By David Gerhart
USA Wrestling

Team USA’s 30-person side is set for the 2026 Senior Pan American Championships in Coralville, Iowa. The continental championship runs May 7-10 at Xtream Arena.

Two-time Olympian Kayla Miracle (65 kg) will represent the women’s freestyle side in Iowa, and 2024 Olympian Kamal Bey (82 kg) is featured on the Greco-Roman roster.

Miracle, who is also a two-time World medalist, is joined by fellow two-time World medalist Kylie Welker (76 kg) on the women’s freestyle roster.

The men’s freestyle squad is highlighted by four reigning World medalists, including 2025 World champions Zahid Valencia (86 kg) and Trent Hidlay (92 kg). World silver medalist Levi Haines will compete at 79 kg and World bronze medalist Real Woods is set to compete at 65 kg.

Five additional members from the 2025 Senior World Team will grace the mats in Iowa. Wyatt Hendrickson (125 kg) in men’s freestyle, Cristelle Rodriguez (53 kg) and Adaugo Nwachukwu (62 kg) in women’s freestyle, along with Beka Melelashvili (87 kg) and Cohlton Schultz (130kg) in Greco-Roman.

Past Senior World Team members Max Nowry (55 kg), Dalton Roberts (60 kg) and Benji Peak (72 kg) will also be in action for the Greco-Roman squad. 2022 Senior World Team member Abigail Nette (59 kg) will join the women’s freestyle roster in Iowa.

Nineteen of Team USA’s 30 participants at the Senior Pan American Championships next week are coming off U.S. Open titles this past weekend. In men’s and women’s freestyle, Hendrickson, Rodriguez, Nette, Nwachukwu, Miracle, Ridge Lovett (70 kg), Stephen Buchanan (97 kg), Katie Gomez (50 kg), Everest Leydecker (55 kg) and Amanda Martinez (57 kg) all earned spots at 2026 Final X, presented by Kerberos Capital Management. In Greco-Roman, Nowry, Roberts, Peak, Bey, Melelashvili, Schultz, Otto Black (67 kg), Joel Adams (77 kg) and Timothy Young (97 kg) all qualified for the 2026 Greco-Roman World Team.

The complete U.S. roster for all three Olympic disciplines, plus the full Team USA delegation list, is available below.

The tournament runs four days, with Greco-Roman kicking off the action on Thursday, May 7. Women’s freestyle begins on Friday, followed by the start of men’s freestyle on Saturday. A complete schedule for each day of competition is available below.

A live stream of the 2026 Senior Pan American Championships will be available to the U.S. audience through FloWrestling. Brackets and results will be hosted on UWW Arena.

2026 Senior Pan American Championships

At Coralville, Iowa, May 7-10

Quick Links

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Event Schedule

Thursday, May 7

Greco-Roman (55 kg, 60 kg, 63 kg, 67 kg, 77kg, 82 kg, 87 kg, 130 kg)

10 a.m. – Qualification rounds and repechages

1 p.m. – Semifinals

2 p.m. – Repechages

4:15 p.m. – Opening Ceremony

5 p.m. – Finals and award ceremonies

Friday, May 8

Greco-Roman (72 kg, 97 kg)

Women’s Freestyle (50 kg, 55 kg, 57 kg, 62 kg, 68 kg, 72 kg)

10 a.m. – Qualification rounds and repechages

1 p.m. – Semifinals

2 p.m. - Repechages

5 p.m. – Finals and award ceremonies

Saturday, May 9

Women’s Freestyle (53 kg, 59 kg, 65 kg, 76 kg)

Men’s Freestyle (61 kg, 74 kg, 86 kg)

10 a.m. – Qualification rounds and repechages

1 p.m. – Semifinals

2 p.m. - Repechages

5 p.m. – Finals and award ceremonies

Sunday, May 10

Men’s Freestyle (57 kg, 65 kg, 70 kg, 79 kg, 92 kg, 97 kg, 125 kg)

10 a.m. – Qualification rounds and repechages

1 p.m. – Semifinals

2 p.m. - Repechages

5 p.m. – Finals and award ceremonies

*All times listed are U.S. Central Time.

U.S. Men’s Freestyle Roster

57 kg – Liam Cronin (Lincoln, Neb./Nebraska Wrestling Training Center/Titan Mercury WC)

61 kg – Austin DeSanto (Iowa City, Iowa/Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC)

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

70 kg – Ridge Lovett (Post Falls, Idaho/Nebraska Wrestling Training Center/Titan Mercury WC)

74 kg – Kannon Webster (Washington, Ill./Illinois RTC/New York AC)

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

86 kg – Zahid Valencia (Stillwater, Okla./Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

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

97 kg – Stephan Buchanan (Coralville, Iowa/Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC)

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

U.S. Women’s Freestyle Roster

50 kg – Katie Gomez (Van Nuys, Calif./Titan Mercury WC)

53 kg – Cristelle Rodriguez (Crete, Neb./Tiger WC/Titan Mercury WC)

55 kg – Everest Leydecker (Phoenix, Ariz./New York AC)

57 kg – Amanda Martinez (Riverside, Ill./Cardinal WC/Titan Mercury WC)

59 kg – Abigail Nette (Colorado Springs, Colo./Army WCAP)

62 kg – Adaugo Nwachukwu (Colorado Springs, Colo./Army WCAP)

65 kg – Kayla Miracle (Phoenix, Ariz./Titan Mercury WC)

68 kg – Jasmine Robinson (Allen, Texas/Army WCAP)

72 kg – Precious Wieser (Maplewood, Minn./Titan Mercury WC)

76 kg – Kylie Welker (Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC)

U.S. Greco-Roman Roster

55 kg – Max Nowry (Washington, Ill./New York AC)

60 kg – Dalton Roberts (Fountain, Colo./Army WCAP)

63 kg – Landon Drury (Colorado Springs, Colo./NMU-National Training Center)

67 kg – Otto Black (Marquette, Mich./New York AC)

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

77 kg – Joel Adams (Omaha, Neb./Beaver Dam Wrestling RTC)

82 kg – Kamal Bey (Colorado Springs, Colo./Army WCAP)

87 kg – Beka Melelashvili (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC)

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

130 kg – Cohlton Schultz (Tempe, Ariz./Arizona/New York AC)

U.S. Support Staff

U.S. men’s freestyle coach – Bill Zadick

U.S. men’s freestyle coach – Joe Russell

U.S. women’s freestyle coach – Terry Steiner

U.S. women’s freestyle coach – Nate Engel

U.S. Greco-Roman coach – Herb House

U.S. Greco-Roman coach – Joe Warren

U.S. Greco-Roman coach – Ismael Borrero Molina

Personal Coach – Alex Dieringer

Personal Coach – Lee Roper

Personal Coach – Jamill Kelly

Personal Coach – Brandon Sorensen

Personal Coach – Terry Brands

Personal Coach – Bryan Snyder

Personal Coach – Casey Cunningham

Personal Coach – Mark Manning

Personal Coach – Bryan Medlin

Personal Coach – Martin Berberyan

Personal Coach – Dana Vote

Personal Coach – Randy Leydecker

Personal Coach – Joe Norton

Personal Coach – Bruce Robinson

Personal Coach – Lee Pritts

Personal Coach – Kevin Black

Personal Coach – Spenser Mango

Personal Coach – Brandon Kaylor

Personal Coach – Ike Anderson

Personal Coach – Sam Hazewinkel

Personal Coach – Eric Thompson

Personal Coach – Andy Bisek

Medical (ATC) – Rich Schlotfeldt

Medical (ATC) – Jenna Jackson

Medical (MT) – Jenny Mapes

Medical (DC) – Jessica Kapungulya

Medical (MD) – Jenny Wong

Medical (Dietician) – Nuwanee Tamaki

Medical (Strength & Conditioning) – Alex LaRochelle

Official – Sammy Julian

Official – Susanna Sylstad

Official – Nick Kindred

Official – Jason Babi

Team Leader – Steve Silver

Team Leader – Tim Manning

Team Leader – Jamie Dinan

Honorary Coach – Tom Brands

NF President – Bruce Baumgartner

OC Guest – Linda Baumgartner

OC Guest – Michelle Bender

Organizing Committee – Pete Isais

Organizing Committee – Christina Hargrove

Organizing Committee – Marty Margolis

Organizing Committee – Dave Mathews

OC Staff – Cody Bickley

OC Staff – Jaimie McNab

OC Staff – Meredith Suess

OC Staff – Richard Immel

OC Staff – Greg Dana

OC Staff – Morgan Benham

NF Secretary General – Rich Bender

NF Media – Tony Rotundo

NF Media – Zack Chavez

NF Official – Ken Honig

NF Official – Jose Campo