About – Mission & History

Two male athletes wearing maroon jackets with logos, one with a gold medal around his neck, standing inside a sports facility with a blue mat background.

Our Values & Purpose

Transparency | Ownership | Teamwork | Excellence | Innovation

Burnaby Mountain Wrestling Club is a registered BC Society (S0081489). The purposes of the Society are to promote the education and training of wrestlers and combat sports athletes; to provide education and mentorship to those who aspire to coach wrestling and combat sports; to educate the general public in the sport of wrestling and combat sports; and to do all such other things as are incidental and ancillary to the attainment of the foregoing purposes and the exercise of the powers of the Society.

To Learn more about BMWC’s bylaws, code of conduct, strategic plan, board of directors and staff or to review the annual report & financials, please reference the information and links below.

Board of Directors

  • Head Coach, SFU Men’s Wrestling
    BA (SFU), MUrb (SFU), Comp-Dev (WCL)

  • Director & Physiotherapist, River District Physio
    MPT (UBC), MClSc. (Sports and Exercise Medicine), Clinical Specialist (Sport Physiotherapy), Advanced Health Care Practitioner (AHCP), Diploma in Sport Physiotherapy, CGIMS, BSc.Kin

    Born and raised in the northern town of Williams Lake, British Columbia, Vic draws on his background as a competitive athlete and personal experiences with injury rehabilitation.

    Along with being a ranked national level competitive swimmer for over 15 years, Vic has trained and competed in Wrestling, Olympic Weightlifting, Track and Field, Basketball, and Football.

    Vic completed his Masters of Physical Therapy at the University of British Columbia in 2013 after obtaining his Bachelors of Science with a major in Biomedical Physiology & Kinesiology from Simon Fraser University. He is certified with Chan Gunn IMS (a highly recognized Dry Needling Technique), Acupuncture Canada, and has also completed courses in Soft Tissue Release Techniques and Manual Therapy.

    Vic recently completed his Master of Clinical Science, with a specialty in Sports and Exercise Medicine, as an Advanced Health Care Practitioner (AHCP), through the University of Western Ontario. Through this program, Vic also achieved his Diploma in Sport Physiotherapy, Canada’s highest level of sport rehabilitation specialization for his profession, allowing him to be a Clinical Specialist in Sport Physiotherapy.

  • Director & RMT, Midtown Message and Wellness Centre
    BSc (SFU), RMT (West Coast College of Message Therapy)

    Jenna graduated top of her class at of the West Coast College of Massage Therapy's Competency-Based Master Level. Jenna's passion for health and wellness began while completing her Bachelor of Health Sciences degree at Simon Fraser University. While at SFU, Jenna was a member of the women's wrestling team, where she became a two-time collegiate national champion, a junior Pan American champion, and a Canadian bronze medalist.

  • Owner, Greenway Farms