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Wick, Hidlay, Rademacher, Hendrickson win men’s freestyle gold at Pan American Championship; USA claims team title handily

MONTERREY, Mexico – The United States men’s freestyle team finished strong on the final day of the 2025 Senior Pan American Championships, adding seven medals to its haul, including four more champions, as well as the team title. U.S. wrestlers who won gold-medal matches on Sunday night were Evan Wick (79 kg), Trent Hidlay (92 kg), Justin Rademacher (97 kg) and Wyatt Hendrickson (125 kg).
Hendrickson rocked the house in the last match of the finals, needing only 23 seconds to pin Richard Deschatelets of Canada. After getting four points on a blast double right off the whistle, Hendrickson was able to lock up and toss Deschatelets with a five point power drive, and finish off the fall. Hendrickson, a 2023 U23 World champion, had two pins and a technical fall in the tournament.
Rademacher was inspiring in his 5-4 victory over 2024 Olympian and 2023 Pan American Games silver medalist Arturo Silot Torres of Cuba. Rademacher took a 2-0 lead early, stretched it to 5-2 in the second period. Silot scored a takedown to make it 5-4 but could not score again. Rademacher, a 2024 U20 World bronze medalist, competes for Oregon State. Wick and Hidlay finished off undefeated runs in their round robin competition.
Wick won all four of his matches with 10-0 technical falls, including his Sunday night 10-0 shut out of Victor Hernandez Luna of Mexico. Wick earned a gold on his first U.S. continental team. Hidlay was also dominant, … more at … https://www.themat.com/news/2025/may/11/wick-hidlay-rademacher-hendrickson-win-men-s-freestyle-gold-at-pan-american-championship-usa-claims-team-title-handily

May 16, 2025 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized