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Rademacher, Mortimer, Black anchor U.S. team at 2026 U23 Pan American championships in Lima, Peru

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by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling

Justin Rademacher (left), Sage Mortimer (middle) and Max Black (right).

Justin Rademacher (left), Sage Mortimer (middle) and Max Black (right).

The U.S. will arrive at next week’s U23 Pan American Championships in full force, with 30 skilled athletes taking the mats for the three-day competition at La Videna Velodrome in Lima, Peru.

 

Reigning U20 World champion and Senior Pan American champion Justin Rademacher (92 kg) headlines a stacked men’s freestyle lineup that includes the likes of two-time U20 World medalist Bennett Berge (86 kg), 2025 U20 World bronze medalist Connor Mirasola (125 kg) and 2025 NCAA finalist Troy Spratley (55 kg).

 

2024 U23 World champion Sage Mortimer (50 kg) leads the women’s freestyle group. Past age-group World Team members Alexandra Szkotnicki (59 kg) and Claire DiCugno (62 kg), plus returning U23 Pan American bronze medalist Sydney Petzinger (53 kg), are top contenders.

 

The Greco-Roman crew is perhaps the most credentialed top-to-bottom, with returning Senior and U23 World Team member Max Black (60 kg), who was the 2025 Senior Pan American champion, atop the list of entrants. Two-time U20 World bronze medalist Aden Attao (130 kg), and past age-group World Team members Kenneth Crosby (55 kg), Adrian Artsisheuskiy (82 kg) and Soren Herzog (97 kg), are also in the mix.

 

The complete U.S. roster for all three Olympic disciplines, plus the full Team USA delegation list, is available below.

 

The tournament will be contested over three days, with all 10 weights in each style running start-to-finish in a single day—men’s freestyle leads things off on June 11, followed by women’s freestyle on June 12, culminating with Greco-Roman on June 13. Wrestling begins at 10 a.m. local time each day. Lima, Peru, is one hour behind U.S. Eastern Time.

 

A live stream of the U23 Pan American Championships will be available to the U.S. audience through FloWrestling. Brackets and updated results will be hosted on UWW Arena.

 

More information on the U23 Pan American Championships can be found at uww.org.

2026 U23 Pan American Championships 

At Lima, Peru, June 11-13 

 

 

Event Schedule 

Thursday, June 11 
Men’s Freestyle 

10 a.m. – Qualification rounds, repechage

4:15 p.m. – Opening ceremony

5 p.m. – Medal matches

 

Friday, June 12 
Women’s Freestyle 

10 a.m. – Qualification rounds, repechage

5 p.m. – Medal matches

 

Saturday, June 13 
Greco-Roman 

10 a.m. – Qualification rounds, repechage

5 p.m. – Medal matches

 

*All times listed local to Lima, Peru, which is located one hour behind U.S. Eastern Time.

U.S. Men’s Freestyle Roster 

57 kg – Troy Spratley (Garland, Texas/Cowboy RTC)

61 kg – Massey Odiotti (Northbrook, Ill./Wildcat WC)

65 kg – Noah Tolentino (Corvallis, Ore./Beaver Dam Wrestling RTC)

70 kg – Jordan Williams (Tulsa, Okla./Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC)

74 kg – Nicco Ruiz (Ontario, Calif./Southwest WC)

79 kg – Daschle Lamer (Corvallis, Ore./Beaver Dam Wrestling RTC)

86 kg – Bennett Berge (Mantorville, Minn./Cowboy RTC)

92 kg – Hayden Walters (Central Point, Ore./Cliff Keen WC)

97 kg – Justin Rademacher (Corvallis, Ore./Beaver Dam Wrestling RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

125 kg – Connor Mirasola (Jackson, Wis./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)

 

U.S. Women’s Freestyle Roster 

50 kg – Sage Mortimer (Springville, Utah/Titan Mercury WC)

53 kg – Sydney Petzinger (Kingston, Pa./Lehigh Valley Wrestling RTC/New York AC)

55 kg – Karissa Turnwall (Murrieta, Calif./Emmanuel Training Center)

57 kg – Sara Sterner (Morro Bay, Calif./Cardinal WC)

59 kg – Alexandra Szkotnicki (Riva, Md./Bearcat WC)

62 kg – Claire DiCugno (Lake Tapps, Wash./Cardinal WC/New York AC)

65 kg – Nina Makem (Shakopee, Minn./Minnesota Storm/New York AC)

68 kg – Noelle Gaffney (Lafayette, N.J./Laker WC)

72 kg – Taylor Graveman (Spearfish, S.D./Cardinal WC)

76 kg – Alexandria Alli (Ashley, Ohio/USOPTC)

 

U.S. Greco-Roman Roster 

55 kg – Kenneth Crosby (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC)

60 kg – Max Black (Marquette, Mich./NMU-National Training Center/New York AC)

63 kg – Pierson Manville (Tempe, Ariz./Southwest WC)

67 kg – Carter Stephenson (Colorado Springs, Colo./USOPTC)

72 kg – Dominic Way (Parkersburg, W. Va./Olympia WC)

77 kg – Michael Baldwin (Bridgeport, Mich./West Virginia RTC)

82 kg – Adrian Artsisheuskiy (Brooklyn, N.Y./New York AC)

87 kg – Keenan Wyatt (Gardendale, Ala./Knights RTC)

97 kg – Soren Herzog (USAF Academy, Colo./Air Force RTC)

130 kg – Aden Attao (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC)

 

U.S. Support Staff / Delegation 

U.S. men’s freestyle coach – Joe Russell 

U.S. men’s freestyle coach – Chayse Jackson 

U.S. women’s freestyle coach – Tonya Verbeek 

U.S. women’s freestyle coach – Justin Pearch 

U.S. Greco-Roman coach – Joe Warren 

U.S. Greco-Roman coach – Ike Anderson 

Personal coach – Casey Cunningham

Personal coach – Zeke Jones

Personal coach – BJ Futrell

Personal coach – Kevin Ward

Personal coach – Tyler Caldwell

Personal coach – Cory Crooks

Personal coach – JJ Johnson

Personal coach – Bryce Killian

Personal coach – Yele Aycock

Personal coach – Dana Szkotnicki

Personal coach – Chris Way

Personal coach – Frank Molinaro

Personal coach – Nick Catana

ATC – Kyle Southall 

ATC – Adriana Felix  

MD – Ryan Hadden 

Official – Clifford Ramos 

Official – Lewis Baker

Official – Parker Thammavongsa 

Official – Paul Kruggel

Official – Eric Dubowsky

NF media – Richard Immel

Team leader – Scott Honecker 

CAP coach – Sarah Doty

CAP coach – Eric Dubowsky

CAP coach – Mark Dollins

CAP coach – Mason Patton

CAP coach – Matthew Paeth

CAP coach – Jason Tolbert