SAO PAULO, Brazil – The United States won the team title in both men’s freestyle and Greco-Roman at the Pan American Junior Championships this weekend.

Combined with the U.S. victory in women’s freestyle on Saturday, the United States took team titles in all three international styles.

The U.S. men’s team consisted of eight wrestlers who competed in both the Greco-Roman and freestyle tournaments.

Two U.S. wrestlers won gold medals in both styles, Tyler Lehmann of Fargo, N.D. at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. and Nicola Bogojevic of Superior, Wis. at 120 kg/264.5 lbs.

Lehman won a three-athlete round-robin in Greco-Roman, scoring technical falls in both matches. In freestyle, Lehmann won a four-athlete round-robin, winning all three bouts including a victory over runner-up Juan Izodoro of Brazil. Lehmann is a U.S. Olympic Training Center resident athlete in freestyle wrestling.

Bogojevic won three bouts in Greco-Roman, including a victory over Hugo Cunha of Brazil in the finals, 4-0, 7-0. He also had three wins in freestyle, capped off with a 3-0, 5-0 win over Donovan Dale of Canada in the finals. Bogojevic attends Augsburg College.

"The trip to Sao Paulo was a great experience and an opportunity to see new competition and styles of wrestling,” said Lehmann.

The Greco-Roman tournament was contested first. The United States scored 68 points, followed by Brazil with 49 points and Mexico with 46 points in a 10-team field.

Winning Greco-Roman silver medals were Jake Bellis of Bloomington, Ill. at 50 kg/110 lbs. and Cody Hummer, Amazonia, Mo. at 55 kg/121 lbs. Claiming Greco-Roman bronze medals were Justin Lavalle of Burnsville, Minn. at 66 kg/145.5 lbs., Kalvin York of New Glarus, Wis. at 74 kg/163 lbs. and Caleb Smith of Pakota, Ind. at 84 kg/185 lbs.

The men’s freestyle tournament was a closer team contest, with the United States finishing with 65 points and Canada with 62 points. Mexico was third with 46 points, in a 13-team field.

The U.S. had four individual freestyle champions: Lehmann, Bogojevic, Bellis and Lavalle.

Bellis won a four-athlete roundrobin, winning all three of his bouts, including a victory over runner-up Patrick Leynes of Canada, 7-5, 3-5, 2-0. Bellis is a student at Northern Michigan Univ., where he is with the U.S. Olympic Education Center program.

Lavalle won four straight matches to claim the freestyle title, including a gold-medal victory over Gaelan Malloy of Canada, 4-2, 1-0. Lavalle attends Old Dominion University.

York and Smith added bronze medals for the United States, giving each of them a bronze medal in both styles at the competition.

The U.S. men’s team was coached by Eric Wetzel of Chicago, Ill. and Matt Clark of Park Rapids, Minn.

PAN AMERICAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 2-4

Greco-Roman results

50 kg/110 lbs.
1st - Ali Soto Macias (Mexico)
2nd - Jake Bellis (USA)
3rd - Jonathan Morante Cuero (Ecuador)
4th - Luiz Pinto (Brazil)

55 kg/121 lbs.
1st - Cristian Nova (Dominican Republic)
2nd - Code Hummer (USA)
3rd - Crisithian Alvia Mero (Ecuador)
4th - Milton Ventura (El Salvador)
5th - Haleff Paes (Brazil)

60 kg/132 lbs.
1st - Victor Mendez Hidalgo (Mexico)
2nd - Jhomaylen Manon (Dominican Republic)
3rd - Adan Monte (Argentina)
3rd - German Diaz (Puerto Rico)
5th - Aaron Engle (USA)
6th - Pedro Santana (Brazil)
7th - Alexis Conteras (Chile)

66 kg/145.5 lbs.
1st - Jefrin Mejia Sambula (Honduras)
2nd - Luis Centeno (Puerto Rico)
3rd - Justin Lavalle (USA)
4th - Andre Feitosa (Brazil)

74 kg/163 lbs.
1st - Maximiliano Prudenzano (Argentina)
2nd - Daniel Vicente Gomez (Mexico)
3rd - Kalvin York (USA)
4th - Yaisro Pena (Puerto Rico)
5th - Elvis D'orbe (Dominican Republic)

84 kg/185 lbs.
1st - Luis Betancourt (Puerto Rico)
2nd - Alfonso Leyva Yepez (Mexico)
3rd - Caleb Smith (USA)
4th - Richard Moura (Brazil)
5th - Saul Romero (Argentina)

96 kg/211.5 lbs.
1st - Tyler Lehmann (USA)
2nd - Alvaro Gutirrez (Chile)
3rd - Lucas Arbues (Brazil)

120 kg/264.5 lbs.
1st - Nikola Bogojevic (USA)
2nd - Hugo Cunha (Brazil)
3rd - Edgardo Lopez (Puerto Rico)
3rd - Vidal Vizcarra (Mexico)
5th – Ivan Burtovoy (Argentina)
5th – Ernesto Riveros (Chile)
7th – J. M. Encarnacion (Dominican Republic)

U.S. Greco-Roman performances

50 kg/110 lbs. - Jake Bellis, Bloomington, Ill., 2nd
WIN Luiz Pinto (Brazil)
LOSS J. Morante Cuero (Ecuador)
WON Ali Soto Macias (Mexico)

55 kg/121 lbs. - Cody Hummer, Amazonia, Mo., 2nd
WIN Haleff Paes (Brazil), 6-0, 7-0
WIN C. Alvia Mero (Ecuador)
WIN Milton Ventura (El Salvador), 0-5, 1-0, 3-0
LOSS F. Cristian Nova (Dominican Republic), 1-3, 0-7

60 kg/132 lbs. - Aaron Engle, Kansas City, Mo., 5th
WIN Alexis Contreras (Chile), 6-0, 7-0
LOSS Jhomaylen Manon (Dominican Republic), 0-7, 0-6
LOSS Adan Monte (Argentina), 0-3, 0-3

66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Justin Lavalle, Burnsville, Minn., 3rd
LOSS Luis Centeno (Puerto Rico), 4-0, 0-4, 0-2
LOSS J. Mejia Sambula (Honduras), 0-1, 0-5
WIN Andre Feitosa (Brazil)

74 kg/163 lbs. - Kalvin York, New Glarus, Wis., 3rd
LOSS M. Prudenzano (Argentina), 0-1, 0-2
WIN Elvis D’Orbe (Dominican Republic), 2-1, 4-0
LOSS D. Vicente Gomez (Mexico), 0-1, 1-0, 0-1
WIN Yaisro Pena (Puerto Rico), 2-1, 3-0

84 kg/185 lbs. - Caleb Smith, Pakota, Ind., 3rd
WIN Saul Romero (Argentina)
WIN Richard Moura (Brazil), 6-0, 6-0
LOSS A. Leyva Yepez (Mexico), 0-1, 0-2
LOSS Luis Betancourt (Puerto Rico)

96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Tyler Lehmann, Fargo, N.D., 1st
WIN Lucas Arbues (Brazil), 10-0, 8-0
WIN Alvaro Gutirrez (Chile), 8-0, 10-0

120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Nikola Bogojevic, Superior, Wis., 1st
WIN Ivan Burtovoy (Argentina), 7-0, pin in 2nd
WIN Edgardo Lopez (Puerto Rico), 1-0, 2-0
WIN Hugo Cunha (Brazil), 4-0, 7-0

Greco-Roman Team Standings
1 United States 68
2 Brazil 49
3 Mexico 46
4 Puerto Rico 42
5 Argentina 30
6 Dominican Republic 29
7 Chile 18
8 Ecuador 16
9 Honduras 10
10 El Salvador 7

Men’s freestyle results

50 kg/110 lbs.
1st – Jake Bellis (USA)
2nd - Patrick Leynes (Canada)
3rd - Luiz Pinto (Brazil)
4th - Cristian Mox (Guatemala)

55 kg/121 lbs.
1st - G. Jefrry Serrata (Dominican Republic)
2nd – Pedro Mejias (Venezuela)
3rd – R. Cedeno Solorzano (Ecuador)
3rd – Milton Lazo Ventura (El Salvador)
5th – Code Hummer (USA)
5th - Jean Francois Godin (Canada)
7th - Harold Torres (Puerto Rico)

60 kg/132 lbs.
1st - Jose Mi. Munoz (Dominican Republic)
2nd - Nehuen Melita (Argentina)
3rd – J. Gonzales Batis (Honduras)
3rd – B. Ramirez Diaz (Mexico)
5th – A. Llontop Vare (Peru)
5th – M. Sanchez Saltos (Ecuador)
7th - Angel Santiago (Puerto Rico)
8th – Aaron Engle (USA)
9th – Richard Balfour (Canada)
10th – Rodrigo Falabella (Brazil)

66 kg/145.5 lbs.
1st - Justin Lavalle (USA)
2nd - Gaelan Malloy (Canada)
3rd - Jefrre Avila (Dominican Republic)
3rd. – J. Rodriguez Montoya (Mexico)
5th – Rafael Jesus (Brazil)
5th – Luis Centeno (Puerto Rico)
7th – Diego Reyes Grande (El Salvador)
8th – Ivan Fridman (Argentina)
9th - Danny Chajon (Guatemala)

74 kg/163 lbs.
1st - Jason Brenton-Hurst (Canada)
2nd – L Ortigoza Hernandez (Mexico)
3rd - Kalvin York (USA)
3rd – Yairo Pena (Puerto Rico)
5th – Igor Galvao (Brazil)
6th – Ivan Llano (Argentina)
7th Marbin Miranda (Guatemala)

84 kg/185 lbs.
1st – E. Liera Valenzuela (Mexico)
2nd Tyson Frost (Canada)
3rd – Caleb Smith (USA)
4th – Yan Torres (Brazil)

96 kg/211.5 lbs.
1st - Tyler Lehmann (USA)
2nd – Juan Izidoro (Brazil)
3rd – Nick Proctor (Canada)
4th – Romero Saul (Argentina)
5th – R. Barron Cardenas (Mexico)

120 kg/264.5 lbs.
1st - Nikola Bogojevic (USA)
2nd - Donovan Dale (Canada)
3rd – Hugo Fonseca (Brazil)
3rd – Edgardo Lopez (Puerto Rico)
5th – Ivan Butovoy (Argentina)
6th – M. Sanchez Gomez (Mexico)

U.S. freestyle performances 

50 kg/110 lbs. - Jake Bellis, Bloomington, Ill., 1st
WIN Luiz Pinto (Brazil), 7-0, 8-1
WIN Cristian Mox (Guatemala), 6-0, 6-0
WIN Patrick Leynes (Canada), 7-5, 3-5, 2-0

55 kg/121 lbs. - Cody Hummer, Amazonia, Mo., 5th
LOSS Pedro Mejias (Venezuela), 1-4, 0-2
LOSS R. Cedeno Solorzano (Ecuador), 0-2, 0-2

60 kg/132 lbs. - Aaron Engle, Kansas City, Mo., 8th
LOSS B. Ramirez Diaz (Mexico), 2-2, 1-5

66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Justin Lavalle, Burnsville, Minn., 1st
WIN Jesus Rodriguez Montoya (Mexico), 3-2, 5-1
WIN Danny Chajon (Guatemala), 6-0, 7-0
WIN Luis Centeno (Puerto Rico), 5-4, 3-0
WIN Gaelan Malloy (Canada), 4-2, 1-0

74 kg/163 lbs. - Kalvin York, New Glarus, Wis., 3rd
WIN Ivan Llano (Argentina), 1-0, 1-1
LOSS Jason Brenton-Hurst (Canada), 2-3, 2-6

84 kg/185 lbs. - Caleb Smith, Pakota, Ind., 3rd
LOSS Tyson Frost (Canada)
LOSS E. Liera Valenzuela (Mexico)
WIN Yan Torres (Brazil)

96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Tyler Lehmann, Fargo, N.D., 1st
WIN Saul Romero (Argentina), 6-0, 7-0
WIN R. Barron Cardenas (Mexico), 6-0, 6-0
WIN Juan Izodoro (Brazil)

120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Nikola Bogojevic, Superior, Wis., 1st
WIN Ivan Butovoy (Argentina)
WIN Edgardo Lopez (Puerto Rico), 3-0, 3-0
WIN Donovan Dale (Canada), 3-0, 5-0

Freestyle Team Standings
1 United States 65
2 Canada 62
3 Mexico 46
4 Brazil 45
5 Argentina 30
6 Puerto Rico 30
7 Dominican Republic 28
8 Ecuador 14
9 Guatemala 13
10 El Salvador 12
11 Venezuela 9
12 Honduras 8
13 Peru 6