Brock women's wrestling capture CIS Gold, Men Silver

LONDON, Ont. - The Brock University women's wrestling team captured their third CIS National Championship in school history while the men finished with CIS silver Saturday at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport Wrestling Championships hosted by Western University. 

"This was a great weekend for Brock Athletics," said Brock Director of Athletics Robert Hilson. "Six gold medals, a CIS banner and a second place finish. Our kids are special, our coaching staff is world class and our future is bright."

The Brock women finished with 54 points capturing three gold, one silver, two bronze and one fifth place finish.

"It was great to see our women capture their second straight CIS national championship and third in school history," said head coach Marty Calder. "Our men's team battled hard and had a great overall performance. I would like to thank our student-athletes, our coaching staff, our trainers who help to keep our injured athletes wrestling and to all those involved for their dedication to our wrestling program."

Diana Ford (Guelph, Ont.) captured her third straight CIS title while Jade Parsons (Orillia, Ont.) defended her CIS title at 48kg. Freshman Carlene Sluberski (Fredonia, NY) earned CIS Female Rookie of the Year honours after knocking off Western's Brianne Barry to capture gold at 55kg. 

In four CIS appearances, Ford now has three individual gold and one silver while Parsons has two gold and one silver in three CIS championships.

Rebecca Levitt (Toronto, Ont.) captured silver at 72kg while Marissa Sorrell (St. Catharines, Ont.) 67kg and Natasha Chang (Cayuga, Ont.) 63kg both added bronze. Olivia DiBacco (Orillia, Ont.) rounded out the Badgers performances with a fifth place finish at 82kg.

Head coach Marty Calder was named the CIS Women's Coach of the Year for the third time in his career (2002, 2012, 2013). He has also been named the CIS Men's Coach of the Year five different times.

The Brock men finished second overall with 51 points, one point back of the Alberta Golden Bears. The Badgers finished with three gold, the most by any other school.

Capturing gold for the Brock men were C.J. Hudson (St. Catharines, Ont.) 65kg, Matrixx Ferreira (Ajax, Ont.) 76kg and rookie standout Javon Balfour (Brampton, Ont.) 68kg. Brian Cowan (Dorchester, Ont.) 54kg and Zack Falcioni (Oakville, Ont.) 57kg both captured bronze. Tim Clement (Barrie, Ont.) finished fourth at 61kg and Gabriel Turetsky (Newton, MA.) was fifth at 72kg.

The Brock wrestling program has a "Rich Tradition of Excellence" having won a combined 46 OUA and CIS Championships in its history including 16 National and 30 Provincial titles.

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
Women

• 1. Brock 54 points
• 2. Alberta 45
• 3. Calgary 38
• 4. Saskatchewan 29
• 5. Western 29
• 6. Regina 25
• 7. Lakehead 17
• 8. Guelph 16
• 9. UNB 14
• 10. Concordia 10
• 11. McMaster 10
• 12. Winnipeg 6
• 13. Memorial 4
• 14. Toronto 3

Men

• 1. Alberta 52 points
• 2. Brock 51
• 3. Western 49
• 4. Concordia 41
• 5. Saskatchewan 38
• 6. McMaster 30
• 7. UNB 26
• 8. Regina 24
• 9. Winnipeg 23
• 10. Guelph 17
• 11. Lakehead 16
• 12. Calgary 15
• 13. Memorial 4
• 14. York 2

INDIVIDUAL WOMEN'S AWARD WINNERS

• Outstanding wrestler: Samantha Stewart (59 kg), UNB
• Rookie of the year: Carlene Sluberski (55 kg), Brock 
• Student-Athlete Community Service: Yi Quan, Queen's & Natasha Kramble, Saskatchewan
• Coach of the year: Marty Calder, Brock
• R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award: Grace Bannerman (72 kg), Toronto

INDIVIDUAL MEN'S AWARD WINNERS

• Outstanding wrestler: David Tremblay (61 kg), Concordia
• Rookie of the year: Jordan Steen (90 kg), Concordia
• Student-Athlete Community Service: Michael Asselstine, Alberta
• Coach of the year: Owen Dawkins, Alberta
• R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award: John Fitzgerald (130 kg), Guelph

FINAL WOMEN INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
 
48 kg

• 1. Jade Parsons (Brock)  
• 2. Josee Tremblay (Calgary)
• 3. Natasha Kramble (Saskatchewan) 
• 4. Jasmine Slinn (Regina)
• 5. Nicole Mazara (McMaster)
• 6. Valerie Ouellette (Western)

51 kg

• 1. Diana Ford (Brock) 
• 2. Jade Papke (Guelph) 
• 3. Cara Nania (Calgary) 
• 4. Natalie Brady (Alberta)
• 5. Alyssa Medeiros (Western)
• 6. Silke Svenkeson (Saskatchewan) 

55 kg

• 1. Carlene Sluberski (Brock)
• 2. Brianne Barry (Western)
• 3. Hannah Franson (Saskatchewan)  
• 4. Hayley Thomas (Alberta)
• 5. Emma Horner (Lakehead) 
• 6. Emily Kessler (Winnipeg)
• 7. Kim Au (UNB)

59 kg

• 1. Samantha Stewart (UNB)
• 2. Koren Pitkethly (Saskatchewan)
• 3. Nicole Roach (McMaster)  
• 4. Jessie Seida (Calgary)
• 5. Laurel Knowles (Lakehead) 
• 6. Jamie Bergenstrom (Alberta)
• 7. Andrea Wakelin (Western)
• 8. Noelle Laite (Memorial

63 kg

• 1.Linda Morais (Concordia)
• 2. Marlen Figeroa (Alberta)
• 3. Natasha Chang (Brock)
• 4. Larisa D'Alleva (Western)
• 5. Hilary Goble (Calgary)
• 6. Jessica Brenton (Winnipeg) 
• 7. Jenny Pranger (Lakehead)
• 8. Breanne Coady (Memorial)

67 kg

• 1. Lisa McKibben (Regina)
• 2. Sabrina Kelly (Alberta) 
• 3. Marissa Sorrell (Brock) 
• 4. Ocean Burns (Calgary)
• 5. Arlene Williams (Western)
• 6. Sara Cattani (Lakehead)
• 7. Abby Nash (UNB)

72 kg

• 1. Molly Bouchard (Alberta)
• 2. Rebecca Levitt (Brock) 
• 3. Taylor Follensbee (Saskatchewan) 
• 4. Kristin Longeau (Regina)
• 5. Kelsey Dayler (Lakehead)
• 6. Grace Bannerman (Toronto) 
• 7. Charla Chaytor (Memorial)

82 kg

• 1. Holly Ellsworth-Clark (Calgary)
• 2. Kesley Gsell (Guelph)
• 3. Madison Beblow (Alberta)  
• 4. Jillian Durant (Regina)  
• 5. Olivia Dibacco (Brock)  
• 6. Monica Varallo (Western)

FINAL MEN INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS

54 kg

• 1. Steven Takahashi (Western) 
• 2. Dustin Helwig, Lakehead)
• 3. Brian Cowan (Brock)
• 4. Golden Musonza (Regina)
• 5. Trevor Banks (Concordia)
• 6. Shane Johnson (Saskatchewan)
• 7. Jay Naicker (Alberta)

57 kg

• 1. Steven Schneider (Regina)
• 2. Dylan Bray (Saskatchewan)
• 3. Zack Falcioni (Brock)
• 4. Jason Wass (Alberta)
• 5. Amed Shamiya (McMaster)
• 6. Noel Tremblay (Concordia)
• 7. Navrit Wirach (Guelph)
• 8. Tyson Drake (Memorial)

61 kg

• 1. David Tremblay (Concordia)
• 2. Dylan Williams (Alberta)
• 3. Jason Buckle (McMaster)
• 4. Tim Clement (Brock)
• 5. JF Godin (UNB)
• 6. Ethan Smith (Western)
• 7. Theo Dow (Saskatchewan)
• 8. Sudeepta Aurka (Calgary)

65 kg

• 1. CJ Hudson (Brock)
• 2. Michael Asselstine (Alberta)
• 3. James Mancini (Concordia)
• 4. Matt Jagas (Western)
• 5. Chris Garneau (McMaster)
• 6. Malcolm Meekins (Saskatchewan)
• 7. Tyler Buchan (Calgary)
• 8. Dave Gilliss (UNB)

68 kg

• 1. Javon Balfour (Brock)
• 2. Josh Proctor (Western)
• 3. Brian Hutton (Calgary)
• 4. Scott Schiller (Concordia)
• 5. Drew Belanger (Alberta)
• 6. Morgan St. Laurent (UNB)
• 7. Mehrdad Pourkamali (York)
• 8. Matt Fedler (Regina)

72 kg

• 1. Ilya Abelev (Western)
• 2. Ryan Myrfield (Saskatchewan)
• 3. Shawn Daye Finley (UNB)
• 4. Kyle Horvath (Calgary)
• 5. Gabriel Turetsky (Brock)
• 6. Scott Christian (Lakehead)
• 7. Adel Taj (Alberta)
• 8. Gurveer Talhan (Concordia)

76 kg

• 1. Matrixx Ferreiro (Brock)
• 2. Jake Miller (Winnipeg)
• 3. Grayson St. Laurent (UNB)
• 4. Eric Steffler (McMaster)
• 5. Jacob Luczak (Regina)
• 6. Coleman Brinker (Alberta)
• 7. Chris Kinsella (Concordia)
• 8. Sam Hanna (Western)

82 kg

• 1. Briston Brenton (Winnipeg)
• 2. Jamie Yurick (Alberta)
• 3. Kevin MacLellan (McMaster)
• 4. Mathieu Deschatelets (Guelph)
• 5. John Lendvoy (Regina)
• 6. Eric Jacobson (Western)
• 7. Matt Patey (Memorial)

90 kg

• 1. Jordan Steen (Concordia)
• 2. Landon Squires (Saskatchewan)
• 3. Kevin Ens (Western)
• 4. Chadd Lee (Lakehead)
• 5. Daniel Oloumi (Alberta)
• 6. Kevin Barret (McMaster)
• 7. Alex Thoms (UNB)
• 8. Nick Proctor (Calgary)

130 kg

• 1. John Fitzgerald (Guelph)
• 2. Jamie Hoffman (Alberta)
• 3. Samson Swan (Saskatchewan)
• 4. Kyle Nguyen (Winnipeg)
• 5. Tom Macrae (UNB)
• 6. Cory Palmer (Western)
• 7. Andrew Balach (McMaster)
• 8. Robert Hermanto (Memorial)