FREDERICTON – Vanessa Keefe and Aleah Nickel were named the U17 and U19 Outstanding Wrestlers of the Tournament on the second day of the U17 / U19 Canadian Championships in Fredericton.

Keefe, of Oyster Bed Bridge, P.E.I. won gold in the 73 kg U17 weight-class. She won all three of her matches by technical superiority and did not have a singlet point scored against her.

Nickle, who wrestles with the Swift Current Titans, won the 61 kg gold medal match with a 12-0 technical superiority.

Aleah Nickel wins the U19 Outstanding Wrestler of the Tournament!

“My coaches, my teammates, my parents, they’ve all put in so much time and dedication towards me in the sport, and for me to be able to prove that it wasn’t a waste of their time feels amazing.” pic.twitter.com/o2LvNXHkRp

— Wrestling Canada Lutte (@WrestlingCanada) April 6, 2019

“My coaches, my teammates, my parents, they’ve all put in so much time and dedication towards me in the sport, and for me to be able to prove that it wasn’t a waste of their time feels amazing,” said Nickel.

The men’s Cadet Team Trials also took place on Saturday, which saw ten men selected to represent Canada at the Cadet Pan American Games in Morelia, Mexico.

Cadet Team Trials winners
45 kg – Matthew Vecchio
48 kg – Treye Trotman
51 kg – Gregor McNeil
55 kg – Dechlan Papadopoulos
60 kg – Peter McCrackin
65 kg – Stone Lewis
71 kg – Chris Katsiamitas
80 kg – Ismail Ayyoub
92 kg – Arjun Dhesi
110 kg – Chiragpreet Mattu

 

Other awards presented included:

Club Team Award U17 Women’s Freestyle: Saskatoon Jr Huskies

Club Team Award U19 Women’s Freestyle: Edmonton Bears Wrestling Club

Provincial Team Award U17 Women’s Freestyle:  Ontario

Provincial Team Award U19 Women’s Freestyle: Ontario

 

2019 U17 Champions
43 kg – Isabella Brown
46 kg – Serena Di Benedetto
49 kg – Ivy Threatful
53 kg – Bronwyn Macgregor
57 kg – Diana Arsagova
61 kg – Teagan Van Zantvoort
65 kg – Nadja Schwarz
69 kg – Paige Maher
73 kg – Vanessa Keefe
90 kg – Keynna Kewais

2019 U19 Champions
36-40 kg – Chloe Helbin
43 kg – Toni Medeiros
46 kg – Vivica Addo
49 kg – Lily Reddon
53 kg – Victoria Seal
57 kg – Jolie Brisco
61 kg – Aleah Nickel
65 kg – Nyla Burgess
69 kg – Vianne Rouleau
73 kg – Amelia Frisbee
80 kg – Haley Florell
90 kg – Sajill Sihra

U17 / U19 Canadian Championship action resumes at 9:30 am ET tomorrow with the women’s Cadet Team Trials and the men’s and women’s U17 / U19 Greco-Roman Championships. Complete event information including livestream and live results is available here.