This past weekend, Quebec athletes participated in three tournaments in New Brunswick and Ontario. On Saturday January 25th in Fredericton New Brunswick, Concordia University, the Montreal Wrestling Club / NTC, the Patriotes de St-Cesaire and Vanier College competed in the Eastern Canadian Championships and the UNB Open with some very good performances from all our Quebec athletes. Both competitions have been around for a while and are staples on the maritime wrestling circuit. The results were as follows:
Eastern Canadian Championships
Concordia University
Julien Choquette (90 kg) Gold Medal
Connor Currie (90 kg) Bronze Medal
Montreal Wrestling Club / NTC
Jason Luneau (60 kg) Gold Medal
Patriotes de St-Cesaire
Jérémy Préfontaine (36 kg) Gold Medal
Jacob Jutras (55 kg) Gold Medal
Nathan Rainville (60 kg) Gold Medal
Nèva Piché (61 kg WW) Silver Medal
Mathis Rainville (92 kg) Silver Medal
Naïka Desrochers (49 kg WW) Bronze Medal
Vanier College
Sarah Black (61 kg WW) Gold Medal
UNB Open
Concordia University
Julien Choquette (90 kg) Gold Medal
Frederick Choquette (120 kg) Gold Medal
Connor Currie (90 kg) Bronze Medal
Montreal Wrestling Club / NTC
Trevor Banks (57 kg) Gold Medal
Jason Luneau (65 kg) Gold Medal
On Sunday, January 26th, the Western Open took place in London Ontario. This tournament is a good tune-up as the U-Sport qualifiers are fast approaching. Once again, Quebec clubs were well represented as Concordia, the Montreal Wrestling Club / NTC and Vanier College sent athletes to the tournament with the following results:
Western Open
Concordia University
Kaleigh Prieur (50 kg WW) Gold Medal
Jayd Davis (55 kg WW) Gold Medal
Virginie Gascon (59 kg WW) Gold Medal
Sam Barmish (82 kg) Gold Medal
Jeremy Poirier (90 kg) Gold Medal
Aly Barghout (120 kg) Gold Medal
Kaya Dube Snow (55 kg WW) Silver Medal
Amanda Savard (67 kg WW) Silver Medal
Sam Garland (68 kg) Silver Medal
Aaron Orszak (76 kg) Silver Medal
Montreal Wrestling Club / NTC
Gabriel Choueke (57 kg) Gold Medal
Scott Schiller (65 kg) Gold Medal
Vanier College
Brayden Todd (61 kg) Gold Medal
Alexia Sherland (72 kg WW) Gold Medal
Erin Rainville (59 kg WW) Silver Medal
Stone Lewis (65 kg) Silver Medal
Congratulations to all our athletes for their fine performances!
Trevor Banks gets a visit from a special fan at UNB