wrestlers
make
national
team

HAMISH KNox

Lyndsay Belisle | sa
and Jane
Hofweber, both wrestling
for the Douglas College
Wrestling team, secured
places on the Canadian
Senior National team
with victories at the
National Senior team tri-
als in Hamilton two
weeks ago.

June 1999

page 12 the Other Press

 

Belisle. She won the Canada Cup tournament by

defeating an Olympic gold medalist in the final; a
gold medal at the Pan-Am games by beating a five time
World Champion and she was a finalist for the inaugural
BC College Athlete of the Year award.

T= past wrestling season has been very good to

“Lyndsay is a gifted athlete. One of the strongest
wrestlers in Canada,” said her coach, Dave McKay,
before the tournament. “She's technically sound and
very mentally tough.”

the field, eventually pinning her final opponent,

Tanya Mair of McMaster University, to take the gold
medal and a spot on the Canadian team. “This year I’m
more mentally prepared,” said Belisle. “I wrestled with
confidence and believed in myself.”

(Civ iat in the 46kg class, Belisle ripped through