Members of the Sarnia Bluewater Wrestling Club qualify for the Canadian National Team this past weekend at the Canadian National Wrestling Championships at the University of Windsor.

Local wrestlers earned the right to enter this trials tournament on Sunday April 10 based on their performance at the National Championships April 7-9.

Eighteen members of the Sarnia / Bluewater Wrestling Club competed in this three day event that featured about 700 of the top high school wrestlers in Canada. The Cadet age group is open to athletes in grades 9 and 10 and the Juvenile is for grades 11 and 12. Each athlete competed as part of Team Ontario and had previously qualified through the Provincial Championships in February.

The FILA – Cadet Trials is the event to choose our National Team to several events including the World Championships in Hungary and the Pan American Championships in Mexico. FILA - Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées is the International Governing Body for all wrestling in the world and works with Lutte Canada Wrestling to sanction these events. The FILA – Cadet event is for athletes in grades 9,10,11.

RESULTS:

Women’s FILA Cadet
40 kg Emily Schafer 1st – qualifies for the World Championships
40 kg Tori McDonald 2nd – qualifies for the Pan American Championships
46 kg Siobhan Smith 2nd – qualifies for the Pan American Championships
49 kg Shaylynn McDonald 5th

Men’s FILA Cadet
46 kg Aaron McMillan 2nd – qualifies for the Pan American Championships

These athletes will now be part of Canada Wrestling’s development program and will also compete in the Canada Cup of International Wrestling and various training camps and tours in preparation for their events.

Ontario Wrestling runs their own development program and several local athletes have qualified for that program which roughly parallels the National Team Program.

Full Results:

Cadet Boys
42 kg Robbie Smith 4th place
115 kg Josh Chynces 3rd place
Also competing:
Josh Core –top ten @ 50 kg, Kevin Leatherdale 58 kg, Drew Anderson 72 kg

Cadet Girls
40 kg Emily Schaefer 1st place
40 kg Tori McDonald 3rd place
56 kg Krystal Adair 6th place
75 kg McKenna Kameka 1st place

Juvenile Boys
46 kg Aaron McMillan 2nd – competing as an independent
72 kg Paul Kaija 4th
Also competing: Riley Hebert – top ten @ 54 kg, Domonique DiPaulo 69 kg

Juvenile Girls
46 kg Siobhan Smith 2nd
49 kg Payton Butler 6th
Also competing: Shaylynn McDonald -top ten 49 kg, Megan Dunn 65 kg, Amy Werden 70 kg
Sarnia coaches representing Team Ontario:
Derek Adair, Jason Blain, John Burke, Eric Clarke, Dave Mottram and Leonard Payne