London-Western Wrestling Club takes

Ontario Junior Women's Wrestling title

Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA, January 28, 2006

Photo of London-Western Wrestling Club women medal winners and coachig staff.

Back row - left to right - coach Josip Mrkoci, Lauren MacDonald (78 kg - Bronze),
coach Scott Proctor, head coach Ray Takahashi
Front row - left to right - Adrienne South (59 kg-Silver), Lindsay Rebernik (63 kg -Gold),
Kirby Steinhoff (72kg - Bronze), Jennifer Nguyen (55 kg - Gold),
Erica Thomson (51 kg- Silver)

The London-Western Wrestling Club women wrestlers won the Junior Provincial Wrestling team title

defeating perennial powerhouse Brock Wrestling Club by 1 point. It was the first time the women

wrestlers from London captured the Ontario Junior (under 20 year old) wrestling championships.

The 2006 Ontario Junior Wrestling Championships were held at the Bell Highschool, Nepean, which

is on the outskirts of Ottawa, the capital city of Canada. Bell Highschool is the school that Ray

Takahashi, ( 3 time Olympian) attended and was honored by presenting the medals to this years

medal winners as well as team trophies. It was an honor for coach Takahashi, the head coach of

London-Western Wrestling Club and the University of Western Ontario Varsity Wrestling Team that

his women wrestlers won the team title at his old Highschool.

Jennifer Nguyen (55 kg) and Lindsay Rebernik (63 kg) both first year students at the University of

Western Ontario won gold leading the women to Provincial team tittle with 26 overall points. Brock

Wrestling Club placed second with 25 points and in third place was Guelph Wrestling Club with

21 points. All of the women medal winners representing London-Western W.C. are students at the

University of Western Ontario and are also members of UWO Women's Varsity Wrestling Team.

Jenn Nguyen was instrumental in London-Western Wrestling Club team tittle when she shut out her

Brock Wrestling Club opponent, Kelly McMiven in two straight rounds in the final of 55 kg weight class.

Lindsay Rebernik who missed making weight at 59kg. by 0.3 kg was moved up to 63kg and wrestled

well to win. In the finals Rebernik pinned Jackie Davidson (Guelph) at 1:45 of the first round to secure

the gold medal.

Erica Thomson (51 kg) and Adrienne South (59 kg) won silver medals while teammates, Kirby

Steinhoff (72kg) and Lauren MacDonald (78 kg) won bronze medals . "We had a well-balanced team

going in the tournament," commented coach and board member (London-Western W.C.), Josip Mrkoci.

Coach Ray Takahashi stated "Lindsay Rebernik performed very well for us at 63 kg. as she rebounded

from not making weight at 59 kg. weight class. The star performer for the team at this year's Ontario

Junior Provincial Championships was Jenn Nguyen".

The men’s team did not do as well as expected, they placed 5th overall with 11 points. Jeff Werden

2nd year UWO kinesiology student wrestling for London-Western W.C. won a silver medal at 55 kg.

Among the medal winners, a select group will be chosen by London-Western Wrestling Club to compete

at the 2006 Canadian Junior National Championships in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Mar 17-19.

Photo by - Ray Takahashi - Jenn Nguyen of London-Western Wrestling Club (UWO wrestling team) in red
singlet completing a double leg attack, won a Gold medal at 2006 Ontario Junior
Championships

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