Gomez, Hartman, Porter win bronze, U.S. women are second at U20 Beach Worlds in Greece

KATERINI, Greece – Team USA ran off with three bronze medals, and the U.S. women captured the second-place team trophy, rallying during the medal matches to conclude a competitive day at the 2025 U20 Beach World Championships on the sand at Aloha Beach Bar on Friday.

The morning session showed great promise, after the USA powered six athletes into the championship bracket, with five qualifying for the semifinals and one for the quarterfinals. This included three men and three women, all with a chance to fight for a gold medal.

The start of the second session was terrible for Team USA, as all six wrestlers were defeated, meaning nobody from the USA had advanced to the gold-medal match. Almost all of those losses were very close, a few heartbreaking. Rather than allow the losses to crush their spirit, the team came back with a new spirit.

The USA had five bronze-medal matches, and won three of them, with women’s wrestlers Adriana Gomez (50 kg) and Lorelei Hartman (Over 70 kg), plus men’s wrestler Dominic Porter (Over 90 kg) winning the bronze.

In the morning, Gomez won all three of her matches in Group B without giving up a single point. After a hard-fought 3-2 loss to eventual champion Ana Maria Rotaru of Romania in the semifinals, Gomez was perfect in the bronze-medal match. She used her speed and slick technique to get behind Rebeca Leanca of Romana three times, driving her down for a takedown each time and another 3-0 shutout.

Hartman was also perfect in Group A action, winning both of her matches handily. She was beaten with a throw in 13 seconds in the semifinals by eventual champion Daria Konstantynova of Ukraine. The bronze-medal bout was a rematch with Iringo Deri of Serbia, who Hartman had beaten in the first match. Hartman controlled the action most of the bout and scored a clutch point later in the match for a 2-1 victory.

Porter was 2-1 in Group A action, which gave him second-place in the Group and qualified him for the semifinals. After a close 4-2 loss to eventual champion Mersad Shakeri of Iran in the semifinals, Porter was ready for the bronze-medal bout against Athanasios Avramidis of Greece. In a back-and-forth match, Porter scored late to make it 2-2 with criteria. Avramidis took a serious shot as time ran out, but Porter deftly rotated his hips and knocked Avramidis to the sand for a 3-2 win. Avramidis challenged the move, which was reviewed and denied.

Although both lost bronze-medal bouts, women’s wrestler Amber Hunter Snyder (70 kg) and men’s wrestler Terrell McFarland (90 kg) both had impressive runs in the tournament to finish fourth. McFarland won all three of his group matches, before losing his final two bouts. Hunter Snyder had a 2-1 record in her Group, but scored enough classification points with clutch wrestling to advance to the semifinals.

Josiah Boyden was also impressive at men's 70 kg, powering his way into the quarterfinals before losing a tough match and ultimately placing seventh. 

The United States women scored 50 team points to place second in the standings behind an impressive Ukraine squad that earned 85 points for the team title. The USA was a full 11 points ahead of third place Serbia with 39 points. The USA scored team points in all four weight classes, with Esperanza Huitron’s seventh place at 60 kg adding key points to the effort.

It was the second straight year that the USA won a U20 Women’s Beach World second place trophy, after also finishing as runners-up in 2024. It was the third straight year that Team USA won a U20 Women’s team trophy, after also placing third in both 2023.

The U.S. U20 men placed a solid sixth in the team standings with 35 points, and scored team points in three of the four weight classes. Iran won the team title with 77 points, 20 points ahead of runner-up Moldova.

The age-group Beach Worlds have ended, but Beach wrestling continues this weekend with Beach World Series Katerini on Saturday and Sunday, the fourth stop of the five-event 2025 Beach World Series.

U20 BEACH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

At Katerini, Greece, September 26

U20 women’s results

50 kg

Gold – Ana Maria Rotaru (Romania)

Silver - Alevtyna Liashenko (Ukraine)

Bronze – Adriana Gomez (USA)

Bronze - Rebeca Leanca (Romania)

5^th - Funa Yano (Japan)

6^th - Jayden Keller (USA)

7^th - Juliette Lescure (France)

8^th - Daria Maslova (Ukraine)

9^th - Mia Cabrera (USA)

10^th - Simona Puscasu (Romania)

Gold – Ana Maria Rotaru (Romania) pin Alevtyna Liashenko (Ukraine), 2:22

Bronze – Adriana Gomez (USA) dec. Rebeca Leanca (Romania), 3-0, 1:17

60 kg

Gold – Evdoxia Papadopoulou (Greece)

Silver - Yelyzaveta Khoma (Ukraine)

Bronze – Karolina Poplavska (Ukraine)

4^th - Rui Nagatomi (Japan)

5^th - Lilya Cohen (France)

6^th - Finja Fischer (Germany)

7^th - Esperanza Huitron (USA)

8^th - Georgia Chasampalioti (Greece)

9^th - Lola Jacquinot (France)

10^th - Sara Saric (Serbia)

Gold – Evdoxia Papadopoulou (Greece) dec. Yelyzaveta Khoma (Ukraine), 4-2, 1:07

Bronze – Karolina Poplavska (Ukraine) pin Rui Nagatomi (Japan), 0:42

70 kg

Gold – Masa Perovic (Serbia)’

Silver - Alexandra Moisei (Moldova)

Bronze – Viktoriia Hrytsenko (Ukraine)

4^th - Amber Hunter Snyder (USA)

5^th - Makia Kimura (Japan)

6^th - Drosoula Tzianakopoulou (Greece)

7^th - Marijana Sumski (Croatia)

8^th - Mollie Dare (USA)

9^th - Elli Anna Seitaridou (Greece)

10^th - Trinity Butler (USA)

Gold – Masa Perovic (Serbia) pin Alexandra Moisei (Moldova), 2:37

Bronze – Viktoriia Hrytsenko (Ukraine) dec. Amber Hunter Snyder (USA), 3-0, 1:22

Over 70 kg

Gold - Daria Konstantynova (Ukraine)

Silver - Mariia Zenkina (Ukraine)

Bronze – Lorelei Hartman (USA)

4^th - Iringo Deri (Serbia)

5^th - Jocelyn Cacek (USA)

6^th - Theofania Skampardoni (Greece)

7^th - Rowan Titus (USA)

Gold - Daria Konstantynova (Ukraine) dec. Mariia Zenkina (Ukraine), 3-0, 2:59

Bronze – Lorelei Hartman (USA) dec. Iringo Deri (Serbia), 2-1

U.S. U20 Women’s Beach results

50 kg: Jayden Keller, Saint Catharine, Mo., 6^th place

LOSS Ana Rotaru (Romania), 3-0, 1:31

WIN Laura Bogatic (Croatia), 3-0, 0:37

WIN Daria Maslova (Ukraine), pin, 0:24

50 kg: Adriana Gomez, Laveen, Colo., bronze medal

WIN Rebeca Leanca (Romania), 3-0, 0:46

WIN Natalia Obradinov (Serbia), 3-0, 0:25

WIN Mia Cabrera (USA), 3-0, 0:33

LOSS Ana Maria Rotaru (Romania), 3-2, 2:48

WIN Rebeca Leanca (Romania), 3-0, 1:17

50 kg: Mia Cabrera, Richardson, Texas, 9^th place

WIN Natalia Obradinov (Serbia), 3-0, 1:19

LOSS Rebeca Leanca (Romania). 3-0, 1:21

LOSS Adriana Gomez (USA), 3-0, 0:33

60 kg: Kennedie Snow, Havelock, N.C., 14^th place

LOSS Knockout – Yelyzaveta Khoma (Ukraine), 3-0, 2:24

60 kg: Esperanza Huitron, Evans, Ga., 7^th place

LOSS Karolina Poplavska (Ukraine), 3-0, 0:45

LOSS Finja Fischer (Germany), 3-1, 0:34

WIN Sara Saric (Serbia), pin 0:51

60 kg: June Treser-Pyles, Dayton, Ohio, 11^th place 

LOSS Evdoxia Papadopoulou (Greece), pin, 0:20

LOSS Yelyzaveta Khoma (Ukraine), 0:14

LOSS Lola Jacquinot (France), 3-0, 0:29

70 kg: Amber Hunter-Snyder, Bear, Del., 4^th place

LOSS Yu Sato (Japan), 3-0, 1:56

WIN Makia Kimura (Japan), 2-0, 3:00

WIN Mollie Dare (USA), 3-0, 2:10

LOSS Alexandra Moisei (Moldova), 3-1, 2:03

LOSS Viktoriia Hrytsenko (Ukraine), 3-0, 1:22

70 kg: Mollie Dare, Frutia, Colo., 8^th place

LOSS Makia Kimura (Japan), 3-0

WIN Yu Sato (Japan), pin, 1:23

LOSS Amber Hunter Snyder (USA), 3-0, 2:10

70 kg: Trinity Butler, Columbia, Md., 10^th place

LOSS Masa Perovic (Serbia), 3-0, 1:09

WIN Elli Seitaridou (Greece), 3-0, 1:02

LOSS Drosoula Tzianakopoulou (Greece), pin 2:40

Over 70 kg: Jocelyn Cacek, Lexington Park, Md., 5^th place

LOSS Mariia Zenkina (Ukraine), 3-0, 1:13

LOSS Daria Konstantynova (Ukraine), 3-0, 1:40

WIN Rowan Titus (USA) pin 0:20

Over 70 kg: Lorelei Hartman, Covina, Calif., bronze medal

WIN Iringo Deri (Serbia), 3-1, 1:55

WIN Theofania Skampardoni (Greece), 0:10

LOSS Daria Konstantynova (Ukraine), pin 0:13

WIN Iringo Deri (Serbia), 2-1

Over 70 kg: Rowen Titus, Mount Airy, Md., 7^th place

LOSS Daria Konstantynova (Ukraine), 3-0, 0:22

LOSS Mariia Zenkina (Ukraine), 3-0, 1:40

LOSS Jocelyn Cacek (USA), pin 0:20

U20 women’s team standings

1. Ukraine, 85

2. United States, 50

3. Serbia, 39

4. Greece, 38

5. Japan, 32

6. Romania, 25

7. Moldova, 20

8. France, 18

9. Germany, 9

10. Croatia, 8

(of 11 nations)

U20 men’s results

70 kg

Gold – Eduard Lenard (Romania)

Silver - Ilias Karnavas (Greece)

Bronze – Mohammadhossein Nikpour (Iran)

4^th - Ion Berghi (Moldova)

5^th - Emir Musaiev (Ukraine)

6^th - Maksym Rudenko (Ukraine)

7^th - Josiah Boyden (USA)

8^th - Ivan Zalisko (Ukraine)

9^th - Mihail Ojog (Moldova)

10^th - Nathanial Higgins (USA)

Gold – Eduard Lenard (Romania) pin Ilias Karnavas (Greece), 0:44

Bronze – Mohammadhossein Nikpour (Iran) dec. Ion Berghi (Moldova), 2-1, 3:00

80 kg

Gold – Gabriel Ojog (Moldova)

Silver - Zurab Mamuladze (Georgia)

Bronze – Nikita Kanevskyi (Ukraine)

4^th - Sobhan Esmi (Iran)

5^th - Ion Marcu (Moldova)

6^th - David Tartan (Romania)

7^th - Evangelos Papilias (Greece)

8^th - Said Zagidov (France)

9^th - Mykyta Chebaniuk (Ukraine)

10^th -  Dmytro Postovyis (Ukraine)

Gold – Gabriel Ojog (Moldova) pin Zurab Mamuladze (Georgia), 2:59

Bronze – Nikita Kanevskyi (Ukraine) dec. Sobhan Esmi (Iran), 3-2, 2:09

90 kg

Gold – Ramtin Ravanbakhsh (Iran)

Silver - Alexandru Bors (Moldova)

Bronze – Sayedsajjad Hosseinimiri (Iran)

4^th - Terrell McFarland (USA)

5^th - Ivan Liakh (Ukraine)

6^th - Viacheslav Babkov (Ukraine)

7^th - Magamed Madiyev (France)

8^th - Angelos Ntamotsidis (Greece)

9^th - Ion Pavel (Romania)

10^th - Konstantinos Tsaknakis (Greece)

Gold – Ramtin Ravanbakhsh (Iran) dec. Alexandru Bors (Moldova), 1-0, 3:00

Bronze – Sayedsajjad Hosseinimiri (Iran) dec. Terrell McFarland (USA), 4-0, 0:20

Over 90 kg

Gold – Mersad Shakeri (Iran)

Silver - Kostiantyn Zadoianchuk (Ukraine)

Bronze – Dominic Porter (USA)

4^th - Athanasios Avramidis (Greece)

5^th - Dmytro Ziletskyi (Ukraine)

6^th - Angelos Apostolidis (Greece)

7^th - Luka Kordzaia (Georgia)

8^th - Clayton Whitenight (USA)

9^th - Areion Kolosentas (Greece)

10^th - Asot Petrosian (Greece)

Gold – Mersad Shakeri (Iran) dec. Kostiantyn Zadoianchuk (Ukraine), 2-1, 3:00

Bronze – Dominic Porter (USA) dec. Athanasios Avramidis (Greece), 4-2, 2:54

U.S. U20 Men’s Beach results

70 kg: Nathanial Higgins, Tucson, Ariz., 10^th place

LOSS Aik Kazarian (Greece), 2-1, 3:00

WIN Ivan Zalisko (Ukraine), 4-1, 0:40

LOSS Eduard Lenard (Romania), 3-0, 1:06

70 kg: Josiah Boyden, Grovetown, Ga., 6^th place

WIN Nic Brockson (USA), 3-0, 1:17

LOSS Ion Berghi (Moldova), pin 0:20

WIN Yamataro Iizawa (Japan), pin 0:15

LOSS Eduard Lenard (Romania), 3-0, 0:26

70 kg: Nic Brockson, Dover, Del., 11^th place

LOSS Josiah Boyden (USA), 3-0, 1:17

WIN Yamataro Iizawa (Japan), 3-0, 0:16

LOSS Ion Berghi (Moldova), 3-0, 0:47

80 kg: Waleed Khairi, North Richland Hills, Texas, 11^th place

LOSS Mykyta Chebaniuk (Ukraine), 4-0, 1:11

LOSS Sobhan Abdullah Esmi (Iran), pin 1:32

LOSS Gabriel Ojog (Moldova), 3-0, 1:45

80 kg: Damian Porter, Carson City, Nev., 15^th place

LOSS Knockout – Gabriel Ojog (Moldova), pin, 0:17

90 kg: Samuel Nam, Dallas, Texas, 11^th place 

LOSS Viacheslav Babkov (Ukraine). 3-0, 1:00

LOSS Ivan Liakh (Ukraine), pin 1:17

LOSS Sayedsajjad Hosseinimiri (Iran), pin 0:03

90 kg: Christian Diaz, Brentwood, Calif., 14^th place

LOSS Knockout – Alexandru Bors (Moldova), 3-0, 0:54

90 kg: Terrell McFarland, Pottsville, Pa., 4^th place

WIN Konstantinos Tsaknakis (Greece), 3-0, 1:31

WIN Ion Pavel (Romania), 4-1, 1:27

WIN Magamed Madiyev (France), 3-1, 2:06

LOSS Ramtin Ravanbakhsh (Iran), 2-0, 3:00

LOSS Sayedsajjad Hosseinimiri (Iran), 4-0, 0:20

Over 90 kg: Dominic Porter, Erie, Pa., bronze medal

WIN Angelos Apostolidis (Greece), 3-0, 2:22

WIN Luka Kordzaia (Georgia), pin 0:20

LOSS Kostantyn Zadoianchuk (Ukraine), 4-0, 2:13

LOSS Mersad Shakeri (Iran), 4-2, 2:54

WIN Athanasios Avramidis (Greece), 4-2, 2:54

Over 90 kg: Lane Gourley, Newalla, Okla., 11^th place

LOSS Knockout – Dmytro Ziletskyi (Ukraine), 3-0, 1:39

Over 90 kg: Clayton Whitenight, Berwick, Pa., 8^th place

LOSS Athanasios Avramidis (Greece), 3-0, 1:13

LOSS Mersad Shakeri (Iran), 3-0, 0:27

LOSS Dmytro Ziletskyi (Ukraine), 3-0, 0:27

U20 Men’s Team Standings

1. Iran, 77

2. Moldova, 57

3. Ukraine, 55

4. Greece, 46

5. Romania, 38

6. United States, 35

7. Georgia, 28

8. France, 14

(of 10 teams)