UPDATE: Felix, Page, Carpio win golds as U.S. takes eight medals at Guelph Open in Canada
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Jennifer Page, shown at the 2016 U.S. Open, won a gold medal at the Guelph Open in Canada on Saturday. Photo by Tony Rotundo, Wrestlers Are Warriors
GUELPH, Canada – The United States had three champions and eight medalists at the Guelph Open, a top men’s and women’s freestyle event in Canada on Saturday.
Capturing golds in women’s freestyle were Jennifer Page (Colorado Springs, Colo./Titan Mercury WC) at 63 kg/138.75 lbs. and Arian Carpio (Tempe, Ariz. /Sunkist Kids) at 60 kg/132 lbs. Winning a gold in men’s freestyle was J.T. Felix (Ann Arbor, Mich../Cliff Keen WC) at 97 kg/213 lbs.
Page, a past Junior World medalist, defeated Canadian Temitope Oqunjimi of Dinos WC in the gold-medal match. Page was a 2016 U.S. Open runner-up.
Carpio won the gold medal uncontested at 60 kg/132 lbs., and also moved up a weight to compete at 63 kg/138.75 lbs., where she placed sixth.
Felix defeated Canadian Yiannis Narlidis of Team Impact in his championship match by technical fall. The former Boise State star, who was sixth at the 2016 U.S. Open, is in his first full season on the national freestyle scene.
Americans winning silver medals were B.J. Futrell (Ann Arbor, Mich./Cliff Keen WC) at 65 kg/143 lbs. in men’s freestyle, plus women wrestlers Kelsey Campbell (Tempe, Ariz../Sunkist Kids) at 58 kg/128 lbs. and 2016 U.S. Open champion Michaela Hutchison (Lebanon, Ill./Titan Mercury WC) at 53 kg/116.5 lbs.
All three U.S. silver medalists lost to Canadians in the finals. Futrell fell to 2012 Canadian Olympian Haislan Garcia of the Burnaby Mountain WC, 7-6. Campbell lost to Linda Morais of YMHA and Hutchison lost to Jillian Galays of SWC.
Bronze medals went to Brad Pataky (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC) at 57 kg/125.5 lbs. in men’s freestyle and Katherine Fulp-Allen (Colorado Springs, Colo.,/New York AC) at 53 kg/116.5 lbs. in women’s freestyle.
GUELPH OPEN
At Guelph, Canada, January 16
Men’s freestyle placements
57 kg
Gold - Darthe Capellan BMWC
Silver - Aso Palani BMWC
Bronze - Brad Pataky NLWC
4th - Josh Bodnarchuk SWC
5th - Brian Cowan Brock
6th - Oren Furmanov Guelph
61 kg
Gold - James Mancini Montreal
Silver - Chris MacIssac Brock
Bronze - Mizan Tamaradze Brock
4th - Elvir Uzunovic Guelph WC
5th - Sebastian Galzote York
6th - Owen Menard McMaster
65kg
Gold - Haislan Garcia BMWC
Silver - BJ Futrell Michigan
Bronze - Scott Schiller YMHA
4th - Ahmed Omar McMaster
5th - Dillon Williams Impact
6th - Alex Chaves Guelph WC
70 kg
Gold - Chris Garneau McMaster
Silver - Noah Erskine McMaster
Bronze - Malcoli Meekins SWC
4th - Matt Jagas Brock
5th - Colin Dempsey Guelph WC
6th - Tohad Sander CLIC
74 kg
Gold - Farshad Kaveh Team Impact
Silver - Ilya Abelev BBWC
Bronze - Shawn Daye-Finley BBWC
4th - Ahmed Shamiya HWC
5th - Connor Hodgens Dinos WC
6th - Ben Sayah Independent
86 kg
Gold - Jodie Steen Team Impact
Silver - DJ Webb Guelph WC
Bronze - Clayton Pye Brock
4th - Graycon St Laurent BBWC
5th - Dan Humphrey Guelph WC
6th - Joban Phulka HWC
97 kg
Gold - JT Felix Michigan
Silver - Yiannis Narlidis Team Impact
Bronze - Ali Al-Rekabi YMHA
4th - Alex Thoms BBWC
5th - Kyle Bonk-Dann Western
6th - Scott Maclellan MCMaster
125kg
Gold - Yakhdan Alrekabi YMHA
Silver - CJ Thoms BBWC
Bronze - Ronald Bingham Guelph
Women’s freestyle placements
48 kg
Gold - Natasha Kramble SWC
Silver - Alyssa Cleaves UNB
Bronze - Annie Monteith SWC
4th - Nicole Woody USA
5th - Jade Papke Guelph
6th - Natassya Lu GuelphWC
53 kg
Gold - Jillian Gallays SWC
Silver - Michaela Hutchison TMWC
Bronze - Katherine Fulp-Allen NYAC
4th - Jade Parsons Brock
5th - Brianne Barry Team Impact
6th - Hannah Franson Dinos WC
55 kg
Gold - Hannah Taylor PEI
Silver - Julie Steffler Western
Bronze - Cierra Carrere Guelph WC
4th - Jenna Leslie McMaster
5th - Taylor Richard Laurentian
6th - Kelsey Larkin USA
58 kg
Gold - Linda Morais YMHA
Silver - Kelsey Campbell Sunkist Kids
Bronze - Emily Schaefer Brock
4th - Krystin Paquette Bears
5th - Alyssa Medeiros Western
60 kg
Gold - Arian Carpio Sunkist Kids
63kg
Gold - Jen Page Titan Mercury
Silver - Temitope Oqunjimi Dinos WC
Bronze - Jessica Brouillette Brock
4th - Indira Moores Brock
5th - Allison Carrow Guelph
6th - Arian Carpio Sunkist Kids
69 kg
Gold - Leah Ferguson Dinos WC
Silver - Olivia DiBacco Brock
Bronze - Kayla Brodner Un of Regina
4th - Shai Mason Titan Mercury
75 kg
Gold - Gracelyn Doogan Guelph
Silver - Kristine Longeau Un of Regina
Bronze - Veronica Keefe YMHA
U.S. men’s freestyle performances
57 kg125.5 lbs. – Brad Pataky (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC), 3rd
WIN Gurpreet Ghuman (Canada/McMaster)
LOSS Darthe Catpellan (Canada/Burnaby Mtn WC)
WIN Dylan Williams (Canada/Bears)
WIN Brian Cowan (Canada/Brock)
WIN Josh Bodanarchuk (Canada/Saskatchwan)
65 kg/143 lbs. - B.J. Futrell (Ann Arbor, Mich./Cliff Keen WC), 2nd
WIN Lauchlin MacDonald (Canada/Western)
WIN Todd Wong (Canada/McMaster)
WIN Dillon Williams (Canada/Impact)
LOSS Haislan Garcia (Canada/Burnaby Mountain WC), 7-6
97 kg/213 lbs. - J.T. Felix (Ann Arbor, Mich./Cliff Keen WC), 1st
WIN Scott Maclellan (Canada/McMaster)
WIN Ali Al-Rekabi (Canada/Montreal YMHA)
WIN Yiannis Narlidis (Canada/Team Impact), tech fall
U.S. women’s freestyle performances
48 kg/105.5 lbs – Nicole Woody, Odenton, Md. (Terrapin WC), 4th
WIN Natassia Lu (Canada/GWC)
LOSS Alyssa Cleaves (Canada/UNB)
WIN Jade Papke (Canada/Guelph)
LOSS Annie Monteith (Canada/Saskatchwan)
53 kg/116.5 lbs. - Michaela Hutchison (Lebanon, Ill./Titan Mercury WC), 2nd
WIN Hanna Franson (Canada/Dinos)
WIN Brianne Barry (Canada/Team Impact)
WIN Jade Parsons (Canada/Brock)
LOSS Jillian Galays (Canada/SWC)
53 kg/116.5 lbs. - Katherine Fulp-Allen (Colorado Springs, Colo.,/New York AC), 3rd
WIN Kate Richey (Canada/Dinos)
WIN Amber Wiebe (Canada/UOFR)
LOSS Jillian Galays (Canada/SWC)
WIN Brianne Barry (Canada/Team Impact)
WIN Jade Parsons (Canada/Brock)
55 kg/121 lbs. – Kelsey Larkin, dnp
LOSS Jenna Leslie (Canada/McMaster)
LOSS Cierra Carere (Canada/GWC)
58 kg/132 lbs. - Kelsey Campbell (Tempe, Ariz../Sunkist Kids), 2nd
WIN Krystin Paquette (Canada/Bears)
WIN Emily Schaeffer (Canada/Brock)
LOSS Linda Morais (Canada/Montreal YMHA)
WIN Alyssa Medeiros (Canada/Western)
60 kg/132 lbs. - Arian Carpio (Tempe, Ariz. /Sunkist Kids), 1st
uncontested
63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Jennifer Page (Colorado Springs, Colo./Titan Mercury WC), 1st
WIN Jessica Brouillette (Canada/Brock)
WIN Temitope Oqunjimi (Canada/Dinos WC)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Arian Carpio (Tempe, Ariz. /Sunkist Kids), 6th
LOSS Jessica Brouillette (Canada/Brock)
LOSS Indira Moores (Canada/Brock)
LOSS Allison Carrow (Canada/Guelph)
69 kg/152 lbs. – Shai Mason, Jamestown, N.D. (Titan Mercury WC), 4th
LOSS Kayla Brodner (Canada/UOFR)
LOSS Olivia Dibacco (Canada/Brock)
LOSS Leah Ferguson (Canada/Dinos)
GUELPH, Canada – The United States had three champions and eight medalists at the Guelph Open, a top men’s and women’s freestyle event in Canada on Saturday.
Capturing golds in women’s freestyle were Jennifer Page (Colorado Springs, Colo./Titan Mercury WC) at 63 kg/138.75 lbs. and Arian Carpio (Tempe, Ariz. /Sunkist Kids) at 60 kg/132 lbs. Winning a gold in men’s freestyle was J.T. Felix (Ann Arbor, Mich../Cliff Keen WC) at 97 kg/213 lbs.
Page, a past Junior World medalist, defeated Canadian Temitope Oqunjimi of Dinos WC in the gold-medal match. Page was a 2016 U.S. Open runner-up.
Carpio won the gold medal uncontested at 60 kg/132 lbs., and also moved up a weight to compete at 63 kg/138.75 lbs., where she placed sixth.
Felix defeated Canadian Yiannis Narlidis of Team Impact in his championship match by technical fall. The former Boise State star, who was sixth at the 2016 U.S. Open, is in his first full season on the national freestyle scene.
Americans winning silver medals were B.J. Futrell (Ann Arbor, Mich./Cliff Keen WC) at 65 kg/143 lbs. in men’s freestyle, plus women wrestlers Kelsey Campbell (Tempe, Ariz../Sunkist Kids) at 58 kg/128 lbs. and 2016 U.S. Open champion Michaela Hutchison (Lebanon, Ill./Titan Mercury WC) at 53 kg/116.5 lbs.
All three U.S. silver medalists lost to Canadians in the finals. Futrell fell to 2012 Canadian Olympian Haislan Garcia of the Burnaby Mountain WC, 7-6. Campbell lost to Linda Morais of YMHA and Hutchison lost to Jillian Galays of SWC.
Bronze medals went to Brad Pataky (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC) at 57 kg/125.5 lbs. in men’s freestyle and Katherine Fulp-Allen (Colorado Springs, Colo.,/New York AC) at 53 kg/116.5 lbs. in women’s freestyle.
GUELPH OPEN
At Guelph, Canada, January 16
Men’s freestyle placements
57 kg
Gold - Darthe Capellan BMWC
Silver - Aso Palani BMWC
Bronze - Brad Pataky NLWC
4th - Josh Bodnarchuk SWC
5th - Brian Cowan Brock
6th - Oren Furmanov Guelph
61 kg
Gold - James Mancini Montreal
Silver - Chris MacIssac Brock
Bronze - Mizan Tamaradze Brock
4th - Elvir Uzunovic Guelph WC
5th - Sebastian Galzote York
6th - Owen Menard McMaster
65kg
Gold - Haislan Garcia BMWC
Silver - BJ Futrell Michigan
Bronze - Scott Schiller YMHA
4th - Ahmed Omar McMaster
5th - Dillon Williams Impact
6th - Alex Chaves Guelph WC
70 kg
Gold - Chris Garneau McMaster
Silver - Noah Erskine McMaster
Bronze - Malcoli Meekins SWC
4th - Matt Jagas Brock
5th - Colin Dempsey Guelph WC
6th - Tohad Sander CLIC
74 kg
Gold - Farshad Kaveh Team Impact
Silver - Ilya Abelev BBWC
Bronze - Shawn Daye-Finley BBWC
4th - Ahmed Shamiya HWC
5th - Connor Hodgens Dinos WC
6th - Ben Sayah Independent
86 kg
Gold - Jodie Steen Team Impact
Silver - DJ Webb Guelph WC
Bronze - Clayton Pye Brock
4th - Graycon St Laurent BBWC
5th - Dan Humphrey Guelph WC
6th - Joban Phulka HWC
97 kg
Gold - JT Felix Michigan
Silver - Yiannis Narlidis Team Impact
Bronze - Ali Al-Rekabi YMHA
4th - Alex Thoms BBWC
5th - Kyle Bonk-Dann Western
6th - Scott Maclellan MCMaster
125kg
Gold - Yakhdan Alrekabi YMHA
Silver - CJ Thoms BBWC
Bronze - Ronald Bingham Guelph
Women’s freestyle placements
48 kg
Gold - Natasha Kramble SWC
Silver - Alyssa Cleaves UNB
Bronze - Annie Monteith SWC
4th - Nicole Woody USA
5th - Jade Papke Guelph
6th - Natassya Lu GuelphWC
53 kg
Gold - Jillian Gallays SWC
Silver - Michaela Hutchison TMWC
Bronze - Katherine Fulp-Allen NYAC
4th - Jade Parsons Brock
5th - Brianne Barry Team Impact
6th - Hannah Franson Dinos WC
55 kg
Gold - Hannah Taylor PEI
Silver - Julie Steffler Western
Bronze - Cierra Carrere Guelph WC
4th - Jenna Leslie McMaster
5th - Taylor Richard Laurentian
6th - Kelsey Larkin USA
58 kg
Gold - Linda Morais YMHA
Silver - Kelsey Campbell Sunkist Kids
Bronze - Emily Schaefer Brock
4th - Krystin Paquette Bears
5th - Alyssa Medeiros Western
60 kg
Gold - Arian Carpio Sunkist Kids
63kg
Gold - Jen Page Titan Mercury
Silver - Temitope Oqunjimi Dinos WC
Bronze - Jessica Brouillette Brock
4th - Indira Moores Brock
5th - Allison Carrow Guelph
6th - Arian Carpio Sunkist Kids
69 kg
Gold - Leah Ferguson Dinos WC
Silver - Olivia DiBacco Brock
Bronze - Kayla Brodner Un of Regina
4th - Shai Mason Titan Mercury
75 kg
Gold - Gracelyn Doogan Guelph
Silver - Kristine Longeau Un of Regina
Bronze - Veronica Keefe YMHA
U.S. men’s freestyle performances
57 kg125.5 lbs. – Brad Pataky (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC), 3rd
WIN Gurpreet Ghuman (Canada/McMaster)
LOSS Darthe Catpellan (Canada/Burnaby Mtn WC)
WIN Dylan Williams (Canada/Bears)
WIN Brian Cowan (Canada/Brock)
WIN Josh Bodanarchuk (Canada/Saskatchwan)
65 kg/143 lbs. - B.J. Futrell (Ann Arbor, Mich./Cliff Keen WC), 2nd
WIN Lauchlin MacDonald (Canada/Western)
WIN Todd Wong (Canada/McMaster)
WIN Dillon Williams (Canada/Impact)
LOSS Haislan Garcia (Canada/Burnaby Mountain WC), 7-6
97 kg/213 lbs. - J.T. Felix (Ann Arbor, Mich./Cliff Keen WC), 1st
WIN Scott Maclellan (Canada/McMaster)
WIN Ali Al-Rekabi (Canada/Montreal YMHA)
WIN Yiannis Narlidis (Canada/Team Impact), tech fall
U.S. women’s freestyle performances
48 kg/105.5 lbs – Nicole Woody, Odenton, Md. (Terrapin WC), 4th
WIN Natassia Lu (Canada/GWC)
LOSS Alyssa Cleaves (Canada/UNB)
WIN Jade Papke (Canada/Guelph)
LOSS Annie Monteith (Canada/Saskatchwan)
53 kg/116.5 lbs. - Michaela Hutchison (Lebanon, Ill./Titan Mercury WC), 2nd
WIN Hanna Franson (Canada/Dinos)
WIN Brianne Barry (Canada/Team Impact)
WIN Jade Parsons (Canada/Brock)
LOSS Jillian Galays (Canada/SWC)
53 kg/116.5 lbs. - Katherine Fulp-Allen (Colorado Springs, Colo.,/New York AC), 3rd
WIN Kate Richey (Canada/Dinos)
WIN Amber Wiebe (Canada/UOFR)
LOSS Jillian Galays (Canada/SWC)
WIN Brianne Barry (Canada/Team Impact)
WIN Jade Parsons (Canada/Brock)
55 kg/121 lbs. – Kelsey Larkin, dnp
LOSS Jenna Leslie (Canada/McMaster)
LOSS Cierra Carere (Canada/GWC)
58 kg/132 lbs. - Kelsey Campbell (Tempe, Ariz../Sunkist Kids), 2nd
WIN Krystin Paquette (Canada/Bears)
WIN Emily Schaeffer (Canada/Brock)
LOSS Linda Morais (Canada/Montreal YMHA)
WIN Alyssa Medeiros (Canada/Western)
60 kg/132 lbs. - Arian Carpio (Tempe, Ariz. /Sunkist Kids), 1st
uncontested
63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Jennifer Page (Colorado Springs, Colo./Titan Mercury WC), 1st
WIN Jessica Brouillette (Canada/Brock)
WIN Temitope Oqunjimi (Canada/Dinos WC)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Arian Carpio (Tempe, Ariz. /Sunkist Kids), 6th
LOSS Jessica Brouillette (Canada/Brock)
LOSS Indira Moores (Canada/Brock)
LOSS Allison Carrow (Canada/Guelph)
69 kg/152 lbs. – Shai Mason, Jamestown, N.D. (Titan Mercury WC), 4th
LOSS Kayla Brodner (Canada/UOFR)
LOSS Olivia Dibacco (Canada/Brock)
LOSS Leah Ferguson (Canada/Dinos)
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