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Cumberland wins Championship Cup of women’s college wrestling, beating Simon Fraser in the finals

11/24/2004
Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling

Cumberland College, an American school from Kentucky, defeated Canada’s top college team, Simon Fraser, in the gold-medal finals of the Championship Cup of Women’s Wrestling, held at Lakehead Univ. in Thunder Bay, Canada, Nov. 20

Cumberland won four of the seven matches in the dual meet, capped off by a pin at 80 kg by 2004 Olympian Toccara Montgomery over Shaila Turcotte. Other Cumberland winners in the dual meet were Othella Lucas (53 kg), Suekoilya Shelly (57 kg) and Heather Martin (65 kg).

Winning bouts for Simon Fraser in that final dual meet were Ashley McKilligan (48 kg), Emily Richardson (61 kg) and Ashlea McManus (70 kg).

Along the way, Cumberland also scored wins over Lakehead, Calgary, Memorial and Western Ontario.

Calgary placed third, defeating Lakehead in the bronze medal match. Western Ontario was fifth, stopping Brock in the medal round. Taking seventh was Memorial, which defeated Alberta in the final bout.

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Ready for the big fight

Sunit Dhawan11/27/04

Geetika Jakhar: Wrestling to go places

WRESTLING as a sport is normally not associated with the fairer sex. They are very late entrants to a sport which was a also a part of the ancient Olympics. At the Athens Olympics women’s wrestling finally made its debut.

Haryana has been a wrestling stronghold, sending many a man to the Olympic arena. Now women have stepped forward to storm the strong male bastion.

Geetika Jakhar, a promising local wrestler,is one such woman. At a young age she has already won a number of national as well as international events. A student of CRM Jat College here and belonging to HAU SAI hostel, Geetika has set her sights on the Asian Games in 2006.

The young wrestler has many achievements to her credit. She won the gold medal in the 63 kg weight category during the Commonwealth championship in Canada last year. Before leaving for Canada, she had won the silver medal in the 22nd senior Asian championship in Delhi.

Geetika won the gold medal in the 67 kg category in the junior Asian championship in Kazakhstan in June this year. She was given the title of Bharat Kesari and adjudged the best wrestler, besides being honoured with the prestigious Bhim Award by the Haryana Government.

She has also been recommended for the Arjuna Award, the highest national honour in sports.

She added another feather to her cap recently by winning the Rajiv Gandhi Gold Cup tournament held in New Delhi from August 16 to 19. As many as 450 wrestlers from all over the country participated in the meet. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit honoured Geetika with a cash award of Rs 1 lakh and a gold cup.

Geetika, who comes from a family of sportspersons, was encouraged by her father to pursue the sport. She is confident of winning a gold medal in the Asian Games. Her ultimate aim is to represent the country at the grandest stage of all — the Olympics.

Apart from being a committed sportsperson, Geetika is also a bright student. She had scored creditably in the matriculation, plus two and BA part one examinations.

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UWO Mustang Women defeat Canadian University champion Brock in head-to-head dual action !

Terri McNutt and Seren Martin take individual Golds at the Championship Cup of Women's Wrestling

Thunder Bay, Ontario, CANADA - Sunday, November 21, 2004

University of Western Ontario's, Terri McNutt and Seren Martin won their respective weight classes at the Championship Cup of Women's Wrestling, hosted by Thunder Bay's , Lakehead University, November 19-21.

McNutt, women’s team captain and defending Ontario University champion, won gold in the 53 kg weight class. She was the only mustang wrestler to win all of her dual matches including beating the highly favored Othella Lucas of Cumberland College.

Martin, a first year wrestler from Woodstock’s Huron Park SS, and product of London-Western’s wrestling club program won gold at the 80 kg division. In dual team match agaist Cumberland College, Seren had an opportunity to wrestle against a World silver medalist and 2001 FILA wrestler of the year, Toccara Mongomery. Seren lost the match on points but was able to score some points on the Olympian Mongomery.

The UWO mustangs placed 5th overall beating Memorial University, University of Alberta and defending Canadian University champion Brock University in dual action. Coach, Chris Capangyarihan who traveled with the team said, "our women did very well. The competition was difficult and likely the strongest dual tournament for women in Canada and the U.S." Included in the nine-team competition was number one ranked US team, Cumberland College of Kentucky and the U.S. Olympic Education Center (USOEC) women’s university team, which is based at Northern Michigan University.

Mustang, Laura Skopelianos, who was the top junior in Canada at 48 kg completed the tournament but was injured in a preliminary match against Krista Wells of Calgary. Jess Fitzgerald also placed in the medals in the individual division at 65 kg. Other mustangs competing were, Megan McGuire (48 kg), Shannon Smart (57 kg), Sarah Gil (61 kg) and Jill McCallum (70 kg). The mustangs, ranked #5 in the CIS, are looking exceptionally strong with the surprise return of veteran Belinda Chou who is attending Teacher’s College. Chou did not travel with the team due to academic commitments.

The next and final meet prior to January, 2005 is the Brock University duals, in St. Catheines, Ontario on November 27 that will see both men’s and women’s team compete against nine (9) other university teams from Ontario University Association and U.S.

Photo - Terri McNutt ( red ) in a pining position - head and arm combination

RESULTS

Team Standings

1. Cumberland College

2. Simon Fraser University

3. University of Calgary

4. Lakehead University

5. University of Western Ontario

6. Brock University

7. Memorial University

8. University of Alberta

Pool A

Round 1

SFU vs. Lakehead University

65kg Angela Mah defeated Tasha Eady by decision

61kg Emily Richardson defeated Melody McCauge by decision

57kg Jessica Peterson defeated Sarah Swan by decision

53kg Sarah White defeated Michelle Gorrie by technical superiority

48kg Ashley Mckilligam defeated Mary Jo Mitchell by fall

70kg Ashley McManus defeated Emily McCague by fall

80kg Shayla Turrcoite defeated Christina Jones by decision

SFU: 33 - Lakehead: 1

Brock vs U of A

48kg Melanie Howitt defeated Lisa Lamour by fall (exhibition)

53kg Brock wins by forfeit

57kg Jessica Bondy defeated Jennifer Obst by fall

61kg Jen Aitken was defeated by Dawn Tremblay by decision

65kg Golda Parahoo was defeated by Heidi Kulak by fall

70kg Buffy Ainsworth defeated Emily Fraese by superiority

80kg Brock wins by forfeit

Brock: 19 - U of A: 14

Round2

Lakehead vs Brock

48kg Mary Jo Mitchell was defeated by Melanie Howitt by fall

53kg Michelle Gorrie was defeated by Liz Martindale by superiority

57kg Sarah Swan was defeated by Heather Sweazy by superiority

61kg Melody McCauge defeated Lindsay MacDonald by descsion

65kg Tasha Eady defeated Golda Parahoo by fall

70kg Emily McCague defeated Buffy Ainsworth by fall

80kg Christina Jones defeated Jenn Hawson by decision

Lakehead: 18 - Brock: 15

SFU vs U of A

48kg Mckilligan defeats Lisa Lamour by superiority (exhibition)

53kg SFU wins by forfeit

57kg Jessica Peterson defeats Jennifer Obst by superiority

61kg Emily Richardson defeats Dawn Tremblay by fall

65kg Angela Mah was defeated by Heidi Kulak by descsion

70kg Emily Fraese was defeated by Angela McManus by fall

80kg SFU wins by forfeit

SFU: 29 - U of A: 3

Round Three

Lakehead vs U of A

48kg Mary Jo Mitchell was defeated by Lisa Lamour by superiority (exhibition)

53kg Lakehead wins by forfeit

57kg Sarah Swan was defeated by Jennifer Obst by fall

61kg Melody McCague defeated Dawn Tremblay by fall

65kg Tasha Eady was defeated by Heidi Kulak by superiority

70kg Emily McCague defeated Emily Fraese by fall

80kg Lakehead wins by forfeit

Lakehead: 11 - U of A: 6

SFU vs Brock

48kg Ashley McKilligan defeated Melanie Howitt by superiority

53kg Sarah White defeated Alana King by fall

57kg Emily Richardson defeated Heather Sweazy by decision

61kg Jessica Peterson defeated Jen Aitken by fall

65kg Angela Mah defeated Golda Parahoo decision

70kg Ashley McManus defeated Buffy Ainsworth by fall

80kg Shayla Turcotte defeated Jen Hanson by fall

SFU: 31 - Brock: 3

Pool B

Round 1

Calgary vs. Memorial

53kg Andrea Ross (UofC) defeats Carla Bryant (Memorial) by superiority

57kg Brittany Laverdure (UofC) defeats Kellee Melendy (Memorial) by fall

61kg Laura McDougal (UofC) defeats Joanne Hall (Memorial) by decision

65kg Justine Bouchard (UofC) defeats Allison Rockwood (Memorial) by fall

70kg Kerri Ann Evely (memorial) defeats Vanessa Wilson (UofC) by decision

80kg Gina Keeping (Memorial) defeats Elisa Howes (UofC) by fall

Calgary 22 - Memorial 8

Western vs. Cumberland

48kg Laura Skopelianos (UWO) defeats Jessica Medina (Cumberland) by decision

53kg Teri McNutt (UWO) defeat Othella Lucas by decision (Cumb)

57kg SueKoilya Shelly defeats Shannon Smart by fall

61kg Alaina Berube (cumb) defeats Sarah Gil by decision

65kg Shelly Ruberg (cumb) defeats Jessica Fitzgerald by decision (UWO)

70kg Heather Martin (cumb) defeats Gillian McCallum (UWO) by fall

80kg Toccara Montgomery (cumb) defeats Seren Martin by decision

Cumberland 24 - Western 9

Round 2

Calgary vs. Western

48kg Krista Wells (UofC) defeats Laura Skopelianos (UWO) by decision

53kg Teri McNutt (UWO) defeats Andrea Ross (UofC) by fall

57kg Brittany Laverdure (UofC) defeats Shannon Smart (UWO) by fall

61kg Laura McDougal defeats Sarah Gil (UWO) by decision

65kg Justine Bouchard (UofC) defeats Jessica Fitzgerald (UWO) by fall

70kg Gillian McCallum (UWO) defeats Elisa Howes (UofC) by fall

80kg Vanessa Wilson (UofC) defeats Seren Martin (UWO) by fall

Calgary 22 - Western 12

Cumberland vs. Memorial

48kg Daisy Callado (cumb) defeats Lisa Martin (Memorial) by fall

53kg Othella Lucas (Cumb) defeats Carla Bryant (memorial) by fall

57kg Suekoilya Shelly (cumb) defeats Kelee Meleudy (memorial) by fall

61kg Alaina Berube (cumb) defeats Joanne Hall (memorial) by fall

66kg Heather Martin (cumb) defeats Allison Rockwood (memorial by fall

70kg Kerri Ann Evely (memorial) defeats Shelly Ruberg (Cumberland) by decision

80kg Toccara Montgomery (cumb) defeats Gina Keeping (memorial)

Cumberland 30 - Memorial 3

Round 3

Memorial vs Western

48kg Megan McGuire (UWO) defeats Lisa Martin (memorial) by fall

53kg Teri McNutt (UWO) defeats Carla Bryant (memorial) by fall

57kg Shannon Smart (UWO) defeats Kellee Meleudy by fall

61kg Joanne Hall (memorial) defeats Sarah Gill (UWO) by fall

65kg Jess Fitzgerald (UWO) defeats Allison Rockwood (memorial) by decision

70kg Kerri Anne Evely (memorial) defeats Gillian McCallum (UWO) by fall

80kg Seren Martin (UWO) defeats Gina Keeping (memorial) by fall

Western 23 - Memorial 11

Calgary vs. Cumberland

48kg Krista Wells (UofC) defeats Deseree Cazares (cumb) by decision

53kg Othella Lucas (cumb) defeats Anrea Ross (UofC) by fall

57kg SueKoilya Shelly (cumb) defeats Brittany Laverdure (UofC) by decision

61kg Alaina Berube (cumb) defeats Laura McDougal (UofC) by decision

65kg Heather Martin (cumb) defeats Justine Bouchard (UofC) by decision

70kg Shelly Ruberg (cumb) defeats Vanessa Wilson (UofC) by fall

80kg Toccara Montgomery (cumb) defeats Elisa Howes (UofC) by fall

Cumberland 26 - Calgary 6

Semi-Finals

Lakehead vs Cumberland

48kg Mary Jo Mitchell was defeated by Jessica Medina by fall

53kg Michelle Gorrie was defeated by Othella Lucas by superiority

57kg Sarah Swan was defeated by Suekoilya Shelly by superiority

61kg Melody McCague was defeated by Alaina Berube by superiority

65kg Tasha Eady was defeated by Shelly Ruberg by superiority

70kg Emily McCague was defeated by Heather Martin by fall

80kg Cumberland wins by forfeit

Lakehead: 5 - Cumberland: 35

U of A vs Western

48kg Lisa Lamour defeated Megan McGuire by fall (exhibition)

53kg Western wins by forfeit

57 kg Jennifer Obst was defeated by Shannon Smart by fall

61kg Dawn Tremblay was defeated by Sarah Gil by fall

65kg Heidi Kulak defeated Jess Fitzgerald by fall

70kg Emily Fraese was defeated by Gillian McCallum by fall

80kg Western wins by forfeit

U of A: 12 - Western: 24

SFU vs Calgary

48kg Ashley McKilligan was defeated by Krista Wells, decision

53kg Miranda Dick was defeated by Andrea Ross, decision

57kg Jessica Peterson defeated Brittany Laverdure decision

61kg Emily Richardson defeated Justine Bouchard by decision

65kg Angela Mah was defeated by Laura McDougall, decision

70kg Ashley MacManus defeated Vanessa Wilson by fall

80kg Shayla Turcotte defeated Elisa Howes by fall

SFU: 19 - Calgary: 11

Brock vs Memorial

48kg Melanie Howitt defeated Lisa Martin by fall

53kg Liz Martindale defeated Carla Bryant by fall

57kg Heather Sweazy defeated Kellee Melendy by superiority

61kg Jen Aitken was defeated by Joanne Hall by decision

65kg Golda Parahoo defeated Alison Rockwood by fall

70kg Buffy Ainsworth was defeated by Kerri Ann Evely by fall

80kg Jocelyn Dresser defeated Gina Keeping by fall

Brock: 21 - Memorial: 9

Seventh and Eighth

U of A vs Memorial

48kg Lisa Martin defeated Lisa Lamour by fall (exhibition)

53kg Memorial wins by forfeit

57kg Kellee Melendy was defeated by Jenn Obst by fall

61kg Joanne Hall defeated Dawn Tremblay by fall

65kg Alison Rockwood was defeated by Heidi Kulak, fall

70kg Kerri Ann Everly defeated Emily Fraese by decision

80kg Memorial wins by forfeit

Fifth and Sixth

Brock vs Western

48kg Natilie Howitt was defeated by Laura Skopelionos decision

53kg Jessica Bondy was defeated by Terri McNutt decision

57kg Heather Sweezy defeated Shannon Smart superiority

61kg Lindsay MacDonald was defeated by Sarah Gil by fall

65kg Golda Parahoo was defeated by Jessica Fitzgerald by fall

70kg Buffy Ainsworth was defeated Gillian McCallum decision

80kg Jean Hanson was defeated by Seren Martin descion

Bronze Medal

U of Calgary vs Lakehead

48kg Krista Wells defeated Mary Jo Mitchell by a fall

53kg Andrea Ross defeated Alex Demars by a fall

57kg Brittany Lavendure defeated Sarah Swan by a fall

61kg Laura Mcdougall was defeated by Melody McCague decision

65kg Justine Boucher defeated Tasha Eady fall

70kg Venessa Wilson was defeated by Emily McCague

80kg Elisa Howes was defeated by Christina Jones, Fall

Bronze: Calgary 21 - Lakehead 13

Gold Medal

SFU vs Cumberland

48kg Ashley McKilligan defeated Jessica Medina decision

53kg Miranda Dick was defeated by Othella Lucas decision

57kg Jessica Peterson was defeated by Suekoilya Shelly decision

61kg Emily Richards defeated Alaina Berube decision

65kg Angela Mah was defeated by Heather Martin decision

70kg Ashlea McManus defeated Shelly Ruberg decision

80kg Shaila Turcotte was defeated by Toccara Montgomery by a fall

Gold: Cumberland 17 - Silver: SFU 12

United States Olympic Education Centre vs Ontario University Association Selects

USOEC vs OUA

48kg Elizibeth Short defeated Laura Skopelianos decision

53kg Mary Kelly defeated Terri McNutt decision

57kg Amy Borgnini defeated Melody McCague decision

61kg Brandy Rosenbrock defeated Tasha Eady decision

65kg Alison Rockwood defeated by Linse Meadows fall

70kg Ku’u’ini Johnson defeated by Gillian McCallum decision

80kg Elena Mena defead Jenn Hanson by fall

80kg (exhibition) Randi Miller defeated Katie Woodenfinden by decision

United States Olympic Education Centre vs Canada West Selects

USOEC vs CANADA WEST

48kg Elizibeth Short was defeated by Krista Wells decision

53kg Debbi Sakai defeated Sarah White by a fall

57kg Sharon Jacobson was defeated by Emily Richardson by decision

61kg Terri Lopez was defeated by Justine Bouchard by fall

65kg Linse Meadows was defeated by Heidi Kulak by superiority

70kg Ku’u’ini Johnson was defeated by Ashley McManus by decision

80kg Donnell Bradley was defeated by Shayla Turcotte by fall

Photo - Seren Martin (red) concentrating for a takedown set up

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HOLD ON OLYMPIC TITLE IS KIRON’S AIM

/www.advertizernow.co.uk 11/27/04

A TALENTED young girl from Lakelands School, Ellesmere is taking her sport by storm, but for Kiron Matharu it is not netball, rounders, tennis or even football that is the main focus of her sporting life. It is wrestling.

Eleven-year-old Kiron, who lives just outside Ellesmere, has been taking part in competitions up and down the country under the expert guidance of her father, who is himself an experienced wrestling champion. Kiron’s most recent success was at the Olympic Wrestling Championship in Wigan, where she took the gold medal in the 35 kg category. She has had sustained success since taking up the sport and is current British Schools Champion. “Kiron has been wrestling for a year and half and hasn’t lost a competition yet,” said her father, Bal, who has been competing in competitions for 30 years. “The next stage is taking her to European competitions, but we hope to get her ready for the next Olympics in four years, the only trouble is finding her a training partner,” he added. Bal teaches young wrestlers the skills of the sport at Wrexham Wrestling Club based at the Newi and it appears the wrestling gene is definitely in the family, as his 18-year-old son, Carl, has already followed his father into the sport, recently entering senior competition. “This year’s Olympic competition was the first time female wrestling was allowed so we hope to be able to get Kiron into a position to be world champion by the time she is 20.