Men’s & Women’s Wrestling History 2017-2018 OUA Championships: Men - bronze, Women – bronze Championships: Men – 4th, Women 7th

In wrestling, mental strength is just as important as physical strength. Gryphons’ head coach Doug Cox wanted his athletes to approach their 2017-18 season as if tournaments were a reward for their hard work and not something to fear. Guelph’s experienced team, led by decorated stars like Elvir Uzunovic and Gracelynn Doogan, went into the OUA schedule confident and ready to perform. The Gryphons held their spot in the national rankings throughout the year and by the time they hosted the Guelph Open, the performances were ramping up. Uzunovic (61kg), and third-year athletes Alexander Chaves (70kg) and Chelsey Sicard (55kg), each won on their home mat. The medals continued to pile up at the OUA Championship in St. Catharines, as Guelph took four silvers, four bronzes and two impressive golds from Doogan (82kg) and two-sport athlete Job Reinhart (100kg). Reinhart, a star linebacker on the Gryphon football team, is still relatively new to wrestling but after defeating Brock’s Ignatius Pitt, he was crowed Most Outstanding Wrestler at the OUA Championship. The women’s and men’s teams each finished third in the overall standings. Guelph was unable to achieve the same level of success at the U SPORTS Wrestling Championship hosted by , finishing fourth on the men’s side and seventh in the women’s standings, though only 10 wrestlers made the trip. Doogan and Chaves took silver medals, while Sicard and Uzunovic, wrestling in his final collegiate match, won in their finales for a pair of well-earned bronze medals.

Ryan Berkin 1L Simon Chaves 1L Daniel Humphrey 4H Job Reinhart 3L Jobandeep Bhullar 1L Colin Dempsey 4H Jaber Husiny 2L Kyle Robinson -1L Jaivir Boal 3L Shane Devadason 1L Gabriel Laplante 4H Elvir Uzunovic 5L Alexander Chaves 3L Dimitri Djuric 2L Cole Norris 1L

Racheal Cowey 3L Hannah Little 2L Chelsey Sicard 3L Rhiannon Digweed -3L Christine Nabati 1L Samantha Squires 1L Gracelynn Doogan 4H Natalie Rygielski 1L Andreanna Sullivan 1L

Awards Summary OUA First Team All-Stars Job Reinhart Gracelynn Doogan

OUA Second Team All-Stars Alexander Chaves Daniel Humphrey Elvir Uznovic Chelsey Sicard

U SPORTS Second Team All- Alexander Chaves Gracelynn Doogan

OUA Major Awards Job Reinhart- Men’s Wrestling Most Outstanding Wrestler

Team Awards (M)MIP- Job Reinhart (M)MVP- Alexander Chaves (W)MIP- Samantha Squires (W)MVP- Gracelynn Doogan

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Doug Cox Assistants: Cody Airdrie, Cierra Carere, Zoltan Hunyady, Pat Varamo Trainers: Neil Judge, Anna Radisic

2016-2017 OUA Championships: Women 2nd, Men 4th U SPORTS Championships: Women 2nd, Men 10th

The Gryphons impressed at the 2017 OUA Wrestling Championships in Hamilton, taking home a combined total (men’s & women’s) of 10 medals (2 gold, 3 silver, 5 bronze). On the women’s side, Gracelynn Doogan and Natassya Lu were both gold medalists, with Lu being named the Women’s Most Outstanding Wrestler at the OUA Championships. On the men’s side, Elvir Uzunovic (61kg) and Kyle Robinson (57kg) both earned silver medals, while two-sport athlete Job Reinhart reached the podium by winning bronze in men’s 100kg. For Reinhart, who was also named an OUA All-Star on the Gryphon football team, it marks his first wrestling medal in this his second year with the wrestling program.

At nationals in Winnipeg, Gracelynn Doogan would earn the title of national champion in the women’s 72kg weight class. The third year wrestler, who had taken home silver the year prior, was the lone Gryphon to take home gold from the U SPORTS Championships with a total of six Gryphons reaching the podium over the course of the two day event (1 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze). The Gryphons women’s wrestling team finished 2nd in the overall team standings, marking their best ever finish in the team standings at a national championship.

Jaivir Boal 2L Oren Furmanov 4H Colin Moffat 2L Alexander Chaves 2L Daniel Humphrey 3L Job Reinhart 2L Colin Dempsey 4H James Hunter 1L Kyle Robinson 1L Shane Devadason 1L Jaber Husiny 1L Elvir Uzunovic 4H Dimitri Djuric 1L Gabriel Laplante 3L Geordon Watkins 3L

Cierra Carere 5L Rhiannon Digweed 3L Natassya Lu 4H Alison Carrow 4H Gracelynn Doogan 3L Laurelle Policarpio 2L Racheal Cowey 2L Hannah Little 1L Chelsey Sicard 2L

Head Coach: Doug Cox

Gryphon medalists at OUA Championships GOLD Gracelynn Doogan (women’s 72kg) Natassya Lu (women’s 48kg)

SILVER Elvir Uzunovic (men’s 61kg) Cierra Carere (women’s 59kg) Kyle Robinson (men’s 57kg)

BRONZE Job Reinhart (men’s 100kg) Dan Humphrey (men’s 76kg) Alexander Chaves (men’s 68kg) Rhiannon Digweed (women’s 63kg) Chelsey Sicard (women’s 55kg)

Gryphon medalists at U SPORTS Championships GOLD Gracelynn Doogan (women’s 72kg)

SILVER Elvir Uzunovic (men’s 61kg) Cierra Carere (women’s 59kg)

BRONZE Kyle Robinson (men’s 57kg) Dan Humphrey (men’s 76kg) Natassya Lu (women’s 48kg)

Team Awards Men’s MIP – Kyle Robinson Men’s MVP – Elvir Uzunovic Women’s MIP – Chelsey Sicard Women’s MVP – Gracelynn Doogan

University of Guelph Awards Cierra Carere – W.F. Mitchell Sportswoman

2015-16 OUA Championship Result: Women 2nd; Men 3rd CIS Championship Result: Women 3rd; Men 4th

The Gryphons men’s team returned to the podium at the OUA Championships after a one year absence by finishing 3rd in the team standings at the one- day championship event. A total of 8 medals were won by Gryphons on the men’s side at the OUA Championships which was hosted by Algoma University of Sault Ste. Marie, ON. Leading the way for U of G was a pair of gold medalists in Oren Furmanov (54kg) and Tyson Frost (120kg).

Two weeks later at the CIS Championships in St. Catharines, Furmanov and Frost would strike gold once again while helping the Gryphons finish 4th in the overall team standings. A total of eight wrestlers from the Gryphons men’s team competed at the CIS Championships, with Geordie Watkins narrowly missing out on the podium after being defeated by Memorial's Dennis Sutton in the Men's 100kg bronze medal match.

The women’s wrestling team proved to be a threat in the conference and beyond during the 2015-16 season finishing with a team OUA silver and CIS bronze. At OU’s the Gryphons were unable to secure an individual title but their second-place team finish was earned on the backs of several strong showings. The team came close to the summit in a few weight classes and in the end, finished with four silvers. Those medals went to Natassya Lu (48kg), Jade Papke (51kg), Alison Carrow (67kg) and Gracelynn Doogan (72kg). The CIS Championships were a huge success as they earned three individual medals powering them to a third place team finish. Third-year Alison Carrow capped off a terrific season, successfully defending her national title in the 67kg weight class and was named a CIS First-Team All-Canadian. Jade Papke (51kg) and Gracelynn Doogan (72kg) rounded out the team’s medalists as they took home silvers and were named Second Team All-Canadians. Jaivir Boal 1L Michael Flosman 2L Daniel Humphrey 2L Joseph Sample 1L Benjamin Bradford 4H Tyson Frost 2L Gabriel Laplante 2L Elvir Uzunovic 3L Alexander Chaves 1L Oren Furmanov 3L Erich Milne 1L Geordon Watkins 2L Brock Corbett 1L Wassim Ghadban 1L Colin Moffat 1L Navrit Wirach 4H Matthew Cummins 3L Thomas Hiebert 4H Job Reinhart 1L Zane Zondervan 4H Colin Dempsey 3L

Maddison Braga 1L Rhiannon Digweed 2L Mikhaila Irving 1L Jade Papke 5L Cierra Carere 4H Gracelynn Doogan 2L Abigayle Labas 1L Laurelle Policarpio 1L Alison Carrow 3L Nikki Fraser 4H Natassya Lu 3L Chelsey Sicard 1L Racheal Cowey 1L Samantha Gow 1L Samantha Meehan 1L April Wright 1L

Coach: Doug Cox Manager: Ashleigh Otto Assistants: Zoltan Hunyady, Danny Brown, Jamie Cox, Trainer: Caitlin Fegan Dave Garvin, Pat Varamo

2014-15 OUA Championships: Women 3rd, Men 4th CIS Championships: Women 4th, Men 11th

For a second straight year, the Gryphons women’s wrestling team reached the podium at the OUA Championships. Kelsey Gsell and Alison Carrow both took home gold medals while rookie Gracelynn Doogan as well as Natassya Lu and Cierra Carere also took home medals. The Gryphons men’s team entered the one-day OUA Championship tournament (held at ) as defending champions, but just missed the podium, finishing in 4th in the overall team standings. Leading the way for the men was Ben Bradford who earned silver in the 76kg weight class. Alison Carrow and Kelsey Gsell earned OUA First Team All-Star status while Ben Bradford and Gracelynn Doogan grabbed Second team honours.

In total, eight Gryphon athletes qualified for the CIS Wrestling Championships which were hosted by the University of Alberta. On the women’s side, second year athlete Alison Carrow capped off a terrific season by winning a gold medal in her 67kg weight class and earning CIS First Team All-Canadian. Carrow finished the season having suffered just one loss the entire season, that coming in the Guelph Open against a former Olympian. Kelsey Gsell, the defending CIS gold medalist in the 82kg weight class, was forced to settle for silver this year after suffering a hamstring injury in her final match and grabbed CIS Second Team All-Canadian. First year athlete Gracelynn Doogan earned a silver medal in the women’s 72kg, CIS Second Team All-Canadian and helped lead the Gryphons women’s team to a 4th place finish in the overall team standings at nationals.

Pierre Barbeau 4H Brent Davies 2L David Graham 1L Elvir Uzunovic 2L Benjamin Bradford 3L Colin Dempsey 2L Thomas Hiebert 3L Geordon Watkins 1L Daniel Brisebois 2L Chris Flanigan 1L Daniel Humphrey 1L Navrit Wirach 3L Lucas Campbell 2L Michael Flosman 1L Gabriel Laplante 1L Zane Zondervan 3L Matthew Cummins 2L Oren Furmanov 2L Sam Painchaud-Morgan 2L Sarah Perry 2L Cierra Carere 3L Gracelynn Doogan 1L Natassya Lu 2L Alison Carrow 2L Nikki Fraser 3L Jade Papke 4H Rhiannon Digweed 1L Kelsey Gsell 5L Megan Pounder 3L

Coach: Doug Cox Manager: Ashleigh Otto Assistants: Zoltan Hunyady, Danny Brown, Jamie Cox, Trainer: Hayley Parsons Dave Garvin, Pat Varamo

Team Awards (M): MIP – Elvir Uzunovic (M): MVP – Dan Humphrey (W): MIP – Natassya Lu (W): MVP – Alison Carrow

OUA/CIS Awards OUA First Team All- Star- Alison Carrow OUA First Team All- Star- Kelsey Gsell OUA Second Team All- Star- Ben Bradford OUA Second Team All- Star- Gracelynn Doogan CIS First Team All- Canadian- Alison Carrow CIS Second Team All- Canadian- Kelsey Gsell CIS Second Team All- Canadian- Gracelynn Doogan

2013-14 OUA Championship Result: Men 1st, Women 3rd CIS Championship Result: Men 3rd, Women 6th

The wrestling team had a great season, with the men’s team earning the OUA banner and a bronze at the CIS Championships. Meanwhile, the women enjoyed several successes and an OUA bronze.

The men’s wrestling team tallied seven medals at the OUA Championships to claim their first title since 2011 led by OUA coach of the year Doug Cox. The Gryphons won five of the ten gold medals available in the men’s weight classes. Tyson Frost-Dreyer won gold in the 82kg weight class and was named the outstanding male wrestler. Also winning gold medals for the Gryphons were Jacob Jagas (76kg), Benjamin Bradford (72kg), Kevin Iwasa- Madge (65kg) and Jeremy Latour (120kg). Oren Furmanov (54kg) captured silver for second team status. At the CIS Championships, the men's team won five medals led by national titles from Iwasa-Madge (65kg) and Latour (130kg) who were also named first team All-Canadians. Frost-Dreyer earned a silver medal and second team All-Canadian honours.

On the women's side, the Gryphons won four medals to finish with a team bronze at the OUA Championships. Veteran Kelsey Gsell dominated her 82kg weight division and earned the Gryphons their only gold medal in the women's competition. Following Gsell was a trio of bronze medals from Cierra Carere (51kg), Alison Carrow (63kg) class and Sarah Stringer (67kg). At the CIS Championships, the Gryphons finished sixth and were led once again by Gsell. The veteran was crowned the champion of the 82kg weight class and a first team All-Canadian.

Pierre Barbeau 3L Matthew Cummins 1L Kevin Iwasa-Madge 5L David Sprague 1L Filip Bonek 2L Colin Dempsey 1L Jake Jagas 4H Elvir Uzunovic 1L Benjamin Bradford 2L Tyson Frost-Dreyer 1L Jeremy Latour 1L Navrit Wirach 2L Daniel Brisebois 1L Oren Furmanov 1L Sam Painchaud-Morgan1L Mark Young 2L Lucas Campbell 1L Thomas Hiebert 2L Michael Rowbotham 1L Zane Zondervan 2L

Cierra Carere 2L Ashley Everett 2L Natassya Lu 1L Sarah Stringer 1L Alison Carrow 1L Nikki Fraser 2L Marisa Scott 5L Karlee Williams 4H Emma Crouch 2L Kelsey Gsell 4H

Coach: Doug Cox Manager: Kevin Christiaens Assistants: Zoltan Hunyady, Danny Brown, Jamie Cox, Trainer: Adam McLaughlin Dave Garvin, Pat Varamo

Awards Summary

OUA First Team All-Stars - Ben Bradford, Tyson Frost-Dreyer, Kevin Iwasa madge, Jake Jagas, Jeremy Latour, Kelsey Gsell

OUA First Team All-Stars - Oren Furmanow

CIS First Team All-Canadians – Kevin Iwasa Madge, Jeremy Latour, Kelsey Gsell

OUA Awards: Tyson Frost-Dreyer, OUA Outstanding Male Wrestler Doug Cox, OUA Men’s Wrestling Coach of the Year

Team Awards MIP of the Year (Men) – Tyson Frost-Dreyer MVP of the Year (Men) – Jeremy Latour MIP of the Year (Women) – Sarah Stringer MVP of the Year (Women) – Kelsey Gsell

Department Awards Kelsey Gsell, President’s Award Kelsey Gsell, Female Athlete of the Year

2012-2013 OUA Championship Result: Men 4th; Women 4th CIS Championship Result: Men 10th; Women 8th

It was a roller coaster ride for the Gryphon wrestlers this season, suffering a number of injuries, the team rebounded to a successful fourth place finish at the OUA Championships for both the men’s and women’s team. At the CIS Championships, the Gryphon men were 10th while the women were 8th.

The Gryphon men earned a total of three medals at the OUA Championships led by fifth-year John Fitzgerald (Cambridge, Ont.) who grabbed gold in the 130kg weight class and was named an OUA All-Star. Fourth year Mathieu Deschatelets (Sturgeon Falls, Ont.) also won his event with gold in the 82kg weight, and was named a OUA First Team All-Star. Rounding out the top finishes for the men’s team was rookie Navrit Wirach (Mississauga, Ont.) with silver in the 57kg event. At the CIS Championships, Fitzgerald struck gold on the national stage winning the 130kg weight and was named a First Team All-Canadian and received the R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award.

For the women, the Gryphons were led at the OUA and CIS Championships by a pair of third-year wrestlers including Kelsey Gsell (Saskatoon, SK) and Jade Papke (Mississauga, Ont.). Gsell took home gold at the OUA Championships and then earned silver at the CIS Championships in the 82kg weight class. She was named an OUA First Team All-Star and CIS Second Team All-Canadian. Papke took home her third straight OUA silver in the 52kg weight and then earned a CIS silver medal. She was named an OUA Second Team All-Star and a CIS Second Team All-Canadian.

Pierre Barbeau 2L Matt Deschatelets 4H Thomas Hiebert 1L Patrick Sobchak 1L Filip Bonek 1L Robert Fillman 2L Joel Hillman 1L Navrit Wirach 1L Benjamin Bradford 1L John Fitzgerald 5L Kevin Iwasa-Madge -4H Mark Young 1L Joshua Cranham 2L Chris Flanigan 1L Jake Jagas -3L Scott Young 4L Brent Davies 1L Alexander Gill 2L Pratham Singh 1L Zane Zondervan 1L Mitchele Demelo 2L

Malissa Bryan 1L Emma Crouch 1L Kathleen Elliott -1L Nikki Fraser 1L Cierra Carere 1L Elizabeth Dea 1L Ashley Everett 1L Elizabeth George 1L Kelsey Gsell 3L Megan Pounder 2L Marisa Scott 4H Karlee Williams 3L Jade Papke 3L Lyndia Stacey 1L

Coach: Doug Cox Managers: Allison Leslie, Kevin Christiaens Assistants: Zoltan Hunyady, Pat Varamo Trainer: Alana Gulka

Awards Summary

OUA First Team All-Stars OUA Second Team All-Stars Matt Deschatelets, John Fitzgerald, Kelsey Gsell Jade Papke, Navrit Wirach

CIS First Team All-Canadians CIS Second Team All-Canadians John Fitzgerald Kelsey Gsell, Jade Papke

CIS Major Awards Fair Play Award: John Fitzgerald

Team Awards MIP of the Year (Men) – Mathieu Deschatelets MVP of the Year (Men) – John Fitzgerald MIP of the Year (Women) – Emma Crouch MVP of the Year (Women) – Jade Papke President’s Trophy – Kelsey Gsell

2011-2012 OUA Championship Result: Men 4th, Women 4th CIS Championship Result: Men 6th, Women 4th

The Guelph Gryphon men and women’s wrestling team finished fourth at the OUA Wrestling Championships, hosted by McMaster. Guelph came away with nine medals: four gold, three silver and two bronze in total.

At the OUA Championships, the women earned two gold medals and two silver medals. Fifth year Allison Leslie (Fergus, ON) won gold in the 67kg weight class. Madison Parks (Brampton, ON) won gold in the 51kg weight class and was named the OUA Female Rookie of the Year. Jade Papke (Mississauga, ON) and Kelsey Gsell (Saskatoon, SK) both took home silver medals in their 48kg and 82kg respective events. All four medalists earned OUA All-Star honours. At the CIS Championships, the women had a lot to celebrate, winning a total of three medals. They had golden performances from Leslie in the 67kg division and first year Parks in the 51kg division. As a result, both were recognized as First Team All-Canadians. Parks was also chosen Female Rookie of the Year. Rounding out the Gryphon medals was Gsell with a bronze medal in the 82kg weight class.

On the men’s side, the Gryphons earned a total of five OUA medals. Jake Jagas (Kitchener, ON) a third year wrestler, won an OUA gold medal in the men’s 76kg weight class and was named an OUA All-Star. Fourth year John Fitzgerald (Cambridge, ON) was recognized as an All-Star after capturing gold and his second straight title in the 130kg weight class. Kevin Iwasa-Madge (Milton, ON) walked away with silver in the 68kg weight class to warrant an All-Star. Meanwhile Mathieu Deschatelets (Sturgeon Falls, ON) and Rob Rubino (Milton, ON) both captured bronze.

At the CIS Championships, the men tallied a total of four medals including three silver medals from John Fitzgerald (130kg), Jake Jagas (82kg) and Mathieu Deschatelets (82kg). All three were named Second Team All-Canadians. Meanwhile, Iwasa-Madge earned a bronze in the 68kg class.

Pierre Barbeau 1L Matt Deschatelets 3L Alexander Gill 1L Anthony Praill 3L Nicolas Bergeron 1L Nat Edward 1L Adam Hartsman 2L Robert Rubino 3L Haden Clark 2L Connor Elliott 1L Ryan Hewat 1L Scott Wolowich 3L Joshua Cranham 1L Blaine Fiss 1L Kevin Iwasa-Madge 4H Scott Young 3L Mitchele Demelo 1L John Fitzgerald 4H Jake Jagas 3L

Kathleen Elliott 1L Allison Leslie 5L Madison Parks 1L Marisa Scott 3L Kelsey Gsell 2L Jade Papke 2L Megan Pounder 1L Karlee Williams 2L

Coach: Doug Cox Manager: Allison Leslie Assistants: Zoltan Hunyady, Pat Varamo Trainers: Emily Joslin, Kara Muhlhausen

Awards Summary OUA All-Stars Allison Leslie Madison Parks Jade Papke Kelsey Gsell Jake Jagas John Fitzgerald Kevin Iwasa-Madge

OUA Major Awards Madison Parks – OUA Female Rookie of the Year

CIS First Team All-Canadians Allison Leslie Madison Parks

CIS Second Team All-Canadians John Fitzgerald Jake Jagas Mathieu Deschatelets

CIS Major Awards Madison Parks – CIS Female Rookie of the Year

Team Awards MIP of the Year (Men) – Mathieu Deschatelets MVP of the Year (Men) – Jake Jagas MIP of the Year (Women) – Madison Parks MVP of the Year (Women) – Allison Leslie Dr. Mary Beverley-Burton Female Rookie of the Year – Madison Parks

2010-2011 Championship Results: Men – OUA Champions; Women 4th; CIS Championship Results: Men 5th; Women 8th

The Gryphon men won their first OUA title since 1983 after earning a total of seven individual medals. The team was led by three OUA gold medal performances. Second-year Jacob Jagas (Kitchener, Ont.) defended his title from last season winning the men’s 76kg weight class. First year Korey Jarvis (, Ont.) took the men’s 90kg event while third-year John Fitzgerald (Cambridge, Ont.) won the gold in the men’s 90kg. At the CIS Championships, the Gryphon men tallied three medals. The team was led again by rookie Korey Jarvis who captured the CIS gold medal in the men's 90kg. Second year Jake Jagas was the silver medalist in the 76kg and John Fitzgerald was the bronze medalist in the men's 130kg.

The Gryphon women finished fourth overall at the OUA Championships this season after capturing a total of three individual medals. First year Kelsey Gsell was named the OUA women’s Rookie of the Year after winning a gold medal in the women’s 72kg event. Fourth-year Allison Leslie (Fergus, Ont.) won gold in the 76kg while first-year Jade Papke (Mississauga, Ont.) won silver in the women’s 48kg event. At the CIS Championships, the Gryphons garnered two medals. Leading the women’s team was fourth-year Allison Leslie (Fergus, Ont.) who won her first ever CIS gold in the 67kg weight class. Rookie Jade Papke (Mississauga, Ont.) was the silver medalist in the women’s 48kg weight class and was named the CIS Rookie of the Year.

Alex Buckingham 1L Robert Fillman 1L Kevin Iwasa-Madge 3L Robert Rubino 2L Haden Clark 1L John Fitzgerald 3L Jacob Jagas 2L Daniel Sullivan 1L Matt Deschatelets 2L Nicolas Gavel -4 Korey Jarvis 1L Scott Wolowich 2L Nat Edwards - Larry Gordon 2L Anthony Praill 2L Scott Young 2L Daniel Fillman -3 Daniel Greenacre 3L

Kelsey Gsell 1L Jade Papke 1L Marisa Scott 2L Karlee Williams 1L Allison Leslie 4H

Coach: Doug Cox Manager: Hediyeh Karimian Assistants: Zoltan Hunyady, Pat Varamo Trainer: Rileigh Alger-MacColl

Awards Summary OUA All-Stars Mathieu Deschatelets Robert Filman John Fitzgerald Kevin Iwasa-Madge Jake Jagas Korey Jarvis Kelsey Gsell Allison Leslie Jade Papke

CIS First Team All-Canadian Korey Jarvis Allison Leslie

CIS Second Team All-Canadian Jake Jagas Jade Papke

OUA CIS Major Awards Kelsey Gsell, OUA Wrestling Female Rookie of the Year Jade Papke, CIS Wrestling Female Rookie of the Year

Team Awards M.I.P. Men – John Fitzgerald M.V.P. Men – Korey Jarvis M.I.P Women – Jade Papke M.V.P. Women – Allison Leslie

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2009-2010 Championship Result: OUA – Men 3rd; Women 4th; CIS – Men 6th; Women 10th

The Gryphon men’s wrestling season was highlighted by the team’s third straight bronze medal finish at the OUA Championships. At the OUA’s, Lakehead and Brock ended up tied for the team title with 59 points, while the Gryphons trailed by only six points with 53 points. This was the closest Guelph has come to capturing the team title in many years. The Gryphons earned a total of three gold medals. Leading the way on the men’s side was fifth-year Kyle Grant (Whitby, ON) who captured gold in the 130kg weight class for the second straight season. Rookie standout Jake Jagas (Kitchener, ON) had an exceptional meet and won the 72kg weight class and was named the OUA male rookie of the year. Meanwhile Kevin Iwasa-Madge (Milton, ON) rounded out the gold medals for the Gryphons, winning the 65kg weight class. All three were named first team OUA all-stars. Other OUA medalists included Scott Wolowich (Sault Ste. Marie, ON) who won silver in the 61kg and Mike Katsilas and Mathieu DesChatelets (Sturgeon Falls, ON) finishing with bronze medals in the 76 and 82kg events. At the CIS Championships, the men’s team finished sixth and earned three individual medals. Rookie Jake Jagas continued his impressive rookie campaign winning the 72kg crown and was named the CIS rookie of the year. Other medalists for the Gryphons included Kyle Grant with a silver medal in the 130kg weight class and Kevin Iwasa-Madge with a bronze in the 65kg event. Grant was also named the R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award recipient.

The women’s wrestling team finished fourth at the OUA Championships for the second straight season. The Gryphons finished strong considering a number of late season injuries that crippled them and only allowed Guelph to send four wrestlers to the OUA’s. Leading the way was third-year Allison Leslie (Fergus, ON) who won a silver medal in the 67kg weight class and was named a second team OUA all-star. Two other Gryphons won medals and qualified for the CIS Championships including Laura Christensen (Toronto, ON) and Hilary Rafla (Guelph, ON) who both finished third in the 55 and 63kg events. At the CIS Championships, the women’s team finished tenth.

Nicholas Centritto 1L Larry Gordon 1L Jacob Jagas 1L Scott Wolowich 1L Mathieu DesChatelets 1L Kyle Grant 5L Mike Katsilas 1L Scott Young 1L Daniel Fillman 2L Daniel Greenacre 2L Adesunkanmi Latilo 1L Nicholas Zablocki 3L John Fitzgerald 1L Adam Hartsman 1L Anthony Praill 1L Alexi Zimlin - Nicolas Gavel 3L Kevin Iwasa-Madge 2L Robert Rubino 1L

Laura Christensen 1L Jenni Kaija 2L Samantha MacNeil 1L Marisa Scott 1L Karen Duquette -3 Allison Leslie 3L Hilary Rafla 1L

Coach: Doug Cox Manager: Hediyeh Karimian Assistants: Zoltan Hunyady, Larry Jarowlowski, Trainer: Carly Vandergrient Matt Sparling, Pat Varamo

Awards Summary OUA All-Stars Kyle Grant Jake Jagas Kevin Iwasa-Madge Scott Wolowich Allison Leslie

CIS First Team All-Canadian Jake Jagas

CIS Second Team All-Canadian Kyle Grant

OUA CIS Major Awards OUA Wrestling Men’s Rookie of the Year – Jake Jagas CIS Wrestling Men’s Rookie of the Year – Jake Jagas CIS Wrestling R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award – Kyle Grant

Team Awards M.I.P. Men – Mike Katsillis M.V.P. Men – Jake Jagas M.I.P Women – Laura Christensen M.V.P. Women – Allison Leslie

University Awards Scott Yanchus Male Rookie of the Year – Jake Jagas Cathy Rowe Manager of the Year – Hediyeh Karimian

************* 2008-2009 At the OUA Championships, the Men’s Wrestling team earned their second straight bronze medal finish. Overall, they finished with five individual medalists. Leading the way was fourth-year Kyle Grant (Whitby, ON) who captured the gold medal in the 130kg division. His gold medal performance earned him OUA First Team All-Star honours. Second-year Nicolas Gavel (Cambridge, ON) and rookie Kevin Iwasa-Madge (Milton, ON) were able to capture the silver medal and OUA Second Team All-Star status in the 68 and 61kg events. Other OUA medalists included rookie Mac Fillman (Milton, ON) and Nic Zablocki (Kitchener, ON) finishing with bronze medals in the 65 and 76kg events. At the CIS Championships, the men’s team finished eighth. Kyle Grant was able to reach the finals and earned a silver medal and CIS Second Team All-Canadian status in the 130kg weight class.

David Brunskill -1 Kyle Grant 4H Nader Salame 1L Nicholas Zablocki 2L Daniel Fillman 1L Daniel Greenacre -1 Eugene Sauve 2L John Fitzgerald 1L Kevin Iwasa-Madge 1L Matthew Sparling 5L Nicolas Gavel 2L Nicholas Nolet - Ernest Urquico 1L

The Women’s Wrestling team finished fourth at the OUA Championships this season. Guelph was led by OUA gold medalist Allison Leslie (Fergus, ON) in the 72kg weight class. Her gold medal performance earned her OUA First Team All-Star status. Three other Gryphons won medals and qualified for the CIS Championships. Jenni Kaija (Sarnia, ON) and Ashley Routliffe (LaSalle, ON) took silver and were named Second Team OUA All-Stars in the 51 and 67kg weight class respectively. Stephanie de Vries (Ariss, ON) rounded out the medalists with a bronze medal in the 82kg weight class. At the CIS Championships, the women’s team finished 9th.

Stephanie de Vries 2L Jenni Kaija 1L Allison Leslie 2L Ashley Routliffe 2L Karen Duquette 3L Sara Languay 1L Mimi Rahneva 1L Cara Yu 3L

Coach: Doug Cox Trainer: Annie Iskander Assistant: Zoltan Hunyady

Awards Summary OUA / CIS Awards OUA 1st Team All-Star – Kyle Grant and Allison Leslie OUA 2nd Team All-Star – Nicolas Gavel, Kevin Iwasa-Madge, Jenni Kaija and Ashley Routliffe CIS All-Canadian – Kyle Grant

Team Awards M.I.P. Men – Nicolas Gavel M.V.P. Men – Kyle Grant M.I.P Women – Jenni Kaija M.V.P. Women – Allison Leslie

2007-2008 At the OUA Championships, the men’s Wrestling team regained their top three standing after slipping out of it last year with a third place finish. Leading the way was rookie Alan Moffat (Milton, Ont.) who captured the gold medal in the 57 kg division. His gold medal performance earned him OUA Rookie of the Year and OUA First Team All-Star honours. Fourth-wear Matthew Sparling (Campbell River, BC) and third-year Kyle Grant (Whitby, Ont.) were able to capture the silver medal and OUA Second Team All-Stars in the 72 kg and 90 kg, respectively. Others OUA medalists included third-year Andrew Townshend (Brantford, Ont.) and first-year Ryan Lue (St. Thomas, Ont.) finishing with bronze medals in the 61 and at 65 kg events. At the CIS Championships, the men’s team finished eighth.

Adrian Brown -l Kyle Grant 3 Ryan Lue 1L Shayne Salovaara - David Brunskill -1 Daniel Greenacre 1L Denis Mason - Eugene Sauve 1L Guy Chencinski - Dario Guiao -3 Alan Moffat 1L Matthew Sparling 4H Chris Flanigan 1L Christopher Hladich 5 Jon Morrow - Andrew Townshend 3 Nicolas Gavel 1L Cian Howitt - Bobby Pepall -1 Nicholas Zablocki 1L

The Women’s Wrestling team put in one of their best-ever performances this season. At the OUA Championships, the Gryphons grabbed the team bronze medal. This was a great improvement over the past years as this is one of the highest finishes by the team in the past eight years. Leading the way was Rookie Ashley Routliffe (LaSalle, Ont.) who captured the gold medal at the 63 kg weight class. This win earned her OUA Rookie of the Year and First Team OUA All-Star honours. Capturing her third OUA gold medal was veteran Meaghan Wilton (Mildmay, Ont.) who was able to regain her title after placing second last year. Meaghan captured the gold medal and First Team OUA All-Star honours at the 72 kg weight class. Rookie Allison Leslie (Fergus, Ont.) garnered the silver medal and Second-Team OUA All-Star honours at the 67 kg weight class. Meanwhile, Karen Duquette (Thunder Bay, Ont.) won the bronze medal in the 55 kg weight class. At the CIS Championships, the women’s team finished fifth, and was led by Wilton who won a gold medal in the 72 kg event and was recognized as a First Team All-Canadian.

Raechel Bandurchin 2 Monica Frischkorn - Ashley Routliffe 1L Cara Yu 2 Karen Duquette 2 Claudia Gravina - Catherine Wilson 1L Diana Ford 1L Allison Leslie 1L Meaghan Wilton 5

Coach: Doug Cox Trainers: Amanda Crawford, Lauren Klimpke Assistant: Zoltan Hunyady Manager: Kevin Christiaens

Awards Summary Team Awards OUA Awards M.I.P. Men – Kyle Grant OUA 1st Team All-Star – Alan Moffat, Ashley Routliffe, Meaghan M.V.P. Men – Matthew Sparling Wilton M.I.P Women – Karen Duquette OUA 2nd Team All-Star – Matthew Sparling, Kyle Grant, Alison Leslie M.V.P. Women – Meaghan Wilton OUA Rookie of the Year - Alan Moffat & Ashley Routliffe CIS All-Canadian – Meaghan Wilton Awards Scott Yanchus Rookie – Alan Moffa

2006-2007 This year’s Gryphons were solid all season placing in the top four at almost every tournament and finished fourth at the OUA Championships. The team was led by a veteran class including James Cako who won the gold medal in the 61kg weight class. Rysiek Kolanko garnered silver in the 82kg category. Kevin Christiaens (54kg), Andrew Townshend (57kg) and Matt Sparling (72kg) all captured bronze medals in their respective weight classes. Overall, the team qualified five men for the national tournament. At the CIS Championships, the team finished ninth with 24 points, only seven points behind the fourth place team. James Cako was the top performer as he dominated his opponents and won the bronze medal bout in the 61kg weight class.

Adrian Brown 1L Kevin Christiaens 4H Dario Guiao 3 Bobby Pepall 1L David Brunskill 1L Nicolas Gavel - Chris Hladich 4H Matthew Sparling 3 James Cako 1L David Graham -1 Rysiek Kolanko 3 Andrew Townshend 2 Guy Chencinski - Kyle Grant 2 Trevor Peacock 1L

Coach: Doug Cox Manager: Kevin Christiaens Assistants: Dan Brown, Dave Mair, Zoltan Hunyady Trainer: Lacey Scott

The Gryphons finished fifth at this year’s OUA Championships. Rookie standout Steph de Vries made a name for herself in the OUA earning the silver medal in the 72kg weight class to lead her team. Raechel Bandurchin (48kg), Cara Yu (51kg) and Meaghan Wilton (67kg) all captured bronze medals in their respective weight class. Overall, the team qualified four women for the CIS Championships. At the national championships, the team finished 11th. Stephanie De Vries was the top Gryphon female performer finishing fifth in the 72kg weight class.

Raechel Bandurchin 1L Stephanie de Vries 1 Rebecca Ide - Meaghan Wilton 4H Mackenzie Brunato 1L Karen Duquette 1L Hediyeh Karimian - Cara Yu 1L Malissa Bryan - Kristy Ferguson -1 Kelly Mak - Jacqueline Davidson -2 Claudia Gravina 1L Catherine Wilson 1

Coach: Doug Cox Manager: Kevin Christiaens Assistants: Dave Mair, Samantha Johnson, Ohenewa Akuffo Trainer: Lacey Scott

2005-2006 With the mixture of veterans and freshman in the line-up, the Gryphons were looking to the veterans to lead with experience. Unfortunately, late season injuries kept the Gryphon men from sending some of their strong veteran wrestlers. Leading the way was Jamie Cox who continued his OUA winning streak by capturing his second straight OUA gold medal in the 130 kg weight class. Corey Hewitt captured a bronze in the 76 kg weight class. Brandon Eyer, last year’s OUA MVP and gold medallist at 54 kg, wrestled up a weight class in the 57 kg division and brought home bronze. Guelph finished a disappointing 5th in the standings, one point behind Western. The men sent 3 athletes to the CIS Championships. Jamie Cox was the top performer as he dominated his opponent and won the bronze medal bout with a spectacular throw. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, 1L: indicates 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Kevin Christiaens 3 David Graham 1L Kristian Kasap 1L Robert Tersigni 1L Jamie Cox 5 Kyle Grant 2 Rysiek Kolanko 2 Andrew Townsend 1L Brandon Eyer 5 Dario Guiao 2 Rory McDonell 4 Nicolas Gavel - Corey Hewitt 3 Kyle Smith 1L

At the OUA Championships, there was a fair amount of excitement from the Gryphons. Guelph finished in 3rd place overall in the team standings, which is an improvement over last year. 2005 OUA gold medallist Meaghan Wilton spearheaded the Gryphs and demonstrated that she is one of the best in the OUA’s in the 72 kg weight class. Meaghan picked up her second straight gold medal. The biggest surprise was the performance of rookie Megan Seiling. This was only Megan’s third tournament ever and she won the gold medal in the 80 kg weight class. For her accomplishments, she earned the distinction of OUA Female Rookie of the Year. Renilda De Dios captured the bronze medal in the 48 kg weight class. Steph Fisher also finished 3rd at 51 kg and earned the right to advance to the CIS Championships. The women sent 4 athletes to the CIS Championships. Meaghan Wilton was the top Gryphon female performer capturing the bronze in the 72 kg weight class. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Jacqueline Davidson 2 Kristy Ferguson 1L Kimberly Noakes -1 Meaghan Wilton 3 Renilda De Dios 2 Stephanie Fisher 3 Megan Seiling 1L Hailey Dermott 2 Kelly Mak 1L Lee Simon 2

Coach: Doug Cox Assistants: Dan Brown, Dave Mair, Zolton Hunyady Managers: Kevin Christiaens, Kyle Smith Trainer: Lisa Billings

2004-2005 The Gryphons had an excellent showing placing 3rd at the OUA Championships held in Guelph. At 54kg, Brandon Eyer captured the gold and was awarded the Keegan Trophy for Outstanding Wrestler of the Meet. Jamie Cox pinned his opponent in the 130kg final to take gold while John Ewing and Matt Sparling were silver medallists at 90kg and 72kg respectively. Rory McDonell won a hotly contested bronze medal match at 76kg and Corey Hewitt claimed bronze at 82kg with a pin. Eyer, Cox, Ewing and Sparling earned OUA All-Star honours by virtue of their placings. Jamie Cox led the Gryphons to a 6th place finish at the CIS Championships by capturing the heavyweight crown and First Team All-Canadian status. He won all four of his matches, outscoring his opponents 37-0. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Shaun Cameron - Kyle Donnelly - Dario Guiao 1L Kevin Ramsubhag - Kevin Christiaens 2 John Ewing 5 Corey Hewitt 2 Nathan Scaiff - Jamie Cox 4H Brandon Eyer 4H Mike Howorun 1L Matthew Sparling 2 Phil Crouch -1 Cory Farrell - Rysiek Kolanko 1L Robert Tersigni - Brandon D’Aguilar David Graham - Mike Lane - Jared Wilcox - Justin Darbyson-Billingham 1L Kyle Grant 1L Rory McDonell 4H

Coach: Doug Cox Assistants: Dave Mair, Vic Sprenger, Zoltan Hunyady Manager: Kevin Christiaens

At the OUA Championships, the Gryphons finished 5th and were led by Meaghan Wilton who dominated her competition at 70kg to win her first OUA title and All-Star status. Rookie Leanne Ashworth captured bronze in the 80kg. At the CIS Championships, Leanne Ashworth was the top performer for the Gryphons that finished 10th overall. She capped her first-ever wrestling season by winning three of four matches including an impressive 2-1, 2-2 victory in the bronze medal match. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Leanne Ashworth 1 Hailey Dermott 1L Sana Khan - Lee Simon 1L Amanda Cox - Heather Drake 2 Crystal Morra - Ellie Travis - Jacqueline Davidson 1L Stephanie Fisher 2 Kimberly Noakes 1L Meaghan Wilton 2 Renilda De Dios 1L Sarah Hrabi -1 Chelsea Osborne - Kathy Winship 2

Coach: Doug Cox Assistants: Dave Mair, Ohenewa Akuffo, Teresa Piotrowski Manager: Kevin Christiaens Trainers: Lisa Billings, Sara Dowd

2003-2004 In the 2003-04 campaign, the Gryphons were hampered by injuries on the men’s side, but still managed to pull out a 3rd place finish at the OUA Championships behind Lakehead and Brock. Farhan Faruqui, rookie Matt Sparling, Rory McDonell and Jamie Cox garnered silver medals at 61, 68, 72, 90 and 130kg respectively to earn All-Star recognition. John Ewing, Chris Prickett and Kevin Christiaens captured bronze in their respective weight classes. All seven of these individuals qualified for the CIS Championships. Prickett and Ewing led the Gryphs to a 5th place team finish at the nationals with bronze medal performances. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Ryan Chen 2 Phil Crouch 2 Farhan Faruqui 4H Rory McDonell 3 Kevin Christiaens 1G Brandon D’Aguilar - Anthony Giodano - Chris Prickett 1G Eric Clarke - John Ewing 4H Corey Hewitt -1 Matthew Sparling 1G Jamie Cox 3 Brandon Eyer 3 Sean Hughes 2 Daniel Young -

Coach: Doug Cox Assistants: Dave Mair, Dan Brown, Zoltan Hunyady, Vic Sprenger

At the OUA Championships, the Gryphons finished 5th. Tara Hedican won her 4th consecutive OUA title to earn All-Star honours while rookie, Meaghan Wilton, grabbed a bronze in the 80kg weight class to qualify for the CIS Championships. Hedican dominated her competition not allowing a single point to capture her third CIS title and All-Canadian status. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Ashley Burr 1G Tara Hedican 4H Amber Offord - Lindsay Veltman 3 Heather Drake -1 Sarah Hrabi 1 Alison Smith - Meaghan Wilton 1G Stephanie Fisher -1 Hediyeh Karimian - Victoria Sullivan 2

Coach: Doug Cox Managers: Simon Vanellis, Orett Morgan Assistants: Dave Mair, Ohenewa Akuffo, Teresa Piotrowski Trainers: Carla Brash, Kelly Larkin

2002-2003 At the OUA Championships, the women ended up 2nd in the conference with Tara Hedican defending her OUA title, All-Star status and Outstanding Wrestler honours. Heather Drake and Brooke Hilditch garnered silver medals at 48kg and 68kg respectively to earn All-Star recognition. Alana Petzchler took the bronze at 72kg. Orett Morgan captured the gold in the 130kg to lead the men’s team to 3rd place overall. Corey Hewitt earned silver at 72kg. These two individuals were awarded All-Star status for their performances while Sean Hughes, Matt Muscat, Farhan Faruqui and Rory McDonell claimed bronze in their individual weight categories. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Matt Baxter 1G Phil Crouch 1G Corey Hewitt 1G Orett Morgan 4H Shaun Cameron - Mitch DesChatelets - Chris Holmes - Matt Muscat 4H Ryan Chen 1G John Ewing 3 Sean Hughes 1G Jared Wilcox - Kevin Christiaens -1 Brandon Eyer -2 John MacNevin - Gregory Young - James Cox -2 Farhan Faruqui 3 Rory McDonell 2

At the CIS Championships, Tara Hedican led the female Gryphons to a 4th place team finish. Not only did she defend her gold medal in the 65kg weight class, but she also repeated as Outstanding Female Wrestler and First Team All-Canadian. After finishing 3rd last season, the men’s team dropped to 7th place. Due to an eye injury, Corey Hewitt, was forced to withdraw from his bronze medal match and settled for 4th. Freshman Sean Hughes also placed 4th. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Heather Drake 1G Tara Hedican 3 Alana Petzschler 3 Lindsay Veltman 2 Stephanie Fisher 1G Brooke Hilditch 2 Victoria Sullivan -1 Kathryn Winship -1

Coach: Doug Cox Assistant: Dave Mair Manager: Simon Vanellis Trainer: Tina Simms

2001-2002 At the OUA Championships at Brock, the Men’s team placed 2nd overall in team standings. Chris Denich and Jamie Cox claimed gold medals. Brandon Eyer, Ilya Safonov, Victor Sprenger and Matt Muscat all captured silver. Meanwhile, rookie, Rory McDonell, Chad Merrit and Farhan Faruqui each grabbed bronze. The women finished in 4th place overall and featured the tournament’s Outstanding Wrestler, Tara Hedican, who defended her OUA Championship title. First year wrestler, Brooke Hilditch, and Vicki Sullivan took bronze. The list of OUA All-Stars includes Denich, Cox, Eyer, Safonov, Sprenger, Muscat and Hedican. The Gryphs had a banner performance at this year’s CIS Wrestling Championships with a 3rd place team finish, a mere 3 team points behind 1st place Brock and just 2 points behind the Lakehead. Any number of scenarios could have left the Gryphons celebrating loudest. This finish was topped off with a school-record five wrestlers being named All-Canadian. Jamie Cox dominated the 130 kg division to capture the gold and First Team All-Canadian honours. Chris Denich, Victor Sprenger and Matt Muscat earned Second Team All-Canadian status by virtue of winning the silver medal in their respective categories. On the women’s side, Tara Hedican capped off an outstanding season with her first CIS Championship title, the Outstanding Female Wrestler of the Tournament Award and First Team All- Canadian honours. At her first CIS Wrestling Championship, Brooke Hilditch also had a great performance finishing 6th. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Kevin Christiaens -1 John Ewing 2 Ian Janacek -2 Christopher Onorato Jamie Cox 2 Brandon Eyer 2 John MacNevin - Ilya Safonov 3 Phil Crouch - Farhan Faruqui 2 Rory McDonell 1G Victor Sprenger 4H Brandon D'Aguilar - Kevin Heffron -1 Chad Merritt 2 Gregory Young -1 Christopher Denich 5 Chris Holmes - Matt Muscat 3

Nathalie Bendavid 1 Michaela Jeffs 1 Laura Stellato 1G Katie Bethune-Leamen- Suzanne Kramer 1 Victoria Sullivan 1G Tara Hedican 2 Wendy Odumeru -1 Lindsay Veltman 1G Brooke Hilditch 1 Andrea Pollock -2 Kathryn Winship -1

Coach: Doug Cox Assistant: Dave Mair Trainers: Nicole Hughes, Teresa Piotrowski, Jessica Salt Manager: Simon Vanellis

2000-2001 The Gryphon grapplers turned in an excellent performance at the 2001 OUA Wrestling Championships at Toronto with a third place finish behind Brock and Lakehead. Chris Denich captured the gold in one of the most competitive weight classes (68kg). That performance earned Chris the Keegan Trophy as the tournament’s outstanding wrestler. Brian Merker, Jamie Cox and freshman, Chad Merritt, claimed silver in their respective weight categories and earned OUA All Star status while Ilya Safonov, Stu Chauvin, Ian Janacek and rookie, Kevin Heffron, all grabbed bronze. At the CIAU Championships in Thunder Bay, Heffron led the Gryphons to a 6th place result as he captured silver in the 54kg class and All Canadian honours. Cox also visited the podium for a bronze medal in the 90kg category. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Stuart Chauvin 1G John Ewing 1G Ian Janacek 2 Kevin Christiaens 1G Brandon Eyer 1G Brian Merker 5 Jamie Cox 1G Frahan Farugui 1G Ilya Safonov 2 Chris Denich 4H Andrew Garrett -3 Victor Sprenger -4 Chad Merritt 1G Kevin Heffron 1G Greg Young 1G

The Gryphons boasted a second place showing at the OUA Wrestling Championships. Leading the way was gold medalist in the 48kg category, Amy Tanaka and rookie, Tara Hedican, who steamrolled the competition en route to a gold in the 65kg class. Alana Petzschler was a silver medalist while rookies, Wendy O’dumeru and Katy Winship, achieved bronze. At the CIAU’s, the Gryphons finished 4th overall as Tanaka seized the gold and Hedican, the silver. Both Tanaka and Hedican were OUA All Stars and CIAU All Canadians as a result of their placings. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Laura Dooley 2 Wendy O’dumeru 1G Andrea Pollock 2 Tara Hedican 1 Alana Petzschler 2 Amy Tanaka 4H Katy Winship 1G Coach: Doug Cox Assistants: Dave Mair, Orett Morgan Trainers: Kelly Smalldon, Christine Zimmermann

1999-2000 The male grapplers brought home an OUA team bronze. Matt Muscat garnered the gold medal in the 54kg weight category while Orett Morgan and Andrew Garrett were silver medallists in their respective classes and were OUA All Stars. Ian Janacek, Chris Denich, Brian Merker and Victor Sprenger all earned bronze medals. At the CIAU Championships in London, Matt Muscat and Chris Denich garnered silver and earned Second Team All Canadian honours. In the team standings, the Gryphons finished 6th. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Ryan Besley - Dustin Lashbrook -1 Frank Cavello 3 Joshua Malley - Stuart Chauvin - Brian Merker 4H Jamie Cox - Orett Morgan 3 Chris Denich 3 Matt Muscat 2 Dave Edgar 1G Ilya Safonov 1G Andrew Garrett 3 Victor Sprenger 4H Ian Janacek 1G George Vanellis -

Coach: Doug Cox Assistant: Dave Mair Trainers: Suzy Hoyles, Rayanne Lowenberger, Christine Zimmermann

At the OUA Wrestling Championships at , the female Gryphons placed 3rd overall. OUA All Stars, Amy Tanaka, Andrea Pollock and Alana Petzschler all captured gold medals in their respective weight classes while Kelly McGinnis grabbed a bronze. Tanaka, a former Canadian Junior World Team member, captured the bronze at the CIAU Championships. In the team standings, the Women narrowly missed out on the bronze finishing 4th, four points behind Alberta. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Laura Dooley 1G Kathy Polano 1G Milica Jankovic - Andrea Pollock 1G Kelly McGinnis 1G Amy Tanaka 3 Alana Petzschler 1G Lisa Tanaka -

Coach: Doug Cox Assistant: Dave Mair Trainers: Suzy Hoyles, Christine Zimmermann

1998-1999 The Men’s Wrestling team captured the bronze at the OUA Wrestling Championships in Kingston. Victor Sprenger anchored the Gryphons performance seizing the gold medal in the 82kg event and was awarded the Keegan Trophy for Outstanding Wrestler. Other Gryphon highlights included a silver for Chris Denich and bronze medals for Matt Muscat, Frank Cavallo, Brian Merker and Orett Morgan. At the CIAU’s, the Gryphons were only 1 point away from ousting the Calgary Dinosaurs for 3rd place. Sprenger spearheaded the Guelph cause again capturing the gold. Unable to contest for the gold due to an injury, Denich grabbed a silver in the 68kg category. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Jerry Asiedu 4H Brian Merker 3 Aaron Breimer - Orett Morgan 2 Frank Cavallo 2 Matthew Muscat 1G Chris Denich 2 Victor Sprenger 3 Eamonn Dorgan 1G Andrew Staffen 1G Daniel Everett - Adam Strickland 1G Jeff Fedder -1 George Vanellis - Andrew Garrett -2 Simon Vanellis - Dustin Lashbrook 1G

Coach: Doug Cox Assistants: Zoltan Hunyady / Janey Piroli Trainers: Julie Ratelle / Alison Danby Managers: Wayne Brightwell / Roger Jenkins

The Women grapplers placed 7th at the OUA Championships with the Tanaka duo, Lisa and Amy, securing silver medals in the 48 and 53 kg events respectively. At the national championships hosted by Guelph with only 2 women competing, the Gryphons finished 9th. Amy ended up 4th and rookie wrestler, Lisa, finished in 5th spot. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Amy Tanaka 2 Lisa Tanaka 1

Coach: Doug Cox Assistants: Zoltan Hunyady / Janey Piroli Trainers: Julie Ratelle / Alison Danby Managers: Wayne Brightwell / Roger Jenkins

1997-1998 The Men’s Wrestling Team placed 4th at both the OUA Championships in Guelph and the CIAU Championships in St. Catharines. Zoltan Hunyady was a Gold medalist at both tournaments in the 72kg class. Chad Pearson won the Silver medal in the 61kg category while Jerry Asiedu improved his Bronze medal performance in the 52 kg category at the OUA Finals by taking the Silver medal at the National Championships. Andrew Garrett was a Silver medalist in the 82kg class at the OUA Championships while Victor Springer, Brian Merker and Chris Denich were all Bronze medalists in the 130kg, 90kg and 65kg events respectively. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Jerry Asiedu 3 Zoltan Hunyady 5 Aaron Breimer - Colin Kay - Frank Cavallo 1G Brian Merker 2 Chris Denich 1G Chad Pearson 5 Jeff Fedder -1 Victor Sprenger 2 Andrew Garrett 2 George Vanellis - Dave Guizzetti 2 Simon Vanellis -

Coach: Doug Cox Assistants: Wayne Brightwell, Rick Henry Trainers: Alison Danby / Julie Ratelle

The Women’s Wrestling Team finished in fifth spot at the OUA Finals hosted at Guelph. Amy Tanaka won the gold medal in the 48 kg category and also won the CIAU Festival in that same weight class. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Amy Tanaka 1G Tara Tasker 1

Coach: Doug Cox Assistants: Wayne Brightwell Rick Henry Trainers: Alison Danby / Julie Ratelle

1996-1997 The Men’s Wrestling team placed 4th at the OUAA Championships and Zoltan Hunyady won the gold medal in the 72 kg event. At the CIAU Championships at St. Catharines the Gryphons placed 5th with Hunyady taking a silver medal and Chad Pearson finishing 4th in the 61 kg event. Victor Sprenger took the bronze medal in the 82 kg event. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Jerry Asiedu 2 Matthew Menich - Anthony Davis 1G Brian Merker 1G Steven Evans 2 Orett Morgan 1G Jeffrey Fedder 1G Ben Norman 5 Gabriel Ferrie -4 Chad Pearson 4H Andrew Garrett 1G Jason Penders 3 Mark Grieve - Fred Preston 2 David Guizzetti 1G Chris Price 1G Zoltan Hunyady 4H Victor Sprenger 1G Colin Kay - Steven Willemse - Robert Lunman -

Coach: Doug Cox Assistants: Rick Henry Wayne Brightwell Trainer: Rebecca McPhee

1995-1996 The Gryphons placed 3rd at the Wrestling Championships held in St. Catharines. Zoltan Hunyady captured the gold in the 68 kg class and All Star honours at both the OUAA and CIAU Championships. Chad Pearson was an OUAA gold medallist and won the bronze at the CIAU Championships in the 61 kg category. Doug Cox was recipient of the OUAA Coach of the Year Award. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Jerry Asiedu 1G Rodney Muller Alex Drolc Dean Nixon 4H Steven Evans 1G Ben Norman 4H Gabriel Ferrie 4H Nat Owen-Going Wayne Haldane 2 Chad Pearson 3 Zoltan Hunyady 3 Jason Fenders 2 Colin Kay Fred Preston 1G Shawn Miller 2 Stephen Prokopowich 1G Jeffery Molson

Coach: Doug Cox Assistant: Rick Henry Manager: Wayne Brightwell Libby Mason Trainers: Terri Yanagawa

1994-1995 The Gryphons finished 5th at the Wrestling Championships held in London. Zoltan Hunyady captured the silver medal in the 68 kg class and All Star honours at both the OUAA and CIAU Championships. Ben Norman was an OUAA bronze medallist and placed 4th at the CIAU Championships in the 82 kg category. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Malcolm Crooks 4H Yoav Krayn 1G Chad Pearson 2 Gabriel Ferrie 3 Chris Marcou 3 Jason Penders 1G Ryan Hood 1G Dean Nixon 3 Zoltan Hunyady 2 Ben Norman 3

Coach: Karlo Kasap Assistant: Rick Henry Trainers: Jocelyn Hanna/Carrie Belton Manager: Fior Zenone

1993-1994 The Gryphons are moving back up the ladder in Wrestling with some strong newcomers to the team. Zoltan Peter Hunyady won the gold medal in the 68 kg class in the OUAA and took the silver medal at the CIAU Championships. Dave Mendelsohn similarly won the gold medal provincially in the 72 kg event and also came second in the national championships. The team placed fifth at the OUAA meet in Kingston and ninth at the CIAU Championships in St. Catharines. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years) lyad Abbas 2 Zoltan Hunyady 1G Shawn Miller 2 Robert Young 3 Malcolm Crooks 3 Chris Marcou 2 Ben Norman 2 Fioravante Zenone 2 Gabriel Ferrie 2 David Mendelsohn 1G Chad Pearson 1G

Coach: Karlo Kasap Assistant: Brad Hossack Trainers: Carrie Belton / Monica Kovacs Manager: Kim Henson

1992-1993 The Gryphon Wrestling Team placed fifth at the OUAA Championships hosted here in Guelph. Rick Henry won the 130 kg class for the second consecutive year and placed second at the CIAU Championships in Winnipeg. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

lyad Abbas 1G Rick Henry 3 Ben Norman 1G Jason Abbott 4H Philip Jeffrey 1G Tyler Smith 2 Malcolm Crooks 2 Chris Marcou 1G Fioravante Zenone 1G Andrew Farrow 1G Shawn Miller 1G Gabriel Ferrie 1G Dean Nixon 2

Coach: Karlo Kasap Assistant: Brad Hossack Trainers: Angela Bertola Manger: Richard Hvard

1991-1992 The Gryphon Wrestling team finished in fifth place at the OUAA Championships in Hamilton, but heavyweight, Rick Henry, pulled one of the major upsets in OUAA Wrestling history as he defeated John Natile of Brock. Henry was selected as the Keegan Trophy winner as the meet's outstanding wrestler. He went on to win the silver medal at the CIAU Championships in St. Catharines. Jason Murray won the bronze medal at the OUAA Championships in the 82 kg event. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Jason Abbott 3 Wayne Haldane 1G Jason Murray 1G Malcolm Crooks 1G Rick Henry 2 Dean Nixon 1G Stephen Dunn 1G Jason Jussila 1G Tyler Smith 1G Ian Fudge 2 Victor Longo 1G Robert Young 3

Coach: Karlo Kasap Assistant: Brad Hossack

1990-1991 The Wrestling team placed 6th overall at the OUAA Championships at Brock. Nick Banbury won a bronze and placed 5th in 90+k at the CIAU's in Regina. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Jason Abbott 2 Bill Cooley 1G Doug Piercey 2 Tom Anczurowski 1G Ian Fudge 2 Martin Salt - Nick Banbury 2 Tim Harrison 1G Mark Van Campen lG Kevin Bates 1 Rick Henry 1G

Coach: Karlo Kasap Assistant: Doug Cox

1989-1990 The Gryphons finished in 5th place at the OUAA Championships in London. Individual highlights included bronze medal performances from Ian Fudge in the 65 kg class and Nick Banbury in the 130 kg event. By virtue of their performances both wrestlers qualified for the CIAU Championships. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Jason Abbott 1G Scott Gow Nick Banbury 1G Andrew Hansford lG Brian Baranoski 1G Trevor McLaughlin lG John Coppola 2 Doug Piercey 1G Michael Flint 1G Robert Young 2 Ian Fudge 1G Coach: Karlo Kasap Assistant: Doug Cox

1988-1989 New coach, Karlo Kasap, worked hard with a young team and placed eighth at the OUAA Championships in St. Catharines. John Coppola placed second in the 76 kg event for the best individual finish. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

John Coppola 1 G Michael Thompson 3 Byron Hansler 1 G Robert Young 1 G Brian Ma Doug Pflug 3 Coach: Karlo Kasap Assistant: Doug Cox

1987-1988 The Gryphons placed fifth at the OUAA Championships in Kingston and got strong performances in a number of weight classes with a young team. Adarsh Prashad and Scott Preston placed third in their events while Jim Hotson and John Stoner came fourth in their classes. With a number of people returning the team expects to finish even higher next year. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

John Coppola Al Kuntz 1G Adarsh Prashad 4H Joe Pinelli Brian Ma Scott Preston 4H Mark Hammond Darryl North Manuel Silva 2 Byron Hansler Rob Pafford 2 John Stoner 1G Jim Hotson 3 Doug Pflug 1 Mike Thompson 2

Coach: Gary Gardiner Assistant: Wayne Brightwell Manager: Dave Lear Trainer: Tim White

1986-1987 With a very young team this year, the Gryphon wrestlers found the going tough but still managed a 5th place finish at the OUAA finals. There were strong individual performances as well, as both Adarsh Prashad and Rob Pafford placed 3rd in their respective weight classes while John Klompmaker finished 2nd in the 95+ kg event. John qualified for the CIAU Championships in where he placed 6th. (* Denotes letter winner, ** Denotes first time letter winner).

Brett Crook Allan Kuntz Scott Preston * Rich Healey * Brian Ma Manuel Silva * Jim Hotson * Cam McLeod ** Michael Thompson Neil Karrow Rob Pafford ** John Klompmaker ** Adarsh Prashad *

Dave Lear - Reporter Sue Real - Trainer Mark Adlerson - Trainer Wayne Brightwell - Assistant Gary Gardiner - Coach

1985-1986 Mitch Mason extended the Gryphon stretch for Canadian champions as he added the 95+ kilo event to go with this Provincial Championship at the CIAU finals in Sackville, New Brunswick. Adarsh Prashad came fourth in national competition and had a second place finish at the OUAA championships. As a team the Gryphons placed fifth at the OUAA finals. (* Denotes letter winner, ** Denotes first time letter winner).

Brett Crook ** Neil Karrow * Ken Putt * Rick Healey ** Adarsh Prashad * Mitch Mason * Brad Hossack * Rob Lewis * Michael Thompson ** Jim Hotson ** Scott Preston* Manuel Silva **

Londo lacovelli (Coach) Wayne Brightwell (Assistant Coach) Wendy Blaine (Trainer)

1984-1985 The wrestling Gryphons again had another banner year as no less than four Guelph wrestlers took individual titles at the CIAU Championships. Chris Crooks won the 76 kilo event, while Doug Cox, Gavin Carrow and Mitch Mason won the 86, 95 and 95+ kilo classes. As a team, the Gryphons finished only one point behind co-champions McMaster and Concordia. While the streak of five consecutive OUAA titles came to an end, it was another highly successful season as the wrestlers won more weight classes at the national championships than they had previously. (* Denotes letter winner, ** Denotes first time letter winner).

Gavin Carrow * Brad Hossack * Mitch Mason * Doug Cox ** Jim Hotson Scott Preston ** Brett Crook Neil Karrow ** Leonard Stevano * Chris Crooks * Jeff Keith * John De Jong ** Rob Lewis **

Londo lacovelli (Coach) Albert Tschirhart (Assistant Coach) Lindy McCarthy (Trainer)

1983-1984 The Gryphon wrestlers captured an unprecedented fifth consecutive OUAA Title and fell just five points shy of taking their third consecutive CIAU Title. Peter Domarchuk and Gavin Carrow both won their weight classes at the and Canadian Championships and the team turned in a strong performance in each weight class. Chris Crooks placed second in the National Finals while Ken Putt and Mitch Mason each took bronze medals. It goes without saying that it was another very successful year for Coach Londo lacovelli and the wrestlers as they brought further distinction to the University. (* Denotes letter winner, ** Denotes first time letter winner).

Ron Aimola ** Brad Hossack * Ken Putt* Angelo Anastasio Jeff Keith * Dave Stavraky * Gavin Carrow * Jean-Marc Le Dorze * Leonard Stevano * Chris Crooks * Mitch Mason * Jim Thompson Peter Domarchuk * Hadash Prashad **

Londo lacovelli (Coach) Albert Tschirhart (Asst. Coach) Doug Cox (Asst. Coach) Ron Heath (Faculty Advisor) Cindy Hughes (Trainer)

1982-1983 A fourth consecutive OUAA Championship (seventh in ten years) again underlined our claim to be Canada's best wrestling program. Four individual champions anchored the Gryphons season which included impressive showings at the Michigan and Guelph Opens. Even more impressive was the fact that all four winners claimed their initial championships highlighting the depth of our program. The Gryphons ended their season in style as Chris Crooks, Ken Bradford and Peter Domarchuk captured individual gold metals to lead Guelph to its' third consecutive National title. (* Denotes letter winner, ** Denotes first time letter winner).

Ken Bradford * Jeff Keith ** Ken Putt ** Mike Cameron * John-Marc Le Dorze ** David Stavraky * Chris Crooks * Bob Leuthard * Leonard Stevano * Peter Domarchuk * Frank Manzo ** Perry Wakulich * Brad Hossack ** Mitch Mason *

Martha Nelson (Trainer) Gavin Carrow (Manager) Albert Tschirhart (Asst. Coach) Doug Cox (Asst. Coach) Londo lacovelli (Coach) Ron Heath (Advisor)

1980-1981 The Wrestling Gryphons topped off a perfect year with the first ever CIAU Championship, after repeating as OUAA champions for the second straight year. Three Gryphons in Bob Pronk, Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell won individual CIAU championships while seven members in Dave Clutchey, Chris Crooks, Glenn Sikura, Bob Pronk, Perry Wakulich, Gavin Carrow and Wayne Brightwell took individual OUAA championships. Sikura was also named recipient of the Keegan Trophy as the Outstanding Wrestler at the OUAA Championships. (* Denotes letter winner, ** Denotes first time letter winner).

Dave Clutchey ** Dave Turnbull ** Chris Crooks ** Leonard Stevano ** Tony Mitchell * Jamie Bethune * Andy Longpre * Perry Wakulich* Jamie Carlson Glenn Sikura * Peter Kohnke * David Starvoki Bob Pronk * Gavin Carrow * Peter Domarchuk ** Wayne Brightwell *

Manager - Sue Nagata Coach - Londo lacovelli Asst. - Albert Tschirhart

1979-1988 The Wrestling Gryphons hosted the OUAA Championships, but played poor hosts in recapturing the Ontario title from the , It was a close decision however, as the Gryphons won by 1% points. A number of the Gryphons represented the OUAA at the national meet, with Wayne Brightwell taking a Canadian championship. (* Denotes letter winner, ** Denotes first time letter winner).

Jamie Bethune xx Peter Kohnke Larry Prong xx Ken Bradford x John Marc LeDorze Bob Pronk xx Wayne Brightwell xx Andy Longpre xx Glenn Sikura xx Mike Cameron Tony Matchem x Ed Slabikowski x Gavin Carrow x Scott McKinlay Dave Turnbull Larry Conrad Tony Mitchell Perry Wakulich x John Giangrande Mike Neilson xx

Coaches - Londo lacovelli Albert Tschirhart Trainer/Mgr. - Sue Nagata