Brock wrestlers capture four medals at Western Invitational

LONDON, Ont.- The Brock University men's and women's wrestling teams captured four medals this past weekend at the Western Invitational including one gold and three silver.

Leading the way for the Brock women was the trio of Jade Parsons (51kg) (Barrie, Ont.), Diana Ford (55kg) (Kentville, NS) and Natasha Chang 59kg (Cayuga, Ont.) who all placed second in their respective weight classes. Placing fourth overall were Lee Anna Taillefer (82kg) (Sudbury, Ont.), Laura Steffler (67kg) (Whitby, Ont.) and Deb Jehu (63kg) (Greenbank, Ont.). Steph Riopel (51kg) (Timmins, Ont.), Alexis Kilroy (63kg) (St. Catharines, Ont.) and Rebecca Levitt (67kg) (Toronto, Ont.) all placed 5th overall.

For the men, Aaron Fabiano (Windsor, Ont.) posted a perfect 3-0 record this past weekend at the Western Invitational capturing gold at 54kg. In the championship match he defeated Jason Wass from the Alberta Golden Bears.

Ben Rowbottom (Barrie, Ont.) placed fourth overall at 67kg while Tim Clement (Barrie, Ont.) was 6th at 57kg.

At 130kg, Brock's Mike Neufeld defeated teammate Steve Snijders in the gold medal match. Also placing first was Brock Club wrestler Jake Needham at 61kg.