By Richard Immel
USA Wrestling

CORALVILLE, Iowa – Benji Peak and Timothy Young added a pair of Greco-Roman medals to the U.S. count on Friday evening at the 2026 Pan American Championships, solidifying Team USA’s place atop the team standings.

Peak picked up the gold medal at 72 kg courtesy of two wins in a three-man round-robin bracket. He scored an 8-0 technical fall over Mauri Vicente Silverio Junior of Brazil, before edging Emerson Felipe Ordonez of Guatemala, 4-2.

Peak became the seventh American to win gold in Greco-Roman this week. Topping the medal stand yesterday in Greco-Roman group one were Max Nowry at 55 kg, Landon Drury at 63 kg, Joel Adams at 77 kg, Kamal Bey at 82 kg, Beka Melelashvili at 87 kg and Cohlton Schultz at 130 kg.

Young rebounded from a tough semifinal loss at the hands of Cuba’s former World champion and Olympic bronze medalist Gabriel Rosillo Kindelan to secure a bronze medal at 97 kg. Young separated himself from Jhonny Arias Berdugo of Colombia in the bronze medal match with multiple scores from top, finishing with a 7-2 decision.

Rosillo Kindelan was presented the Golden Boot Award as the outstanding wrestler of the Greco-Roman division.

The U.S. breezed to the team title with seven champions, a silver medalist and a bronze medalist, amassing 216 team points. Cuba finished in second place with 115 team points, and Brazil came in third place with 99 team points.

For a complete match-by-match breakdown of every Team USA match from Friday, browse our day two match notes.

Wrestling fans in the U.S. market can watch the 2026 Senior Pan American Championships live or on-demand at FloWrestling.com. Complete brackets and match-by-match results are available on UWW Arena.

The tournament continues on Saturday with women’s freestyle group two (53-59-65-76 kg) and men’s freestyle group one (61-74-86 kg), with the action starting at 10 a.m. (CT). Entered for the U.S. are Cristelle Rodriguez, Abigail Nette, Kayla Miracle and Kylie Welker in women’s freestyle, plus Austin DeSanto, Kannon Webster and Zahid Valencia in men’s freestyle.

Stay tuned to TheMat.com and USA Wrestling’s social media platforms for complete coverage of the Senior Pan American Championships.

2026 Senior Pan American Championships 

May 8, Coralville, Iowa 

Reference Links 

• Event Hub

• Event Tickets

• Live Stream

• Brackets and Results

Greco-Roman Results 

Team Rankings  

1. United States, 216

2. Cuba, 115

3. Brazil, 99

4. Mexico, 97

5. Ecuador, 57

6. Dominican Republic, 52

7. Peru, 47

8. Venezuela, 47

9. Honduras, 46

10. Guatemala, 40

Weight Class Rankings | Group Two 

72 kg 

Gold – Benji Peak (United States)

Silver – Emerson Felipe Ordonez (Guatemala)

Bronze – Mauri Vicente Silverio Junior (Brazil)

Round robin bracket records: Peak (2-0), Felipe Ordonez (1-1), Vicente Silverio Junior (0-2)

97 kg 

Gold – Gabriel Rosillo Kindelan (Cuba)

Silver – Kevin Mejia Castillo (Honduras)

Bronze – Carlos Adames Palmer (Dominican Republic)

Bronze – Timothy Young (United States)

5th – Ricardo Gomez (Argentina)

5th – Jhonny Arias Berdugo (Colombia)

7th – Juan Diaz Blanco (Venezuela)

8th – Pool Ambrocio Greifo (Peru)

9th – Dorian Trejo Olguin (Mexico)

10th – Ronisson Brandao Santiago (Brazil)

Gold – Gabriel Rosillo Kindelan (Cuba) fall Kevin Mejia Castillo (Honduras), 2:14

Bronze – Carlos Adames Palmer (Dominican Republic) dec. Ricardo Gomez (Argentina), 12-11 

Bronze – Timothy Young (United States) dec. Jhonny Arias Berdugo (Colombia), 7-2 

U.S. Greco-Roman Results | Group Two 

72 kg – Benji Peak (Colorado Springs, Colo./Position Wrestling/New York AC), gold medal 

WIN Mauri Vicente Silverio Junior (Brazil), tech. fall, 8-0

WIN Emerson Felipe Ordonez (Guatemala), 4-2

97 kg – Timothy Young (Colorado Springs, Colo./Army WCAP), bronze medal 

WIN Pool Ambrocio Greifo (Peru), 7-2

LOSS Gabriel Rosillo Kindelan (Cuba), tech. fall, 9-1

WIN Jhonny Arias Berdugo (Colombia), 7-2