Wesmen Athletics
Wesmen Have Success At Home Tournament
The Winnipeg Wesmen Won Seven Individual Medals On The Varsity Side And Two More In Club Competition At The 2013 Wesmen Invitational..
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Saturday, February 2, 2013 - The Wesmen Invitational Wrestling Tournament took place at the Duckworth Centre. The event featured some of the best male and female wrestlers from Calgary, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Regina and the host Winnipeg.
Full Team and Individual Results (PDF)
It was a very successful tournament for the host University of Winnipeg Wesmen. In total the Wesmen captured seven medals (two gold, two silver and three bronze) in varsity competition and two bronze medals in club events.
In the team standings, the men's varsity team placed second, the women's varsity team finished in fourth. The Wesmen club teams finished second in men's competition and third on the women's side.
Women’s Varsity
1. U of Alberta Pandas 47
2. U of Saskatchewan Huskies 34
3. U of Regina Cougars 19
4. U of Winnipeg Wesmen 17
Men’s Varsity
1. U of Calgary Dinos 34
2. U of Winnipeg Wesmen 31
3. U of Saskatchewan Huskie 30
4. U of Alberta Bears 19
5. U of Regina Cougars 3
Men’s Club
1. Saskatoon WC 41
2. Wesmen WC 35
3. Dinos WC 34
4. Bears WC 22
5. St. Pauls Academy 4
6. Cattown WC 3
7. WAMMA 2
Women’s Club
1. Bears WC 47
2. Saskatoon WC 42
3. Wesmen WC 20
4. Cattown WC 19
Most Outstanding Wrestlers
Male – Briston Brenton, U of W
Female – Natasha Kramble, U of S
Men's Varsity
The Wesmen Men's team captured five medals (two gold, 1 silver and two bronze). Highlighting the success was gold medal wins by Briston Brenton (82 kg) and Jake Miller (76 kg). For Brenton it is his third gold medal in the past three events and fourth of the season. Miller also won gold at the Saskatchewan Huskies Open back in November. Cean Bod-Oy captured a silver medal in the (54 kg) weight class and Mohktar Hakimi and Kyle Nguyen won bronze medals in the 57 kg and 130 kg weight class respectively. Brenton was named the Most Outstanding Male Wrestler of the tournament.
Women's Varsity
The Women's Varsity team won a pair of medals (1 silver and 1 bronze). Maura Martina won the silver medal in the 82 kg weight class. For Martina it is her third medal of the season. Jessica Brenton won her second bronze medal of the season in the 63 kg class.
The Wesmen will now prepare for the Canada West Wrestling Championships on Feb 15-16 at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.
