Oregon State wrestler, former West Linn star, wins U20 Pan-American wrestling championship

An Oregon State wrestler is coming back to Corvallis with international gold.

On Saturday, Justin Rademacher won the 97 kilogram title at the U20 Pan-American Championship in Lima, Peru.

Rademacher went 4-0 in the competition, beating Brazil’s Kyle Santana Oliveira 10-0 in the opening round. He then beat Canada’s Tejvir Singh Dhinsa 8-0 in the second round and beat Mexico’s Angel de Jesus Ramirez Navarro 10-0.

His final match was a win over Panama’s Sadath Kaleb Ortega Ospino via injury forfeit.

Rademacher was a member of Team USA in 2024,

taking bronze at the U20 World Championships

. He then redshirted the 2024-25 school year at Oregon State, competing in the Reno Tournament of Champions unattached and was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the competition. He will be a redshirt sophomore this upcoming school year.

As a freshman, Rademacher went 12-7 and was the runner-up at the Pac-12 Championships.

He qualified for the 2025 Pan-American Championships by winning the US Open U20 Championships in April.

Rademacher was a standout at West Linn High School, winning the

Class 6A state title at 182 pounds in 2023

. He helped lead the Lions to the Class 6A team title, a stunning win over perennial contender Newberg.

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Nik Streng

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