There will be a distinct Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) feel to the 2010 edition of the FISU world univeristy golf championships in Antequera, Spain, from June 7 to 11, 2010 as five OCAA student-athletes and coaches will wear the red and white in representing Canada at the event.

Humber College’s Ray Chateau will act as head coach and team leader of the Canadian contingent for the third consecutive FISU championships, having held the same positions in 2008 in South Africa and 2006 in Italy. At the helm of the Humber golf program since 2001, Chateau was also head coach and team leader of Canada’s entry at the 2007 Summer Universiade (world university games) in Thailand, and coach of Canada’s men’s team at the 2004 FISU championships, also in Thailand.
 
Assisting Chateau in Spain will be University of Waterloo’s Carla Munch and Dave Hollinger, University of Victoria’s Dennis Fedoruk, as well as Durham College’s Michael Duggan. Munch and Duggan were part of the Canadian coaching staff two years ago in South Africa.
 
The five women who have been selected to compete for Canada next June are Humber’s Danielle Greene of Gananoque, Ont., Victoria’s Anne Balser of Digby, N.S., McGill’s Mélissa Coré of Beaconsfield, Que., UBC’s Jocelyn Alford of Calgary, and Waterloo’s Tiffany Terrier of Kingston, Jamaica.

Danielle Greene, earned OCAA gold in 2009-10 shooting rounds of 231 (76-74-81) to claim the championship, despite severe wind conditions. Greene also went on to capture a Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA) silver medal with a three day total of 228 (79-76-73). Greene, who tied for third in Hamilton last May, is a veteran of the 2006 FISU tournament, where she was the top Canadian female with a 35th position as a representative of the University of Toronto.
 
On the men’s side, Canada will be represented by Humber teammates Ryan Willoughby of Chelmsford, Ont., and Mike Zizek of Mississauga, Ont., Laval’s Mathieu Gingras of Moncton, N.B., Victoria’s Mitch Evanecz of Red Deer, Alta., Waterloo’s Garrett Rank of Elmira, Ont., and Montreal’s Philippe André Bannon of Montreal.
 
Zizek, a veteran of the OCAA earned gold this season at the OCAA championship in Niagara Falls shooting 219 (73, 71, 75). At the national championship Zizek fell one stroke short of a medal position, finishing sixth with a consistent week of 220 (74, 74, 72). At last May’s RCGA university college nationals, Zizek, tied for 10th and is the lone male returnee from the 2007 Universiade, where he was the best Canadian finisher with a 15th place in the men’s event.

Willoughby finished fourth at the OCAA Championship in individual stroke play shooting 226 for the tournament with rounds of (78-71-77). At the National Championship Willoughby turned in an impressive performance shooting rounds of 73-70-71 for a combined score of 214 and sole possession of the national silver medal. Willoughby tied for 46th in Italy in 2006 helping Canada to a fourth-place finish in the men’s standings, the country’s best FISU result to date.
  
“I look forward to representing Canada with an outstanding coaching staff and the best team we have ever fielded for these championships,” said Chateau. “With Mitch Evanecz, Mike Zizek and Mathieu Gingras, we have a very experienced men’s team that should compete for a medal in Spain. Our women’s team has three returning members in Mélissa Coré, Anne Balser and Danielle Greene, giving Canada the opportunity at a best-ever finish.”
 
Canada has competed at the FISU world university golf championships since 2002.
 
After they obtained their best result in 2006, the Canadian men finished seventh out of 14 countries two years ago. The women’s team, which took 12th place in a 13-country field in 2008, had its best finish in 2004 with an eighth position.
 
The United States and Japan are defending FISU men’s and women’s champions, respectively.
 
CANADIAN ROSTER
 
Name, School, Hometown                 
 
Women
 
Jocelyn Alford, UBC, Calgary, Alta.  

Anne Balser, Victoria, Digby, N.S.       
          
Mélissa Coré, McGill, Beaconsfield, Que.  
   
Danielle Greene, Humber, Gananoque, Ont.

Tiffany Terrier, Waterloo, Kingston, Jamaica

 
Men
                                               
Philippe André Bannon, Montreal, Montreal, Que.

Mitch Evanecz, Victoria, Red Deer, Alta.

Mathieu Gingras, Laval, Moncton, N.B.

Garrett Rank, Waterloo, Elmira, Ont.

Ryan Willoughby, Humber, Chelmsford, Ont.     
               
Mike Zizek, Humber, Mississauga, Ont.

                                                 
STAFF
 
Name, School, Position
                                   
Ray Chateau, Humber, Head coach / team leader 
          
Michael Duggan, Durham, Assistant coach

Dennis Fedoruk, Victoria, Assistant coach

Dave Hollinger, Waterloo, Assistant coach

Carla Munch, Waterloo, Assistant coach

 
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(With files from the CIS)