USA Earns 7 Gold Medals at the U20 Pan Ams in Women’s Freestyle

2026 U20 Pan American Wrestling Championships
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – July 9-11 – Photo UWW 55kg podium

Women’s Freestyle Results

Team Rankings
1. United States, 230
2. Brazil, 174
3. Canada, 121
4. Mexico, 95
5. Colombia, 85
6. Puerto Rico, 82
7. Guatemala, 63
8. Peru, 47
9. Ecuador, 23
10. Panama, 18

Weight Class Rankings

50 kg
Gold – Sarissa Tucker (United States)
Silver – Kayla Batres (Guatemala)
Bronze – Victoria Stefanov (Canada)
4 – Heklanys Rivera Quiles (Puerto Rico)
5 – Gabriela Palacios Hernandez (Mexico)
6 – Giovanna Cincinato Pimenta (Brazil)
7 – Valeria Alvarea Agurto (Ecuador)

Gold – Sarissa Tucker (United States) dec. Kayla Batres (Guatemala), 9-2
Bronze – Victoria Stefanov (Canada) dec. Heklanys Rivera Quiles (Puerto Rico), 6-6

53 kg
Gold – Aubree Gutierrez (United States)
Silver – Evily Bernardino Wong (Brazil)
Bronze – Mariana Duarte Gomez (Colombia)
Bronze – Siria Gamboa Rodriguez (Guatemala)
5 – Mylie Baccari (Canada)
5 – Aneishka Santos Baez (Puerto Rico)
7 – Montserrat Hernandez Gomez (Mexico)
8 – Yenifer Camargo Saucedo (Panama)

Gold – Aubree Gutierrez (United States) fall Evily Bernardino Wong (Brazil), 3:35
Bronze – Mariana Duarte Gomez (Colombia) fall Mylie Baccari (Canada), 1:28
Bronze – Siria Gamboa Rodriguez (Guatemala) dec. Aneishka Santos Baez (Puerto Rico), 6-2

55 kg
Gold – Marlee Solomon (United States)
Silver – Ariana Saenz Abanto (Peru)
Bronze – Elizabeth Chapman (Canada)
Bronze – Maria Dechico Satiro (Brazil)
5 – Alejandra Serrano Roa (Colombia)
5 – Sharon Mackepeace Merino (Guatemala)
7 – Ashley Diaz (Puerto Rico)
8 – Sofia Luna Ortega (Mexico)
9 – Milagros Salgado Rios (Panama)

Gold – Marlee Solomon (United States) tech. fall Ariana Saenz Abanto (Peru), 10-0
Bronze – Elizabeth Chapman (Canada) dec. Alejandra Serrano Roa (Colombia), 8-3
Bronze – Maria Dechico Satiro (Brazil) dec. Sharon Mackepeace Merino (Guatemala), 6-5

57 kg
Gold – Molly Allen (United States)
Silver – Ana Vergara Gil (Colombia)
Bronze – Myla Blackshaw (Canada)
4 – Tilly Kakuk (Puerto Rico)
5 – Isabella Da Silva (Brazil)
6 – Ivanna Lopez Rodriguez (Mexico)
7 – Jeanice Maejia Hawes (Panama)

Gold – Molly Allen (United States) tech. fall Ana Vergara Gil (Colombia), 11-0
Bronze – Myla Blackshaw (Canada) dec. Tilly Kakuk (Puerto Rico), 10-7

59 kg
Gold – Jania Dunigan (Puerto Rico)
Silver – Kai Pare (Canada)
Bronze – Cindell Casusol Casas (Peru)
Bronze – Kailey Benson (United States)
5 – Rayssa De Souza Alvez (Brazil)
5 – Susana Sanchez Carvajal (Colombia)
7 – Meissy Valdez Obando (Guatemala)
8 – Melany Ruiz Guerrero (Mexico)

Gold – Jania Dunigan (Puerto Rico) dec. Kai Pare (Canada), 8-3
Bronze – Cindell Casusol Casas (Peru) fall Rayssa De Souza Alvez (Brazil), 5:34
Bronze – Kailey Benson (United States) fall Susana Sanchez Carvajal (Colombia), 4:18

62 kg
Gold – Evilly Jesus Costa (Brazil)
Silver – Carley Ceshker (United States)
Bronze – Leiddy Acuna Penaranda (Ecuador)
4 – Abril Urban Santos (Mexico)
5 – Allison Valdez Obando (Guatemala)
6 – Taylor Engelen (Canada)

Gold – Evilly Jesus Costa (Brazil) tech. fall Carley Ceshker (United States), 11-1
Bronze – Leiddy Acuna Penaranda (Ecuador) tech. fall Abril Urban Santos (Mexico), 12-2

65 kg
Gold – Maddie Marsh (United States)
Silver – Beatriz Calasans Camargo (Brazil)
Bronze – Shantallee Barrios Bonalde (Colombia)
4th – Valeria Perez Pacheco (Mexico)

Round-robin bracket: Marsh (3-0), Calasans Camargo (2-1), Barrios Bonalde (1-2), Perez Pacheco (0-3)

68 kg
Gold – Mayara Neper Oliveira Santos (Brazil)
Silver – May Cuyler (United States)
Bronze – Mackenzie Cayer (Canada)
4th – Leyla Mallqui Hinostroza (Peru)
5th – Elide Castanon Buendia (Mexico)

Round-robin bracket: Neper Oliveira Santos (4-0), Cuyler (3-1), Cayer (2-2), Mallqui Hinostroza (1-3), Castanon Buendia (0-4)

72 kg
Gold – Gretchen Donally (United States)
Silver – Rayne Alves Da Silva (Brazil)
Bronze – Nicol Hurtado Castillo (Colombia)
4th – Jolina Healey (Canada)
5th – Jennifer Olmedo (Mexico)

Round-robin bracket: Donally (4-0), Alves Da Silva (3-1), Hurtado Castillo (2-2), Healey (1-3), Olmedo (0-4)

76 kg
Gold – Jael Miller (United States)
Silver – Sophia Perez Bassino (Brazil)
Bronze – Paola Rodriguez Guzman (Puerto Rico)
4th – Edna Jimenez Villalba (Mexico)
5th – Clara Smithanik (Canada)

Round-robin bracket records: Miller (4-0), Perez Bassino (2-2), Rodriguez Guzman (2-2), Jimenez Villalba (1-3), Smithanik (1-3)