The energy and magic of sport were brought to the Luis “Matador” Tejada High Performance Center in Juan Díaz with the presence of our mascot “Antón,” who attended the finals of the Pan American U-17 Wrestling Championship.
In this freestyle wrestling competition, 350 athletes between the ages of 15 and 17 participated. Below are the winners of the 10 categories:
45 kg Category
Gold medal: Rylen Bezer Wax (United States)
Silver medal: Fernando Jimeno Mendiaba (Peru)
Bronze: Nelson Villafane III (Puerto Rico)
Bronze: Osnel Jose Tovar Romero (Venezuela)
48 kg Category
Gold medal: Lucas Reynolds Forman (United States)
Silver medal: Israel Francisco Amaro Garcia
Bronze: Jack William Aucoin
Bronze: Dylan Leonardo Narvaez
51 kg Category
Gold medal: Evan Joseph Restivo (United States)
Silver medal: Brayan Guadalupe Hernandez (Mexico)
Bronze: David Morales Ortega (Colombia)
Bronze: William Christian Soto (Puerto Rico)
55 kg Category
Gold medal: Jeremy Aiden Carver (United States)
Silver medal: Jovanni Fernando Tovar (Colombia)
Bronze: Edgar Brandon Bocanegra Segura (Mexico)
Bronze: Jornex Casa (Canada)
60 kg Category
Gold medal: Cooper Hennen Matheus (United States)
Silver medal: Wilfredo Gabriel Rodríguez Gonzalez (Venezuela)
Bronze: Adrian Jowell Canales Perez (El Salvador)
Bronze: Andrew Jason Gomez (Puerto Rico)
65 kg Category
Gold medal: Jovani Isaias Solis (Puerto Rico)
Silver medal: Alison Leo Goncalves Da Silva (Brazil)
Bronze: Joaquin Alberto Chacon Jr (United States)
Bronze: Ignacio Figueroa Torres (Chile)
71 kg Category
Gold medal: Jerin David Coles (Canada)
Silver medal: Aiden Paul Arnett
Bronze: Isaque De Sabarbatto (Brazil)
Bronze: Antonio Jose Arguello Belcore (El Salvador)
80 kg Category
Gold medal: Ryder James Schulte (United States)
Silver medal: Franklin Brealey Peters (Canada)
Bronze: Cassiano Zuse Picolotto (Brazil)
Bronze: Layden Oscar Acevedo Cordero (Puerto Rico)
92 kg Category
Gold medal: Salah Ruslan Tsarni (United States)
Silver medal: Tyler Darcy Langford (Canada)
Bronze: Alan Rafael Garcia Morales (Puerto Rico)
Bronze: Alvaro Gonzalez Villa Aviles (Peru)
110 kg Category
Gold medal: Lucas Dean Feuerbach (United States)
Silver medal: Udaypartap Singh Billen (Canada)
Bronze: Luis Gerardo Ibarra (Mexico)
Bronze: Luis Felipe Pinheiros Pires (Brazil)
Participating countries included Argentina, Canada, Chile, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, the United States, Venezuela, and Panama.
The competition will continue this Friday, April 3, with the women’s events, and on Saturday, April 4, with Greco-Roman wrestling.
