QUERETARO, MEXICO – It was a second successful day on April 12 at the 2025 U23 Pan-American (Pan-Am) Championships for Canadian wrestlers. A day after the Canadian women brought home seven medals, the men’s freestyle team equalled the feat. Canada finished the freestyle competition with five silver and two bronze medals and took second overall in the team competition.

Among Canada’s silver medalists was Guelph, Ontario’s Cole Coghill. Coghill went 3-0 in his round robin at 70kg. He advanced to the finals against American John Wiley, where he suffered his only defeat. Another silver went to Mississauga, Ontario’s Jackson Glasgow. Glasgow was also in a round robin at 79kg and went 3-1 with his only defeat coming to American Levi Haines, who won gold. Calgary’s Joseph De Maio went 1-1 in his 92kg round robin to finish second and earn the silver. London, Ontario’s Treye Trotman was in a traditional bracket at 57kg. After winning a qualification, quarterfinal and semifinal match he advanced to the finals, but was forced to withdraw with an injury, resulting in the silver. Finally, Windsor, Ontario’s Roger Li won a semifinal match at 125kg before falling in the final to American Lucas Stoddard, to pick up his silver.

As for the two bronze medalists, Mississauga’s Omogbai Asekomhe earned a win in his qualification round match before losing to Juan Iturriza of Mexico in the quarterfinals. Iturriza advanced to the final giving Asekomhe a chance at bronze through the repechage. He took full advantage beating Venezuela’s Jeremy Urrieta by superiority. The other bronze went to Pickering, Ontario’s Blayne Helou who was in a round robin at 61kg and finished with a 1-2 record.

Other results for the team included: Pickering’s Dechlan Papadopoulos, seventh at 65kg; Agassiz, B.C.’s Mark Schwichtenberg, seventh at 74kg; and Edmonton’s Aidan Stevenson, eighth at 86kg.

Congratulations to all team members on a fantastic performance throughout the entire Pan-Ams. Thanks also to all of the coaching an support staff for preparing and supporting the athletes for the competition.