15 medals won by Team BC wrestlers

The Team BC wrestlers were ready for the individual competition on Friday at the Canada Games.
In the morning and afternoon sessions, the wrestlers took to the mat in qualification and placing bouts with eight women and all 11 men earning places in the medal rounds.

The women had seven wrestlers going for gold and they impressed with a perfect record bringing home seven gold for to add to their gold medal team performance from yesterday.

GOLD MEDALS – Women
40 kg Emilee Lai (Coquitlam)
44kg Alexia Seal (Mission)
53kg Jacqueline Lew (Coquitlam)
56kg Victoria Seal (Mission)
60kg Jade Trolland 
64kg Sara Brinkac (Burnaby)
69kg Ana Paula Gonzalez (Langley)

QUOTES:
LAI, Emilee (Coquitlam)
On her match to win gold
“I was ready and well prepared.  I wrestled her before in the duals so I had a feel of how she wrestles and how she moves but, I was definitely faster and more on my toes.”

On her Canada Games success
“This is one of the biggest tournaments I have every competed in so definitely a milestone.”

LEW, Jacqueline (Coquitlam)
On the feeling of gold
“It feels really good because I worked really hard this year and working with my coaches with my technique and my physical strength really helped me get through this match.”

With all 11 men qualifying for the medal rounds the expectations were high.   Two silver and six bronze where won by the end of the night to go along with the silver earned in the team competition yesterday.

MEN’S MEDALS
SILVER
44kg Ravi Manhas (Port Alberni)
60kg Karan Gill (Surrey)
BRONZE
52kg Kye Mills (Coquitlam)
65kg Jaskaran Gakhal (Abbotsford)
70kg Aaron Badovinac (Port Alberni)
76kg Harbans Gill (Delta)
85kg Connor Pattison (New Westminster)
120kg Tanjot Kahlon (Langley)

QUOTES:
MANHAS, Ravi (Port Alberni) – Silver in 44kg and Silver in Team
On where he is going to keep his medal
“I have a nice trophy case with all my medals and ribbons at home and this one is going to go right next to my silver medal from nations.  This is one of the nicest medals I have.”

GILL, Karan (Surrey) – Silver 60kg and Silver in Team
On the competition overall
“I feel decent but not too happy with my performance.  I was very proud of all my teammates.  It is a once in a lifetime experience and I have met a lot of new people and I am really glad to be here.”

MILLS, Kye (Coquitlam) – Bronze in 52kg and Silver in Team
On the tournament overall
“It wasn’t the medal I wanted but, it’s still a medal and you can’t argue with that.  It was a fun tournament overall.”