January 31, 2015

WRESTLING ROUNDUP: Ontario Junior Championships

Brock wrestlers capture five gold at Junior Provincials

KINGSTON, Ont. - The Brock University wrestling team had just nine student-athletes compete at the OAWA Junior Provincials this past weekend.

The Brock women's team finished first overall taking home two gold, one silver, one bronze. The men's team were second overall winning three gold and adding one bronze.

"We have some great young wrestlers in our program that had some great performances this weekend," said Brock wrestling head coach Marty Calder. "We will now prepare for the OUA Championships in two weeks."

Leading the Badgers were Jessica Brouilette (59kg) and Sam Jagas (55kg), who both posted perfect 4-0 records, winning all their matches by technical superiority. Also placing first overall were Emily Schaefer (55kg) (2-0), Tyler Rowe (74kg) (3-0) and Ignatius Pitt (84kg) (3-0).

Kristina Mclaren added silver 55kg (2-1), while Farrantina Gatta (48kg) (3-1) and Chance Mutuko (74kg) (4-1).

The Badgers will now now prepare for the upcoming OUA and CIS Wrestling Championships.

Source: Brock Badgers

Toope, Fairhurst Medal at Provincial Juniors

Lakehead's younger group of wrestlers competed at the Ontario junior championships (U20) on Saturday, with two of five Thunderwolves making their way onto the podium.

Mandy Toope grabbed the gold medal in the 82kg division, while Gabrielle Fairhurst won the bronze medal in the 63kg division.

"This tournament is great to see how the wrestlers compare to other wrestlers their own age," said assistant coach Dustin Helwig. "It was a very competitive day for the men, and I see them improving every tournament."

U20 Thunderwolves @ Junior Provincials:
Kevin Leatherdale 60kg
Drew Anderson 84kg
Heather Brousseau 72kg
Gabrielle Fairhurst 63kg
Mandy Toope 82kg

Lakehead wrestlers is preparing for OUA's, which will be hosted in Sudbury in two weeks. Top three in each division at OUA's qualify to compete at the CIS Championship.

Source: Lakehead Thunderwolves

El-Nahas wins silver at Ontario Junior Championship

York University Lions rookie wrestler Mohab El-Nahas won the silver medal in the 84kg division at the Ontario junior championships in Hamilton, Ont., on Saturday (Jan. 31).

He was one of four Lions competing at the event. Michael Sturino (Maple, Ont.), Alexandria Town (Scarborough, Ont.) and Colleen Semple (Brampton, Ont.) all just missed out on a medal with fourth-place finishes in their respective weight classes.

After receiving a bye in the first round, El-Nahas began his competition with a 17-12 win over Joban Phulka, and followed that up with an 11-6 victory over Brad MaGarrey to reach the championship bout. He put forth a strong effort in the final, but it was not enough to take down eventual gold-medallist Ignatius Pitt.

In the men's 74kg division, Sturino was defeated 10-0 by Chance Mutuko in the first round, but then knocked off Patrick Morrison 14-4 and Thomas Marshall 9-0 to reach the bronze-medal match, where he was again stopped by Mutuko by a 12-0 score.

Semple finished in fourth place in the 59kg division with a total of three points, earned thanks to a big 10-2 victory over Julia Lei.

Town, wrestling up a weight class at 55kg to prepare for the upcoming OUA championships, was defeated in her first match 17-6 by eventual champion Emily Schafer, but then knocked off Taylor Richard 11-0 in the consolation draw semifinals to reach the bronze-medal match, where she was defeated by Julie Steffler.

The Lions will be off this weekend and will return to action on Saturday, Feb. 14 at the OUA championships, which will be hosted by the Laurentian Voyageurs in Sudbury, Ont.