Draws set for U.S. Senior Pan American team in all disciplines, event will be held in Monterrey, Mexico, May 8-11
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
The draws for all 30 U.S. Senior wrestlers competing in the 2025 Senior Pan American Championships were determined today. There are 10 U.S. athletes in each of the three Olympic disciplines.
Competition begins with eight Greco-Roman weight classes on Thursday, with Greco-Roman completed on Friday as well as the start of women’s freestyle. On Saturday, women’s freestyle is completed, with the start of men’s freestyle. Sunday will conclude the tournament with the final men’s freestyle weight classes.
In Greco-Roman, the USA entered its entire 2025 Senior World Greco-Roman Team, which was determined at the CLAW U.S. Open in Las Vegas in late April. The team features four Olympians: 2012 U.S. Olympian Ellis Coleman (63 kg), 2020 U.S. Olympian Alejandro Sancho (72 kg), 2024 U.S. Olympian Kamal Bey (77 kg) and 2024 U.S. Olympian Payton Jacobson (87 kg).
In women’s freestyle, the USA is led by 2024 Olympic silver medalist Kennedy Blades (68 kg), two-time Senior World medalist Macey Kilty (65 kg) and 2024 Senior World bronze medalist Kylie Welker (76 kg). Also wrestling is 2022 Senior World Team member Abigail Nette (59 kg).
In men’s freestyle, athletes to watch from Team USA include 2023 World bronze medalist Zahid Valencia (86 kg), 2023 U17 gold medalist LaDarion Lockett (74 kg) and 2023 U23 World champion Wyatt Hendrickson (125 kg). The team features six 2025 U.S. Senior Open champions.
All of the first round draws for Team USA are below.
The 2025 Senior Pan American Championships is part of the UWW Ranking Series, which is used to determine seeds for the Olympic Games, the Senior World Championships and the Senior Continental Championships, and also determines the UWW Best Athlete of the Year awards.
Also held in Monterrey on May 12-13 is the first stop of the 2025 UWW Beach World Series which will be hosted at Canchas Voleibol Playa. The USA draw will be announced prior to that event.
All of the action will be broadcast live on FloWrestling.
Results will be posted on UWW Arena
SENIOR PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Monterrey, Mexico, May 8-11
U.S. Greco-Roman first round draw
55 kg: Jayden Raney, Sturgis, Kentucky (New York AC)
Gold-Medal Finals - Vs. Isaac Marin Mata (Mexico) – 2025 Pan American U23 champion
60 kg: Max Black, Castle Rock, Colo. (New York AC/NMU-NTS)
Group A
Vs. Pedro DeSouza Rodrigues (Brazil) – 2nd 2023 Pan American U17 Championships
Vs. Andres Gonzalez Andrade (Panama) – 10th 2018 Central American Carribbean Championships
63 kg: Ellis Coleman, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Army WCAP)
Group A
Vs. Hector Sanchez Zapata (Mexico) – 2024 Pan American U23 champion, 3rd 2024 Pan American Senior Pan American Championships
Vs. Lisandro Cabrera Ortiz (Paraguay) – 3rd 2024 South American Open, 10th 2023 Pan American Games
67 kg: Alston Nutter, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Army WCAP)
Vs. Andres Montano Arroyo (Ecuador) – 9th 2024 Olympics, 2019 and 2021 Pan American champion, 2019 Pan American Games champion
72 kg: Alejandro Sancho, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Army WCAP)
Group A
Vs. Wilfredo Samaniego Quijada (Panama) – 4th 2021 Pan American U20 Championships (freestyle)
Vs. Nilton Soto Garcia (Peru) – 3rd 2023 Pan American Games, 3rd 2022 Pan American Championships
77 kg: Kamal Bey, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Army WCAP)
Vs. Ryan Cubas Castillo (Peru) – 2nd 2024 Pan American U23 Championships, 3rd 2019 Pan American U20 Championships
82 kg: Beka Melelashvili, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)
Round Robin
Vs. Diego Macias Torres (Mexico) – 3rd 2024 and 2025 Pan American U23 Championships, 3rd 2021 Junior Pan American Games
Vs. David Choc Huoc (Guatemala) – 2nd 2021 and 2022 Pan American Championships
87 kg: Payton Jacobson, Elkhorn, Wis. (New York AC/NMU-NTS)
Group A
Vs. Luis Avendano Rojas (Venezuela) – 2nd 2024 Pan American Championships, 2nd 2023 Pan American Games, 2019 Pan American Games champion
Vs. Carlos Espinoza Castro (Peru) – 2nd 2019 Pan American Championships, 2nd 2018 Pan American U20 Championships
Vs. Sosruko Kodzokov (Brazil) – 2024 Pan American champion, 2017 Russian National champion, 2018 World Military champion
97 kg: Michial Foy, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Army WCAP)
Group A
Vs. Gabriel Rosillo Kindelan (Cuba) – 2024 Olympic bronze medalist, 2023 World champion, 2023 Pan American Games champion
Vs. Luillys Perez Mora (Venezuela) – 2nd 2023 Pan American Games, 2018 Pan American champion
Vs. Ricardo Gomez (Argentina) – 3rd 2024 Pan American U23 Championships, 5th 2023 Pan American Games
130 kg: Cohlton Schultz, Tempe, Ariz. (Atreus WC)
Vs. Leonidas Manzaba Quinonez (Eduador) – no information available
U.S. Women’s Freestyle draw
50 kg: Audrey Jimenez, Tucson, Ariz. (Lehigh Valley Wrestling RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. Yorlenis Moran Sanchez (Panama) – 3rd 2024 Pan American Championships, 2nd 2022 Pan American U20 Championships
53 kg: Jaslynn Gallegos, Naperville, Ill. (Cardinal WC)
Vs. Nathaly Herrera Huacre (Peru) – 2nd 2024 Pan American U23 Championships, 2022 U20 Pan American champion
55 kg: Louisa Schwab, Menlo Park, Calif. (Menlo WC)
Round robin
Vs. Karla Godinez Gonzalez (Canada), 2022 World bronze medalist, 5th 2023 World Championships,
Vs. Andrea Avelino Barrientos (Mexico) – 2nd 2022 Pan American U20 Championships, 2nd 2018 Pan American U15 Championships
Vs. Geisa Raphael Veloso (Brazil) – no information available
57 kg: Amanda Martinez, Naperville, Ill. (Cardinal WC/Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. Bertha Rojas Chavez (Mexico) – 2024 U20 World silver medalist, 2023 Pan American U23 champion, 3rd 2025 U23 Pan American Championships,
59 kg: Abigail Nette, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Army WCAP)
Round robin
Vs. Laurence Beauregard (Canada) – 2019, 2022 and 2024 Pan American champion, 2018 World University champion
Vs. Alma Jane Valencia Escoto (Mexico) – 2nd 2022 Pan American Championships, 2020 Olympian, 2nd 2015 Pan American Games
62 kg: SaVannah Cosme, Tempe, Ariz. (Atreus WC)
Group B
Vs. Juliana Neper Oliveira Santos (Brazil) – no information available
Vs. Astrid Montero Chirinos (Venezuela) – 2024 and 2025 U23 Pan American champion, 2nd 2023 U30 Championships
65 kg: Macey Kilty, Stratford, Wis. (Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC)
Round robin
Vs. Alexis Gomez (Mexico) – 7th 2023 Pan American Games
Vs. Leticia De Oliveira Gaion Piazza (Brazil) – 2024 World University Beach champion, 3rd 2023 Pan American U20 Championships
Vs. Miki Rowbottom (Canada) – 2nd 2022 Pan American Championships, 3rd 2024 Pan American Championships,
68 kg: Kennedy Blades, Chicago, Ill. (Hawkeye WC/Tigan Mercury WC)
Group A
Vs. Nathali Griman Herrera (Venezuela) – 2nd 2023 Pan American Championships, 3rd 2019 Pan American Championships
Vs. Grabriela Pedro Da Rocha (Brazil) – 3rd 2024 South American Open, 3rd 2019, 2021 and 2022 Pan American Championships
72 kg: Tiffani Baublitz, Warriors Mark, Pa. (Team Pennsylvania)
Round robin
Vs. Michelle Olea Ruiz (Mexico) – 3rd 2025 Pan American U23 Championships
Vs. Nyla Burgess (Canada) – 2nd 2022 U20 Pan American Championships, 5th 2021 Pan American Games
76 kg: Kylie Welker, Franksville, Wis. (Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. Linda Machuca (Argentina) – 3rd 2024 Pan American Championships, 2nd 2021 Pan American Games, 2nd 2018 Youth Olympic Games
U.S. Men’s Freestyle roster
57 kg: Liam Cronin, Lincoln, Neb. (Nebraska RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. Davi Silva Giovannetti (Brazil) – 2nd 2024 South American Open, 5th 2024 Pan American U23 Championships
61 kg: Jax Forrest, Johnstown, Pa. (Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. Esteban Perez Castellanos (Guatemala) – 4th 2021 Pan American Championships, 3rd 2019 Pan American U20 Championships
65 kg: Joey McKenna, Stillwater, Okla. (Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. winner of Jordan Mitchell (Jamaica) vs. Peiman Biabani (Canada)
Mitchell – 1st 2024 South American Open, 6th 2024 Pan American Championships
Biabani – 2nd 2024 Pan American Championships, 2016 U20 World champion (for Iran)
70 kg: Ian Parker, Charlottesville, Va. (Cavalier WC)
Vs. Pablo Vera Insfran (Paraguay) – 9th 2021 Pan American Championships
74 kg: Ladarion Lockett, Stillwater, Okla. (Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. winner of Adam Thomson (Canada) vs. Rafael Chunga Carreno (Peru)
Thomson – 2nd 2024 Bill Farrell Memorial, 3rd 2023 Pan American Games
Chunga – 4th 2022 Pan American Championships
79 kg: Evan Wick, San Gabriel, Calif. (SoCal RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
Round robin
Vs. Shane Jones (Puerto Rico) – 7th 2024 World Championships, 3rd 2024 Pan American Championships
Vs. Jasmit Phulka (Canada) – 2nd 2023 and 2024 Pan American Championships, 3rd 2022 Commonwealth Games
Vs. Victor Hernandez Luna (Mexico) –2nd 2021 Pan American Championships, 3rd 2020 Pan American Gampionships,
Vs. Jose Ambrocio Greifo (Peru) – 3rd 2015 Pan American Championships
86 kg: Zahid Valencia, Stillwater, Okla. (Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
Vs. winner of Jorge Andy Tiwi (Ecuador) vs. Steven Rodriguez Torreyes (Venezuela)
Andy – 7th 2023 Pan American Championships
Rodriguez – 2024 Pan American U23 champion, 2nd 2025 Pan American U23 Championships,
92 kg: Trent Hidlay, Raleigh, N.C. (Wolfpack RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
Round robin
Vs. Andrew Johnson (Canada) – 2022 Canada Cup champion, 3rd 2022 Grand Prix of Spain
Vs. Eduardo Vega Garcia (Panama) – 5th 2024 Pan American U23 Championships,
Vs. Miguel Lavielle Ramirez (Mexico) – 3rd 2025 U23 Pan American Championships
Vs. Edwin Morales (Puerto Rico) – no information available
97 kg: Justin Rademacher, West Linn, Ore. (Beaver Dam RTC)
Group B
Vs. Ricardo Baez (Argentina) – 5th 2017, 2020 and 2023 Pan American Championships, 5th 2015 Pan American Games
Vs. Juan Iturriza Ruiz (Mexico) – 2nd 2025 Pan American U23 Championships, 3rd 2021 Pan American U20 Championships
125 kg: Wyatt Hendrickson, Stillwater, Okla. (Cowboy RTC/Air Force WCAP)
Vs. Maxwell Lacey (Costa Rica) – 2020 Pan American champion, 5th 2023 Pan American Games, 3rd 2022 Pan American Championships
Event Schedule
(Monterrey is the same as U.S. Mountain Time Zone)
Thursday, May 8
(Greco-Roman 55 kg- 60 kg- 63 kg -67 kg -77 kg -82 kg -87 kg -130 kg)
10:00 a.m. – Preliminaries
1:00 p.m. – Semifinals
2:00 p.m. – Repechage
4:30 p.m. – Opening Ceremonies
5:00 p.m. – Medal Match finals
Friday, May 9
(Greco-Roman 72 kg -97 kg Women’s Freestyle 50 kg -55 kg -57 kg -62 kg -68 kg -72 kg)
10:00 a.m. – Preliminaries
1:00 p.m. – Semifinals
2:00 p.m. – Repechage
5:00 p.m. – Medal Match finals
Saturday, May 10
(Women’s Freestyle 53 kg -59 kg - 65 kg -76 kg, Men’s Freestyle 61 kg -74 kg -86 kg)
10:00 a.m. – Preliminaries
1:00 p.m. – Semifinals
2:00 p.m. – Repechage
5:00 p.m. – Medal Match finals
Sunday, May 11
(Men’s Freestyle 57 kg -65 kg -70 kg -79 kg -92 kg -97 kg -125 kg)
10:00 a.m. – Preliminaries
1:00 p.m. – Semifinals
2:00 p.m. – Repechage
5:00 p.m. – Medal Match finals
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