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2017-2018 OUA Championships: Men - bronze, Women – bronze U SPORTS 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 gold 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 Algoma University, 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 Jobandeep Bhullar 1L Jaivir Boal 3L Alexander Chaves 3L

Simon Chaves 1L Colin Dempsey 4H Shane Devadason 1L Dimitri Djuric 2L

Daniel Humphrey 4H Jaber Husiny 2L Gabriel Laplante 4H Cole Norris 1L

Job Reinhart 3L Kyle Robinson -1L Elvir Uzunovic 5L

Racheal Cowey 3L Rhiannon Digweed -3L Gracelynn Doogan 4H

Hannah Little 2L Christine Nabati 1L Natalie Rygielski 1L

Chelsey Sicard 3L Samantha Squires 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-Canadians 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 CoxAssistants: 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

Alexander Chaves 2L

Colin Dempsey 4H

Shane Devadason 1L

Dimitri Djuric 1L

Oren Furmanov 4H

Daniel Humphrey 3L

James Hunter 1L

Jaber Husiny 1L

Gabriel Laplante 3L

Colin Moffat 2L

Job Reinhart 2L

Kyle Robinson 1L

Elvir Uzunovic 4H

Geordon Watkins 3L

Cierra Carere 5L

Alison Carrow 4H

Racheal Cowey 2L

Rhiannon Digweed 3L

Gracelynn Doogan 3L

Hannah Little 1L

Natassya Lu 4H

Laurelle Policarpio 2L

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

Benjamin Bradford 4H

Alexander Chaves 1L

Brock Corbett 1L

Matthew Cummins 3L

Colin Dempsey 3L

Michael Flosman 2L

Tyson Frost 2L

Oren Furmanov 3L

Wassim Ghadban 1L

Thomas Hiebert 4H

Daniel Humphrey 2L

Gabriel Laplante 2L

Erich Milne 1L

Colin Moffat 1L

Job Reinhart 1L

Joseph Sample 1L

Elvir Uzunovic 3L

Geordon Watkins 2L

Navrit Wirach 4H

Zane Zondervan 4H

Maddison Braga 1L

Cierra Carere 4H

Alison Carrow 3L

Racheal Cowey 1L

Rhiannon Digweed 2L

Gracelynn Doogan 2L

Nikki Fraser 4H

Samantha Gow 1L

Mikhaila Irving 1L

Abigayle Labas 1L

Natassya Lu 3L

Samantha Meehan 1L

Jade Papke 5L

Laurelle Policarpio 1L

Chelsey Sicard 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 Laurentian University) 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

Benjamin Bradford 3L Daniel Brisebois 2L

Lucas Campbell 2L

Matthew Cummins 2L Cierra Carere 3L

Alison Carrow 2L

Rhiannon Digweed 1L

Brent Davies 2L

Colin Dempsey 2L Chris Flanigan 1L

Michael Flosman 1L

Oren Furmanov 2L Gracelynn Doogan 1L

Nikki Fraser 3L

Kelsey Gsell 5L

David Graham 1L

Thomas Hiebert 3L Daniel Humphrey 1L

Gabriel Laplante 1L

Sam Painchaud-Morgan 2L Natassya Lu 2L

Jade Papke 4H

Megan Pounder 3L

Elvir Uzunovic 2L

Geordon Watkins 1L Navrit Wirach 3L

Zane Zondervan 3L

Sarah Perry 2L

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

Filip Bonek 2L

Benjamin Bradford 2L

Daniel Brisebois 1L

Lucas Campbell 1L

Matthew Cummins 1L

Colin Dempsey 1L

Tyson Frost-Dreyer 1L

Oren Furmanov 1L

Thomas Hiebert 2L

Kevin Iwasa-Madge 5L

Jake Jagas 4H

Jeremy Latour 1L

Sam Painchaud-Morgan1L

Michael Rowbotham 1L

David Sprague 1L

Elvir Uzunovic 1L

Navrit Wirach 2L

Mark Young 2L

Zane Zondervan 2L

Cierra Carere 2L

Alison Carrow 1L

Emma Crouch 2L

Ashley Everett 2L

Nikki Fraser 2L

Kelsey Gsell 4H

Natassya Lu 1L

Marisa Scott 5L

Sarah Stringer 1L

Karlee Williams 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

Filip Bonek 1L

Benjamin Bradford 1L

Joshua Cranham 2L

Brent Davies 1L

Mitchele Demelo 2L

Matt Deschatelets 4H

Robert Fillman 2L

John Fitzgerald 5L

Chris Flanigan 1L

Alexander Gill 2L

Thomas Hiebert 1L

Joel Hillman 1L

Kevin Iwasa-Madge -4H

Jake Jagas -3L

Pratham Singh 1L

Patrick Sobchak 1L

Navrit Wirach 1L

Mark Young 1L

Scott Young 4L

Zane Zondervan 1L

Malissa Bryan 1L

Cierra Carere 1L

Emma Crouch 1L

Elizabeth Dea 1L

Kathleen Elliott -1L

Ashley Everett 1L

Nikki Fraser 1L

Elizabeth George 1L

Kelsey Gsell 3L

Jade Papke 3L

Megan Pounder 2L

Marisa Scott 4H

Lyndia Stacey 1L

Karlee Williams 3L

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

Nicolas Bergeron 1L

Haden Clark 2L

Joshua Cranham 1L

Mitchele Demelo 1L

Kathleen Elliott 1L

Kelsey Gsell 2L

Matt Deschatelets 3L

Nat Edward 1L

Connor Elliott 1L

Blaine Fiss 1L

John Fitzgerald 4H

Allison Leslie 5L

Jade Papke 2L

Alexander Gill 1L

Adam Hartsman 2L

Ryan Hewat 1L

Kevin Iwasa-Madge 4H

Jake Jagas 3L

Madison Parks 1L

Megan Pounder 1L

Anthony Praill 3L

Robert Rubino 3L

Scott Wolowich 3L

Scott Young 3L

Marisa Scott 3L

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 (Elliot Lake, 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

Haden Clark 1L

Matt Deschatelets 2L

Nat Edwards -

Daniel Fillman -3

Robert Fillman 1L

John Fitzgerald 3L

Nicolas Gavel -4

Larry Gordon 2L

Daniel Greenacre 3L


Jacob Jagas 2L

Korey Jarvis 1L

Anthony Praill 2L

Robert Rubino 2L

Daniel Sullivan 1L

Scott Wolowich 2L

Scott Young 2L

Kelsey Gsell 1L

Allison Leslie 4H

Jade Papke 1L

Marisa Scott 2L

Karlee Williams 1L

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

Mathieu DesChatelets 1L

Daniel Fillman 2L John Fitzgerald 1L

Nicolas Gavel 3L

Larry Gordon 1L

Kyle Grant 5L

Daniel Greenacre 2L Adam Hartsman 1L


Jacob Jagas 1L

Mike Katsilas 1L

Adesunkanmi Latilo 1L Anthony Praill 1L

Robert Rubino 1L

Scott Wolowich 1L

Scott Young 1L

Nicholas Zablocki 3L Alexi Zimlin -

Laura Christensen 1L

Karen Duquette -3

Jenni Kaija 2L

Allison Leslie 3L

Samantha MacNeil 1L

Hilary Rafla 1L

Marisa Scott 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


University Awards

Scott Yanchus Male Rookie of the Year – Jake Jagas

Cathy Rowe Manager of the Year – Hediyeh Karimian

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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

Daniel Fillman 1L

John Fitzgerald 1L

Nicolas Gavel 2L

Kyle Grant 4H

Daniel Greenacre -1


Nicholas Nolet -

Nader Salame 1L

Eugene Sauve 2L

Matthew Sparling 5L

Ernest Urquico 1L

Nicholas Zablocki 2L

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

Karen Duquette 3L

Jenni Kaija 1L

Sara Languay 1L

Allison Leslie 2L

Mimi Rahneva 1L

Ashley Routliffe 2L

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


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

David Brunskill -1

Guy Chencinski -

Chris Flanigan 1L

Nicolas Gavel 1L

Kyle Grant 3

Daniel Greenacre 1L

Dario Guiao -3

Christopher Hladich 5

Cian Howitt -

Ryan Lue 1L

Denis Mason -

Alan Moffat 1L

Jon Morrow -

Bobby Pepall -1

Shayne Salovaara -

Eugene Sauve 1L

Matthew Sparling 4H

Andrew Townshend 3

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

Karen Duquette 2

Diana Ford 1L

Monica Frischkorn -

Claudia Gravina -

Allison Leslie 1L

Ashley Routliffe 1L

Catherine Wilson 1L

Meaghan Wilton 5

Cara Yu 2

Coach: Doug Cox Trainers: Amanda Crawford, Lauren Klimpke

Assistant: Zoltan Hunyady Manager: Kevin Christiaens

Awards Summary

OUA Awards

OUA 1st Team All-Star – Alan Moffat, Ashley Routliffe, Meaghan

Wilton

OUA 2nd Team All-Star – Matthew Sparling, Kyle Grant, Alison Leslie

OUA Rookie of the Year - Alan Moffat & Ashley Routliffe

CIS All-Canadian – Meaghan Wilton

Team Awards

M.I.P. Men – Kyle Grant

M.V.P. Men – Matthew Sparling

M.I.P Women – Karen Duquette

M.V.P. Women – Meaghan Wilton

University of Guelph 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

David Brunskill 1L

James Cako 1L

Guy Chencinski -

Kevin Christiaens 4H

Nicolas Gavel -

David Graham -1

Kyle Grant 2

Dario Guiao 3

Chris Hladich 4H

Rysiek Kolanko 3

Trevor Peacock 1L

Bobby Pepall 1L

Matthew Sparling 3

Andrew Townshend 2


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

Mackenzie Brunato 1L

Malissa Bryan -

Jacqueline Davidson -2

Stephanie de Vries 1

Karen Duquette 1L

Kristy Ferguson -1

Claudia Gravina 1L

Rebecca Ide -

Hediyeh Karimian -

Kelly Mak -

Catherine Wilson 1

Meaghan Wilton 4H

Cara Yu 1L


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

Jamie Cox 5

Brandon Eyer 5

Nicolas Gavel -

David Graham 1L

Kyle Grant 2

Dario Guiao 2

Corey Hewitt 3

Kristian Kasap 1L

Rysiek Kolanko 2

Rory McDonell 4

Kyle Smith 1L

Robert Tersigni 1L

Andrew Townsend 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

Renilda De Dios 2

Hailey Dermott 2

Kristy Ferguson 1L

Stephanie Fisher 3

Kelly Mak 1L

Kimberly Noakes -1

Megan Seiling 1L

Lee Simon 2

Meaghan Wilton 3

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.


Shaun Cameron -

Kevin Christiaens 2

Jamie Cox 4H

Phil Crouch -1

Brandon D’Aguilar Justin Darbyson-Billingham 1L

Kyle Donnelly -

John Ewing 5

Brandon Eyer 4H

Cory Farrell -

David Graham -

Kyle Grant 1L

Dario Guiao 1L

Corey Hewitt 2

Mike Howorun 1L

Rysiek Kolanko 1L

Mike Lane -

Rory McDonell 4H

Kevin Ramsubhag -

Nathan Scaiff -

Matthew Sparling 2

Robert Tersigni -

Jared Wilcox -

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.


Leanne Ashworth 1

Amanda Cox -

Jacqueline Davidson 1L

Renilda De Dios 1L

Hailey Dermott 1L

Heather Drake 2

Stephanie Fisher 2

Sarah Hrabi -1

Sana Khan -

Crystal Morra -

Kimberly Noakes 1L

Chelsea Osborne -

Lee Simon 1L

Ellie Travis -

Meaghan Wilton 2

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.


Ryan Chen 2

Kevin Christiaens 1G

Eric Clarke -

Jamie Cox 3

Phil Crouch 2

Brandon D’Aguilar -

John Ewing 4H

Brandon Eyer 3

Farhan Faruqui 4H

Anthony Giodano -

Corey Hewitt -1

Sean Hughes 2

Rory McDonell 3

Chris Prickett 1G

Matthew Sparling 1G

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.


Ashley Burr 1G

Heather Drake -1

Stephanie Fisher -1

Tara Hedican 4H

Sarah Hrabi 1

Hediyeh Karimian -

Amber Offord -

Alison Smith -

Victoria Sullivan 2

Lindsay Veltman 3

Meaghan Wilton 1G

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.


Matt Baxter 1G

Shaun Cameron -

Ryan Chen 1G

Kevin Christiaens -1

James Cox -2

Phil Crouch 1G

Mitch DesChatelets -

John Ewing 3

Brandon Eyer -2

Farhan Faruqui 3

Corey Hewitt 1G

Chris Holmes -

Sean Hughes 1G

John MacNevin -

Rory McDonell 2

Orett Morgan 4H

Matt Muscat 4H

Jared Wilcox -

Gregory Young -

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.


Heather Drake 1G

Stephanie Fisher 1G

Tara Hedican 3

Brooke Hilditch 2

Alana Petzschler 3

Victoria Sullivan -1

Lindsay Veltman 2

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.


Kevin Christiaens -1

Jamie Cox 2

Phil Crouch -

Brandon D'Aguilar -

Christopher Denich 5

John Ewing 2

Brandon Eyer 2

Farhan Faruqui 2

Kevin Heffron -1

Chris Holmes -

Ian Janacek -2

John MacNevin -

Rory McDonell 1G

Chad Merritt 2

Matt Muscat 3

Christopher Onorato

Ilya Safonov 3

Victor Sprenger 4H

Gregory Young -1

Nathalie Bendavid 1

Katie Bethune-Leamen-

Tara Hedican 2

Brooke Hilditch 1

Michaela Jeffs 1

Suzanne Kramer 1

Wendy Odumeru -1

Andrea Pollock -2

Laura Stellato 1G

Victoria Sullivan 1G

Lindsay Veltman 1G

Kathryn Winship -1

Coach: Doug Cox


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.


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.


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.


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


Trainers: Suzy Hoyles, Rayanne Lowenberger, Christine Zimmermann

At the OUA Wrestling Championships at Brock University, 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.


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


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


Jerry Asiedu 1G

Alex Drolc

Steven Evans 1G

Gabriel Ferrie 4H

Wayne Haldane 2

Zoltan Hunyady 3

Colin Kay

Shawn Miller 2

Jeffery Molson

Rodney Muller

Dean Nixon 4H

Ben Norman 4H

Nat Owen-Going

Chad Pearson 3

Jason Fenders 2

Fred Preston 1G

Stephen Prokopowich 1G

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.


Malcolm Crooks 4H

Gabriel Ferrie 3

Ryan Hood 1G

Zoltan Hunyady 2

Yoav Krayn 1G

Chris Marcou 3

Dean Nixon 3

Ben Norman 3

Chad Pearson 2

Jason Penders 1G

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.


lyad Abbas 2

Malcolm Crooks 3

Gabriel Ferrie 2

Zoltan Hunyady 1G

Chris Marcou 2

David Mendelsohn 1G

Shawn Miller 2

Ben Norman 2

Chad Pearson 1G

Robert Young 3

Fioravante Zenone 2

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.


lyad Abbas 1G

Jason Abbott 4H

Malcolm Crooks 2

Andrew Farrow 1G

Gabriel Ferrie 1G

Rick Henry 3

Philip Jeffrey 1G

Chris Marcou 1G

Shawn Miller 1G

Dean Nixon 2

Ben Norman 1G

Tyler Smith 2

Fioravante Zenone 1G

Coach: Karlo Kasap


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.


Jason Abbott 3

Malcolm Crooks 1G

Stephen Dunn 1G

Ian Fudge 2

Wayne Haldane 1G

Rick Henry 2

Jason Jussila 1G

Victor Longo 1G

Jason Murray 1G

Dean Nixon 1G

Tyler Smith 1G

Robert Young 3

Coach: Karlo Kasap


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.


Jason Abbott 2

Tom Anczurowski 1G

Nick Banbury 2

Kevin Bates 1

Bill Cooley 1G

Ian Fudge 2

Tim Harrison 1G

Rick Henry 1G

Doug Piercey 2

Martin Salt -

Mark Van Campen lG

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.


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.


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.


John Coppola

Joe Pinelli

Mark Hammond

Byron Hansler

Jim Hotson 3

Al Kuntz 1G

Brian Ma

Darryl North

Rob Pafford 2

Doug Pflug 1

Adarsh Prashad 4H

Scott Preston 4H

Manuel Silva 2

John Stoner 1G

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 Montreal where he placed 6th.

(* Denotes letter winner, ** Denotes first time letter winner).

Brett Crook

Rich Healey *

Jim Hotson *

Neil Karrow

John Klompmaker **

Allan Kuntz

Brian Ma

Cam McLeod **

Rob Pafford **

Adarsh Prashad *

Scott Preston *

Manuel Silva *

Michael Thompson

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.


Brett Crook **

Rick Healey **

Brad Hossack *

Jim Hotson **

Neil Karrow *

Adarsh Prashad *

Rob Lewis *

Scott Preston*

Ken Putt *

Mitch Mason *

Michael Thompson **

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.


Gavin Carrow *

Doug Cox **

Brett Crook

Chris Crooks *

John De Jong **

Brad Hossack *

Jim Hotson

Neil Karrow **

Jeff Keith *

Rob Lewis **

Mitch Mason *

Scott Preston **

Leonard Stevano *


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 Ontario 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.


Ron Aimola **

Angelo Anastasio

Gavin Carrow *

Chris Crooks *

Peter Domarchuk *

Brad Hossack *

Jeff Keith *

Jean-Marc Le Dorze *

Mitch Mason *

Hadash Prashad **

Ken Putt*

Dave Stavraky *

Leonard Stevano *

Jim Thompson


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.


Ken Bradford *

Mike Cameron *

Chris Crooks *

Peter Domarchuk *

Brad Hossack **

Jeff Keith **

John-Marc Le Dorze **

Bob Leuthard *

Frank Manzo **

Mitch Mason *

Ken Putt **

David Stavraky *

Leonard Stevano *

Perry Wakulich *

Martha Nelson (Trainer)

Gavin Carrow (Manager)

Albert Tschirhart (Asst. Coach)

Doug Cox (Asst. 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.


Dave Clutchey **

Leonard Stevano **

Andy Longpre *

Glenn Sikura *

Bob Pronk *

Peter Domarchuk **

Dave Turnbull **

Tony Mitchell *

Perry Wakulich*

Peter Kohnke *

Gavin Carrow *

Wayne Brightwell *

Chris Crooks **

Jamie Bethune *

Jamie Carlson

David Starvoki

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 Western Mustangs, 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.


Jamie Bethune xx

Ken Bradford x

Wayne Brightwell xx

Mike Cameron

Gavin Carrow x

Larry Conrad

John Giangrande

Peter Kohnke

John Marc LeDorze

Andy Longpre xx

Tony Matchem x

Scott McKinlay

Tony Mitchell

Mike Neilson xx

Larry Prong xx

Bob Pronk xx

Glenn Sikura xx

Ed Slabikowski x

Dave Turnbull

Perry Wakulich x

Coaches - Londo lacovelli

Albert Tschirhart Trainer/Mgr. - Sue Nagata

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