Golf Canada – Scott Secord of UBC and Alexandra Pelletier of Laval top individual leaderboards

PARKSVILLE, B.C. – Pristine conditions set the stage for the opening round of the 2016 edition of the Canadian University/College Championship at Morningstar Golf Club. Scott Secord opened with a 5-under 67 showing as the University of British Columbia (UBC) Thunderbirds seized the lead in the men’s division. Alexandra Pelletier shot 1-under to send the Université Laval Rouge et Or to the top of the day one leaderboard in the women’s division.

A dominant performance from defending champions UBC saw the school finish a combined 10-under to lead the men’s division by 20 strokes. Calgarian Scott Secord recorded four birdies and an eagle on the par-5 third hole en route to a 67 to lead the men’s individual standings. Fellow teammates Jack Wood (69) and Andrew Harrison (70) are T3 and 5th, respectively. Evan Holmes and Nate Ollis matched 72s to complete the UBC men’s contingent.

The 23-year-old Secord remained focused when asked to reflect on the effect of past success on this year’s competition. “It helps; it definitely does. But we’re trying to stay modest because there are lots of good players here and it can change every day. We’re just trying to go with our game plan and stick with it. If that works for four days, great.”

With team totals of 10-over 298, the Camosun College Chargers and the Queen’s University Gaels are knotted in second-place. Five shots separate second- to ninth-place in the men’s team standings.

Secord – the 2014 individual champion – liked what he saw of the course and appreciates the opportunity to once again represent the Thunderbirds. “Chris and the boys graciously invited me back to play. It’s nice that all the members are allowing us to take the golf course from them for five days. The course is awesome. The greens are rolling great; they’re nice and smooth – a little fast, which is nice to see. The fairways and everything are just awesome, as well. You’ve just got to be careful out there.”

Chris Crisologo of the Simon Fraser University Clan is in second-place at 4-under. The Richmond, B.C., native notched five birdies and made an eagle on the third hole. Vernon, B.C., product Brady Stead of the Camosun College Chargers is T3 after collecting four birdies.

The Université Laval Rouge et Or finished the first day of competition at 18-over 234 to lead the women’s division by two strokes. The host University of Victoria Vikes are in second, while the UBC women hold third – one stroke behind their fellow British Columbians.

Alexandra Pelletier was the lone player in the women’s field to finish below-par. The native of Montréal tallied four birdies in a 1-under 71 performance. Caroline Ciot of the defending champion Université de Montréal Carabins opened with a 75. The native of Québec City is hoping to improve upon last year’s runner-up result in the women’s individual standings. Calgary’s Quinn Fitzgerald from the University of Victoria completes the Top-3 after carding a 76.

The 2016 competition features 20 men’s teams and 12 women’s teams from across the country vying for team and individual honours. Following the third round, the field will be reduced to the top 10 men’s teams and the top six women’s teams, in addition to any individuals within 15 shots of the lead.

The second day of competition begins with the women’s division at 7:30 a.m., while the men tee off at 8:10 a.m. Additional information regarding the championship, including pairings and up-to-date scoring can be found here.

2016 CANADIAN UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS – MEN’S DIVISION

• 1. University of British Columbia Thunderbirds, *138-140-278 -10
• 2. Camosun College Chargers, *152-146-298 +10
• 2. Queen’s University Gaels, *148-150-298 +10
• 4. University of the Fraser Valley Cascades, *147-153-300 +12
• 5. University of Waterloo Warriors, *148-153-301 +13
• 5. Niagara College Knights, *150-151-301 +13
• 5. University of Toronto Varsity Blues, *152-149-301 +13
• 8. Concordia University Stingers, *153-149-302 +14
• 9. University of Victoria Vikes, *149-154-303 +15
• 10. University of Manitoba Bisons, *154-151-305 +17
• 11. Georgian College Grizzlies, *159-148-307 +19
• 12. Université de Montréal Carabins, *157-151-308 +20
• 12. University of Calgary Dinos, *159-149-308 +20
• 14. Université Laval Rouge et Or, *151-158-309 +21
• 15. University of Guelph Gryphons, *157-153-310 +22
• 15. Wilfred Laurier University Golden Hawks, *159-151-310 +22
• 17. Western University Mustangs, *156-157-313 +25
• 18. École de Technologie Supérieure, *159-156-315 +27
• 19. University of Alberta Golden Bears, *161-157-318 +30
• 20. University of Lethbridge Pronghorns, *159-161-320 +32

2016 CANADIAN UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS – INDIVIDUAL MEN

• 1. Scott Secord, University of British Columbia Thunderbirds, *32-35-67 -5
• 2. Chris Crisologo, Simon Fraser University Clan, *32-36-68 -4
• 3. Jack Wood, University of British Columbia Thunderbirds, *33-36-69 -3
• 3. Brady Stead, Camosun College Chargers, *35-34-69 -3
• 5. Andrew Harrison, University of British Columbia Thunderbirds, *37-33-70 -2
• 6. David French, University of Waterloo Warriors, *35-36-71 -1
• 6. Lawren Rowe, University of Victoria Vikes, *34-37-71 -1
• 6. Josiah Dixon, Niagara College Knights, *36-35-71 -1
• 6. Zach Olson, University of the Fraser Valley Cascades, *33-38-71 -1
• 10. Ryan Mitchell, Concordia University Stingers, *36-36-72 E
• 10. Evan Holmes, University of British Columbia Thunderbirds, *34-38-72 E
• 10. Nate Ollis, University of British Columbia Thunderbirds, *36-36-72 E
• 10. Ryan Tsang, University of Toronto Varsity Blues, *36-36-72 E
• 10. Jordan Gregoris, Queen’s University Gaels, *33-39-72 E
• 15. Matt Matheson, Camosun College Chargers, *39-34-73 +1
• 15. Evan Littlefield, Niagara College Knights, *37-36-73 +1
• 15. Devon Schade, University of Manitoba Bisons, *36-37-73 +1
• 15. Matt Lemay, Georgian College Grizzlies, *37-36-73 +1
• 15. Matthew Ritchot, University of Lethbridge Pronghorns, *36-37-73 +1
• 15. Mackenzie Dasti, UOIT Ridgebacks, *36-37-73 +1
• 21. Chris Murray, Queen’s University Gaels, *39-35-74 +2
• 21. Jason Martens, University of Alberta Golden Bears, *35-39-74 +2
• 23. Baptiste Mory, Université Laval Rouge et Or, *35-40-75 +3
• 23. Jacob Peterson, Concordia University Stingers, *39-36-75 +3
• 23. Nathan Bahnman, University of the Fraser Valley Cascades, *39-36-75 +3
• 23. Gordon Gibson, University of Toronto Varsity Blues, *39-36-75 +3
• 23. Jonathan Collins, Georgian College Grizzlies, *38-37-75 +3
• 23. Gabriel Trempe, Université de Montréal Carabins, *36-39-75 +3
• 23. Joshua Polisuk, University of Guelph Gryphons, *39-36-75 +3
• 23. Scott McNichol, University of Calgary Dinos, *40-35-75 +3
• 23. Christian McCullough, Humber College Hawks, *38-37-75 +3
• 23. Charles Fitzsimmons, Western University Mustangs, *36-39-75 +3
• 33. Bruce Tomie, University of Victoria Vikes, *39-37-76 +4
• 33. Devin Bartlett, University of Waterloo Warriors, *36-40-76 +4
• 33. Jake Adams, University of Waterloo Warriors, *40-36-76 +4
• 33. Grant Maskiewich, Camosun College Chargers, *37-39-76 +4
• 33. Arthur Heinkele, Université Laval Rouge et Or, *40-36-76 +4
• 33. Tyler Miehe, University of Toronto Varsity Blues, *36-40-76 +4
• 33. Jack Werhun, University of Manitoba Bisons, *39-37-76 +4
• 33. Connor McLellan, University of the Fraser Valley Cascades, *39-37-76 +4
• 33. Jeff Bleue, University of Manitoba Bisons, *39-37-76 +4
• 33. Trevor Corner, Queen’s University Gaels, *38-38-76 +4
• 33. Thomas Fuhr, University of Alberta Golden Bears, *40-36-76 +4
• 33. Olivier Daneau, Université de Montréal Carabins, *37-39-76 +4
• 33. Ian Wilson, Queen’s University Gaels, *38-38-76 +4
• 33. Daniel Gosselin, École de Technologie Supérieure, *39-37-76 +4
• 33. Jake Hamilton, University of Victoria Vikes, *37-39-76 +4
• 33. Greg Billingsley, University of Calgary Dinos, *39-37-76 +4
• 49. Mitchell van Gameren, Concordia University Stingers, *39-38-77 +5
• 49. Alexander Cartwright, University of Victoria Vikes, *37-40-77 +5
• 49. Mark Wikkerink, Niagara College Knights, *39-38-77 +5
• 49. Mathieu Caron, École de technologie supérieure Piranhas, *39-38-77 +5
• 49. Austin Ryan, Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks, *38-39-77 +5
• 49. Scott Banks, University of Guelph Gryphons, *38-39-77 +5
• 49. Eric Flockhart, Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks, *39-38-77 +5
• 56. Alexis Rispal, Université Laval Rouge et Or, *38-40-78 +6
• 56. Rodney Morgan, Concordia University Stingers, *39-39-78 +6
• 56. Gajan Sivabalasingham, University of Waterloo Warriors, *37-41-78 +6
• 56. Étienne Dumas, Université de Montréal Carabins, *42-36-78 +6
• 56. Truman Tai, University of Toronto Varsity Blues, *41-37-78 +6
• 56. Gabriel Gingras, University of Ottawa Gee Gee’s, *38-40-78 +6
• 56. Michael Forbes, University of Ottawa Gee Gee’s, *40-38-78 +6
• 56. Brady Zordan, Georgian College Grizzlies, *40-38-78 +6
• 56. Connor O’Dell, University of the Fraser Valley Cascades, *36-42-78 +6
• 56. John Shoreman, University of Guelph Gryphons, *40-38-78 +6
• 56. Callum Biehn, Western University Mustangs, *40-38-78 +6
• 56. Ben Whiteside, Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks, *41-37-78 +6
• 56. Curtis O’Reilly, Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks, *41-37-78 +6
• 56. Peter Slade, University of Calgary Dinos, *40-38-78 +6
• 70. Andrew Funk, University of Victoria Vikes, *39-40-79 +7
• 70. Zackery Secord, Concordia University Stingers, *41-38-79 +7
• 70. Jeremy Rose, Queen’s University Gaels, *42-37-79 +7
• 70. Alex Gagnon, Université de Montréal Carabins, *42-37-79 +7
• 70. Marcus Lam, University of Toronto Varsity Blues, *39-40-79 +7
• 70. Philippe Sauvageau, École de Technologie Supérieure, *40-39-79 +7
• 70. Drew Dougherty, University of Calgary Dinos, *40-39-79 +7
• 70. Adam Migur, Western University Mustangs, *39-40-79 +7
• 78. Frédéric Matthey, Université Laval Rouge et Or, *38-42-80 +8
• 78. Mac Keats, Camosun College Chargers, *41-39-80 +8
• 78. Michael Griffin, University of Victoria Vikes, *40-40-80 +8
• 78. Nick Schepens, Niagara College Knights, *38-42-80 +8
• 78. Josh Neufeld, University of Manitoba Bisons, *40-40-80 +8
• 78. Robbie Potesta, Vancouver Island University Mariners, *41-39-80 +8
• 78. Kyler Bourgeault, Vancouver Island University Mariners, *36-44-80 +8
• 78. Brett Sheridan, University of Lethbridge Pronghorns, *41-39-80 +8
• 78. Nicholas Striker, University of Guelph Gryphons, *40-40-80 +8
• 87. Scott Merriam, Camosun College Chargers, *39-42-81 +9
• 87. Denver Dafoe, Georgian College Grizzlies, *44-37-81 +9
• 87. Mac Carter, Western University Mustangs, *41-40-81 +9
• 90. Dylan Cave, University of Waterloo Warriors, *44-38-82 +10
• 90. Matthieu Kennis, Université de Montréal Carabins, *44-38-82 +10
• 90. Trevor Whiton, University of Guelph Gryphons, *41-41-82 +10
• 90. Mitchell Taylor, University of Lethbridge Pronghorns, *43-39-82 +10
• 94. Marc-Olivier Cyr, École de technologie supérieure Piranhas, *41-42-83 +11
• 94. Logan Lammerant, Niagara College Knights, *38-45-83 +11
• 94. Daniel Knapp, Georgian College Grizzlies, *40-43-83 +11
• 94. Connor Wilks, Wilfred Laurier University Golden Hawks, *42-41-83 +11
• 98. Sam DiPinto, University of Alberta Golden Bears, *44-40-84 +12
• 98. Kaleb Fisher, University of the Fraser Valley Cascades, *43-41-84 +12
• 98. Quinn Bunten-Walberg, University of Alberta Golden Bears, *42-42-84 +12
• 98. Noel Ngo, University of Manitoba Bisons, *42-42-84 +12
• 102. Jean-Simon Ross, Université Laval Rouge et Or, *46-39-85 +13
• 102. Matt Kadatz, University of Calgary Dinos, *42-43-85 +13
• 102. Matthaus Taylor, University of Lethbridge Pronghorns, *39-46-85 +13
• 105. Jeremy Parisien, École de Technologie Supérieure, *44-42-86 +14
• 105. Christopher Lao, Western University Mustangs, *45-41-86 +14
• 107. Benjamin Taylor, University of Lethbridge Pronghorns, *45-46-91 +19
• 108. Alex Rakowski, University of Alberta Golden Bears, *46-47-93 +21

2016 CANADIAN UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS – WOMEN’S DIVISION

• 1. Université Laval Rouge et Or, *118-116-234 +18
• 2. University of Victoria Vikes, *121-115-236 +20
• 3. University of British Columbia Thunderbirds, *123-114-237 +21
• 4. University of Toronto Varsity Blues, *123-115-238 +22
• 5. Université de Montréal Carabins, *123-119-242 +26
• 6. University of Waterloo Warriors, *129-126-255 +39
• 7. Western University Mustangs, *125-131-256 +40
• 8. Queen’s University Gaels, *129-130-259 +43
• 9. University of Alberta Pandas, *137-125-262 +46
• 10. Humber College Hawks, *139-129-268 +52
• 11. University of Lethbridge Pronghorns, *141-133-274 +58
• 12. Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks, *153-138-291 +75

2016 CANADIAN UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS – INDIVIDUAL WOMEN

• 1. Alexandra Pelletier, Université Laval Rouge et Or, *36-35-71 -1
• 2. Caroline Ciot, Université de Montréal Carabins, *36-39-75 +3
• 3. Quinn Fitzgerald, University of Victoria Vikes, *38-38-76 +4
• 4. Laura Ferreira, University of Victoria Vikes, *40-37-77 +5
• 4. Laura Upenieks, University of Toronto Varsity Blues, *38-39-77 +5
• 6. Avril Li, University of British Columbia Thunderbirds, *42-36-78 +6
• 6. Sarah Dunning, University of Toronto Varsity Blues, *41-37-78 +6
• 6. Kristen Lee, University of Alberta Pandas, *41-37-78 +6
• 9. Barbara Neto-Bradley, University of British Columbia Thunderbirds, *42-37-79 +7
• 9. Catherine Gariépy, Université Laval Rouge et Or, *39-40-79 +7
• 9. Claire Konning, University of Waterloo Warriors, *41-38-79 +7
• 12. Eunice Hong, University of British Columbia Thunderbirds, *38-42-80 +8
• 12. Kat Kennedy, University of British Columbia Thunderbirds, *39-41-80 +8
• 14. Robyn Campbell, Queen’s University Gaels, *37-45-82 +10
• 14. Sara Holland, Western University Mustangs, *41-41-82 +10
• 16. Veronique Fortin-Latreille, Université de Montréal Carabins, *47-36-83 +11
• 16. Sheila McKeen, Humber College Hawks, *42-41-83 +11
• 16. Kelsey Fuchs, University of Toronto Varsity Blues, *44-39-83 +11
• 16. Ana Peric, University of Toronto Varsity Blues, *44-39-83 +11
• 16. Michaela Abey, University of Victoria Vikes, *43-40-83 +11
• 21. Sarah-Andréa Landry, Université de Montréal Carabins, *40-44-84 +12
• 21. Melissa Ramnauth, Queen’s University Gaels, *46-38-84 +12
• 21. Jordon Newlands, Western University Mustangs, *43-41-84 +12
• 21. Elizabeth Asselin, Université Laval Rouge et Or, *43-41-84 +12
• 21. Lisa Reid, University of Lethbridge Pronghorns, *45-39-84 +12
• 21. Laura Luna, University of Waterloo Warriors, *39-45-84 +12
• 21. Lorelle Weavers, Niagara College Knights, *42-42-84 +12
• 28. Julie Brossoit, Université de Montréal Carabins, *45-40-85 +13
• 28. Kristyn Kurio, University of Alberta Pandas, *45-40-85 +13
• 30. Samantha Coates, Carleton University Ravens, *46-40-86 +14
• 31. Cadence Hellmann, University of Victoria Vikes, *45-42-87 +15
• 32. Skylar Turkiewicz, Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks, *45-44-89 +17
• 33. Tasha MacDonald, Western University Mustangs, *41-49-90 +18
• 34. Michaela DiMarcantonio, Humber College Hawks, *52-40-92 +20
• 34. Alex Garcia, University of Waterloo Warriors, *49-43-92 +20
• 36. Sonia Nagindas, Humber College Hawks, *45-48-93 +21
• 36. Samantha Gold, Queen’s University Gaels, *46-47-93 +21
• 36. Marianne Gagnon, Université Laval Rouge et Or, *47-46-93 +21
• 39. Kaitlyn Benoit, University of Lethbridge Pronghorns, *46-48-94 +22
• 40. Sarah Geurten, Western University Mustangs, *44-51-95 +23
• 40. Elanna Lachaine-DeMarchi, University of Waterloo Warriors, *46-49-95 +23
• 42. Emma Degenhardt, University of Lethbridge Pronghorns, *50-46-96 +24
• 43. Aly Medeiros, Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks, *55-44-99 +27
• 43. Brianna Bruni-Bossio, University of Alberta Pandas, *51-48-99 +27
• 45. Jennifer Kates, Queen’s University Gaels, *51-52-103 +31
• 45. Jamie Wood, Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks, *53-50-103 +31
• 47. Lindsay Voogt, Humber College Hawks, *50-56-106 +34
• 48. Kathleen McLean, University of Alberta Pandas, *57-55-112 +40
• 49. Erin Lee, University of Lethbridge Pronghorns, *63-59-122 +50

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