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

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