Men's Wrestling
Team Information
Head Coach: Marcus Nieman
Contact Information:
Marcus Nieman
Head Coach, Men's Wrestling
c/o Department of Athletics and Recreation
Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario
Canada, K7L 3N6
marcusniemann@hotmail.com
OUA/CIS: OUA
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Men's Wrestling News
Gaels Wrestling Team At OUA Finals This Weekend
Kingston, ON (February 14, 2007) - The Queen's Golden Gaels men's and women's wrestling team compete at the OUA Championships this weekend at the University of Toronto. The Gaels have been battling injury and illness the last couple of weeks but still have high hopes for this years provincial finals. Perennial medal contender Shannon Mullins leads on the women's side. Mullins has medaled at four exhibition meets this season in the women's 55 kilogram weight class, winning gold at the University of Toronto Invitational in December, winning silver at the Queen's Invitational and claiming bronze at the Toronto and Brock Opens. Shannon was the lone Gael wrestler to qualify for the CIS Championships last season finishing sixth in St. Catherines. She knows that to win gold she will have to find a way to defeat Kingston native and defending CIS Champion Terri McNutt of the University of Western Ontario. For the men Chris Levy is a key component in the 54 kilogram weight class. This season Levy had his best performance at the Queen's Open to win the title by defeating Western's Matt Steele in the final. His last exhibition meet two weeks ago at Western saw him win his first round match despite a broken hand before losing in the next match to defending CIS champion Jamie Macari of Brock. Eric Bertrand has also had an outstanding exhibition season for Queen's winning a bronze at the University of Toronto Invitational and defeating defending OUA medallist Leonard Payne of McMaster in the men's 120 kilogram weight class. Overall the Gaels as a team look to improve on last year's OUA standings which saw the men finish sixth and the women finish seventh.
Wrestling Battles Illness and Injury At Western
London, ON (February 4, 2007) - The Queen's Golden Gaels men's and women's wrestling team had a tough weekend at the Western Open in London, Ontario. Battling the flu and injuries the team was still able to win some important matches at their last competition before the OUA Championships. Golden Gael Chris Levy in the men's 54 kg battled through a broken hand to win his first match before bowing out in the next round to defending CIS champion Jamie Macari of Brock. Also Queen's athlete Eric Bertrand defeated OUA medalist Leonard Payne of McMaster before having to pull out due to illness. The Gaels are now off till February 17th in Toronto for the OUA championships as wrestlers try to qualify for the CIS championships March 2nd and 3rd at the University of Saskatchewan.
Three Medals For Wrestlers At Queen's Invitational
Kingston, ON (January 28, 2007) - The Queen's Golden Gaels men's and women's wrestling teams won a gold, silver and bronze medal at Sunday's Queen's Invitational at the Bartlett Gym. Chris Levy won the gold as he had his best performance of the season and won the 54 kilogram over Matt Steele of Western. Gaels outstanding wrestler Shannon Mullins made it to the final in the women's 55 kilogram but lost to CIS champion Terri McNutt of the Western Ontario Mustangs. The other Tricolour medal was claimed by Shannon Westgarth who took the bronze in the women's 63 kilogram. Overall the Gaels finished fourth in the women's team standings behind Brock, Western and first place Lakehead. As for the men they finished tied for sixth with Concordia and Toronto, Brock won the team title.
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Men's & Women's Wrestling
Toronto, On (Nov. 11, 2006) - At the Toronto Open Eric Bertrand won a bronze medal in the130 kg class as did veteran Shannon Mullins in the 55kg women's class. Chris Levy placed 5th in the men's 54kg class. A strong showing by a number of rookie team members.
Men's Wrestling Results From McMaster Invitational
Hamilton, Ont (November 5, 2006) - The Queen's Golden Gaels men's wrestling team finished eighth at the McMaster Invitational in Hamilton this weekend. Individually, Chris Levy was fifth in 54kg, Rob Andrew 6th in 65kg, Russel Butler 6th in 72kg, and Eric Bertrand was 3rd in 130 kg. Overall the host Marauders won the team event.
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