WCI Wrestling – St. Benedict Invitational 

WCI wrestlers earned top finishes at the St. Benedict Invitational:

• Judah Brown – 1st place

• Christlynn Brown – 1st place

• Avery Pereira – 2nd place

• Laila Laba-Ouro – 2nd place

• Rovan Habib – 4th place

The team continues to build momentum heading into the next WCSSAA meet.

Since the revival of WCI wrestling, we celebrated our first gold medal.

• Laila Laba-Ouro (Grade 9) won gold, defeating second-year wrestler Christlynn Brown.

• Judah Brown, Christlynn’s older brother, earned a bronze medal in his class.

Our other wrestlers also showed great progress:

• Gemma Skogstad and Ahmed Habib won their first tournament matches.

• Rovan Habib reached the medal round, going further than before.

• Lily Clough and Tristan Ivanov stayed competitive until the end.

• Avery Pereira, Alex Carew, Dante Ehana, and Abdulrahman Khalifa showed strong improvement as they continue to learn the sport.

🏆 Tournament Recap: Monsignor Doyle Invitational – Nov 21, 2025

📍 Location: Monsignor Doyle Catholic Secondary School  Time: 10:30 AM start  Participating Schools: 9 total, including WCI, CHCI, JHSS, GRCI, FHCI, and others

 WCI Highlights

• Top Finishers: Several WCI wrestlers placed in the top 3 of their divisions.

• Avery.P wrestled in the 83Kg bracket and secured a third place finish in his first tournament ever!.

• Judah.B, also a first year wrestler secured a third place medal in the 89Kg category.

• Laila.L first year wrestler secured a silver medal in the 72Kg category. 

• Tristan.I second year wrestler secured a bronze medal in the 61kg category.

Team Cohesion: WCI athletes supported each other throughout the day even though with limited experience and coaching we persevered and did our best.

Observations & Takeaways: 

• Wci wrestlers showed good technique in the matches often gaining points and an advantage early in the match. 

• Areas for growth: better fitness to improve the dominance early in the match and so we can push for a higher pace.

Next tournament: Wci heads to Jacob Hespeler on December 5.