Men's and Women's Wrestling capture OUA Titles

LONDON, Ont. - The Brock University men's and women's wrestling teams both captured gold at the OUA Championships Saturday with the women collecting 61 points, seven ahead of second place Western Mustangs while the men tied for the team title with Lakehead registering 59 points.

For the men it was their 16th consecutive OUA title while the women won their 10th OUA title in school history.

Brock head coach Marty Calder was named the OUA Female Coach of the Year for the third straight year and fourth time in his coaching career.

The Brock women finished with seven medals in total including four gold, two silver and one bronze qualifying seven of eight weight classes for the CIS Championships.

Laura Steffler (Whitby, Ont.) defeated Guelph's Allison Leslie in the championship match at 67kg finishing with a perfect 3-0 record. For her performance she was named the OUA Female Outstanding Wrestler.

Other golds came from Jasmine Mian (Barrie, Ont.) (48kg), Diana Ford (Kentville, NS) (51kg) and Deborah Jehu (Greenbank, Ont.) (72kg). Mian defeated University of Toronto's Melissa Biscardi by pinfall in the championship match. Ford won 3-0 in the finals against Western's Jennifer Nguyen while Jehu defeated Lakehead's Katelyn Proulx 4-0 to capture gold.

Capturing silver for the women were Stephanie Riopel (Timmins, Ont.) at 55kg and Lee-Ann Taillefer (Sudbury, Ont.) at 82kg. Rookie Natasha Chang (Cayuga, Ont.) rounded out the Brock leaders placing third at 59kg to qualify for the CIS Championships.

In a total team effort, the young Brock lineup qualified seven wrestlers for the upcoming CIS Championships finishing with one gold, five silver and one bronze at the OUAs.

Spencer Bruch (Stoney Creek, Ont.) was the Badgers lone gold medallist posting a 3-0 record at 90kg. In the championship match he defeated McMaster's Sean House for his first OUA title.

Capturing silver for the men were Aaron Fabiano (Windsor, Ont.) (54kg), Tim Clement (Barrie, Ont.) (57kg), Ryan Johnson (Cayuga, Ont.) (65kg), Ben Rowbotham (Barrie, Ont.) (68kg) and Peter Leaman (Milton, Ont.) (76kg). Rounding out the Brock qualifiers is Michio Clark (Ottawa, Ont.) who captured bronze at 61kg. 

MEN
1. Lakehead 59 points
2. Brock 59 points 
3. Guelph 53 points 
4. McMaster 42 points
5.Toronto 25 points 
6. Western 21 points 
7. Queen's 11 points

WOMEN
1. Brock 61 points
2. Western 54 points
3. Lakehead 39 points
4. Guelph 20 points
5. McMaster 13 points
6. Queen's 10 points 
7. Toronto 7 points

AWARDS:

Male Outstanding
Shujon Mazumber (U of T)

Female Outstanding
Laura Steffler (Brock)

Male Rookie
Jacob Jagas(Guelph)

Female Rookie
Larissa D'Alleva (Western)

Coach Male
Brock Curtis (Lakehead)

Coach Female
Marty Calder (Brock)

Results:

54kg MEN
Aaron Fabiano (Brock) def. Scott Young (Guelph) 4-0
Shujon Mazumber (U of T) def. Steve Gross (Lakehead) 5-0
Aaron Fabiano (Brock) def. Joel Smith (Queen's) 4-1
Shujon Mazumber (U of T) def. Ben Spitzke (Western) 3-1
Joel Smith (Queen's) def. Scott Young (Guelph) 4-0
Steve Gross (Lakehead) def. Ben Spitzke (Western) 3-1
5th Place: Ben Spitzke (Western) def. Scott Young (Guelph) 3-0
Bronze: Steve Gross (Lakehead) def. Joel Smith (Queen's) 3-0
Gold: Shujon Mazumber (U of T) def. Aaron Fabiano (Brock) 5-0

57kg MEN
Tim Clement (Brock) def. Jordan Swail (Western) 3-0
Tim Clement (Brock) def. Nicholas Centrillo (Guelph) 4-1
Gaston Tardif (Lakehead) def. Matt Distaulo (Queen's) 4-0
Nicholas Centrillo (Guelph) def. Jordan Swail (Western) 3-1 
5th Place: Jordan Swail (Western)
Bronze: Matt Distaullo(Queen's) def. Nicholas Centrillo (Guelph) 5-0
Gold: Gaston Tardif (Lakehead) def. Tim Clement (Brock) 4-0

61kg MEN
Scott Wolowich (Guelph) def. Tim Bartja (Western) 5-0
Dustin Helwig (Lakehead) def. Michio Clark (Brock) 4-0
Bronze: Michio Clark (Brock) def. Tim Bartja (Western) 3-1
Gold: Dustin Helwig (Lakehead) def. Scott Wolowich (Guelph) 5-0

65kg MEN
Kevin Iwasa-Madge (Guelph) def. Austin Van Horne (Western) 3-1
Ryan Johnson (Brock) def. Stephen Tricarico (McMaster) 5-0
Kevin Iwasa-Madge (Guelph) def. Jason Bresele (Lakehead) 3-0
Ryan Johnson (Brock) def. Tavis Sisco (Queen's) 4-1
Jason Bresele (Lakehead) def. Austin Van Horne (Western) 3-1
Scott Tricarico (McMaster) def. Tavis Sisco (Queen's) 4-1
5th Place: Austin Van Horne (Western) def. Tavis Sisco (Queen's) 3-1
Bronze: Jason Bresele (Lakehead) def. Stephen Tricarico(McMaster) 5-0
Gold: Kevin Iwasa-Madge (Guelph) def. Ryan Johnson (Brock) 2-1

68kg MEN
Ryan Blake (McMaster) def. Scott Christian (Lakehead) 3-1
Ben Rowbothan (Brock) def. Adam Argue (Western) 5-0
Ryan Blake (McMaster) def. Christopher Janz (Queen's) 4-0
Ben Rowbothan (Brock) def. John Feng (U of T) 3-0
Scott Christian (Lakehead) def. Christopher Janz (Queen's) 4-0
Adam Argue (Western) def. John Feng (U of T) 3-0
5th Place: Chrstopher Janz (Queen's) def. John Feng (U of T) 5-0
Bronze: Scott Christian (Lakehead) def. Adam Argue (Western) 3-1
Gold: Ryan Blake (McMaster) def. Ben Rowbothan (Brock) 4-0

72kg 
Dusan Milakara (McMaster) def. Andrew Reid (Brock) 4-0
Jacob Jagas (Guelph) def. Eric Jacobson (Western) 3-1
Bronze: Eric Jacobson (Western) def. Andrew Reid (Brock) 5-0
Gold: Jacob Jagas (Guelph) def. Dusan Milakara (McMaster) 3-1

76kg MEN
Dene Ringuette (U of T) def. Jamie Funk (Lakehead) 3-0
Peter Leaman (Brock) def. Mike Katsilas (Guelph) 3-1
Dene Ringuette (U of T) def. Carter Nicoll (McMaster) 3-0 
Peter Leaman (Brock) def. Brett Ferguson (Western) 3-1
Carter Nicoll (McMaster) def. Jamie Funk (Lakehead) 3-0
Mike Katsilas (Guelph) def. Brett Ferguson (Western) 3-0
5th Place: Jamie Funk (Lakehead) def. Brett Ferguson (Western) 3-1
Bronze: Mike Katsilas (Guelph) def. Carter Nicoll (McMaster) 3-0
Gold: Dene Ringuette (U of T) def. Peter Leaman (Brock) 3-0

82kg MEN
Corey Lee (Lakehead) def. Mathieu DesChateles (Guelph) 3-0
Ryan McCracken (Brock) def. Ben Roberts (Western) 3-1
Corey Lee (Lakehead) def. Dave Shultz (U of T) 5-0
Kevin MacLellan (McMaster) def. Ryan McCracken (Brock) 3-0
Mathieu DesChateles (Guelph) def. Dave Shultz (U of T) 4-0
Kevin MacLellan (McMaster) def. Ben Roberts (Western) 3-1
5th Place: Ben Roberts (Western) def. Dabe Shultz (U of T) 5-0
Bronze: Mathieu DesChatelets (Guelph) def. Ryan McCracken (Brock) 3-1
Gold: Corey Lee (Lakehead) def. Kevin MacLellan (McMaster) 3-1

90kg MEN
Sean House (McMaster) def. Shawn Wheatley (Western) 5-0
Spencer Bruch (Brock) def. Nicholas Zablocki (Guelph) 4-1
Sean House (McMaster) def. Brandon Gardner (Lakehead) 3-0
Matthew Frutchman (U of T) def. Nicholas Zablock (Guelph) 5-0
Brandon Gardner (Lakehead) def. Shawn Wheatley (Western) 3-1
Spencer Bruch (Brock) def. Matthew Frutchman (U of T) 3-1
5th Place: Nicholas Zablock (Guelph) def. Shawn Wheatley (Western) 3-1
Bronze: Brandon Gardner (Lakehead) def. Matthew Frutchman (U of T) 5-0
Gold: Spencer Bruch (Brock) def. Sean House (McMaster) 3-0

HWT MEN
Kyle Grant (Guelph) def. Eric Slute (Brock) 3-0
Preston Mikulasik (Lakehead) def. Adam Benish (McMaster) 3-0 
Bronze: Adam Benish (McMaster) def. Eric Slute (Brock) 3-1
Gold: Kyle Grant (Guelph) def. Preston Mikulasik (Lakehead) 3-0

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48kg WOMEN
Jasmine Mian (Brock) def. Sahana Mazumber (Western) 3-0
Melissa Biscardi (U of T) def. Bianca Fung (McMaster) 5-0
Bronze: Sahana Mazumber (Western) def. Bianca Fung (McMaster) 5-0
Gold: Jasmine Mian (Brock) def. Melissa Biscardi (U of T) 5-0

51kg WOMEN
Diana Ford (Brock) def. Sydney Duggan (McMaster) 5-0
Jennifer Nguyen (Western) def. Sydney Duggan (McMaster) 5-0
Bronze: Sydney Duggan (McMaster)
Gold: Diana Ford (Brock) def. Jennifer Nguyen (Western) 3-0

55kg WOMEN
Stephanie Riopel (Brock) def. Laura Christiensen (Guelph) 3-1
Stephanie Riopel (Brock) def. Alexi Kreps (Lakehead) 3-1
Brianne Barry (Western) def. Alice Zhao (Queen's) 4-0
Laura Christensen (Guelph) def. Alexi Kreps (Lakehead) 5-0
5th Place: Alexi Kreps (Lakehead)
Bronze: Laura Christensen (Guelph) def. Alice Zhao (Queen's) 5-0
Gold: Brianne Barry (Western) def Stephanie Riopel (Brock) 5-0

59kg WOMEN
Aislynn Torfason (Lakehead) def. Erica D'Angelo (McMaster) 4-0
Natasha Chang (Brock) def. Kellie Heney (Queen's) 3-1
Aislynn Torfason (Lakehead) def. Karen Duquette (Guelph) 4-0
Liz Sera (Western) def. Natasha Chang (Brock) 3-0
Karen Duquette (Guelph) def. Erica D'Angelo (McMaster) 3-0
Liz Sera (Western) def. Kellie Heney (Queen's)
5th Place: Kellie Heney (Queen's) def. Erica D'Angelo (McMaster) 5-0
Bronze: Natasha Chang (Brock) def. Karen Duquette (Guelph) 3-1
Gold: Aislynn Torfason (Lakehead) def. Liz Sera (Western) 3-1

63kg WOMEN
Larissa D'Alleva (Western) def. Katherine Strang (Queen's) 5-0
Laurel Knowles (Lakehead) def. Alexis Kilroy (Brock) 3-1
Larissa D'Alleva (Western) def. Caitlynne Goodfellow (McMaster) 5-0
Hilary Rafla (Guelph) def. Alexis Kilray (Brock) 3-1
Katherine Strang (Queen's) def. Caitlynn Goodfellow (McMaster) 3-1
Laurel Knowles (Lakehead) def. Hilary Rafla (Guelph) 3-0
5th Place: Alexis Kilroy (Brock) def. Caitlyn Goodfellow (McMaster) 5-0
Bronze: Hilary Rafla (Guelph) def. Katherine Strang (Queen's) 3-1
Gold: Larissa D'Alleva (Western) def. Laurel Knowles (Lakehead) 3-0

67kg WOMEN
Allison Leslie (Guelph) def. Adela Wan (Queen's) 5-0
Allison Leslie (Guelph) def. Jennifer Archibald (Western) 5-0
Laura Steffler (Brock) def. Sara Cattani (Lakehead) 3-0
Jennifer Archibald (Western) def. Adela Wan (Queen's) 5-0
5th Place: Adela Wan (Queen's)
Bronze: Jennifer Archibald (Western) def. Sara Cattani (Lakehead)3-1
Gold: Laura Steffler (Brock) def. Allison Leslie (Guelph) 3-0

72kg WOMEN
Deborah Jehu (Brock) def. Cassandra Cornell (McMaster) 3-0
Katelyn Proulx (Lakehead) def. Christine Schmidt (Western) 5-0
Bronze: Christine Schmidt (Western) def. Cassandra Cornell (McMaster) 5-0
Gold: Deborah Jehu (Brock) def. Katelyn Proulx (Lakehead) 4-0

82kg WOMEN
Nicole Plummer (Lakehead) def. Monica Varallo (Western) 5-0
Lee-Ann Taillefer (Brock) def. Monica Varallo (Western) 5-0
Bronze: Monica Varallo (Western)
Gold: Nicole Plummer (Lakehead) def. Lee-Ann Taillefer (Brock) 5-0