7 Mustangs qualify for U Sports Championships

Western travel to Guelph on Saturday to take part in the OUA Championships. 7 Mustangs qualified for the U Sports championships in Calgary at the end of February and both the Men’s and Women’s team placed 4^th, the women were 2 points out of 3^rd place. Brayden Ambo led the men placing second in the 82kg division. Brayden beat the number 1 seeded wrestler in the weight class to reach the final. In the final Brayden lost a highly competitive match. The match ended 5-5 and Brayden lost on criteria. Brayden, one of the Captains of this years team, was 4^th at last years U Sports championships. The other two captains Julie Steffler and Michalia Walls both qualified. Julie placed 2^nd in the 59kg division. Steffler lost in the finals to Brock’s Hannah Taylor, last years U Sports Champion. Michalia placed 3^rd in the 63kg weight class after losing a close opening match. Christine Grafe placed 3^rd at 48kg.  Wrestling in his first OUA championships first year athlete Hassan Al-Hayawi placed 3^rd at 65kg. Jackson Browning placed 3^rd at 100kg. Anthony Parker qualified in the 120kg division by placing 3^rd.

Qualifiers:

3^rd 48kg Christine Grafe

2^nd 59kg Julie Steffler

3^rd 63kg Michalia Walls

3^rd 65kg Hassan Al-Hayawi

2^nd 82kg Brayden Ambo

3^rd 100kg Jackson Browning

3^rd 120kg Anthony Parker

Summary

4^th Mackenzie Smallwood 51kg

4^th David Kumar 68kg

4^th Jennifer Nwamadi 82kg

4^th Collin Johnston 90kg

5^th Ella Doornaert 55kg

6^th Kennedy McMillan 67kg

6^th Jessica Ly 72kg

6^th Tate Levesque 72kg

6^th Adam Pacyga 76kg

7^th Greg Clark 65kg