Sunday March 1st 2026
The 2026 edition of the U Sport Wrestling National Championships were held at the C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay Ontario. Held over the course of two days (Preliminaries on Friday February 27th and the Finals on Saturday February 28th), the U Sport Nationals brings all of Canada’s best university athletes together to compete for individual and team honours. Concordia University is Quebec’s lone representative at the event, and this year, three athletes qualified for the event. Connor Rooney (FS 72 kg), Jolie Brisco (WW 65 kg) and Alexia Sherland (WW 83 kg) would be accompanied to the event by Coach David Zilberman.
The results from the tournament would be the following:
Day 1
| Connor Rooney (FS 72 kg) | ||
| Opponent | University | Score |
| Adam La Froy | Lakehead University | Win (Points) 9-6 |
| Jason Do | University of Calgary | Win (Technical Superiority) 11-0 |
| Chayton Valleau | Western University | Loss (Points) 5-1 |
| Gabriel Goransson | Brock University | Loss (Points) 9-3 |
| W-L | 2-2, Connor will wrestle for 5th place | |
| Jolie Brisco (WW 65 kg) | ||
| Opponent | University | Score |
| Ayla Thurston | Lakehead University | Win (Pin) 2-0 |
| Fielder Bishop | University of Alberta | Win (Pin) 2-0 |
| Jonelle Clark | Western University | Loss (Points) 8-4 |
| Adeline Hodgson | Guelph University | Win (Forfeit) |
| W-L | 3-1, Jolie will wrestle for the Bronze Medal | |
| Alexia Sherland (WW 83 kg) | ||
| Opponent | University | Score |
| Mariah Mixon | Guelph University | Win (Pin) 4-0 |
| Vianne Rouleau | University of Alberta | Loss (Technical Superiority) 11-0 |
| Claudia Landry | Brock University | Win (Points) 4-0 |
| W-L | 2-1, Alexia will wrestle for the Bronze Medal | |
The second day would be reserved for the finals. Unlike in other tournaments, all athletes would compete for the final placement for team points. The results from the Finals would be the following:
Day 2
| Connor Rooney (FS 72 kg) | ||
| Opponent | University | Score |
| Andre Mkrobrada | McMaster University | Win (Points) 2-0 |
| Final Result | 5th place | |
| Jolie Brisco (WW 65 kg) | ||
| Opponent | University | Score |
| Myah Clatney | University of Saskatchewan | Win (Points) 9-4 |
| Final Result | Bronze Medal | |
| Alexia Sherland (WW 83 kg) | ||
| Opponent | University | Score |
| Lilah Fraser | Algoma University | Win (Technical Superiority) 12-0 |
| Final Result | Bronze Medal | |
In the Men’s division, Concordia would finish 15th overall while amongst the Women, Concordia would finish in 11th place. Congratulations to our Varsity athletes for their results in Thunder Bay!
Jolie, Alexia and Connor after a tough competition