SASKATOON – For the second time in three years the University of Saskatchewan Huskies women's wrestling team are the best in the west as they won the Canada West title by eight points at the conference championships in Abbotsford, B.C. on February 9.
After winning their first conference championship in program history in 2016-17, the Huskies proved that they will be a force to be reckoned with in the world of Western Canadian wrestling for a long time to come, claiming seven medals en route to a team total of 33 points.
For the Huskies men, the meet ended in heartbreak. Sitting neck-and-neck with the Alberta Golden Bears throughout the entirety of the meet, the Huskies wound up finishing just one point back of Alberta and had to settle for second place in the team standings.
Alexandra Schell (48 kg),
Maddison Haney (67 kg),
Berit Johnson (72 kg) and
Kiera Prior (82 kg) all went undefeated on the weekend to claim gold medals in their respective classes.
For the men it was
Logan Sloan (54 kg),
Hunter Lee (90 kg) and
Liam Graham (120 kg) who captured gold medals as all three wrestlers were dominant in Abbotsford.
The Canada West Championship trophy won't be the only hardware making the trip to Saskatoon as after the meet Sloan, a first year from Calgary, was named the Canada West male rookie of the year.
Up next for the Huskies is a trip to Calgary where they will compete at the U SPORTS National Championships from Feb. 22-23.
TEAM STANDINGS
Women
- Saskatchewan Huskies, 33 points
- Alberta Pandas, 25 points
- Calgary Dinos, 22 points
- UFV Cascades, 14 points
Men
- Alberta Golden Bears, 41 points
- Saskatchewan Huskies, 40 points
- UFV Cascades, 33 points
- Calgary Dinos, 20 points
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Women's 48 kg
- Alexandra Schell, Saskatchewan
- Calista Espinosa, UFV
Women's 51 kg
- Farrah Taj, Alberta
- SueAnne Harms, Saskatchewan
Women's 55 kg
- Tianna Kennett, Calgary
- Amber Wiebe, UFV
- Alyxandria Paulson, Saskatchewan
- April Martinig, Alberta
Women's 59 kg
- Krystin Paquette, Alberta
- Amy Bellavia, Calgary
- Emma Parker, Saskatchewan
Women's 63 kg
- Ana Godinez Gonzalez, UFV
- Katie Mulkay, Alberta
- Vivian Mark, Calgary
- Angela Aalbers, Saskatchewan
Women's 67 kg
- Maddison Haney, Saskatchewan
- Haley Heffel, Alberta
- Drew Persson, Calgary
Women's 72 kg
- Berit Johnson, Saskatchewan
- Sydney Summach, Calgary
- Emma Olson, Alberta
Women's 82 kg
- Kiera Prior, Saskatchewan
- Erin Geddie, Calgary
- Jessica Rabet, Alberta
Men's 54 kg
- Logan Sloan, Saskatchewan
- Simren Brar, UFV
- Harris Valdes, Alberta
- Freddie Aziz, Calgary
Men's 57 kg
- Jordan Wong, Alberta
- Parker McBride, UFV
- Remington Tschetter, Saskatchewan
- Liam Hogan, Calgary
Men's 61 kg
- Nathen Schmidt, Alberta
- Brendan McKeage, Calgary
- Ali Rahguzar, UFV
Men's 65 kg
- Connor McNiece, Calgary
- Jonathan Risto, Saskatchewan
- Kye Mills, Alberta
Men's 68 kg
- De'Andre Williams, UFV
- Jakob Dormaar, Saskatchewan
- Devan Larkin, Alberta
- Emmanuel Olapade, Calgary
Men's 72 kg
- Miles Kent, Alberta
- Micah Heide, Saskatchewan
- Amarvir Atwal, UFV
- Ty Nakano, Calgary
Men's 76 kg
- Callum McNiece, Calgary
- Aidan McKeage, Alberta
- Trent Siemens, Saskatchewan
Men's 82 kg
- Nicholas Goleniec, Alberta
- Karan Dhillon, UFV
- Julian Klinger, Saskatchewan
- Chase Paprocke, Calgary
Men's 90 kg
- Hunter Lee, Saskatchewan
- Sunny Benning, UFV
- Lukas Kolobara, Calgary
- Mitchell Clarke, Alberta
Men's 100 kg
- Liam Graham, Saskatchewan
- Parker Vandevelde, Alberta
- John Jacobs, Calgary
- Jason Bains, UFV
Men's 120 kg
- Brad Hildenbrandt, UFV
- Kalin Langford, Saskatchewan
- Tyler Duguid, Alberta
- Joseph Duffy, Calgary
INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS
Male athlete of the year – Brad Hildenbrandt, UFV Cascades
Female athlete of the year (tie) – Tianna Kennett, Calgary Dinos and Krystin Paquette, Alberta Pandas
Male rookie of the year – Logan Sloan, Saskatchewan Huskies
Female rookie of the year – Katie Mulkay, Alberta Pandas
Female student-athlete community service award winner – Drew Persson, Calgary Dinos
Male student-athlete community service award winner – Emmanuel Olapade, Calgary Dinos
Men's coach of the year: Owen Dawkins, Alberta Golden Bears
Women's coach of the year: Daniel Olver, Saskatchewan Huskies
