HUMBER HAWKS LEAD HEADING INTO FINAL ROUND AT CANADIAN UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

ASHBURN, Ont. – The Humber College Hawks lead the men's division, while the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds and the University of Victoria Vikings are tied atop the women's division through the third round of the Canadian University/College Championship conducted by Golf Canada at Royal Ashburn Golf Club in Ashburn, Ont.

The Thunderbirds finished the third round with a score of +31 (319) and the Vikings came in at +33 (321) for an equal three-day total of +100 (364).

The Thunderbirds, whose roster includes Kylie Barros, 19, of Edmonton, Hayley Cameron, 20, of Kelowna B.C., Vanessa Leon, 22, of Brampton, Ont., Lindsay Manion, 22, of Surrey, B.C., and Janelle Samoluk, 22, of Vancouver, held a two-stroke lead after the second round but saw that lead slip away during a breezy third round.

"It wasn't the warmest day and it really cooled off for us on the back 9, but thankfully there was less wind compared to yesterday," said Barros, who sits +16 (232) to lead the individual women's division by one stroke over UVic's Anne Balser. "Over the years, you get to know the girls out here. We compete against UVic all year. I think that's why I'm more focused on the team aspect of the tournament. This year the individual title comes second. We have a good battle for the team championship, so that's what we're focusing on for tomorrow."

The Vikings squad, which includes 2010 women's individual champion, Anne Balser of Digby N.S., Alyssa Herkel of Port Alberni, B.C. and Kailey Dirksen of Mission, B.C., as well as Victoria Kondrak and Megan Woodland of Victoria, hopes to dethrone UBC, the two-time defending women's champion.

In the men's competition, the Humber College Hawks continued their stellar play, carding a third round score of +3 (291) to sit at +27 (891) for the tournament. The Hawks, winners of the University/College Championship in 2004 and 2007, have a 15-stroke lead over the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds going into Friday's final round thanks to impressive performances from all five team members. Teammates Dave Lang of Toronto, Mark Hoffman of Thornhill, Ont. and Adrian Cord of Etobicoke, Ont. are all in the top five, while Alex Dumais of Caledon, Ont. and Gregory Belsito of Thornhill, Ont., rank in the top 12.

A fourth-year Humber College player, Hoffman also holds the men's individual lead through 3 rounds of play. The 22-year-old trailed by one stroke after the second round, but made 3 birdies on the day en route to a -1 (71) for a three-day tally of +2 (218). He currently holds a one-stroke lead over Andrew Robb of the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds. Hoffman credited his individual performance to the Hawks renewed sense of team spirit to start the year.

"The team we have here is different than in previous years.  At Humber, we started training really hard in the gym and we feel really close and comfortable with each other,” said Hoffman about his team's preparation. "We compete against one another and in a friendly way we want to beat each other. It's reassuring to know that someone else out there is playing good golf and always has your back.”

Chip Shots

The low round of the day honours in the women's division goes to Devon Rizzo of the University of Waterloo Warriors with a score of +2 (74). The men's low score of the day belonged to Mark Hoffman of the Humber College Hawks who fired a -1 (71).

Following Thursday's round, a cut was made to the low 10 male teams and the low 5 female teams. Teams and individuals within 15 shots of the lead also made the cut.

The final round of the Canadian University/College Championship tees off Friday 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 third round scores from the Canadian University/College Championship at Royal Ashburn Golf Club:

Women (5,931 yards / par 72)

Women's Divisional Results
T1  University of British Columbia Thunderbirds  314-331-319--964 +100
T1  University of Victoria Vikes                 324-319-321--964 +100
3   University of Waterloo Warriors              343-349-339--1031 +167
4   Université Laval Rouge et Or                 336-361-350--1047 +183
5   Université de Montréal Carabins              350-354-353--1057 +193
6   University of Toronto Varsity Blues          356-363-348--1067 +203
7   Queen's University Gaels                     376-363-363--1102 +238
8   University of Calgary Dinos                  353-380-375--1108 +244
9   University of Alberta Pandas                 399-397-383--1179 +315
10  Mount Royal University Cougars               404-411-398--1213 +349

Women's Individual Results
1   Kylie Barros          University of British Columbia Thunderbirds  77-79-76--232 +16
2   Anne Balser           University of Victoria Vikes                 79-75-79--233 +17
T3  Alyssa Herkel         University of Victoria Vikes                 81-78-81--240 +24
T3  Devon Rizzo           University of Waterloo Warriors              77-89-74--240 +24
5   Lindsay Manion        University of British Columbia Thunderbirds  78-82-82--242 +26
T6  Megan Woodland        University of Victoria Vikes                 82-81-80--243 +27
T6  Casey Ward            Queen's University Gaels                     81-83-79--243 +27
8   Tiffany Albath        Durham College Lords                         80-86-78--244 +28
9   Haley Cameron         University of British Columbia Thunderbirds  75-85-86--246 +30
T10 Kailey Dirksen        University of Victoria Vikes                 82-85-81--248 +32
T10 Janelle Samoluk       University of British Columbia Thunderbirds  84-85-79--248 +32
T12 Laurence Mignault     Université de Montréal Carabins              88-86-79--253 +37
T12 Vanessa Leon          University of British Columbia Thunderbirds  86-85-82--253 +37
14  Julie Foster-Brassard Université Laval Rouge et Or                 80-89-85--254 +38
15  Tiffany Terrier       University of Waterloo Warriors              83-85-88--256 +40
T16 Alexandra Levy        Université de Montréal Carabins              85-83-90--258 +42
T16 Victoria Kondrak      University of Victoria Vikes                 83-91-84--258 +42
CUT Kayleigh Kraemer      Durham College Lords                         +43

Men (7,013 yards / par 72)

Men's Divisional Results
1   Humber College Hawks                         293-307-291--891 +27
2   University of British Columbia Thunderbirds  296-318-292--906 +42
3   University of Manitoba Bisons                299-325-300--924 +60
4   University of Victoria Vikes                 300-317-308--925 +61
5   Université Laval Rouge et Or                 307-318-302--927 +63
6   University of Western Ontario Mustangs       308-318-314--940 +76
7   University of Waterloo Warriors              311-326-306--943 +79
8   Queen's University Gaels                     307-330-314--951 +87
9   Université de Montréal Carabins              307-335-312--954 +90
10  University of the Fraser Valley Cascades     313-330-315--958 +94
11  University of Toronto Varsity Blues          316-335-308--959 +95
12  Mount Royal University Cougars               320-317-327--964 +100
13  Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks      314-327-325--966 +102
14  University of Alberta Golden Bears           315-340-314--969 +105
15  University of Calgary Dinos                  322-331-320--973 +109
16  University of Guelph Gryphons                327-332-319--978 +114
17  Durham College Lords                         314-342-323--979 +115
18  Holland College Hurricanes                   328-340-319--987 +123
19  University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds     317-338-340--995 +131
20  Grant MacEwan Univeristy Griffins            339-341-336--1016 +152

Men's Individual Results
1    Mark Hoffman           Humber College Hawks                         73-74-71--218 +2
2    Andrew Robb            University of British Columbia Thunderbirds  72-74-73--219 +3
3    Garrett Rank           University of Waterloo Warriors              70-79-72--221 +5
4    Josh Wytinck           University of Manitoba Bisons                68-82-74--224 +8
5    David Lang             Humber College Hawks                         72-81-72--225 +9
T6   Adrian Cord            Humber College Hawks                         76-74-76--226 +10
T6   Jack Wesche            University of British Columbia Thunderbirds  77-77-72--226 +10
T6   Mitchell Evanecz       University of Victoria Vikes                 70-80-76--226 +10
9    Gregory Belsito        Humber College Hawks                         75-78-74--227 +11
10   Sean Lackey            Queen's University Gaels                     72-79-77--228 +12
CUT  David Lang             Durham College Lords                         +25
CUT  James Hoffman          Durham College Lords                         +25
CUT  Donald Shaw            Durham College Lords                         +33
CUT  Brad Hickey            Durham College Lords                         +33
CUT  Rob Lewis              Durham College Lords                         +45

Source: Golf Canada