Burnaby, B.C. – Five Brock wrestlers were victorious Friday at the Commonwealth Games Trials hosted by Wrestling Canada at Simon Fraser University.

"This was an outstanding day for the Brock wrestling team qualifying five athletes for the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia in April," said head coach Marty Calder. "That is the most that our club has qualified and signifies that the athletes hard work and commitment is paying dividends."

The Trials, running United World Wrestling's new Olympic weight classes and a same-day weigh-in, saw many athletes competing in different weight classes. The winners of each weight class are provisionally nominated to the 2018 Commonwealth Games Team which will take part in Queensland, Australia in April.

The Brock women took home gold in four of the six weight classes. Winning gold were Jessica MacDonald (50kg), Diana Weicker (53kg), Emily Schaefer (57kg) and Olympian Michelle Fazzari (62kg). On the men's side, Jevon Balfour was victorious at 74kg.

Other Brock medalists included Hannah Taylor (silver 57kg), Jade Parsons (bronze 53kg), Jessica Brouillette (bronze 62kg) and Olivia DiBacco (bronze 68kg).

"We competed very well today, especially considering it was the first tournament of the season," said Calder. "These athletes have skill, they have heart and they have passion. That is a nice mixture of attributes that often lead to success. We look forward to our journey this year and seeing where it will lead us."

Commonwealth Games Trials - 2017 Brock Results

Male 57 - Ligrit Sadiku
Quarterfinal - Aso Palani (BMWC) won by decision over Ligrit Sadiku (Brock) (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Ligrit Sadiku (Brock) won by tech fall over Christian Nori (Dinos) (TF 10-0)
Cons. Semi - Ligrit Sadiku (Brock) won by tech fall over Alex Moher (Brock) (TF 10-0)
3rd Place Match - Darthe Capellan (BMWC) won by decision over Ligrit Sadiku (Brock) (Dec 3-2)

Male 57 - Sam Jagas
Quarterfinal - Steve Takahashi (London) won by tech fall over Sam Jagas (Brock) (TF 11-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Sam Jagas (Brock) won by tech fall over Cameron Hicks (Dinos) (TF 12-0)
Cons. Semi - Darthe Capellan (BMWC) won by decision over Sam Jagas (Brock) (Dec 7-0)
5th Place Match - Alex Moher (Brock) won by forfeit over Sam Jagas (Brock) (FF)

Male 57 - Alex Moher
Quarterfinal - Alex Moher (Brock) won by tech fall over Cameron Hicks (Dinos) (TF 11-0)
Semifinal - Steve Takahashi (London) won by tech fall over Alex Moher (Brock) (TF 10-0)
Cons. Semi - Ligrit Sadiku (Brock) won by tech fall over Alex Moher (Brock) (TF 10-0)
5th Place Match - Alex Moher (Brock) won by forfeit over Sam Jagas (Brock) (FF)

Male 65 - Chris McIsaac
Champ. Round 1 - Chris McIsaac (Brock) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Chris McIsaac (Brock) won by forfeit over Ayobami Peluola (Saskatoon) (FF)
Semifinal - Micheal Asselstine (Golden Bears) won by decision over Chris McIsaac (Brock) (Dec 4-0)
Cons. Semi - Chris McIsaac (Brock) won by decision over Joshua Bodnarchuk (Saskatoon) (Dec 7-3)
3rd Place Match - Dillon Williams (Impact) won by tech fall over Chris McIsaac (Brock) (TF 12-2)

Male 74 - Jevon Balfour
Quarterfinal - Jevon Balfour (Brock) won by decision over Jasmit Phulka (BMWC) (Dec 6-2)
Semifinal - Jevon Balfour (Brock) won by tech fall over Callum McNeice (Dinos) (TF 10-0)
1st Place Match - Jevon Balfour (Brock) won by decision over Shawn Day-Findlay (Golden Bears) (Dec 3-0)

Male 74 - Tyler Rowe
Quarterfinal - Tyler Rowe (Brock) won by decision over Cody Osborn (BMWC) (Dec 8-3)
Semifinal - Shawn Day-Findlay (Golden Bears) won by tech fall over Tyler Rowe (Brock) (TF 10-0)
Cons. Semi - Jasmit Phulka (BMWC) won by forfeit over Tyler Rowe (Brock) (FF)
5th Place Match - Cody Osborn (BMWC) and Tyler Rowe (Brock) (DFF)

Female 50 - Jessica Macdonald
Round 2 - Jessica Macdonald (Brock) won by tech fall over Jayd Davis (Impact) (TF 10-0)
Round 3 - Jessica Macdonald (Brock) won by tech fall over Amber Wiebe (Regina) (TF 10-0)
Round 4 - Jessica Macdonald (Brock) won by tech fall over Natassya Lu (Guelph) (TF 10-0)
Round 5 - Jessica Macdonald (Brock) won by tech fall over Natasha Fox (Saskatoon) (TF 10-0)

Female 53 - Jade Parsons
Round 1 - Abby Lloyd (BMWC) won by fall over Jade Parsons (Brock) (Fall 3:33)
Round 2 - Jade Parsons (Brock) won by fall over Kristina McLaren (Brock) (Fall 0:57)
Round 3 - Jade Parsons (Brock) won by decision over Diana Weiker (Brock) (Dec 6-6)

Female 53 - Diana Weicker
Round 1 - Diana Weicker (Brock) won by decision over Kristina McLaren (Brock) (Dec 8-3)
Round 2 - Diana Weicker (Brock) won by fall over Abby Lloyd (BMWC) (Fall 5:29)
Round 3 - Jade Parsons (Brock) won by decision over Diana Weicker (Brock) (Dec 6-6)

Female 53 - Kristina McLaren
Round 1 - Diana Weiker (Brock) won by decision over Kristina McLaren (Brock) (Dec 8-3)
Round 2 - Jade Parsons (Brock) won by fall over Kristina McLaren (Brock) (Fall 0:57)
Round 3 - Abby Lloyd (BMWC) won by decision over Kristina McLaren (Brock) (Dec 2-1)

Female 57 - Emily Schaefer
Quarterfinal - Emily Schaefer (Brock) won by fall over Vivan Mark (Dinos) (Fall 1:23)
Semifinal - Emily Schaefer (Brock) won by fall over Cara Nania (Dinos) (Fall 3:49)
1st Place Match - Emily Schaefer (Brock) won by decision over Hannah Taylor (Brock) (Dec 1-1)

Female 57 - Hannah Taylor
Quarterfinal - Hannah Taylor (Brock) won by decision over Amy Bellavia (Dinos) (Dec 7-1)
Semifinal - Hannah Taylor (Brock) won by decision over Alexandria Town (York) (Dec 4-2)
1st Place Match - Emily Schaeffer (Brock) won by decision over Hannah Taylor (Brock) (Dec 1-1)

Female 62 - Jessica Brouillette
Round 1 - Braxton Papadopolos (Impact) won by tech fall over Jessica Brouillette (Brock) (TF 13-1)
Round 2 - Michelle Fazzari (Brock) won by tech fall over Jessica Brouillette (Brock) (TF 14-2)
Round 3 - Jessica Brouillette (Brock) won by tech fall over Breanne Graham (Dinos) (TF 15-2)

Female 62 - Michelle Fazzari
Round 1 - Michelle Fazzari (Brock) won by decision over Breanne Graham (Dinos) (Dec 6-0)
Round 2 - Michelle Fazzari (Brock) won by tech fall over Jessica Brouillette (Brock) (TF 14-2)
Round 3 - Michelle Fazzari (Brock) won by decision over Braxton Papadopolos (Impact) (Dec 10-5)

Female 68 - Olivia DiBacco
Quarterfinal - Olivia DiBacco (Brock) won by tech fall over Dejah Slater (Impact) (TF 10-0)
Semifinal - Veronica Keefe (Montreal) won by fall over Olivia DiBacco (Brock) (Fall 2:38)
Cons. Semi - Olivia DiBacco (Brock) won by tech fall over Kayla Brodner (Regina) (TF 10-0)
3rd Place Match - Olivia DiBacco (Brock) won by tech fall over Indira Moores (Brock) (TF 10-0)

Female 68 - Indira Moores
Quarterfinal - Indira Moores (Brock) won by decision over Kayla Brodner (Regina) (Dec 7-4)
Semifinal - Danielle Lappage (Dinos) won by fall over Indira Moores (Brock) (Fall 1:01)
Cons. Semi - Indira Moores (Brock) won by decision over Dejah Slater (Impact) (Dec 7-2)
3rd Place Match - Olivia DiBacco (Brock) won by tech fall over Indira Moores (Brock) (TF 10-0)