CALGARY – The University of Calgary Dinos women's wrestling team captured a conference title on their home mats Saturday at the Jack Simpson Gym, while the University of Alberta Golden Bears completed a three-peat at the 2024 Canada West Wrestling Championship.

With six individual gold medallists, Alberta (52 points) cruised to a 12-point victory in the men's team standings and have now won the CW banner in six of the last seven years. The Huskies claimed team silver with 40 points, while the Dinos placed third at 38.

Both CW Athletes of the Year, Isaiah Springer and Aleah Nickel, came from Alberta. Springer dominated the 82 kg competition with a pair of high-scoring tech falls, while Nickel secured her gold medal at 68 kg with a pin of Calgary's Ellise Daynes.

Talon Hird (57 kg), Alec Montoya (68 kg), Taran Goring (90 kg), Aidan Stevenson (100 kg), and Thomas Rousseau (125 kg) also won gold for the Golden Bears.

"I think today went well, it was close for our women's side and our men wrestled well. There were a few disappointments but we have three weeks to work on them and try to win a national championship," said Alberta head coach Owen Dawkins. "We want to win a national title, our women will definitely place in the top three and we want our men to win a national title and that's a big goal of ours to work towards."

The women's competition was as close as it gets. The final bout at 62 kg went the distance with Calgary's Grace Lew defeating Saskatchewan's Angela Aalberts 13-5 by decision to clinch the 12th women's championship in program history for the Dinos. Calgary (44 points) edged Alberta (42) by two points in the team standings, while Saskatchewan (41) rounded out the podium one point behind the Pandas.

 In addition to Lew, Gabriela Cross topped the podium at 59 kg, while eight other Calgary wrestlers earned silver medals on the women's side.
 
Dawkins and Ostberg were named the conference's coaches of the year after their banner wins.

 Attention now shifts to the U SPORTS National Championships, which will be hosted by the University of Guelph, March 1-2.

TEAM STANDINGS
Men

1. Alberta (52 pts)
2. Saskatchewan (40 pts)
3. Calgary (38 pts)
4. Lethbridge (3 pts)

 Women

1. Calgary (44 pts)
2. Alberta (42 pts)
3. Saskatchewan (41 pts)
4. Lethbridge (1 pt)

AWARD WINNERS
 
Rookie of the Year – Men
Nick Hooper, Calgary (76 kg)
 
Rookie of the Year – Women
Abby Wolff, Saskatchewan (50 kg)
 
Student-Athlete Community Service Award – Men
Donovan Neudorf, Saskatchewan (65 kg)
 
Student-Athlete Community Service Award – Women
SueAnne Harms, Saskatchewan (56 kg)
 
Coach of the Year – Women's Team
Mitch Ostberg, Calgary
 
Coach of the Year – Men's Team
Owen Dawkins, Alberta
 
Outstanding Wrestler – Men
Isaiah Springer, Alberta (82 kg)
 
Outstanding Wrestler – Women
Aleah Nickel, Alberta (68 kg)

FINAL RESULTS
W 50 kg

1. Abby Wolff, Saskatchewan
2. Ankita Singh, Calgary
3. Anna Trieu, Alberta

 W 53 kg

1. Sierra Mullin, Saskatchewan
2. Maya Johnston, Calgary
3. Julia Daus, Alberta

W 56 kg

1. SueAnne Harms, Saskatchewan
2. Annika Fines, Calgary
3. Natasha Ekundayo, Alberta

W 59 kg

1. Gabriella Cross, Calgary
2. Caitlin Clatney, Saskatchewan
3. Amy Bell, Alberta

W 62 kg

1. Grace Lew, Calgary
2. Angela Aalbers, Saskatchewan
3. Bea Herrera, Alberta

W 65 kg

1. Maria Sawiak, Alberta
2. Angelina Ellis-Toddington, Calgary
3. Myah Clatney, Saskatchewan
4. Danya Braun, Lethbridge

W 68 kg

1. Aleah Nickel, Alberta
2. Ellise Daynes, Calgary

W 72 kg

1. Vianne Rouleau, Alberta
2. Eilidh Wist, Calgary
3. Ally McPhee, Saskatchewan

W 76 kg

1. Andrea Franko, Alberta
2. Danyka LaBelle, Calgary
3. Jenna Patrician, Saskatchewan

W 83 kg

1. Myah Phillips, Saskatchewan
2. Erin Geddie, Calgary
3. Deanna Eastman, Alberta

M 57 kg

1. Talon Hird, Alberta
2. Fred Calingay, Calgary
3. Abdullah Tausif, Saskatchewan

M 61 kg

1. Drake Buechler, Saskatchewan
2. Benjamin Reid, Alberta
3. Peter Wanderi, Calgary
4. Kade Powelson, Lethbridge

M 65 kg

1. Alec Montoya, Alberta
2. Donovan Neudorf, Saskatchewan
3. Brett MacDonald, Calgary

M 68 kg

1. Prosper Ademoye, Calgary
2. Devan Larkin, Alberta
3. Cale Mohan, Saskatchewan

M 72 kg

1. Cole Sanderson, Saskatchewan
2. Elias Wile, Alberta
3. Shane Richards, Calgary

M 76 kg

1. Nick Hooper, Calgary
2. Eli Fines, Alberta
3. Dilon Hammer, Saskatchewan

M 82 kg

1. Isaiah Springer, Alberta
2. Judah Authers, Saskatchewan
3. Brantley Saar, Calgary

M 90 kg

1. Taran Goring, Alberta
2. Mohsen Keramati, Saskatchewan
3. Wesley Smith, Calgary
4. Ryder Lowry, Lethbridge

M 100 kg

1. Aidan Stevenson, Alberta
2. Joseph De Maio, Calgary
3. Layne Motley, Saskatchewan
4. Tyler Saruwatari, Lethbridge

M 125 kg

1. Thomas Rouseau, Alberta
2. Owen McGillivery, Saskatchewan
3. Vincent Palffy, Calgary