Simon Fraser University sophomore Payten Smith won the 85-kilogram weight class and three teammates registered second-place finishes at the Clan International women’s wrestling tournament on Saturday.
Smith collected all three wins by falls, with her longest match being her first at two minutes and 18 seconds.
She began her march by pinning Skyler Anderson of Bears Wrestling Club, and defeated teammate Kendall Reusing, before besting Reydell Ewaliko-Kauhane of Warner Pacific.
Reusing ended up second overall.
Posting a silver-medal in the 55kg division was Jennifer Anderson. The SFU grappler’s lone loss came in the final, 10-2 to Julie Steffler of London Western.
Anderson advanced to the final by besting teammate Ashley Osachuk 3-1.
SFU sophomore Franseca Giorgio placed second in the 60kg weight class.
She won three matches by technical fall but lost a 10-0 technical fall.
On the men’s side of the meet on Sunday, redshirt freshmen Cruz Velasquez and Ciaran Ball each won their respective weight classes.
Velasquez topped the 61kg division with three straight decisions, including a 12-4 win over Christof Coles of Coast Wrestling.
Ball dominated his 90kg category with four victories, including two by technical superiority and one by fall. His closest match was a 14-3 win over Winnipeg’s Joe Dickinson.
Ball also placed fourth in the 97kg class.
SFU’s Josh Kim went 2-1 in 86kg, falling 6-0 in the final to Alex Brown of the Theriault Black Bears. Teammate Morgan Smith bounced back after a first-round loss ith three wins.
In the 125kg heavyweight division, Sean Molle placed third with a 2-2 record.
