U.S. Senior and U20 men’s freestyle teams win titles at Pat Shaw Memorial Tournament
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by Zack Chavez, USA Wrestling
The U.S. closed out the 2026 Pat Shaw Memorial in Guatemala City, Guatemala, with 17 total medals, including five gold, six silver and six bronze. Both the Senior men’s freestyle and U20 men’s freestyle squads captured team titles.
Joel Swanson and Kaleb Britting earned gold for the U.S. in the U20 men’s freestyle division. Swanson dominated the 79 kg bracket, going 4-0 in a five-man field without surrendering a point and recording technical falls in his first three bouts. Britting secured gold at 125 kg, winning an 11-1 technical fall in the two-man bracket.
Keegan Demarest rolled to Senior men’s freestyle gold at 79 kg with three technical falls, outscoring his opponents 32-1 and not allowing a point after his 12-1 opening win over Puerto Rico.
Nathan Kovalcik needed only one match to claim his Senior men’s freestyle gold at 92 kg, posting a 10-0 second-period technical fall over his Guatemalan opponent.
Elijah Farr was the final U.S. gold medalist, taking Senior men’s freestyle 125 kg. In a three-man round robin where all wrestlers finished 1-1, Farr’s opening-match pin secured the title.
Eli Batres Jr. and Karina Batres also reached the podium in the U15 divisions. Batres Jr. earned two bronze medals at 41 kg, one in Greco-Roman and one in men’s freestyle. Karina claimed silver at 46 kg in women’s freestyle, posting three shutout wins, including two technical falls, before dropping the gold-medal match.
1. United States, 152
2. Cuba, 115
3. Guatemala, 99
4. Puerto Rico, 62
5. Nicaragua, 45
6. El Salvador, 40
7. Mexico, 37
8. Jamaica, 20
9. Canada, 15
9. Colombia, 15
9. Honduras, 15
12. Peru, 14
13. Costa Rica, 10
Gold – Kevin Fuentes Duen (Cuba)
Silver – Reichel Gomez Delgado (Cuba)
Bronze – Jorving Rojas Hernandez (Nicaragua)
4th – Walter Canastuj Garcia (Guatemala)
5th – Matthew Casey (United States)
6th – Derek Guanajuato Garcia (Mexico)
Gold – Kevin Fuentes Duenas (Cuba) tech. fall Reichel Gomez Delgado (Cuba), 10-0
Bronze – Jorving Rojas Hernandez (Nicaragua) tech. fall Walter Canastuj Garcia (Guatemala), 10-0
Gold – Carlos Mendez Carmona (Cuba)
Silver – Derick Martinez Mateo (Puerto Rico)
Bronze – Jorge Beltran Garcia (El Salvador)
4th – Aidan Sprague (United States)
5th – Tyler Ratledge (United States)
6th – Keneth Castellanos Caal (Guatemala)
Gold – Carlos Mendez Carmona (Cuba) tech. fall Derick Martinez Mateo (Puerto Rico), 10-0
Bronze – Jorge Beltran Garcia (El Salvador) inj. forfeit Aidan Sprague (United States)
Gold – Benjamin Aguilar Gutierrez (El Salvador)
Silver – Jacob Cunningham (United States)
Bronze – Douglas Scriba Podaima (Canada)
4th – Emilio Rivas Lopez (Mexico)
5th – Shawn Quirk (United States)
6th – Landen Pangborn (United States)
7th – Orlando Garcia Diaz (Guatemala)
Gold - Benjamin Aguilar Gutierrez (El Salvador) tech. fall Jacob Cunningham (United States), 10-0
Bronze - Douglas Scriba Podaima (Canada) dec. Emilio Rivas Lopez (México), 6-5
Gold – Orislandy Perdomo Brooks (Cuba)
Silver – Rafael Garcia Morales (Puerto Rico)
Bronze – Dalton Monger (United States)
Bronze – Luis Barrios Rochez (Honduras)
5th – Carlos Solano Salazar (Costa Rica)
5th – Levi Snyder (United States)
7th – Mauricio Velasquez Siancas (Peru)
8th – Adolfo Canastuj Garcia (Guatemala)
9th – Carlos Garcia Say (Guatemala)
10th – Michael Hollar (United States)
Gold – Orislandy Perdomo Brooks (Cuba) dec. Rafael Garcia Morales (Puerto Rico), 5-0
Bronze – Dalton Monger (United States) tech. fall Carlos Solano Salazar (Costa Rica), 10-0
Bronze – Luis Barrios Rochez (Honduras) tech. fall Levi Snyder (United States), 10-0
Gold – Keegan Demarest (United States)
Silver – Angel Catalan Martinez (Guatemala)
Bronze – Guillermo Pol Mola (Cuba)
4th – Ryan Maldonado Santos (Puerto Rico)
5th – Andrew Kozubal II (United States)
6th – Jorge Camey Zapeta (Guatemala)
6th – Tucker Seidel (United States)
6th – Isamel Vasquez Veliz (Guatemala)
Gold – Keegan Demarest (United States) tech. fall Angel Catalan Martinez (Guatemala), 10-0
Bronze - Guillermo Pol Mola (Cuba) tech. fall Ryan Maldonado Santos (Puerto Rico), 10-0
Gold – Victor Hernandez Luna (Mexico)
Silver – Ezra Masood (United States)
Bronze – Rey Prado Aburto (Nicaragua)
4th – Crystopher Olavarrueth Rendon (Guatemala)
5th – Kane Rosario (Puerto Rico)
6th – Steven Castaneda Molina (Guatemala)
6th – Kervin Duarte Mejia (Guatemala)
Gold – Victor Hernandez Luna (Mexico) tech. fall Ezra Masood (United States), 10-0
Bronze – Rey Prado Aburto (Nicaragua) tech. fall Crystopher Olavarrueth Rendon (Guatemala), 12-0
Gold – Nathan Kovalcik (United States)
Silver – Randy Hernandez Luna (Guatemala)
Gold – Nathan Kovalcik (United States) tech. fall Randy Hernandez Luna (Guatemala), 10-0
Gold – Elijah Farr (United States)
Silver – Tyrece Thompson (Jamaica)
Bronze – Kaleb Britting (United States)
Round robin bracket records: Farr (1-1), Thompson (1-1), Britting (1-1)
1. United States, 110
2. El Salvador, 107
3. Guatemala, 97
4. Nicaragua, 49
5. Barbados, 45
6. Puerto Rico, 40
7. Chile, 35
8. Cuba, 25
8. Ecuador, 25
10. Colombia, 20
11. Peru, 20
12. Canada, 10
13. Costa Rica, 6
14. Panama, 0
Gold – Vladimir Vila Frometa (Cuba)
Silver – Duvan Garcia Munoz (Colombia)
Bronze – Hugo Lopez y Lopez (Guatemala)
Bronze – Jeremy Raymundo Gonzalez (Guatemala)
5th – Jose Jerez Rodriguez (Guatemala)
5th – Eduardo Napan Montoya (Peru)
7th – Austin Jeffrey (United States)
8th – Christopher Archila Gutierrez (Guatemala)
9th – Edwin Vino Acabal (Guatemala)
10th – Junior Veliz Pacheco (Guatemala)
11th – Genaro Aguilar Cobos (Guatemala)
12th – Cesar Ajpop Huix (Guatemala)
13th – Gian Cerdas Angulo (Costa Rica)
Gold – Vladimir Vila Frometa (Cuba) dec. Duvan Garcia Munoz (Colombia), 3-1
Bronze – Hugo Lopez y Lopez (Guatemala) dec. Jose Jerez Rodriguez (Guatemala), 9-2
Bronze – Jeremy Raymundo Gonzalez (Guatemala) tech. fall Eduardo Napan Montoya (Peru), 12-1
Gold – Alex Vega Tun (Guatemala)
Silver – Jorving Rojas Hernandez (Nicaragua)
Bronze – Emanuel Lazcano Ramirez (Chile)
4th – Christopher Brooks (United States)
5th – Alvaro Lopez Lopez (Guatemala)
Round robin bracket records: Vega Tun (4-0), Rojas Hernandez (3-1), Lazcano Ramirez (2-2), Brooks (1-3), Lopez Lopez (0-4)
Gold – Benjamin Aguilar Gutierrez (El Salvador)
Silver – Robert Rooney (United States)
Bronze – Dylan Hart (United States)
4th – Brandon Hernandez Cardona (Guatemala)
5th – Edwin Hernandez Torres (Guatemala)
Round robin bracket records: Aguilar Gutierrez (4-0), Rooney (3-1), Hart (2-2), Hernandez Cardona (1-3), Hernandez Torres (0-4)
Gold – Rafael Garcia Morales (Puerto Rico)
Silver – Justin Craig (United States)
Bronze – Garet Fowler (United States)
4th – Leonel Rivas Guzman (El Salvador)
5th – Mauricio Velasquez Siancas (Peru)
6th – Heydan Perez Ruiz (Nicaragua)
7th – Gabriel Medal Hernandez (Nicaragua)
Gold - Rafael Garcia Morales (Puerto Rico) tech. fall Justin Craig (United States), 11-0
Bronze - Garet Fowler (United States) tech. fall Leonel Rivas Guzman (El Salvador), 10-0
Gold – Joel Swanson (United States)
Silver – Angel Catalan Martinez (Guatemala)
Bronze – Gabriel Rivera Flores (El Salvador)
4th – Ivan Simmonds Campos (Panama)
4th – Tucker Seidel (United States)
Round robin bracket records: Swanson (4-0), Catalan Martinez (3-1), Rivera Flores (2-2), Simmonds Campos (1-3), Seidel (0-4)
Gold – Kaleb Britting (United States)
Silver – Elijah Farr (United States)
Gold – Kaleb Britting (United States) tech. fall Elijah Farr (United States), 11-1
1. Guatemala, 167
2. Peru, 140
3. Canada, 65
4. Nicaragua, 65
5. Mexico, 60
6. Chile, 52
7. Venezuela, 34
8. United States, 15
9. Puerto Rico, 10
Gold – Renan Desautels (Canada)
Silver – Alexander Salazar Gregorio (Guatemala)
Bronze – Eli Batres Jr. (United States)
4th – Ronaldo Mocarro Ramirez (Peru)
5th – Brandon Alvarez Aldana (Guatemala)
Round robin bracket records: Desautels (4-0), Salazar Gregorio (3-1), Batres Jr. (2-2), Mocarro Ramirez (1-3), Alvarez Aldana (0-4)
1. Peru, 147
2. Mexico, 110
3. Guatemala, 97
4. Chile, 57
5. Nicaragua, 45
5. Venezuela, 45
7. Colombia, 25
8. United States, 15
9. Honduras, 12
10. Panama, 0
Gold – Munor Raxon Urizar (Guatemala)
Silver – Iker Testa Ruiz (Mexico)
Bronze – Eli Batres Jr. (United States)
4th – Ronaldo Mocarro Ramirez (Peru)
Round robin bracket records: Raxon Urizar (3-0), Testa Ruiz (2-1), Batres Jr. (1-2), Mocarro Ramirez (0-3)
1. Guatemala, 109
2. Peru, 97
3. Puerto Rico, 76
4. Mexico, 75
5. Chile, 50
6. El Salvador, 45
7. Nicaragua, 35
8. Colombia, 25
9. Honduras, 20
10. United States, 20
11. Costa Rica, 15
12. Panama, 15
Gold – Amanda Acosta Armijo (Chile)
Silver – Karina Batres (United States)
Bronze – Fathima Coronado Juarez (Guatemala)
Bronze – Jaela Vasquez Diaz (Peru)
5th – Jaquelin Canastuj Gutierrez (Guatemala)
5th – Keidy Del Cid Fajardo (Guatemala)
7th – Kassandra Vazquez Santana (Puerto Rico)
8th – Ayleen Minaya Abanto (Peru)
9th – Keilianys De Jesus Nussa (Puerto Rico)
10th – Genesis Rosa Melendez (Puerto Rico)
11th – Daniela Madrigal Jimenez (Guatemala)
Gold – Amanda Acosta Armijo (Chile) fall Karina Batres (United States), 2:24
Bronze – Fathima Coronado Juarez (Guatemala) tech. fall Jaquelin Canastuj Gutierrez (Guatemala), 10-0
Bronze - Jaela Vasquez Diaz (Peru) dec. Keidy Del Cid Fajardo (Guatemala), 7-0
Gold – Keira Martinez Venegas (Mexico)
Silver – Jionneliz Rivera Nieves (Puerto Rico)
Bronze – Jerika Teves Revoredo (Peru)
Bronze – Grecia Alezano Gonzalez (Guatemala)
5th – Payton Helmin (United States)
Round robin bracket records: Martinez Venegas (4-0), Rivera Nieves (3-1), Teves Revoredo (2-2), Alezano Gonzalez (1-3), Helmin (0-4)
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