A small group of Simon Fraser University wrestlers had a big New Year's showing at the Menlo College women's wrestling tournament.
Three of the four Clan women won their respective weight classes at the California meet last week.
Senior Laura Anderson won all three of her pool matches to take first place in the 116-pound division.
Freshmen Francesca Giorgio and Alyssa Wong also topped their respective weight groups.
Giorgio won at 136 lbs., while Wong took top spot in the 143-lbs. division.
Anderson blanked her combined opposition 28-0 in her three matches, including an 8-0 win over the University of A
Alberta's Amber Maschke.
Giorgio also won all three of her bouts, including a 10-0 decision over Menlo's Melanie Cordero.
Wong had to win four matches to top her weight class, opening the tournament with a pin in the opening minute of her bout with Brazil Marquez of Menlo. Wong went on to score majority decisions in her next two matches before defeating Janelle Fuamatu of Southwestern Oregon 3-1 to win at 143 lbs.
Junior Vanessa Gonzalez lost all three of her matches to place fourth.
Burnaby Mountain medals at Alberta meets
Simon Fraser University wrestlers were also active at a pair of women’s meets in Calgary.
Freshman Abby Lloyd of Powell River won silver and bronze medals at the Nordhagen Classic open and junior wrestling competitions over the weekend.
Lloyd earned the silver medal Sunday in the 48 kg/105.5 lbs. weight class in the junior tournament, losing by fall to Sariyah Jones of the U.S.A. cadet national program in the gold-medal match.
Lloyd defeated Theresa Rankin of Team USA 13-0 and Sarah Gregory of Cochrane, Alta. 12-1 before losing in the final match.
In the senior competition on Saturday, Lloyd earned a 3-1 decision over teammate Darby Huckle to capture the bronze medal at 48 kg.
Lloyd easily won her opening two matches over Grace Paxton of Cumberland (10-0) and Augusta Eve of Team Impact (11-1) before losing to the eventual silver medalist, Natasha Kramble of Saskatoon, by fall.
Lloyd came back to earn a spot in the consolation final against teammate Darby Huckle with a 10-4 decision over Annie Montieth of Saskatoon.
Huckle won her opening match 10-0 over Arelys Valles of Cumberland before losing 10-0 to Gen Morrison of the University of Calgary. Morrison went on to win the gold medal.
Huckle won her next match after her opponent withdrew with an injury, earning her a spot in the bronze medal competition.
Senior Nikkie Brar of Abbotsford also competed in the tournament.
Simon Fraser wrestlers were competing for the Burnaby Mountain Wrestling Club.
