February 3, 2014
WRESTLING ROUNDUP: Results and stories from the Western Open
Mustangs grab 7 medals at Western Open, travel to Colorado
LONDON, Ont.—This weekend was a busy one for the Mustangs wrestling team, as the squad was split between competition at home and competition across the border. Several Mustangs travelled to Colorado Springs, Colorado, to participate in the highly competitive Dave Schultz Memorial International, while the remainder of the team was at home in Thames Hall for the Western Open on Saturday, February 1, 2014.
Seven Mustangs received medals in the Western Open, with four silver and three bronze medals in individual competition. In addition, both the men's and women's team finished second overall at the Western Open among the 27 teams represented.
The Western Open is an annual tournament, attracting teams from Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Quebec and Ontario. Even the United States was represented by a women's team from Pennsylvania. The Western Open is the last OUA event in the schedule before the wrestling team competes at the OUA Championships.
Silver medalists at the Western Open include Val Ouellette (51 kg), Ameed Lakhani (54 kg), Josh Proctor (68 kg) and Sammy Hanna (82 kg). In addition, Alexa Momy (59 kg), Mara Pritchard (82 kg) and Kyle Bonk-Dann (90 kg) each took home bronze medals.
To secure her silver medal, Ouellette came from behind to pin Katie Dutchak of Saskatoon in the 51 kg women's semi-final, dropping to UNB's Alyssa Cleaves in the final. Hanna, a kinesiology student, had a very strong tournament, only losing to Brock's Mattrix Ferriera in the gold medal match. Proctor also lost a close final, 4-5, to National Team member CJ Hudson. Along with Ferriera, Hudson was also representing the Brock Wrestling Club.
During this time, five members of the Mustangs teams travelled to compete in the Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament in Colorado. The highly competitive tournament featured 22 countries across the globe. With head coach Ray Takahashi coaching his team at the Western Open, the team travelled with Mustangs high performance coach, Saeed Azarbayjani.
No medals were won at the international tournament, due in large part to an injury sustained by Steven Takahashi. Takahashi sustained a lower body injury in his first match and lost against Kyle Hutter of Titan Mercury USA, finding himself forced to withdraw from the tournament. Riley Otto lost both of his matches at the 86 kg weight category.
In the women's event, Madi Parks won her first match 5-3, but subsequently then lost her next two matches against Europeans Anna Lukasiak (Poland) and Mercedesz Denes (Hungary). Mustangs co-captain Brianne Barry went 2-2 with two wins by pin in the 53 kg class. Co-captain Larissa D-Alleva did not win a match, going 0-2 for the day.
D'Alleva and Barry are both staying in Colorado for two extra days in order to train with the women's international training camp in preparation for the upcoming provincial and national championships.
The OUA Championships begin two weeks after the Western Open on Saturday, February 15, 2014 at York University, while the CIS Championship takes place from Friday, February 28 to Saturday, March 1, 2014 at the University of New Brunswick.
Source: Western Sports Info
Brock wrestling captures double gold at Western Open
LONDON, Ont. - The No. 1 ranked Brock University men's and women's wrestling teams both captured team gold at the 2014 Western Open Saturday afternoon.
Leading the Brock women were Jade Parsons (48kg) and Liisa Wainman (59kg) who both captured gold in their respective weight class. Adding silver medals were Jessica Brouillette (59kg), Brittney Gearing (63kg), Marissa Sorell (67kg),Olivia Di Bacco (72kg) and Kelsea Suchocki (82kg). At 55kg, Lydia Congdon placed fourth overall.
For the Brock men, Zack Falcioni (61kg), CJ Hudson (65kg) and Matrixx Ferreira(82kg) all captured gold. Rookie Sam Jagas collected a silver at 57kg while Gildo Domingos captured bronze at 61kg. Tim Clement (57kg) and Ryan Cochrane (90kg) were both fourth overall while Mitch Winchester (61kg) and John Cotrill (65kg) rounded out the Brock wrestlers placing fifth in their respective weight class.
Source: Brock Sports Info
BANNERMAN 4TH AT WESTERN OPEN
The University of Toronto Varsity Blues wrestling team competed in the 2014 Western Open on Saturday, February 1 in London, Ont.
Second-year standout Grace Bannerman (Niagara on the Lake, Ont.) placed fourth in the women's 82kg division. Bannerman defeated Mara Pritchard (UWO) 6-0 before falling to Kristy Sargent (Salisbury) 10-0 to wrestle for the bronze medal. Bannerman wrestled Pritchard again for the bronze and was defeated 12-2.
Fourth-year Sahar King (Toronto) finished sixth in the women's 67kg division while Brandon Rynka (Burlington, Ont.) finished sixth in the men's 76kg division.
The Blues will be back in action when they compete at the OUA Championships on Feb. 22-23.
Source: Toronto Sports Info
THOMAS FINISHES SECOND AT WESTERN OPEN
York University Lions wrestler Omar Thomas won the silver medal in the 90kg division at the Western Open in London, Ont., on Saturday (Feb. 1).
The result marks the second time this season he has won a silver medal and the third time he has found the podium overall. Thomas (Toronto) also finished second at the Brock Open and won the bronze at the York Open.
Thomas defeated Mike Casagrande from the Algoma Thunderbirds 12-2 in his first match and followed that up with a 7-2 win over Kyle Bock-Dann from the host Western Mustangs in the semifinals.
In the final, he was defeated by Alex Thoms from the University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds by a score of 13-3.
Thomas was one of six Lions competing at the meet on the weekend. The other five wrestlers all finished in sixth place in their respective divisions. On the men's side, Thomas Carroll (Brampton, Ont.) was in the 57kg division andDaniel Palomo (Toronto) was in the 65kg class, while on the women's side the sixth-place finishers were Colleen Semple (Brampton, Ont.) in the 55kg division, Minna Lin (Toronto) in the 59kg class and Gemma Sheehan(Scarborough, Ont.) in the 63kg division.
The Lions will be off this weekend as they prepare for the OUA championships, which will be hosted in two weeks (Feb. 15) at the Tait McKenzie Centre.
Source: York Sports Info
LONDON, Ont.—This weekend was a busy one for the Mustangs wrestling team, as the squad was split between competition at home and competition across the border. Several Mustangs travelled to Colorado Springs, Colorado, to participate in the highly competitive Dave Schultz Memorial International, while the remainder of the team was at home in Thames Hall for the Western Open on Saturday, February 1, 2014.
Seven Mustangs received medals in the Western Open, with four silver and three bronze medals in individual competition. In addition, both the men's and women's team finished second overall at the Western Open among the 27 teams represented.
The Western Open is an annual tournament, attracting teams from Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Quebec and Ontario. Even the United States was represented by a women's team from Pennsylvania. The Western Open is the last OUA event in the schedule before the wrestling team competes at the OUA Championships.
Silver medalists at the Western Open include Val Ouellette (51 kg), Ameed Lakhani (54 kg), Josh Proctor (68 kg) and Sammy Hanna (82 kg). In addition, Alexa Momy (59 kg), Mara Pritchard (82 kg) and Kyle Bonk-Dann (90 kg) each took home bronze medals.
To secure her silver medal, Ouellette came from behind to pin Katie Dutchak of Saskatoon in the 51 kg women's semi-final, dropping to UNB's Alyssa Cleaves in the final. Hanna, a kinesiology student, had a very strong tournament, only losing to Brock's Mattrix Ferriera in the gold medal match. Proctor also lost a close final, 4-5, to National Team member CJ Hudson. Along with Ferriera, Hudson was also representing the Brock Wrestling Club.
During this time, five members of the Mustangs teams travelled to compete in the Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament in Colorado. The highly competitive tournament featured 22 countries across the globe. With head coach Ray Takahashi coaching his team at the Western Open, the team travelled with Mustangs high performance coach, Saeed Azarbayjani.
No medals were won at the international tournament, due in large part to an injury sustained by Steven Takahashi. Takahashi sustained a lower body injury in his first match and lost against Kyle Hutter of Titan Mercury USA, finding himself forced to withdraw from the tournament. Riley Otto lost both of his matches at the 86 kg weight category.
In the women's event, Madi Parks won her first match 5-3, but subsequently then lost her next two matches against Europeans Anna Lukasiak (Poland) and Mercedesz Denes (Hungary). Mustangs co-captain Brianne Barry went 2-2 with two wins by pin in the 53 kg class. Co-captain Larissa D-Alleva did not win a match, going 0-2 for the day.
D'Alleva and Barry are both staying in Colorado for two extra days in order to train with the women's international training camp in preparation for the upcoming provincial and national championships.
The OUA Championships begin two weeks after the Western Open on Saturday, February 15, 2014 at York University, while the CIS Championship takes place from Friday, February 28 to Saturday, March 1, 2014 at the University of New Brunswick.
Source: Western Sports Info
Brock wrestling captures double gold at Western Open
LONDON, Ont. - The No. 1 ranked Brock University men's and women's wrestling teams both captured team gold at the 2014 Western Open Saturday afternoon.
Leading the Brock women were Jade Parsons (48kg) and Liisa Wainman (59kg) who both captured gold in their respective weight class. Adding silver medals were Jessica Brouillette (59kg), Brittney Gearing (63kg), Marissa Sorell (67kg),Olivia Di Bacco (72kg) and Kelsea Suchocki (82kg). At 55kg, Lydia Congdon placed fourth overall.
For the Brock men, Zack Falcioni (61kg), CJ Hudson (65kg) and Matrixx Ferreira(82kg) all captured gold. Rookie Sam Jagas collected a silver at 57kg while Gildo Domingos captured bronze at 61kg. Tim Clement (57kg) and Ryan Cochrane (90kg) were both fourth overall while Mitch Winchester (61kg) and John Cotrill (65kg) rounded out the Brock wrestlers placing fifth in their respective weight class.
Source: Brock Sports Info
BANNERMAN 4TH AT WESTERN OPEN
The University of Toronto Varsity Blues wrestling team competed in the 2014 Western Open on Saturday, February 1 in London, Ont.
Second-year standout Grace Bannerman (Niagara on the Lake, Ont.) placed fourth in the women's 82kg division. Bannerman defeated Mara Pritchard (UWO) 6-0 before falling to Kristy Sargent (Salisbury) 10-0 to wrestle for the bronze medal. Bannerman wrestled Pritchard again for the bronze and was defeated 12-2.
Fourth-year Sahar King (Toronto) finished sixth in the women's 67kg division while Brandon Rynka (Burlington, Ont.) finished sixth in the men's 76kg division.
The Blues will be back in action when they compete at the OUA Championships on Feb. 22-23.
Source: Toronto Sports Info
THOMAS FINISHES SECOND AT WESTERN OPEN
York University Lions wrestler Omar Thomas won the silver medal in the 90kg division at the Western Open in London, Ont., on Saturday (Feb. 1).
The result marks the second time this season he has won a silver medal and the third time he has found the podium overall. Thomas (Toronto) also finished second at the Brock Open and won the bronze at the York Open.
Thomas defeated Mike Casagrande from the Algoma Thunderbirds 12-2 in his first match and followed that up with a 7-2 win over Kyle Bock-Dann from the host Western Mustangs in the semifinals.
In the final, he was defeated by Alex Thoms from the University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds by a score of 13-3.
Thomas was one of six Lions competing at the meet on the weekend. The other five wrestlers all finished in sixth place in their respective divisions. On the men's side, Thomas Carroll (Brampton, Ont.) was in the 57kg division andDaniel Palomo (Toronto) was in the 65kg class, while on the women's side the sixth-place finishers were Colleen Semple (Brampton, Ont.) in the 55kg division, Minna Lin (Toronto) in the 59kg class and Gemma Sheehan(Scarborough, Ont.) in the 63kg division.
The Lions will be off this weekend as they prepare for the OUA championships, which will be hosted in two weeks (Feb. 15) at the Tait McKenzie Centre.
Source: York Sports Info
