CIS wrestling roundup: Western women, Guelph men win OUA titles; Alberta women & men win Canada West titles

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2. Canada West Release

Western women, Guelph men win OUA Wrestling championships

Source: OUA Communications Assistant

TORONTO - New champions were crowned in wrestling at the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) championships on Saturday as the Guelph Gryphons and Western Mustangs won the men's and women's banners, respectively, at the Tait McKenzie Centre in Toronto.
 
The Gryphons tallied 78 points to claim their first men's title since 2011, putting an end to Western's two-year run as champion. The Mustangs did not go home empty-handed, however, as they won their first women's championship since 2007 with 62 points and ended the Brock Badgers' streak of titles at six.
 
The Badgers, whose teams entered the competition with the No. 1 ranking in the CIS, finished second in both the men's and women's events. Rounding out the top three were the McMaster Marauders on the men's side and the Gryphons on the women's.
 
Guelph won five of the 10 gold medals available in the men's weight classes to edge the Badgers by three points in the final standings. Tyson Frost was named the OUA's most outstanding wrestler after claiming gold in the 82kg division with a perfect 3-0 mark in the round robin and a 3-1 win over Matrixx Ferreira from the Badgers in the final.
 
Also winning gold medals for the Gryphons were Jake Jagas in the 76kg class, Ben Bradford in the 72kg division, Kevin Iwasa-Madge in the 65kg division and Jeremy Latour in the 120kg division.
 
Brock's Sam Jagas was named the OUA rookie of the year after winning the gold medal in the 54kg class, while Guelph head coach Doug Cox earned the coach of the year award after leading his team to the championship. Dylan Galloway from the Laurentian Voyageurs earned the OUA community service award.
 
In the women's competition, Western had three wrestlers win individual gold medals, one less than the Badgers, but edged the defending champions by two points with more second-place finishes (three to two) as well as a pair of fourth-place results.
 
Brianne Barry earned the OUA's most outstanding wrestler award after winning the gold medal in the 55kg class. She was a perfect 2-0 in the round robin and followed that up with a 4-0 victory in the final over Karleah Bonk from the Lakehead Thunderwolves.
 
Also winning individual titles for the Mustangs were Anna McKee in the 59kg class and Larissa D'Alleva in the 63kg division. McKee was named the OUA's rookie of the year following her victory, and head coach Ray Takahashi earned the coach of the year award. Urshian Khalid from the host York Lions was named the recipient of the OUA community service award.
 
In addition to reaching the podium, the top three finishers in each weight class advanced to the CIS championships, which will be hosted by the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton beginning Feb. 28.

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
 
Men's
 1. Guelph Gryphons (78)
 2. Brock Badgers (75)
 3. McMaster Marauders (52)
 4. Western Mustangs (50)
 5. Lakehead Thunderwolves (33)
 6. York Lions (31)
 7. Queen's Gaels (17)
 8. Algoma Thunderbirds (15)
 9. Laurentian Voyageurs (14)
 10. Toronto Varsity Blues (9)
 
Women's
 1. Western Mustangs (62)
 2. Brock Badgers (60)
 3. Guelph Gryphons (46)
 4. Lakehead Thunderwolves (36)
 5. McMaster Marauders (32)
 6. York Lions (24)
 7. Queen's Gaels (14)
 8. Toronto Varsity Blues (8)
 9. Laurentian Voyageurs (7)
 10. Algoma Thunderbirds (4)
 
MAJOR AWARD WINNERS
 
Men's
 Keegan Trophy (Outstanding Male Wrestler) – Tyson Frost, Guelph
 Rookie of the Year – Sam Jagas, Brock
 Community Service Award – Dylan Galloway, Laurentian
 Coach of the Year – Doug Cox, Guelph
 
Women's
 Outstanding Female Wrestler – Brianne Berry, Western
 Rookie of the Year – Anna McKee, Western
 Community Service Award – Urshian Khalid, York
 Coach of the Year – Ray Takahashi, Western
 
MEN'S FINAL PLACINGS
 
54kg
 1. Sam Jagas, Brock
 2. Oren Furmanov, Guelph
 3. Christopher Waltner, Lakehead
 4. Ameed Lakhani, Western
 5. Jordan Raghanandan, Toronto
 6. Armaan Neemuchwala, York
 7. Ryan Vilaca, Algoma
 8. Rahul Bansal, McMaster
 
57kg
 1. Brian Cowan, Brock
 2. Dylan Galloway, Laurentian
 3. Andrew Sinclair, McMaster
 4. Elvir Uzunovic, Guelph
 5. Ammar Bin Dhaban, Algoma
 6. Nick Xiang, Western
 
61kg
 1. Jason Buckle, McMaster
 2. Zack Falcioni, Brock
 3. Navrit Wirach, Guelph
 4. Peter Shannon, Queen's
 5. Tommy Carroll, York
 6. Niroop Sinha, Algoma
 
65kg
 1. Kevin Iwasa-Madge, Guelph
 2. Chris Garneau, McMaster
 3. Jean Francoise Godin, Queen's
 4. Andrew McKenzie, Brock
 5. Alex Aubin, Laurentian
 6. Gary Lynch, Lakehead
 7. David Nisenbaum, Western
 8. Daniel Palomo, York
 
68kg
 1. Jevon Balfour, Brock
 2. Ahmed Shimaya, McMaster
 3. Caleb Rutner, Western
 4. Brody Evans, Lakehead
 5. Luke Campbell, Guelph
 6. Aaron Williams, York
 
72kg
 1. Ben Bradford, Guelph
 2. Tyler Rowe, Brock
 3. Josh Proctor, Western
 4. Greg Pierzchala, York
 5. Tyler Ashurst, Lakehead
 6. Adam McKenna, Queen's
 7. Wylie Middleton, McMaster
 
76kg
 1. Jake Jagas, Guelph
 2. Alec Bauer, Western
 3. Gabriel Turetsky, Brock
 4. Brandon Rynka, Toronto
 5. Scott Christian, Lakehead
 6. Thomas Marshall, Queen's
 7. Eric Steffler, McMaster
 
82kg
 1. Tyson Frost, Guelph
 2. Matrixx Ferreira, Brock
 3. Kevin Barret, McMaster
 4. Pavanir Dulai, York
 5. Sam Hanna, Western
 6. Jackson Taylor, Lakehead
 7. Ryan Karn, Laurentian
 
90kg
 1. Andrii Vorontsov, Brock
 2. Riley Otto, Western
 3. Omar Thomas, York
 4. Zane Zondervan, Guelph
 5. Joban Phulka, McMaster
 6. Mike Casagrande, Algoma
 7. Mark Brousseau, Lakehead
 
120kg
 1. Jeremy Latour, Guelph
 2. Kevin Ens, Western
 3. Preston Mikulasik, Lakehead
 4. Andrew Balloch, McMaster
 5. Ali Aladiani, York
 6. Dennon Armstrong, Algoma 

WOMEN'S FINAL PLACINGS
 
48kg
 1. Jade Parsons, Brock
 2. Madi Parks, Western
 3. Monica Wood, McMaster
 4. Sarah Perez, York
 5. Natassya Lu, Guelph
 
51kg
 1. Carlene Sluberski, Brock
 2. Valerie Ouellette, Western
 3. Cierra Carere, Guelph
 4. Liz Wiggle, Queen's
 5. Christinna Walker, McMaster
 6. Nav Badwal, York
 7. Alexi Kreps, Lakehead
 
55kg
 1. Brianne Barry, Western
 2. Karleah Bonk, Lakehead
 3. Erica D'Angelo, McMaster
 4. Marisa Scott, Guelph
 5. Lydia Congdon, Brock
 6. Emily Morgan, Laurentian
 7. Colleen Semple, York
 
59kg
 1. Anna McKee, Western
 2. Jessica Brouillette, Brock
 3. Emma Horner, Lakehead
 4. Nicole Roach, McMaster
 5. Emma Crouch, Guelph
 6. Minna Liun, York
 
63kg
 1. Larissa D'Alleva, Western
 2. Brittney Gearing, Brock
 3. AlisonCarrow, Guelph
 4. Angelina Sachetti, McMaster
 5. Tasha Doroodian, Algoma
 6. Urshian Khalid, York
 7. Tina Marr, Queen's
 8. Jenny Pranger, Lakehead
 
67kg
 1. Marissa Sorrel, Brock
 2. Kelsey Dayler, Lakehead
 3. Sarah Stringer, Guelph
 4. Arlene Williams, Western
 5. Samantha Demers, Laurentian
 6. Yi Quan, Queen's
 7. Lorraine Yeung, York
 
72kg
 1. Olivia DiBacco, Brock
 2. Christine Schmidt, Western
 3. Kira White, Lakehead
 4. Karlee Williams, Guelph
 5. Emily DeWitt, York
 
82kg
 1. Kelsey Gsell, Guelph
 2. Grace Bannerman, Toronto
 3. Alysha Anderson, McMaster
 4. Amber Martin, Lakehead
 5. Kerri Malcolm, Queen's
 6. Emma Tedball, Western
 7. Monique Frenette-Talaga, York

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Canada West wrestling: Alberta claims both conference titles; Williams, Monteith named Wrestlers of the Year

Source: Canada West / Nicole Betker, Huskies Sports Information

SASKATOON - For the second straight year, the University of Alberta captured both the men's and women's wrestling titles at the 2014 Canada West championships, hosted by the University of Saskatchewan.

Women's Full Results

Men's Full Results
 
Men's Standings
 1. Alberta - 45 points
 2. Calgary – 30 points
 3. Regina - 30 points
 4. Winnipeg - 28 points
 5. Saskatchewan – 24 points
 
Women's Standings
 1. Alberta - 32 points
 2. Calgary - 31 points
 3. Regina - 24 points
 4. Saskatchewan - 22 points
 5. Winnipeg - 11 points
 
The Alberta Pandas successfully defended the women's title with a one point victory over the Calgary Dinos. Calgary did all it could to knock off the reigning champion winning all but two bouts in the final round, but Alberta lost just one. Regina finished third with 24 points, while host- Saskatchewan earned 22 points and Winnipeg rounded out the standings with 11 points.
 
On the men's side Alberta captured the banner with 45 points, while the Calgary Dinos finished second with 30 points and the Regina Cougars finished in third also with 30 points. Calgary finished ahead of the Regina in the team standings after the Dinos captured two gold medals in the competition. Winnipeg (28) finished fourth and Saskatchewan (24) rounded out the standings.
 
On the women's side, all competitors finishing with the gold medals went undefeated in the dual format Canada West Championship. Winning gold medals for Alberta was Amber Maschke (55-kg), Marlen Figueroa (67-kg) and Madison Beblow (82-kg), while Calgary also claimed three gold medals with Kate Richey (51-kg), Temi Ogunjimi (59-kg) and Jessy Seida (63-kg) finishing first. Saskatchewan's Annie Monteith (48-kg) and Kristine Longeau (72-kg) were the other gold medalists on Day 2.
  
On the men's side, all but the 68-kg weight class were decided by undefeated wrestlers. Alberta's Adel Taj took the gold in the 68-kg weight class after tie-breaking procedures. Alberta stood on top of the podium five more times on the men's side. The gold medalists included Melvin Arciaga (54-kg), Dylan Williams (57-kg), Michael Asselstine (61-kg), Drew Belanger (65-kg) and Jason Margo (82-kg). Calgary's Brian Hutton (72-kg) and Nick Proctor (90-kg), as well as Winnipeg's Tahir Hamraev (76-kg) and Kyle Nguyen (120-kg) rounded out the other gold medalists for the men.
 
The top three finishers from each weight class qualify for the CIS Championship February 28-March 1 hosted by the UNB Varsity Reds in Fredericton, N.B.
 
Individual awards were handed out following the competition.
 
Undefeated second-year wrestler Annie Monteith (48-kg) from Saskatchewan claimed the women's wrestler of the year award, while Alberta's Dylan Williams (57-kg), who was also undefeated, claimed the award on the men's side.
 
Rookie of the Year awards went to Alberta's Melvin Arciaga on the men's side and Calgary's Temi Ogunjimi for the women. Both were also undefeated in the tournament.
 
For their outstanding athletic ability, contribution in the community and classroom success, Winnipeg's wrestler Kyle Nguyen and Calgary's Jessy Seida were named CIS nominees for the Student-Athlete Community Service Award.
 
Nguyen claimed the gold medal in the 120-kg weight class. His contributions in the Winnipeg community include working with teens with the Healthy Youth Program for Everyone. He is also a strong student in the classroom.
 
Seida, who claimed the gold medal in the 63-kg weight class, is a strong academic boasts a 3.93 grade point average. She is also a leader in the community volunteering to clean up Calgary after the devasting floods in the summer of 2013. Seida is an active member of the UofC Quiddich team and promotes the famous Harry Potter game in high schools around the city.
 
Taking Coach of the Year honours on both the men's and women's side is Alberta fourth-year head coach Owen Dawkins. A former Golden Bears wrestler, Dawkins led the Golden Bears and Pandas to successfully defend the Canada West titles. It is the third straight year, he has won the award on the women's side.
 
AWARD WINNERS
 
Wrestler of the Year
 Male: Dylan Williams, Alberta
 Female: Annie Monteith, Saskatchewan
 
Rookie of the Year
 Male: Melvin Arciaga, Alberta
 Female: Temi Ogunjimi, Calgary
 
Student-Athlete/Community Service Nominees
 Male: Kyle Nguyen, Winnipeg
 Female: Jessy Seida, Calgary
 
Coach of the Year
 Male: Owen Dawkins, Alberta
 Female: Owen Dawkins, Alberta
 
WOMEN'S MEDALS
 
48 kg
 Annie Monteith – Saskatchewan
 Josee Tremblay – Calgary
 Genie Gokhman – Alberta
 
51 kg
 Kate Richey – Calgary
 Katie Dutchak – Saskatchewan
 Rachel Alder – Winnipeg
 
55 kg
 Amber Maschke – Alberta
 Emily Kessler – Winnipeg
 Cara Nania – Calgary
 
59 kg
 Temi Ogunjimi – Calgary
 Danielle Anderson – Regina
 Cholena Horne – Alberta
 
63 kg
 Jessy Seida – Calgary
 Theresa Urbanczyk – Alberta
 Drew Kuhn – Saskatchewan
 
67 kg
 Marlen Figueroa – Alberta
 Kayla Brodner – Regina
 Ocean Burns – Calgary
 
72 kg
 Kristine Longeau – Regina
 Taylor Follensbee – Saskatchewan
 Hilary Goble – Calgary
 
82 kg
 Madison Beblow – Alberta
 Emily Foerster – Regina
 
MEN'S MEDALS
 
54 kg
 Melvin Arciaga – Alberta
 Shane Johnson – Saskatchewan
 Connor McLachlan – Regina
 
57 kg
 Dylan Williams – Alberta
 Dylan Bray – Saskatchewan
 Mokhtar Hakimi – Winnipeg

61 kg
 Michael Asselstine – Alberta
 Theo Dow – Saskatchewan
 Reza Mosalla – Regina
 
65 kg
 Drew Belanger – Alberta
 Mitchell Berenz – Winnipeg
 Spenser Burk – Calgary
 
68 kg
 Adel Taj – Alberta
 Lucas Hoffert – Regina
 Brock Munro – Winnipeg
 
72 kg
 Brian Hutton – Calgary
 Matt Fedler – Regina
 Malcolm Meekins – Saskatchewan
 
76 kg
 Tahir Hamraev – Winnipeg
 Connor Hodgins – Calgary
 Andrew Johnson – Saskatchewan
 
82 kg
 Jason Margo – Alberta
 Rylan Petterson – Regina
 Steven Sheppard – Calgary
 
90 kg
 Nick Proctor – Calgary
 Daniel Oloumi – Alberta
 Sean Belisle – Regina
 
120 kg
 Kyle Nguyen – Winnipeg
 Isaac Lubiak – Regina
 Baldwin Asala - Calgary
 
Medal winners in each weight class now advance to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) wrestling championships, February 28-March 1 at University of New Brunswick in Fredericton.