HUMBER HAWKS HOLD SECOND-ROUND LEAD AT THE CANADIAN UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

ASHBURN, Ont. - The Humber College Hawks and the University of Victoria Vikings lead their respective male and female divisions through the second round of the Canadian University/College Championship conducted by Golf Canada at Royal Ashburn Golf Club in Ashburn, Ont.

In the men's competition, the Humber College Hawks continued their well-rounded play with a score of +20 (308) on the day for a two-round tally of +25 (601) to sit 13 strokes ahead of the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds. The Hawks ended the day with two players in the top-10 and four players in the top-20. Humber's roster –which includes David Lang of Toronto, Adrian Cord of Etobicoke, Ont., Alex Dumais of Caledon, Ont., and Mark Hoffman and Gregory Belsito of Thornhill, Ont. – is one of the more experienced teams in the field as all the players are over the age of 20.

Andrew Robb of the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds holds the individual men's lead after carding a +2 (74) for a two-day score of +2 (146). Robb, 23, commands a 1-stroke lead over Mark Hoffman of Humber College. Robb, a Richmond, B.C. native, played consistent despite the wind, making two birdies and four bogeys.

"In a way, the wind was a good thing. It firmed up the fairways and greens. For some of the players, including myself, the wind had a significant impact on your ball in the air," said Robb, referencing the 45km/h wind gusts throughout the day. "However, this is not about me at all. I really believe this is a team championship, not an individual championship, so I think we need to go out tomorrow and make it our moving day."

On the women's side, the University of Victoria Vikings shot a +31 (319) for a two-day total of +67 (643). The Vikings, winners of the Canadian University/College Championship in 2008, trailed by 10 strokes after the opening round, but made up the deficit to lead their provincial rivals, the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds, by two strokes. The Vikings squad is lead by Anne Balser of Digby, N.S.  who fired a +3 (75) and stands at a two-round total of +10 (154).

Balser, the University of Victoria's reigning Female Athlete of the Year, also holds the individual women's lead by two strokes over Edmonton's Kylie Barros of the University of British Columbia. Barros, 19, carded a +7 (79) and is +12 (156) for the tournament.

"Today's round went pretty good. I was hitting the ball really well, but I just couldn't make any putts," said Balser, who had three bogeys and no birdies on the day. "I'm just making really solid contact with the ball right now. As long as I hit the green and two-putt, that's all you can ask for. Tomorrow, I hope to score well to help my team."

Balser's teammates include Alyssa Herkel of Port Alberni, B.C., Kailey Dirksen of Mission, B.C., as well as Victoria Kondrak and Megan Woodland of Victoria.

Chip Shots
Shot of the day honours are shared by Connor O'Reilly of Edmonton and Kailey Dirksen. O'Reilly made a hole-in-one on Royal Ashburn's 16th hole, a 200-yard par 3. Dirksen dropped her hole-in-one on the par 3 4th hole. The 136-yard ace was a career-first.

"I lost sight of the ball at the beginning because I thought it was going to be short," said Dirksen. "It landed, rolled 10 feet and then my partners cheered as it rolled in."

The low round of the day on the men's side belonged to Brennan Rumancik of the Lethbridge College Kodiaks and Kolby Kniel of the Mount Royal Cougars as both players shot a +1 (73). In the women's division, the low round went to Anne Balser with a score of +3 (75).

The third round of the Canadian University/College Championship tees off Thursday at 7:30 am EST.

All rounds of the championship are open to the public and admission is free.

Pairings, post-round results and a full field list for the Canadian University/College Championship are available at www.golfcanada.ca/championships.

The following are second round scores from the Canadian University/College Championship at Royal Ashburn Golf Club:

Men (7,013 yards / par 72)

Men's Divisional Results
1   Humber College Hawks                         293-308--601 +25
2   University of British Columbia Thunderbirds  296-318--614 +38
3   University of Victoria Vikes                 300-317--617 +41
4   University of Manitoba Bisons                299-325--624 +48
5   Université Laval Rouge et Or                 307-318--625 +49
6   University of Western Ontario Mustangs       308-318--626 +50
T7  University of Waterloo Warriors              311-326--637 +61
T7  Mount Royal University Cougars               320-317--637 +61
T7  Queen's University Gaels                     307-330--637 +61
10  Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks      314-327--641 +65
11  Université de Montréal Carabins              307-335--642 +66
12  University of the Fraser Valley Cascades     313-330--643 +67
13  University of Toronto Varsity Blues          316-335--651 +75
14  University of Calgary Dinos                  322-331--653 +77
T15 Durham College Lords                         314-341--655 +79
T15 University of Alberta Golden Bears           315-340--655 +79
T15 University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds     317-338--655 +79
18  University of Guelph Gryphons                327-332--659 +83
19  Holland College Hurricanes                   328-340--668 +92
20  Grant MacEwan University Griffins            339-341--680 +104

Men's Individual Results
1    Andrew Robb            University of British Columbia Thunderbirds  72-74--146 +2
2    Mark Hoffman           Humber College Hawks                         73-74--147 +3
T3   Garrett Rank           University of Waterloo Warriors              70-79--149 +5
T3   Brennan Rummancik      Lethbridge College Kodiaks                   76-73--149 +5
T5   Adrian Cord            Humber College Hawks                         76-74--150 +6
T5   Mitchell Evanecz       University of Victoria Vikes                 70-80--150 +6
T5   Josh Wytinck           University of Manitoba Bisons                68-82--150 +6
T8   Russell Bowie          Queen's University Gaels                     73-78--151 +7
T8   Sean Lackey            Queen's University Gaels                     72-79--151 +7
T10  Darren Hupfer          University of Victoria Vikes                 76-77--153 +9
T10  Gregory Belsito        Humber College Hawks                         75-78--153 +9
T10  Kolby Kniel            Mount Royal University Cougars               80-73--153 +9
T29  James Hoffman          Durham College Lords                         72-86--158 +14
T49  David Lang             Durham College Lords                         81-81--162 +18
T75  Donald Shaw            Durham College Lords                         80-87--167 +23
T82  Brad Hickey            Durham College Lords                         82-87--169 +25
T91  Rob Lewis              Durham College Lords                         81-93--174 +30

Women (5,931 yards / par 72)

Women's Divisional Results
1   University of Victoria Vikes                 324-319--643 +67
2   University of British Columbia Thunderbirds  314-331--645 +69
3   University of Waterloo Warriors              343-349--692 +116
4   Université Laval Rouge et Or                 336-361--697 +121
5   Université de Montréal Carabins              350-354--704 +128
6   University of Toronto Varsity Blues          356-363--719 +143
7   University of Calgary Dinos                  353-380--733 +157
8   Queen's University Gaels                     376-363--739 +163
9   University of Alberta Pandas                 399-397--796 +220
10  Mount Royal University Cougars               404-411--815 +239

Women's Individual Results
1. Anne Balser, University of Victoria Vikes, 79-75-154 +10
2. Kylie Barros, University of British Columbia Thunderbirds, 77-79-156 +12
3. Alyssa Herkel, University of Victoria Vikes, 81-78-159 +15
4. Lindsay Manion, University of British Columbia Thunderbirds, 78-82-160 +16
4. Haley Cameron, University of British Columbia Thunderbirds, 75-85-160 +16
6. Megan Woodland, University of Victoria Vikes, 82-81-163 +19
7. Casey Ward, Queen's University Gaels, 81-83-164 +20
8. Tiffany Albath, Durham College Lords, 80-86-166 +22
8. Devon Rizzo, University of Waterloo Warriors, 77-89-166 +22
10. Kailey Dirksen, University of Victoria Vikes, 82-85-167 +23
10. Jessie Mercer, University of Western Ontario Mustangs, 84-83-167 +23
12. Alexandra Levy, Université de Montréal Carabins, 85-83-168 +24
12. Tiffany Terrier, University of Waterloo Warriors, 83-85-168 +24
14. Janelle Samoluk,University of British Columbia Thunderbirds, 84-85-169 +25
14. Julie Foster-Brassard, Université Laval Rouge et Or, 80-89-169 +25
16. Ali Cronkwright, University of Calgary Dinos, 83-87-170 +26
16. Kayleigh Kraemer, Durham College Lords, 81-89-170 +26

Source: Golf Canada