The Greco-Roman draws for the Pan American Championships for the US team were announced on Thursday. Pan-Am is scheduled to be held at Ottawa from March 6 to 9.
On the first day, six Greco-Roman categories will be in action – 55kg, 60kg, 67kg, 72k, 97kg, and 130kg. In 55kg Max Nowry will take to the mat while for 60kg and 67kg Leslie Fuenffinger and Alejandro Sancho will participate respectively. For the 72kg weight class Raymond Bunker will don the US singlet, and for 97kg and 130kg G’Angelo Hancock and Adam Coon will take to the mat respectively.
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The other three weight categories – 77kg, 82kg, and 87kg – will wrestle on day 3. The USA will pitch Pat Smith, John Stefanowicz and Joe Rau for the respective categories.
The LIVE Telecast of the continental tournament will begin at 10:30 am ET (9 pm IST). You can catch all the LIVE Updates and broadcast of Pan-Am on WrestlingTV.in.
Greco-Roman draws
55 kg: Max Nowry (Army WCAP)
vs. Sargis Khachatryan (Brazil), gold at 2018 Pan American Championships, silver at 2019 Pan American Championships
60 kg: Leslie Fuenffinger (Army WCAP)
vs. Adam MacFayden (Canada), fifth at 2018 Pan American Championships
-OR- Miguel Ugalde Aguilar (Mexico), gold at 2018 Cadet Pan American Championships
67 kg: Alejandro Sancho (Army WCAP)
vs. Joseph Dashou (Canada), eighth at 2018 Pan American Championships
72 kg: Raymond Bunker (Marines)
vs. Joilson de Brito Ramos Junior (Brazil), gold at 2017 and 2018 Junior Pan American Championships, bronze at 2019 Pan American Championships
77 kg: Pat Smith (Minnesota Storm)
vs. Yosvanys Pena Flores (Cuba), gold at 2019 Pan American Championships, bronze at 2019 Pan Am Games
82 kg: John Stefanowicz (Marines)
vs. Jose Vargas Rueda (Mexico), 11th at 2018 Pan American Championships
87 kg: Joe Rau (Titan Mercury WC/Chicago RTC)
vs. Luis Avendano Rojas (Venezuela), gold at 2019 Pan Am Games, gold at 2018 and 2019 Pan American Championships
97 kg: G’Angelo Hancock (Sunkist Kids/USOPTC)
vs. Edson Acuna Salazar (Mexico), fifth at 2019 Junior Pan American Championships
130 kg: Adam Coon (New York AC/Cliff Keen WC)
vs. Yasmani Acosta Fernandez (Chile), bronze at the 2017 World Championships