Former UNI Panther and current Panther Wrestling Club member Joe Colon went to Cuba with Team USA for the Cerro Pelado International tournament in Havana.
Colon wrestled well, only dropping one match on the day. He earned third place by blanking 2012 Olympian Sam Hazewinkel 10-0.
The United States had a pretty good showing on the day; Aaron Pico and Reece Humphrey picked up first and second place respectively at 65kg/143 pounds. The US picked up another first place winner at 97kg/213 pounds in J.D. Bergman.
The two women that wrestled also had good performances, Kelsey Campbell and Adeline Gray each won the 58kg/128 pound and 75kg/165 pound weight classes respectively.
The full results can be found below, and you can find the full press release from USA Wrestling here. The featured photo is courtesy of Brandon Slay.
U.S. men’s freestyle performances
57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Joe Colon, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC), 3rd place
57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Sam Hazewinkel, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids), 5th place
57 kg/125.5 lbs. – Zach Sanders, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 5th place
65 kg/143 lbs. – Aaron Pico, Whittier, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC), 1st place
65 kg/143 lbs. – Reece Humphrey, Columbus, Ohio (New York AC), 2nd place
97 kg/213 lbs. – J.D. Bergman, Columbus, Ohio (New York AC), 1st place
U.S. women’s freestyle performances
58 kg/128 lbs. – Kelsey Campbell, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids), 1st place
WIN Neimish (Germany), 5-4
WIN Romero (Mexico), fall
WIN Antes (Ecuador), medical forfeit
75 kg/165 lbs. – Adeline Gray, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC), 1st place
WIN Capote (Cuba), fall
WIN Unda (Spain), fall
WIN Hechevarra (Cuba), 10-0
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