WESTERN WRESTLING

Women and Men’s Team Place 3rd at Ontario Seniors

Scott Proctor — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 18:24:37 +0000

Women and Men’s Team Place 3rd at Ontario Seniors

St. Catharines, ON – Members of the Mustang wrestling team travelled to Brock on Saturday to participate in the Senior Ontario Championships. Despite travelling with a small group, the Mustangs had an outstanding performance. Both teams placed third in their respective divisions, and the Mustangs took second in the combined standings.

Five Mustangs brought home medals. Freshman Treye Trotman won his third consecutive gold in as many weeks. Competing in the 57kg division, Treye beat a formidable opponent from Michigan in the final to claim the gold.

Two other Mustangs collected medals in the men’s division. Second-year wrestler Gavin Eldridge won the silver medal wrestling in the 61kg weight class. Hassan Al-Hayawi also picked up a silver medal in the 65kg division.

The women brought home two individual medals. Kendall Dettloff and Ella Doornaert both won silver medals. Kendall competed at 53kg, and Ella competed at 62kg.

“This was a good tournament for us. The athletes were able to execute many of the techniques and strategies we have been working on in practice,” commented coach Scott Proctor. “We will use the next month to work on situations where we gave up points and refine our technique without the pressure of having competitions coming up.”

This was the last competition for the wrestling team until the new year.

Top Six Finishers:

1st Treye Trotman 57kg

2nd Kendall Dettloff 53kg

2nd Gavin Eldridge 61kg

2nd Ella Doornaert 62kg

2nd Hassan Al-Haywi 65kg

4th Hannah VanderSlaght 50kg

5th Faith Telford 72kg

Team Standings:

Women 3rd

Men 3rd

Combined 2nd

Telford, Trotman Golden for the second week in a row

Scott Proctor — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 17:49:14 +0000

Toronto, ON – For the second weekend in a row, the Mustang wrestling team travelled down the 401 to Toronto to compete at the York Open. Faith Telford and Treye Trotman both won gold, their second in as many weekends, as the women’s and men’s team took home 3rd and 5th overall finishes, respectively.

Faith Telford, competing in the 72kg division, won three matches. Telford, last week’s U Sport wrestler of the week, had two pins on her way to the final, where she had a dominating 11-0 victory to claim gold.

Treye Trotman, a first-year King’s student, went 3-0 on the day to win his second gold in as many tournaments. Trotman won the gold without giving up a point while scoring 32 points. He beat all three opponents by technical superiority.

The Mustang women’s team finished 3rd in the team standings, while the Men’s team finished 5th. In the overall combined standings, Western was 3rd.

“Today was a good tournament for our team. We had several tough matches, and our athletes found ways to win, which is nice to see at this time of year,” remarked head coach Scott Proctor. “Our coaching staff has stressed since the beginning of the season that we want to use these early tournaments to gain feedback on what the athletes need to improve on.”

Other Mustangs who brought home medals were; 2nd Hannah VanderSlagt, 50kg, 2nd Ella Doornaert, 63kg, 3rd Duncan Blake, 57kg and 3rd Lukas Geske, 82kg.

“It was nice to see the athletes start to use what they have been working on in practices over the past weeks,” Proctor said.

Top Six Finishers:

1st Faith Telford

1st Treye Trotman

2nd Hannah VanderSlagt

2nd Ella Doornaert

3rd Duncan Blake

3rd Lukas Geske

4th Aimee Petrea Chiripuci

4th Thomas Fortier

5th Jonelle Clarke

5th Chase Ritter

6th Kendall Dettloff

6th Olivia Disimone

6th Lucas DiPonio

6th Patrick Salvador Guzman

The Mustangs will wrap up the first half of their season on Saturday in St. Catharines when they participate in the Ontario Senior Open.

Mustang Women Place 2nd Men 4th, at TMU Open

Scott Proctor — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 17:46:00 +0000

The Western wrestling team travelled to TMU on Sunday, Nov. 13^th, to compete at the TMU Open. The Mustangs had several strong showings. The women’s team placed second overall, and the Men’s team was 4^th. In the combined division, the Mustangs placed 2^nd. Ella Doornaert and Faith Telford led the women’s team, winning gold. Ella, competing in the 63 kg division, was a perfect 3-0 on the day. Faith had an undefeated record of 3-0. Telford won all three of her matches by pin, including a win over last year’s OUA champion in the semi-final. Kendall Dettloff was the other female medal winner, claiming silver at 53kg. The Mustang men picked up one gold medal. First-year King’s student Treye Trotman, competing in his first OUA tournament, picked up four wins to secure the gold. Trotman outscored his opponents 34-1. Other medalists for the Mustang men included Duncan Blake, who won silver at 57kg, Hassan Al-Hayawi, who was second at 65 kilograms and Lukas Geske, who won bronze at 82kg. “Overall, it was an excellent tournament for our team. The goal coming into the tournament was to get as many matches as possible and to work on the techniques we have been drilling in practice,” commented head coach Scott Proctor. “Many athletes had strong performances; Lukas Geske wrestled exceptionally well all day. He had seven matches, going 6-1. Hassan wrestled an extremely good semi-final to reach the finals, where, unfortunately, he was hampered by an ankle injury and couldn’t wrestle to his full potential,” noted Proctor. “Ella and Faith both had some close matches and found ways to win, which is great to see at this stage in the season.” Next up for the wrestles is the York Open on Nov. 20^th.

Top Six Finishers

Men:

Treye Trotman 1^st 57kg

Duncan Blake 2^nd 57kg

Hassan Al-Hayawi 2^nd 65kg

Lukas Geske 3^rd 82kg

Lucas DiPonio 4^th 57kg

Anthony Mastrogiacomo 6^th 68kg

Women:

Ella Doornaert 1^st 63kg

Faith Telford 1^st 72kg

Kendall Dettloff 2^nd 53kg

Brooke Rivers 4^th 59kg

Inaz Maghsud 4^th 72kg

Kate Dickinson 5^th 59kg

Men win the team title, Western 3rd overall in combined team standings at McMaster Invitational

Scott Proctor — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 17:25:20 +0000

photo: Kevin Lassel

Hamilton, ON – Western’s Wrestling team started their season on Sunday, competing at the McMaster Invitational. The Men took home the team title, while Western came third overall in the combined team standings.

The Mustangs had a strong showing, collecting seven medals and a first-place team finish for the men. The men’s team won the team title ahead of host McMaster and the University of Alberta, who were third. The men were led by two gold medals, Charlie Ortencio and Lukas Geske.

Charlie, a first-year Mustang, went 4-0 on the day to collect the gold. Last season’s OUA gold medalist, Lukas, picked up four straight wins en route to the gold medal. Other medalists by the men included silver medals by Zachary Ortencio and Hassan Al-Hayawi. Picking up bronze medals for Western were Duncan Blake and Patrick Salvador Guzman.

“It was a good start to the season for us. Our wrestlers had a chance to get back on the mats and compete,” said head coach Scott Proctor. “They have been working hard the past two months in practices, and it was nice to see them get an opportunity to showcase that hard work at a tournament.”

The women’s team placed fifth overall. Jonelle Clarke was the lone medalist for Western, picking up a bronze medal at 59 kg.

“As a team, we approach these early tournaments as an opportunity to see what areas we need to work on,” said Proctor. “We are looking for feedback from the matches, and then we will get back into the practice room and make the necessary changes so we continue to improve.”

Western finished third overall in the combined division.

“We had several great performances today,” concluded Proctor. “We are happy with the effort of the wrestlers competing today, and we are excited to continue to see them improve as the season progresses.”

Next up for the Mustangs is the TMU Open on November 13th.

TEAM RESULTS SUMMARY

1st Men’s team

3rd Overall combined

INDIVIDUAL FINISHES

Women:

Jonelle Clarke 3rd 59kg

Emalea Drozdow 4th 59kg

Ella Doornaert 4th 63kg

Faith Telford 4th 72kg

Hannah VanderSlagt 5th 50kg

Kendall Dettloff 5th 53kg

Atina Khanlari 6th 63kg

Men:
Charlie Ortencio 1st 68kg

Lukas Geske 1st 82kg

Zachary Ortencio 2nd 65kg

Hassan Al-Hayawi 2nd 68kg

Duncan Blake 3rd 57kg

Patrick Salvaor Guzman 3rd 76kg

Thomas Fortier 4th 100kg

Tammer Alsirawan 5th 72kg

Chase Ritter 6th 57kg

Vaikunthan Thanarajah 6th 61kg

Luke Field 6th 90kg

Doornaert and Eldridge take gold at Western Invitational

Scott Proctor — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 18:05:44 +0000

By: Mustangs Wrestling

London, ON – The Mustangs Wrestling team was back in action on Sunday, taking part in the Western Invitational in Alumni Hall.

The Mustangs were led by Ella Doornaert and Gavin Eldridge, who both won gold medals, their third gold medal for both wrestlers in as many tournaments. Gavin went a perfect 2-0 on the day to pick up the gold in the 61kg division. In the 63kg division, Ella went 4-0 to claim gold.

“Both Ella and Gavin wrestled well today. It is a good way to finish their last tournament before the OUA’s,” said Mustangs Head Coach Scott Proctor.

Other medalists for the Mustangs were Lucas DiPonio, Tate Levesque, Lukas Geske and Thomas Fortier, who all won silver medals.

Winning bronze for the Mustangs were Sydney Clavet and Faith Telford.

“We had a small group this weekend as we start to taper for the upcoming OUAs but some really strong performances from athletes who competed,” noted Assistant Coach Madi Parks. “Ella led the women’s team taking her third gold in as many weeks after winning four great matches today. Lucas D. and Lukas G. had excellent performances on their way to the final. We’re looking forward to the next two weeks of hard work before taking to the mats at the OUA championships.”

OUA Championships are set for April 2^nd in St. Catharines.

“We will use the next two weeks to make some small adjustments to our wrestling and make sure we feel good before we compete on April 2^nd. We are excited for the opportunity to compete at the OUA’s and look forward to a great competition,” Proctor added.

Top Six Finishers
1^st Ella Doornaert
1^st Gavin Eldridge
2^nd Lucas DiPonio
2^nd Tate Levesque
2^nd Lukas Geske
2^nd Thomas Fortier
3^rd Sydney Clavet
3^rd Faith Telford
5^th Aqil Syed
5^th Aimee Chiripuci
6^th Vaikunthan Thanarajah

Mustangs collect 6 medals at Western Open

Scott Proctor — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 11:32:07 +0000

photo Evan Doyle

3/14/2022 9:45:00 PM

By: Mustangs Wrestling

London, ON – The Mustangs Wrestling brought the action to their home turf as they hosted the Western Open in Alumni Hall on Sunday.

The Men’s team finished 3^rd overall, collections three individual medals led by Gavin Eldridge winning the 61kg division. This is the second weekend in a row that Eldridge has won gold.

“Gavin wrestled well all day. A few of his matches were close at the beginning, but Gavin maintained an aggressive pace and was able to wear his opponents down and secure the wins,” said Mustangs Head Coach Scott Proctor.

Other men medalists include Brayden Ambo at 90kg and Thomas Fortier at 100kg, both winning silver medals.

Ella Doornaert led the women to a fourth-place team finish. Doornaert won gold in the 63kg division.

“Ella had a tough final match. She was down after the first round, but one of Ella’s strengths is her conditioning; she gets stronger as the match goes on. She stuck to her game plan, didn’t panic, and came back in the second round to pin her opponent and win the match,” noted Proctor.

Other medalists for the Women’s team were Paige Baynham, who won silver at 72kg and Sydney Clavet, who won bronze at 56kg.

Next up for the Mustangs is the Western Invitational on Sunday, March 20^th, in Alumni Hall starting at 9:30 a.m. This will be the final competition for Mustangs before the OUA championships at Brock on April 2^nd.

Top Six Finishes
1^st Gavin Eldridge 61kg
1^st Ella Doornaert 63kg
1^st Madi Parks 50kg London-Western Wrestling Club
2^nd Brayden Ambo 90kg
2^nd Thomas Fortier 100kg
2^nd Paige Baynham 72kg
2^nd Brayden Todd 61kg London-Western Wrestling Club
2^nd Betsabeth Sarco 59kg London-Western Wrestling Club
3^rd Keeyan Trotman 57kg London-Western Wrestling Club
3^rd Sydney Clavet 56kg
4^th Brooke Rivers 56kg
5^th Kendall Derrloff 53kg
6^th Tate Levesque 76kg
6^th Aimee Chiripuci 50kg
6^th Faith Telford 67kg

8 Medal, 4 Gold performance for the Mustangs Wrestling at Ontario Winter Open

Scott Proctor — Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:49:51 +0000

3/7/2022 10:50:00 AM

By: Mustangs Wrestling

Caledonia, ON – The Mustangs had an impressive performance at the Ontario Winter Open in Caledonia this weekend, picking up eight medals, including an exceptional four golds.

First-year Mustang Gavin Eldridge returned to action after recovering from a knee injury suffered in November and looked great, winning the gold in the 61 KG division.

“Gavin wrestled well all day and beat a very accomplished wrestler in the finals. It’s great to see Gavin back on the mats competing after starting his season with an injury,” commented head coach Scott Proctor.

Paige Baynham had an excellent tournament going 3-0 and winning the gold medal. Baynham pinned her first opponent and then won two hard-fought matches against opponents from PEI and Montreal. This is Paige’s 4^th individual gold of the season.

4th-year wrestler Ella Doornaert picked up a gold in the 65 KG class. Ella outscored her first two opponents 24-2 before pinning her final opponent to claim the gold. Faith Telford picked up the Mustang’s fourth individual gold going 2-0 on the day. Faith secured the gold by pinning both her opponents. “For some of our athletes, this was their first competition back in two years, and they performed with a tremendous amount of heart and perseverance. We had outstanding performances from Gavin, Faith, Ella, and Paige, who all fought through tough matches to get to their gold medals. We continue to see the team growing as a whole and individual athletes constantly developing as the season progresses,” noted assistant coach Madi Parks.

Two London-Western Wrestling Club members also picked up gold medals. Keeyan Trotman went 2-0 on the day to win the 61kg division. Incoming recruit Treye Trotman had an impressive showing winning all four of his matches without giving up a point. In addition to the four gold medals, the Mustangs picked up silver medals by Aqil Syed 57kg and Lukas Geske 79kg, and two bronze medals by Sydney Clavet 59kg and Olivia Disimone 69 kg. “Our coaching staff is happy with today’s results and are excited to see our athletes continue to improve as we keep our focus on being our best at the OUA Championships at the beginning of April,” Proctor added.

Next up for the Mustangs is the Western Open on Sunday, March 13^th, in Alumni Hall, starting at 9:30 a.m.

Top Six Finishers
1^st Paige Baynham
1^st Ella Doornaert
1^st Gavin Eldridge
1^st Faith Telford
1^st Treye Trotman (London-Western W.C.)
1^st Keeyan Trotman (London-Western W.C.)
2^nd Lukas Geske
2^nd Aqil Syed
3^rd Sydney Clavet
3^rd Olivia Disimone
4^th Duncan Blake
4^th Emalea Drozdow
4^th Brooke Rivers
5^th Aimee Chiripuchi
5^th Lucas DiPonio

Mustangs collect 7 medals at Brock Open

Scott Proctor — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 19:42:14 +0000

2/27/2022 4:18:00 PM

By: Mustangs Wrestling

St. Catharines, ON – It has been three months since the Mustang wrestlers had a competition, but they were back on the mats on Saturday, competing at the Brock Open in St. Catharines.

A smaller team travelled to Brock, but Western still had some impressive results, returning with seven medals.

Western third-year wrestler Paige Baynham continued her remarkable season by winning a silver medal in the 68-72 Kg class. Paige now has won a medal in every tournament she has competed in this season (2 Gold and 2 Silver).

“It was great for our wrestlers to get back on the mats and compete again,” commented Head Coach Scott Proctor. “We were excited to get back to competition, and this tournament provided us with some very positive results and efforts from our wrestlers. We will take things that we can work on from this tournament and continue to improve”.

Other wrestlers who medaled were; Faith Telford, Jonelle Clarke and Anthony Mastrogiacomo all with silver medals, while Olivia Disimone, Lucas DiPonio and Aqil Syed collected bronze.

Next up for the Mustangs is the Ontario Winter Cup on March 6^th, followed by two home events on March 13^th and 20^th.

Brock Open Top Six Results:
2^nd Jonelle Clarke
2^nd Paige Baynham
2^nd Faith Telford
2^nd Anthony Mastrogiacomo
3^rd Olivia Disimone
3^rd Lucas DiPonio
3^rd Aqil Syed
5^th Thomas Fortier

Mustangs pick up four individual golds and a 1st place team finish at the Ontario Open

Scott Proctor — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 15:32:14 +0000

11/30/2021 3:55:00 PM

By: Western Wrestling Team

Burlington, ON – Western wrestlers came home with ten medals and finished first overall in the team standings at the Ontario Open this weekend.

Leading the way for the Mustangs were Tejas Patel, Hassan Al-Hayawi, Thoams Fortier and Paige Baynham, all winning gold medals. Patel won gold at 54kg, Al-Hayawi added gold to his collection of two bronze medals from earlier tournaments in the 65 kg division, Fortier won gold in the 92kg division, and Baynham picked up her fourth medal and third gold by winning the 72kg weight class.

Other Mustangs who secured medals included Hannah VanderSlagt, Anthony Parker and Lucas DiPonio winning silver medals, Kendall Dettloff, Faith Telford and Duncan Blake picking up bronze medals.

“We had a really impressive showing at 57kg, capturing all three medals in the weight. The team wrestled hard through a tough tournament, and we had some great outcomes,” noted Mustang Assistant Coach Madi Parks. “Overall, a really positive end to our first semester of competition.”

Western finished first overall as a team with 92 points, 23 points ahead of the second-place team.

“We had a really good showering by some of our veterans, notably Hassan Al-Hayawi winning the 65kg weight class,” commented Assistant Coach Steven Takahashi. “He had an outstanding tournament dominating his weight by winning 10-0 against all his opponents. This included the finals where he bested Cody Saunders, who he previously lost to in earlier seasons,”

This was the last competition of the fall term for the Mustangs, who have had an impressive showing so far.

“This was a great way for us to finish up the first term of competition. We have been improving since the first tournament at the start of November, and it is nice to see the hard work paying off,” said Head Coach Scott Proctor. “We will continue to train throughout December, and we feel like we are in a great position heading into the new year, and we are looking forward to the OUA and U SPORTS Championships at the end of February,”

Top Six Finishers
1^st Tejas Patel 54kg
1^st Hassan Al-Hayawi 65kg
1^st Thomas Fortier 92kg
1^st Paige Baynham 72kg
2^nd Lucas DiPonio 57kg
2^nd Anthony Parker 125kg
2^nd Hannah VanderSlagt 50kg
3^rd Duncan Blake 57kg
3^rd Kendall Dettloff 55kg
3^rd Faith Telford 68kg
4^th Ella Doornaert 65kg
4^th Emalea Drozdow 59kg
4^th Anthony Mastrogiacomo 70kg
5^th Vaikunthan Thanarajah 61kg
5^th Olivia Disimone 68kg
5^th Talha Ahmad 86kg
6^th Brayden Ambo 86kg

Doornaert Wins Gold, Mustangs have a strong showing at York Open

Scott Proctor — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 15:35:12 +0000

The Western wrestling team travelled to the Toronto area for the second weekend in a row to compete at the York Open on Sunday. Travelling with a smaller team, the Mustangs continued their strong start to the season with several impressive performances. The Mustangs returned home with four medals and another four wrestlers who placed in the top 6. Leading the way for the Mustangs was 4th-year wrestler Ella Doornaert who won gold in the 63kg class. Ella had a great semi-final match against a strong opponent from Brock. Ella executed a perfect shoulder throw in the match to help secure the win. “It was nice to see Ella win her first University tournament,” commented Head Coach Scott Proctor. “She has been working extremely hard over the past few years, and it is starting to show in her wrestling. She is executing moves that she has been working on, and she has a much better understanding of the tactics involved in close matches”. The Mustangs’ other medal winners were Paige Baynham picking up her third medal in three tournaments by winning a silver medal, and Hannah VanderSlagt and Kendall Dettloff, both winning bronze medals. “I think the team showed how much they’re improving this weekend and closing the gap on tough opponents. They’re looking good going into the last tournament of this term this Sunday,” noted assistant coach Madison Parks. The first term’s final tournament, the Ontario Open, is this Sunday, November 28^th, in Burlington.

Top Six finishers

1^st Ella Doornaert

2^nd Paige Baynham

3^rd Hannah Vanderslagt

3^rd Kendall Dettloff

5th Duncan Blake

5th Vaikunthan Thanarajah

5th Ronald Peter

5th Tate Levesque