Pan American Championships - 05/20/2001

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Medalists
54 kg/119 lbs. - Gold - Wilfredo Garcia (Cuba); Silver - T.J. Hill (USA); Bronze - Hector Camacho (Venezuela)

58 kg/127.75 lbs. - Gold - Yandro Quintana (Cuba); Silver - Arnel Kernizian (Puerto Rico); Bronze - Chris Fleeger (USA)

63 kg/138.75 lbs.  - Gold - Carlos Ortiz (Cuba); Silver - Jamill Kelly (USA); Bronze - Mike Francis (Canada)

69 kg/152 lbs. - Gold - Yosmany Sanchez (Cuba); Silver - Edelson Hurtado (Colombia); Bronze - Jhonny Cedeno (Venezuela)

76 kg/167.5 lbs. - Gold - Yosmany Romero (Cuba); Silver - Joe Heskett (USA); Bronze - Manuel Garcia (Puerto Rico)

85 kg/187.25 lbs. - Gold - Yoel Romero (Cuba); Silver - Andy Hrovat (USA); Bronze - Gonzalo Palaez (Argentina)

97 kg/213.75 lbs. - Gold - Wilfredo Morales (Cuba); Silver - Antonie Jaoude (Brazil); Bronze - Arnulfo Hernandez (Colombia)

130 kg /286 lbs. - Gold - Alexis Rodriguez (Cuba); Silver - Andy Bowlby (USA); Bronze - Carlos Parano (Canada)

U.S. freestyle team results

54 kg/119 lbs. - T.J. Hill, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Lions Den) - won by tech. fall over Fredy Serrano (Colombia), 10-0; won by tech. fall over Hector Camacho (Venezuela), 10-0; won by tech. fall over Oscar Ruano (Guatemala), 10-0; lost dec. to Wilfredo Garcia (Cuba), 5-0

58 kg/127.75 lbs. - Chris Fleeger, Trout Run, Pa. (Dave Schultz WC) - won by tech. fall over Geovani Ramirez (Guatemala), 10-0; won by tech. fall to Arnel Kernizian (Puerto Rico), 10-0; lost dec. to Arnel Kernizian (Puerto Rico), 9-0; won by tech. fall over Ricardo Roberty (Venezula), 11-1

63 kg/138.75 lbs.  - Jamill Kelly, Stillwater, Okla. (Cowboy WC) - won by tech. fall over Rene Silva (Mexico), 10-0; won by tech. fall over Ferndo Taveras (Dominican Republic), 10-0; won by tech. fall over Lucas Garralda (Argentina), 10-0; lost by ref. dec. to Carlos Ortiz (Cuba), 2-1, ot, 9:00

69 kg/152 lbs. - Ryan Berger, Ill. (Unattached) - dec. Modesto Ganeros (Argentina), 6-2; lost dec. to Yosmani Sanchez (Cuba), 4-0; lost dec. to Celso Deanda (Mexico), 3-2, ot

76 kg/167.5 lbs. - Joe Heskett, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids) - dec. Paul Harrison (Canada), 6-0; dec. Jose Aguilar (Venezuela), 8-0; dec. Manuel Garcia (Puerto Rico), 7-2; lost dec. to Yosmany Romero (Cuba), 4-1

85 kg/187.25 lbs. - Andy Hrovat, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Cliff Keen) - won by tech. fall over Enrique Minier (Dominican Rep.), 11-1; won by tech. fall over Fernando Marquez (Brazil), 13-2; lost dec. to Yoel Romero (Cuba), 5-1

97 kg/213.75 lbs. - Michael Dixon, Ind. (Unattached) - dec. Gabriel Palermo (Argentina), 4-3, ot; lost dec. to Wilfredo Morales (Cuba), 5-1; won by inj dft. over Jose Fonseca (Nicaragua); lost by ref. dec. to Arnulfo Hernandez (Colombia), 2-1, ot, 9:00

130 kg /286 lbs. - Andy Bowlby, Corvallis, Ore. (Orange Crush) - dec. Carlos Parano (Canada), 4-0; dec. Renato Sobral (Brazil), 10-1; lost dec. to Alexis Rodriguez (Cuba), 5-0

Coaches - Bobby Douglas, Ames, Iowa; Mike McArthur, Colorado Springs, Colo.