By Zack Chavez
USA Wrestling

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – The U.S. wrapped up the men’s freestyle competition at the 2026 U20 Pan American Championships on Thursday at the Physical Education Center Admiral Adalberto Nunes (CEFAN) with a perfect performance. The U.S. won gold in all 10 weight classes and piled up 250 points to claim the team title in Rio de Janeiro.

Grey Burnett was named the outstanding wrestler and received the Golden Boot after going 4-0 in the 57 kg division without surrendering a point. He opened with a 10-0 technical fall against Chile, then added shutouts over Canada (10-0) in the quarterfinals, Guatemala (11-0) in the semifinals and Puerto Rico (10-0) in the gold-medal match.

Vince Bouzakis and Michael Boyle recorded the only pins of the day for the U.S. Bouzakis needed just 60 seconds to flatten his Guatemalan opponent in his 70 kg opener, then followed with an 11-0 win over Puerto Rico and a 10-0 win over Canada in the final. Boyle dominated the 97 kg bracket, earning technical falls in his opening three matches before pinning his Mexican opponent nine seconds into the championship match.

The U.S. finished 35-0 across all 10 weight classes, with 30 technical falls, two pins and three decisions. Burnett, Boyle, Ryan Burton (79 kg), Brock Mantanona (86 kg), who was the California winner of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award in 2024, and Jimmy Mastny (92 kg) each went 4-0 on the way to gold.

Six Americans completed the tournament without allowing a point in their brackets: Burnett, Bouzakis, Burton, Mantanona, Mastny and Coby Merrill (125 kg).

In the team standings, Canada was second with 151 points, followed by Puerto Rico with 132 points, Mexico with 112 points and Brazil with 106 points.

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 9 

Reference Links  

Event website

Live stream

Brackets and results

Men’s Freestyle Results  

Team Rankings  

1. United States, 250

2. Canada, 151

3. Puerto Rico, 132

4. Mexico, 112

5. Brazil, 106

6. Colombia, 53

7. Peru, 48

8. Guatemala, 38

9. Ecuador, 27

10. Jamaica, 21

Weight Class Rankings  

57 kg  

Gold – Grey Burnett (USA)

Silver – Nathaniel Lyttle (Puerto Rico)

Bronze – Javier Tonita Charriez (Canada)

Bronze – Oziel Herrera Mallqui (Peru)

5. Jeremy Fernando Raymundo Gonzalez (Guatemala)

5. Francisco Willison Da Silva Panduro (Brazil)

7. Kadir Antonio Quinones Tejada (Panama)

8. Ezekiel Samuel Salmah Ivri (Jamaica)

9. Pablo Andres De Vidts Saez (Chile)

Gold – Grey Burnett (USA) tech. fall Nathaniel Lyttle (Puerto Rico), 10-0

Bronze – Javier Tonita Charriez (Canada) tech. fall Jeremy Raymundo Gonzalez (Guatemala), 15-4

Bronze – Oziel Herrera Mallqui (Peru) dec. Francisco Da Silva Panduro (Brazil), 8-0

61 kg  

Gold – Dean Anderson (United States)

Silver – Jaden Perez (Puerto Rico)

Bronze – Isaiah Jackson (Jamaica)

Bronze – Moses Mendoza Garza (Mexico)

5 – Josue Barahona Indacochea (Peru)

5 – Jhon Ramirez Munoz (Colombia)

7 – Alex Vega Tun (Guatemala)

8 – Cruz Lewis (Canada)

9 – Emanuel Lazcano Ramirez (Chile)

10 – Ruben Manobanda Ortega (Ecuador)

11 – Wenzo Nogueira Da Silva (Brazil)

Gold – Dean Anderson (United States) tech. fall Jaden Perez (Puerto Rico), 14-4

Bronze – Isaiah Jackson (Jamaica) tech. fall Josue Barahona Indacochea (Peru), 12-2

Bronze – Moses Mendoza Garza (Mexico) tech. fall Jhon Ramirez Munoz (Colombia), 13-1

65 kg  

1 – Bo Bassett (United States)

2 – Fernando Arturo Perez Pena (Mexico)

3 – Kevinn Alexander Fernandez Angel (Colombia)

3 – Yandel Enrique Morales (Puerto Rico)

5 – Juan Camilo Orozco Perez (Ecuador)

5 – Diyaal Singh Johal (Canada)

7 – Rafael Reis Santos Silva (Brazil)

8 – Sabdier Issac Palacios Ulloa (Panama)

9 – Jan Claude Luis Franco Acho (Peru)

Gold – Bo Bassett (United States) tech. fall Fernando Perez Pena (Mexico), 12-0

Bronze – Kevinn Fernandez Angel (Colombia) dec. Juan Orozco Perez (Ecuador)

Bronze – Yandel Morales (Puerto Rico) tech. fall Diyaal Johal (Canada), 10-0

70 kg  

1 – Vincent Bouzakis (United States)

2 – Ryan Dahcha (Canada)

3 – Joab Carrillo Rodriguez (Puerto Rico)

3 – Anthony Moreno (Ecuador)

5 – Brandon Hernandez Cardona (Guatemala)

5 – Pedro Arapiraca de Oliveira (Brazil)

7 – Leonardo Gutierrez Manihuari (Peru)

8 – Gabriel Sanchez Zepeda (Mexico)

Gold – Vince Bouzakis (United States) tech. fall Ryan Dahcha (Canada), 10-0

Bronze – Joab Carrillo Rodriguez (Puerto Rico) dec. Brandon Hernandez Cardona (Guatemala), 9-4

Bronze – Anthony Moreno (Ecuador) dec. Pedro Arapiraca de Oliveira (Brazil), 4-2

74 kg  

Gold – Haakon Peterson (United States)

Silver – Ali Karout (Canada)

Bronze – Aiden Chur Martinez (Mexico)

Bronze – Rafael Garcia Morales (Puerto Rico)

5 – Angel Catalan Martinez (Guatemala)

5 – Kevin Aleman Gomez (El Salvador)

7 – Joao Reis Goncalves Silva (Brazil)

8 – Yesid Urbano Cardona (Colombia)

9 – Alejandro Villalobos Araya (Costa Rica)

10 – Robert Condor Calle (Peru)

11 – Randy Roca Chavez (Bolivia)

Gold – Haakon Peterson (United States) tech. fall Ali Karout (Canada), 10-0

Bronze – Aiden Chur Martinez (Mexico) dec. Angel Catalan Martinez (Guatemala), 8-4

Bronze – Rafael Garcia Morales (Puerto Rico) dec. Kevin Aleman Gomez (El Salvador), 8-4

79 kg  

Gold – Ryan Burton (United States)

Silver – Loki Bigras (Canada)

Bronze – Nikolas Blake (Puerto Rico)

4 – Sergio Espinoza Muniz (Mexico)

5 – Vinicius Silva Farias (Brazil)

6 – Bryan Campos Flores (Peru)

7 – Santiago Valenzuela Mendez (Chile)

Gold – Ryan Burton (United States) tech. fall Loki Bigras (Canada), 10-0

Bronze – Nikolas Blake (Puerto Rico) tech. fall Sergio Espinoza Muniz (Mexico), 10-0

86 kg  

Gold – Brock Mantanona (United States)

Silver – Tejvir Dhinsa (Canada)

Bronze – Marcelo Miranda de Sousa (Brazil)

4th – Luiz Santiago Vargas (Puerto Rico)

5th – Axel Nava Guzman (Mexico)

Round-robin bracket: Mantanona (4-0), Dhinsa (3-1), Miranda de Sousa (2-2), Santiago Vargas (1-3), Nava Guzman (0-4)

92 kg  

Gold – Jimmy Mastny (United States)

Silver – Alan Garcia Morales (Puerto Rico)

Bronze – Allan De Sousa Beserra (Brazil)

4th – Angel Flores Gonzalez (Mexico)

5th – Sebastian Mejia Munoz (Colombia)

Round-robin bracket: Mastny (4-0), Garcia Morales (3-1), De Sousa Beserra (2-2), Flores Gonzalez (1-3), Mejia Munoz (0-4)

97 kg  

Gold – Michael Boyle (United States)

Silver – Harjot Shergill (Canada)

Bronze – Adrian Vasconcelos de Santana (Brazil)

4th – Anyelo Vasquez Ramos (Colombia)

5th – Humberto Valverde Uzner (Mexico)

Round-robin bracket: Boyle (4-0), Shergill (3-1), Vasconcelos de Santana (2-2), Vasquez Ramos (1-3), Valverde Uzner (0-4)

125 kg  

Gold – Coby Merrill (United States)

Silver – Jagroop Dhinsa (Canada

Bronze – Pedro Fernandes de Morais (Brazil)

4th – Carlos Cabrales Encarnacion (Mexico)

Round-robin bracket records: Merrill (3-0), Dhinsa (2-1), Fernandes de Morais (1-2), Cabrales Encarnacion (0-3)

U.S. Men’s Freestyle Results  

57 kg – Grey Burnett (Perrysburg, Ohio/Burnett Trained Wrestling), gold medal

WIN Pablo de Vidts Saez (Chile), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Javier Tonita Charriez (Canada), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Jeremy Raymundo Gonzalez (Guatemala), tech. fall, 11-0

WIN Nathaniel Lyttle (Puerto Rico), tech. fall, 10-0

61 kg – Dean Anderson (Mesa, Ariz./Valiant WC), gold medal

WIN Moses Mendoza Garza (Mexico), dec., 5-3

WIN Jhon Ramirez Munoz (Colombia), tech. fall, 11-0

WIN Jaden Perez (Puerto Rico), tech. fall, 14-4

65 kg – Bo Bassett (Windber, Pa./Titan Mercury WC), gold medal

WIN Diyaal Jahal (Canada), tech. fall, 12-2

WIN Yandel Morales (Puerto Rico), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Fernando Perez Pena (Mexico), tech. fall, 12-0

70 kg – Vince Bouzakis (Shavertown, Pa./Pittsburgh WC), gold medal

WIN Brandon Hernandez Cardona (Guatemala), fall, 1:00

WIN Joab Carrillo Rodriguez (Puerto Rico), tech. fall, 11-0

WIN Ryan Dahcha (Canada), tech. fall, 10-0

74 kg – Haakon Peterson (Hollandale, Wis./Askren Wrestling Academy), gold medal

WIN Kevin Aleman Gomez (El Salvador), dec., 9-2

WIN Rafael Garcia Morales (Puerto Rico), dec., 4-2

WIN Ali Karout (Canada), tech. fall, 10-0

79 kg – Ryan Burton (Sparta, N.J./SERTC/Titan Mercury WC), gold medal

WIN Santiago Valenzuela Mendez (Chile), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Sergio Espinoza Muniz (Mexico), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Nikolas Blake (Puerto Rico), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Loki Bigras (Canada), tech. fall, 10-0

86 kg – Brock Mantanona (Bermuda Dunes, Calif./Cliff Keen WC)

WIN Axel Nava Guzman (Mexico), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Tejvir Dhinsa (Canada), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Marcelo Miranda De Sousa (Brazil), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Luis Santiago Vargas (Puerto Rico), tech. fall, 10-0

92 kg – Jimmy Mastny (Woodstock, Ill./Relentless Training Center), gold medal

WIN Alan Garcia Morales (Puerto Rico), tech. fall, 11-0

WIN Angel Flores Gonzalez (Mexico), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Sebastian Mejia Munoz (Colombia), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Allan De Sousa Beserra (Brazil), tech. fall, 10-0

97 kg – Michael Boyle (Columbus, Ohio/Ohio Crazy Goats Wrestling), gold medal

WIN Anyelo Vasquez Ramos (Colombia), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Adrian Vasconcelos De Santana (Brazil), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Harjot Shergill (Canada), tech. fall, 11-1

WIN Humberto Valverde Uzner (Mexico), fall, 0:09

125 kg – Coby Merrill (Ontario, Calif./New York AC), gold medal

WIN Pedro Fernandes De Morais (Brazil), tech. fall, 11-0

WIN Carlos Cabrales Encarnacion (Mexico), tech. fall, 10-0

WIN Jagroop Dhinsa (Canada), tech. fall, 10-0