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BLUES GOLF SHINES AT ST. THOMAS TOURNAMENT

9/25/2009 12:33:17 PM

The University of Toronto Varsity Blues golf team opened their 2009 OUA season at the St. Thomas tournament in London, Ont. on Thursday, September 24, hosted by the Western Mustangs.

The Blues women earned the bronze medal with a combined team score of 255, just four stroked behind the second-place Mustangs. The Queen’s Gaels finished first with a score of 245.

Leading the way for the young Blues squad was first-year life science student Laura Upenieks (Toronto). Upenieks shot an 82, good for a fifth-place individual finish. Fellow first-year golfers Na Eu Park (Winnipeg, Man.) and Christine Ho (Toronto) finished 11th and 12th, respectively. Park shot an 86 for the Blues, while Ho was one stroke behind with a final score of 87.

The Varsity Blues men’s team finished with an overall team score of 310, good for a seventh-place finish. The Laurentian Voyageurs and University of Stirling (Stirling, Scotland) each finished with a final score of 303, however the Voyaguers were awarded the gold medal based on their fifth player’s score.

Fourth-year veteran Nick Clark (Riverview, N.B.) finished the day in a three-way tie for ninth with a final score of 75.

Men’s Results
Women’s Results

The Varsity Blues return to action tomorrow (Sept. 25) as the Western Mustangs host their second-consecutive tournament at Sunningdale Golf Course in London, Ont.

For more information, scores and highlights on your favourite Toronto teams, please visit the home of the Varsity Blues at http://www.varsityblues.ca.

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Athletes of the Week

Colin Russell

Swimming

2008 Olympian Colin Russell broke four OUA records and swam his way to five gold medals in leading the Varsity Blues men’s swimming team to their seventh consecutive conference title this weekend in St. Catharines, Ont.

Named the 2010 male swimmer of the meet, Russell first set a new OUA standard in the men's 200m freestyle with a time of 1:47.23. The fifth-year arts and science major went on to win the 100m freestyle in a record time of 49.17 seconds. He set his third individual OUA record on day four in the men’s 50m breaststroke, claiming gold in a time of 28.42.

The Burlington, Ont. native also anchored the record-breaking men's 4x100m medley relay team of Cam Cummings, Stevan Kalaba, and Zack Chetrat, setting a new OUA standard of 3:44.81.

Russell claimed his fifth gold medal in the fourth-day event, winning the 50m freestyle race on Sunday in a time of 22.94.

Nicki Schutz

Women's Basketball

Fourth-year forward Nicki Schutz tallied 38 points and 22 rebounds, leading the Varsity Blues women’s basketball team to two key divisional wins this weekend.

Schutz recorded her first double-double of the weekend in a 73-44 victory over the RMC Paladins on Friday night. The Toronto native had 14 points and 11 boards in just 22 minutes of play.

The 6-foot-1 forward then led all players with 24 points, 11 boards, five assists and four steals as Toronto defeated the third-place Queen’s Gaels 70-61 on Saturday. Schutz went 9-for-16 from the floor and was a perfect 5-of-5 from the free throw line.

The physical education and health student is currently ranked third in the OUA with 17.50 points and 10.85 boards per game.

Honourable mention: Kristina Valjas (Women's Volleyball) - 20 kills, 11digs, four blocks and one serving ace in a 3-2 loss to the West-leading McMaster Marauders.