The 2024 Matmen Classic was held on the weekend of December 14 to the 15 at the CAA Centre in Brampton Ontario. Known as one of the best tournaments in the country, especially for younger athletes, this year’s competition would be especially tough as many athletes converged on the tournament. In total over a thousand athletes took part in the event!
Every year, Matmen sees a packed house
Our Quebec clubs sent teams to the event as the Crazy Dogs, Heritage Regional High School, Kanienkehaka Tehontatienas Mohawk Wrestling Club/HSB, The Kartal Wrestling Club, The Montreal Wrestling Club NTC, the Patriotes de St-Cesaire, the Riverdale Wrestling Club and the Tritton Performance Wrestling club all took part. The results were as follows:
| Crazy Dogs | ||
| Name | Category | Final Placement |
| Benwige Simon-Regis | Men U19 71 kg | DNP |
| Michel Nimpagariste | Men Takedown Advanced 65-70 kg | Bronze Medal |
|
Mario Daccache
|
Men Takedown Advanced 75 kg | 6th |
| Keyra Munoz-Tessier | Tyke Girls 25-27 kg | Silver Medal |
| Kelan Munoz-Tessier | Tyke Boys 18-20 kg | Silver Medal |
| Logan Munoz-Tessier | Novice Boys 28 kg | Bronze Medal |
| Heritage Regional High School | ||
| Name | Category | Final Placement |
| Lucas Mellete | Men U19 60 kg | DNP |
| Nicholas Popodopoulos | Men U17 80 kg | 4th |
| Kanienkehaka Tehontatienas Mohawk Wrestling Club/HSB | ||
| Name | Category | Final Placement |
| Alysha Macaskill | Open Rookie Girls 44 kg | 4th |
| Abogail Kenna | Open Rookie Girls 47.5 kg | Bronze Medal |
| Hope Macaskill | Open Rookie Girls 47.5 kg | Silver Medal |
| Tiffany Boucher-Bates | Open Rookie Girls 51 kg | Bronze Medal |
| Uchechi Ugochukwu | Open Rookie Girls 54 kg | 5th |
|
Jacee Cross
|
Open Rookie Girls 57.5 kg | 6th |
| Ugochukwu, Amorachi | Open Rookie Girls 57.5 kg | 4th |
| Mya Campbell | Open Rookie Girls 95-115 kg | Bronze Medal |
| Ryan Clark | Open Rookie Boys 72 kg | 4th |
| Storm Lahache | U17 Women 57 kg | DNP |
| Alexia Frate | U17 Women 65 kg | Silver Medal |
| Ava Hamelin | U17 Women 90 kg | Silver Medal |
| Emilio Perez | U19 Men 55 kg | DNP |
|
Arron Abrue
|
U19 Men 60 kg | DNP |
|
Drake Ahmad-Gray
|
U19 Men 92 kg | DNP |
| Dylan Thauvette | U23 Men 70 kg | DNP |
| Liam Hoshowatiuk | Bantam Boys 49-51 kg | 5th |
| Dylan Bentley | Bantam Boys 55-59 kg | DNP |
| Kartal Wrestling Club | ||
| Name | Category | Final Placement |
| Nazariy Cherniienko | Men U17 51 kg | DNP |
| Naveed Hussain Ali | U23 Men 65 kg | DNP |
|
Arman Nazarian
|
U23 Men 86 kg | 6th |
|
Roman Bassime
|
U23 Men 92 kg | Silver Medal |
|
Dany Mouhaidly
|
U23 Men 92 kg | 5th |
|
Zakhariy Cherniienko
|
Kids Boys 42-45 kg | Bronze Medal |
|
Amirkhan Ibragimov
|
Bantam Boys 49-51 kg | 6th |
|
Artur Petrosian,
|
Bantam Boys 61-65 kg | Bronze Medal |
|
Soheil Jalali
|
Bantam Boys 66-70 kg | 4th |
| Montreal Wrestling Club NTC | ||
| Name | Category | Final Placement |
| Kai Zachev | Open Rookie Boys 61 kg | Gold Medal |
| Vitalie Clima | Open Rookie Boys 72 kg | Gold Medal |
| Kemal PashaAliyev Duliyev | U17 Men 65 kg | Bronze Medal |
| Devin Hubbard | U19 Men 60 kg | DNP |
| Owen Rooney | Men U19 71 kg | DNP |
| Ethan Rooney | Men U19 80 kg | Bronze Medal |
| Anthony Campione | U19 Men 92 kg | DNP |
| Reid King | U19 Men 92 kg | DNP |
| Rose Lacoste | U23 Women 72 kg | Silver Medal |
| Tristan Sears | U23 Men 61 kg | 4th |
|
Abdoulla Merhaydar
|
U23 Men 65 kg | Gold Medal |
| Lewis, Cruz | U23 Men 65 kg | Silver Medal |
| Ryder Church | U23 Men 70 kg | Gold Medal |
|
Alessandro Giordano
|
U23 Men 79 kg | Silver Medal |
| Bryce Rooney | U23 Men 79 kg | Gold Medal |
|
Charles Divita
|
U23 Men 92 kg | 6th |
| Mikael Kafarov | Bantam Boys 41-43 kg | Gold Medal |
|
Timur Krikounov-Zakharnyov
|
Bantam Boys 43-45 kg | Gold Medal |
| Mark Sokolov | Bantam Boys 43-45 kg | 4th |
| Robert Molovata | Bantam Boys 52-54 kg | Gold Medal |
| Patriotes de St-Cesaire | ||
| Name | Category | Final Placement |
|
Laurie Bourgault
|
Women U19 49 kg | DNP |
|
Josué Daigneault Aguilar
|
Men U19 71 kg | DNP |
|
Exaucé Luhungi Mondo
|
Men U19 80 kg | 5th |
|
Riverdale Wrestling Club
|
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| Name | Category | Final Placement |
|
Joy Sepieh
|
Women U17 46 kg | Silver Medal |
|
Samara Dhanesar
|
Women U17 53 kg | DNP |
|
Magnus Nergard
|
Men U17 71 kg | DNP |
|
Yasseen Haj Hmida
|
Men U19 71 kg | DNP |
|
Duncan Epstein
|
Men U19 80 kg | DNP |
|
Taha Khaled
|
U19 Men 92 kg | DNP |
|
Kenny Dickson
|
U23 Men 61 kg | Silver Medal |
|
Nathan Zachary
|
U23 Men 70 kg | DNP |
|
Lilia Zit
|
Tykes/Novice Girls 21-23 kg | Silver Medal |
|
Sami Zit
|
Tykes Boys 21-23 kg | Gold Medal |
|
Adam Zit
|
Tykes Boys 24-26 kg | Gold Medal |
|
Sevag Kouyoumdjian
|
Novice Boys 28.5-29.5 kg | Bronze Medal |
|
Zhulian Yu
|
Novice Boys 30.5-32 kg | 4th |
|
Carter Asmono
|
Novice Boys 32.5-33 kg | Bronze Medal |
|
Rayan Zit
|
Novice Boys 33-33.5 kg | Silver Medal |
|
Jordan Azam
|
Novice Boys 43-45.5 kg | Gold Medal |
|
Hunter Rubin
|
Kids Boys 32.5-33 kg | Gold Medal |
|
James Sepieh
|
Kids Boys 42-45 kg | Gold Medal |
|
William De Witt
|
Bantam Boys 35.5-37 kg | 5th |
|
Pakal Meza-Ittu
|
Bantam Boys 49-51 kg | Silver Medal |
|
Zhuchen Yu
|
Bantam Boys 45.5-49.5 kg | 5th |
|
Jacob Azam
|
Bantam Boys 52-54 kg | Silver Medal |
|
Liam Vanvlaenderen
|
Bantam Boys 61-65 kg | 5th |
|
Oscar Nergard
|
Bantam Boys 66-70 kg | Gold Medal |
|
Joy Sepieh
|
Women U17 GR 46-49 kg | Gold Medal |
|
Tritton Performance Wrestling Club
|
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| Name | Category | Final Placement |
|
Christopher Dagenais
|
Open Rookie Boys 51 kg | 4th |
|
Emma Tritton
|
Women U17 57 kg | Gold Medal |
|
Grayden Diome
|
Men U17 45 kg | Silver Medal |
|
Adam Mazri
|
Men U19 65 kg | DNP |
|
Farouk Shahid,
|
Men U19 80 kg | DNP |
|
Noah Zigby
|
Men U19 80 kg | 4th |
|
Farsad Alamtsaz
|
U19 Men 92 kg | DNP |
|
Tristan Quesnel
|
U23 Men 65 kg | 6th |
|
Moise Abdul Ahmid
|
U23 Men 70 kg | 4th |
|
Mikael Lamothe,
|
U23 Men 70 kg | Silver Medal |
|
Juan Lopez
|
U23 Men 70 kg | DNP |
|
Lucas Macdonald
|
U23 Men 92 kg | DNP |
|
Saad Machich
|
U23 Men 92 kg | 4th |
|
Taylor Tritton
|
Bantam Girls 48-50 kg | Bronze Medal |
|
Liam Joachim Rosales
|
Bantam Boys 52-54 kg | DNP |
|
Tritton, Emma
|
Women U17 GR 57 kg | Gold Medal |
|
Grayden Diome
|
Men U17 GR 48 kg | Silver Medal |
|
Dagenais, Christopher
|
Men U17 GR 51 kg | Bronze Medal |
|
Adam Mazri
|
Men U19 GR 65 kg | Silver Medal |
|
Farouk Shahid
|
Men U19 GR 80 kg | 4th |
|
Noah Zigby
|
Men U19 GR 80 kg | Gold Medal |
|
Farsad Alamtsaz
|
Men U19 GR 92 kg | Silver Medal |
|
Juan Lopez
|
Men Rookie TD 65-70 kg | 4th |
|
Tristan Quesnel
|
Men Rookie TD 65-70 kg | Silver Medal |
|
Armaan Khan
|
Men Rookie TD 75 kg | 5th |
|
Moise Abdul Ahmid
|
Men Takedown Advanced 65-70 kg | Silver Medal |
|
Boukirat, Sofiane
|
Men Takedown Advanced 65-70 kg | 5th |
|
Mikael Lamothe
|
Men Takedown Advanced 65-70 kg | Gold Medal |
|
Saad Machich
|
Men Takedown Advanced 90 kg | Silver Medal |
Heritage Regional High School