Two Indiana Wrestling Athletes Medal at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
7/2/2023 12:17:00 AM | Wrestling
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador ––––– Indiana Wrestling's Jacob Moran and Indiana RTC Resident Athlete Max Lacey both medaled in freestyle competition at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games on Saturday.
Moran, a rising senior for Indiana Wrestling, competed at 57 kg for Puerto Rico while Lacey competed at 97 kg for Costa Rica.
Moran won the third-place match to take bronze at 57 kg. He secured a late takedown in the final ten seconds of the bout to earn a win of VPO1, 3-2. This was Moran's first time reaching the podium in international competition at the senior level.
Lacey racked up two wins on his way to the final of the 97 kg bracket before taking silver in the tournament for Costa Rica.
The field of Moran and Lacey's competitors included athletes from Barbados, Colombia, Cuba, The Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname, The Bahamas and Venezuela.
Full Results
Moran:
Group B Contest 1: Juan Ramirez (Dominican Republic) def. Jacob Moran (Puerto Rico): VSU, 10-0
Group B Contest 2: Jacob Moran (Puerto Rico) def. Edwin Segura (Centro Caribe Sports): VPO, 5-2
Semifinal: Jacob Moran (Puerto Rico) def. Osmany Diversent (Cuba): VIN
Bronze Medal Match: Jacob Moran (Puerto Rico) def. Victor Ven Parra (Venezuela): VPO1, 3-2
Lacey:
Quarterfinal: Max Lacey (Costa Rica) def. Juan Cantillo (Panama): VSU1, 12-1
Semifinal: Max Lacey (Costa Rica) def. Pedro Garay (Mexico): VSU, 11-0
Gold Medal Match: Arturo Silot (Cuba) def. Max Lacey (Costa Rica): VPO1, 8-6
Moran, a rising senior for Indiana Wrestling, competed at 57 kg for Puerto Rico while Lacey competed at 97 kg for Costa Rica.
Moran won the third-place match to take bronze at 57 kg. He secured a late takedown in the final ten seconds of the bout to earn a win of VPO1, 3-2. This was Moran's first time reaching the podium in international competition at the senior level.
Lacey racked up two wins on his way to the final of the 97 kg bracket before taking silver in the tournament for Costa Rica.
The field of Moran and Lacey's competitors included athletes from Barbados, Colombia, Cuba, The Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname, The Bahamas and Venezuela.
Full Results
Moran:
Group B Contest 1: Juan Ramirez (Dominican Republic) def. Jacob Moran (Puerto Rico): VSU, 10-0
Group B Contest 2: Jacob Moran (Puerto Rico) def. Edwin Segura (Centro Caribe Sports): VPO, 5-2
Semifinal: Jacob Moran (Puerto Rico) def. Osmany Diversent (Cuba): VIN
Bronze Medal Match: Jacob Moran (Puerto Rico) def. Victor Ven Parra (Venezuela): VPO1, 3-2
Lacey:
Quarterfinal: Max Lacey (Costa Rica) def. Juan Cantillo (Panama): VSU1, 12-1
Semifinal: Max Lacey (Costa Rica) def. Pedro Garay (Mexico): VSU, 11-0
Gold Medal Match: Arturo Silot (Cuba) def. Max Lacey (Costa Rica): VPO1, 8-6
Players Mentioned
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