BUCKEYE, Ariz. – The UBC Okanagan Heat golf teams concluded their 2024 fall season with a strong showing at the Firestorm Invitational, an NCAA DII event held at Verrado Golf Club.
The women's team earned a spot on the podium, securing second place with a total score of 35-over par after two rounds. They shot 17-over par in the opening round to take the lead, but slipped to second place with an 18-over par score in the final round.
Leading UBCO was
Julia Alexander-Carew, the second-year from Oakville, Ont., who finished tied for first place with a total of one-over par guiding the team to the second-place finish. She would ultimately finish second after losing in a playoff to Keira Chang from Southern Oregon.
Lauren Nedo also earned a spot in the top ten, tying for seventh at eight-over par.
On the men's side,
Ryan Gillis of Calgary, Alta., delivered a strong performance to finish tied for sixth with a total of three-over par. After an opening round of five-over par, he bounced back with a two-under par in round two and a even-par final round. The men's team finished seventh overall.
WOMEN'S TEAM STANDINGS
- Rocky Mountain — 607 (+31)
- UBC Okanagan — 611 (+35)
- Embry-Riddle (AZ) — 623 (+47)
- Southern Oregon — 625 (+49)
- Arizona Christian — 631 (+55)
- St. Thomas (TX) — 637 (+61)
- St. Thomas (FL) — 670 (+94)
- OUAZ — 692 (+116)
- Providence Chrisitan — 751 (+175)
- Benedictine-Mesa — 933 (+357)
MENS TEAM STANDINGS
- Rocky Mountain — 879 (+15)
- OUAZ — 889 (+25)
- St. Thomas (FL) — 897 (+33)
- Embry-Riddle (AZ) — 899 (+35)
- Southern Oregon — 907 (+43)
- Benedictine-Mesa — 909 (+45)
- UBC Okanagan — 917 (+53)
- Arizona Christian [B] — 929 (+65)
- Arizona Christian [A] — 940 (+76)
- Park-Gilbert — 944 (+80)
- Providence Christ.— 1012 (+148)
INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
Women
T1.
Julia Alexander-Carew — 145 (+1)
T7.
Lauren Nedo — 152 (+8)
T11.
Bess Chan — 156 (+12)
T17.
Emily Cornwall — 158 (+14)
T27.
Symone Ripley — 163 (+19)
Men
T6.
Ryan Gillis — 219 (+3)
T23.
Thomas Lemay — 232 (+16)
T32.
Chris Jo — 235 (+19)
T35.
Andrew Rouble — 236 (+20)
T51.
Carl Arndt — 246 (+30)
