SFU Wrestling Strong in Season Opener

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Jeremy Dunn (SFU)
10/29/2001


BURNABY, BC. - Simon Fraser University Wrestling opened the 2001-02 season  in Calgary over the weekend with the joint Clan-Burnaby Mountain Wrestling  Club finishing in first place in the men's competition and second in the  women's.    The Clan-BMWC men put together a total of 70 team points to take top spot by  28 points over the University of Saskatchewan-Sask Wrestling Club team in  the Men's Club division of the University of Calgary Invitational. Leading  the way for the Clan was Danny Einhorn (Jr, 174lbs, Toronto ON) who finished  in first place in the 78kg weight division. Alexis Roumanis (Fr-RS, Port  Alberni BC) also had a strong meet placing second in the 63kg class, losing  out to BMWC teammate Jessie Saunders in the final.     The joint women's team placed in second place just four points behind  UCWC-University of Calgary counting 36 points. Carol Huynh (Jr, Hazleton  BC) beat BMWC teammate Sarah White in the final of the 50kg division to take  the title. Ashela McManus (Fr, Port Alberni BC) was beaten by BMWC teammate  Ashley Buchanan at 72kg taking home the silver medal, while Shannon  Briginshaw (Fr, Toronto ON) placed third in the 55kg class along with Angela  Mah (Fr, Smithers BC) in the 59kg division.    "This was a good start for us early in the season" said Head Wrestling Coach  Mike Jones. "Now we know what we have to work on". Jones says he was  please with some of the individual performances of his athletes. "Danny  wrestled well to take first place, as did Alexis in picking up a second  place". In looking at the women's performances Jones feels Carol Huynh is  rounding into top form, "she was injured a bit this weekend, but looks to be  recovering well and should be ready for worlds".    SFU's top wrestlers were competing in the Sunkist International in Phoenix  Arizona over the weekend producing some top finish. 2001 NAIA National  Champion Neal Ewers (Sr, Toronto ON) finished 4th in a very tough weight  class which included Olympic Champion and teammate Daniel Igali who pinned  his opponent in the final to take first place (Igali beat Ewers in the  semi-finals). Lindsay Belisle, who competes for the BMWC is in top form  heading into Worlds as she took first place in her weight class against the  best in the world in Phoenix    SFU hosts the Clansmen International Wrestling Tournament November 9th-10th.