CALGARY (CIS) – The Simon Fraser Clan men put an end to one of the longest winning streaks in CIS history while the Calgary Dinos returned to the top of the women's standings Saturday as the 2009 CIS wrestling championships came to an end at the University of Calgary's Jack Simpson Gym.
Championship website: http://www.cisport.ca/e/championships/wrestling/2009/index.cfm
After dominating the Canada West championships two weeks ago, the Clan men captured their first national team title since joining CIS wrestling in 2002-03 thanks to a 70-point tally. The Brock Badgers edged the Concordia Stingers 58-56 for second place.
Brock had claimed the last 10 men's banners, an all-time record in wrestling and the second longest streak in CIS history behind the 11 consecutive titles won by UBC in women's swimming from 1998 to 2008. UBC was also crowned 10 straight times in men's swimming from 1998 to 2007.
Simon Fraser grapplers reached the podium in eight of 10 weight classes, led by individual champions Isaac Wing at 65-kilogram and Arjan Bhullar at 130 kg.
Teammates Raj Virdi (61 kg), Clete Hanson (82 kg) and Ali Al-Rekabi (90 kg) claimed silver, while Rafiq Charaia (54 kg), Alex Tuura (57 kg) and Pat McDonald (76 kg) won their bronze-medal bouts on Saturday.
Clan leader Justin Abdou was named CIS men's coach of the year.
The defending champion Badgers were held to four medalists including individual champions Brad Trimble (76 kg) and Alex Brown (82 kg).
Other individual gold medalists on the men's side were Concordia teammates David Tremblay (61 kg) and Alex Dyas (90 kg), Lakehead Thunderwolves Huy Nguyen (54 kg) and Chadd Lee (72 kg), UNB's Vince Cormier and Saskatchewan's Ryan Mryfield (68 kg).
Tremblay was named the CIS outstanding male wrestler of the year after his victory over Virdi at 61 kg. He became the first Stinger to receive the award since Jean-François Daviau tied for the honour in 1996.
Myrfield, who came back to beat Concordia's Steve Rennals in the 68-kg final, was named male rookie of the year.
Nguyen and Cormier were the only repeat champions from a year ago. Nguyen's collection now includes four CIS medals as he had previously claimed gold at 54 kg in 2005 and bronze in 2004 as a member of the Calgary Dinos.
Brown was a CIS individual champion two years ago at 90 kg, and won silver in that heavier weight class in 2008.
Also of note in the men's competition was the 130-kg bronze medal of Canadian Olympian David Zilberman of Concordia, who was returning to university wrestling after a two-year absence. Zilberman had been crowned 130-kg champion in 2006 and 2004, and also reached the CIS final in 2005.
On the women's side, the Dinos' triumph in their own gym was never in doubt after they qualified six wrestlers for the gold-medal bouts on Friday.
All six Calgary finalists came out on top Saturday including #Gen Haley# (51 kg), #Heidi Erdle# (59 kg), #Justine Bouchard# (63 kg), #Vanessa Wilson# (67 kg), #Erica Wiebe# (72 kg) and #Leah Callahan# (82 kg).
Erdle was named CIS female wrestler of the year after she beat two-time defending champion Michelle Fazzari of Brock in an epic match in Friday's preliminary round before defeating three-time CIS medalist Amy Dyck of Saskatchewan in the 59-kg final.
Bouchard ends her distinguished varsity career with five CIS medals in as many years, including three golds (2009, '08, '06) and one silver (2007) at 63 kg and bronze at 61 kg in her freshman season in 2005.
Haley, the CIS rookie of the year in 2006-07, won her third straight gold medal at 51 kg. She got all she could handle early from Regina's Jade Parsons in the championship match.
Parsons' efforts were rewarded with female rookie-of-the-year honours.
Wilson's gold-medal bout was the most exciting of the Calgary finals. She withstood one of two clinch opportunities for Simon Fraser's Stacie Anaka, and managed to score on her rival's second tie-breaking chance of the match to shift momentum considerably.
Simon Fraser's Ashley McKilligan (48 kg) and Saskatchewan's Jill Gallays (55 kg) won the only two finals not involving U of C athletes.
McKilligan was defending her title at 48 kg, and was also a silver medalist in 2007.
Calgary ended up with 62 points compared to 47 for defending team champion Simon Fraser and 34 for the third-place Saskatchewan Huskies.
With their victory, the Dinos tied the Clan for most team titles – five - since women's wrestling was added to the CIS program in 1998-99. Simon Fraser had captured five of six banners since joining CIS in wrestling in 2002-03, a Calgary win two years ago the only previous blemish on their resumé.
Andy Hutchinson, who is on an interim contract with the Dinos, was named CIS women's coach of the year.
2009 INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS
MEN
Outstanding wrestler: David Tremblay, Concordia
Rookie of the year: Ryan Myrfield, Saskatchewan
Coach of the year: Justin Abdou, Simon Fraser
Student-Athlete Community Service Award: Daniel Olver, Saskatchewan
R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award: Rafiq Charania, Simon Fraser
WOMEN
Outstanding wrestler: #Heidi Erdle#, Calgary
Rookie of the year: Jade Parsons, Regina
Coach of the year: Andy Hutchinson, Calgary
Student-Athlete Community Service Award: Amy Dyck, Saskatchewan
2009 FINAL TEAM STANDINGS:
MEN
Simon Fraser 70 points
Brock 58
Concordia 56
Lakehead 52
UNB 33
Regina 32
Saskatchewan 31
Guelph 21
McMaster 15
Alberta 13
Calgary 5
Toronto 2
McGill 1
WOMEN
Calgary 62 points
Simon Fraser 47
Saskatchewan 34
Brock 33
Regina 24
UNB 23
Lakehead 22
Western Ontario 18
Guelph 13
Concordia 8
Memorial 6
Alberta 6
Toronto 4
McMaster 3
2009 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
MEN
54 kg
GOLD - Huy Nguyen (Lakehead)
SILVER - Aaron Fabiano (Brock)
BRONZE - Rafiq Charania (Simon Fraser)
4th - Gilbert Musonza (Regina)
5th - Gabriel Choueke (Concordia)
6th - Jason Wass (Alberta)
7th - Shujon Mazumder (Toronto)
8th - Devin Sampson (UNB)
57 kg
GOLD - Vince Cormier (UNB)
SILVER - Gaston Tardif (Lakehead)
BRONZE - Alex Tuura (Simon Fraser)
4th - Scott Schiller (Concordia)
5th - Troy Lange (Saskatchewan)
6th - Steve Schneider (Regina)
7th - Tim Clement (Brock)
8th - Cameron Van Oort (McMaster)
61 kg
GOLD - David Tremblay (Concordia)
SILVER - Raj Virdi (Simon Fraser)
BRONZE - CJ Hudson (Brock)
4th -KevinIwasa-Madge (Guelph)
5th - #Ryan Lannan# (Calgary
6th - Chad Bates (Regina)
7th - Eric Lewis (UNB)
8th - Angelo Daniele (Lakehead)
65 kg
GOLD - Isaac Wing (Simon Fraser)
SILVER - Kyle Bershatsky (Regina)
BRONZE - Shawn Daye-Finlay (UNB)
4th - Clayton Serreres (Lakehead)
5th -Pete Simons (Brock)
6th - Gurveer Talhan (Concordia)
7th - Daniel Fillman (Guelph)
8th - Brett Wells (Alberta)
68 kg
GOLD - Ryan Mryfield (Saskatchewan)
SILVER - Steve Rennals (Concordia)
BRONZE - Peter de la Cruz (Regina)
4th - Randy Pfrimmer (Brock)
5th - Max Arcand (Simon Fraser)
6th - Nic Gavel (Guelph)
7th - Ryan Blake (McMaster)
72 kg
GOLD - Chadd Lee (Lakehead)
SILVER - Dusan Milakara (McMaster)
BRONZE - Connor Malloy (Regina)
4th - Scott Hall (Brock)
5th - Arminder Virk (Simon Fraser)
6th - Chris Kinsella (Concordia)
7th - Coleman Brinker (Alberta)
8th - Ian Vogel (McGill)
76 kg
GOLD - Brad Trimble (Brock)
SILVER - Daniel Olver (Saskatchewan)
BRONZE - Pat McDonald (Simon Fraser)
4th - Corey Lee (Lakehead)
5th - Darcy McKinney (UNB)
6th -Nic Zablocki (Guelph)
7th - Serguey Guevorkian (Concordia)
8th - Jarret Coels (Regina)
82 kg
GOLD - Alex Brown (Brock)
SILVER - Clete Hanson (Simon Fraser)
BRONZE - Eric Feunekes (UNB)
4th - Michael Noonan (Concordia)
5th - Colten Woznow (Lakehead)
6th - Sean House (McMaster)
7th - Chris Hobman (Saskatchewan)
8th - #Spencer Edwards# (Calgary)
90 kg
GOLD - Alex Dyas (Concordia)
SILVER - Ali Al-Rekabi (Simon Fraser)
BRONZE - Michael Hulbert (Alberta)
4th - Paul Rabjohn (Brock)
5th - Ben Eaglestone (Lakehead)
6th - Greg Huskilson(UNB)
7th -Tyler Nelson (Saskatchewan)
8th - Kevin MacLellan (McMaster)
130 kg
GOLD - Arjan Bhullar (Simon Fraser)
SILVER - Kyle Grant (Guelph)
BRONZE - David Zilberman (Concordia)
4th - Craig Albert (Saskatchewan)
5th - Jason Chalifoux (Lakehead)
6th - Phil Vandenbeukel (Brock)
7th - CJ Thoms (UNB)
8th - Colin Stewart (Alberta)
WOMEN
48 kg
GOLD - Ashley McKilligan (Simon Fraser)
SILVER - Hajar Ashtiani (Regina)
BRONZE- Jasmine Mian (Brock)
4th - Jessica Bershatsky (Lakehead)
5th - Krista Betts (UNB)
6th - Carla Bryant (Memorial)
7th - #Kerstyn Yates-Sandberg# (Calgary)
8th - Lindsay Oldham (Western)
51 kg
GOLD - #Gen Haley# (Calgary)
SILVER- Jade Parsons (Regina)
BRONZE - Sam Stewart (Western)
4th - Natasha Kramble (Saskatchewan)
5th - Emilie Guitard (UNB)
6th - Jenni Kaija (Guelph)
55 kg
GOLD - Jill Gallays (Saskatchewan)
SILVER - Rita Pare (Simon Fraser)
BRONZE - Jasmine Slinn (Regina)
4th - Lesley McCallum (Western)
5th - Sarah Ashmore-MacDonald (UNB)
6th - Victoria Ralph (Memorial)
7th - Kelly McNivel (Brock)
8th -Alex Demars (Lakehead)
59 kg
GOLD - #Heidi Erdle# (Calgary)
SILVER - Amy Dyck (Saskatchewan)
BRONZE - Michelle Fazzari (Brock)
4th - Raissa Dickinson (Simon Fraser)
5th - Leah Dougherty (Lakehead)
6th - Liz Sera (Western)
7th - Josiane Bourque (UNB)
63 kg
GOLD - #Justine Bouchard# (Calgary)
SILVER - Celeste Rodrigues (Brock)
BRONZE - Danielle Lapagge (Simon Fraser)
4th - Koren Pitkethy (Saskatchewan)
5th - Aislynn Torfason (Lakehead)
6th - Caitlyn Goodfellow (McMaster)
67 kg
GOLD - #Vanessa Wilson# (Calgary)
SILVER - Stacie Anaka (Simon Fraser)
BRONZE - Nikita Chicoine (Concordia)
4th - Laura Steffler (Brock)
5th - Jessica Fitzgerald (Toronto)
6th - Ashley Routliffe (Guelph)
7th - Inga Van Vliet (Regina)
8th - Ruth Porier (UNB)
72 kg
GOLD- #Erica Wiebe# (Cagary)
SILVER - Rachelle Pinet (UNB)
BRONZE - Katherine Martin (Alberta)
4th - Erin Church (Simon Fraser)
5th - Allison Leslie (Guelph)
6th - Kirby Steinhoff (Western)
7th - Deborah Jehu (Brock)
82 kg
GOLD - #Leah Callahan# (Calgary)
SILVER - Emma Brightwell (Lakehead)
BRONZE - Beth Thompson (Saskatchewan)
4th - Hillary Greening (Simon Fraser)
5th - Jocelyn Dresser (Brock)
6th - Steph deVries (Guelph)
7th - Andrea Davidson (Concordia)
CIS TEAM CHAMPIONS
Women (first championship in 1998-99)
2008-09 Calgary
2007-08 Simon Fraser
2006-07 Calgary
2005-06 Simon Fraser
2004-05 Simon Fraser
2003-04 Simon Fraser
2002-03 Simon Fraser
2001-02 Brock
2000-01 Calgary
1999-00 Calgary
1998-99 Calgary
Men (last 20 years)
2008-09 Simon Fraser
1998-99 to 2007-08 Brock (won 10 straight titles)
1997-98 Regina
1996-97 Regina
1995-96 Brock
1994-95 Brock
1993-94 McMaster
1992-93 Manitoba
1991-92 Brock
1990-91 Manitoba
1989-90 Western Ontario & Concordia (co-champions)
