January 14, 2013
WRESTLING ROUNDUP: Results and top stories from the Brock Open
The Ontario University Athletics wrestling season is in full swing. Over the weekend Brock University hosted the Brock Open which saw wrestlers from across Ontario looking to get into peak form for the upcoming OUA Championships, being hosted by Brock February 16-17. Full results from the Brock Open can be found HERE, with stories from participating schools found below
MARAUDER WRESTLERS HARVEST SOME MEDALS AT BROCK OPEN
The McMaster wrestling team got back on the mat for the first time in 2013, to compete at the Brock Invitational Meet and had some promising results.
Both the Mac men’s and women’s teams finished fourth in the overall team standings at Brock, but some of the individual results were very encouraging as the team looks to peak at the OUA Championships in mid-February.
Last season’s CIS rookie of the year Jason Buckle (Hamilton, ON) has been fighting an injury all season, but made a statement he is regaining his form as he took the Gold medal in the 61-KG weight class at Brock. Buckle’s teammate, freshman Ahmed Shamiya (Burlington, ON) captured bronze at 61 kilos, giving McMaster two spots on the podium.
Other medal winning efforts came from Andrew Sinclair (Hagersville, ON), who was third in the 54-KG class, while two McMaster women also brought home some hardware.
At 55-KG, fourth-year wrestler Erica D’Angelo (Maple, ON) won the silver medal, losing in the final to the defending CIS Champion from Brock. McMaster Coach Nick Cipriano called D’Angelo’s performance “an absolutely fabulous result.”
Also making the medal podium in the 51-KG weight class was Nicole Mazara (Haliburton, ON).
In addition to the medals, the Marauders saw six other wrestlers finish in the top-six in their respective weight categories, showing good team depth across the roster.
Next competition for the Marauder wrestlers is the Guelph Invitational Meet on January 20, 2013.
Source: McMaster Sports Info
Lakehead Places 3rd at Brock Open
Lakehead's wrestling team was in action over the weekend at the Brock Open, with the women's team placing 2nd, and the men 6th. Overall the Lakehead contingent placed 3rd among university teams, with Brock and Guelph placing 1st and 2nd, respectively.
Megan Smith (Smith Falls, ON) was the top-finishing Thunderwolf, placing 1st in the women's 48 kg division. She did so by defeating two McMaster wrestlers (Samanthan Fung 6-1 and Monika Wood 7-4), before taking a 5-2 victory over Samantha Booser (Lock Haven WC) in the gold medal match. To top it off Smith was named Most Outstanding Female Wrestler at the tournament.
Kelsey Dayler finished with a silver meal in the women's 72kg division, while Kate Beaulieu claimed bronze in the 82 kg.
On the men's side, Nikkilas Wilson placed 2nd in the 76kg division, first defeating Ryan Karn (Laurentian) 8-0, followed by Grayson St-Laurent 7-0 (UNB). Wilson came up against another UNB wrestler in the gold medal match, losing 5-1 to Shawn Daye-Finlay.
Chadd Lee rounded the male medalists for Lakehead, finishing 3rd in the 90kg division with a 4-0 win over Shawn Wheatley (Western) in the bronze medal match.
More Lakehead results follow below.
Lakehead Coach Brock Curtis:
"Our performance at the Brock Open was good considering the last time we competed was November 25 at the Ontario Senior Championships, and we showed a little rust. Our team consisted of ten women and seven male wrestlers with a good mix of veterans and first-year athletes. All of our wrestlers had some great matches. They fought hard and showed a lot of toughness. We all have things to work on though, and it'll be great to get back to it and prepare for the Western Open in a couple weeks and the upcoming OUA Championships mid-February."
Women's Results:
Meg Smith 1st - 48 kg
Kelsey Dayler 2nd - 72 kg
Kate Beaulieu 3rd - 82 kg
Kalllan Olson 4th - 82 kg
Emma Horner 4th - 55 kg
Karleah Bonk 5th - 59 kg
Jenny Pranger 5th - 63 kg
Sara Cattani 5th - 67 kg
Men's Results:
Nik Wilson 2nd - 76 kg
Chad Lee 3rd - 90 kg
Tom Bentley 5th - 82 kg
Scott Christian 6th - 72 kg
Team Standings - Men and Women (University Teams only, clubs excluded)
1. Brock (153 pts)
2. Guelph (59 pts)
3. Lakehead (49 pts)
4. McMaster (41 pts)
5. University of New Brunswick (27 pts)
6. Western (23 pts)
7. York (14 pts)
8. Laurentian (12 pts)
Source: Lakehead Sports Info
ABTAN WINS SILVER AT BROCK OPEN
York University Lions wrestler Robert Abtan won the silver medal in the senior men's 65kg division at the Brock Open this past weekend in St. Catharines, Ont.
Abtan (North York, Ont.) won three straight matches without conceding a point before being defeated in the final by Cody Airdrie of the Guelph Gryphons. He defeated the Impact's Junior Alja 6-0 in the first round and Guelph's Tom Hiebert 10-0 in the second round to advance to the final four, and then put together his most impressive showing with an 11-0 win over Alex Aubin of the Laurentian Voyageurs in the semifinals.
Abtan was one of five York wrestlers who posted top-six results at the meet.
Mehrdad Pourkamali (Toronto) finished just off the podium in fourth place in the senior men's 72kg division. He defeated Guelph's Prathan Singh 12-5 in the first round and moved past Laurentian's Jon Cohen in the second before being stopped by Gabriel Turetski of the host Badgers in the semis.
Both Amir Bagheri Zadeh Langari (Toronto) and Pavan Dulai (Mississauga, Ont.) finished in sixth place in their respective draws. In the senior men's 57kg division Bagheri Zadeh Langari had a first round bye and was then defeated by Michio Clarke of the Badgers 2-0, while Dulai defeated Kyle Bonk of the Western Mustangs 10-6 in his first match before losing to Andry Vorontsov of Brock by a score of 10-0.
On the women's side, Nav Badwal (Mississauga, Ont.) went down in the first round of the senior women's 51kg division en route to a fifth-place finish.
A bigger contingent of Lions wrestlers will be in action next weekend when the squad heads to Guelph, Ont., for the Guelph Open, taking place on Saturday, Jan. 19.
Source: York Sports Info
BANNERMAN BOASTS SILVER AT BROCK
Varsity Blues rookie wrestling standout Grace Bannerman finished second overall in her weight category at the Brock Open on Saturday, January 12 in St. Catharines, Ont.
Bannerman handily dispatched her provincial rivals, Ashley Everett from Guelph and Kate Beautieu from Lakehead, before losing the gold-medal match to Tonya Keegan from Lock Haven University, Pennsylvania.
Grace has medaled in every tournament in which she's competed in this season.
"Grace has shown determination, strength and the ability to win. The exciting thing is that she continues to improve every time she steps on the mat,” said Varsity Blues head coach Michael Quinsey. “I'm glad that she had the opportunity to face the Lock Haven wrestler, even though she didn't win. It gives us some clear information about the areas we need to work on."
Source: Toronto Sports Info
MARAUDER WRESTLERS HARVEST SOME MEDALS AT BROCK OPEN
The McMaster wrestling team got back on the mat for the first time in 2013, to compete at the Brock Invitational Meet and had some promising results.
Both the Mac men’s and women’s teams finished fourth in the overall team standings at Brock, but some of the individual results were very encouraging as the team looks to peak at the OUA Championships in mid-February.
Last season’s CIS rookie of the year Jason Buckle (Hamilton, ON) has been fighting an injury all season, but made a statement he is regaining his form as he took the Gold medal in the 61-KG weight class at Brock. Buckle’s teammate, freshman Ahmed Shamiya (Burlington, ON) captured bronze at 61 kilos, giving McMaster two spots on the podium.
Other medal winning efforts came from Andrew Sinclair (Hagersville, ON), who was third in the 54-KG class, while two McMaster women also brought home some hardware.
At 55-KG, fourth-year wrestler Erica D’Angelo (Maple, ON) won the silver medal, losing in the final to the defending CIS Champion from Brock. McMaster Coach Nick Cipriano called D’Angelo’s performance “an absolutely fabulous result.”
Also making the medal podium in the 51-KG weight class was Nicole Mazara (Haliburton, ON).
In addition to the medals, the Marauders saw six other wrestlers finish in the top-six in their respective weight categories, showing good team depth across the roster.
Next competition for the Marauder wrestlers is the Guelph Invitational Meet on January 20, 2013.
Source: McMaster Sports Info
Lakehead Places 3rd at Brock Open
Lakehead's wrestling team was in action over the weekend at the Brock Open, with the women's team placing 2nd, and the men 6th. Overall the Lakehead contingent placed 3rd among university teams, with Brock and Guelph placing 1st and 2nd, respectively.
Megan Smith (Smith Falls, ON) was the top-finishing Thunderwolf, placing 1st in the women's 48 kg division. She did so by defeating two McMaster wrestlers (Samanthan Fung 6-1 and Monika Wood 7-4), before taking a 5-2 victory over Samantha Booser (Lock Haven WC) in the gold medal match. To top it off Smith was named Most Outstanding Female Wrestler at the tournament.
Kelsey Dayler finished with a silver meal in the women's 72kg division, while Kate Beaulieu claimed bronze in the 82 kg.
On the men's side, Nikkilas Wilson placed 2nd in the 76kg division, first defeating Ryan Karn (Laurentian) 8-0, followed by Grayson St-Laurent 7-0 (UNB). Wilson came up against another UNB wrestler in the gold medal match, losing 5-1 to Shawn Daye-Finlay.
Chadd Lee rounded the male medalists for Lakehead, finishing 3rd in the 90kg division with a 4-0 win over Shawn Wheatley (Western) in the bronze medal match.
More Lakehead results follow below.
Lakehead Coach Brock Curtis:
"Our performance at the Brock Open was good considering the last time we competed was November 25 at the Ontario Senior Championships, and we showed a little rust. Our team consisted of ten women and seven male wrestlers with a good mix of veterans and first-year athletes. All of our wrestlers had some great matches. They fought hard and showed a lot of toughness. We all have things to work on though, and it'll be great to get back to it and prepare for the Western Open in a couple weeks and the upcoming OUA Championships mid-February."
Women's Results:
Meg Smith 1st - 48 kg
Kelsey Dayler 2nd - 72 kg
Kate Beaulieu 3rd - 82 kg
Kalllan Olson 4th - 82 kg
Emma Horner 4th - 55 kg
Karleah Bonk 5th - 59 kg
Jenny Pranger 5th - 63 kg
Sara Cattani 5th - 67 kg
Men's Results:
Nik Wilson 2nd - 76 kg
Chad Lee 3rd - 90 kg
Tom Bentley 5th - 82 kg
Scott Christian 6th - 72 kg
Team Standings - Men and Women (University Teams only, clubs excluded)
1. Brock (153 pts)
2. Guelph (59 pts)
3. Lakehead (49 pts)
4. McMaster (41 pts)
5. University of New Brunswick (27 pts)
6. Western (23 pts)
7. York (14 pts)
8. Laurentian (12 pts)
Source: Lakehead Sports Info
ABTAN WINS SILVER AT BROCK OPEN
York University Lions wrestler Robert Abtan won the silver medal in the senior men's 65kg division at the Brock Open this past weekend in St. Catharines, Ont.
Abtan (North York, Ont.) won three straight matches without conceding a point before being defeated in the final by Cody Airdrie of the Guelph Gryphons. He defeated the Impact's Junior Alja 6-0 in the first round and Guelph's Tom Hiebert 10-0 in the second round to advance to the final four, and then put together his most impressive showing with an 11-0 win over Alex Aubin of the Laurentian Voyageurs in the semifinals.
Abtan was one of five York wrestlers who posted top-six results at the meet.
Mehrdad Pourkamali (Toronto) finished just off the podium in fourth place in the senior men's 72kg division. He defeated Guelph's Prathan Singh 12-5 in the first round and moved past Laurentian's Jon Cohen in the second before being stopped by Gabriel Turetski of the host Badgers in the semis.
Both Amir Bagheri Zadeh Langari (Toronto) and Pavan Dulai (Mississauga, Ont.) finished in sixth place in their respective draws. In the senior men's 57kg division Bagheri Zadeh Langari had a first round bye and was then defeated by Michio Clarke of the Badgers 2-0, while Dulai defeated Kyle Bonk of the Western Mustangs 10-6 in his first match before losing to Andry Vorontsov of Brock by a score of 10-0.
On the women's side, Nav Badwal (Mississauga, Ont.) went down in the first round of the senior women's 51kg division en route to a fifth-place finish.
A bigger contingent of Lions wrestlers will be in action next weekend when the squad heads to Guelph, Ont., for the Guelph Open, taking place on Saturday, Jan. 19.
Source: York Sports Info
BANNERMAN BOASTS SILVER AT BROCK
Varsity Blues rookie wrestling standout Grace Bannerman finished second overall in her weight category at the Brock Open on Saturday, January 12 in St. Catharines, Ont.
Bannerman handily dispatched her provincial rivals, Ashley Everett from Guelph and Kate Beautieu from Lakehead, before losing the gold-medal match to Tonya Keegan from Lock Haven University, Pennsylvania.
Grace has medaled in every tournament in which she's competed in this season.
"Grace has shown determination, strength and the ability to win. The exciting thing is that she continues to improve every time she steps on the mat,” said Varsity Blues head coach Michael Quinsey. “I'm glad that she had the opportunity to face the Lock Haven wrestler, even though she didn't win. It gives us some clear information about the areas we need to work on."
Source: Toronto Sports Info
