The weekend of February 25th was an action packed one as Quebec wrestlers competed both at home and abroad. Athletes from Concordia University went out west towards the University of Alberta while Quebec athletes converged on St-Cesaire for the Provincial Championships. For both events, Quebec athletes competed extremely well.
U Sport National Championships
The U Sport National Championships, held on Friday February 24th and Saturday February 25th, featured a full return to normal as athletes from all over the country came to compete. The event was not held in the previous year due to the pandemic and as a result, the return to the tournament was greatly anticipated.
Virginie Kaze-Gascon (56 kg), Laurence Beauregard (63 kg), Amanda Savard (67 kg) and Alexia Sherland (72kg) would make up the Women’s team while on the the Men’s side, Liam Menard (68 kg), Sam Garland (72 kg), Connor Church (76 kg), Alex Moore (90 kg), Jeremy Poirier (97 kg) and Angus Scott (125 kg) would represent the Maroon and Gold.
The final placement for our University athletes were as follows:
Women’s Wrestling
Name
Weight
W-L
Placement
Virginie Kaze-Gascon
56 kg
3-1
Bronze Medal
Laurence Beauregard
63 kg
4-0
Gold Medal, All Canadian
Amanda Savard
67 kg
3-1
Silver Medal, All Canadian
Alexia Sherland
72 kg
3-1
Silver Medal, All Canadian
Final Team Placement
6th
Alexia Sherland with Coach David Zilberman and her father
Men’s Wrestling
Name
Weight
W-L
Placement
Liam Menard
68 kg
2-2
5th
Sam Garland
72 kg
2-2
5th
Connor Church
76 kg
4-0
Gold Medal, All Canadian
Alex Moore
90 kg
4-0
Gold Medal, All Canadian
Jeremy Poirier
100 kg
4-0
Gold Medal, All Canadian
Angus Scott
125 kg
0-4
8th
Final Placement
6th
In addition to this, Alex Moore was named as the Outstanding Wrestler for the Men’s competition! For those who are interested, you can catch all the matches on the CBC Youtube Channel. Congratulations to our Concordia Stingers for a strong competition!
The Quebec Provincial Championships
The Provincial Championships featured all the Quebec clubs coming to compete. The provincials are used to help select the athletes that will represent Quebec at the National Championships.
The event featured a set of athletes competing in the morning (Bantam, Tykes, Novice, U17 and Juniors) as well as another group competing in the afternoon (U19 and Seniors). The tournament was also the largest it has been in many years as over two hundred athletes were registered to compete. The results for the tournament were as follows: