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Wrestling Hall of Fame Welcome to the Carson Graham Wrestling Hall of Fame Wrestling Hall of Fame Welcome to the Carson Graham Wrestling Hall of Fame. Below are past and current Carson Graham wrestlers who have gone on to National and International success in the sport. We are very proud of them, as we are of everyone who takes up wrestling. Carson Graham currently (2014-15) has five athletes wrestling at the university level, all at the University of Alberta. Ian Battle B.C. High School Champion and National Juvenile Heavyweight Champ (1986) . Second, 1989 B.C. High School Championships. Second, 1991 National Espoir Championships Ryan White for SFU. First, 1991 Espoir Commonwealth Championships for Canada. 2X Outstanding Wrestler at the 1994 and 1995 B.C. High School Championships. Second, 1993 Angela Lacy Canadian Espoir Championships. Ellen 2X B.C. High School Champion in 1993 and 1994. Third place, 1993 National Espoir Ashdown Championships. Outstanding Wrestler at the 1993 B.C. High School Championships, 1993 Canadian Espoir Janna Penny Champion, 1993 Canadian Senior Champion, 3rd Place 1993 Senior World Championships. 1994 National Cadet Champion and Voted the Outstanding Wrestler at the Tournament. B.C. Audrey Yap High School Champion in 1995. One of only two male wrestlers from the North Shore to be a three-time B.C. High School Amir Champion (1994, 1995, 1996); 3rd place at 1994 National Cadets; 1st at 1994 Western Canada Ghareman Games. Chris Lim 2X B.C. High School Champion in 1992 and 1993. National Juvenile Champion in 1993. Justin Kapil 1995 B.C. High School Champion. 3rd - National Junior Champs 1997 1995 B.C. High School Champion. 2 X Cadet National Champ (1993, 1994). Third at 1996 Juvenile National Championships, Second at 1997 National Junior Champs, First at 1998 Shannon Junior National Championships and Fourth at Junior Worlds. Nine Senior National placings Samler including 4-time National Champ (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 for SFU). 2002 NAIA Champ and 2nd at World University Championships. Four trips to Senior Worlds including 4th, 6th, and 10th placings. Kristen 2X B.C. High School Champion (1995 & 1997) Second, 1996 National Cadet Champs. McFee 1999 B.C. High School Champion, 1999 National Juvenile Champ and Voted Outstanding Wrestler (OW) at the tournament. 2000 National Jr. Champ and 4 to 5X National Senior Emily Champion. 2002 - North American Collegiate Champion, 3rd at World University Richardson Championships and 8th at World Seniors. 2003 - 7th place at World Seniors. 2005 – 8th at World Seniors. OW at 2006 and 2009 CIS Championships for SFU. 2000 and 2001 B.C. High School Champion, 2000 National Juvenile HWT Champion. Second, Hilary Leith 2001 National Juvenile HWT Championships. 2X B.C. High School Champion (1999 and 2001). The only North Shore male wrestler in history Dane Rive to be voted Outstanding Wrestler at the B.C. High School Championships (in 2001). National Greco-Roman Juvenile Champion in 2002. Lauren Boggio 2003 B.C. High School Champion, third at 2003 National Cadet Championships. 2005 B.C. High School Champion; Third Freestyle, Second in Greco-Roman at the 2005 National Juvenile Championhips. Gold Medallist, 2005 Canada Summer Games for B.C. (76 Pat kg.), 4th at 2007 CIS Championships; (76 kg.) 4th at 2007 National Junior Championships. (82 McDonald kg.) 3rd at 2008 and 2009 CIS National Championships; 2008 SFU Wrestling-Scholar Athlete as was his father in 1978 and 1979. Jenna Silver Medallist, 2005 Canada Summer Games. 2006 B.C. High School Champion, Second, Robinson 2006 National Juvenile Championships. Matt 2006 National Cadet Champion. (63 kg.) 2007 and 2008 B.C. High School Champion. (66 kg.) Yanagiya 3rd in Greco-Roman at 2008 Juvenile Nationals 2X B.C. High School Champion in 2005 and 2006. National Cadet Champion in 2006. (51 kg.) Katie Taylor 3X B.C. High School Champion; 2X National Cadet Champion (most recent titles all in 2007). 2006/2007/2008 B.C. High School Champion. 2006/2007 National Cadet Champion. 2007 National FILA Cadet Champion; Gold Medal 2007 Western Canada Summer Games, Silver Michiko Araki Medal Pan-Am FILA Cadet Championhips. (43 kg.) 2008 National Juvenile Champion. 2009 2nd, B.C. High School Championships at 47 kg., 2009 3rd at National Juvenile Championships at 46 kg., 2009 Canada Games bronze medallist at 46 kg. Michael Third, 2006 National Cadet Championships. (84 kg.) 2nd at 2007 B.C. High School McDonald Championships. (40 kg.) 2007 B.C. High School Champion; 2nd 2007 National Cadet Championships; Silver Medal, 2007 Western Canada Summer Games. (43 kg.) 2008 Cadet National Champion. 2009 Hiroko Araki B.C. High School Champion at 43 kg., 2009 National Juvenile Champion at 40 kg., 2009 Canada Games gold medallist at 40 kg. 2010 2nd at B.C. High School Championships at 43 kg., 2010 3rd at National Juvenile Championships at 45 kg. (43-47 kg.) 2nd at both 2007 B.C. High School and National Cadet Championhips; Gold Medal, Emma Watt 2007 Western Canada Summer Games. (49 kg) 2nd 2008 Cadet Nationals. (49-54 kg.) 2007 B.C. High School Champion, 2nd 2007 National Cadet Championhips, Gold Emily Medal 2007 Western Canada Summer Games. 2009 Outstanding Wrestler and B.C. High Weekes School Champion at 52 kg., 2009 3rd at National Juvenile Championships at 52 kg., 2009 Canada Games bronze medallist at 52 kg. (65-70 kg.) 2x B.C. High School Champion; 2nd, 2007 National Juvenile Championships. (63 Deni kg.) Voted 2008 CIS Canada West Female Rookie-of-the-Year; 2nd at 2008 CIS Nationals; 2nd Torgeson at 2008 Junior National. Marlene B.C. High School Champion in 2009. CIS Champion for U of Alberta (67 kg.) in 2014. Figueroa Kiki Araki (43 kg.) 2nd 2008 Juvenile Nationals. 2010 4th at B.C. High School Championships at 90 kg., 2010 2nd at National Cadet Nathan Championships at 85 kg. Yanagiya Sunshine 2010 3rd at B.C. High School Championships at 69 kg., 2010 3rd at National Cadet Soulsby Championships at 66 kg. Cholena 3X B.C. High School Champion (2010, 2011, and 2012). Voted the Outstanding Female Wrestler Horne in 2012. Third at 2014 CIS Championships for the U of Alberta. Arielle Marsel- Bronze medallist, 2011 Western Canada Summer Games. B.C. High School Champion in 2012 Mackenzie (54 kg.). Brandy Perry B.C. High School Champion in 2013 and 2014. Bronze at 2013 Canada Summer Games. Marlene Third at 2009 B.C. High School Championships. CIS Champion for University of Alberta in 2014 Figueroa (67 kg.) .
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