By Richard Immel
USA Wrestling

LIMA, Peru – Team USA concluded the 2026 U23 Pan American Championships on Saturday with six champions and eight total medalists in Greco-Roman. 87 kg champion Keenan Wyatt was awarded the Golden Boot as outstanding wrestler of the day.

Wyatt earned a 4-0 win over Oscar Aguilar Godos of Mexico in the gold medal match, avenging an earlier criteria loss to Aguilar Godos in pool play. Wyatt had a technical fall and a pin in the preliminary rounds to punctuate his efforts at La Videna Velodrome.

2022 U20 World Team member Adrian Artsisheuskiy repeated as 82 kg champion with three technical falls, followed by a 6-2 win over four-time age-group Pan American medalist Heder Saldana Bernardino of Mexico in the finals.

Two-time U20 World medalist and four-time age-group World Team member Aden Attao posted three-straight 8-0 technical falls in a four-man round-robin at 130 kg, needing just over three minutes of mat time to finish with his fourth Pan American gold medal.

One of the top wins of the day came from 63 kg champion Pierson Manville, who defeated current Senior Pan American silver medalist Clisman Carracedo Veliz of Ecuador by 4-2 decision in the gold medal final. The win gave Manville his fourth age-group Pan American title.

Also earning gold medals for Team USA were 2025 U23 World Team member Kenneth Crosby at 55 kg and two-time U20 World Team member Soren Herzog at 97 kg. Silver medals went to 2025 Senior World Team member Max Black at 60 kg and first-timer Dominic Way at 72 kg.

The U.S. Greco-Roman group tallied up a 28-5 combined record with one pin and 17 technical falls.

Team USA cruised to the team title with 208 points. Mexico finished in second place with 134 points. Colombia wound up in third place with 121 points.

Archived matches of the event are available to the U.S. audience through FloWrestling. Final brackets are hosted on UWW Arena.

2026 U23 Pan American Championships 

At Lima, Peru, June 13 

Reference Links 

• Event website

• Live stream

• Brackets and results

Greco-Roman Results 

Team Rankings 

1. United States, 208

2. Mexico, 134

3. Colombia, 121

4. Ecuador, 105

5. Peru, 102

6. Puerto Rico, 86

7. Chile, 51

8. Guatemala, 47

9. Panama, 43

10. Argentina, 30

Weight Class Rankings 

55 kg 

Gold – Kenneth Crosby (United States)

Silver – Jose Castaneda Brito (Colombia)

Bronze – Erick Choc Choc (Guatemala)

4th – Abel Sanchez Juarez (Peru)

5th – Moises Peralta Gonzalez (Ecuador)

6th – Isaac Marin Mata (Mexico)

Gold – Kenneth Crosby (United States) dec. Jose Castaneda Brito (Colombia), 6-0

Bronze – Erick Choc Choc (Guatemala) dec. Abel Sanchez Juarez (Peru), 7-1

60 kg 

Gold – Rodrigo Falcon Aguirre (Mexico)

Silver – Max Black (United States)

Bronze – Patrick Rodriguez Quinto (Ecuador)

Bronze – Augusto Vargas Valle (Chile)

5th – Fran Uribe Rincon (Colombia)

5th – Luis Choc (Guatemala)

7th – Tony Mock Yanguez (Panama)

8th – Giancarlos Yovera Recoba (Peru)

9th – Haziel Soto (Puerto Rico)

Gold – Rodrigo Falcon Aguirre (Mexico) dec. Max Black (United States), 4-3 

Bronze – Patrick Rodriguez Quinto (Ecuador) dec. Fran Uribe Rincon (Colombia), 6-2 

Bronze – Augusto Vargas Valle (Chile) tech. fall Luis Choc (Guatemala), 8-0 

63 kg 

Gold – Pierson Manville (United States)

Silver – Clisman Carracedo Veliz (Ecuador)

Bronze – Zeus Gonzalez Gonzalez (Mexico)

4th – Mario Choc Choc (Guatemala)

5th – Peter Yllanes Verastegui (Peru)

6th – Caleb Negron Escalera (Puerto Rico)

Gold – Pierson Manville (United States) dec. Clisman Carracedo Veliz (Ecuador), 4-2 

Bronze – Zeus Gonzalez Gonzalez (Mexico) tech. fall Mario Choc Choc (Guatemala), 9-0 

67 kg 

Gold – Jeremy Peralta Gonzalez (Ecuador)

Silver – Marco Fernandez Cubas (Peru)

Bronze – Abisai Camacho Valenciano (Mexico)

Bronze – Sebastian Bustamante Mejias (Chile)

5th – Carter Stephenson (United States)

5th – Masquiel Cordoba Chala (Panama)

7th – Samuel Alonso Munoz (Colombia)

8th – Juan Diaz Casiano (Puerto Rico)

Gold – Jeremy Peralta Gonzalez (Ecuador) dec. Marco Fernandez Cubas (Peru), 5-4 

Bronze – Abisai Camacho Valenciano (Mexico) med. for. Carter Stephenson (United States)

Bronze – Sebastian Bustamante Mejias (Chile) tech. fall Masquiel Cordoba Chala (Panama), 12-4

72 kg 

Gold – Nilson Sinisterra Angulo (Colombia)

Silver – Dominic Way (United States)

Bronze – Osvaldo Yanez Silva (Mexico)

Bronze – Royglen Temple Batista (Panama)

5th – Arnoldo Proboste (Argentina)

5th – Alex Pichucho Valverde (Ecuador)

7th – Anthony Molina Rubio (Peru)

8th – Edwin Morales Pacheco (Puerto Rico)

Gold – Nilson Sinisterra Angulo (Colombia) dec. Dominic Way (United States), 8-8 

Bronze – Osvaldo Yanez Silva (Mexico) tech. fall Arnoldo Proboste (Argentina), 9-0 

Bronze – Royglen Temple Batista (Panama) dec. Alex Pichucho Valverde (Ecuador), 5-3 

77 kg 

Gold – Alonso Parra Garcia (Colombi)

Silver – Rafael Garcia Morales (Puerto Rico)

Bronze – Oscar Barrios Rochez (Honduras)

Bronze – Pablo Benitez Castro (Mexico)

5th – Adrian J Maynard (Barbados)

5th – Jostyn Delgado Garcia (Ecuador)

7th – Michael Baldwin (United States)

8th – Dario Cubas Castillo (Peru)

9th – Joel Alonso Valdes (Chile)

Gold – Alonso Parra Garcia (Colombia) dec. Rafael Garcia Morales (Puerto Rico), 5-2 

Bronze – Oscar Barrios Rochez (Honduras) tech. fall Adrian J Maynard (Barbados), 9-0 

Bronze – Pablo Benitez Castro (Mexico) fall Jostyn Delgado Garcia (Ecuador), 1:18

82 kg 

Gold – Adrian Artsisheuskiy (United States)

Silver – Heder Saldana Bernardino (Mexico)

Bronze – Maycki Flores Ayala (Peru)

4th – Christopher Sanchez (Puerto Rico)

5th – Manuel Brown (Panama)

6th – Dilan Fuentes Silva (Chile)

Gold – Adrian Artsisheuskiy (United States) dec. Heder Saldana Bernardino (Mexico), 6-2 

Bronze – Maycki Flores Ayala (Peru) dec. Christopher Sanchez (Puerto Rico), 6-0 

87 kg 

Gold – Keenan Wyatt (United States)

Silver – Oscar Aguilar Godos (Mexico)

Bronze – Kauan Ferreira Gomes (Brazil)

4th – Kevin Leal Sanchez (Colombia)

5th – Cristhoper Perez Dominguez (Guatemala)

6th – Alek Ortiz Roman (Puerto Rico)

7th – Franco Gonzalez Palma (Chile)

Gold – Keenan Wyatt (United States) dec. Oscar Aguilar Godos (Mexico), 4-0 

Bronze – Kauan Ferreira Gomes (Brazil) tech. fall Kevin Leal Sanchez (Colombia), 11-0 

97 kg 

Gold – Soren Herzog (United States)

Silver – Ricardo Gomez (Argentina)

Bronze – Jean Zambrano Longas (Ecuador)

4th – Raphael Rodrigues Duarte (Brazil)

5th – Mizael Llontop Cruz (Peru)

6th – Sleyder Bernal Holguin (Colombia)

Gold – Soren Herzog (United States) dec. Ricardo Gomez (Argentina), 5-3 

Bronze – Jean Zambrano Longas (Ecuador) dec. Raphael Rodrigues Duarte (Brazil), 9-0 

130 kg 

Gold – Aden Attao (United States)

Silver – Antonio Ramos (Puerto Rico)

Bronze – Fabrizio Seminario Calla (Peru)

4th – Steven Riano Catano (Colombia)

Round-robin bracket records: Attao (3-0), Ramos (2-1), Seminario Calla (1-2), Riano Catano (0-3)

U.S. Greco-Roman Results 

55 kg – Kenneth Crosby (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC), gold medal 

WIN Erick Choc Choc (Guatemala), 7-3

WIN Moises Peralta Gonzalez (Ecuador), tech. fall, 8-0

WIN Abel Sanchez Juarez (Peru), tech. fall, 9-0

WIN Jose Castaneda Brito (Colombia), 6-0

60 kg – Max Black (Marquette, Mich./NMU-National Training Center/New York AC), silver medal 

WIN Luis Choc (Guatemala), tech. fall, 11-2

WIN Augusto Vargas Valle (Chile), dec. 4-1

LOSS Rodrigo Falcon Aguirre (Mexico), 4-3

63 kg – Pierson Manville (Tempe, Ariz./Southwest WC), gold medal 

WIN Caleb Negron Escalera (Puerto Rico), tech. fall, 8-0

WIN Mario Choc Choc (Guatemala), tech. fall, 12-4

WIN Zeus Gonzalez Gonzalez (Mexico), tech. fall, 9-0

WIN Clisman Carracedo Veliz (Ecuador), 4-2

67 kg – Carter Stephenson (Colorado Springs, Colo./USOPTC), 5th place

LOSS Jeremy Peralta Gonzalez (Ecuador), inj. def., 3:48

LOSS Abisai Camacho Valenciano (Mexico), med. for.

72 kg – Dominic Way (Parkersburg, W. Va./Olympia WC), silver medal 

WIN Alex Pichucho Valverde (Ecuador), tech. fall, 8-0

WIN Royglen Temple Batista (Panama), tech. fall, 9-1

LOSS Nilson Sinisterra Angulo (Colombia), 8-8

77 kg – Michael Baldwin (Bridgeport, Mich./West Virginia RTC), 7th place

WIN Dario Cubas Castillo (Peru), 4-3

LOSS Jostyn Delgado Garcia (Ecuador), 4-4

82 kg – Adrian Artsisheuskiy (Brooklyn, N.Y./New York AC), gold medal 

WIN Manuel Brown (Panama), tech. fall, 8-0

WIN Heder Saldana Bernardino (Mexico), tech. fall, 9-0

WIN Maycki Flores Ayala (Peru), tech. fall, 12-0

WIN Heder Saldana Bernardino (Mexico), 6-2

87 kg – Keenan Wyatt (Gardendale, Ala./Knights RTC), gold medal 

WIN Cristhoper Perez Dominguez (Guatemala), fall, 6:00

WIN Alek Ortiz Roman (Puerto Rico), tech. fall, 8-0

LOSS Oscar Aguilar Godos (Mexico), 1-1

WIN Kauan Ferreira Gomes (Brazil), 7-3

WIN Oscar Aguilar Godos (Mexico), 4-0

97 kg – Soren Herzog (USAF Academy, Colo./Air Force RTC), gold medal 

WIN Raphael Rodrigues Duarte (Brazil), tech. fall, 9-1

WIN Mizael Llontop Cruz (Peru), tech. fall, 8-0

WIN Jean Zambrano Longas (Ecuador), 11-6

WIN Ricardo Gomez (Argentina), 5-3

130 kg – Aden Attao (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC), gold medal 

WIN Fabrizio Seminario Calla (Peru), tech. fall, 8-0

WIN Antonio Ramos (Puerto Rico), tech. fall, 8-0

WIN Steven Riano Catano (Colombia), tech. fall, 8-0