SASKATOON, Sask. - Huskie Wrestling was in action this past weekend on their home mats, hosting the Huskie Duals Friday night (Nov. 29) followed by the Huskie Open (Nov. 30) on Saturday. It was a strong weekend for the Dogs, who captured the win at the Huskie Duals before earning podium positions in both the men's and women's team standings at the Huskie Open.
HUSKIE DUALS - 54-34 vs Calgary Dinos/Guelph Gryphons - RESULTS
The Huskies earned a 54-34 win at the Huskie Duals in Education Gymnasium as the Dogs took on members of the Calgary Dinos and Guelph Gryphons, with wrestlers from the Lethbridge Pronghorns also taking part in select weight classes.
On the women's side Saskatchewan saw
Myah Phillips and
Sierra Mullin earns wins to help the Dogs. Phillips, a third-year arts & science student, defeated Lethrbidge's Brydget Dearling by superiority in the 83kg weight class with a score of 10-0. Mullin also captured a victory by superiority, taking down Maya Johnston of the Calgary Dinos 10-0.
For the Huskie men, 10 different student-athletes earned wins with
Cole Sanderson taking the first match of the night over Guelph's David Chong by superiority 10-0.
Ashton Bodnarchuk, Drake Beuchler, Lulius Cojocaru, Simon Trokhymchuk, and
Judah Arthurs also earned superiority wins, defeating Cameron Workman, Cooper Feke, Brenna Laplante Brady, Jayden Harris, and David Hurst Jr. of the Gyuelph Gryphons.
Matthew Yong,
Donovan Neudorf, and
George Ren meanwhile, won their matches by fall. Finally,
Owen McGillivray helped the Dogs capture the win with a victory by points over Mitch Schechinger.
A total of 19 Saskatchewan student-athletes took the mat, with 13 from the Huskie men's team and 6 from the women's.
See below for full results from the Huskie Duals.
HUSKIE OPEN - Men 1st-Place, Women 3rd-Place - RESULTS
The Huskie open saw the Saskatchewan men's team build on a strong Friday night, finishing as the top team among representatives from 14 different wrestling teams and clubs.
Seven Huskies finished on the podium with Drake Beuchler,
Cole Sanderson, and
Iulius Cojocaru capturing gold medals in the 61kg, 76kg, and 100kg weight classes.
Judah Arthurs would also earn a top-three finish in the 82kg weight class claiming bronze along with
George Ren who finished 3rd in the 90kg weight class, and
Wyatt Newsham who followed suit in the 125kg weight class. Matthew Young would round things out with bronze in the 90kg weight class.
On the women's side,
Sierra Mullin,
Kayley Clarke, Aida-Lyn Jones, and
Myah Phillips led the Dogs to a bronze medal finish in the team standings. Mullin (53kg), Clarke (62 kg), and Phillips (83kg) all earned 1st-pace finishes while Jones captured bronze in the 68kg weight class. The Calgary Dinos would take the top spot as a team with 58 points.
See below for the full results from the Huskie Open.
The Huskies will return to the mats in their home gym on Saturday, February 15, 2025 when the University of Saskatchewan plays host to the top talent from around the conference in the 2025 Canada West Wrestling Championships.
HUSKIE OPEN FULL RESULTS
Match 1 - 76kg
Cole Sanderson (USask) vs. David Chong (UofG) - W, 10-0
Match 2 - 83kg
Myah Phillips (USask) vs. Brydget Dearling (UofL) - W, 10-0
Match 3 - 65kg
Ashton Bodnarchuk (USask) vs. Cameron Workman (UofG) - W, 10-0
Match 4 - 61kg
Drake Buechler (USask) vs Cooper Feke (UofG) - W, 17-6
Match 5 - 62kg
Kayley Clarke (USask) vs Eve Maxwell (UofC) - L, 11-2
Match 6 - 90kg
Matthew Yong (USask) vs Austin Murphy (UofG) - W, Fall
Match 7 - 72kg
Shelby Guerin-Daniels (USask) vs Nadia Graves (UofL) - DNS
Match 8 - 57kg
Davyd Dzyuba (USask) vs Fred Calingay (UofC) - L, 12-2
Match 9 - 68kg
Adia-Lyn Jones (USask) vs Ellise Daynes (UofC) - L, 12-0
Match 10 - 65kg
Donovan Neudorf (USask) vs Daniel Chew (UofG) - W, Fall
Match 11 - 82kg Simon Trokhymchuk (USask) vs Jason Goodger (UofG) - W, 13-3
Match 12 - 72kg
Taebyn Tulp (USask) vs Eilidh Wist (UofC) - L, Fall
Match 13 - 125kg
George Ren (USask) vs Anthony Fonte (UofG) - W, Fall
Match 14 - 72kg
Jared Steinley (USask) vs Brennan Laplante Brady (UofG) - L, 14-4
Match 15 - 59kg
Caitlin Clatney (USask) vs Annika Fines (UofC) - L, 16-5
Match 16 - 100kg
Iulius Cojocaru (USask) vs Jayden Harris (UofG) - W, 11-0
Match 17 - 68kg
Cale Mohan (USask) vs Mason Van Zantvoort (UofG) - L, Fall
Match 18 - 53kg
Sierra Mullin (USask) vs Maya Johnston (UofC) - W, 10-0
Match 19 - 125kg Owen McGillirvray (USask) vs Mitch Shechinger (UofG) - W, 11-7
Match 20 - 82kg
Judah Arthurs (USask) vs David Hurst Jr. (UofG) - W, 13-2
HUSKIE OPEN TEAM RESULTS
Men
1) Saskatchewan Huskies - 51 points
2) Alberta Golden Bears - 30
3) Dinos WC - 27
4) Calgary Dinos - 27
5) Guelph Gryphons - 24
6) Challengers Academy - 20
7) Saskatoon Bulldogs WC - 15
8) Advanced Wrestling Academy - 10
9) Jr Huskies WC - 10
10) Lehigh Valley WC - 10
11) Edmonton WC - 8
12) Pronghorns WC - 5
13) ROC - 5
14) Schewa - 3
Women
1) Calgary Dinos - 58 points
2) Alberta Pandas - 38
3) Saskatchewan Huskies - 33
4) Cat-town WC - 17
5) Guelph Gryphons - 17
6) Dinos WC - 11
7) Lethbridge Pronghorns - 11
8) ROC - 10
9) Edmonton WC - 6
10) Jr Huskies WC - 5
11) Advanced Wrestling Academy - 4
12) Prince Albert WC - 1
HUSKIE OPEN - USASK INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Women
53kg -
Sierra Mullin -1st
62kg -
Kayley Clarke - 1st
68kg - Aida-Lyn Jones - 3rd
72kg -
Taebyn Tulp - 4th
83kg -
Myah Phillips - 1st
Men
61kg -
Drake Buechler - 1st
65kg -
Donovan Neudorf - 4th
68kg -
Cale Mohan - 6th
72kg -
Jared Steinley - 5th
76kg -
Cole Sanderson - 1st
82kg -
Judah Arthurs - 3rd
90kg -
Matthew Yong - 3rd
100kg -
Iulius Cojocaru - 1st
125kg -
Wyatt Newsham - 3rd
