Best of the Decade: Top Team
ETOBICOKE – When a varsity program captures 30 national championships and 127 provincial gold medals in the span of 10 years, picking the top team of the decade becomes increasingly difficult.
With all that said, one team stood out from the rest, dominating the season start-to-finish, then moved on to represent Canada internationally.
TOP TEAM OF THE DECADE
MEN'S GOLF | 2010-11
The men's golf team became a Humber powerhouse in the 2000s, running off 10 national titles in the span of 12 years. The 2010-11 men's golf team was one for the ages, one that former golf coach and current Director of Athletics Ray Chateau calls one of the greatest squads ever assembled.
After dominating at nationals and provincials, the Hawks went on to capture the triple crown. Comprised of Mark Hoffman, Adrian Cord, David Lang, Greg Belsito, and Alex Dumais, Humber would post the low team score in each round and win the 2011 Golf Canada University/College Championships by 18 strokes. Captain Mark Hoffman was the only golfer under par for the tournament and all five Hawks would finish in the top-14 in a field of 103 of the country's best collegiate golfers.
The Hawks would build on their success from the collegiate season as Mark Hoffman went on to win the 2011 Ontario Amateur and teammate David Lang would become the first Hawk to compete in the U.S. Amateur. In August, Hoffman, Cord, Belsito, and Coach Chateau represented Canada at the 2011 Universiade in Shenzhen, China. In 2014, Alex Dumais would help Canada finish fifth at the World University Championship.
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HONOURABLE MENTIONS
MEN'S SOCCER | 2016
The 2016 Humber men's soccer team was one of the most dominant squad's in CCAA history. The Hawks became the first program in OCAA history to record a perfect season, finishing the year with a 16-0 record. In six postseason matches, the Hawks only surrendered one goal while recording 31 tallies of their own. Humber defeated Algonquin 8-0 in the CCAA semifinal match, establishing a new program record for goals in a postseason match.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | 2015-16
Humber made history in 2016, becoming the first OCAA women's team sport (basketball, volleyball, soccer) to win a national championship. In dramatic fashion, Ruth Holland knocked down a three-pointer with less than two seconds remaining, helping the Hawks finish with a perfect 24-0 record.
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MEN'S VOLLEYBALL | 2011-12
After flirting with success for two seasons, all the cards fell into place in 2012 for Humber men's volleyball. After finishing the season with a 17-1 record, the Hawks won their third straight provincial title. Head coach Wayne Wilkins and the Hawks went into nationals as the top seed and did not disappoint. Led by Terrel Bramwell's 43 point match against Douglas, the Hawks beat the Royals 3-1 to win the program's first national title.
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