Continued from page 32 Andy Bisek executes a spectacular lift en route to winning a Pan Am Games Greco-Roman title. Tony Rotundo photo.
Wuileixis Rivas by a technical fall in the finals at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. Americans Spenser Mango and Robby Smith added bronze medals. The U.S. won the overall Pan Am Games medal count in Greco for the first time since 1975. Women’s freestyle
Gray delivered the most dramatic win, scoring with one second left to earn a thrilling 9-6 win over Canada’s Justina DiStasio in finals at 75 kg/165 lbs. Tied 6-6 late in the bout and needing
points to win, Gray lifted DiStasio off the mat and exposed her opponent’s back to the mat for two points to earn the victory. “There were a lot of points flying all around in that match, so the fact that we came down to that last couple of seconds wasn’t very surprising,” Gray said. “She shot in deep and I was able to get my foot hooked on her leg and not give up the takedown. I was able to get around top and get that crotch throw that I’ve had a couple times.”
Conder ran around the mat with a U.S. flag raised over her head after she cap-
Jordan Burroughs won his second Pan Am Games title. Tony Rotundo photo. tured a gold medal.
Conder downed a tough opponent in Mexico’s Alma Valencia 3-2 in the finals at 53 kg/116.5 lbs.
“It felt so amazing to run around with that flag and be able to support the U.S.,
and know that I won a gold medal,” Conder said. Two other Americans, Alyssa Lampe at 48 kg/105. lbs. and Erin Clodgo at 63 kg/138.75 lbs., won bronze medals in women’s freestyle.
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