How USA fared at 2017 U23 Worlds

2017 U23 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Nov. 21-26, 2017 • Bydgoszcz, Poland

The following breaks down the performances of the 24 Americans who competed at the first-ever United World Wrestling U23 World Championships. USA’s only medals came in men’s freestyle from Richie Lewis (gold at 70k) and bronze medals from Joey McKenna (65k) and Ty Walz (97k). (Photos by Andy Hamilton, Trackwrestling)

Richie Lewis
Gold Medalist

Joey McKenna
Bronze Medalist

Ty Walz
Bronze Medalist

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U.S. Greco-Roman 
(2-9 overall)

59 kg/130 lbs. – Dalton Roberts (Fowlerville, Mich./Sunkist Kids)


1^st round — pinned Zoltan Levai (Slovakia)

Quarters — lost to Aidos Sultangali (Kazakhstan), 10-4

66 kg/145 lbs. – Alejandro Sancho (Miami, Fla./New York AC)


1^st round — lost to Yuri Kankov (Belarus), 7-2

71 kg/145 lbs. – Alex Mossing (Toledo, Ohio/Foxfire WC)


1^st round — lost to Armen Hakobyan (Armenia), 10-0

75 kg/156 lbs. – Jesse Porter (Albany, N.Y./New York AC

1^st round — lost to Fatih Cengiz (Turkey), 2-1;

Repechage — lost to Nasir Hasanov (Azerbaijan), 8-0

80 kg/187 lbs. – Kamal Bey (Chicago, Ill./Sunkist Kids)

1^st round — lost to Andrii Antoniuk (Ukraine), 9-0

85 kg/187 lbs. – Barrett Stanghill (Philipsburg, Mont./Minnesota Storm)


1^st round — lost to Emil Sandahl (Sweden), 2-0

98 kg/216 lbs. – Blake Smith (Peoria, Ariz./NMU-OTS)


1^st round — lost to Kukuri Kirtskhalia (Georgia), 10-4

130 kg/286 lbs. – G’Angelo Hancock (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids/New York AC)


1^st round — defeated Leonard Berei (Romania), 10-5

Quarters — lost to Abdellatif Mohamed (Egypt), 8-0

U.S. women’s freestyle results (5-11 overall)

48 kg/106 lbs. – Cody Pfau (Brush, Colo./Titan Mercury)


1^st round — lost to Jiang Zhu (China), 11-0

53 kg/117 lbs. – Amy Fearnside (Colorado Springs, Colo./Titan Mercury), 5th place

1^st round — won by injury default over Paula Kozlow (Poland), injury default

Quarters — defeated Aigul Nuralim (Kazakhstan), 6-0

Semis — lost to Qi Zhang (China), 11-6

Bronze — lost to Otgonjargal Ganbaatar (Mongolia), 7-6

55 kg/121 lbs. – Dominique Parrish (Scotts Valley, Calif./Sunkist Kids)

1^st round — lost to Haruna Okuno (Japan), 10-0

Repchage — lost to Alina Akobiia (UKR), fall

58 kg/128 lbs. – Megan Black (Batavia, Iowa/Bearcat WC)


1^st round — lost to Nadezhda Dragunova (Belarus), 16-7

60 kg/130 lbs. – Kayla Miracle (Campbellsville, Ky./Sunkist Kids), 5th place

1^st round — defeated Therese Persson (Sweden), 4-1

Quarters — defeated Francesca Indelicato (Italy), 10-0

Semis — lost to Yui Sakano (Japan), 3-0

Bronze — lost to Tetiana Omelchenko (Azerbaijan), 13-11

63 kg/139 lbs. – Maya Nelson (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids)

1^st round — lost to Tatyana Smoliak (Russia), 4-1

69 kg/152 lbs. – Forrest Molinari (Colorado Springs, Colo./Titan Mercury)


1^st round — lost to Martina Kuenz (Austria), 4-1

75 kg/165 lbs. – Rachel Watters (Ankeny, Iowa/Aries WC)


1^st round — defeated Aysegul Ozbege (Turkey), 10-0

Quarters — lost to Mabelkis Capote Perez (Cuba), 11-0

U.S. men’s freestyle results (14-8 overall)

57 kg/125 lbs. – Daton Fix (Sand Springs, Okla./Titan Mercury/Cowboy RTC)


1^st round — lost to Parviz Ibrahimov (Azerbaijan), 5-2

61 kg/134 lbs. – Mitchell McKee (Hanover, Minn./Minnesota Storm)


1^st round — lost to Sedat Ozdemir (Turkey), 8-5

65 kg/143 lbs. – Joey McKenna (Towaco, N.J./Titan Mercury/Lehigh Valley WC), BRONZE


1^st round — defeated Patryk Olenczyn (Poland), 11-0

2^nd round — lost to Nachyin Kuular (Russia), 10-0

Repechage — defeated Maxim Sacultan (Moldova), 9-6

Repechage — defeated Tulga Tumur-ochir (Mongolia), 6-1

Bronze — defeated Heorhi Kaliyeu (Belarus), 2-0

70 kg/154 lbs. – Richie Lewis (Toms River, N.J./Scarlett Knight WC), GOLD


1^st round — defeated Caleb Rutner (Canada), 10-0

2^nd round — defeated Surkoh Rashytkahanau (Belarus), 11-1

Quarters — defeated Muhammet Akdeniz (Turkey), 14-7

Semis — defeated Zulfikar Makhamatov (Kazakhstan), 7-2

Gold — defeated Kumar Vindo (IND), 3-1

74 kg/163 lbs. – Isaiah Martinez (Lemoore, Calif./Titan Mercury), fifth

1^st round — lost to Gadzhi Nabiev (Russia), 6-5

Repechage — defeated Andrius Mazeika (Lithuania), 13-2

Repechage — defeated Yerkebulan Tileu (Kazakhstan), 11-0

Bronze — lost to Avtandil Kentchadze (Georgia), 11-0

86 kg/189 lbs. – Sam Brooks (Oak Park, Ill./New York AC/Hawkeye WC)

1^st round — lost by fall to 
LOSS Uri Kalashnikov (Israel)

97 kg/213 lbs. – Ty Walz (Cleveland, Ohio/Titan Mercury/Southeast RTC), BRONZE


1^st round — defeated Erik Thiele (Germany), 8-1

Quarters — lost to Dziani Khramiankou (Belarus), 7-6

Repechage — defeated Aleksander Wojtachnio (Poland), 10-3

Bronze — defeated Chaoqiang Yang (China), 3-0

125 kg/275 lbs. – Michael Kroells (Belle Plaine, Minn./Minnesota Storm)


1^st round — lost to Yusup Batirmurzaev (Kazakhstan), 11-0