National champions crowned at 2026 Canadian U23 Wrestling Championships
June 27, 2026
THOROLD, ON — The best Canadian U23 wrestlers were in action on June 26th as the 2026 Canadian U23 Wrestling Championships came to Canada Games Park in Thorold, Ontario. The U23 athletes competed to be crowned national champion and earn a spot on the national team for the 2026 U23 World Championships.
U23 Women
British Columbia led the way on the women’s side with the most gold medals with five. They were won by: Madison MacKenzie, BMWC at 50kg; Madisyn Grof, Coast RTC at 55kg; Ella Finding, Coast RTC at 59kg; Lene-Marie McCrackin, BMWC at 68kg; and Paige Maher, BMWC at 76kg.
The team award on the women’s side went to Brock WC who finished with 26 points. They featured one gold medalist, Cassie Corbett at 72kg.
The Most Outstanding Wrestler was awarded to Madison MacKenzie for her strong performance at 50kg.
U23 Women’s Medalists
| Weight Class | First | Second | Third |
| WW 50kg | Madison MacKenzie, BMWC | Victoria Stefanov, Edmonton WC | Ivy Threatful, Coast RTC |
| WW 53kg | Serena Di Benedetto, Hamilton WC | Sierra Mullin, Saskatoon WC | Emma Chartres, Brock WC |
| WW 55kg | Madisyn Grof, Coast RTC | Francesca Lo Greco, Brock WC | Abby Wolff, Saskatoon WC |
| WW 57kg | Gabriela Cross, Dinos WC | Olivia Mathezer, Brock WC | |
| WW 59kg | Ella Finding, Coast RTC | Olivia Lichti, London Western WC | Kaleigh Bruce, Guelph WC |
| WW 62kg | Annika Fines, Dinos WC | Clarissa Agostini, Team Discipline | Taylor Engelen, Jr. Marauders |
| WW 65kg | Eveangelina Maxwell-Nikifor, Dinos WC | Tarleen Kaur Saroya, GTA Alliance | Fielder Bishop, Edmonton WC |
| WW 68kg | Lene-Marie McCrackin, BMWC |
Vanessa Keefe, Brock WC | Angelina Ellis-Toddington, Dinos WC |
| WW 72kg | Cassie Corbett, Brock WC | Aaliyah Hartfelder, Edmonton WC | Marthe
Laplante Brady, Kingston WC |
| WW 76kg | Paige Maher, BMWC | Rupinder Johal, BMWC | Brydon Switzer, Edmonton WC |
U23 Men
On the men’s side it was Ontario who led the way with four gold medalists. The medalists were: Treye Trotman, London-Western WC at 57kg; Blayne Helou, London-Western WC at 61kg; Connor Church, London-Western WC at 79kg; and Zaur Arsagov, Brock WC at 97kg.
With those three gold medalists leading the way, London-Western WC earn the Team Club Award, finishing with 32 points.
The Men’s Most Outstanding Wrestler went to Karson Brown, from Coast RTC. Karson had a stellar performance on the way to his gold medal at 65kg.
U23 Men’s Medalists
| Weight Class | First | Second | Third |
| FS 57kg | Treye Trotman, London-Western WC | Zakir Ibrahimkheil, Brock WC | |
| FS 61kg | Blayne Helou, London-Western WC | Aiden O’Neill, Brock WC | Brayden McInroy, Raw North WC |
| FS 65kg | Karson Brown, Coast RTC | Yuel Kebrom, Saskatoon WC | Nathan Nash, Unaffiliated |
| FS 70kg | Kade Brown, Coast RTC | Ryder Church, Montreal WC | Zachary Ortencio, London-Western WC |
| FS 74kg | Nicholas Hooper, Dinos WC | Charlie Ortencio, London-Western WC | Tyler Barry, Guelph WC |
| FS 79kg | Connor Church, London-Western WC | Loki Bigras, London-Western WC | Josiah Mayers-Noel, Hamilton WC |
| FS 86kg | Koen Poirier, Black Bears WC | Tejvir Dhinsa, BMWC | |
| FS 92kg | Xavier Lauzon, Tritton Performance | Rohit Bal, Canadian Mal WC | Landon Mudjar, Edmonton WC |
| FS 97kg | Zaur Arsagov, Brock WC | Omogbai Asekomhe, London-Western WC | Ifeatu Melifonwu, Carleton WC |
| FS 125kg | Jorawar Dhinsa, BMWC | Jagroop Dhinsa, BMWC | Karanveer Mahil, London-Western WC |
Tomorrow, the event shifts to the Senior Non-Olympic World Team Trials. Action begins at 10 a.m. Spectators are welcome to attend, and tickets can be purchased at the door. The event is also streamed on FloWestling. For complete tournament information and photos, visit the tournament site. For results and brackets, visit TrackWrestling.
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