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Brock three-peats as double team champion, Alberta’s Asselstine makes history

U SPORTS Staff
WINNIPEG (U SPORTS) – The perennial wrestling powerhouse Brock University Badgers captured both team titles at the 2017 U SPORTS Wrestling Championships that concluded on Saturday afternoon in the Axworthy RecPlex on the campus of the University of Winnipeg.
In women’s competition the Badgers captured their sixth consecutive team title. Brock claimed medals in seven of eight weight classes, including four gold medals to go along with two silver and one bronze to finish the event with 67 points. Guelph finished second (34 points) while the Saskatchewan Huskies finished third with 32 points.
On the men’s side, Brock took home medals in eight weight classes, four gold and four silver on their way to winning their fourth consecutive team title. The Badgers accumulated 77 points well ahead of McMaster (37 points). The Alberta Golden Bears finished third with 35 points.
Taking home gold for Brock on the women’s side were Tina Mclaren (51 kg), Emily Schaefer (59 kg), Jessica Brouillette (63 kg) and Indira Moores (67 kg).
Other gold medalists were Katie Dutchak, Saskatchewan (48 kg), Cara Nania , Calgary (55 kg), Gracelynn Doogan, Guelph (72 kg) and Kiera Prior, Saskatchewan (82 kg).
Members of the Badgers men’s team winning gold were Chris McIsaac (61 kg), Matt Jagas (68 kg), Tyler Rowe (76 kg) and Jevon Balfour (82 kg).
Marco Palermo, Lakehead (54 kg), Josh Bodnarchuk, Saskatchewan (57 kg), Vincent De Marinis, Concordia (65 kg), Ilya Abelev, UNB (72 kg) , Grayson St-Laurent, UNB (90 kg), Finn Higgins, Winnipeg (100 kg) and Brad Hildenbrandt, Fraser Valley (120 kg) were the other athletes crowned U SPORTS national champions.
Following the competition, Illya Abelev (UNB) and Jessica Brouillette (Brock), the 2014 Women’s Rookie of the Year were named the U SPORTS Wrestlers of the Year.
"(I'm) very proud of Ilya," said UNB head coach Don Ryan. "He not only is a five-time U SPORTS champion, he also has a 4.3 GPA in school. He is a model student athlete on and off the mats. He officiates high school tournaments, a proctor in his residence and volunteers over 10 hours a week at the hospital."
"(Jessica) is one of the leaders on our team and we are very pleased to see that all her hard work and dedication payed off with her winning the national championship and the outstanding female athlete of the year," said Brock assistant coach Dave Collie. "She was fortunate to have the opportunity to showcase her skill and determination against such an amazing athlete in (63 kg silver medalist) Temi Ogunjimi from Calgary."
Brock coach Marty Calder was named U SPORTS Coach of the Year on both the men’s and women’s side, his sixth time as women’s coach of the year and eighth men’s honour.
Men's
1. Brock Badgers 77.0
2. McMaster Marauders 37.0
3. Alberta Golden Bears 35.0
4. Western Mustangs 34.0
5. Regina Cougars 34.0
6. Concordia Stingers 33.0
7. UNB Varsity Reds 31.0
8. Calgary Dinos 30.0
9. Saskatchewan Huskies 27.0
10. Guelph Gryphons 25.0
11. Winnipeg Wesmen 21.0
12. Lakehead Thunderwolves 14.0
13. Fraser Valley Cascades 12.0
14. Ryerson Rams 2.0
Women's
1. Brock Badgers 67.0
2. Guelph Gryphons 34.0
3. Saskatchewan Huskies 32.0
4. Alberta Pandas 30.0
5. Calgary Dinos 27.0
6. Western Mustangs 21.0
7. Regina Cougars 17.0
8. McMaster Marauders 16.0
9. Winnipeg Wesmen 16.0
10. Concordia Stingers 10.0
11. Fraser Valley Cascades 8.0
12. Toronto Varsity Blues 5.0
13. Lakehead Thunderwolves 3.0
14. Ryerson Rams 0.0
WOMEN
Outstanding Wrestler: Jessica Brouillette – Brock
Rookie of the Year: Hannah Taylor – Brock
Coach of the Year: Marty Calder – Brock
R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award: Natassya Lu – Guelph
Student Athlete Community Service Award: Alisha Kaegi – Winnipeg
MEN
Outstanding Wrestler: Ilya Abelev - UNB
Rookie of the Year: Marco Palermo - Lakehead
Coach of the Year: Marty Calder – Brock
R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award: Kyle Nguyen - Winnipeg
Student Athlete Community Service Award: Joban Phulka - McMaster
Men - 54kg 1st Place - Marco Palermo of Lakehead Thunderwolves 2nd Place - Chris Nikolau of Western Mustangs 3rd Place - Sina Ghazizadah of Alberta Golden Bears 4th Place - Daniel Amberson of Regina Cougars 5th Place - Rob Smith of McMaster Marauders
Men - 57kg 1st Place - Josh Bodnarchuk of Saskatchewan Huskies 2nd Place - Sam Jagas of Brock Badgers 3rd Place - Kyle Robinson of Guelph Gryphons 4th Place - Johnny Vo of Alberta Golden Bears 5th Place - Joshua Zimroz of Regina Cougars 6th Place - Kais Al-Khaldi of McMaster Marauders
Men - 61kg 1st Place - Chris McIsaac of Brock Badgers 2nd Place - Elvir Uzunovic of Guelph Gryphons 3rd Place - Melvin Arciaga of Alberta Golden Bears 4th Place - Ayobami Peloula of Saskatchewan Huskies 5th Place - Kevin Leatherdale of Lakehead Thunderwolves 6th Place - Charles Cook of Calgary Dinos 7th Place - David Gillis of UNB Varsity Reds
Men - 65kg 1st Place - Vincent De Marinis of Concordia Stingers 2nd Place - Mizam Tamaradze of Brock Badgers 3rd Place - Erik Joy of McMaster Marauders 4th Place - Conlan Foy of Calgary Dinos 5th Place - Nathan Galan of Saskatchewan Huskies 6th Place - Lauchlin MacDonald of Western Mustangs 7th Place - Lonnie Albertson of Winnipeg Wesmen
Men - 68kg 1st Place - Matt Jagas of Brock Badgers 2nd Place - Caleb Rutner of Western Mustangs 3rd Place - Aiden McKeage of Alberta Golden Bears 4th Place - Francis Carter of Concordia Stingers 5th Place - Alexander Chaves of Guelph Gryphons 6th Place - Theo Dow of Saskatchewan Huskies 7th Place - Lucas Hoffert of Regina Cougars
Men - 72kg 1st Place - Ilya Abelev of UNB Varsity Reds 2nd Place - Cruiz Manning of Brock Badgers 3rd Place - Ben Zahra of McMaster Marauders 4th Place - Callum McNeice of Calgary Dinos 5th Place - Marcus Peterson of Alberta Golden Bears 6th Place - Dima Gershanov of Concordia Stingers 7th Place - Brayden Ambo of Western Mustangs 8th Place - Geraldo Fox of Regina Cougars
Men - 76kg 1st Place - Tyler Rowe of Brock Badgers 2nd Place - Ahmed Shamiya of McMaster Marauders 3rd Place - Dan Humphrey of Guelph Gryphons 4th Place - John Fayed of Calgary Dinos 5th Place - Miles Kent of Alberta Golden Bears 6th Place - Brett Kryger of Regina Cougars 7th Place - Chris Kinsella of Concordia Stingers
Men - 82kg 1st Place - Jevon Balfour of Brock Badgers 2nd Place - Alex Brown-Theriault of UNB Varsity Reds 3rd Place - Gaelan Malloy of Regina Cougars 4th Place - Andrew Johnson of Saskatchewan Huskies 5th Place - Bradley MaGarrey of McMaster Marauders 6th Place - Kyle Price of Concordia Stingers 7th Place - Amtoj Dhaliwal of Fraser Valley Cascades 8th Place - Kevin Marshall of Western Mustangs
Men - 90kg 1st Place - Grayson St-Laurent of UNB Varsity Reds 2nd Place - Clayton Pye of Brock Badgers 3rd Place - Nick Proctor of Calgary Dinos 4th Place - Calvin Daum of Winnipeg Wesmen 5th Place - Nicholas Goleniec of Alberta Golden Bears 6th Place - Joban Phulka of McMaster Marauders 7th Place - Eric Jacobson of Western Mustangs
Men - 100kg 1st Place - Finn Higgins of Winnipeg Wesmen 2nd Place - Waylon Decoteau of Regina Cougars 3rd Place - Baldwin Asala of Calgary Dinos 4th Place - Ignatius Pitt of Brock Badgers 5th Place - Jeremy Poirier of Concordia Stingers 6th Place - Dennis Sutton of Memorial SeaHawks 7th Place - Arjun Sahota of Western Mustangs 8th Place - Job Reinhart of Guelph Gryphons
Men - 120kg 1st Place - Brad Hildenbrandt of Fraser Valley Cascades 2nd Place - Kyle Bonk-Dann of Western Mustangs 3rd Place - Frederick Choquette of Concordia Stingers 4th Place - Jordan Tholl of Regina Cougars 5th Place - Kyle Nguyen of Winnipeg Wesmen 6th Place - Ameen Amagharian of McMaster Marauders 7th Place - Sunny Narwal of Ryerson 8th Place - Matt Short of UNB Varsity Reds
Women - 48kg 1st Place - Katie Dutchak of Saskatchewan Huskies 2nd Place - Mary Olapade of Alberta Pandas 3rd Place - Natassya Lu of Guelph Gryphons 4th Place - Farrentina Gatta of Brock Badgers 5th Place - Ashley Coupal of Fraser Valley Cascades 6th Place - Christine Grafe of Western Mustangs
Women - 51kg 1st Place - Tina McLaren of Brock Badgers 2nd Place - Jade Dufour of Concordia Stingers 3rd Place - Amber Weibe of Regina Cougars 4th Place - Farah Taj of Alberta Pandas 5th Place - Karla Godinez of Fraser Valley Cascades 6th Place - Jessica Bershatsky of Lakehead Thunderwolves 7th Place - Monica Wood of McMaster Marauders
Women - 55kg 1st Place - Cara Nania of Calgary Dinos 2nd Place - Hannah Taylor of Brock Badgers 3rd Place - Julie Steffler of Western Mustangs 4th Place - Chelsey Sicard of Guelph Gryphons 5th Place - Rachel Alder of Winnipeg Wesmen 6th Place - Devyn Mandershied of Saskatchewan Huskies
Women - 59kg 1st Place - Emily Schaefer of Brock Badgers 2nd Place - Cierra Carere of Guelph Gryphons 3rd Place - Cholena Horne of Alberta Pandas 4th Place - Tianna Kennett of Calgary Dinos 5th Place - Jenna Leslie of McMaster Marauders 6th Place - Laryssa Barry of Saskatchewan Huskies
Women - 63kg 1st Place - Jessica Brouillette of Brock Badgers 2nd Place - Temitope Ogunjimi of Calgary Dinos 3rd Place - Nicole Roach of McMaster Marauders 4th Place - Rhiannon Digweed of Guelph Gryphons 5th Place - Alisah Kaegi of Winnipeg Wesmen 6th Place - Sheina Fisher of Alberta Pandas
Women - 67kg 1st Place - Indira Moores of Brock Badgers 2nd Place - Michalia Walls of Western Mustangs 3rd Place - Alison McPhee of Saskatchewan Huskies 4th Place - Dalyn McKay of Regina Cougars 5th Place - Charlene Forde-Smith of McMaster Marauders
Women - 72kg 1st Place - Gracelynn Doogan of Guelph Gryphons 2nd Place - Haley Heffel of Alberta Pandas 3rd Place - Shauna Kuebeck of Brock Badgers 4th Place - Brooke Jarrett of Toronto Varsity Blues 5th Place - Sydney Summach of Calgary Dinos 6th Place - Audrey Bucher of Winnipeg Wesmen 7th Place - Gen Lamarche of Concordia Stingers
Women - 82kg 1st Place - Kiera Prior of Saskatchewan Huskies 2nd Place - Zoe Forsyth of Brock Badgers 3rd Place - Inga Hammer of Regina Cougars 4th Place - Maura Martina of Winnipeg Wesmen 5th Place - Olivia Cirillo of Western Mustangs
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