2026 Canadian Wrestling Championships kick off with cadets

May 28, 2026

MONTREAL — The 2026 Canadian Wrestling Championships (Senior, Junior, Cadet) got underway on May 28^th from Centre Pierre Charbonneau in Montreal. The event not only crowns national champions but also determines members of the Canadian national teams for the three age groups. The first day featured the Cadet competition where more than 150 athletes battled to come out on top of their weight class, nine for the women, 10 for the men.

Cadet women

Ontario and British Columbia battled it out on women’s side, and came away with four gold medals each. Ontario’s were won by: Timi Coles, London-Western WC at 46kg; Lauren MacGregor, K-Bay WC at 53kg; Annie Nieman, Kingston WC at 65kg; and Asees Bains, Independent WC at 73kg. As for B.C., their gold medals were won by: Isabelle Chen, Bhullar WC at 49kg; Gurleen Dhillon, Canadian Mal WC at 57kg; Kai Pare, Coast RTC at 61kg; and Khushi Jhalli, Canadian Mal WC at 69kg.

The team award for the women was won by Coast RTC with 24 points, five better than Canadian Mal WC at 19.

The Most Outstanding Wrestler went to Gurleen Dhillon for her strong performance at 69kg.

Cadet Women’s Medalists

Weight Class	First	Second	Third
WW 43kg	Maya Naicker – Alberta Elite Women’s WC	Kaylee Dodd – Coast RTC	Sophia Eftekhari – Burnaby Mountain WC
WW 46kg	Timi Coles – London-Western WC	Emma Taylor – Edmonton WC	Talia Pavlic – WAMMA
WW 49kg	Isabelle Chen – Bhullar WC	Leah Hancock – Mariposa WC	Willow Bellisle – Advanced WA
WW 53kg	Lauren MacGregor – K-Bay WC	Sofia Boutin – Saskatoon Jr. Huskies	Layli Farhoumand – Coast RTC
WW 57kg	Gurleen Dhillon – Canadian Mal WC	Claire Ashby – Team Discipline	Meagan Summers (Saskatoon Jr. Huskies)
WW 61kg	Kai Pare – Coast RTC	Marley Felipe – Dinos WC	Bailey De Witt – Riverdale WC
WW 65kg	Annie Niemann – Kingston WC	Makinleigh Courtney – Kingston Combat WC	Rian Vierling – Dinos WC
WW 69kg	Khushi Jhalli – Canadian Mal WC	Tamm Mundi – Coast RTC	Jasmeet Pannu – Rustom WC
WW 73kg	Asees Bains – Independent WC	Anna Kalk-Manuel – Edmonton WC	Orysha Pepper – Edmonton WC

Cadet Men

Things were tighter on the men’s side with four different provinces claiming gold medals. Still, it was a tie between Ontario and B.C. who led the way with three each. Ontario’s medals went to: Jude Brion Garrucho, Olympus WC at 45kg; Nikita Ceban, London-Western WC at 55kg; and Jerin Coles, London Western WC at 71kg. As for B.C. they saw medals go to: Gaurav Bahi, Canadian Mal WC at 51kg; Mustafa Fahel, Takedown WA at 60kg; and Uday Billen, Rustom WC at 110kg.

London-Western WC earned the Team Award with 25 points, second was Montreal WC with 17.

The Most Outstanding Wrestler went to Vitalie Clima, Montreal WC, who won the 65kg weight class.

Cadet Men’s Medalists

Weight Class	First	Second	Third
FS 45kg	Jude Brion Garrucho – Olympus WC	Shawn McIntosh – Team Impact WC
FS 48kg	Grayden Diome – Tritton Performance WC	Max Godin – Synergy Wrestling – RTC
FS 51kg	Gaurav Bahi – Canadian Mal WC	Jack Aucoin – The ROC	Christian Coccia – Team Discipline
FS 55kg	Nikita Ceban – London Western WC	Heitor Alencastro – Edmonton WC	Aurelio Colarusso – Tritton Performance WC
FS 60kg	Mustafa Fahel – Takedown WA	Souleyman Ben Yaacoub – National Capital WC	Tanner Vautour – Mountaintop WC
FS 65kg	Vitalie Clima – Montreal WC	Federico Ortencio- Team Impact	Loîck Rainville – Patriotes
FS 71kg	Jerin Coles – London-Western WC	Chase Bouffard – London-Western WC	Kade Linford – Mountain Edge WC
FS 80kg	Koen Hurlbert – Unaffiliated	Harshawn Pandher – Guru Gobind Singh WC	Parker Zimmerman – London-Western WC
FS 92kg	Tyler Langford – Saskatoon Jr. Huskies	Kian Mehboodi – Montreal WC	Mehar Deol – Guru Gobind Singh WC
FS 110kg	Uday Billen – Rustom WC	Aikam Randhawa – Independent WC	Manraj Sahota – Matmen WC

The 2026 Canadian Wrestling Championships continue tomorrow when the Junior age group is in action. Wrestling begins at 10 a.m. Spectators are welcome to attend the event, admission is free. The event is also streamed on FloWrestling. For complete tournament information, visit the tournament site. For results and brackets, visit TrackWrestling.