Kenya Sloan claims 2019 Junior Pan American Championship in Guatemala

GUATEMALA— Kenya Sloan was one of three individual Junior Pan American Champions helping lead Team USA to its second Junior Pan Am team title of the week.

Sloan, who just completed her freshman year at Campbellsville University, won the championship at 76 kg. She was joined by two other Americans claiming titles - Alisha Howk (55 kg) and Cara Broadus (65 kg).

Sloan put together an impressive performance with three pins and one technical fall. In her fourth bout of her round robin bracket, Sloan knocked off 2018 Youth Olympic Games champion Milaimys Marin Potrille of Cuba with a second-period fall.

In addition to the champions, six US women collected silver - Emily Shilson at 50 kg, Tiare Ikei at 53 kg, Gabrielle Skidmore at 57 kg, Alex Liles at 62 kg, Alma Mendoza at 68 kg and Dymond Guilford at 72 kg.

Individual Results:

WIN Jasmine Thebeau (Canada), fall 1:10
WIN Beatriz Rodrigues Dos Santos (Brazil), fall 1:10
WIN Milaimys Marin Potrille (Cuba), fall 4:03
WIN Nathaly Medina Corozo (Ecuador), 10-0

Final Team Standings:

USA – 210
Canada – 134
Brazil – 102
Ecuador – 72
Cuba – 70
Colombia – 50
Peru – 42
Panama – 31
Guatemala – 24
Argentina – 22

The late-spring early-summer months have fared well for Sloan. She finished runner-up at the US Women's Junior Nationals in Irving, Texas and also placed third at the World Team Trials to earn this US National Team spot.

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Players Mentioned

Kenya Sloan: Freshman; Knoxville, Tenn.

Players Mentioned

Kenya Sloan
: Freshman; Knoxville, Tenn.