Day 1 Recap: U19/U17/U15 National Championships

More than 700 wrestlers from across the country gathered in Grande Prairie, Alberta from April 24–26 for the 2026 U19, U17, and U15 National Championships hosted at the Design Works Centre - and Team BC made a statement on opening day.

The first day of competition featured U19 Women, U17 Women, and U17 Men, with BC athletes delivering incredible performances across all three divisions.

In the U19 Women’s division, BC captured the top provincial title with five national champions:

🥇 Iraabir Sooch (Canadian Mal WC) – 43kg

🥇 Melia Sheu (Coast Wrestling RTC) – 46kg

🥇 Kai Pare (Coast Wrestling RTC) – 61kg

🥇 Khushi Jhalli (Canadian Mal WC) – 69kg

🥇 Jolina Healey (Rhino WC) – 73kg

Coast Wrestling RTC was named top club in the division with 68 points, narrowly coming in second Canadian Mal Wrestling Club.

In the U17 Women’s division, BC once again claimed the top province award with six gold medalists:

🥇 Reet Toor (Miri Piri WC) – 49kg

🥇 Jaireet Bahy (Canadian Mal WC) – 53kg

🥇 Gurleen Dhillon (Canadian Mal WC) – 57kg

🥇 Jasmeet Pannu (Rustom WC) – 65kg

🥇 Tamn Mundi (Coast Wrestling RTC) – 69kg

🥇 Ambika Sehrawat (Khalsa Wrestling Club) – 80kg

Canadian Mal Wrestling Club captured the top team award with 27 points, while Gurleen Dhillon was named the division’s Most Outstanding Wrestler.

On the U17 Men’s side, BC earned the top provincial title once again with four national champions:

🥇 Lincoln Costello (Takedown Wrestling Academy) – 48kg

🥇 Brayden Zuback (Cowichan Valley WC) – 51kg

🥇 Samarpartap Singh (Coast Wrestling RTC) – 60kg

🥇 Harshawn Pandher (Guru Gobind Singh WC) – 80kg

Guru Gobind Singh Wrestling Club earned the top team award with 20 points, narrowly ahead of Coast Wrestling RTC with 19.

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𝗨𝟭𝟳 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻

🥇 1st Place

• Japjee Singh (Canadian Mal) – 49kg

• Jaireet Bahy (Canadian Mal) – 53kg

• Gurleen Dhillon (Canadian Mal) – 57kg

• Jasmeet Pannu (Rustom) – 65kg

• Ambika Sehrawat (Khalsa) – 80kg

🥈 2nd Place

• Inga Hollmayer (Rhino) – 43kg

• Holly Coatta (Alberni Valley) – 53kg

• Gurleen Virk (Rustom) – 61kg

• Vera Himmelright (Nechako Valley) – 65kg

• Emily Ingram-Reid (Cowichan Valley) – 73kg

🥉 3rd Place

• Khloe Young (Smithers) – 61kg

• AnnaRhys Price (Smithers) – 65kg

• Kaleigh Jackson (Nechako Valley) – 69kg

4️⃣ 4th Place

• Aoife Mann (Cowichan Valley) – 61kg

5️⃣ 5th Place

• Kamryn Mallon (Alberni Valley) – 57kg

• Annabel Baron (COWA) – 61kg

6️⃣ 6th Place

• Sahara Purewal (Bhullar) – 61kg

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🥇 1st Place

• Lincoln Costello (Takedown) – 48kg

• Brayden Zuback (Cowichan Valley) – 51kg

• Samarpartap Singh (Coast) – 60kg

🥈 2nd Place

• Roop Ghuman (Guru Gobind Singh) – 55kg

• Matvei Grisacov (Coast) – 110kg

• Hunter Sprake – 125kg

🥉 3rd Place

• Ronin Mann (Coast) – 45kg

• Stany Ponce Santos (Miri Piri) – 110kg

4️⃣ 4th Place

• Henry Goodier (Capilano) – 45kg

• Chanveer Grewal (Guru Gobind Singh) – 48kg

• Ethan Chen (Bhullar Wrestling Club) – 51kg

• Gurnoor Mangat (Miri Piri) – 55kg

5️⃣ 5th Place

• Arhant Abhay Singh Sidhu (Canadian Mal) – 65kg

• Arhant Abhay Singh Sidhu (Canadian Mal) – 80kg

• Harjot Dhanju (Canadian Mal) – 92kg

6️⃣ 6th Place

• Edgard Costa Teixeira (Coast) – 65kg

• Edgard Costa Teixeira (Coast) – 80kg

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𝗨𝟭𝟵 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻

🥇 1st Place

• Iraabir Sooch (Canadian Mal) – 43kg

• Iraabir Sooch (Canadian Mal) – 46kg

• Kai Pare (Coast) – 61kg

• Khushi Jhalli (Canadian Mal) – 69kg

• Jolina Healey (Rhino) – 73kg

🥈 2nd Place

• Morgan Boileau (Bella Coola) – 53kg

• Fayth Pontious (Campbell River) – 69kg

🥉 3rd Place

• Isabelle Chen (Bhullar) – 53kg

• Taranpreet Dhillon (Canadian Mal) – 57kg

4️⃣ 4th Place

• Kaiya Mannapso (Bhullar) – 65kg

• Emma Greenwood (Cowichan Valley) – 69kg

5️⃣ 5th Place

• Kaylee Dodd (Coast) – 43kg

• Kaylee Dodd (Coast) – 46kg

• Nevaeh Mann (Coast) – 53kg

• Elizabeth Nielson (Capilano) – 57kg

• Aya Higuchi Swerdelian (Spartan) – 61kg

• Natalie Wojciechowski (Coast) – 65kg

A sincere thank you to the City of Grande Prairie, the host committee, and Wrestling Canada for organizing an outstanding national championship event. And as always — thank you to the wrestling community: the draw masters, officials, coaches, administrators, photography crews, medical staff, volunteers, families, and most importantly — the athletes. ❤️

Thank you to Bill Bain - photos availbale for download from Bill Bain: https://www.bainphotos.com/Wrestling