Draws Released for All Three Styles at U15 Pan American Championships
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Draws for men’s and women’s freestyle and Greco-Roman competition at the 2026 U15 Pan American Championships have been announced. Action at the Mexican Olympic Committee Sports Complex begins on Thursday with men’s freestyle, followed by women’s freestyle on Friday and Greco-Roman on Saturday.
The U.S. women’s freestyle team has four returning age-group Pan American medalists leading the way. Three-time age-group Pan American medalist Olivia Hernandez opens her run at 46 kg against Emiliana Osoria Ciro of Colombia.
Coming off her U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals title this past weekend, 2025 U15 Pan American gold medalist Bella Manno takes on Kassandra Vazquez Santana of Puerto Rico in her opening match at 50 kg.
Julianna LaSavage (39 kg) and Jaelyn Anderson (42 kg) both return to the U15 Pan American Championship after gold-medal performances last year. The duo also opens in round-robin pools to set up semifinal bouts at their weight classes. LaSavage takes on Ecuador’s Shirley Meza Alava, who is a three-time age-group Pan American medalist, and Mexico’s Ximena Pena Licon. Anderson faces Littzy Figueroa Gomez and Vioreny Revilla Miranda of Mexico.
Spencer Davern was the only individual to finish as double champion during the U15 Nationals to lock in his spot on Team USA. Competing at 85 kg, Davern’s freestyle round robin includes Mario Arzu Baltazar of Guatemala and Guilherme Porto Leo Fontes of Brazil. In Greco-Roman, Davern faces Arzu Baltazar, Porto Leo Fontes and the Mexico duo of Cristian Arredondo Moreno and Daniel Zamudio Chin.
Maurice Worthy and Tristyn Ulloa both earned Outstanding Wrestler honors during the U.S. Open en route to securing their spots on the U15 Pan American squad. Worthy, men’s freestyle OW, faces Josmar Belmo Romana of Panama to start freestyle action at 48 kg. In Greco-Roman, Worthy battles two-time U15 Pan American bronze medalist Brayden De Jesus of Puerto Rico in his opening bout. At 62 kg, Ulloa squares off against 2025 U15 Pan American bronze medalist Auzueres Severino De Santana Neto of Brazil in freestyle and Iker Castillo Molina of Mexico in Greco-Roman.
Jace Rooney (41 kg), Cade Ruckle and Jarron Beltran (57 kg) are all slated to face returning U15 Pan American medalists during their Team USA debuts.
In Rooney’s Greco-Roman round-robin pool, he faces 2025 bronze medalist Felipe Arangure Montoya of Mexico in his second match. His first match is against Alexander Salazar Gregorio of Guatemala, who placed fourth last year. Rooney caps off Greco-Roman action against Iker Testa Ruiz and Jesus Valdez Torres of Mexico. Rooney’s freestyle group includes Mexico’s David Leciano Mut and Colombia’s Dalan Barragan Rodriguez.
Ruckle begins his Greco-Roman group with two-time silver medalist from 2025, Steven Mytych of Puerto Rico. He then takes on Derick Isidro Garcia of Mexico. In freestyle, Ruckle faces Dorian Mendoza Martinez of Mexico and Mario Ortega Gondola of Panama.
Beltran’s opening match in the 57 kg freestyle bracket comes against two-time U15 Pan American bronze medalist Chase Millan of Puerto Rico. In Greco-Roman, Beltran goes up against Guatemala’s Iann Ortiz Sabajan.
The full draws for all three disciplines are available below.
Competition in Mexico City gets underway at 10 a.m. MT on Thursday with men’s freestyle, followed by medal matches at 5 p.m. MT. Women’s freestyle takes place on Friday, followed by Greco-Roman on Saturday.
Brackets and match-by-match results will be available on .
2026 U15 Pan American Championships
At Mexico City, Mexico, July 23-25
Reference Links
Event Schedule
Thursday, July 23
Men’s Freestyle
10 a.m. – Qualification rounds
4:15 p.m. – Opening ceremony
5 p.m. – Finals
Friday, July 24
Women’s Freestyle
10 a.m. – Qualification rounds
5 p.m. – Finals
Saturday, July 25
Men’s Freestyle
10 a.m. – Qualification rounds
5 p.m. – Finals
*All times local. Mexico City, Mexico, is located two hours behind the U.S. Eastern Time Zone, equivalent to U.S. Mountain Time.
U.S. Men’s Freestyle Draws
38 kg – Matthew Campos (Fresno, Calif./Silvaback Training Center)
VS Dilan Ovalle Ortiz (Guatemala)
41 kg – Jace Rooney (Great River, N.Y./KD Training Center)
VS David Leciano Mut (Mexico)
VS Dalan Barragan Rodriguez (Colombia)
44 kg – Cade Ruckle (Henderson, Nev./Gold Rush Wrestling)
VS Dorian Mendoza Martinez (Mexico)
VS Mario Ortega Gondola (Panama)
48 kg – Maurice Worthy (Cherry Hill, N.J.)
VS Josmar Belmo Romana (Panama)
52 kg – Walker Martin (Berwyn, Pa./Steller Trained Wrestling)
VS Iann Ortiz Sabajan (Guatemala)
57 kg – Jarron Beltran (Casa Grande, Ariz./Valiant WC)
VS Chase Millan (Puerto Rico)
62 kg – Tristyn Ulloa (San Antonio, Texas/NB Elite WC)
VS Auzueres Severino De Santana Neto (Brazil)
68 kg – Xander Fronhofer (Ojai, Calif./Beat the Streets – Los Angeles)
VS Jesus Monsivais Badillo (Mexico)
75 kg – Julian Smith (Perrineville, N.J./Ascender Elite)
VS Samuel Morales Patino (Mexico)
VS Matias Rojas Gonzalez (Chile)
85 kg – Spencer Davern (Grove City, Ohio/Beast Mode Wrestling)
VS Mario Arzu Baltazar (Guatemala)
VS Guilherme Porto Leo Fontes (Brazil)
U.S. Women’s Freestyle Draws
33 kg – Mila Sebolt (Jefferson, Iowa/Sebolt Wrestling Academy)
VS Luisa Gutierrez Balanta (Colombia)
VS Allison Pena Licon (Mexico)
36 kg – Freyda Nelson (Fridley, Minn./Pinnacle WC)
VS Sinai Castillo Navarro (Mexico)
VS Paulette Aguilar Montejo (Mexico)
VS Violeta Arbelaez Baena (Colombia)
VS Victora Soto (Puerto Rico)
39 kg – Julianna LaSavage (Menomonee Falls, Wis./B.A.M Training Center)
VS Shirley Meza Alava (Ecuador)
VS Ximena Pena Licon (Mexico)
42 kg – Jaelyn Anderson (Bennington, Neb./Nebraska Wrestling Academy)
VS Littzy Figueroa Gomez (Mexico)
VS Vioreny Revilla Miranda (Mexico)
46 kg – Olivia Hernandez (Philomath, Ore./Beaver Dam WC)
VS Emiliana Osoria Ciro (Colombia)
50 kg – Bella Manno (Phoenix, Ariz./Valiant WC)
VS Kassandra Vazquez Santana (Puerto Rico)
54 kg – Harper Schwettman (Fruita, Colo./Colorado Hammers)
VS Luciana Manzanares Romero (El Salvador)
VS Aireli Acosta Moldonado (Mexico)
58 kg – Lauren Samuel (Clayton, N.C./Capital City WC)
VS Valentina Torres Velasquez (Chile)
62 kg – Mila Mantanona (Bermuda Dunes, Calif./Mantanona TC)
VS Tatiana Gomez (Puerto Rico)
VS Jionneliz Rivera Nieves (Puerto Rico)
VS Keira Martinez Venegas (Mexico)
VS Genesis Cosgallon Martinez (Mexico)
66 kg – Emma Antoni (Ostego, Minn./Pinnacle WC)
VS Mariana Santos Brito (Brazil)
U.S. Greco-Roman Draws
38 kg – Matthew Campos (Fresno, Calif./Silvaback Training Center)
VS Paulo Araujo Rodrigues (Brazil)
VS Esteban Sanchez Sanchez (Mexico)
41 kg – Jace Rooney (Great River, N.Y./KD Training Center)
VS Alexander Salazar Gregorio (Guatemala)
VS Felipe Arangure Montoya (Mexico)
VS Iker Testa Ruiz (Mexico)
VS Jesus Valdez Torres (Mexico)
44 kg – Cade Ruckle (Henderson, Nev./Gold Rush Wrestling)
VS Steven Mytych (Puerto Rico)
VS Derick Isidro Garcia (Mexico)
48 kg – Maurice Worthy (Cherry Hill, N.J.)
VS Brayden De Jesus (Puerto Rico)
52 kg – Walker Martin (Berwyn, Pa./Steller Trained Wrestling)
VS Neuman Hernandez (Panama)
57 kg – Jarron Beltran (Casa Grande, Ariz./Valiant WC)
VS Iann Ortiz Sabajan (Guatemala)
62 kg – Tristyn Ulloa (San Antonio, Texas/NB Elite WC)
VS Iker Castillo Molina (Mexico)
68 kg – Xander Fronhofer (Ojai, Calif./Beat the Streets – Los Angeles)
VS Jeremy Lopez Cetzal (Mexico) or Noah Mendez (Puerto Rico)
75 kg – Julian Smith (Perrineville, N.J./Ascender Elite)
VS Benjamin Ordonez (Argentina)
VS Maximiliano Bauerle Peralta (Chile)
85 kg – Spencer Davern (Grove City, Ohio/Beast Mode Wrestling)
VS Cristian Arredondo Moreno (Mexico)
VS Daniel Zamudio Chin (Mexico)
VS Mario Arzu Baltazar (Guatemala)
VS Guilherme Porto Leo Fontes (Brazil)
