Schoolgirl freestyle team earns five medals in day two of UWW Pan-American Championships

MEDELLIN, Colombia – The Schoolgirl freestyle team won two gold and three bronze on day two of the UWW Schoolboy/girl Pan-American Championships on Saturday.


Team USA finished in third with 56 points, behind Colombia and Venezuela.


"We had some hard wrestling today. I think the girls were exposed to situations & positions that will be valuable to learn from as they move forward,” Coach Katherine Fulp-Allen said. “I'm proud of their performances and how they handled themselves. They were a very mature group. These girls are a strong representation of what our future for women's wrestling will be."

Sterling Dias of Las Vegas, Nev., struck gold at 37 kg/81.5 lbs. with a four-win day.

Also standing atop the podium was Sage Mortimer of Mapleton, Utah, who picked up three wins en route to gold at 44 kg/88 lbs.


Three wrestlers gave bronze-medal performances including Kylie Welker (44 kg/96.8 lbs.), Camille Fournier (48 kg/105.5 lbs.) and Tristan Kelly (62 kg/136.5 lbs.).


Zoe Gress (52 kg/114.5 lbs.) of New York and Tiffani McNelis (57 kg/125.5 lbs.) of Pennsylvania rounded out the group with fifth-place finishes.


The final day of competition will continue tomorrow with the Schoolboy Greco-Roman tournament.


UWW Schoolboy/Girl Pan-American Championships

At Medellin, Colombia, Oct. 8

Women’s freestyle final results

32 kg/70.5 lbs.
Gold – Herrera Jeyla (ECU)
Silver – Ana Ochoa (COL)
Bronze – Yusneidy Roa (VEN)

34 kg/79 lbs.
Gold – Alcantara Yeime (ECU)
Silver – Mariana Rojas (VEN)

37 kg/81.5 lbs.
Gold – Sterling Dias (USA)
Silver – Andrea Avelino (MEX)
Bronze – Yusmy Chaparro (COL)

40 kg/88 lbs.
Gold – Sage Mortimer (USA)
Silver – Maria Aguero (VEN)
Bronze – Ximena Alvarez (MEX)
Bronze – Eliannelys Luna (VEN)

44 kg/96.8 lbs
Gold – Stefany Estupinan (COL)
Silver – Maria Mosquera (VEN)
Bronze – Kylie Welker (USA)
Bronze – Daylin Rosado (ECU)

48 kg/105.5 lbs.
Gold – Lucia Yepes (ECU)
Silver – Leidy Almeida (COL)
Bronze – Ninci Ortega (COL)
Bronze – Camille Fournier (USA)

52 kg/114.5 lbs.
Gold – Paulina Romero (MEX)
Silver – Nataly Herrera (PER)
Bronze – Jhosmary Rojas (VEN)
Bronze – Viky Bravo (ECU)

57 kg/125.5 lbs.
Gold – Mayra Perra (VEN)
Silver – Stefania Ceballos (ARG)
Bronze – Nallely Cardona (MEX)
Bronze – Rosa Guzman (PER)

62 kg/136.5 lbs.
Gold – Nicoll Parrado (COL)
Silver – Sandra Escamilla (MEX)
Bronze – Vanessa Salas (COL)
Bronze – Tristan Kelly (USA)

U.S. women’s freestyle results

37 kg/81.5 lbs. – Sterling Dias, Las Vegas, Nev., Gold
WIN Andrea Avelino (Mexico), 7-6
WIN Xiomara Cabrera (Peru), 10-0
WIN Jacky Pedreros (Venezuela), 10-0
WIN Yusmy Chaparro (Colombia), 10-0

40 kg/88 lbs. – Sage Mortimer, Mapleton, Utah, Gold
WIN Milagros Toribio (Peru), 16-4
WIN Eliannelys Luna (Venezuela), 18-6
WIN Maria Aguero (Venezuela), 11-8

44 kg/96.8 lbs. – Kylie Welker, Franksville, Wisc., Bronze
LOSS Stefany Estupinan (Colombia), 4-3

48 kg/105.5 lbs. – Camille Fournier, Weatherford, Texas, Bronze
WIN Javiera Ortega (Chile), fall
WIN Alejandra Britez (Argentina), fall
LOSS Lucia Yepes (Ecuador), fall
WIN Jomary Benitez (Puerto Rico), 10-0

52 kg/114.5 lbs. – Zoe Gress, Petersburg, N.Y., Fifth
LOSS Nataly Herrera (Peru), fall
LOSS Jhosmary Rojas (Venezuela), 12-2

57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Tiffani McNelis, Stewartstown, Pa., Fifth
LOSS Mayra Parra (Venezuela), fall
LOSS Nallely Cardona (Mexico), 8-4


62 kg/136.5 lbs. – Tristan Kelly, Colorado Springs, Colo., Bronze
LOSS Sandra Escamilla (Mexico), 4-2
WIN Jamilex Cubicos (Ecuador), 6-4