Simon Fraser University Clan women's wrestling alumna Danielle Lappage is a world university champion.
Lappage won the championship last weekend in Pecs, Hungary, helping the Canadian women to a world team title.
It was Lappage’s first world university title. She defeated opponents from Japan, Russia and the United States en route to victory. Previously, Lappage won a bronze medal at the 2012 worlds at 63 kilograms.
Lappage is a criminology graduate at SFU and is currently enrolled in the masters program.
The Clan grad was a four-time finalist and three-time champion in the Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association during her collegiate career with SFU and was named co-female athlete of the year at SFU as a senior.
The Alberta native is also a two-time Canadian senior champion and won a Junior world title in 2011.
Lappage will represent Canada at the Commonwealth Games next week, while recent Clan graduate Justina DiStasio will compete at the Pan American championships this weekend.
In Clan men's wrestling news, SFU wrestlers won three medals at the Junior Pan-American Games in Toronto.
Josh Kim of Toronto placed second at 84kg, while incoming freshman Darthe Capellan of Burnaby won at 54kg and fellow incoming freshman Oscar Bulaqui placed third at 50kg.
All three wrestlers will be representing Canada at the Junior Worlds held in Zagreb, Croatia from Aug, 5 to 10.
