First-year Panda Aleah Nickel has been named the Sherlock Holmes Pub Athlete of the Week, following a gold medal performance at the Golden Bears Invitational this past weekend. 

Nickel captured gold in the women's 63 kg weight class at the Bears and Pandas home event this weekend, which was held in the Butterdome. 

All three of Nickel's wins came by virtue of a fall, with the Swift Current, SK native earning wins over Calgary Dinos Katharine Kovalik and Angelina Ellis-Todd, before defeating Simon Fraser's Jade Trolland in the final. 

This was the best result of the season for the Pandas Rookie, who earned third-place finishes in the 63kg weight class at both the Dino Open and Huskie Open earlier this season. 

The Bears and Pandas combined 90 team points was the most, with Simon Fraser placing second with 67, and the Saskatchewan Huskies third with 64. 

The next event on the calendar for the Bears & Pandas wrestlers is the 2022 Canada West Championship, which will be hosted by the Saskatchewan Huskies in Saskatoon.