Current Husker wrestler Antrell Taylor (70 kg) and incoming freshman Camden McDanel (97 kg) both won three-straight matches to claim gold at the 2023 U20 Pan-American Championships in Santiago, Chile on Saturday.
In the 70 kg finals, Taylor defeated Puerto Rico’s Julian Michael George by tech. fall (11-1) to win the gold medal. This victory was his third tech. fall of the day, as he defeated Paraguay’s Joao Sebastian Maldonado Romero in the opening round (10-0) and Mexico’s Cesar Aristeo Escamilla Menchaca in the semifinals (11-0).
At 97 kg, McDanel won the gold as he defeated Puerto Rico’s Alek Xavier Ortiz Roman in the finals, 10-0. McDanel followed the same path as Taylor, tallying three tech. falls on the day, as he was victorious over Ortiz Roman in the first round (10-0) and Peru’s Kleydder Jastin Vasquez Quispe in the semis (11-0).
