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London wrestlers repeat at Ontario junior championships LondonTopic.ca 02/01/2010 Mustang Christine Schmidt tries to throw Jeremy Herrington (red) of Kingston in the 72 kg final. Photo courtesy of Western Wrestling The under-20 women of the London-Western Wrestling Club pulled off a repeat, grabbing the overall title at the Ontario Junior Wrestling Championships in Sudbury, Saturday (Jan. 30). The provincial win came with the help of five Western Mustang wrestlers, three of which won gold in their respective weight classes. Rookie Mustangs, Brianne Barry (55 kg) and Larissa D'Alleva (63 kg) both won gold in their respective divisions. London-Western teammate, Olivia Gunnell also took gold in the 59 kg final. The London-Western club scored 46 points, well ahead of second place Brock Wrestling Club which placed second with 27 points. Mustangs, Christine Schmidt (72 kg) and rookie Sahana Mazumder (48 kg) both took silver medals while Jennifer Archibald won the bronze in the 67 kg weight division. Schmidt, who attended London Clarke Road secondary school, defeated mustang rookie teammate, Monica Varallo of London's Mother Theresa secondary school, who placed fifth at 72 kg. "We did well as a team because of our depth," said London-Western coach Ray Takahashi. "Christine and Jennifer both had great performances." In the under-20 men's competition, four mustang rookies brought back four medals to assist in an overall second-place team finish. Takahashi said it was a strong showing for the men that included two individual golds from their London-Western teammates. Steven Takahashi, son of coach Ray, won gold in the 55 kg division, as did London-Western teammate Ilya Abelev in the 66 kg division. Mustang brothers, Scott and Shawn Wheatley, of London South secondary school both placed second in the 84 and 96 kg weight classes respectively. Mustang teammates, Adam Argue (66 kg) and Eric Jacobson (74 kg) both won hard fought matches to win bronze in their respective weight classes. It was an impressive showing for London-Western winning the overall women's title and placing second in the men's. "It shows our program has good overall depth in both men's and women's teams– and shows promise in our future. London-Western is our primary feeder program and we get many good local recruits," said coach Takahashi. Other mustangs placing in the top six were, Adam Burns (sixth at 55 kg), while Josh Proctor (sixth at 66 kg).

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