Official release courtesy of Taylor Miller/USA Wrestling
The USA wrapped up day one of competition at the Cadet and Junior Pan American Championships on Thursday in Oaxtepec, Mexico, with 10 medals, including seven gold medals and three silver medals. There were six weights in contested in both Junior Greco-Roman and Cadet men’s freestyle.
The tournament continues Thursday with Junior Greco-Roman, Junior women’s freestyle, Cadet men’s freestyle and Cadet women’s freestyle. Action begins at 9 a.m. CT live on FloWrestling. Check out the detailed schedule for more information.
Junior Greco-Roman
The Junior Pan Am Championships serves as a qualifier for the Junior Pan American Games at only the Olympic weights. The top-eight in each of the six Olympic weights per style will earn bids to the Junior Pan Am Games in Cali, Colombia, in December.
The U.S. Junior Greco-Roman team qualified four Olympic weights today (60, 67, 77, 87 kg) and has the chance to qualify two more on Thursday. In addition to qualifying four weights, the Red, White and Blue snagged four medals, including one gold and three silvers.
Picking up a gold medal, Tyler Hannah qualified the weight at 87 kg. Silver medals came from Aizayah Yacapin (55 kg), Richard Fedalen (63 kg) and Payton Jacobson (67 kg). Jacobson’s medal qualified the U.S. for the Pan Am Games as well as the performances by Phillip Moomey (60 kg) and Justin McCunn (77 kg), who finished eighth and seventh, respectively.
Cadet men’s freestyle
With only six weight classes contested today in the Cadet men’s freestyle division, the USA went six-for-six in the gold-medal hunt in the first day of competition. Overall, the squad compiled a 19-0 record with 18 technical falls and one pin. As a group, they surrendered only four match points on Wednesday.
Winning gold medals were Bo Bassett (45 kg), Luke Lilledahl (48 kg), Alan Koehler (51 kg), Kael Lauridsen (55 kg), Brock Bobzien (60 kg) and Pierson Manville (65 kg), who all competed in round robin brackets on Wednesday. These athletes will compete again in Greco-Roman later in the week.
The remaining four weight classes (71 kg, 80 kg, 92 kg, 110 kg) will compete on Thursday.
2021 CADET AND JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Oaxtepec, Mexico | June 9-13
U.S. Junior Greco-Roman results
55 kg: Aizayah Yacapin – SILVER
LOSS Angel SEGURA TELLEZ (Mexico), 1-1
60 kg: Phillip Moomey – EIGHTH
LOSS Uvaldo Camacho Diaz (Mexico), 10-4
63 kg: Richard Fedalen – SILVER
WIN Hernan Almendra (Argentina), 9-0
LOSS Antonio Ruiz Mora (Ecuador), 10-0
WIN Alan Salas Esquivel (Mexico), fall 4:59
67 kg: Payton Jacobson – SILVER
WIN Frangger Ruiz Marin (Venezuela), 5-4
WIN Piero Cruces Panaifo (Peru), 8-0
LOSS Fernando Ferrer Ciprian (Dominican Republic), 10-2
77 kg: Justin McCunn – SEVENTH
LOSS Brandon Calle Perez (Colombia), 9-0
LOSS Franco Chialanza (Argentina), 14-14
87 kg: Tyler Hannah – GOLD
WIN Alexandro Yaranga Espinoza (Peru), 9-1
WIN Jose Mosquera Murillo (Colombia), 10-9
WIN Juan Diaz Blanco (Venezuela), 9-1
U.S. Cadet men’s freestyle results
45 kg: Bo Bassett – GOLD
WIN Samir Marciaga Yau (Panama), 10-0
WIN Roger Kantun Ku (Mexico), 10-0
48 kg: Luke Lilledahl – GOLD
WIN Abel Sanchez Juarez (Peru), 13-0
WIN Marcus Alencar Martins (Brazil), 10-0
WIN Jonathan Meza Rayas (Mexico), 10-0
51 kg: Alan Koehler – GOLD
WIN Ronaldo Montoya Castillo (Panama), 11-0
WIN Jesse Perez Verastegui (Mexico), 10-0
WIN Pedro Toribio Torres (Peru), 10-0
55 kg: Kael Lauridsen – GOLD
WIN Jailson Leite da Silva (Brazil), 12-1
WIN Josue Villareal Martinez (Mexico), 10-0
WIN Eidans Navarro Retamales (Chile), 10-0
WIN Jaime Perez Castellanos (Guatemala), 10-0
60 kg: Brock Bobzien – GOLD
WIN Alan Gomez Hermosillo (Mexico), 10-0
WIN Kevin Garcia Cua (Guatemala), 10-0
WIN Fernando Saldarriaga Velasquez (Ecuador), 12-2
65 kg: Pierson Manville – GOLD
WIN Marco Fernandez Cubas (Peru), 10-0
WIN Paulo Goncalves da Silva (Brazil), 10-0
WIN Roberto Martinez Armenta (Mexico), 12-1
WIN Franco Gonzalez Palma (Chile), fall 0:18
JUNIOR GRECO-ROMAN RESULTS
55 kg
GOLD - Angel SEGURA TELLEZ (MEX)
SILVER- Aizayah YACAPIN (USA)
60 kg
GOLD - Yonaiker MARTINEZ CRAVO (VEN)
SILVER- Jeremy PERALTA GONZALEZ (ECU)
BRONZE- Samuel GUTIERREZ DIAZ (CUB)
BRONZE - Uvaldo CAMACHO DIAZ (MEX)
63 kg
GOLD - Antonio RUIZ MORA (ECU)
SILVER- Richard FEDALEN (USA)
BRONZE- Alan SALAS ESQUIVEL (MEX)
67 kg
GOLD - Fernando FERRER CIPRIAN (DOM)
SILVER - Payton JACOBSON (USA)
BRONZE - Piero CRUCES PANAIFO (PER)
BRONZE - Yosbani NAPOLES MUSTELIER (CUB)
77 kg
GOLD - Daniel BELLO VEGA (VEN)
SILVER- Brandon CALLE PEREZ (COL)
BRONZE- Arlier LA O MENDOZA (CUB)
BRONZE - Franco CHIALANZA (ARG)
87 kg
GOLD - Tyler HANNAH (USA)
SILVER - Juan DIAZ BLANCO (VEN)
BRONZE - Jose MOSQUERA MURILLO (COL)
BRONZE - Pedro BELLO SOTO (MEX)
CADET MEN’S FREESTYLE RESULTS
45 kg
GOLD- Bowen BASSETT (USA)
SILVER- Samir MARCIAGA YAU (PAN)
BRONZE- Roger KANTUN KU (MEX)
48 kg
GOLD- Luke LILLEDAHL (USA)
SILVER- Jonathan MEZA RAYAS (MEX)
BRONZE- Abel SANCHEZ JUAREZ (PER)
51 kg
GOLD- Alan KOEHLER (USA)
SILVER- Jesse PEREZ VERASTEGUI (MEX)
BRONZE- Pedro TORIBIO TORRES (PER)
55 kg
GOLD- Kael LAURIDSEN (USA)
SILVER- Josue VILLAREAL MARTINEZ (MEX)
BRONZE- Jailson LEITE DA SILVA (BRA)
60 kg
GOLD- Brock BOBZIEN (USA)
SILVER- Fernando SALDARRIAGA VELASQUEZ (ECU)
BRONZE- Alan GOMEZ HERMOSILLO (MEX)
65 kg
GOLD- Pierson MANVILLE (USA)
SILVER- Paulo GONCALVES DA SILVA (BRA)
BRONZE- Marco FERNANDEZ CUBAS (PER)
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