Draws set for U.S. Senior Pan American team in all disciplines, event will be held in Monterrey, Mexico, May 8-11

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) – 2^nd 2023 Pan American U17 Championships

Vs. Andres Gonzalez Andrade (Panama) – 10^th 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, 3^rd 2024 Pan American Senior Pan American Championships

Vs. Lisandro Cabrera Ortiz (Paraguay) – 3^rd 2024 South American Open, 10^th 2023 Pan American Games

67 kg: Alston Nutter, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Army WCAP)

Vs. Andres Montano Arroyo (Ecuador) – 9^th 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) – 4^th 2021 Pan American U20 Championships (freestyle)

Vs. Nilton Soto Garcia (Peru) – 3^rd 2023 Pan American Games, 3^rd 2022 Pan American Championships

77 kg: Kamal Bey, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Army WCAP)

Vs. Ryan Cubas Castillo (Peru) – 2^nd 2024 Pan American U23 Championships, 3^rd 2019 Pan American U20 Championships

82 kg: Beka Melelashvili, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)

Round Robin

Vs. Diego Macias Torres (Mexico) – 3^rd 2024 and 2025 Pan American U23 Championships, 3^rd 2021 Junior Pan American Games

Vs. David Choc Huoc (Guatemala) – 2^nd 2021 and 2022 Pan American Championships

87 kg: Payton Jacobson, Elkhorn, Wis. (New York AC/NMU-NTS)

Group A

Vs. Luis Avendano Rojas (Venezuela) – 2^nd 2024 Pan American Championships, 2^nd 2023 Pan American Games, 2019 Pan American Games champion

Vs. Carlos Espinoza Castro (Peru) – 2^nd 2019 Pan American Championships, 2^nd 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) – 2^nd 2023 Pan American Games, 2018 Pan American champion

Vs. Ricardo Gomez (Argentina) – 3^rd 2024 Pan American U23 Championships, 5^th 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) – 3^rd 2024 Pan American Championships, 2^nd 2022 Pan American U20 Championships

53 kg: Jaslynn Gallegos, Naperville, Ill. (Cardinal WC)

Vs. Nathaly Herrera Huacre (Peru) – 2^nd 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, 5^th 2023 World Championships,

Vs. Andrea Avelino Barrientos (Mexico) – 2^nd 2022 Pan American U20 Championships, 2^nd 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, 3^rd 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) – 2^nd 2022 Pan American Championships, 2020 Olympian, 2^nd 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, 2^nd 2023 U30 Championships

65 kg: Macey Kilty, Stratford, Wis. (Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC)

Round robin

Vs. Alexis Gomez (Mexico) – 7^th 2023 Pan American Games

Vs. Leticia De Oliveira Gaion Piazza (Brazil) – 2024 World University Beach champion, 3^rd 2023 Pan American U20 Championships

Vs. Miki Rowbottom (Canada) – 2^nd 2022 Pan American Championships, 3^rd 2024 Pan American Championships,

68 kg: Kennedy Blades, Chicago, Ill. (Hawkeye WC/Tigan Mercury WC)

Group A

Vs. Nathali Griman Herrera (Venezuela) – 2^nd 2023 Pan American Championships, 3^rd 2019 Pan American Championships

Vs. Grabriela Pedro Da Rocha (Brazil) – 3^rd 2024 South American Open, 3^rd 2019, 2021 and 2022 Pan American Championships

72 kg: Tiffani Baublitz, Warriors Mark, Pa. (Team Pennsylvania)

Round robin

Vs. Michelle Olea Ruiz (Mexico) – 3^rd 2025 Pan American U23 Championships

Vs. Nyla Burgess (Canada) – 2^nd 2022 U20 Pan American Championships, 5^th 2021 Pan American Games

76 kg: Kylie Welker, Franksville, Wis. (Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC) 

Vs. Linda Machuca (Argentina) – 3^rd 2024 Pan American Championships, 2^nd 2021 Pan American Games, 2^nd 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) – 2^nd 2024 South American Open, 5^th 2024 Pan American U23 Championships

61 kg: Jax Forrest, Johnstown, Pa. (Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Vs. Esteban Perez Castellanos (Guatemala) – 4^th 2021 Pan American Championships, 3^rd 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 – 1^st 2024 South American Open, 6^th 2024 Pan American Championships

Biabani – 2^nd 2024 Pan American Championships, 2016 U20 World champion (for Iran)

70 kg: Ian Parker, Charlottesville, Va. (Cavalier WC)

Vs. Pablo Vera Insfran (Paraguay) – 9^th 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 – 2^nd 2024 Bill Farrell Memorial, 3^rd 2023 Pan American Games

Chunga – 4^th 2022 Pan American Championships

79 kg: Evan Wick, San Gabriel, Calif. (SoCal RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

Round robin

Vs. Shane Jones (Puerto Rico) – 7^th 2024 World Championships, 3^rd 2024 Pan American Championships

Vs. Jasmit Phulka (Canada) – 2^nd 2023 and 2024 Pan American Championships, 3^rd 2022 Commonwealth Games

Vs. Victor Hernandez Luna (Mexico) –2^nd 2021 Pan American Championships, 3^rd 2020 Pan American Gampionships,

Vs. Jose Ambrocio Greifo (Peru) – 3^rd 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 – 7^th 2023 Pan American Championships

Rodriguez – 2024 Pan American U23 champion, 2^nd 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, 3^rd 2022 Grand Prix of Spain

Vs. Eduardo Vega Garcia (Panama) – 5^th 2024 Pan American U23 Championships,

Vs. Miguel Lavielle Ramirez (Mexico) – 3^rd 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) – 5^th 2017, 2020 and 2023 Pan American Championships, 5^th 2015 Pan American Games

Vs. Juan Iturriza Ruiz (Mexico) – 2^nd 2025 Pan American U23 Championships, 3^rd 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, 5^th 2023 Pan American Games, 3^rd 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