ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – The Guelph Gryphons varsity wrestling program impressed over the course of two days at a national championship event in St. Catharines, Ontario, with Brock University serving as hosts of the 2025 Wrestling Canada Lutte U SPORTS Invitational Championships (Feb. 28 – March 1, 2025).
The Gryphons had two student-athletes earn the title of individual national champion, with both
Kelyn Young (women's 50kg) and
Casey Harkley (men's 68kg) topping the podium in their respective weight classes.
For
Kelyn Young, a psychology major at the University of Guelph from Brampton, Ontario, it marks her third consecutive year representing Guelph on the national podium, after having earned bronze each of the past two seasons. For
Casey Harkley, a first-year management economics and finance major at U of G, it caps off a standout rookie season with the Gryphons men's wrestling team, with the Guelph native also having earned an OUA bronze medal back on February 9 at the OUA Wrestling Championships. It marks the first time since 2019 in which the Gryphons wrestling program has had multiple student-athletes take home gold at the national level. Both
Kelyn Young and
Casey Harkley were named major award winners at the conclusion of the national championship event, with Young taking home the R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award, while Harkley earned national Rookie of the Year honours.
In total, the Gryphons made five trips to the podium on Saturday, with
Brennan Laplante Brady earning silver in the men's 72kg, while
Kylee Lubbers (women's 68kg) and
Mitchel Schechinger (men's 125kg) earned national bronze medals. The Gryphons had 14 student-athletes competing at nationals, with the U of G men finishing 4th in the final team standings, while the Gryphon women finished 6th in the final team standings. The Brock Badgers took the national title on the women's side, while the University of Alberta Golden Bears took home the men's team title. See below for more information, or visit
www.usports.ca for more. For a complete list of all medalists and results
visit Track Wrestling.
Gryphon Medalists at 2025 Wrestling Canada Lutte U SPORTS Invitational Championships
GOLD
Kelyn Young (women's 50kg)
Casey Harkley (men's 68kg)
SILVER
Brennan Laplante Brady (men's 72kg)
BRONZE
Kylee Lubbers (women's 68kg)
Mitchel Schechinger (men's 125kg)
Major Award Winners – Women
Outstanding Wrestler of the Year - Gabi Cross (Calgary)
Rookie of the Year – Mackenzie Cayer (Calgary)
Community Service Award – Caitlin Clatney (Saskatchewan)
R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award – Kelyn Young (Guelph)
Coach of the Year – Mitch Ostberg (Calgary)
Major Award Winners – Men
Outstanding Wrestler of the Year – Taran Goring (Alberta)
Rookie of the Year – Casey Harkley (Guelph)
R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award – Tyler Saruwatari (Lethbridge)
Community Service Award – Drake Buechler (Saskatchewan)
Coach of the Year – Owen Dawkins (Alberta)
WOMEN'S STANDINGS AT THE 2025 WRESTLING CANADA LUTTE U SPORTS INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
1. Brock, 70
2. Calgary, 67
3. Western, 41
4. Alberta, 37
5. McMaster, 34
6. Guelph, 34
7. Saskatchewan, 31
8. Lakehead, 17
9. Concordia, 13
10. Algoma, 13
11. Carleton, 12
12. Queen's, 8
13. York, 5
14. TMU, 3
15. UNB, 2
16. Lethbridge, 1
17. Toronto, 0
MEN'S STANDINGS AT THE 2025 WRESTLING CANADA LUTTE U SPORTS INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
1. Alberta, 68
2. Brock, 63
3. Western, 52
4. Guelph, 36
5. Calgary, 36
6. Saskatchewan, 34
7. McMaster, 25
8. TMU, 18
9. Lakehead, 15
10. UNB, 11
11. Toronto, 9
12. Concordia, 6
13. Carleton, 5
14. York, 5
15. Algoma, 3
16. Lethbridge, 3
17. Queen's, 1
WOMEN'S MEDALLISTS AT THE 2025 WRESTLING CANADA LUTTE U SPORTS INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
50kg
Gold – Kelyn Young (Guelph)
Silver – Samantha Romero (Brock)
Bronze – Jess Hong (Carleton)
53kg
Gold – Serena Di Benedetto (McMaster)
Silver – Francesca Lo Greco (Brock)
Bronze – Maya Johnson (Calgary)
56kg
Gold – Gabi Cross (Calgary)
Silver – Kendall Dettloff (Western)
Bronze – Olivia Mathezer (Brock)
59kg
Gold – Olivia Lichti (McMaster)
Silver – Eve Maxwell-Nikiforuk (Calgary)
Bronze – Caitlyn Clatney (Saskatchewan)
62kg
Gold – Annika Fines (Calgary)
Silver – Michaela Rankin (Brock)
Bronze – Jonelle Clarke (Western)
65kg
Gold – Mackenzie Cayer (Calgary)
Silver – Bronwyn MacGregor (Brock)
Bronze – Maria Sawiak (Alberta)
68kg
Gold – Angelina Ellis-Toddington (Calgary)
Silver – Vanessa Keefe (Brock)
Bronze – Kylee Lubbers (Guelph)
72kg
Gold – Vianne Rouleau (Alberta)
Silver – Isata Mansaray (Western)
Bronze – Marthe Laplante-Brady (Queen's)
76kg
Gold – Haley Florell (Lakehead)
Silver – Cassie Corbett (Brock)
Bronze – Brydon Switzer (Alberta)
83kg
Gold – Brianna Fraser (Brock)
Silver – Alexia Sherland (Concordia)
Bronze – Myah Philips (Saskatchewan)
MEN'S MEDALLISTS AT THE 2025 WRESTLING CANADA LUTTE U SPORTS INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
57kg
Gold – Treye Trotman (Western)
Silver – Zakir Ibrahimkheil (Brock)
Bronze – Fred Calingay (Calgary)
61kg
Gold – Alec Montoya (Alberta)
Silver – Garette Saunders (Brock)
Bronze – Blayne Helou (McMaster)
65kg
Gold – Gavin Eldridge (Western)
Silver – Dechlan Papadopoulos (TMU)
Bronze – Daniel Hernandez-Mendoza (Alberta)
68kg
Gold – Casey Harkley (Guelph)
Silver – Isaac Le Morvan (Alberta)
Bronze – Gabe Blanchette (Brock)
72kg
Gold – Adam LaFroy (Lakehead)
Silver – Brennan Laplante-Brady (Guelph)
Bronze – Devan Larkin (Alberta)
76kg
Gold – Nick Hooper (Calgary)
Silver – Cole Coghill (Brock
Bronze – Luken Lawson (McMaster)
82kg
Gold – Aidan Stevenson (Alberta)
Silver – Judah Arthurs (Saskatchewan)
Bronze – Lukas Geske (Western)
90kg
Gold – Yazdan Farokhizad (Brock)
Silver – Thomas Rousseau (Alberta)
Bronze – Matthew Yong (Saskatchewan)
100kg
Gold – Taran Goring (Alberta)
Silver – Callum Knox (Brock)
Bronze – Jack Pye (Calgary)
125kg
Gold - Mark Summers (Western)
Silver – Roger Li (Brock)
Bronze – Mitchel Schechinger (Guelph)
