SOUTH SURREY, B.C. – Trinity Western's top team took first place at the Peace Arch Collegiate Invitational at Merdian Hills Golf Course.

The TWU1 team got off to a great start with Owen Field taking top spot in singles with a score of -10, while Everett Dabbagh was second with a score of -9.  Jacob Visser finished eighth overall at -4 while Zach Ruptash came in at -1. The combined average score was -6, which gave TWU1 a four-stroke lead over the top from the University of Victoria going into team play. In the team round, TWU1 and TWU2 tied for top spot, which secured first place for the tournament for TWU1.

Mattias Huberts, Ben Brandsma, Bailey Neufeld, and Ayden Tweedle, which combined to create TWU2, had an average score of three over par, putting them in third place after singles. After a stellar team round in which they tied for the top score, TWU2 finished the event in third place.

On the women's side, Hannah Porter had a singles score of +2 and Verity White was +5 for a combined average score of +3.  In team play, they combined to shoot an impressive -4. The Spartans were the lone collegiate team to enter.

UBC and Columbia Bible College also had individual players represented. 

Men's Division (Par: 118)
1st – Trinity Western – 99 
2nd – Western Washington University – 107
3rd – Trinity Western 2 – 108
4th – University of Victoria – 113

QUOTABLE
Chris Hartmann, TWU Head Coach
"The course was not long by competition standards, but it did require a number of technical shots to score well. We spend quite a bit of our time practice on the par three drives and approach shots, so it's nice to see the teams score well with this kind of curse layout."

UP NEXT
TWU's next collegiate competition is Feb. 20-22, when the Spartans compete in the Cascadia Collegiate Invitational, where the men's team will seek to secure a Division One spot at the College Disc Golf National Championships.

About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as an independent team in men's rugby and women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 14 U SPORTS team championships and 34 Canada West team championships.

About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in CIS sports. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.  

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