After excelling at the Jr. Canadian National Championships this past May, six SFU wrestlers earned spots on the Canadian National Wrestling Team for this year. Agnia Krakovska (57kg - Women),
Ella Finding (59kg - Women),
Lene-Marie McCrackin (68kg - Women), Rupinder Johal (76kg, W-U20),
Khalin Radev (65kg - Men), and Tejvir Dhinsa (97kg - Men) have the honour of representing Canada on the international stage at several events, the first being the United World Wrestling (UWW) U-20 Pan American Championships beginning this Friday, July 10 in Lima, Peru.
"These young athletes have worked incredibly hard this year and have earned the right to represent Canada at the Pan American Championship. It's an amazing opportunity and a very special moment, plus, it's always fun to see SFU represented and competing at world class events," shared SFU Men's Wrestling Coach
Clete Hanson, who has also been selected as the coach for Team Canada at the Pan American Championships.
The wrestlers have been preparing for the Championships at a training camp at the Villa Deportiva Nacional in Lima, Peru, where they have had the opportunity to train with the Peruvian and Mexican national teams.
Watch the matches this Friday, July 10 and Saturday, July 11 by viewing the live steam on the
UWW's website.
We can't wait to welcome the wrestlers back to the SFU for an exciting season ahead. A congratulations to all SFU wrestlers who competed at the Canadian National Championships this spring in Edmonton, AB.
Additional SFU student-athletes who were medalists at the U-20 Canadian National Championships:
