By Zack Chavez
USA Wrestling

CORALVILLE, Iowa – The U.S. men’s freestyle team returned to action on Sunday, May 10, inside Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, and continued its dominance at the 2026 Pan American Championships. The team was unbeaten throughout the opening session and secured two gold medals, one from Levi Haines in the 79-kilogram division and one from Trent Hidlay in the 92-kilogram division, in their round-robin brackets.

Liam Cronin, Real Woods, Ridge Lovett, Stephen Buchanan and Wyatt Hendrickson each qualified for the gold medal round in their respective brackets. The U.S. has secured four gold medals and one silver medal with five weights to finish this evening. Hendrickson was the Kansas winner of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award and Lovett was the Idaho winner in 2019.

Hidlay, a 2025 World Championships gold medalist, was dominant throughout the day and cruised to technical falls in each of his opening three matches, all of which ended 11-0. He then secured a pin at the 2:41 mark against Puerto Rico’s Shane Jones, finishing the day 4-0. After blanking Brazil’s Lucas Bordeaux Rego Alvan, Peru’s Pool Ambrocio Greifo and Canada’s Andrew Johnson, Hidlay conceded just two points in his final match to outscore his opponents 46-2 throughout the day.

Haines was also dominant in his round-robin bracket, giving up just two points of his own across his four matches. The 2025 World Championships silver medalist opened against Puerto Rico’s Michael Labriola and downed him 11-0. He then defeated Mexico’s Sergio Espinoza Muniz, 10-0, before defeating Canada’s Patrik Leder 13-2. Haines then disposed of Colombia’s Jhoan Serna Rodriguez in his last match via a 10-0 decision.

Buchanan dazzled in the 97-kilogram bracket in front of his home crowd, claiming two technical falls to earn a spot in the finals. After trailing 2-0 early in the quarterfinals against Jamaica’s Steven Burrell Jr., Buchanan used a pushout and a single-leg trip to take a 3-2 lead. From there, he never looked back and ultimately secured a 12-2 decision. In the semifinals, Buchanan held a 5-0 lead at the break and continued to dominate in the final three minutes. He closed the match with a double-leg takedown to earn an 11-1 result over Venezuela’s Cristian Sarco Colmenarez. Buchanan will take on Cuba’s Olympian, Arturo Silot Torres, in the gold-medal match.

Cronin claimed two technical falls in the 57-kilogram bracket against Guatemala’s Edwin Segura Guerra and Nicaragua’s Justin Rosales Lacayo. Cronin earned a shutout in the quarterfinals against Segura Guerra, concluding the match at the 3:24 mark. His final six points came from an underhook toss to the back and a gutwrench, bringing the score to 11-0. In the semifinals, Cronin jumped to an early 2-0 lead and pressured Rosales Lacayo throughout the match to earn the 11-1 victory in under two minutes. Up next, Cronin will square off against Darian Cruz, an Olympian from Puerto Rico.

Hendrickson earned two wins in the 125-kilogram division to secure a place in the gold-medal match. He closed the show early in the quarterfinals, earning a pin in just 31 seconds against Mexico’s Brandon Anguiano Flores. In the semifinals, Hendrickson delivered a dominant 10-0 win over Brazil’s Gabriel De Sousa Silva after scoring on a single leg and four gutwrenches within 53 seconds. He will take on Canada’s Jorawar Dhinsa in the finals.

Woods earned two victories in the opening session, including a 14-4 win in the quarterfinals and a 9-0 victory in the semifinals of the 65-kilogram division. Woods earned a technical fall over the Dominican Republic’s Tommy Garcia Sanchez in his first match of the day. He faced the Bahamas’ Shannon Hanna II in his second match and secured a head pinch on his first and final scoring efforts to earn the shutout as the seconds ticked off the clock. The 2025 World Championships bronze medalist will now take on Canada’s Peiman Biabani in a rematch of last year’s bronze medal match from Zagreb.

Ridge Lovett never conceded a point in the first session, beginning with a 10-0 win over Canada’s Michael Zale in just over a minute of action. Lovett faced Mexico’s Francisco Gonzalez Torres in the quarterfinals and immediately took his opponent down for two points. He then added three gutwrenches within 37 seconds to once again earn a 10-0 win. Lovett advanced past the semifinals after his opponent, Argentina’s Mauricio Lovera, medically forfeited and will now face Puerto Rico’s Victor Soto Rivera for the gold medal.

For a complete match-by-match breakdown of the morning session for Team USA, browse our day four match notes.

Session two begins at 4 p.m. CT inside Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, and will feature finals competition for five weight classes

The 2026 Senior Pan American Championships are streaming live on FloWrestling. Brackets and live results are available on UWW Arena.

2026 Senior Pan American Championships

May 10, Coralville, Iowa

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Men’s Freestyle Results | Group Two

Medal Match Pairings

57 kg

Gold – Liam Cronin (United States) vs. Darian Cruz (Puerto Rico)

Bronze – Juan Ramirez Beltre (Dominican Republic) vs. Pedro Mejias Rodriguez (Venezuela)

Bronze – Justin Rosales Lacayo (Nicaragua) vs. Edwin Segura Guerra (Guatemala)

65 kg

Gold – Real Woods (United States) vs. Peiman Biabani (Canada)

Bronze – Tommy Garcia Sanchez (Dominican Republic) vs. Shannon Hanna II (Bahamas)

Bronze – Joseph Silva (Puerto Rico) vs. Joshua Kramer (Ecuador)

70 kg

Gold – Ridge Lovett (United States) vs. Victor Soto Rivera (Puerto Rico)

Bronze – Mauricio Lovera (Argentina) vs. Michael Zale (Canada)

97 kg

Gold – Stephen Buchanan (United States) vs. Arturo Silot Torres (Cuba)

Bronze – Luis Perez Sosa (Dominican Republic) vs. Edwin Morales (Puerto Rico)

Bronze – Cristian Sarco Colmenarez (Venezuela) vs. Steven Burrell Jr (Jamaica)

125 kg

Gold – Wyatt Hendrickson (United States) vs. Jorawar Dhinsa (Canada)

Bronze – Jonovan Smith (Puerto Rico) vs. Josa Diaz Robertti (Venezuela)

Bronze – Gabriel De Sousa Silva (Brazil) vs. Brandon Anguiano Flores (Mexico)

Semifinal Results

57 kg

Liam Cronin (United States) tech. fall Justin Rosales Lacayo (Nicaragua), 12-1

Darian Cruz (Puerto Rico) dec. Juan Ramirez Beltre (Dominican Republic), 13-11

65 kg

Real Woods (United States) dec. Shannon Hanna II (Bahamas), 9-0

Peiman Biabani (Canada) tech. fall Joshua Kramer (Ecuador), 10-0

70 kg

Ridge Lovett (United States) med. for. Mauricio Lovera (Argentina)

Victor Soto Rivera (Puerto Rico) dec. Michael Zale (Canada), 5-4

97 kg

Stephen Buchanan (United States) tech. fall Cristian Sarco Colmenarez (Venezuela), 11-1

Arturo Silot Torres (Cuba) tech. fall Luis Perez Sosa (Dominican Republic), 10-0

125 kg

Wyatt Hendrickson (United States) tech. fall Gabriel De Sousa Silva (Brazil), 10-0

Jorawar Dhinsa (Canada) dec. Jonovan Smith (Puerto Rico), 4-0

Round Robin Bracket Results

79 kg

R4 | Patrik Leder (Canada) med. for. Sergio Espinoza Muniz (Mexico)

R4 | Levi Haines (United States) tech. fall Jhoan Serna Rodriguez (Colombia), 10-0

R3 | Michael Labriola (Puerto Rico) tech. fall Sergio Espinoza Muniz (Mexico), 10-0

R3 | Levi Haines (United States) tech. fall Patrik Leder (Canada), 13-2

R2 | Michael Labriola (Puerto Rico) tech. fall Jhoan Serna Rodriguez (Colombia), 10-0

R2 | Levi Haines (United States) tech. fall Sergio Espinoza Muniz (Mexico), 10-0

R1 | Patrik Leder (Canada) tech. fall Jhoan Serna Rodriguez (Colombia), 10-0

R1 | Levi Haines (United States) tech. fall Michael Labriola (Puerto Rico), 11-0

Round robin records after session one: Haines (4-0), Leder (2-1), Labriola (2-1), Serna Rodriguez (0-3), Espinoza Muniz (0-3)

92 kg

R4 | Andrew Johnson (Canada) dec. Pool Ambrocio Greifo (Peru), 4-1

R4 | Trent Hidlay (United States) fall Shane Jones (Puerto Rico), 2:41

R3 | Pool Ambrocio Greifo (Peru) dec. Lucas Bordeaux Rego Alvan (Brazil), 4-4

R3 | Trent Hidlay (United States) tech. fall Andrew Johnson (Canada), 11-0

R2 | Shane Jones (Puerto Rico) tech. fall Lucas Bordeaux Rego Alvan (Brazil), 11-1

R2 | Trent Hidlay (United States) tech. fall Pool Ambrocio Greifo (Peru), 11-0

R1 | Shane Jones (Puerto Rico) dec. Andrew Johnson (Canada), 8-2

R1 | Trent Hidlay (United States) tech. fall Lucas Bordeaux Rego Alvan (Brazil), 11-0

Round robin records after session one: Hidlay (4-0), Jones (2-0), Ambrocio Greifo (1-2), Bordeaux Rego Alvan (0-3), Johnson (1-2)

U.S. Men’s Freestyle Results | Group Two

57 kg – Liam Cronin (Lincoln, Neb./Nebraska WTC/Titan Mercury WC), gold medal match

WIN Edwin Segura Guerra (Guatemala), tech. fall, 11-0

WIN Justin Rosales Lacayo (Nicaragua), tech. fall, 12-1

VS Darian Cruz (Puerto Rico)

65 kg – Real Woods (Ann Arbor, Mich./Cliff Keen WC/Titan Mercury WC), gold medal match

WIN Tommy Garcia Sanchez (Dominican Republic), tech. fall, 14-4

WIN Shannon Hanna II (Bahamas), dec., 9-0

VS Peiman Biabani (Canada)

70 kg – Ridge Lovett (Post Falls, Idaho/Nebraska WTC/Titan Mercury WC), gold medal match

WIN Michael Zale (Canada), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Francisco Gonzalez Torres (Mexico), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Mauricio Lovera (Argentina), med. for.

VS Victor Soto Rivera (Puerto Rico)

79 kg – Levi Haines (Bellefonte, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC), gold medal

WIN Michael Labriola (Puerto Rico), tech. fall, 11-0

WIN Sergio Espinoza (Mexico), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Patrik Leder (Canada), tech. fall, 13-2

WIN Jhoan Serna Rodriguez (Colombia), tech. fall, 10-0

92 kg – Trent Hidlay (Raleigh, N.C./Wolfpack WC/Titan Mercury WC), gold medal

WIN Lucas Bordeaux Rego Alvan (Brazil), tech. fall, 11-0

WIN Pool Ambrocio Greifo (Peru), tech. fall, 11-0

WIN Andrew Johnson (Canada), tech. fall, 11-0

WIN Shane Jones (Puerto Rico), fall, 2:41

97 kg – Stephen Buchanan (Coralville, Iowa/Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC), gold medal match

WIN Steven Burrell Jr (Jamaica), tech. fall, 12-2

WIN Cristian Sarco Colmenarez (Venezuela), 11-1

VS Arturo Silot Torres (Cuba)

125 kg – Wyatt Hendrickson (Stillwater, Okla./Cowboy RTC/WCAP), gold medal match

WIN Brandon Anguiano Flores (Mexico), fall, 0:31

WIN Gabriel De Sousa Silva (Brazil), tech. fall, 10-0

VS Jorawar Dhinsa (Canada)