Busy weekend for Mustangs with Junior Provincials and Western Open

It was a busy weekend for the mustangs as they hosted two events in Alumni Hall. The first event was the Ontario Junior championships (U 20) held on Saturday. The event attracted wrestlers from all across Ontario. The Mustangs had 8 wrestlers compete at the provincial championship. 1^st year Mustang Ella Doornaert led the for the team winner the silver medal in the 57kg division.  Another first year Mustang Hassan Al-Hayawi picked up a bronze medal in the 65kg division. 2^nd year western wrestler Adam Pacyga also won a bronze in the 79kg. Rounding out the top six placings for the Mustangs were; 4^th David Kumar 70kg. 4^th Jennifer Nwamadi 82kg, and 5^th Cat Blair 65kg. Hunter Tandy a member of the London-Western Wrestling Club placed 4^th at 79kg.

On Sunday Western hosted the annual Western Open. Christine Grafe, a fourth-year wrestler, had an outstanding tournament placing 2^nd in the 48kg division.  Mackenzie Smallwood placed 3^rd at 51kg. Jackson Browning collected a silver medal. Browning was unable to wrestle his final due to an injury. Next up is the OUA championships at Guelph on Saturday February 2^nd.

Summary

Ontario Junior Championships

2^nd Ella Doornaert 57kg

3^rd Hassan Al-Hayawi

3^rd Adam Pacyga 79kg

4^th David Kumar 70kg

4^th Hunter Tandy 79kg

4^th Jennifer Nwamadi 82kg

5^th Cat Blair 65kg

Western Open

2^nd Christine Grafe 48kg

2^nd Jackson Browning 100kg

3^rd Mackenzie Smallwood 51kg

3^rd Tate Levesque 72kg

4^th Anthony Parker 120kg

6^th Greg Clark 61kg

 Christine Grafe with the win at the Western Open.