Team USA dominates U15 Pan American Championships with 10 medals, Greco-Roman team title in Guatemala City

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala –The first day of action at the U15 Pan American Championships saw Team USA win 10 medals in Greco-Roman, including seven gold, one silver and two bronze medals.

At 38 kg, Johnathan Thompson was dominant, scoring two technical falls before shutting out his finals opponent in a 5-0 decision. Rylen Wax followed with another gold at 41 kg, recording three tech falls and allowing only one point across all matches.

Brody Compau was strong at 44 kg, scoring four-straight technical falls en route to gold. At 48 kg, Spenser McCammon secured the title with two wins by decision and two technical falls, only allowing one point scored against in four matches.

Lewis Davis impressed at 52 kg, blanking all his opponents with three technical falls to take gold. Tommy Rowlands added to the medal haul at 68 kg, finishing with two dominant technical falls and a 4-1 decision in the championship bout.  At 85 kg, Daniel Jackson crushed his bracket with two first-period pins and an 8-0 technical fall in the finals.

The lone silver medalist, Riley Watts, made a strong run at 62 kg. Watts picked up a fall at 1:18 in the opening round, followed by a 9-4 decision over Clemente Hernandez Arevalo of Mexico. In the finals, Watts fell in a close 7-5 decision to Abdiel Acha Mendoza of Peru.

Team USA claimed a pair of bronze medals on day one. At 57 kg, Mason Milsaps went 3-1, with three technical falls. In the semifinals, he dropped an 8-0 technical fall to an opponent from Brazil, before securing a bronze medal with an 8-0 technical fall in the medal match. Sam Harrington won bronze at 75 kg, bouncing back with a 2-2 record on the day.

The United States finished with 225 team points, followed by Mexico with 154 points, then Puerto Rico with 127 points. Rounding out the top five were Brazil with 115 points and host Guatemala with 88 points.

Women’s freestyle action is slated to begin on Friday. The tournament will start at 10 a.m. (CT) each day with the preliminary rounds of competition. The medal matches are scheduled for 5 p.m. (CT) on each day.

Complete brackets and up-to-date results will be provided by United World Wrestling through UWW Arena.

Team Results

1 United States, 225 points

2 Mexico, 154 points

3 Puerto Rico, 127 points

4 Brazil, 115 points

5 Guatemala, 88 points

6 Peru, 73 points

7 Ecuador, 58 points

8 Panama, 16 points

9 Nicaragua, 2 points

Full Results

38 kg

Gold – Johnathan Thompson (United States)

Silver – Steven Mytych (Puerto Rico)

Bronze – Felipe Arangure Montoya (Mexico)

Ian Gutierrez Alcazar (Mexico)

41 kg

Gold – Rylen Wax (United States)

Silver – Nelson Villafane III (Puerto Rico)

Bronze – Maddox Millan (Puerto Rico)

Bronze – Brayden De Jesus (Puerto Rico)

5th – Diego Jacobo Sanchez (Mexico)

5th – Deivid Morales Mayancha (Ecuador)

7th – Adrian Gonzalez Jimenez (Panama)

8th – William Coh Cauich (Mexico)

44 kg

Gold – Brody Compau (United States)

Silver – Fernando Jimeno Mendizabal

Bronze – Francisco Alvarado Santos (Mexico)

Bronze – Duglas Urrutia Ramos (Guatemala)

5th – Chase Millan (Puerto Rico)

5th – Marcos De Souza Vidal (Brazil)

7th – Ruben Murillo Rodriguez (Ecuador)

8th – Maximiliano Medina Ramirez (Mexico)

9th – Alexander Cevallos Espana (Ecuador)

10th – Samuel Alexander Lopez Davila (Guatemala)

11th – Gerardo Nunez Rosales(Mexico)

12th – Fray Licuy Grefa (Ecuador)

13th – Adalberto Rosario Kuilan (Puerto Rico)

14th – Aldrin Albizurez Garcia (Guatemala)

48 kg

Gold – Spenser McCammon (United States)

Silver – Josue Saenz Corea (Guatemala)

Bronze – Hector Prado Moreno (Mexico)

Bronze – Hector Aguilar Rodriguez (Mexico)

5th – Jesuan Morales Pacheco (Puerto Rico)

5th – Jorge Borges Da Silva (Brazil)

7th – Eydan Lezcano Castillo (Panama)

8th – Ezequiel Ormeno Sanchez (Peru)

9th – Diego Vargas Lopez (Ecuador)

10th – Axe Granados Maldonado (Mexico)

11th – Jose Estrella Sanchez (Puerto Rico)

52 kg

Gold – Lewis Davis (United States)

Silver – Esau Albizures Bautista (Guatemala)

Bronze – William Mundo Garcia (Mexico)

Bronze – Afif Safadi Pincay (Ecuador)

5th – Francisco Barajas Gutierrez (Mexico)

5th – Auzueres Severino De Santana Neto (Brazil)

7th – Esteban Guerrero Vasquez (Ecuador)

8th – Samyr Valverde Mendez (Peru)

9th – Johandiell Gonzalez Galicia (Puerto Rico)

10th – Jorge Salcedo Briones (Nicaragua)

11th – Ian Arrocha (Panama)

57 kg

Gold – Uriel Plaza Sanchez (Mexico)

Silver – Ryan Da Silva Brandao (Brazil)

Bronze – Guillermo Chavarria Rosales (Guatemala)

Bronze – Mason Milsaps (United States)

5th – Adriano Carbajal Liza (Peru)

5th – Juan Alvarado Santos (Mexico)

7th – Andrew Gomez (Puerto Rico)

8th – Renato Loor Hernandez (Ecuador)

9th – Victor Rojas Quispe (Peru)

10th – Genaro Fuentes Tepetla (Mexico)

Nataniel Carrion Berrios (Puerto Rico)

62 kg

Gold – Abdiel Acha Mendoza (Peru)

Silver – Riley Watts (United States)

Bronze – Erick Da Costa Salustino (Brazil)

Bronze – Miguel Valenzuela Coronel (Mexico)

5th – Mateo Puentes Ordonez (Mexico)

5th – Clemente Hernandez Arevalo (Mexico)

7th – Emanuel Pineda Cruz (Guatemala)

8th – Vicente Encalada Armijos (Ecuador)

68 kg

Gold – Thomas Rowlands (United States)

Silver – Adrian Barbosa (Mexico)

Bronze – David Maldonado Melendez (Puerto Rico)

Bronze – Diego Ramos Lopez (Mexico)

5th – Jeremy Lopez Cetzal (Mexico)

5th –  Enzo Nunes De Lima Torres (Brazil)

7th – Christopher Navarro (Puerto Rico)

8th – Adrian Riques Morales (Peru)

75 kg

Gold – Arthur Da Cunha Estevao (Brazil)

Silver – Jenier Soto Pastrana (Puerto Rico)

Bronze – Samuel Harrington (United States)

4th – Jonathan Meraz Villa (Mexico)

5th – Diego Perez Yax (Guatemala)

6th – Dilan Flores Gonzalez (Mexico)

85 kg

Gold – Daniel Jackson (United States)

Silver – Layden Acevedo Cordero (Puerto Rico)

Bronze – Guilherme Cavalcanti Simeoni (Brazil)

4th – Maximo Gonzalez Zamora (Mexico)

5th – Angel Macin Lopez (Mexico)

6th – Philipp Keth Martinez (Ecuador)

U.S. Greco-Roman Results

38 kg – Johnathan Thompson (Grand Junction, Iowa/Sebolt Wrestling Academy), gold medalist

WIN Steven Mytych (Puerto Rico), 9-0 tech. fall

WIN Felipe Arangure Montoya (Mexico), 12-4 tech. fall

WIN Ian Gutierrez Alcazar (Mexico), 5-0

41 kg – Rylen Wax (Chillicothe, Ohio/Beast Mode Wrestling), gold medalist

WIN Maddox Millan (Puerto Rico), 8-0 tech. fall

WIN Diego Jacobo Sanchez (Mexico), 10-1 tech. fall

WIN Nelson Villafane III (Puerto Rico), 8-0 tech. fall

44 kg – Brody Compau (Belmont, Mich./Michigan Premier WC), gold medalist

WIN Maximiliano Medina Ramirez (Mexico), 11-0 tech. fall

WIN Marcos De Souza Vidal (Brazil), 10-2 tech. fall

WIN Duglas Urrutia Ramos (Guatemala), 9-0 tech. fall

WIN Fernando Jimeno Mendizabal (Peru), 15-6 tech. fall

48 kg – Spenser McCammon (Sullivan, Ind./Maurer Coughlin WC), gold medalist

WIN Jose Estrella Sanchez (Puerto Rico), 10-0 tech. fall

WIN Hector Aguilar Rodriguez (Mexico), 6-0 decision

WIN Jorge Borges Da Silva (Brazil), 8-0 tech. fall

WIN Josue Saenz Corea (Guatemala), 6-1 decision

52 kg – Lewis Davis (Bentonville, Ark/Threestyle Wrestling of Oklahoma), gold medalist

WIN Francisco Barajas Gutierrez (Mexico), 8-0 tech. fall

WIN William Mundo Garcia (Mexico), 8-0 tech. fall

WIN Esau Albizures Bautista (Guatemala), 9-0 tech. fall

57 kg – Mason Milsaps (Montgomery, Texas/Boneyard Wrestling Academy), bronze medalist

WIN Renato Loor Hernandez (Ecuador), 10-2 tech. fall

WIN Andrew Gomez (Puerto Rico), 16-8 tech. fall

LOSS Ryan Da Silva Brandao (Brazil), 8-0 tech. fall

WIN Juan Alvarado Santos (Mexico), 8-0 tech. fall

62 kg – Riley Watts (Lawton, Iowa/MWC Wrestling Academy), silver medalist

WIN Miguel Valenzuela Coronel (Mexico), fall 1:18

WIN Clemente Hernandez Arevalo (Mexico), 9-4 decision

LOSS Abdiel Acha Mendoza (Peru), 7-5

68 kg – Tommy Rowlands (Dublin, Ohio/Ohio Crazy Goats Wrestling), gold medalist

WIN Enzo Nunes De Lima Torres (Brazil), 8-0 tech. fall

WIN Diego Ramos Lopez (Mexico), 8-0 tech. fall

WIN Adrian Barbosa (Mexico), 4-1 decision

75 kg – Sam Harrington (Erie, Pa./Bad Karma WC), bronze medalist

WIN Dilan Flores Gonzalez (Mexico), fall 3:50

LOSS Arthur Da Cunha Estevao (Brazil), 10-5 decision

LOSS Jenier Soto Pastrana (Puerto Rico), 8-0 tech. fall

WIN Jonathan Meraz Villa (Mexico), 11-2 tech. fall

85 kg – Daniel Jackson (Red Bud, Ill./Southern Illinois Bulldogs WC), gold medalist

WIN Maximo Gonzalez Zamora (Mexico), fall 0:48

WIN Philipp Keth Martinez (Ecuador), 8-0 tech. fall

WIN Guilherme Cavalcanti Simeoni (Brazil), fall 1:11