FIFTEEN OCAA GOLFERS SET TO COMPETE AT CANADIAN UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP

STE-SOPHIE, Que. - Canada's top university and college golfers will convene at Club de golf Val des Lacs in Ste-Sophie, Que., starting Tuesday to compete in the Canadian University/College Championship.

In all, 155 male and female golfers from post-secondary institutions across Canada will vie for both team and individual titles at this year's event. The field will be comprised of 19 men's and 11 women's teams as well as individual competitors.

Fifteen golfers representing four programs in the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) will take part, including defending OCAA and Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association men's champion Colton Kalkanis of Georgian College.

Following Thursday's third round, the field will be reduced to the top 10 men's and the top six women's teams, as well as any teams and individuals within 15 strokes of the lead.

On the men's side, the Université Laval Rouge et Or return to defend their title after securing a 12-stroke victory over the University of Waterloo Warriors last year. Ugo Coussaud of Angoulème, France., Charles Côté of Thetford-Mines, Que., and Sonny Michaud of Rouyn-Noranda, Que., all return to defend the overall team title this season. Rounding out the team will be Justin Richard of Dieppe, N.B., and Stanislas Caturla of Niort, France.

The UBC Thunderbirds will be vying for their fifth consecutive women's division title, having captured their ninth title in the last 10 years with a seven-stroke victory over the University of Victoria Vikes in 2012. The Thunderbirds come into the event having finished second at the NAIA National Championship. Heading the team is Kylie Barros of Edmonton, Alta., who finished fifth at the championship last season. Joining Barros will be teammates, Stephanie Wong of Richmond, B.C., Casara Hong of Calgary, and Reagan Wilson of Calgary.

Also competing at this year's Canadian University/College Championship is Team Canada National Squad member Chris Hemmerich of Kitchener, Ont. Representing the University of Guelph Gryphons, Hemmerich captured the 2012 OUA Golf Championship and finished second at the 2012 Canadian Men's Amateur Championship.

On the women's side individually Waterloo Warrior, Devon Rizzo of Brantford, Ont., looks to repeat as the overall champion after her playoff victory in 2012. Rizzo bested University of Victoria Vikes standout Megan Woodland of Victoria, B.C. who is also in the field this week, last year.

The following teams and individuals will be competing in the 2013 Canadian University/College Championship, conducted by Golf Canada.

Men's Teams

Georgian College: Clayton Connor, Colton Kalkanis, Nolan Knill, James Skrypec, Jonah Tremback

Holland College: Luke Allen, Mathieu Arsenault, Eric Locke, Justin Shanks, Brett Wilson

Humber College: Ben Bell, Scott Bezoni, Alex Dumais, Nicolas Fortin, Ben McFaul

McGill University: Ryan Boyd, Tom Calvet, Benoit Miguel, Brian Neill, Michael Reaume

McMaster University:  David Bigelow, Greg Gabel, Jonathan Lam, Patrick Thornley, Mark Young

Mount Royal University: Craig Bloom, Dylan Cann, Mac Keats, Nathan Schurr, Jeremy Vold

Niagara College: Walker Arnott, Chad Currie, Lukas Jakobs, Cole Kent

Queen's University: Russell Bowie, Echo Chan, Matthew Lariviere, Taylor Henderson, Jordan Gregoris

University of Alberta: Connor Grimes, Connor O'Reilly, Alex Rakowski, Sam Rakowski, Michael Stepaniuk

University of British Columbia: Jerry Christiansen, Conner Kozak, Andrew Ledger, Scott Secord, Kieran Standen

University of Guelph: Scott Banks, Alexander Forbes, Chris Hemmerich, Brendan Sutherland, Gray West

University of Manitoba: Bryce Barr, Charlie Boyechko, Scott Mazur, Bobby Wiebe, Josh Wytinck

University of Toronto:  Marcus Lam, Michael Tojano, Philip Arci, Philip Remillard, Truman Tai

University of Victoria: Mathew Broughton, Alex Cartwright, Jamie Cartwright, Carson Kallis, Jesse Teron

University of Waterloo: Jake Adams, Jordan Bakhash, Dylan Cave, Simon McInnis, Gajan Sivabalasingham

University of Western Ontario: Spencer Berk, Harris Bundy, Charles Fitzsimmons, Cole Fulton, Traynor Turkiewicz

Université de Montréal: Patrick Boudreault, Jean-Philip Cornellier, Jannick Lamarre, Jeremy La Salle-Pike, Mathieu Perron

Université Laval: Stanislas Caturla, Charles Côté, Ugo Coussaud, Sonny Michaud, Justin Richard

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières: Antoine Laroche, Bastien Lemieux, Jason Mackenzie, Jean-Sebastian Nadon, Francis Rouillier                                                             

Women's Teams

Grant MacEwan University: Sydney Johnson-Parker, Adaire Moland, Megan Vermillion, Rachel Whyte

University of Alberta: Kristyn Kurio, Kristen Lee, Daryl-Lynn Nepoose, Diane Strang

University of British Columbia: Kylie Barros, Casara Hong, Reagan Wilson, Stephanie Wong

University of Calgary: Katie Avram, Ali Cronkwright, Tara Stewart, Mandy Wong

University of Guelph: Vanessa Dupuis, Christine Fraser, Grace Glofcheskie

University of Toronto: Sarah Dunning, Rebecca Priest, Laura Upenieks, Rylie Wilson

University of Victoria: Michaela Abey, Emily Nicol, Brynn Tomie, Megan Woodland

University of Waterloo: Stefanie Bothwell, Devon Rizzo, Jane Tang, Heather Wogden

University of Western Ontario: Lauren Iantomasi, Jessie Mercer, Lauren Wardrope, Amy Williams

Université de Montreal: Caroline Ciot, Sarah-Andrea Landry, Laurence Mignault, Sabrina Sapone

Université Laval: Virginie Boulianne, Veronique Lorquet, Alexandra Pelletier, Vanessa Poisson

Individuals

Men

St. Lawrence College: Brennan Smith

Carelton University: Paul Larsh

University of the Fraser Valley: Aaron Pauls

Univerity of the Fraser Valley: Darren Whitehouse

Université du Québec en Outaouais: Maxime Marengère

Université du Québec a Montreal: Maxime Lacharite Cote

Université de Montreal: Guillaume Levert

Grant MacEwan University: Brett Hawken

Women

University of Victoria: Michaela Misener

McGill University: Dayvi Khanna

John Abbott College: Shannon Lee Greenshields

University of British Columbia: Haley Cameron

University of British Columbia – Okanagan: Jennifer Woods

Mount Royal University: Lauren Schmidek

Mount Royal University: Breana Hardy

Source: Golf Canada with files from OCAA Communications