Jordan Burroughs claimed a gold medal at 74 kilos on the final day of the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Jordan Burroughs, Kyle Snyder and Zack Rey joined teammate Brent Metcalf as gold medalists to cap a superb Pan American Games for the U.S. men's freestyle team.
Americans Jake Herbert and Angel Escobedo added silver medals for the powerful American team.
The United States captured first place in the Pan Am Games medal count in freestyle along with winning the overall medal count in wrestling.
The U.S. medaled in 15 of the 16 weight classes it competed in here in men's and women's freestyle, and Greco-Roman. American wrestlers won eight gold medals overall. The Greco team also won the medal count here.
Burroughs repeated as Pan American Games champion on Saturday night at the Hershey Center while Snyder and Rey also won titles with Herbert earning his silver.
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Team USA Results (Saturday):
Men's freestyle
74 kilos: Jordan Burroughs, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids) -- GOLD
WIN Livan Lopez (Cuba), tech. fall 13-3
WIN Jevon Balfour (Canada), tech. fall 11-0
WIN Yoan Blanco (Ecuador), 11-0
86 kilos: Jake Herbert, Ann Arbor, Mich. (New York AC) -- SILVER
WIN Ricardo Baez (Argentina), tech. fall 11-0
WIN Jaime Espinal (Puerto Rico), tech. fall 10-0
LOSS Reineris Salas (Cuba), 12-7
97 kilos: Kyle Snyder, Woodbine, Md. (Titan Mercury WC) -- GOLD
WIN Yuri Maier (Argentina), tech. fall 11-1
WIN Jose Diaz (Venezuela), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Arjun Gill (Canada), 10-0
125 kilos: Zack Rey, Bethlehem, N.J. (Lehigh Valley WC) -- GOLD
WIN Rene Silva Rios (Nicaragua), fall 1:41
WIN Andres Ramos (Cuba), 2-0
WIN Korey Jarvis (Canada), 3-0
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