Women's wrestler Alexandria Town ended her university career in style on Friday, as she won the silver medal at the FISU World University Wrestling championships in the 57-kilogram weight class.
 
Town won her opening match of the competition against Jowita Wrzisen of Poland by a close 10-8 score. She was defeated by eventual gold medalist Ramona Galambos of Hungary via pin (6-4) in her second match, but rebounded to dominate Aleksandra Andreeva of Russia by a score of 10-0 in her third and final match to claim the silver medal.
 
Town has been rapidly making a name for herself on the international scene and was one of 16 athletes from across the country competing for team Canada. The Scarborough, Ont. native has had an impressive 2018 year and adds another medal to her collection. In 2018 alone, she's won silver medals at the OUA and U SPORTS championships, bronze medals at a Canada cup event and the senior Pan American championships, a senior national championships victory and a gold medal at the Canadian national team trials.
 
The next stop for Town is the senior world championships, which will take place in Budapest, Hungary from Oct. 20-28.
 
Town spent four years with the Lions and is the most decorated women's wrestler in York program history. She competed in three seasons after an injury wiped out her third year, and won three OUA medals (two silvers, one bronze) and two U SPORTS medals (one silver, one bronze) while becoming York's first women's wrestling all-star and all-Canadian. She was also one of the most engaged student-athletes at York and was honoured for her efforts with a prestigious Lions Legacy Award at the conclusion of the 2017-18 school year.