The Algoma Thunderbird Wrestling team were on the road over the November 1st and 2nd weekend to partake in the McMaster Invitational in Hamilton, Ontario. The team did very well in this early competition. The event drew over 250 wrestlers from across Canada and the United States.
Here are the results:
- Men’s team was 3rd overall (33 teams)
- Women’s team was 5th overall (22 teams)
- Combined result was 3rd overall
McMaster Invitational 2025 Results for Algoma University
Men`s 57KG
Brandon Carrillo’s place is 1st and has scored 10.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Brandon Carrillo (Algoma University) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Brandon Carrillo (Algoma University) won by tech fall over Hugo Tran (Western University) (TF 10-0)
Quarterfinal – Brandon Carrillo (Algoma University) won by tech fall over Oscar Chin (Team Impact WC) (TF 10-0)
Semifinal – Brandon Carrillo (Algoma University) won by fall over Ali Mahran (McMaster University) (Fall 1:03)
1st Place Match – Brandon Carrillo (Algoma University) won by tech fall over Aaharen Piranavan (Team Impact WC) (TF 11-1)
Men`s 68KG
William Mitchell’s place is 6th and has scored 1.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – William Mitchell (Algoma University) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – William Mitchell (Algoma University) won by tech fall over Tyler Schaefer (Team Discipline) (TF 12-2)
Quarterfinal – William Mitchell (Algoma University) won by tech fall over Mathieu Noob (GTA Wrestling) (TF 18-8)
Semifinal – Casey Harkley (Guelph University) won by tech fall over William Mitchell (Algoma University) (TF 12-2)
Cons. Semi – Diego Ribeiro (Team Impact WC) won by tech fall over William Mitchell (Algoma University) (TF 10-0)
5th Place Match – Mustafa Sarwary (Central Toronto Wrestling Club) won by tech fall over William Mitchell (Algoma University) (TF 12-2)
Men`s 90KG
(INJURY) Will Lewey’s place is 6th and has scored 1.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – (INJURY) Will Lewey (Algoma University) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – (INJURY) Will Lewey (Algoma University) won by fall over Ryan Torab (York University) (Fall 1:59)
Quarterfinal – (INJURY) Will Lewey (Algoma University) won by tech fall over Ahmad Belal Ahmadi (Guelph WC) (TF 16-4)
Semifinal – Luca Roma (Western University) won by injury default over (INJURY) Will Lewey (Algoma University) (Inj. 0:34)
Cons. Semi – Ethan Dobbie (Team Discipline) won by injury default over (INJURY) Will Lewey (Algoma University) (Inj. 0:00)
5th Place Match – Ali Dahcha (GTA Wrestling) won by injury default over (INJURY) Will Lewey (Algoma University) (Inj. 0:00)
Men`s 100KG
Ajay Guitard’s place is 3rd and has scored 5.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Ajay Guitard (Algoma University) won by fall over Farsad Alamatsaz (Tritton PWC) (Fall 0:45)
Quarterfinal – Ajay Guitard (Algoma University) won by fall over Osatohanmwen Edokpayi (Western University) (Fall 1:51)
Semifinal – Yazdan Farokhizad (Brock University) won by tech fall over Ajay Guitard (Algoma University) (TF 12-0)
Cons. Semi – Ajay Guitard (Algoma University) won by tech fall over Griffin Witliff (Lambton Lions WC) (TF 12-2)
3rd Place Match – Ajay Guitard (Algoma University) won by tech fall over Larry Dimaria (York University) (TF 10-0)
Men`s 125KG
Jace Anderson’s place is 3rd and has scored 5.0 team points.
Quarterfinal – Jace Anderson (Algoma University) received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal – Samuel Awonuga (York University) won by decision over Jace Anderson (Algoma University) (Dec 3-1)
Cons. Semi – Jace Anderson (Algoma University) won by fall over Kegan Batchilder (Mariposa WC) (Fall 1:16)
3rd Place Match – Jace Anderson (Algoma University) won by fall over Andrew Batman (Algoma University) (Fall 1:00)
Men`s 125KG
Andrew Batman’s place is 4th and has scored 3.0 team points.
Quarterfinal – Andrew Batman (Algoma University) won by fall over Kegan Batchilder (Mariposa WC) (Fall 0:28)
Semifinal – Ifeatu Melifonwu (Carleton University) won by fall over Andrew Batman (Algoma University) (Fall 2:01)
Cons. Semi – Andrew Batman (Algoma University) won by tech fall over Kelso Jennings (Lambton Lions WC) (TF 16-4)
3rd Place Match – Jace Anderson (Algoma University) won by fall over Andrew Batman (Algoma University) (Fall 1:00)
Women`s 50KG
Rebecca Vann’s place is 4th and has scored 3.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Rebecca Vann (Algoma University) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Rebecca Vann (Algoma University) won by fall over Ravleen Sran (McMaster University) (Fall 1:24)
Semifinal – Annika Lopez (D`Youville University) won by decision over Rebecca Vann (Algoma University) (Dec 8-6)
Cons. Semi – Rebecca Vann (Algoma University) won by tech fall over Quinn Hoar (Queen`s University) (TF 10-0)
3rd Place Match – Sasha Weldon (Guelph University) won by fall over Rebecca Vann (Algoma University) (Fall 0:35)
Women`s 59KG
Becca Gutteridge’s place is 2nd and has scored 7.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Becca Gutteridge (Algoma University) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Becca Gutteridge (Algoma University) won by tech fall over Grace Wilson (Lakehead University) (TF 14-2)
Semifinal – Becca Gutteridge (Algoma University) won by fall over Kaleigh Bruce (Guelph University) (Fall 5:13)
1st Place Match – Macy Malysiak (Hamilton WC) won by fall over Becca Gutteridge (Algoma University) (Fall 3:58)
Women`s 62KG
Elia Ransom’s place is 2nd and has scored 7.0 team points.
Quarterfinal – Elia Ransom (Algoma University) won by decision over Aleena Dhanji (Brock University) (Dec 6-2)
Semifinal – Elia Ransom (Algoma University) won by fall over Breanna Trudgeon (Western University) (Fall 3:47)
1st Place Match – Alessandra Elliott (D`Youville University) won by tech fall over Elia Ransom (Algoma University) (TF 10-0)
Women`s 83KG
Lilah Fraser’s place is 2nd and has scored 7.0 team points.
Quarterfinal – Lilah Fraser (Algoma University) won by fall over Riley Wentlent (D`Youville University) (Fall 1:37)
Semifinal – Lilah Fraser (Algoma University) won by fall over Jennifer Nwamadi (Western University) (Fall 5:05)
1st Place Match – Shauna Kuebeck (Brock WC) won by tech fall over Lilah Fraser (Algoma University) (TF 10-0)
Head Coach of Algoma Thunderbird Wrestling Trevor Manchester said: “Our team had a great opening performance for the season. The first years showed that they can compete at this level and made an early impact. Overall, placing 3rd as a team and taking home 6 medals is one of our top performances, so the future looks bright for Algoma wrestling.”
The Wrestling team’s will be competing next Saturday, November 8th when they partake in the York Invitational.
Source: Algoma Thunderbird Athletics
