Welker Powers USA to Pan American Wrestling Team Title

2026 Senior Pan-American Wrestling Championships
Coralville, Iowa USA
May 7-10, 2026
Photo: John Sachs/Tech-Fall.com
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Women’s Freestyle Final Results
Final Team Rankings

1. United States 235
2. Canada 136
3. Mexico 128
4. Ecuador 85
5. Brazil 84
6. Venezuela 70
7. Colombia 42
8. Cuba 36
9. Chile 25
10. Dominican Republic 24

Weight Class Rankings

50 kg Women’s Freestyle
Gold – Katie Gomez (United States)
Silver – Jacqueline Mollocana Eleno (Ecuador)
Bronze – Thalia Oliveira De Freitas (Brazil)
Bronze – Madison Parks (Canada)
5th – Nohalis Loyo Jimenez (Venezuela)
5th – Nathaly Herrera Huacre (Peru)
7th – Mercedes Castillo Bernal (Mexico)
8th – Greili Bencosme Carvajal (Cuba)
9th – Dannia Figueroa Duque (Colombia)

Gold – Katie Gomez (United States) dec. Jacqueline Mollocana Eleno (Ecuador) 5-3
Bronze – Thalia Oliveira De Freitas (Brazil) dec. Nohalis Loyo Jimenez (Venezuela) 7-6
Bronze – Madison Parks (Canada) dec. Nathaly Herrera Huacre (Peru) 8-0

53 kg
Gold – Lucia Yepez Guzman (Ecuador)
Silver – Serena Di Benedetto (Canada)
Bronze – Cristelle Rodriguez (United States)
Bronze – Sabrina Gama Tapajos (Brazil)
5th – Alexa Alvarez Valenzuela (Venezuela)
5th – Antonia Valdes Arriagada (Chile)
7th – Maria Gonzalez De La Rosa (Dominican Republic)
8th – Yusneiry Agrazal West (Panama)
9th – Aneishka Santos Baez (Puerto Rico)
10th – Ana Alvarez Fernandez (Peru)

Gold – Lucia Yepez Guzman (Ecuador) tech. fall Serena Di Benedetto (Canada), 13-2
Bronze – Cristelle Rodriguez (United States) dec. Alexa Alvarez Valenzuela (Venezuela), 7-2
Bronze – Sabrina Gama Tapajos (Brazil) dec. Antonia Valdes Arriagada (Chile), 8-2

55 kg Women’s Freestyle
Gold – Everest Leydecker (United States)
Silver – Josefina Ramirez Duarte (Mexico)
Bronze – Amber Wiebe (Canada)

Round robin bracket records: Leydecker (2-0) Ramirez Duarte (1-1) Wiebe (0-2)

57 kg Women’s Freestyle
Gold – Amanda Martinez (United States)
Silver – Luisa Valverde Melendres (Ecuador)
Bronze – Bertha Rojas Chavez (Mexico)
Bronze – Yaynelis Sanz Verdecia (Cuba)
5th – Yocleidy Ramirez Santana (Dominican Republic)
5th – Giullia Penalber (Brazil)
7th – Tatiana Hurtado Lerma (Colombia)
8th – Camila Amarilla (Argentina)
9th – Nadia Trujillano La Rosa (Peru)
10th – Karla Godinez Gonzalez (Canada)

Gold – Amanda Martinez (United States) dec. Luisa Valverde Melendres (Ecuador) 6-1
Bronze – Bertha Rojas Chavez (Mexico) dec. Yocleidy Ramirez Santana (Dominican Republic) 5-2
Bronze – Yaynelis Sanz Verdecia (Cuba) dec. Giullia Penalber (Brazil) 4-0

59 kg
Gold – Abigail Nette (United States)
Silver – Laurence Beauregard (Canada)
Bronze – Mayara Ramos Pereira (Brazil)
4th – Daniela Martinez Vargas (Mexico)

Round robin bracket records: Nette (3-0), Beauregard (2-1), Ramos Pereira (1-2), Martinez Vargas (0-3)

62 kg Women’s Freestyle
Gold – Adaugo Nwachukwu (United States)
Silver – Melanie Jimenez Villalba (Mexico)
Bronze – Astrid Montero Chirinos (Venezuela)
4th – Lais Nunes (Brazil)
5th – Annika Fines (Canada)
6th – Rebecca Williams (Barbados)
7th – Paula Montoya Garcia (Colombia)

Gold – Adaugo Nwachukwu (United States) dec. Melanie Jimenez Villalba (Mexico) 3-
Bronze – Astrid Montero Chirinos (Venezuela) dec. Lais Nunes (Brazil) 2-1

65 kg
Gold – Kayla Miracle (United States)
Silver – Miki Rowbottom (Canada)
Bronze – Alexis Gomez (Mexico)

Round robin bracket records: Miracle (2-0), Rowbottom (1-1), Gomez (0-2)

68 kg Women’s Freestyle
Gold – Nathali Griman Herrera (Venezuela)
Silver – Jasmine Robinson (United States)
Bronze – Virginia Jimenez Fernandez (Chile)
4th – Maria Ceballos Cuenu (Colombia)
5th – Aleah Nickel (Canada)
6th – Eduarda Rodrigues Batista (Brazil)
7th – Ambar Garnica Flores (Mexico)

Gold – Nathali Griman Herrera (Venezuela) dec. Jasmine Robinson (United States) 6-6
Bronze – Virginia Jimenez Fernandez (Chile) dec. Maria Ceballos Cuenu (Colombia) 9-0

72 kg Women’s Freestyle
Gold – Precious Wieser (United States)
Silver – Ellise Daynes (Canada)
Bronze – Michelle Olea Ruiz (Mexico)

Round robin bracket records: Wieser (2-0) Daynes (1-1), Olea Ruiz (0-2)

76 kg
Gold – Kylie Welker (United States)
Silver – Genesis Reasco Valdez (Ecuador)
Bronze – Milaimy Marin Potrille (Cuba)
Bronze – Edna Jimenez Villalba (Mexico)
5th – Tatiana Renteria (Colombia)
5th – Neirili Banguero Martinez (Venezuela)
7th – Meiriele Charamba Santos Hora (Brazil)
8th – Emelyn Bautista Corcino (Dominican Republic)
9th – Vianne Rouleau (Canada)
10th – Aomi Riques Morales (Peru)

Gold – Kylie Welker (United States) fall Genesis Reasco Valdez (Ecuador), 4:20
Bronze – Milaimy Marin Potrille (Cuba) dec. Tatiana Renteria (Colombia), 7-0
Bronze – Edna Jimenez Villalba (Mexico) dec. Neirili Banguero Martinez (Venezuela), 9-5