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Manville and Randall secure titles at U20 Pan-American Championships

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Lima, Peru – Pierson Manville and Jude Randall both secured titles at the U20 Pan-American Championships Thursday in Lima, Peru. Manville won gold in the 67 kg Greco-Roman weight division and Randall secured gold at 72 kg in Greco-Roman.

In the 67 kg gold medal match, Manville won by fall in 1:30 over Brazil’s Lucas Da Silva to earn the U20 Pan-Am title, 10-1. In the 72 kg title match, Randall won gold with a 3-1 victory, defeating Jorge Gomez Garcia of Mexico. Incoming Sun Devil freshman Kyler Larkin will represent the United States in the 61 kg freestyle division at 8 a.m. Coverage can be seen here.

The United States claimed the Greco-Roman team title while Manville was named the Golden Boot winner for Greco-Roman Outstanding Wrestler. The sophomore had three pins and one tech-fall on the day.

Manville managed to cruise into the semifinals with two shutout victories in group A of the 67 kg weight class with a 12-0 win in 26 seconds over Henry Figoeroa of Puerto Rico in the first round. Then in the second round, he defeated Lucas Da Silva of Brazil with a tech-fall in 25 seconds.

In the semifinals, the sophomore advanced into the gold medal match with a 5-0 victory by fall over Joao Montesinos Macedo of Peru.

In the 72 kg weight class incoming sophomore Jude Randall needed only 16 seconds to win his first match of the day with a tech fall over Luis Ariel Rosa of Puerto Rico in group A. In his second match he managed another tech fall victory over Enzo Antonio Pegorette of Brazil in 54 seconds. 

In the semifinals, Randall defeated Anthony Rubio Molina of Peru with a 5-0 victory by pin in 2:06 to move into the gold medal match to face Garcia.

Match-by-Match:
Pierson Manville – Men’s 67 kg:
Round 1: Manville (USA) def. Henry Figoeroa (PUR) – (12-0, 0:26, pin)
Round 2: Manville (USA) def. Lucas Marciel Da Silva (BRA) – (10-0, 0:25, tech-fall)
Semifinals: Manville (USA) def. Joao Eduardo Montesinos Macedo (PER) – (5-0, 0:59, pin)
Final: Manville (USA) def.. Lucas Marciel Da Silva (BRA) – (10-1, 1:30, pin)

Jude Randall – Men’s 72 kg:
Round 1: Randall (USA) def. Luis Ariel Rosa (PUR) – (4-0, 0:16, tech-fall)
Round 2: Randall (USA) def. Enzo Antonio Pegorette – (10-0, 0:54, tech-fall)
Semifinals: Randall (USA) def. Anthony Rubio Molina (PER) – (5-0, 2:06, pin)
Finals: Randall (USA) vs. Gomez Garcia (MEX) – (3-1)

Men’s 61 kg Freestyle (July 12, Local time):
10:00 a.m. – Qualification rounds and repechage
5:00 p.m. – Championship Finals