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