TORONTO - Badminton players from across the Ontario Colleges
Athletic Association (OCAA) are playing for keeps this Friday and
Saturday as they bid for a spot at the OCAA championships.
Student-athletes will compete in five events, including men's
singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed
doubles. The top three singles players and doubles teams from each
event will advance to provincials.
Some notable returnees to the OCAA circuit this season include
2010-11 medalists Jenna Dupuis of Boréal;
Dayvon Reid and Mark Wong of
George Brown; Tracy Wong, Alyssa
Woon, Suzy Yan and Renee
Yip of Humber; and Chris Hong and
Mohammad Nazimuddin of Mohawk. OCAA medalists from
previous seasons include Kayla Odorizzi of
Cambrian; Mike Del Fante of Conestoga;
Dustin Mitchell and Simon Yip of
Humber; and Randall Brus of Redeemer.
Collège Boréal in Sudbury, Ont. will play host to the
East regional, and include players from Boréal, Cambrian,
Centennial, George Brown, Georgian and St. Lawrence-Brockville.
Humber College in Etobicoke, Ont. plays host to the West regional,
and includes student-athletes from Conestoga, Fanshawe, Humber,
Mohawk, St. Clair, Seneca and Redeemer. A live webcast and updated
results of this event can be found on the Humber College athletic
website at www.athletics.humber.ca.
The OCAA badminton championships will take place Feb. 17-18 at
Redeemer University College in Ancaster, Ont.
The 2012 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) badminton
championships will be hosted by Thompson Rivers University in
Kamloops, B.C. from March 1-3.
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ABOUT ONTARIO COLLEGES ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
The Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) is a recognized
leader in intercollegiate athletics in the province, dedicated to
student athlete and sport development. The OCAA has 31 members
sponsoring 16 league and tournament championships.
For additional information please contact:
Josh Bell-Webster
Marketing and Communications
Ontario Colleges Athletic Association
Tel: 416-426-7041
Fax: 416-426-7308
E-mail: bell-webster@ocaa.com