DUPONT, Wash. – Julia Alexander-Carew continued her medal-winning ways from last season, placing third at the 2026 Grisham Memorial Shootout.

The UBCO Heat tied for fifth with the Hawaii Pacific Sharks and Hawaii Hilo Vulcans with a 38-over-par 614 at the two-day event hosted by the St. Martin's Saints at The Home Course, from Monday to Tuesday. After a first-round team score of 22-over-par 310, UBCO rebounded with a strong showing on the second day, improving by six strokes with a 16-over-par 304 to move up from ninth. 

Both the Oregon Tech Lady Owls and the Seattle Pacific Falcons finished with a tournament-best team score of 15-over-par 591, with Oregon Tech claiming the title after winning the tiebreaker.

Shooting a two-round total of 143, Alexander-Carew finished one under to earn a bronze medal alongside fellow Canadian Dana Smith of the SFU Red Leafs. The Oakville, Ont., native improved from a first-round score of one over par with a two under second round, highlighted by a key birdie on the 16th hole. 

Sophomore golfers Kiana Chan and Shinyao Zhang finished with identical scores of 13 over par, while Ally Ruston and Georgia McGregor made their UBCO debuts at the tournament. 

The Heat now shift their focus to the Canada West Championships, taking place on Monday, Oct. 5 and Tuesday, Oct. 6 at the Paradise Canyon Golf Resort in Lethbridge, Alta. 

WOMEN'S TEAM STANDINGS 
T-1. Oregon Tech – 591 (+15) 
T-1. Seattle Pacific – 591 (+15) 
T-3. George Fox – 610 (+34) 
T-3. Simon Fraser – 610 (+34) 
T-5. Hawaii Pacific – 614 (+38) 
T-5. Hawaii-Hilo – 614 (+38) 
T-5. UBCO – 614 (+38) 
8. Northwest Nazarene – 618 (+42) 
9. Western Washington – 619 (+43) 
10. Saint Martin's – 620 (+44) 
11. UFV – 660 (+84) 
12. Pacific Lutheran – 681 (+105) 

HEAT WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 
T-3. Julia Alexander-Carew – 143 (-1) 
T-35. Kiana Chen – 157 (+13) 
T-35. Shinyao Zhang – 157 (+13) 
T-45. Ally Ruston – 160 (+16) 
Georgia McGregor – DQ