Brock women and Alberta men crowned champions at 2025 WCL U SPORTS Invitational Championships
March 01, 2025
Individual medalists, All-Canadians and major award winners also announced
ST. CATHARINES, ON – After two days of wrestling it was Brock on the women’s side and Alberta on the men’s who took top honours as team champions of the 2025 WCL U SPORTS Invitational Championships. The championships, held Feb. 28 – March 1 at Canada Games Park in St. Catharines, in partnership between Brock University and Wrestling Canada Lutte, also handed out individual medals to the top three in each of the women’s and men’s 10 weight classes. The event concluded with a banquet that announced major award winners and All-Canadians.
Women’s results
Brianna Fraser was the lone gold medalist for Brock at 83kg, but with their six silver medals, they were able to hold off Calgary for the title. Brock finished with 70 points, three better than Calgary at 67.
Other gold medalists included: Kelyn Young (Guelph) at 50kg; Serena Di Benedetto (McMaster) at 53kg; Gabriela Cross (Calgary) at 56kg; Olivia Lichti (McMaster) at 59kg; Annika Fines (Calgary) at 62kg; Mackenzie Cayer (Calgary) at 65kg; Angelina Ellis-Toddington (Calgary) at 68kg; Vianne Rouleau (Alberta) at 72kg; and Haley Florell (Lakehead) at 76kg.
Men’s results
Alberta featured a trio of gold medalists on route to the team title. Alec Montoya won at 61kg, Aidan Stevenson took the title at 82kg and Taran Goring at 100kg. It was Goring’s victory that sealed the title as he defeated Brock’s Callum Knox, with the two schools neck and neck. In the end, Alberta finished with a total of 68 points, followed by Brock’s 63.
Other gold medals for the men went to: Treye Trotman (Western) at 57kg; Gavin Eldridge (Western) at 65kg; Casey Harkley (Guelph) at 68kg; Adam LaFroy (Lakehead) at 72kg; Nick Hooper (Calgary) at 76kg; Yazdan Farokhizad (Brock) at 90kg; and Mark Summers (Western) at 125kg.
For a complete list of all medalists and results visit Track Wrestling.
Major Awards
Major award winners and All-Canadians were announced following the competition, at the closing ceremonies banquet.
| Award | Women’s Recipient | Men’s Recipient |
| Outstanding Wrestler of the Year | Gabriela Cross (Calgary) | Taran Goring (Alberta) |
| Rookie of the Year | Mackenzie Cayer (Calgary) | Casey Harkley (Guelph) |
| Coach of the Year | Mitch Ostberg (Calgary) | Owen Dawkins (Alberta) |
| Community Service Award | Caitlin Clatney (Saskatchewan) | Drake Buechler (Saskatchewan) |
| Fair Play Award | Kelyn Young (Guelph) | Tyler Saruwatari (Lethbridge) |
All Canadians
| Weight Class | First All-Canadian | Second All-Canadian |
| WW 50kg | Kelyn Young (Guelph) | Samantha Romero (Brock) |
| WW 53kg | Serena Di Benedetto (McMaster) | Francesca Lo Greco (Brock) |
| WW 56kg | Gabriela Cross (Calgary) | Kendall Dettloff (Western) |
| WW 59kg | Olivia Lichti (McMaster) | Eve Maxwell-Nikiforuk (Calgary) |
| WW 62kg | Annika Fines (Calgary) | Michaela Rankin (Brock) |
| WW 65kg | Mackenzie Cayer (Calgary) | Bronwyn MacGregor (Brock) |
| WW 68kg | Angelina Ellis-Toddington (Calgary) | Vanessa Keefe (Brock) |
| WW 72kg | Vianne Rouleau (Alberta) | Isata Mansaray (Western) |
| WW 76kg | Haley Florell (Lakehead) | Cassie Corbett (Brock) |
| WW 83kg | Brianna Fraser (Brock) | Alexia Sherland (Concordia) |
| FS 57kg | Treye Trotman (Western) | Zakir Ibrahimkheil (Brock) |
| FS 61kg | Alec Montoya (Alberta) | Garette Saunders (Brock) |
| FS 65kg | Gavin Eldridge (Western) | Dechlan Papadopoulos (TMU) |
| FS 68kg | Casey Harkley (Guelph) | Isaac Le Morvan (Alberta) |
| FS 72kg | Adam LaFroy (Lakehead) | Brennan Laplante-Brady (Guelph) |
| FS 76kg | Nick Hooper (Calgary) | Cole Coghill (Brock) |
| FS 82kg | Aidan Stevenson (Alberta) | Judas Arthurs (Saskatchewan) |
| FS 90kg | Yazdan Farokhizad (Brock) | Thomas Rousseau (Alberta) |
| FS 100kg | Taran Goring (Alberta) | Callum Knox (Brock) |
| FS 125kg | Mark Summers (Western) | Roger Li (Brock) |
For complete tournament information visit the tournament site: https://wrestling.ca/event/2025-u-sports-wcl-championships/
WCL would like to thank the hosts Brock University, the officials, support staff, volunteers and everyone who made the championships possible.
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