Trent Paulson (in red) was one of six Americans to win a Pan American Championships gold medal. Terry Kness photo. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – It was a dominating finish to a superb tournament for the U.S. freestyle team. The powerful American squad crowned six champions as it decimated the field in winning the Pan American Championships on Sunday night at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. Americans Sam Hazewinkel, Phillip Simpson, Trent Paulson, Raymond Jordan, Dustin Kilgore and Tervel Dlagnev each captured gold medals in freestyle. The U.S. team went a combined 19-2 in Sunday’s tournament. Hazewinkel swept Canada’s Jacob Hergenhein 2-0, 3-0 in the finals at 55 kg/121 lbs. Hazewinkel won his first Pan American Championships title after previously placing second and third in this event. “It feels great,†Hazewinkel said. “It was good day. I had my energy up and it was good to get down to 121 before the Olympic Trials.†Simpson capped a superb day by driving Elvis Fuentes Blanco of Venezuela to his back and recording a first-period fall in the finals at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. Simpson won his first title in this event. “I was focused,†Simpson said. “I came out ready to wrestle and wrestled hard. I felt like I was going to get a pin for some reason and I went out and got it.†Trent Paulson rolled to a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Brazil’s Daniel Alvares in the finals at 74 kg/163 lbs. Paulson, a past World Team member, scored takedowns in both periods followed by a succession of turns to win his first title in this event. “I was looking to get my attacks going early,†Paulson said. “The coaches have been emphasizing hitting an attack in the first 5-10 seconds. I’ve been trying to implement that into my training.†Jordan spun behind for a third-period takedown to defeat Cuba’s Luis Miranda Mazar 0-1, 1-0, 1-0 in the finals at 84 kg/185 lbs. Jordan won his first title in this event. Mazar placed third in the Cerro Pelado International earlier this month. “The key was staying patient and to keep working,†Jordan said. “In the third period, my conditioning really paid off.†Kilgore powered to a dominating 7-1, 7-1 win over Argentina’s Yuri Alexei Maier in the finals at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. Kilgore won his first title in this event. Maier placed third in the 2011 Pan American Games. “It was the same thing as every match,†Kilgore said. “I went out there with a real hard pace and looked for my shots. It worked well.†Dlagnev crusied to a 6-0, 7-0 win over Canada’s Sunny Dhinsa in the finals at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. Dlagnev, a past World bronze medalist, beat the 18-year-old Dhinsa in the 2011 Pan American Games finals. Dlagnev won this event for the second time. “Every match I’m getting better,†Dlagnev said. “I’m working on just perfecting some things. Everything is coming along very well.†This is the final day of the three-day event. FINALS RESULTS 55 kg/121 lbs. Sam Hazewinkel (Norman, Okla./Sunkist Kids) dec. Jacob Hergenhein (Canada), 2-0, 3-0 60 kg/132 lbs. Yowlys Bonne Rodriguez (Cuba) pinned Luis Portillo Mejia (El Salvador), 1:49 66 kg/145.5 lbs. Phillip Simpson (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) pinned Elvis Fuentes Blanco (Venezuela), 1:34 74 kg/163 lbs. Trent Paulson (Ames, Iowa/Sunkist Kids) dec. Daniel Alvares (Brazil), 6-0, 6-0 84 kg/185 lbs. Raymond Jordan (Lincoln, Neb./Sunkist Kids) dec. Luis Miranda Mazar (Cuba), 0-1, 1-0, 1-0 96 kg/211.5 lbs. Dustin Kilgore (Berea, Ohio/Sunkist Kids) dec. Yuri Alexei Maier (Argentina), 7-1, 7-1 120 kg/264.5 lbs. Tervel Dlagnev (Columbus, Ohio/Sunkist Kids) dec. Sunny Dhinsa (Canada), 6-0, 7-0 MEDAL WINNERS 55 kg/121 lbs. Gold – Sam Hazewinkel (USA) Silver – Jacob Hergenhein (Canada) Bronze – Alredo Cisnero Gomez (Cuba) Bronze – Fernando Paredes Rojas (Venezuela) 60 kg/132 lbs. Gold – Yowlys Bonne Rodriguez (Cuba) Silver – Luis Portillo Mejia (El Salvador) Bronze – Abel Herrera Pastor (Peru) Bronze – Gabriel Garcia Sanchez (Dominican Republic) 66 kg/145.5 lbs. Gold – Phillip Simpson (USA) Silver – Elvis Fuentes Blanco (Venezuela) Bronze – Pedro Soto Cordero (Puerto Rico) Bronze – Ryly Walker (Canada) 74 kg/163 lbs. Gold – Trent Paulson (USA) Silver – Daniel Alvares (Brazil) Bronze – Yunierki Blanco Mora (Cuba) Bronze – Ryan Lue (Canada) 84 kg/185 lbs. Gold – Raymond Jordan (USA) Silver – Luis Miranda Mazar (Cuba) Bronze – Jose Diaz Robertti (Venezuela) Bronze – Matthew Miller (Canada) 96 kg/211.5 lbs. Gold – Dustin Kilgore (USA) Silver – Yuri Alexei Maier (Argentina) Bronze – Javier Cortina Lacerra (Cuba) Bronze – Khetag Pliev (Canada) 120 kg/264.5 lbs. Gold – Tervel Dlagnev (USA) Silver – Sunny Dhinsa (Canada) Bronze – Disney Rodriguez (Cuba) Bronze – Edgardo Lopez (Puerto Rico) U.S. RESULTS 55 kg/121 lbs. – Sam Hazewinkel, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids) – 1st WIN Jefferson Mayea Figueora (Ecuador), 6-0, 1-0 WIN Harold Torres (Puerto Rico), 6-0, 7-0 WIN Alredo Cisnero Gomez (Cuba), 1-0, 0-1, 2-0 WIN Jacob Hergenhein (Canada), 2-0, 3-0 60 kg/132 lbs. – Troy Nickerson, Ithaca, N.Y. (New York AC) LOSS Yowlys Bonne Rodriguez (Cuba), 0-2, 1-1 LOSS Abel Pastor Herrera (Peru), 0-1, 0-2 66 kg/145.5 lbs. – Phillip Simpson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army) – 1st WIN Juan Carlos Lopez (Colombia), 2-1, fall 0:26 WIN Pedro Soto Cordero (Puerto Rico), 3-0, 4-2 WIN Elvis Fuentes Blanco (Venezuela), fall 1:34 74 kg/163 lbs. – Trent Paulson, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids) – 1st WIN Edinson Ambrosio Greifo (Peru), 6-0, 6-0 WIN Yunierki Blanco Mora (Cuba), 1-0, 1-4, 7-1 WIN Daniel Alvares (Brazil), 6-0, 6-0 84 kg/185 lbs. – Raymond Jordan, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids) – 1st WIN Jarlys Mosquera (Colombia), 3-0, 1-0 WIN Jose Diaz Robertti (Venezuela), 1-0, 2-1 WIN Luis Miranda Mazar (Cuba), 0-1, 1-0, 1-0 96 kg/211.5 lbs. – Dustin Kilgore, Berea, Ohio (Sunkist Kids) – 1st WIN Luis Vivenes Urbaneja (Venezuela), 7-0, 7-0 WIN Javier Cortina Lacerra (Cuba), 4-1, 0-5, 4-2 WIN Marcos Santos Bonnet (Puerto Rico), 1-0, 6-0 WIN Yuri Alexei Maier (Argentina), 7-1, 7-1 120 kg/264.5 lbs. – Tervel Dlagnev, Columbus, Ohio (Sunkist Kids) – 1st WIN Edgardo Lopez (Puerto Rico), 6-0, 6-0 WIN Sunny Dhinsa (Canada), 6-0, 7-0