Five Mustang women assisted the London-Western club in winning the Ontario Junior Wrestling Championship provincial title in Sudbury, Ont. on Jan. 30.
For the second straight year, London-Western won the overall women’s junior (Under-20) team title.
Rookie player Brianne Barry in the 55-kg division, and Larissa D’Alleva in the 63-kg division both won gold in their respective divisions.
London-Western scored 46 points, well ahead of second place Brock Wrestling Club which placed second with 27 points, ahead of third L’Essor who scored 12 points each.
Meanwhile for the junior men’s team, four Mustang rookies brought back four medals to assist an overall second place team finish by the London-Western Wrestling Club at the Ontario Junior Wrestling Championships.
Brothers and Mustang teammates Scott and Shawn Wheatley placed second in the 84 and 96 kg weight classes respectively.
It was an impressive showing for London-Western winning the overall women’s title and placing second in the men’s.
The Mustangs will be at their home tournament, the Western Open, Saturday, Feb. 6, in Thames Hall Gymnasium. It will be the last OUA tournament prior to the OUA Championships, which the Mustangs also host, on Feb. 20 in Alumni Hall.