Varsity Athletics | 11/2/2026 8:24:00 PM

The York Lions Wrestling team had a solid start to the season at the McMaster Invitational this past Sunday. The Lions finished 12th out of a total 37 teams to open the Wrestling season. Brock University ended up winning the event with a dominant performance on Sunday. The McMaster Invitational was the first event for the Lions in the 2026-27 wrestling season and York secured 14 total points on the day.

The Lions had a variety of stellar performances but none better than Iman Aliyev who finished 2nd overall in the 90KG weight class. With the silver medal finish, Aliyev secured 7 total points for the Lions, half of the teams points overall. Manavi Asthana and Yewande Oluwole both also had strong performances on the women's side, as Asthana finished 4th in the 50KG weight class while Oluwole also finished 4th but in the 53KG weight class. Both wrestlers secured 3 points each for the Lions. Jasmeet Dhaliwal was the other Lion to place as she finished 6th and secured 1 point for York to get the Lions total to 14.

York will hit the mats again on Sunday when they travel to the Mattamy Athletic Centre for the TMU Open.