UBC Thunderbirds’ Una Chou leads by two strokes in women’s individual championship; Alek Mauro of the Windsor Lancers leads men’s division by one in crowded leaderboard
Kamloops, B.C – The UBC Thunderbirds Men’s team roared to life on Wednesday while the women’s team failed to take their foot off the gas throughout the second round to maintain the program’s lead at the 2025 Canadian University / College Championship at Rivershore Golf Links in Kamloops, B.C.
The Thunderbirds take an 11 and nine stroke lead in the men’s and women’s divisions respectively into Thursday’s third round and by virtue of their veterans that led the program to a sweep of the tournament last year.
Fifth-year duo Aidan Schumer of Columbus, Ohio and Dylan MacDonald of Markham, Ont., carved out rounds of 68 and 67 respectively to each soar up the leaderboard of the men’s individual championship and add to UBC’s team lead.
Starting his second round on the back nine, MacDonald – who won in a playoff to claim last year’s men’s individual championship – collected four-consecutive birdies between holes 14 and 17 to get to two-under par and wipe away an uncharacteristic opening-round 74. He added birdies at the fourth and fifth holes to get to three-under par and more crucially stay well in the hunt to defend his title.
“We’ve all been pretty calm this week,” commented Schumer on MacDonald and the rest of the Thunderbirds following his four-under round of 68. “All five of us are graduating after this year so we’re just trying to enjoy the moment, and I think that gives us a lot of peace out here,” he added.
Schumer sits just one back of Alek Mauro of Windsor, Ont. (Windsor Lancers) who holds the outright lead in the individual championship after 36 holes at five-under par. Kicking off Wednesday in a tie for fourth at one-under par, Mauro started his round with a trio of birdies and an eagle at the par-five eighth hole to help steal the top spot from first-round leader Daniel Abraha of Kingston, Ont (Queen’s Gaels).
Abraha shot a one-under 71 on Wednesday with 15 pars to stay in contention. He sits alongside Schumer at four-under par and in a tie for second. MacDonald and Dan Kirby of Woodstock, N.B. (Victoria Vikes) trail the pair by one stroke after 36 holes.
On the women’s side, Una Chou of San Diego, Calif. continued her battle with provincial rival Julia Alexander-Carew of Oakville, Ont. The two – representing the Thunderbirds and the UBC Okanagan Heat respectively – took turns leading the individual championship on Wednesday, with Chou outlasting her closest competitor by sinking a birdie putt in her final two holes to get to four-under par and take a two-shot lead into Thursday.
Grace Bell of Calgary, Alta. (UBC Thunderbirds) rounded out the podium of the women’s individual championship at one-over par, while Lauren Nedo of Coquitlam, B.C. (UBC Okanagan Heat) and Bo Brown of Mississauga, Ont. (UBC Thunderbirds) trail the third spot by one and two shots respectively after 36 holes.
The top three daily scores count towards the women’s team total throughout the week, while the top four daily scores accrued by the male teams count towards their overall total.
The field will be reduced to the top nine male teams and top six women’s teams – including any squad within 10 shots of the lead – following the conclusion of the third round on Thursday. As for the individual competition, players within 10 shots of the leader will make the cut, or any player within the top 10 of the leaderboard.
To view the full leaderboards from Wednesday’s second-round action, please click here. For Thursday’s pairings and tee times, please click here.
Men’s Team Championship – Top-5
| PLACE | TEAM | SCORE | TOTAL |
| 1 | UBC Thunderbirds | 292-275 | -9 |
| 2 | Victoria Vikes | 298-280 | +2 |
| T3 | Montreal Carabins | 296-293 | +13 |
| T3 | Queen’s Gaels | 298-291 | +13 |
| 5 | Humber Hawks | 301-291 | +16 |
Women’s Team Championship – Top-5
| PLACE | TEAM | SCORE | TOTAL |
| 1 | UBC Thunderbirds | 216-215 | -1 |
| 2 | UBC Okanagan Heat | 225-216 | +9 |
| 3 | Victoria Vikes | 236-228 | +32 |
| T4 | Fraser Valley Cascades | 239-234 | +41 |
| T4 | Laval Rouge et Or | 238-235 | +41 |
Men’s Individual Championship – Top-5
| PLACE | TEAM | SCORE | TOTAL |
| 1 | Alex Mauro (Windsor Lancers) | 71-68 | -5 |
| T2 | Aidan Schumer (UBC Thunderbirds) | 72-68 | -4 |
| T2 | Daniel Abraha (Queen’s Gaels) | 69-71 | -4 |
| T4 | Dylan MacDonald (UBC Thunderbirds) | 74-67 | -3 |
| T4 | Dan Kirby (Victoria Vikes) | 73-68 | -3 |
Women’s Individual Championship – Top-5
| PLACE | TEAM | SCORE | TOTAL |
| 1 | Una Chou (UBC Thunderbirds) | 71-69 | -4 |
| 2 | Julia Alexander-Carew (UBC Okanagan Heat) | 71-71 | -2 |
| 3 | Grace Bell (UBC Thunderbirds) | 72-73 | +1 |
| 4 | Lauren Nedo (UBC Okanagan Heat) | 75-71 | +2 |
| 5 | Bo Brown (UBC Thunderbirds) | 73-74 | +3 |