By Zack Chavez
USA Wrestling

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Adonis Bonar II and James Hartleroad led a dominant effort from the U.S. Greco-Roman squad at the 2026 U20 Pan American Championships on Saturday, each claiming individual gold as all 10 Americans reached the podium in Rio de Janeiro.

The U.S. finished with a medal in every weight class and placed second in the Greco-Roman team race, just three points behind champion Mexico.

Bonar struck gold first for the Americans at 87 kg, rolling to four straight victories for the title. He opened with a fall against Colombia, then advanced in his second bout when his opponent was forced out due to injury. Bonar overwhelmed his Brazilian opponent in the semifinals, 10-1, before capping his run with a 9-5 decision over Mexico in the finals.

Hartleroad closed the day in similar fashion at 130 kg, sweeping his round-robin bracket with a flawless 3-0 mark. He surrendered only two points across three matches and bookended his performance with technical falls. Along the way, he converted a pair of four-point actions, including his final scoring sequence in a 10-1 technical fall over Brazil’s Andre Brandao Santana in the decisive bout.

The U.S. also piled up silver medals from Caleb Noble (55 kg), Hunter Sturgill (72 kg), Will Scherer (77 kg) and Brenton Russell Jr. (97 kg). Noble battled back from a 6-5 loss in round two to eventual 55 kg champion Yuri Landim Ribeiro of Brazil to secure his spot in the finals. Sturgill and Scherer both entered their championship matches unbeaten.

Russell delivered one of the more explosive runs of the tournament at 97 kg. He earned falls against each of his first three opponents to reach the gold-medal match, starting with Mexico’s Dorian Trejo Olguin. Russell needed just 47 seconds to stop Puerto Rico’s Alan Garcia Morales in his second outing, then registered another fall against Ecuador’s Jean Zambrano Longas in the opening 30 seconds of the semifinals. In a rematch with Trejo Olguin in the finals, Russell came up just short in a 6-5 decision.

Bronze medals went to Will Detar (60 kg), Anthony Delgado (63 kg), Amryn Nutter (67 kg) and Logan Bruce (82 kg), rounding out a full team medal haul for the Americans and locking in second place in the overall team standings.

Mexico captured the team title with 193 points, followed closely by the U.S. with 190. Host nation Brazil placed third with 169 points, followed by Ecuador (103) and Peru (71).

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

2026 U20 Pan American Championships  

At Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 11 

Reference Links  

• Event website

• Live stream

• Brackets and results

• Photo Gallery

Greco-Roman Results  

Team Rankings  

1. Mexico, 193

2. United States, 190

3. Brazil, 169

4. Ecuador, 103

5. Peru, 71

6. Puerto Rico, 61

7. Colombia, 59

8. Guatemala, 52

9. Chile, 31

10. Panama, 18

11. Jamaica, 12

12. Honduras, 0

Weight Class Rankings  

55 kg  

Gold – Yuri Landim Ribeiro (Brazil)

Silver – Caleb Noble (United States)

Bronze – Erick Choc Choc (Guatemala)

4 – Ronald Morales Garcia (Ecuador)

5 – Luis Hernandez Martinez (Mexico)

6 – Eric Bocanegra (Puerto Rico)

7 – Danny Meneses Vergara

Gold – Yuri Landim Ribeiro (Brazil) tech. fall Caleb Noble (United States), 9-0

Bronze – Erick Choc Choc (Guatemala) dec. Ronald Morales Garcia (Ecuador), 3-2

60 kg  

Gold – Pedro De Souza Rodrigues (Brazil)

Silver – Rodrigo Falcon Aguirre (Mexico)

Bronze – Luis Choc (Guatemala)

Bronze – Will Detar (United States)

5 – Ruben Manobanda Ortega (Ecuador)

5 – Robert Rodriguez III (Puerto Rico)

7 – Andres Felipe Gallego Sanclemente (Colombia)

8 – Augusto Nicolas Santiago Vargas Valle (Chile)

9 – Giancarlos Yovera Recoba (Peru)

Gold – Pedro Henrique De Souza Rodrigues dec. Rodrigo Falcon Aguirre (Mexico), 4-1

Bronze – Will Detar (United States) tech. fall Robert Rodriguez III (Puerto Rico), 10-1

Bronze – Luis Choc (Guatemala) tech. fall Ruben Manobanda Ortega (Ecuador), 9-0

63 kg  

Gold – Clisman Carracedo Veliz (Ecuador)

Silver – Daniel Guevara Pimentel (Mexico)

Bronze – Anthony Delgado (United States)

4 – Isaiah Jackson (Jamaica)

5 – Samuel Lucas Maia (Brazil)

6 – Henry Figueroa Aponte (Puerto Rico)

Gold – Clisman Carracedo Veliz (Ecuador) tech. fall Daniel Guevara Pimentel (Mexico), 9-0

Bronze – Anthony Delgado (United States) dec. Isaiah Jackson (Jamaica), 5-3

67 kg 

Gold – Abisal Camacho Valenciano (Mexico)

Silver – William Pozo Chuquillanqui (Peru)

Bronze – Caua Ferreira Dos Santos (Brazil)

Bronze – Amryn Nutter (United States)

5 – Juan Diaz Casiano (Puerto Rico)

5 – Juan Martinez Guetio (Colombia)

7 – Sebastian Bustamante Mejias (Chile)

8 – Juan Orozco Perez (Ecuador)

Gold – Abisal Camacho Valenciano (Mexico) dec. William Pozo Chuquillanqui (Peru), 4-1

Bronze – Caua Ferreira Dos Santos (Brazil) tech. fall Juan Diaz Casiano (Puerto Rico), 15-6

Bronze - Amryn Nutter (United States) tech. fall Juan Martinez Guetio (Colombia), 8-0

72 kg 

Gold – Jorge Gomez Garcia (Mexico)

Silver – Hunter Sturgill (United States)

Bronze – Jostyn Salvatierra Baque (Ecuador)

4 – Anthony Molina Rubio (Peru)

5 – Fernando Bencke Brandao Lopes Dias (Brazil)

6 – Pablo Santiago Caceres Avendano (Colombia)

Gold – Jorge Gomez Garcia (Mexico) dec. Hunter Sturgill (United States), 7-3

Bronze – Jostyn Salvatierra Baque (Ecuador) tech. fall Anthony Molina Rubio (Peru), 9-0

77 kg 

Gold – Miguel Xavier Dos Santos (Brazil)

Silver – Will Scherer (United States)

Bronze – Rafael Garcia Morales (Puerto Rico)

Bronze – Percyvall Jibaja Zazzali (Peru)

5 – Angel Catalan Martinez (Guatemala)

5 – Sebastian Gomez Uribe (Colombia)

7 – Pablo Benitez Castro (Mexico)

8 – Daniel Tejeda Rivera (Honduras)

Gold – Miguel Xavier Dos Santos (Brazil) tech. fall Will Scherer (United States), 8-0

Bronze – Rafael Garcia Morales (Puerto Rico) tech. fall Angel Catalan Martinez (Guatemala), 8-0

Bronze – Percyvall Jibaja Zazzali (Peru) dec. Sebastian Gomez Uribe (Colombia), 3-1

82 kg 

Gold – Heder Saldana Bernardino (Mexico)

Silver – Kaire Lima Gomes (Brazil)

Bronze – Logan Bruce (United States)

4th – Miguel Vega Salazar (Colombia)

5th – Maycki Flores Ayala (Peru)

6th – Santiago Valenzuela Mendez (Chile)

7th – Kane Rosario (Puerto Rico)

Gold – Heder Saldana Bernardino (Mexico) tech. fall Kaire Lima Gomes (Brazil), 8-0

Bronze – Logan Bruce (United States) fall Miguel Vega Salazar (Colombia), 4:33

87 kg 

Gold – Adonis Bonar II (United States)

Silver – Cesar Veliz Perez (Mexico)

Bronze – Guilherme Landim Salles (Brazil)

4th – Christhoper Perez Dominguez (Guatemala)

5th – Kevin Leal Sanchez (Colombia)

6th – Oscar Bonilla Cruz (Panama)

Gold – Adonis Bonar II (United States) dec. Cesar Veliz Perez (Mexico), 9-5

Bronze – Guilherme Landim Salles (Brazil) med. forfeit Christhoper Perez Dominguez (Guatemala)

97 kg 

Gold – Dorian Trejo Olguin (Mexico)

Silver – Brenton Russell Jr. (United States)

Bronze – Jean Zambrano Longas (Ecuador)

4th – Raphael Rodrigues Duarte (Brazil)

5th – Mizael Llontop Cruz (Peru)

6th – Gabriel Lee Skinner (Panama)

7th – Alan Garcia Morales (Puerto Rico)

Gold – Dorian Trejo Olguin (Mexico) dec. Brenton Russell Jr. (United States), 6-5

Bronze – Jean Zambrano Longas (Ecuador) fall Raphael Rodrigues Duarte (Brazil), 2:07

130 kg 

Gold – James Hartleroad (United States)

Silver – Juan Calderon Molina (Ecuador)

Bronze – Carlos Cabrales Encarnacion (Mexico)

4th – Andre Brandao Santana (Brazil)

Round-robin bracket records: Hartleroad (3-0), Calderon Molina (2-1), Cabrales Encarnacion (1-2), Brandao Santana (0-3)

U.S. Greco-Roman Results  

55 kg – Caleb Noble (Gurnee, Ill./Southwest RTC/Toss Academy), silver medal 

WIN Luis Hernandez Martinez (Mexico), tech. fall, 15-5

LOSS Yuri Landim Ribeiro (Brazil), dec., 6-5

WIN Danny Meneses Vergara (Chile), tech. fall, 8-0

WIN Erick Choc Choc (Guatemala), dec., 8-6

LOSS Yuri Landim Ribeiro (Brazil), tech. fall, 8-0

60 kg – Will Detar (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Exodus WC), bronze medal 

WIN Augusto Vargas Valle (Chile), dec. 5-1

LOSS Rodrigo Falcon Aguirre (Mexico), tech. fall, 11-0

WIN Robert Rodriguez III (Puerto Rico), tech. fall, 10-1

63 kg – Anthony Delgado (Las Vegas, Nev./Gold Rush), bronze medal 

LOSS Daniel Guevara Pimentel (Mexico), tech. fall, 8-0

WIN Samuel Lucas Maia (Brazil), dec. 6-4

LOSS Clisman Carracedo Veliz (Ecuador), tech. fall, 8-0

WIN Isaiah Jackson (Jamaica), dec. 5-3

67 kg – Amryn Nutter (Fennimore, Wis./NMU-National Training Center), bronze medal 

WIN Sebastian Bustamante Mejias (Chile), tech. fall, 13-2

LOSS Abisai Camacho Valenciano (Mexico), dec. 4-3

WIN Juan Martinez Guetio (Colombia), tech. fall, 8-0

72 kg – Hunter Sturgill (Hixson, Tenn./Indiana RTC), silver medal 

WIN Pablo Caceres Avendano (Colombia), tech. fall, 9-0

WIN Anthony Molina Rubio (Peru), tech. fall, 10-1

WIN Jostyn Salvatierra Baque (Ecuador), tech. fall, 8-0

LOSS Jorge Gomez Garcia (Mexico), dec., 7-3

77 kg – Will Scherer (St. Louis, Mo./NMU-National Training Center), silver medal 

WIN Sebastian Gomez Uribe (Colombia), tech. fall, 9-0

WIN Percyvall Jibaja Zazzali (Peru), tech. fall, 10-1

LOSS Miguel Xavier Dos Santos (Brazil), tech. fall, 8-0

82 kg – Logan Bruce (Santa Rosa, Calif./Valley Silverbacks WC), bronze medal 

WIN Santiago Valenzuela Mendez (Chile), tech. fall, 8-0

LOSS Miguel Vega Salazar (Colombia), dec., 5-1

LOSS Heder Saldana Bernardino (Mexico), dec., 2-1

WIN Miguel Vega Salazar (Colombia), fall, 4:33

87 kg – Adonis Bonar II (Omaha, Neb./MWC Wrestling Academy), gold medal 

WIN Kevin Leal Sanchez (Colombia), fall, 0:21

WIN Cristhoper Perez Dominguez (Guatemala), med. forfeit

WIN Guilherme Landim Salles (Brazil), fall, 4:55

WIN Cesar Veliz Perez (Mexico), dec., 9-5

97 kg – Brenton Russell (Westpoint, N.Y./West Point WC), silver medal 

WIN Dorian Trejo Olguin (Mexico), fall, 2:56

WIN Alan Garcia Morales (Puerto Rico), fall, 0:47

WIN Jean Zambrano Longas (Ecuador), fall, 0:28

LOSS Dorian Trejo Olguin (Mexico), dec. 6-5

130 kg – James Hartleroad (Saint Joe, Ind./Midwest RTC), gold medal 

WIN Carlos Cabrales Encarnacion (Mexico), tech. fall, 8-0

WIN Juan Calderon Molina (Ecuador), dec. 6-1

WIN Andre Brandao Santana (Brazil), tech. fall, 10-1