The Brock Badgers men's wrestling team saw two podium finishes in Toronto. 

Competing in their third tournament weekend in a row, the Badgers took on the York Open on Saturday, Nov. 16. 

In the team standings, the Badgers placed fourth with 24 points as they finished seven points behind the Brock Wrestling Club.

Callum Knox, last year's U SPORTS and Ontario University Athletics (OUA) gold medallist in the 100-kilogram category, captured his first gold medal of the season with a dominant showing. 

Knox won all three of his matches by technical fall, finishing with a 46-10 point differential. 

In the 125kg category, Roger Li placed second, earning his second medal of the season. 

Li bested Anthony Fonte (Guelph Gryphons) and Ifeatu Melifonwu (Carleton Ravens) before taking an injury default loss to former Brock Badger and current Brock Wrestling Club member Richard DesChatelets.

Coming in fourth was Hamzah Al-Qayse who dropped the bronze medal match to Charlie Ortencio of the Western Mustangs by technical fall 14-4. 

Rounding out the Badgers' performances were Mason Mastroianni (68kg), Ryan Lane (82kg), Acquiles Espindola (90kg) and Adrien Larocque (90kg).

Up next, the Badgers return back to Toronto for the U of T Open on Saturday, Nov. 30 for the last meet of 2024.

BROCK MEN'S WRESTLING TOP SIX RESULTS AT THE 2024 YORK OPEN 
68kg (6th) - Mustafa Sarwary (Central Toronto WC) 12-1 technical fall win over Mason Mastroianni (Brock) 
72kg (4th) - Charlie Ortencio (Western) 14-4 technical fall win over Hamzah Al-Qayse (Brock) 
82kg (5th) Ryan Lane (Brock) fall win at 1:27 over Sahil Sahil (Algoma) 
90kg (6th) Jairdan Chopra (Western) fall win at 0:33 over Adrien Larocque (Brock) 
100kg (1st) Callum Knox (Brock) 12-2 technical fall win over Mark Summers (Western) 
125kg (2nd) Richard DesChatelets (Brock WC) injury default win over Roger Li (Brock) 

MEN'S TEAM STANDINGS AT THE 2024 YORK OPEN  
1 Western University, 55 
2 Montreal WC, 37 
3 Brock WC, 31 
4 Brock University, 24 
5 Lakehead University, 12 
6 Algoma University, 10 
7 Lakehead WC, 10 
8 University of Guelph, 9 
9 K-Bay WC, 8 
10 Team Impact WC, 8 
11 McMaster University, 7 
12 Team Discipline WC, 7 
13 Tritton WPC, 7 
14 York University, 6 
15 London-Western WC, 5 
16 Matmen WC, 5 
17 Young Guns RNWC, 5 
18 Team Xtreme WC, 3 
19 Carleton University, 2 
20 Central Toronto WC, 2 
21 GTA Alliance RTC, 1 
22 Phil Kennedy WC, 1 
*Note 16 other clubs competed and finished with zero points. Full team scores are available here.*