PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – West Linn native and Oregon State wrestler Justin Rademacher won gold for USA wrestling at the Senior Pan American Championships in the men’s freestyle 97 kg category.
In the first round, the Oregon State sophomore took home an easy 11-0 win over Ricardo Baez (ARG). He received a second-round bye and won again in round three after a forfeit from Juan Iturriza (MEX). In the semis, Rademacher took a 10-0 victory over Nishan Randhawa (CAN) sending him to the finals.
A close battle ended in a 5-4 victory for the American over Arturo Silot of Cuba, a 2024 Olympian and 2023 Pan American Games silver medalist…