By Mike Malinconico

The Canada Cup is one of the premier international tournaments held in North America every year, and this year’s installation is no exception. The United States sent a handful of its up-and-coming young men and women to the great white north for experience against some of the world’s best.

Rolling through an international field is something that Tyler Graff (NYAC/SKWC) is becoming accustomed to since transferring to the Scarlet Knight Wrestling Club and Regional Training Center. The Canada Cup is the fourth international tournament Graff has won since training on the banks of The Old Raritan, and this time, he out-scored a field that consisted of a Pan-American gold medalist, and went 32-0 in three bouts.

Here's Graff's win over Bray in the final:


The Canadian women’s program is perennially one of the best in the world, which is probably the reason so many of our female athletes made their way north. U.S. Olympic Team Trials finalist Victoria Anthony led the charge by picking up three technically superior shut-outs en route to a perfect 30-0 day securing a win against countrywoman Cody Pfau along the way.

There were a couple Canadian athletes that spent a lot of time stateside making an impact as well; namely, Amar Dhesi. His typical brutish, slick style helped him tech fall his way through his bracket, and yielded only three points along the way.

In case you’re in the mood to follow some foreign-born athletes that have a real chance of making a splash in Rio this August, look no further than the three world/Olympic medalists that Cuba brought to the party. Yowlys Bonne Rodriguez, Livan Lopez, and Salas Perez will bring three golds medals back to Cuba from the 57k, 74k, and 97k weight classes, respectively.

Editor's Note: Thanks to Josh Brohman for keeping us informed of results while working the tables—it's much appreciated!

Results

Senior Women 48 kg
1 ANTHONY, VICTORIA USA
2 KRAMBLE, NATASHA CANADA
3 CLEAVES, ALLYSSA Black Bear
4 LU, NATASSYA Guelph
5 PAPKE, JADE Guelph
6 PFAU, CODY USA

Senior Women 53 kg
1 HEMMER, NINA Germany
2 LLOYD, ABBY BMWC
3 PARSONS, JADE Brock W.C.
4 MCLAREN, KRISTINA Brock W.C.
5 ANDERSON, JENNIFER USA
6 PARKS, MADISON Londonwest

Senior Women 55 kg
1 KESSLER, EMILY WESMEN
2 CARERE, CIERRA Guelph
3 TAJ, FARAH Bears W.C.
4 BELLAVIA, AMY CANADA

Senior Women 58 kg
1 WINCHESTER, JACARRA USA
2 SCHAEFER, EMILY Brock W.C.
3 TOWN, ALEXANDRIA York
4 PAQUETTE, KRYSTIN Bears W.C.
5 KENNET, TIANNA CANADA

Senior Women 60 kg
1 NIEMESCH, LUISA Germany
2 BELTZ, RANDI USA
3 GRIGORIO, FRAN USA

Senior Women 63 kg
1 VELTE, MALLORY USA
2 GRAHAM, BREANNE CANADA
3 BROUILLETTE, JESS Brock W.C.
4 OGUNJIMI, TEMITOPE UCALGARY
5 PERRY, BRANDY CANADA
6 JARRETT, BROOKE IMPAC

Senior Women 69 kg
1 FOCKEN, ALINE Germany
2 SALATA, JULIA USA
3 MENSAH, TAMYRA USA
4 DIBACCO, OLIVIA Brock W.C.
5 BRODNER, KAYLA Cattown

Senior Women 75 kg
1 WIEBE, ERICA CANADA
2 FERGUSON, LEAH CANADA
3 MAE, EPP ESTONIA
4 DISTASIO, JUSTINA BMWC
5 DOOGAN, GRACELYNN CANADA
6 MOLINARO, FORREST USA

Senior Men 57 kg
1 GRAFF, TYLER NYAC
2 BRAY, DYLAN Huskies(V)
3 CAPELLAN, DARTHE BMWC
4 TAIKI, ARINOBU Japan
5 BODNARCHUK, JOSH Huskies(V)
6 TAKAHASHI, STEVEN Londonwest

Senior Men 61 kg
1 YOULYS, BONNE RODRIGUEZ CUBA
2 MACFAYDEN, ADAM Londonwest
3 CRUZ, VALASQUEZ USA
4 MAGANO, MARC BMWC

Senior Men 65 kg
1 ALEJANDRO, TOBIER CUBA
2 WILLIAMS, DILLON IMPAC
3 ASSELSTINE, MICHAEL UOFA
4 BUCKLE, JASON Hamilton
5 CHAVES, XANDER Guelph
6 PODLOG, JEREMY IND

Senior Men 70 kg
1 SHAMIYA, AHMED Hamilton
2 BRIDGEWATER, TY Matmen
3 HORVATH, KYLE UCALGARY
4 DEVINE, JIMMY NYAC
5 KINSELLA, CHRIS CLIC
6 MUTUKU, CHANCE Brock W.C.

Senior Men 74 kg
1 LOPEZ AZCUY, LIVAN CUBA
2 PHULKA, JASMIT BMWC
3 ABELEV, ILYA Black Bear
4 MCBRIDE, MUHAMED MUSTAFA USA
5 HODGINS, CONNOR UCALGARY
6 PERALTA LANAS, JUAN PABLO CHILE

Senior Men 86 kg
1 SMITH, MORGAN USA
2 REICHMUTH, STEFAN SWITZERLAN
3 ST-LAURENT, GRAYSON Black Bear
4 KIM, JOSH BMWC
5 PYE, CLAYTON Brock W.C.
6 PROCTOR, NICK UCALGARY

Senior Men 97 kg
1 SALAS, PEREZ CUBA
2 CORTINA LACERRA, JAVIER CUBA
3 FRANCOIS, ENOCK NYAC
4 THOMS, ALEXANDER Black Bear
5 RANDHAWA, NISHAN BMWC
6 PITT, IGNATIUS Brock W.C.

Senior Men 125 kg
1 DHESI, AMAR BMWC
2 MOLLE, SEAN BMWC
3 NGUYEN, KYLE Winnipeg
4 TERRANCE, NOLAN CANADA

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