The Lakehead Thunderwolves wrestling team will be competing in their first competition of the season, the McMaster Invitational, on Sunday, Nov. 3 in Hamilton, ON. The Thunderwolves will be sending 12 wrestlers, four from the women’s team and eight from the men’s. Competing on the woman’s division are Madison Clayton, Riley George,…
The Lakehead Thunderwolves wrestling team will be hosting the Algoma Thunderbirds wrestling team for the fourth year in a row this Saturday, Oct 26, however, the two teams are doing things differently this time. “This year we are only doing a training session, which has always been good for both Algoma and…
Lakehead wrestlers, Madison Clayton and Marco Palermo, found themselves a spot on the podium at the Canada Cup this past Canada Day weekend. Clayton and Palermo took to the mats on Sunday, June 30th in Calgary and placed second and third respectively. Palermo also took part in the Non-Olympic Senior World Trials…
GET TO KNOW THUNDERWOLVES WRESTLING SUPERSTAR MARCO PALERMO – VARSITY ATHLETE Q&A The Thunderwolves are back this week to showcase another one of our incredible athletes. It’s time you learned a little more about LU wrestler MarcoPalermo. Check it out! Name: Marco Palermo Sport: Wrestling Program: Business Commerce Year: 3rd Year Q: How long have you been wrestling? A:8 years…
The Lakehead Thunderwolves wrestling team is happy to announce the signing of Jessica Hong of Ottawa, Ontario. “We are very excited having Jessica join our program in the Fall,” Thunderwolves coach Francis Clayton says. “She is a natural 49-50kg wrestler, and will give our team depth in the lighter weight classes.” “I’m…
The Lakehead Thunderwolves Athletics family celebrated the 2018/2019 this afternoon by handing out their awards at the Annual Awards Gala. Leashja Grant of the women’s basketball team earned the Female Athlete of the Year award and Wrestling’s Marco Palermo walked away with the Male Athlete of the Year award. Grant, who hails…
Lakehead’s wrestling team competed at the USPORTS national championships in Calgary this weekend, and the Thunderwolves will return home with two medals: Marco Palermo earned gold in men’s 61kg, and Megan Smith grabbed bronze in women’s 48kg. “A lot of things came together,” head coach Francis Clayton said, “I’m happy our athletes…
Lakehead’s wrestling team heads to Calgary late this week for the USPORTS national championships, with 12 Thunderwolves athletes making the trip. Nine wrestlers qualified through the OUA championships, and three more through a new wildcard process that fills each weight class into an eight-person bracket. “It’s a good group we’ll be sending,”…
