U.S. wins four golds and team title in women’s freestyle at Pan American Cadet Championships in Peru
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
The USA Cadet Pan American women's team pose with their championship trophy in Lima, Peru. Mel Dow photo.
LIMA, Peru – Four U.S. women’s freestylers won gold medal at the Pan American Cadet Championships on Saturday. This featured 15-17 year old wrestlers from North, South and Central America.
Claiming gold medals were Emily Shilson of Maple Grove, Minn. at 46 kg/101.5 lbs., Stefana Jelacic of Fountain Hills, Ariz. at 49 kg/108 lbs., Cierra Foster of Post Falls, Idaho at 56 kg/123.25 lbs. and Jayden Laurent of Denmark, Wis. at 65 kg/143 lbs.
Foster received the Golden Boot as the Outstanding Wrestler of the event. She won all three of her matches by pin, including a pin in the finals over Maite Cortez Quinonez of Ecuador.
The other three U.S. champions also finished with 3-0 records, dominating their opponents. Shilson had two pins and a technical fall, pinning Melissa Fryer. Jelacic had two technical falls and a pin, stopping Irlanda Ortega Mora of Mexico in her finals with a 15-4 technical fall. Laurent had two pins and a technical fall, with a pin over Berit Johnson of Canada in her final.
Winning silver medals after losses in the finals were Caitlyn Walker of Hatboro, Pa. at 38 kg/83.75 lbs., Kaitlyn Pizzo of Madison Heights, Mich. at 43 kg/94.75 lbs. and Brooke Logan of El Mirage, Ariz. at 70 kg/154 lbs.
Pizzo and Logan had 2-1 records for the day, and Walker went 1-1. Pizzo pinned her first two opponents, and Walker and Logan each had one pin on the way to the finals.
Capturing bronze medals were Cameron Guerin of Yakima, Wash. at 52 kg/114.5 lbs. and Breanna Douglas of Paola, Kansas at 60 kg/132 lbs.
The United States won the team title, after they finished with nine total medals, including four golds, three silvers and two bronzes.
The U.S. men’s freestyle team weighed in and received their draws for Sunday, which are listed below. All of the U.S. athletes competing in men’s freestyle also wrestled in the Greco-Roman division on Friday.
United World Wrestling has a live results page from this event, where fans can follow the action.
Click here for Cadet Pan Am Championships results page
PAN AMERICAN CADET CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Lima, Peru
Women’s freestyle results
38 kg/83.75 lbs.
Gold - Luisa Ortega Martinez (Mexico)
Silver - Caitlyn Walker (USA)
Bronze - Noemi Mantilla Acuna (Peru)
Bronze - Eliannelys Luna (Venezuela)
40 kg/88 lbs.
Gold - Fernanda Aldaz Lopez (Ecuador)
Silver - Monet Valencia Janampa (Peru)
Bronze - Yuli Granados (Colombia)
Bronze - Calista Espinosa (Canada)
43 kg/94.75 lbs.
Gold - Lucia Yepez Guzman (Ecuador)
Silver - Katlyn Pizzo (USA)
Bronze - Hillary Carrera Odar (Peru)
Bronze - Alexia Seal (Canada)
46 kg/101.5 lbs.
Gold - Emily Shilson (USA)
Silver - Melissa Fryer (Canada)
Bronze - Karla Acosta Martinez (Mexico)
Bronze - Ruth Sulca Candia (Peru)
49 kg/108 lbs.
Gold - Stefana Jelacic (USA)
Silver - Irlanda Ortega Moya (Mexico)
Bronze - Jacqueline Lew (Canada)
Bronze - Hannah Tuplin (Canada)
52 kg/114.5 lbs.
Gold - Andribeth Rivera Belliard (Puerto Rico)
Silver - Williannys Henriquez Hernandez (Venezuela)
Bronze - Karen Noel Martinel (Peru)
Bronze - Cameron Guerin (USA)
56 kg/123.25 lbs.
Gold - Cierra Foster (USA)
Silver - Maite Cortez Quinonez (Ecuador)
Bronze - Kinley Link (Canada)
Bronze - Gabriela Ramos Diaz (Puerto Rico)
60 kg/132 lbs.
Gold - Melany Cevallos (Ecuador)
Silver - Ginamarie Santiago Ayala (Puerto Rico)
Bronze - Breanna Douglas (USA)
Bronze - Monica Nava Solis (Mexico)
65 kg/143 lbs.
Gold - Jayden Laurent (USA)
Silver - Berit Johnson (Canada)
Bronze - Megan Fendelet (Canada)
Bronze - Abnelis Yambo Miranda (Puerto Rico)
70 kg/154 lbs.
Gold - Erin Geddie (Canada)
Silver - Brooke Logan (USA)
Bronze - Dejah Slater (Canada)
Bronze - Linda Machuca (Argentina)
U.S. Women’s freestyle performances
38 kg/83.75 lbs. – Caitlyn Walker, Hatboro, Pa., silver medal
WIN Noemi Mantilla Acuna (Peru), pin
LOSS Luisa Ortega Martinez (Mexico), 10-16
40 kg/88 lbs. – Tory Marrufo, El Paso, Tex., 5th place
LOSS Monet Valencia Janampa (Peru), pin
LOSS Calista Espinosa (Canada), pin
43 kg/94.75 lbs. – Kaitlyn Pizzo, Madison Heights, Mich., silver medal
WIN Elizabeth Mora Conde (Peru), pin
WIN Alexia Seal (Canada), pin
LOSS Lucia Yepez Guzman (Ecuador), tech. fall 1-12
46 kg/101.5 lbs. – Emily Shilson, Maple Grove, Minn., gold medal
WIN Yeimy Perea (Colombia), tech. fall 15-4
WIN Ruth Sulca Candia (Peru), pin
WIN Melissa Fryer (Canada), pin
49 kg/108 lbs. – Stefana Jelacic, Fountain Hills, Ariz., gold medal
WIN Jacqueline Lew (Canada), tech. fall 11-0
WIN Niyiret Perez (Colombia), pin
WIN Irlanda Ortega Moya (Mexico), tech fall 15-4
52 kg/114.5 lbs. – Cameron Guerin, Yakima, Wash., bronze medal
WIN Leticia Gonzales (Brazil), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Yaritza Parrales Mero (Ecuador), pin
LOSS Andribeth Rivera Belliard (Puerto Rico), pin
WIN Dennis Otavo (Colombia), pin
56 kg/123.25 lbs. – Cierra Foster, Post Falls, Idaho, gold medal
WIN Kinley Link (Canada), pin
Vs. Maria Silva (Brazil), pin
WIN Maite Cortez Quinonez (Ecuador), pin
60 kg/132 lbs. – Breanna Douglas, Paola, Kansas, bronze medal
LOSS Ginamarie Santiago Ayala (Puerto Rico), 2-7
WIN Kirti Saxena (Canada), 10-3
65 kg/143 lbs. – Jayden Laurent, Denmark, Wis., gold medal
WIN Ana Contreras Coronado (Mexico), pin
WIN Abnelis Yambo Miranda (Puerto Rico), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Berit Johnson (Canada), pin
70 kg/154 lbs. – Brooke Logan, El Mirage, Ariz., silver medal
WIN Keren Guevara Melendez (Peru), pin
WIN Linda Machuca (Argentina), 6-4
LOSS Erin Geddie (Canada), pin
Men’s freestyle first round pairings for Sunday
42 kg/92.5 lbs. – Andrew Chambal, Millington, Mich.
Vs. David Loarte Oceda (Peru)
46 kg/101.5 lbs. – Cevion Severado, St. Peters, Mo.
Five athlete roundrobin against Lucas Navarrette Vidal (Ecuador), Edison Proano Zuleta (Ecuador), Kevin Chavez Aguilar (Peru), Luis Lozada Huamani (Peru)
50 kg/110 lbs. – Dylan D’Emilio, Curtice, Ohio
Vs Juan Molina Paste (Ecuador)
54 kg/119 lbs. – Colin Valdiviez, Lee’s Summit, Mo.
Vs. Bryan Hernandez Martinez (Puerto Rico)
58 kg/127.75 lbs. – Jack Karstetter, Tulsa, Okla.
Vs. Oscar Calvopina Cancio (Ecuador)
63 kg /138.75 lbs.– Calvin Germinaro, Ramsey, Minn.
Vs. Jorge Gatica Hinriksen (Chile)
69 kg/152 lbs.– Tyler Dow, Stoughton, Wis.
Vs. Felipe Santana (Brazil)
76 kg/167.5 lbs.– Jake Hendricks, New Ringgold, Pa.
Vs. Bobby Narwal (Canada)
85 kg/187.5 lbs. – Michael Beard, Pottstown, Pa.
Vs. Hunter Lee (Canada)
100 kg/220 lbs. – Noah Adams, Coal City, W.Va.
Five athlete roundrobin against Victor Mancheno Jumbo (Ecuador), Alejandro Bravo Merizalde (Ecuador), Eduardo Cordova Teves (Peru) and Alejandro Huaita Bracamonte (Peru)
LIMA, Peru – Four U.S. women’s freestylers won gold medal at the Pan American Cadet Championships on Saturday. This featured 15-17 year old wrestlers from North, South and Central America.
Claiming gold medals were Emily Shilson of Maple Grove, Minn. at 46 kg/101.5 lbs., Stefana Jelacic of Fountain Hills, Ariz. at 49 kg/108 lbs., Cierra Foster of Post Falls, Idaho at 56 kg/123.25 lbs. and Jayden Laurent of Denmark, Wis. at 65 kg/143 lbs.
Foster received the Golden Boot as the Outstanding Wrestler of the event. She won all three of her matches by pin, including a pin in the finals over Maite Cortez Quinonez of Ecuador.
The other three U.S. champions also finished with 3-0 records, dominating their opponents. Shilson had two pins and a technical fall, pinning Melissa Fryer. Jelacic had two technical falls and a pin, stopping Irlanda Ortega Mora of Mexico in her finals with a 15-4 technical fall. Laurent had two pins and a technical fall, with a pin over Berit Johnson of Canada in her final.
Winning silver medals after losses in the finals were Caitlyn Walker of Hatboro, Pa. at 38 kg/83.75 lbs., Kaitlyn Pizzo of Madison Heights, Mich. at 43 kg/94.75 lbs. and Brooke Logan of El Mirage, Ariz. at 70 kg/154 lbs.
Pizzo and Logan had 2-1 records for the day, and Walker went 1-1. Pizzo pinned her first two opponents, and Walker and Logan each had one pin on the way to the finals.
Capturing bronze medals were Cameron Guerin of Yakima, Wash. at 52 kg/114.5 lbs. and Breanna Douglas of Paola, Kansas at 60 kg/132 lbs.
The United States won the team title, after they finished with nine total medals, including four golds, three silvers and two bronzes.
The U.S. men’s freestyle team weighed in and received their draws for Sunday, which are listed below. All of the U.S. athletes competing in men’s freestyle also wrestled in the Greco-Roman division on Friday.
United World Wrestling has a live results page from this event, where fans can follow the action.
Click here for Cadet Pan Am Championships results page
PAN AMERICAN CADET CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Lima, Peru
Women’s freestyle results
38 kg/83.75 lbs.
Gold - Luisa Ortega Martinez (Mexico)
Silver - Caitlyn Walker (USA)
Bronze - Noemi Mantilla Acuna (Peru)
Bronze - Eliannelys Luna (Venezuela)
40 kg/88 lbs.
Gold - Fernanda Aldaz Lopez (Ecuador)
Silver - Monet Valencia Janampa (Peru)
Bronze - Yuli Granados (Colombia)
Bronze - Calista Espinosa (Canada)
43 kg/94.75 lbs.
Gold - Lucia Yepez Guzman (Ecuador)
Silver - Katlyn Pizzo (USA)
Bronze - Hillary Carrera Odar (Peru)
Bronze - Alexia Seal (Canada)
46 kg/101.5 lbs.
Gold - Emily Shilson (USA)
Silver - Melissa Fryer (Canada)
Bronze - Karla Acosta Martinez (Mexico)
Bronze - Ruth Sulca Candia (Peru)
49 kg/108 lbs.
Gold - Stefana Jelacic (USA)
Silver - Irlanda Ortega Moya (Mexico)
Bronze - Jacqueline Lew (Canada)
Bronze - Hannah Tuplin (Canada)
52 kg/114.5 lbs.
Gold - Andribeth Rivera Belliard (Puerto Rico)
Silver - Williannys Henriquez Hernandez (Venezuela)
Bronze - Karen Noel Martinel (Peru)
Bronze - Cameron Guerin (USA)
56 kg/123.25 lbs.
Gold - Cierra Foster (USA)
Silver - Maite Cortez Quinonez (Ecuador)
Bronze - Kinley Link (Canada)
Bronze - Gabriela Ramos Diaz (Puerto Rico)
60 kg/132 lbs.
Gold - Melany Cevallos (Ecuador)
Silver - Ginamarie Santiago Ayala (Puerto Rico)
Bronze - Breanna Douglas (USA)
Bronze - Monica Nava Solis (Mexico)
65 kg/143 lbs.
Gold - Jayden Laurent (USA)
Silver - Berit Johnson (Canada)
Bronze - Megan Fendelet (Canada)
Bronze - Abnelis Yambo Miranda (Puerto Rico)
70 kg/154 lbs.
Gold - Erin Geddie (Canada)
Silver - Brooke Logan (USA)
Bronze - Dejah Slater (Canada)
Bronze - Linda Machuca (Argentina)
U.S. Women’s freestyle performances
38 kg/83.75 lbs. – Caitlyn Walker, Hatboro, Pa., silver medal
WIN Noemi Mantilla Acuna (Peru), pin
LOSS Luisa Ortega Martinez (Mexico), 10-16
40 kg/88 lbs. – Tory Marrufo, El Paso, Tex., 5th place
LOSS Monet Valencia Janampa (Peru), pin
LOSS Calista Espinosa (Canada), pin
43 kg/94.75 lbs. – Kaitlyn Pizzo, Madison Heights, Mich., silver medal
WIN Elizabeth Mora Conde (Peru), pin
WIN Alexia Seal (Canada), pin
LOSS Lucia Yepez Guzman (Ecuador), tech. fall 1-12
46 kg/101.5 lbs. – Emily Shilson, Maple Grove, Minn., gold medal
WIN Yeimy Perea (Colombia), tech. fall 15-4
WIN Ruth Sulca Candia (Peru), pin
WIN Melissa Fryer (Canada), pin
49 kg/108 lbs. – Stefana Jelacic, Fountain Hills, Ariz., gold medal
WIN Jacqueline Lew (Canada), tech. fall 11-0
WIN Niyiret Perez (Colombia), pin
WIN Irlanda Ortega Moya (Mexico), tech fall 15-4
52 kg/114.5 lbs. – Cameron Guerin, Yakima, Wash., bronze medal
WIN Leticia Gonzales (Brazil), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Yaritza Parrales Mero (Ecuador), pin
LOSS Andribeth Rivera Belliard (Puerto Rico), pin
WIN Dennis Otavo (Colombia), pin
56 kg/123.25 lbs. – Cierra Foster, Post Falls, Idaho, gold medal
WIN Kinley Link (Canada), pin
Vs. Maria Silva (Brazil), pin
WIN Maite Cortez Quinonez (Ecuador), pin
60 kg/132 lbs. – Breanna Douglas, Paola, Kansas, bronze medal
LOSS Ginamarie Santiago Ayala (Puerto Rico), 2-7
WIN Kirti Saxena (Canada), 10-3
65 kg/143 lbs. – Jayden Laurent, Denmark, Wis., gold medal
WIN Ana Contreras Coronado (Mexico), pin
WIN Abnelis Yambo Miranda (Puerto Rico), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Berit Johnson (Canada), pin
70 kg/154 lbs. – Brooke Logan, El Mirage, Ariz., silver medal
WIN Keren Guevara Melendez (Peru), pin
WIN Linda Machuca (Argentina), 6-4
LOSS Erin Geddie (Canada), pin
Men’s freestyle first round pairings for Sunday
42 kg/92.5 lbs. – Andrew Chambal, Millington, Mich.
Vs. David Loarte Oceda (Peru)
46 kg/101.5 lbs. – Cevion Severado, St. Peters, Mo.
Five athlete roundrobin against Lucas Navarrette Vidal (Ecuador), Edison Proano Zuleta (Ecuador), Kevin Chavez Aguilar (Peru), Luis Lozada Huamani (Peru)
50 kg/110 lbs. – Dylan D’Emilio, Curtice, Ohio
Vs Juan Molina Paste (Ecuador)
54 kg/119 lbs. – Colin Valdiviez, Lee’s Summit, Mo.
Vs. Bryan Hernandez Martinez (Puerto Rico)
58 kg/127.75 lbs. – Jack Karstetter, Tulsa, Okla.
Vs. Oscar Calvopina Cancio (Ecuador)
63 kg /138.75 lbs.– Calvin Germinaro, Ramsey, Minn.
Vs. Jorge Gatica Hinriksen (Chile)
69 kg/152 lbs.– Tyler Dow, Stoughton, Wis.
Vs. Felipe Santana (Brazil)
76 kg/167.5 lbs.– Jake Hendricks, New Ringgold, Pa.
Vs. Bobby Narwal (Canada)
85 kg/187.5 lbs. – Michael Beard, Pottstown, Pa.
Vs. Hunter Lee (Canada)
100 kg/220 lbs. – Noah Adams, Coal City, W.Va.
Five athlete roundrobin against Victor Mancheno Jumbo (Ecuador), Alejandro Bravo Merizalde (Ecuador), Eduardo Cordova Teves (Peru) and Alejandro Huaita Bracamonte (Peru)
