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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

Shujon Mazumder

Wrestling

Varsity Blues standout Shujon Mazumder was named the outstanding male wrestler after dominating the 54kg category en route to a gold medal at the 2010 CIS wrestling championships, March 5-6, at the University of Calgary.

Mazumder, who was also named outstanding wrestler at the OUA championships earlier this season, defeated Regina’s Steven Schneider in the final of the 54kg to cap off an amazing season on the mats. The Toronto native is the first U of T student-athlete to earn outstanding wrestler of the year honours at the national level.

Mazumder joins Peter Brown on the list of male Varsity Blues athletes who have reached the top of the national podium. After finishing third in 1995, Brown won the 90kg event in 1996. Since then, no other U of T wrestler has finished in the top-three in the country.

Heather Bansley

Women's Volleyball

In her last games as a Varsity Blue and first on the national stage, fifth-year leftside hitter Heather Bansley tallied 49 kills and 33 digs to lead the University of Toronto to a sixth-place finish at the 2010 CIS women’s volleyball championships.

A native of Waterdown, Ont., Bansley was named the player of the match in two-of-three contests this weekend. The CIS first team all-Canadian led the Blues with 13 kills and 10 digs in a tough 3-0 quarter-final loss to the eventual silver-medalist Manitoba Bisons.

Bansley, the 2010 OUA player of the year, then led all players with an outstanding 24 kills and 13 digs in a five-set thriller as Toronto upset the No. 2 Montreal Carabins in the consolation semifinal. The English and linguistics major capped off her Varsity career with a game-high 12 kills and 10 digs versus the Regina Cougars.

Bansley ends her university career as an OUA champion and the CIS leader in kills per game (4.26), points per game (5.19) and serving aces per game (0.70).