Confederation College Thunderhawks Golfer Cho-Chu Encounters Top Notch Experience at CCAA National Championships
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THUNDER BAY, ON, October 21, 2021 – Confederation College Thunderhawks golfer Matthew Cho-Chu returned home from the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association’s (CCAA) National Golf Championships finishing in the top 1/3 of the competition pool. Cho-Chu progressed up the leaderboard daily finishing in an impressive 19th position.
Hosted by St. Clair College in Windsor, ON, October 11 – 15, 2021, golfers from Ontario, Quebec and Alberta were challenged with weather conditions including wind gusts up to 40km, above-average temperatures and torrential rains to intense competition. Due to inclement weather, the final round of the 2021 CCAA Golf National Championship presented by PING was suspended, reducing the event to 54 holes.
Accompanied by Coach, David Reid, Cho-Chu made history as the first Thunderhawk to compete at the National Championships in Confederation College golf history.
This opportunity comes after the Thunderhawks Golf team attended the Ontario Colleges Athletics Association (OCAA) Provincial Golf Championship hosted by Sault College in Sault Ste. Marie, September 18 – 22, 2021.
To learn more about athletics at Confederation College, visit: www.thunderhawksathletics.com.
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Confederation College has been serving the citizens of northwestern Ontario since 1967 meeting the educational needs of students in a catchment area of some 550,000 square kilometres. Along with its main campus in Thunder Bay, Confederation College has seven regional sites located in Dryden, Fort Frances, Greenstone, Kenora, Marathon, Sioux Lookout and Red Lake, as well as a growing Distance Education division.
Confederation College delivers exceptional education and training to an average of 7,000 combined full- and part-time students per year and currently has a total of 600 full- and part-time employees. Confederation’s regional economic impact and contribution is valued at $707.3 million annually.
For more information, please contact:
Susan Tucker, Confederation College Athletic Director
Phone: (807) 475-6481, E-mail: [email protected]
Katherine Brooks, Communications Officer
Cell: (807) 632-5680, E-mail: [email protected]