U.S. wins team title at Pan American Junior Greco-Roman Championships, with golds from Triggas and Eidenschink

l champions and seven individual medalists, the United States won the team title at the Pan American Junior Greco-Roman Championships in Cuenca, Ecuador.

Claiming a gold medal for the second straight year at the Pan American Junior Greco-Roman Championships was Nikko Triggas of Moraga, Calif. at 55 kg/121 lbs. Triggas competes for Ohio State Univ.

Also winning a gold medal was Brent Eidschink of Detroit Lakes, Minn. at 96 kg/211.5 lbs.

The United States won the team title with 67 points, followed by Ecuador with 65 points and Venezuela with 56 points.

Triggas won three matches on the way to his gold medal, inclujding a 7-0, 8-4 win over Andres Montano of Ecuador in the finals.

Eidenschik won all four of his matches in a five-athlete roundrobin, including a victory over runner-up Mario Gonzalez of Ecuador.

Coaching the U.S. men’s wrestlers are Jim Humphrey and Rob Prebish.

Women’s wrestling will be contested on Saturday.

PAN AMERICAN JUNIOR GRECO-ROMAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Cuenca, Ecuador, June 20

Team standings
1ST USA 67
2ND ECUADOR 65
3RD VENEZUELA 56

Individual results

50kg/110 lbs. - Desmond Moore, Easton, Pa. SILVER
defeated Alejandro Grimaldi, Mexico
defeated Luis Cavallero, Colombia
Lost to Jefferson Mayea, Ecuador 0-4 / 0-7
1st Mayea
2nd Moore
3rd Grimaldi
3rd Cristian Nova, Dominican Republic
5th Cavallero
5th Matias Aguirre, Argentina

55kg/121 lbs. - Nikko Triggas, Moraga, Calif. CHAMPION
defeated Jose Suarez, Venezuela
defeated Mario Molina, Peru
defeated Andres Montano, Ecuador 7-0 / 8-4
1 Triggas
2 Montano
3 Molina
3 Marcello Flores, Argentina
5 Suarez

60kg/132 lbs. - Brian Owen, Spokane, Wash. SILVER
defeated German Guzman, Ecuador
defeated Richard Angeles, Peru
lost to Maikel Anache, Cuba 0-6 / 0-7
1 Anache
2 Owen
3 Guzman
3 Dilwan Colmenares, Venezuela
5 Jhon (yes, it´s spelled that way) San Clemente, Colombia
5 Angeles

66kg/145.5 lbs. - Michael Mangrum, Auburn, Wash. BRONZE
lost to Francisco Barrios, Argentina
defeated Gonzalo Gana, Chile
1 Reinier Lezcai, Cuba
2 Barrios
3 Mangrun
3 Nelson Pedraza, Peru
5 Wilexis Rivas, Venezuela
5 Gana

74kg/163 lbs. - Quentin Wright, Wingate, Pa., SILVER
defeated Giovanni Guzman, Ecuador
lost to Alexis Varela, Venezuela 0-2 / 0-6
1 Varela
2 Wright
3 Pool Ambrosio, Peru
3 Guzman
5 Brian Saa, Colombia

84kg/185 lbs.- Kirk Smith, Boise, Idaho 5th
defeated Jhonathan Rios, Colombia
lost by injury to George Coba, Venezuela
1 Coba
2 Marcos Giron, Ecuador
3 Rios
4 Felipe Juarez, Mexico
5 Smith
This was a Round Robin Bracket

96kg/211.5 lbs. Brent Eidenschink, Detroit Lakes, Minn. CHAMPION
defeated Braulio Vargaz, Venezuela
defeated William Serrano, El Salvador
defeated Mario Gonzalez, Ecuador
defeated Cristian Duarte, Mexico
1 Eidenschink
2 Gonzalez
3 Serrano
4 Vargaz
5 Duarte

120kg/264.5 lbs. - Ben Berhow, Hayward, Minn. 6th
lost to Albert Cortorreal, Dominican Republic
1 Yasmani Acosta, Cuba
2 Ramon Valladares, Venezuela
3 Cortorreal
3 Leonardo Alomar, Ecuador
5 Ramon Ramirez, Mexico
6 Berhow
7 Juan Battoso, Argentina

WOMEN’S DRAWS FOR SATURDAY

44KG
1 MEXICO
2 EL SALVADOR
3 NICOLE WOODY, USA
4 ECUADOR
5 CANADA
6 PERU
7 VENEZUELA

48KG
1 COLOMBIA
2 CC WEBER, USA
3 EL SALVADOR
4 PERU
5 VENEZUELA
6 ECUADOR
7 CANADA
8 ARGENTINA

51KG
1 ECUADOR
2 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
3 CANADA
4 COLOMBIA
5 ECUADOR
6 VENEZUELA
7 WHITNEY CONDOR, USA

55KG
1 CANADA
2 BETH JOHNSON, USA
3 ECUADOR
4 PERU
5 MEXICO
6 EL SALVADOR
7 VENEZUELA

59KG
1 COLOMBIA
2 VENEZUELA
3 BRAZIL
4 ECUADOR
5 CANADA
6 NICOLE DARROW, USA
7 PERU

63KG
1 BRAZIL
2 ECUADOR
3 MARINA PICCOLOTTI, USA
4 COLOMBIA
5 CANADA
6 VENEZUELA

67KG
1 ECUADOR
2 LAUREN KNIGHT, USA
3 CANADA
4 VENEZUELA

72KG
1 ECUADOR
2 CANADA
3 LINDSEY BROOKS, USA
4 VEN

l champions and seven individual medalists, the United States won the team title at the Pan American Junior Greco-Roman Championships in Cuenca, Ecuador.

Claiming a gold medal for the second straight year at the Pan American Junior Greco-Roman Championships was Nikko Triggas of Moraga, Calif. at 55 kg/121 lbs. Triggas competes for Ohio State Univ.

Also winning a gold medal was Brent Eidschink of Detroit Lakes, Minn. at 96 kg/211.5 lbs.

The United States won the team title with 67 points, followed by Ecuador with 65 points and Venezuela with 56 points.

Triggas won three matches on the way to his gold medal, inclujding a 7-0, 8-4 win over Andres Montano of Ecuador in the finals.

Eidenschik won all four of his matches in a five-athlete roundrobin, including a victory over runner-up Mario Gonzalez of Ecuador.

Coaching the U.S. men’s wrestlers are Jim Humphrey and Rob Prebish.

Women’s wrestling will be contested on Saturday.

PAN AMERICAN JUNIOR GRECO-ROMAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Cuenca, Ecuador, June 20

Team standings
1ST USA 67
2ND ECUADOR 65
3RD VENEZUELA 56

Individual results

50kg/110 lbs. - Desmond Moore, Easton, Pa. SILVER
defeated Alejandro Grimaldi, Mexico
defeated Luis Cavallero, Colombia
Lost to Jefferson Mayea, Ecuador 0-4 / 0-7
1st Mayea
2nd Moore
3rd Grimaldi
3rd Cristian Nova, Dominican Republic
5th Cavallero
5th Matias Aguirre, Argentina

55kg/121 lbs. - Nikko Triggas, Moraga, Calif. CHAMPION
defeated Jose Suarez, Venezuela
defeated Mario Molina, Peru
defeated Andres Montano, Ecuador 7-0 / 8-4
1 Triggas
2 Montano
3 Molina
3 Marcello Flores, Argentina
5 Suarez

60kg/132 lbs. - Brian Owen, Spokane, Wash. SILVER
defeated German Guzman, Ecuador
defeated Richard Angeles, Peru
lost to Maikel Anache, Cuba 0-6 / 0-7
1 Anache
2 Owen
3 Guzman
3 Dilwan Colmenares, Venezuela
5 Jhon (yes, it´s spelled that way) San Clemente, Colombia
5 Angeles

66kg/145.5 lbs. - Michael Mangrum, Auburn, Wash. BRONZE
lost to Francisco Barrios, Argentina
defeated Gonzalo Gana, Chile
1 Reinier Lezcai, Cuba
2 Barrios
3 Mangrun
3 Nelson Pedraza, Peru
5 Wilexis Rivas, Venezuela
5 Gana

74kg/163 lbs. - Quentin Wright, Wingate, Pa., SILVER
defeated Giovanni Guzman, Ecuador
lost to Alexis Varela, Venezuela 0-2 / 0-6
1 Varela
2 Wright
3 Pool Ambrosio, Peru
3 Guzman
5 Brian Saa, Colombia

84kg/185 lbs.- Kirk Smith, Boise, Idaho 5th
defeated Jhonathan Rios, Colombia
lost by injury to George Coba, Venezuela
1 Coba
2 Marcos Giron, Ecuador
3 Rios
4 Felipe Juarez, Mexico
5 Smith
This was a Round Robin Bracket

96kg/211.5 lbs. Brent Eidenschink, Detroit Lakes, Minn. CHAMPION
defeated Braulio Vargaz, Venezuela
defeated William Serrano, El Salvador
defeated Mario Gonzalez, Ecuador
defeated Cristian Duarte, Mexico
1 Eidenschink
2 Gonzalez
3 Serrano
4 Vargaz
5 Duarte

120kg/264.5 lbs. - Ben Berhow, Hayward, Minn. 6th
lost to Albert Cortorreal, Dominican Republic
1 Yasmani Acosta, Cuba
2 Ramon Valladares, Venezuela
3 Cortorreal
3 Leonardo Alomar, Ecuador
5 Ramon Ramirez, Mexico
6 Berhow
7 Juan Battoso, Argentina

WOMEN’S DRAWS FOR SATURDAY

44KG
1 MEXICO
2 EL SALVADOR
3 NICOLE WOODY, USA
4 ECUADOR
5 CANADA
6 PERU
7 VENEZUELA

48KG
1 COLOMBIA
2 CC WEBER, USA
3 EL SALVADOR
4 PERU
5 VENEZUELA
6 ECUADOR
7 CANADA
8 ARGENTINA

51KG
1 ECUADOR
2 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
3 CANADA
4 COLOMBIA
5 ECUADOR
6 VENEZUELA
7 WHITNEY CONDOR, USA

55KG
1 CANADA
2 BETH JOHNSON, USA
3 ECUADOR
4 PERU
5 MEXICO
6 EL SALVADOR
7 VENEZUELA

59KG
1 COLOMBIA
2 VENEZUELA
3 BRAZIL
4 ECUADOR
5 CANADA
6 NICOLE DARROW, USA
7 PERU

63KG
1 BRAZIL
2 ECUADOR
3 MARINA PICCOLOTTI, USA
4 COLOMBIA
5 CANADA
6 VENEZUELA

67KG
1 ECUADOR
2 LAUREN KNIGHT, USA
3 CANADA
4 VENEZUELA

72KG
1 ECUADOR
2 CANADA
3 LINDSEY BROOKS, USA
4 VEN