos Espana (Ecuador) dec. Duglas Urrutia Ramos (Guatemala), 8-2
48 kg #
Gold – Ariah Mills (United States)
Silver – Jose Quintero Alonso (Mexico)
Bronze – Fabian Sanchez Molina (Puerto Rico)
Bronze – Andre Huarcaya Lopez (Peru)
5th – Enrique Parra (Canada)
5th – Carlos Belmo Cortez (Panama)
7th – Anderson Franco Guzman (Venezuela)
8th – Alexander Cevallos Espana (Ecuador)
Gold – Ariah Mills (United States) fall Jose Quintero Alonso (Mexico), 1:21
Bronze – Fabian Sanchez Molina (Puerto Rico) dec. Enrique Parra (Canada), 9-6
Bronze – Andre Huarcaya Lopez (Peru) tech. fall Carlos Belmo Cortez (Panama), 10-0
51 kg #
Gold – Cruz Little (Puerto Rico)
Silver – Jonrex Casa (Canada)
Bronze – Luigeth Antunez Rivas (Venezuela)
Bronze – Kadir Quinones Tejada (Panama)
5th – Jorge Rios (Mexico)
5th – David Morales Ortega (Colombia)
7th – Carter Shin (United States)
8th – Luis Agustin Arriaza (Guatemala)
9th – Mykael Caetano Laurentino Freitas (Brazil)
10th – Fabrizio Mocarro Ramirez (Peru)
Gold – Cruz Little (Puerto Rico) tech. fall Jonrex Casa (Canada), 10-0
Bronze – Luigeth Antunez Rivas (Venezuela) dec. Jorge Rios (Mexico), 4-3
Bronze – Kadir Quinones Tejada (Panama) dec. David Morales Ortega (Colombia), 10-4
55 kg #
Gold – Tommy Wurster (United States)
Silver – Jovanni Tovar (Colombia)
Bronze – Gabriel Licon Ramirez (Venezuela)
Bronze – Aaharen Piranavan (Canada)
5th – Nathaniel Lyttle (Puerto Rico)
5th – Jostyn Inostrosa Zambrano (Ecuador)
7th – Edgar Bocanegra Segura (Mexico)
8th – Ian Arrocha (Panama)
9th – Bernardo Miranda Goncalves Da Silva (Brazil)
Gold – Tommy Wurster (United States) dec. Jovanni Tovar (Colombia), 6-4
Bronze – Gabriel Licon Ramirez (Venezuela) dec. Nathaniel Lyttle (Puerto Rico), 3-2
Bronze – Aaharen Piranavan (Canada) tech. fall Jostyn Inostrosa Zambrano (Ecuador), 18-6
60 kg #
Gold – Frederick Bachmann Jr (Puerto Rico)
Silver – Nicholas Sorrow (United States)
Bronze – Adrian Canales Perez (El Salvador)
Bronze – Nathan Nash (Canada)
5th – Haniel Rodriguez Nolaya (Venezuela)
5th – Santiago Chrisjohn (Argentina)
7th – Jose Jerez Rodriguez (Guatemala)
8th – Fabian Lima Villacorta (Brazil)
9th – Juan Orozco Perez (Ecuador)
10th – Juan Cristaldo Galindo (Peru)
Gold – Frederick Bachmann Jr (Puerto Rico) dec. Nicholas Sorrow (United States), 10-9
Bronze – Adrian Canales Perez (El Salvador) dec. Haniel Rodriguez Nolaya (Venezuela), 8-2
Bronze – Nathan Nash (Canada) tech. fall Santiago Chrisjohn (Argentina), 10-0
65 kg #
Gold – Arseni Kikiniou (United States)
Silver – Yandro Soto Rivera (Puerto Rico)
Bronze – Cameron Haines (Panama)
Bronze – Liam Gorton (Canada)
5th – Dylan Fernandez (El Salvador)
5th – Jose Gurumendiz Bravo (Ecuador)
7th – Valentino Godoy Corvalan (Chile)
8th – Thiago Amarilla (Argentina)
9th – Austreberto Cordova Martinez (Mexico)
10th – Joao Montesinos Macedo (Peru)
Gold – Arseni Kikiniou (United States) dec. Yandro Soto Rivera (Puerto Rico), 2-0
Bronze – Cameron Haines (Panama) dec. Dylan Fernandez (El Salvador), 5-0
Bronze – Liam Gorton (Canada) tech. fall Jose Gurumendiz Bravo (Ecuador), 11-0
71 kg #
Gold – Jayden James (United States)
Silver – Antonio Arguello Belcolore (El Salvador)
Bronze – Benjamin Casas Vaquel (Argentina)
Bronze – Anthony Molina Rubio (Peru)
5th – Joab Carrillo Rodriguez (Puerto Rico)
5th – Axiel Montero Lopez (Venezuela)
7th – Gabriel Vargas Alain (Panama)
8th – Brandon Hernandez Cardona (Guatemala)
9th – Daniel Tejeda Rivera (Honduras)
Gold – Jayden James (United States) tech. fall Antonio Arguello Belcolore (El Salvador), 10-0
Bronze – Benjamin Casas Vaquel (Argentina) dec. Joab Carrillo Rodriguez (Puerto Rico), 7-6
Bronze – Anthony Molina Rubio (Peru) dec. Axiel Montero Lopez (Venezuela), 19-10
80 kg #
Gold – Isai Fernandez (United States)
Silver – Beau Chartrand (Canada)
Bronze – Alan Garcia Morales (Puerto Rico)
Bronze – Maycki Flores Ayala (Peru)
5th – Arat Gonzalez Castro (Mexico)
5th – Joaquin Barrancos Escalona (Venezuela)
7th – Eduardo Nunes De Lima Torres (Brazil)
8th – Gabriel Rivera Flores (El Salvador)
9th – Mauricio Morillo Alcivar (Ecuador)
Gold – Isai Fernandez (United States) tech. fall Beau Chartrand (Canada), 10-0
Bronze – Alan Garcia Morales (Puerto Rico) dec. Arat Gonzalez Castro (Mexico), 12-6
Bronze – Maycki Flores Ayala (Peru) tech. fall Joaquin Barrancos Escalona (Venezuela), 10-0
92 kg #
Gold – JT Smith (United States)
Silver – Harjot Shergill (Canada)
Bronze – Franco Latorre (Puerto Rico)
4th – Allan De Sousa Beserra (Brazil)
5th – Jose Perez Santamaria (Colombia)
6th – Alvaro Villa Aviles (Peru)
Gold – JT Smith (United States) dec. Harjot Shergill (Canada), 4-4
Bronze – Franco Latorre (Puerto Rico) dec. Allan De Sousa Beserra (Brazil), 17-10
110 kg #
Gold – Alex Taylor (United States)
Silver – Udaypartap Billen (Canada)
Bronze – Carlos Cabrales Encarnacion (Mexico)
4th – Elias Betancourt Estrada (Puerto Rico)
5th – Wandson Rodrigues De Deus (Brazil)
6th – Santiago Palomino Aya (Colombia)
Gold – Alex Taylor (United States) dec. Udaypartap Billen (Canada), 5-0
Bronze – Carlos Cabrales Encarnacion (Mexico) fall Elias Betancourt Estrada (Puerto Rico), 0:37
U.S. Men’s Freestyle Results #
45 kg – Thales Silva (Clovis, Calif./SilvaBack Training Center), gold medal #
WIN Willian Ribeiro Da Conceicao (Brazil), fall, 0:31
WIN Israel Amaro Garcia (Mexico), fall, 1:11
WIN Cristhian Cevallos Espana (Ecuador), tech. fall, 11-0
WIN Duglas Urrutia Ramos (Guatemala), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Francesko Canayo Ipushima (Peru), tech. fall, 11-0
48 kg – Ariah Mills (Atlanta, Ga./Roundtree Wrestling Academy), gold medal #
WIN Carlos Belmo Cortez (Panama), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Andre Huarcaya Lopez (Peru), tech. fall, 11-0
WIN Jose Quintero Alonso (Mexico), fall, 1:21
51 kg – Carter Shin (Fairfax, Va./Palm Wrestling Academy), 7th place
LOSS Jorge Rios (Mexico), 4-3
55 kg – Tommy Wurster (Dublin, Ohio/Beast Mode Wrestling), gold medal #
WIN Aaharen Piranavan (Canada), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Jostyn Inostrosa Zambrano (Ecuador), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Jovanni Tovar (Colombia), 6-4
60 kg – Nicholas Sorrow (Jackson, Mich./Simmons Academy of Wrestling), silver medal #
WIN Juan Cristaldo Galindo (Peru), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Nathan Nash (Canada), 14-3
WIN Santiago Chrisjohn (Argentina), fall, 0:26
LOSS Frederick Bachmann Jr (Puerto Rico), 10-9
65 kg – Arseni Kikiniou (Escondido, Calif./Poway Wrestling), gold medal #
WIN Austreberto Cordova Martinez (Mexico), tech. fall, 12-0
WIN Jose Gurumendiz Bravo (Ecuador), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Liam Gorton (Canada), tech. fall, 11-0
WIN Yandro Soto Rivera (Puerto Rico), 2-0
71 kg – Jayden James (Westwood, N.J./KD Training Center), gold medal #
WIN Benjamin Casas Vaquel (Argentina), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Gabriel Vargas Alain (Panama), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Joab Carrillo Rodriguez (Puerto Rico), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Antonio Arguello Belcolore (El Salvador), tech. fall, 10-0
80 kg – Isai Fernandez (Sylmar, Calif./Titan Mercury WC), gold medal #
WIN Maycki Flores Ayala (Peru), tech. fall, 11-1
WIN Joaquin Barrancos Escalona (Venezuela), tech. fall, 11-0
WIN Beau Chartrand (Canada), tech. fall, 10-0
92 kg – JT Smith (Omaha, Neb./MWC Wrestling Academy), gold medal #
WIN Alvaro Villa Aviles (Peru), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Harjot Shergill (Canada), tech. fall, 11-1
WIN Franco Latorre (Puerto Rico), 11-6
WIN Harjot Shergill (Canada), 4-4
110 kg – Alex Taylor (Howard, Ohio/Beast Mode Wrestling), gold medal #
WIN Carlos Cabrales Encarnacion (Mexico), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Wandson Rodrigues De Deus (Brazil), fall, 2:42
WIN Elias Betancourt Estrada (Puerto Rico), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Udaypartap Billen (Canada), 5-0
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