WESTERN MEN, WATERLOO WOMEN WIN OUA GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Waterloo Warriors women’s golf team, led by an outstanding second-day score of 72 by women’s champion Tiffany Terrior, came from behind to defeat the defending OUA champions and claim the 2010 team banner on Tuesday, October 19 at Angus Glen Golf Course.

The Western Mustangs men held on to their narrow lead to defeat the men’s team from Waterloo in an exciting Day 2 of action.

A native of Kingston, Jamaica, Terrier, along with teammates Devon Rizzo of Brantford, Ont., Calgary native Mandy Wong and Jane Tang of Toronto earned Waterloo’s first-ever OUA women’s golf title with a final team score of 480, four strokes ahead of the host and silver medalist Toronto Varsity Blues (484).  The Queen’s Gaels finished third with a combined team score of 497.

A four-time OUA all-star, Terrier eagled the 16^th hole and birdied the 17^th to push past day one leader Laura Upenieks of U of T with a final score of 151 (79, 72).  Upenieks earned the silver medal, shooting a two-day total of 153 (75, 78), while teammate and fellow Toronto native Julia Pilliar picked up the bronze with a score of 156 (77, 79). The trio are OUA first team all-stars, along with fourth-place Casey Ward of Queen’s (157).

Western’s men’s combination of Johnny Hall (Langton, Ont.), Toronto native Charles Fitzsimmons, Bryan Killeleagh (London, Ont.), Traynor Trukiewics of Brantford, Ont., and St. Thomas, Ont., native Cole Fulton held on to their narrow lead to claim the men’s team title with a final score of 591.  The Warriors finished second with a combined team score of 594, while the Guelph Gryphons and Queen’s Gaels tied for the team bronze medal with identical scores of 598.

Waterloo went on to sweep the individual titles as Elmira, Ont. native Garrett Rank came out on top of a tight men’s race, finishing with a final score of 145 (68, 77).  Scarborough, Ont., Richard Persaud of U of T, Western’s John Hall (Langton, Ont.) and Queen’s Sean Lackey of Kingston, Ont. finished in a three-way tie for second, all with a final score of 146. They along with Laurier’s Brett Murray of Newmarket, Ont., and Eric Pattenaude (Sarnia, Ont.) of the Guelph Gryphons were named OUA first team men’s all-stars.

Stratford, Ont., native Meaghan Pototschnik and Ali Stinson (Prince George, B.C.) of the Windsor Lancers, as well as Waterloo’s Devon Rizzo of Brantford, Ont., and Queen’s Hailey Ingleson of Oakville, Ont., were all named OUA second team women’s all-stars for their top eight individual performances.

Chris Hemmerich (Kitchener, Ont.) of the Guelph Gryphons, Windsor’s Mike Ayotte of Oshawa, Ont., Taylor Henderson (Gormely, Ont.) of Queen’s and Western’s Fitzsimmons were named OUA second team men’s all-stars for their top 10 individual finishes.

OUA MAJOR GOLF AWARDS

Men's Coach of the Year
Dave Hollinger – Waterloo  

Women's Coach of the Year
Chris Dickson – Western

FIRST-TEAM ALL-STARS
Men

John Hall (Langton, Ont.) – Western 

Sean Lackey (Kingston, Ont.) – Queen’s

Brett Murray (Newmarket, Ont.) – Laurier

Eric Pattenaude (Sarnia, Ont.) – Guelph

Charles Fitzsimmons (Toronto) – Western 

Chris Hemmerich (Kitchener, Ont.) – Guelph

Taylor Henderson (Gormley, Ont.) – Queen’s

Women
Meaghan Pototschnik (Stratford, Ont.) – Windsor

Devon Rizzo (Brantford, Ont.) – Waterloo

Ali Stinson (Prince George, B.C.) – Windsor