Arizona at the Pan American Games

(Lima, Peru)  The Pan Amercan Games is a major sporting event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held among athletes from nations of the Americas every four years in the year before the Summer Olympic Games. The 2019 Pan American Games were held in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11.

Current and former Arizona Wildcats across a plethora of sports represented their respective countries over the last few weeks and took home a total of 17 medals.

Medal Count (17)
Gold Medals – 7
Silver Medals – 4
Bronze Medals – 6

Current Student-Athletes Medal Count (8)
Jorge Iga – 2
Faith Knelson – 2
Jordan Geist -1
Dejah Mulipola – 1
Delaney Schnell – 1
Carlos Villarreal – 1

Former Student-Athletes Medal Count (9)
Margo Geer – 5
Sage Watson – 2
Kevin Cordes – 1
Lawi Lalang – 1

TRACK AND FIELD

USA

Jordan Geist (Shot Put) – Silver Medal
Incoming Junior

Lawi Lalang (10K) – Bronze Medal
2011 – 2014

Mexico

Carlos Villarreal (1500m) – Gold Medal
Incoming Senior

Canada

Sage Watson (400mH) – Gold Medal
Sage Watson (4×400) – Silver Medal
2016 – 2017

SWIMMING

USA

Kevin Cordes (100m breast) – Bronze Medal
2012 – 2015

Margo Geer (women’s 4x100m free) – Gold Medal
Margo Geer (mixed 4x100m free) – Gold Medal
Margo Geer (100m free) – Gold Medal
Margo Geer (50m free) – Silver Medal
Margo Geer (women’s 4x100m medley) – Gold Medal
2010 – 2014

MEXICO

¡México cerró el día con un bronce HISTÓRICO en 4×100! ??????

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?? Long Gutiérrez#PanamericanoxESPN pic.twitter.com/llnMaJpP3v

— ESPN.com.mx (@ESPNmx) August 7, 2019

Jorge Iga (men’s 4x100m free) – Bronze Medal
Jorge Iga (mixed 4x100m free) – Bronze Medal
Incoming Senior

CANADA

Faith Knelson (100m breast) – Bronze Medal
Faith Knelson (women’s 4x100m medley) – Silver Medal
Incoming Freshman

DIVING

USA

WATCH || Delaney Schnell becomes the first @USADiving woman to earn an individual 10-meter medal at World Championships in 14 years!#BearDown ???? pic.twitter.com/PYlx1pZcyb

— Arizona Swim & Dive (@ArizonaSwimDive) July 17, 2019

Delaney Schnell (women’s synchronized 10m platform) – Bronze Medal
Incoming Junior

SOFTBALL

USA

Dejah Mulipola – Gold Medal
Incoming Senior