ATHLETICS & RECREATION MAGAZINE • OCTOBER 2005
Get Ready To Howl
President’s Message
I am pleased to welcome you to participate in Athletics and Recreation
at Thompson Rivers University. Your support of our athletes at games
and fundraisers is appreciated by all of us here at TRU.
TRU also looks forward to a tournamentclass track and field complex currently
under construction on campus.
We are very proud of our varsity athletes and their achievements, both
athletic and scholarly. At TRU, the concept of scholar-athlete is taken very
seriously. We encourage our athletes to perform to the best of their ability
in their sport and their chosen field.
There is a way that everyone, whether
from the campus or our surrounding
community, can participate in athletics
and recreation at TRU. Our game
schedule is posted on our website, and I
invite you to come out to our home
games. I very much enjoy watching our
athletes perform, and I know that you
will, too. Please join me in howling for
the pack!
This year, our varsity athletics teams have a new nickname: the TRU
WolfPack. We look forward to further success in the Canadian Colleges
Athletics Association and to a landmark inaugural year in the Canada
West Conference of Canadian Interuniversity Sport, where the WolfPack is
fielding men’s and women’s teams in basketball and volleyball for the
first time.
Athletics and recreation at TRU is not just for the elite athlete, however.
Our campus offers recreation programs for athletes at all levels of play,
and for those who just want to meet new friends and have fun while
taking part in free activities like ice skating, badminton, floor hockey,
and more.
Students, staff and faculty also have access to our athletics and
recreation facilities, including our weight room, located in the
gymnasium, our track, and the Canada Games pool, which is situated on
our campus.
Sincerely,
Roger H. Barnsley,
President and Vice-Chancellor
Director’s
Welcome
Contents
I would also like to thank the many coaches, team managers, event organizers,
referees, officials and others who have given much time and talent to varsity
athletics, and to those community members who support our athletics teams by
coming to games, buying season’s passes, or volunteering their time and talents
with the TRU Sports Task Force.
Moving up to CIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Back the Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Meet the WolfPack Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Highlights of 2004-2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 & 7
Basketball, Men’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Basketball, Women’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Badminton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Team Pictures
Badminton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Baseball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Basketball, Men’s & Women’s. . . . . . . . . . 12
Volleyball, Men’s & Women’s . . . . . . . . . . 13
Soccer, Men’s & Women’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Volleyball, Men’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Volleyball, Women’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Soccer, Men’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Soccer, Women’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Playing in the UK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
A Decade of Student Achievements . . . . . . . . 20-22
Thank you for your interest and support of varsity athletics, and once again, I
extend to you on behalf of all of us at TRU Athletics and Recreation a very warm
welcome, and a heartfelt thanks for supporting our teams.
Design: Shirley McCaffrey
Photography: Jon Shephard
Welcome to varsity athletics at Thompson Rivers
University. We’re looking forward to a landmark
year, as our women’s and men’s volleyball and
basketball teams play in the Canadian
Interuniversity Sports league for the first time,
and we’re proud to host both the BCCAA
provincial soccer and BCCAA provincial
badminton championships this year.
It takes dedication to be a good student or a good athlete, and it takes extra
devotion and hard work to be a successful student athlete. Each student
athlete has made many sacrifices to be part of the WolfPack. Win or lose,
they are all champions.
Sincerely,
Writer: Bronwen Scott
Produced by Creative Services,
Thompson Rivers University
Marketing and Communications
Kenneth M. Olynyk
Director, Athletics & Recreation
TRU WolfPack 3
Moving up to CIS
Playing in the Canadian Interuniversity Sports (CIS) league doesn’t happen overnight. In fact, in TRU’s case, the process took four years.
Although it took a lot of hard work on the part of many people, the move
to CIS made sense for many reasons. When the first letter of enquiry and
expression of interest, and the application that followed were sent to the
Canada West conference of the CIS in 2001, nobody knew that the
University College of the Cariboo was destined to be made a full
university within four years, but in many ways, including its attitude
toward and support for varsity athletics, UCC was already a university,
Conditional acceptance came from the Canada West conference in 2002,
when UCC was permitted to field teams in four sports, women’s
basketball, men’s basketball, women’s volleyball, and men’s volleyball,
in the Canada West conference of the CIS, providing the university
college hired four full-time coaches, put in place support positions for
athletics, including a sports information director and sports therapist,
and gained acceptance by the CIS.
UCC complied with those conditions, applying to the CIS in 2003, and
receiving its letter of acceptance in June, 2004. UCC, on the cusp of
becoming BC’s newest university, was made a probationary member of
Canada West for three years, with the CIS probationary period being
two years.
Throughout the probationary period, and thereafter, of course, the
university must consistently meet membership standards, including
paying dues on time, a sports therapist available, complying with CIS
awards and game reporting guidelines, and making sure athletes have
regulation facilities to play and practice in.
Expanded Facilities
With the Tournament Capital Facility Expansion Project, currently
underway at Hillside Stadium adjacent to the Canada Games Pool, this
last CIS requirement will be met and surpassed.
When complete in early 2007, TRU’s campus will boast a fieldhouse, with
an international standard indoor track, a multi-function gymnasium,
which will have three hardwood courts with movable partitions to create
a championship court, a 13,000 square foot gymnastics facility, and
lease space for classrooms, retail, food service, sports medicine/rehab,
and a fitness/health studio.
The Stadium itself will include a 400 meter track with an all-weather,
rubberized surface, and artificial turf field, and a 1000-seat grandstand.
There will also be two 65x100 meter soccer fields.
New Look
Campus alterations aren’t the only aspect of the new look of university
sports at Thompson Rivers University. Last year’s change in status from
the University College of the Cariboo to Thompson Rivers University
necessitated a name change for our athletics teams as well.
After a name search that included input from students, the university
community, and the region, the university adopted the nickname
“WolfPack” for its athletics teams. The new nickname denotes strength
and solidarity, and is suitable for both men’s and women’s teams. It is
also highly marketable, lending itself to slogans like “Back the Pack” and
“Howl for the Pack.”
With a new nickname has come a uniform change as well. The red and
purple of the former UCC Sun Demons has been replaced with the bright
orange of the TRU WolfPack, and a new mascot will replace the Sun
Demons “Beamer.”
New Initiatives
With the move to university sports, the need for more
team support has grown. The TRU Sports Task Force, now
in its 26th year, is looking to expand with new members and fresh ideas
for raising funds for TRU athletes and programs.
The success of varsity sports at TRU owes much to the Sports Task Force.
This group of Kamloops business and community members has raised
over $1 million for financial and scholarship support for student athletes
and the athletics program at TRU, but it’s expected that athletics needs
will expand dramatically with CIS membership, requiring fundraising
upwards of $100,000 a year.
The Task Force already fundraises in a number of ways, with its main
activities centered on the annual athletic scholarship campaign at the
first of the year, the Annual Gala Dinner, to be held this year in the TRU
Grand Hall November 25th, and the Annual Golf Tournament held the
first Friday in June. Those wishing to reserve a spot or a table at the Gala,
or those with an item to donate for the auction may call TRU Director of
Athletics and Recreation, Ken Olynyk at 828-5273.
New Hire
TRU Athletics has hired a new Athletic Therapist in preparation for the
upcoming varsity athletics season.
Kevin Brechin, who came to TRU from Victoria, where he worked as a
sports therapist at the University of Victoria and at a private clinic, is a
certified athletic therapist and certified strength and conditioning
therapist with 12 years’ experience working with university, national and
professional teams. He holds a BA in Leisure Service Administration, and
a diploma in Sports Injury Rehabilitation.
4 TRU WolfPack
Back the Pack
This year, it’ll be easy to spot TRU WolfPack season’s pass holders at games and tournaments:
they’ll be the ones wearing the exclusive “I Back the Pack” t-shirts.
The distinctive, fan-oriented t-shirt, available only to those who purchase a season’s pass,
isn’t the only perk of backing the pack. Pass-holders will also get preferred seating and postgame access to players and coaches, along with admission to all games and tournaments,
including access to the soccer and badminton provincial championship tournaments hosted by
TRU this season. They’ll also receive the semi-annual newsletter, WolfPack Tales, and weekly
email updates and game reminders.
For the first time, passes are available for single sports or a combination. A pass for all
basketball games is $80, and a pass for all volleyball games is $60, or fans can save $40 by
purchasing the combined pass for $100. By comparison, an adult admission is $7/game.
2004-05 Athletics Year
Awards Highlights
Coaching Awards
National Coaching Excellence Award,
All Sports: Nevin Gleddie
Men’s Basketball National Coach
of the Year: Nevin Gleddie
Men’s Basketball Provincial Coach
of the Year: Nevin Gleddie
Basketball BC College Coaching Award:
Nevin Gleddie
“With 50+ games to be played between now and the end of the 2005/06 season, the pass
represents quite a saving,” said TRU Athletics Director Ken Olynyk, who also noted that the
WolfPack will make only 300 passes available this year.
Men’s Volleyball Provincial Coach
of the Year: Simon Fedun
Passes are available from TRU athletes, or by calling 828-5270 or 828-5009.
Student Athlete Awards
BCCAA Men’s Athlete of the Year—
All Sports: Sean Garvey, Basketball
Meet the TRU WolfPack staff
Academic All-Canadian:
Shannon Enns, Soccer
Nicole Fornelli, Soccer
Brent Dodge, Soccer
Blair Campbell, Soccer
Brenna Adkins, Volleyball
Devin Andrew, Volleyball
Lisa Strachan, Volleyball
Director of Athletics
& Recreation
Kenneth M. Olynyk
(250) 828-5273
[email protected]
Athletics &
Recreation
Assistant
Jon Shephard
(250) 371-5670
[email protected]
Athletics &
Recreation
Secretary
Janet Cook
(250) 828-5009
[email protected]
Media & Sports
Information
Co-ordinator
Bronwen Scott
(250) 371-5739
[email protected]
All-Canadian:
Sean Garvey, Basketball,
National tournament MVP
Drew Venables, Volleyball: BCCAA
Rookie of the Year, Provincial 1st team
All-Star, CCAA All-Canadian, and
provincial tournament MVP
Lisa Strachan, Volleyball
Team Awards
Women's Volleyball - Provincial
Champions and Fair Play Award
Men's Volleyball - Provincial
Silver Medal and Fair Play Award
Gymnasium
Attendant
Deanna Ries
(250) 828-5270
[email protected]
Recreation
Coordinator
Pina Russo
(250) 828-5271
[email protected]
Sport Camp
Coordinator
Arlene Olynyk
(250) 377-6117
[email protected]
Athletic Therapist
Kevin Brechin
(250) 371-5713
Men's Basketball - Provincial Champions
Men's Volleyball - CCAA National Bronze
Medal and National Fair Play Award
Men's Basketball CCAA National Champions
TRU WolfPack 5
Schedule - Away
October
1
14
15
16
21
21
22
22
22
23
23
November
3-6
4
5
9-12
Saturday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Friday
Friday
Saturday
Saturday
Saturday
Sunday
Sunday
Soccer (W & M)
Basketball (W)
Basketball (W)
Basketball (W)
Basketball (M)
Volleyball (W & M)
Soccer (W & M)
Volleyball (W & M)
Basketball (M)
Soccer (W & M)
Basketball (M)
UBC-Okanagan Lakers
Carroll College, Helena, Montana
U of Great Falls, Great Falls, Montana
Northern Montana, Havre, Montana
McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
Alberta Golden Bear/Pandas
Douglas Royals
Alberta Golden Bear/Pandas
Brock University, St.Catherines, ON
Langara Falcons
U of Western Ontario, London, ON
3 & 1 pm
4 pm
5 pm
3 pm
7 pm
6:30 & 8:15 pm
1 & 1:30 pm
8:15 & 6:30 pm
4 pm
3 & 3 pm
1 pm
Thursday - Sunday
Friday
Saturday
Wednesday - Saturday
Basketball (M)
Volleyball (W & M)
Volleyball (W & M)
Soccer (W & M)
TBA
6 & 8 pm
6 & 8 pm
11
December
1
2
3
4
27
28
29
30
Friday
Basketball (W & M)
Azuza Pacific
Trinity Western Spartans
Trinity Western Spartans
CCAA National Championships
hosted by Langara @ Burnaby Lake
UBC Thunderbirds
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Basketball (W & M)
Basketball (W & M)
Volleyball (W & M)
Volleyball (W & M)
Basketball (M)
Basketball (M)
Basketball (W)
Basketball (W)
31
Saturday
Basketball (W)
January
6
7
13
14
20
20
21
21
21-22
27
27
28
28
February
3
4
4-5
10
11-12
17-19
17-19
24-26
24-26
March
3-5
9-12
16-19
6 TRU WolfPack
TBA
6:15 & 8 pm
Trinity Western Spartans
Trinity Western Spartans
UBC Thunderbirds
UBC Thunderbirds
Alberta Golden Bears
Alberta Golden Bears
Willamette University, Salem, Oregon
Lewis & Clark State College,
Lewiston, Idaho
Lewis & Clark State College,
Lewiston, Idaho
6 & 8 pm
6 & 8 pm
1 & 3 pm
1 & 3 pm
8 pm
8 pm
TBA
6 pm
2 pm
Friday
Saturday
Friday
Saturday
Friday
Friday
Saturday
Saturday
Saturday - Sunday
Friday
Friday
Saturday
Saturday
Basketball (W & M)
Basketball (W & M)
Basketball (W & M)
Basketball (W & M)
Volleyball (W)
Volleyball (M)
Volleyball (W)
Volleyball (M)
Badminton (W & M)
Volleyball (W)
Volleyball (M)
Volleyball (W)
Volleyball (M)
Saskatchewan Huskies
Saskatchewan Huskies
Winnipeg Wesmen
Winnipeg Wesmen
SFU Clansmen
Regina Cougars
SFU Clansmen
Regina Cougars
Tournament #1 @ Capilano
Manitoba Bisons
Calgary Dinos
Manitoba Bisons
Calgary Dinos
6:15 & 8 pm
6:15 & 8 pm
6:15 & 8 pm
6:15 & 8 pm
7 pm
6:30 pm
7 pm
8 pm
9 am
6 pm
7 pm
6 pm
7 pm
Friday
Saturday
Saturday - Sunday
Friday
Saturday - Sunday
Friday - Sunday
Friday - Sunday
Friday - Sunday
Friday - Sunday
Basketball (W & M)
Basketball (W & M)
Badminton (W & M)
Basketball (W & M)
Badminton (W & M)
Basketball (W & M)
Volleyball (W & M)
Basketball (W & M)
Volleyball (W & M)
Victoria Vikes
Victoria Vikes
Tournament #2 @ Douglas
SFU Clansmen
Tournament #3 @ Malaspina
Canada West Playoffs
Canada West Playoffs
Canada West Playoffs
Canada West Playoffs
6:15 & 8 pm
6:15 & 8 pm
9 am
6:15 & 8:15 pm
9 am
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
Friday - Sunday
Thursday - Sunday
Thursday - Sunday
Basketball (W & M)
Basketball (W)
Basketball (M)
Canada West Playoffs
CIS Championships
CIS Championships
TBA
TBA
TBA
Schedule - Home
October
2
8
9
13-15
13
Sunday
Saturday
Sunday
Thursday - Saturday
Thursday
Soccer (W & M)
Soccer (W & M)
Soccer (W & M)
Basketball (M)
Basketball (M)
14
Friday
Basketball (M)
15
Saturday
Basketball (M)
15
16
21-23
21
Saturday
Sunday
Friday - Sunday
Friday
Soccer (W & M)
Soccer (W & M)
Basketball (W)
Basketball (W)
22
Saturday
Basketball (W)
23
Sunday
Basketball (W)
28
28
29-30
29
29
30
Friday
Friday
Saturday-Sunday
Saturday
Saturday
Sunday
29
29
30
November
11
12
13
18
19
25
26
27
January
6
7
13
14
20
21
27
28
February
3
4
10
11
18-19
Saturday
Saturday
Sunday
Basketball (M)
Volleyball (W)
Soccer (W & M)
Soccer (W & M)
Soccer (W & M)
Soccer (W & M)
Soccer (W)
Soccer (M)
Basketball (W & M)
Volleyball (W)
Basketball (W)
UBC-Okanagan Lakers
1 & 3:30 pm
Malaspina Mariners
1 & 3:30 pm
Capilano Blues
12 & 2:30 pm
McDonalds Desert Classic
Camosun vs. St. Lambert
11 am
SAIT vs. Camosun
6 pm
TRU vs. UCFV
8 pm
St. Lambert vs. SAIT
11 am
Camosun vs. UCFV
1 pm
UCFV vs. St. Lambert
6 pm
TRU vs. SAIT
8 pm
Camosun vs. TRU
11 am
SAIT vs. UCFV
6 pm
TRU vs. St. Lambert
8 pm
UCFV Cascades
3:30 & 1 pm
Kwantlen Eagles
2:30 & 12 pm
BDO Dunwoody - Interior Savings TRU Tournament
TRU vs. University of Alberta
6 pm
Lakehead vs. Brandon
8 pm
TRU vs. Brandon
6 pm
U of Alberta vs. Lakehead
8 pm
TRU vs. Lakehead
12 pm
Brandon vs. U of Alberta
10 am
Simon Fraser Clansmen
6:30 pm
Simon Fraser Clansmen
8:30 pm
BCCAA Provincials hosted @ MacArthur Island, Kamloops
Men's and Women's Teams 1 vs. Teams 4
11 am
Men's and Women's Teams 2 vs. Teams 3
2 pm
Men's and Women's Bronze Medal Games
9 am
Women's Gold Medal Game
11:30 am
Men's Gold Medal Game
2 pm
Simon Fraser Clansmen
2 & 6:30 pm
Simon Fraser Clansmen
8:30 pm
Simon Fraser Clansmen
2 pm
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Friday
Saturday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Volleyball (W & M)
Volleyball (W & M)
Basketball (W & M)
Basketball (W & M)
Basketball (W & M)
Basketball (W & M)
Volleyball (W & M)
Volleyball (W & M)
UBC Thunderbirds
UBC Thunderbirds
Trinity Western Spartans
Regina Cougars
Regina Cougars
Victoria Vikes
Calgary Dinos
Calgary Dinos
6 & 7:30 pm
6 & 7:30 pm
1 & 3 pm
6 & 8 pm
6 & 8 pm
6 & 8 pm
6 & 7:30 pm
1 & 3 pm
Friday
Saturday
Friday
Saturday
Friday
Saturday
Friday
Saturday
Volleyball (W)
Volleyball (W)
Volleyball (W & M)
Volleyball (W & M)
Basketball (W & M)
Basketball (W & M)
Basketball (W & M)
Basketball (W & M)
Regina Cougars
Regina Cougars
Trinity Western Spartans
Trinity Western Spartans
UBC Thunderbirds
UBC Thunderbirds
Calgary Dinos
Calgary Dinos
7 pm
7 pm
6 & 7:30 pm
6 & 7:30 pm
6 & 8 pm
6 & 8 pm
6 & 8 pm
6 & 8 pm
Friday
Saturday
Friday
Saturday
Saturday - Sunday
Volleyball (M)
Volleyball (M)
Volleyball (M)
Volleyball (M)
Badminton (W & M)
Alberta Golden Bears
Alberta Golden Bears
Manitoba Bisons
Manitoba Bisons
BCCAA Provincials
7 pm
7 pm
7 pm
7 pm
9 am
TRU WolfPack 7
0 Greg Stewart
Point
Kamloops
4 Jeff Friesen
Point
Duncan
5 Steven Waring
Guard
Salmon Arm
6 Charlie Spurr
Guard
Victoria
12 Brent Traxel
14 Brian Smith
Forward
Forward
Head Coach
15 Rob Bergen
21 Sean Garvey
22 Joey Farebrother
Nevin Gleddie
Guard 108 Mile Ranch
Point Guard Kamloops
Forward Prince George
33 Josh Booy
Forward Salmon Arm
Cochrane
Maple Ridge
RS Braedon Jones
Guard
Richmond
2005/06 Season Preview
Thompson Rivers University WolfPack Men’s Basketball
Asst Coach
Will Blair
This year’s Thompson Rivers
University’s men’s basketball team
may be the most talented team he’s
coached to date, according to WolfPack
men’s basketball head coach
Nevin Gleddie.
“I am very pleased to have in place
what I believe will be a very exciting
team to watch, and a team that can
compete with anyone in the country,”
he said.
Asst Coach
Scott Marr
Asst Coach
Ryan Porter
The WolfPack, which will play in the
Canada West conference of the
Canadian Interuniversity Sports league
for the first time this season, swept
the Canadian Colleges Athletics
Association league in its final year of
college ball last year, finishing the
season with a 27-1 win/loss record,
and clinching the provincial and
national championship gold medals.
“If a team was going to make the jump
from one league to the next, you would
dream of winning the championship,”
said Gleddie, who also raked in the
medals last year.
He finished up his last year coaching
college ball with the CCAA National
Coaching Excellence Award, All Sports,
the CCAA Men’s Basketball National
Coach of the Year Award, the BCCAA
Men’s Basketball Provincial Coach of
the Year Award, and the Basketball BC
College Coaching Award.
Seven members of last year’s team
have returned this year, including AllCanadian Sean Garvey, the point guard
sensation who was named national
tournament MVP and BCCAA Men’s
Athlete of the Year, All Sports, for the
2004-05 season.
Fellow veteran Brent Traxel, provincial
playoff MVP and nationals 1st-team
all-star, has also returned to take the
WolfPack into its inaugural CIS season.
Joining them on the court will be
seven-footer Greg Stewart and fellow
second-year players Steve Waring and
Braeden Jones, along with 3rd-year
players Brian Smith, Rob Bergen,
and Jeff Friesen, BCCAA provincials
all-star and one of the conference’s
top rebounders.
Three new recruits, one just out of
high school and two with varsity
experience, will also suit up with the
WolfPack this year. They include Josh
Booy, an experienced, physical athlete
who played for TRU two years before
playing for the University of Ottawa
last year, Joey Farebrother, a talented
8 TRU WolfPack
guard forward who was a 2nd-team allstar when he played for TRU in
2002/03, and Gleddie’s youngest
recruit, Charlie Spurr, a BC provincial
high school 1st-team all-star for the
past two years who was his high
school’s all-time leading scorer.
The WolfPack is also looking forward to
the January arrival of Alessandro
Batista, a multi-talented guard forward
from Brazil who last played for NCAA
Division 3 Warner Pacific College in
Oregon, and represented his country
at the Universidad Games in Turkey
this past summer.
Gleddie is also very pleased with
assistant coaches Will Blair, Scott
Marr and Ryan Porter. “As a group,
they bring a good blend of
personalities, experience, and
creativity, and as alumni of our
program they know me well, and we
make a good team,” said Gleddie.
“Moving up into the CIS, we have
some big shoes to fill, but overall I’m
convinced that this could be the most
talented team that I have coached,”
he said.
“The key will be, as it is every year,
how we come together as a team—the
single-mindedness of this group. We
play an up-tempo, aggressive team
style of play that forces us to trust one
another on the court as well as off.”
5 Alix Stupich
Forward
Ladysmith
9 Kristi Spelay
Forward
Sorrento
10 Kali Ellis
Guard Campbell River
11 Whitney Gallamore
12 Kelley O'Grady
13 Caitlin Kettlewell
Guard
Guard Gabriola Island
Forward
14 Tami MacKinnon
15 Rebekka Miltimore
21 Sarah Cameron
23 Sarah Darley
33 Marisa Dwyer
Head Coach
Forward
Guard
Guard
Guard
Forward
Kenneth M. Olynyk
Kamloops
Maple Ridge
Langley
Agassiz
Victoria
Maple Ridge
Tsawwassen
2005/06 Season Preview
Thompson Rivers University WolfPack Women’s Basketball
Thompson Rivers University WolfPack
Women’s Basketball team has its work
cut out for it this year: It’s the first
year the team competes at the CIS
level; it’s booked for a very tough
non-conference schedule; and it’s very
young, with five returning players and
the rest freshmen.
The team did well playing college ball
last season, and was tied for second in
the BCCAA standings with a 12-6 winloss record, when a disappointing loss
in the first round put the team out of
the provincial finals.
Remaining to lead the ‘Pack into its
first year competing in university
sports are BCCAA Rookie of the Year
and 1st-team BCCAA All Star Kelley
O'Grady, leading scorer from last year’s
team, 6’1” forward Marisa Dwyer,
second leading scorer last year and
leading rebounder who was a 1st-team
all-star at the AA provincial finals, point
guard Sarah Cameron, a tenacious
playmaker who was injured for most of
last year, 6’ post Caitlin Kettlewell, and
Kali Ellis, a physically tough player who
played much of last year with stress
fractures in her shins.
“Kelley is a very smart and intense
player who is one of the more
fundamentally sound players in the
province. She’ll be the focus point of
our offence from day one,” said Head
Coach Ken Olynyk.
He should know a good player when he
sees one: Olynyk’s 30-year basketball
career includes CIS, Canadian National
Team, and NBA experience, and he has
received a number of awards for both
playing and coaching basketball during
his extensive career, including four
conference and one national Coach of
the Year awards, the Petro-Canada
Olympic Award, and the Labatt's
Olympic Coaches Award.
Olynyk, who is also TRU’s Athletics
Director, has full-time back-up in Joe
Enevoldson, who participated in three
national championships in the four
years he spent assisting TRU men’s
basketball head coach Nevin Gleddie,
then made the jump to CIS in 2003/04
as assistant coach with the UBC
Thunderbirds men’s basketball
program, returning to TRU’s women’s
basketball program for the
2004/05 season.
Also returning after a couple of
years away is Tami MacKinnon, who
played for TRU in 1998/99 before
transferring to the University of
Texas – Pan American, where she
played for a year, returning to play
for TRU in 2002/03.
“We’re expecting huge things from
Tami this year as we enter the toughest
conference in the country,” said
Enevoldson. “Tami adds experience
and toughness in the post, and adds
maturity to a very young team.”
New to the team are Sarah Darley,
perhaps already the team’s best
defender, who will play a key role
this season, Alix Stupich, a AA
Provincials all-star who has already
proven to be a very reliable scorer,
Rebekka Miltimore, a tough defender
who will add some much-needed
muscle in the frontcourt, Kristi Spelay,
who hails from the famed Salmon Arm
Jewels basketball program, and
Whitney Gallamore, a provincial
single-A 1st-team all-star.
“This team has just one player over the
age of 20, and we expect to push the
tempo and utilize our overall quickness
and youthfulness to put points on the
board,” said Olynyk.
“With one of the toughest exhibition
schedules in the country, including
games against Carroll College and
Lewis & Clark State, this team is
preparing itself for the rigours of the
Canada West,” he continued.
“Moving up to the Canada West
conference is going to be a tough
transition, but this team is very capable
of doing just that.”
Asst Coach
Joe Enevoldson
Student Manager
Monica Tobias
Student Manager
Jasmin Schenk
Trainer
Kevin Brechin
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Robin Barlow
Kamloops
Becky Au
Katie Tucker
Shaurya Chhikara
India
Chin-hung Chu (Andy)
Taiwan
Kamloops
Kamloops
Bob Stanley
Indonesia
Ashley Leighton
Kamloops
Amanda Wright
Kamloops
Rebecca Fuzzen
Crawford Bay
Wei-yu Lee
Jessica Saavedra
MacKenzie
Andrew Middleburg
Kamloops
Taiwan
Thompson Rivers University
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Kelsey Strangberg
Gabriola Island
Coach
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BADMINTON 05/06
Back (L-R): Robin Barlow, Aditya Chhikara, Andrew Middleburg, Wei-yu Lee,
Chin-hung Chu, Shaurya Chhikara, Brad Pape (coach)
Front (L-R): Amanda Wright, Katie Tucker, Becky Au, Ashley Leighton, Bob Stanley,
Rebecca Fuzzen, Kelsey Strangberg
5th row: Pat Brown (asst.coach), Ray Chadwick (coach), Brandon Moskwa (asst.coach),
Sean Wandler (asst.coach). 4th row: Ashton Florko, Brandon Legard, Jordan Sarai,
Grant Andrichuk, Duaine Bowles, Brandon Hunter, Bryan Mahon, Anthony Cros, Matt Kuroyama.
3rd row: Frank Ingram, Tanner Brotzel, Mike Tomlinson, Dustin Paquette, Jon Grieve,
Cody Tichit, Matt Baker, Scott Atherton, Carlos Arroyo. 2nd row: Bryce Wilkie, Lee Ingram,
Tyler Fiss, Ryan Friedrich, Ben Gagnon, Luc Tremblay, Alex Ponich, Ryan Patterson,
Torrie Watters. 1st row: Elias Torres, Geoff Fahlman, Ravi Chauhan, Jeff Dosman,
Neil Desanjh, Ben Bradford, Will Devick, Darryl Hemmett, Cody Halleron.
BASEBALL 05/06
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Women’s:
Standing (L-R):
Sarah Darley,
Rebekka Miltimore,
Kristy Spelay,
Sarah Cameron,
Kali Ellis,
Kelley O'Grady,
Whitney Gallamore.
Kneeling (L-R):
Alix Stupich,
Caitlin Kettlewell,
Marisa Dwyer,
Tami MacKinnon
BASKETBALL 05/06
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Men’s:
Back (L-R): Scott Marr (asst.coach), Ryan Porter (asst.coach), Joey Farebrother,
Jeff Friesen, Brent Traxel, Josh Booy, Will Blair (asst.coach), Nevin Gleddie (coach)
Front (L-R): Brian Smith, Braedon Jones, Rob Bergen, Charlie Spurr,
Steven Waring, Sean Garvey
Missing: Greg Stewart
Men’s:
Back (L-R):
Pat Hennelly (coach),
Behlul Yavasgel,
Tim Flannigan,
Greg Weatherhead,
Darcy Barisoff,
Colman Molnar,
Chad Coldwell,
Chris Barisenkoff,
Brent Hall,
Mitchell Anderson,
Scott Venables (asst.coach)
Front (L-R):
BJ Peters,
Graham Allard,
Bryan Town,
Jeremy Jones,
Kyle Brewer
Women's:
Back (L-R): Robbyn Dalin (asst.coach), Trevor Seaby (asst.coach), Kristin Peters,
Jessica Baskerville, Amanda Spreeuw, Karalyn MacKenzie, Jennifer Callow (asst.coach),
Carrie Barrett (coach)
Front (L-R): Robyn Devlin, Kristy Alblas, Daniela Bercelli, Laura Plouffe, Crystal Johnson,
Stephanie Torbohm, Jessica Weir
VOLLEYBALL 05/06
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Women’s:
Back (L-R): Jailene Smith, Glen Archer (asst.coach), Heather Dunn, Rachel Kosolofski,
Kim Dodgson, Jackie Bekkering, Shannon Enns, Katie Clark, Danielle Wallis,
Meghan Thompson, Shantelle Cooper, Jessica Moon, Eric Schweizer (coach),
Alysha Setka. Front (L-R): Kelsi Butner, Theresa Marples, Taiya Moffat,
Jessica Dennison, Shannon Kelly, Kim Hogg, Katelyn Hurley, MaryAnn McKee,
Lindsay Carpenter Missing: Kelly Shantz (asst.coach)
SOCCER 05/06
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Men’s:
Back (L-R): Justin Wallace (manager), Sean Wallace (coach), Brad Clark,
Andrew van der Ham, Jason Burrows, Tyler Wood, Dave Martin, Dan Cecchini,
James Byra, Oliver Schwuchow, Chuck Noftal, Erkut Sonmez, Adam Dodgson,
Steve Scott (asst.coach), Aaron LeBlanc (asst.coach) Front (L-R): Mike de Melo,
Joao de Castro, Mark Dodsworth, Francis dos Santos, Allan Connor, Matt Lloyd,
Hardeesh Basran, Travis Duncan, Mike Small
1 Jeremy Jones
2 Graham Allard
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Kamloops
Prince George
4 BJ Peters
OH
Kamloops
5 Bryan Town
L
Kamloops
6 Mitchell Anderson
OH
Whitehorse
8 Darcy Barisoff
OH South Slocan
9 Chad Coldwell
RS
Merritt
10 Greg Weatherhead
11 Brent Hall
OH
OH
14 Chris Barisenkoff
15 Behlul Yavasgel
Head Coach
Asst Coach
Asst Coach
M
M
Pat Hennelly
Brendan Barrett-Hamilton
Scott Venables
Thrums
Istanbul,Turkey
Kamloops
Red Deer
7 Tim Flannigan
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Prince George
12 Coleman Molnar
13 Derrick Winchar
M
RS
Merritt
Kamloops
2005/06 Season Preview
Thompson Rivers University WolfPack Men’s Volleyball
He’s got a young team, with over half
of the players just out of high school,
and only one returning player, but
Thompson Rivers University WolfPack
Head Coach Patrick Hennelly is eagerly
anticipating the challenge of taking the
team into its first year in the Canada
West conference of CIS.
to have to be tenacious on defense and
we’ll have to have great ball control
and tough serving.”
“I’m attracted by the prospect of
competing in the best conference in
the country,” he said. “I also relish the
opportunity to start and nurture a
program from the beginning. This will
be a tremendous challenge, one I am
looking forward to.”
“Graham was a leader in digs at the
college level, and he’s ready for CIS
play,” said Hennelly, who is expecting
the 5’6” libero to lead his team in
passing and defense.
Coach Hennelly, who came to TRU from
a year-long stint as first assistant
coach at Northern Arizona University
after nine years coaching volleyball at
UBC, has taken a number of teams to
medal spots at national
championships, although he’s not
expecting to hit the podium this year.
“We’re young, and we’ll be giving up
experience and size to every team we
play this year,” he said. “We’re going
Helping out in that category will be
Graham Allard and Tim Flannigan,
both in their third years of eligibility,
and Darcy Barisoff, the WolfPack’s
only returnee.
national bronze in college play
last season.
Barisoff was named Player of the Match
at the CCAA playoffs and his team also
won both the BCCAA and CCAA Fair
Play Awards last year.
Continued page 16
Hennelly also expects great
performance from 6’2” setter
Flannigan, who was a starter for
Grande Prairie last year. “Tim shows
leadership and intensity on the
court, and he’s excellent at ball
control and decision making,”
commented Hennelly.
“Even as a 2nd-year player, Darcy will
be thrust into a leadership role,” said
Hennelly of the 6’3” outside hitter who
helped his team to a 15-5 win-loss
record along with provincial silver and
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Thompson Rivers University WolfPack Men’s Volleyball
From page 15
Aside from Chris Barisenkoff, who played for
Okanagan two years ago, Chad Coldwell, twotime Merritt Secondary Male Athlete of the Year,
and 6’3” right side Derrick Winchar, all the rest
of the recruits are rookies.
Hennelly is quick to point out the talent in the
making, however. “We’ve got a great crop of
first-year players,” he said.
He’s looking for great results from Turkish high
school recruit Behlul Yavasgel, a 6’4”, 190pound 18-year-old who played 13 times for
Turkey’s National Team, and took the titles Best
Blocker and Best Spiker twice each in the past
four years.
Association MVP three years in a row and
named Athlete of the Year from grades 7 to 12.
Another key recruit is Mitchell Anderson, a
rookie from Whitehorse, Yukon, who
represented Team Yukon in Regina this past
summer. Hennelly’s expecting Anderson to add
some power to the outside hitting position.
Rounding out the freshmen are Coleman
Molnar, a top scholar-athlete in high school,
and Brent Hall, two-time 2nd-team all-star.
Local high school graduates who have joined
the WolfPack this year include setter Jeremy
Jones, who was the top junior and senior
athlete at his high school, Greg Weatherhead, a
6’6” power hitter, libero Bryan Town, and BJ
Peters, who was the Kamloops Volleyball
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Hennelly’s looking forward to helping his young
athletes climb the steep learning curve they’ll
encounter in Canada West play. “They’ll get to
be apprentices at the hands of the top teams in
the country, and competing against top teams
can only make you better,” he said.
“There will be many challenges, but this is a
team that will never quit.”
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4 Robyn Devlin
OH
Revelstoke
5 Karalyn MacKenzie
MH
Whitehorse
6 Kristin Peters
RS
Kamloops
9 Laura Plouffe
13 Jessica Baskerville
14 Amanda Spreeuw
Head Coach
L
MH
RS
Carrie Barrett
1 Kristy Alblas
2 Jessica Weir
3 Stephanie Torbohm
S
L
MH
Richmond
7 Crystal Johnson
RS
Grande Prairie
White Rock
8 Daniela Bercelli
OH
Jundiai
Chase
Sherwood Park
Merritt
Powell River
2005/06 Season Preview
Thompson Rivers University WolfPack Women’s Volleyball
This year’s WolfPack women’s
volleyball team is going into its first
year of CIS play full of experience and
energy. Five veteran players who
helped the team to win provincial gold
and the fair play award last year are
back this season, along with some very
strong recruits.
“Our team completed its last season in
the CCAA with a 16-4 win-loss record,”
said Head Coach Carrie Barrett. “With
our experienced recruits adding
strength to the core of provincial
championship team returnees we are
looking forward to the competition in
our conference and in CIS this season.”
Heading up the team is 4th-year
outside attacker and BCCAA 1st-team
all-star Robyn Devlin. Other key
returnees include Jessica Baskerville,
winner of a Volleyball Canada Special
Recognition Award, Kristin Peters, most
improved player last year, 6’2” right
side Amanda Spreeuw, and Jessica
Weir, an all-round athlete who has won
all-star and MVP awards in basketball
and soccer, as well as volleyball.
“Robyn is one of our key players, and
her strength on the court and her
leadership qualities in directing our
team dynamics are valuable to meeting
our team goals,” said Barrett.
Returning this season after a year’s
hiatus is 6’1” middle blocker Karalyn
Mackenzie, who played for Team Yukon
two seasons ago, then took a year
off last year while examining her
academic options.
“Despite her year off, Karalyn is
definitely for CIS play,” Barrett said.
“She strengthens our middle attack
and defense considerably, and
she’s a great team player. Her
positive influence is great for the
team’s morale.”
“Kristy is a very athletically talented
young woman who has really
developed in meeting the expectations
that I have already set for her,” Barrett
said. “I’m excited to see her continue
her development in this key role on
our team.”
The team gains further strength with
the exciting out-of-province additions
of Crystal Johnson, 3rd-year transfer
from CCAA Alberta provincial
championship team Grande Prairie
Wolves, and Laura Plouffe, 2nd-year
transfer from Grant MacEwan College
who is fresh off the court from the
Canada Games, where she played with
Team Alberta.
Coach Barrett was also pleased to
recruit Brazilian power hitter
Daniela Bercelli, and Chase high
school grad and club volleyball
all-star Stephanie Torbohm.
“I expect some great things from
Crystal. She’s a very dynamic and
ambitious player, and is very clear in
what her goals are, both athletically
and academically,” said Barrett.
Winner of a BCCAA Coach of the Year
in the 2003/04 season, Barrett is
as concerned with sportsmanship
and scholarship as she is with
on-court performance.
“Laura’s experience as libero on Team
Alberta is very much an asset to our
team, where she’ll play in the same
position. She’s very good at
communication, and directs her team
on the defensive side very positively
and efficiently.”
“I was very pleased that my team
managed an academic average of 3.6
while maintaining medal-standard
performance last year,” she said. “And
with our team’s sportsmanship, and
ethical behavior both on and off the
court, our program has much to be
proud of.”
Replacing 4th year All-Canadian setter
Lisa Strachan is Kristy Alblas, a 3rd
year transfer from Douglas College who
was named a 2nd-team BCCAA All-Star
and Douglas College Scholar-Athlete
last season.
Fans should also be on the lookout for
the WolfPack’s youngest pre-recruit,
Barrett’s baby daughter Emily, born
this past May, who’ll be on the bench
at most every game.
Asst Coach
Jennifer Callow
Asst Coach
Robbyn Dalin
Asst Coach
Trevor Seaby
“I expect great things from our team
this season and look forward to the
competition of Canada West and CIS.”
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00 Allan Connor
Goalie Salmon Arm
2 Travis Duncan
Defense
Kamloops
3 Brad Clark
Midfield Kamloops
4 Adam Dodgson
Midfield Kamloops
5 Joao de Castro
Midfield Braisilia, Brazil
6 James Byra
Defense Chilliwack
7 Hardeesh Basran
Midfield Kamloops
8 Oliver Schwuchow
Midfield
Smithers
9 Francis dos Santos
Midfield
Kitimat
10 Erkut Sonmez
11 Jason Burrows
12 Matt Lloyd
Forward Istanbul, Turkey
Defense
Midfield
13 Andrew van der Ham
15 Dave Martin
Defense
Nelson
16 Chuck Noftall
17 Mark Dodsworth
Midfield
Nelson
18 Mike Small
Coach
Asst. Coach
Asst. Coach
Trainer
22 Tyler Wood
Sean Wallace
Steve Scott
Aaron LeBlanc
Kevin Brechin
Forward Prince George
Forward
Rossland
Midfield
Kamloops
Midfield
Kamloops
Kamloops
Kamloops
21 Dan Cecchini
Midfield
Trail
RS Mike de Melo
Midfield
Kitimat
Thompson Rivers University WolfPack Men’s Soccer
The focus in soccer this past year has been to
include a bit of an off-season program to better
prepare the WolfPack for the BCCAA league but
as TRU moves towards including soccer as its
next CIS sport, the program will move more and
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more towards a full year commitment with offseason training and spring leagues.
Right now, both teams are well into their BCCAA
league season play. At press time, it’s no sure
thing, but TRU’s soccer teams have a good shot
at getting into the provincial finals, with the
women 3rd in the provincial rankings and the
men in 6th place, with four games left to go.
The men’s team has already played the topranked teams on its side of the schedule; the
Continued page 19
0 Shannon Kelly
Goalie
Kamloops
00 Jessica Dennison
Kamloops
2 Kim Dodgson
Defense
Kamloops
3 Theresa Marples
Defense
Surrey
4 Danielle Wallis
Defense
Kamloops
5 Lindsay Carpenter
Defense
Kamloops
6 MaryAnn McKee
Midfield Kamloops
7 Shantelle Cooper
Midfield
Nanaimo
8 Taiya Moffat
Midfield Kamloops
9 Katie Clark
Forward
Kamloops
10 Rachel Kosolofski
Midfield Kamloops
11 Shannon Enns
12 Jackie Bekkering
13 Kim Hogg
17 Meghan Thompson
18 Jessica Moon
Midfield
14 Katelyn Hurley
Midfield
Nelson
16 Kelsi Butner
Forward
Defense
Midfield Calgary, AB
Midfield
Coach
Asst. Coach
Asst. Coach
Eric Schweizer
Glen Archer
Kelly Shantz
Kamloops
Goalie
Kamloops
19 Heather Dunn
RS Alysha Setka
RS Jailene Smith
Midfield
Defense
Midfield
Kamloops
Kamloops
Kamloops
Kamloops
Defense
Kamloops
Kamloops
Thompson Rivers University WolfPack Women’s Soccer
From page 18
women still have the two top-ranked teams to play.
Rankings can change a lot with a quarter of the season left
to go, and WolfPack men’s soccer head coach Sean Wallace
is hopeful.
“We’re still alive,” he said. “If we win this weekend, we have
a good chance, but we have to beat Langara or Douglas or
both next weekend.”
WolfPack soccer athletes have been at the top of the
standings throughout the season. Katie Clark, Jackie
Bekkering, Dan Cecchini and Brad Clarke have consistently
been at or near the top of the BCCAA’s soccer scoring
leaders, while Allan Connor has held top goalie spot for two
weeks in a row, with three shut-outs so far this season.
The women’s soccer program at TRU has been and continues
to be one of the most successful in the nation. Along with
the obvious highlight of a national championship in 1999,
the team has won several provincial championships and
national silver medals in the last 10 years, and with that
placed many athletes on CCAA National All Star team. The
team draws many of the top players from the Kamloops
youth organization – a credit to the community and all star
coaches in the area who work hard to bring the girls to the
university level of play.
Trainer
Kevin Brechin
“We have an excellent soccer program here at TRU, and
we’re lucky to be situated in a community with
comprehensive soccer programs from pre-Kindergarten on
up,” said women’s soccer head coach Eric Schweizer.
TRU hosts the BCCAA Provincial Soccer Championships the
last weekend in October, and the national finals will be held
at Langara November 9th to 12th.
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TRU Hoopster Plays in UK
KAMLOOPS-Star basketball player Skye
Buck, who was named BCCAA Player of the
Year in 2004, when he was also named a
CCAA Tournament Championship 1st team
All-Star, and a CCAA All-Canadian, is
shooting hoops for the Essex and Hertz
Leopards basketball team, which competes
in the English Basketball League (EBL).
“To find the team here was actually quite a
task,” said Buck. “I talked to former UCC
players who in their travels have come
across European teams and used some of
their advice.”
Buck flew over to Germany at the beginning of July to
attend a Professional Identification Camp in Bonn. He had
planned to email or phone teams in the numerous different
leagues they have in each country of Europe, with plans to
try out until he found one he could play on and could pay
me a reasonable salary.
He found himself on an unwanted European vacation,
however, when he discovered that none of the European
leagues train from the end of their season in
April/May until the end of August.
At the end of August he got on the Internet,
emailing teams, only to find out that most had
their teams finalized.
“I was blessed to find a good situation [with the
Leopards] as it is very difficult to come and look
for a team as an import player,” said Buck,
explaining that each European team is
normally allowed only two ‘imports’ or
North American players.
He’s now playing for the Essex and Hertz
Leopards, and coaching youth and high school age teams
for the Leopards.
When his contract is over at the end of April, Skye Buck
plans to return home to Clearwater and work for the
summer. If he’s re-signed by the team or can find another
to play on, he’ll fly back to Europe for another season; if
not, he’ll return to TRU to complete his biology degree (he
has one semester left to go) and then decide if he wants to
enter a teaching program.
A decade of student achievements
2004
Allan, Meghan (Soccer)
BCCAA Academic All-Canadian Award
Andrew, Devin (Volleyball)
BCCAA All-Conference Award
Bradwell, Leslie (Soccer)
BCCAA All-Conference Award
BCCAA Athlete of the Week
CCAA Tournament Championship All-Star
Brasseur, Tanya (Soccer)
BCCAA All-Conference Award
Brennan, Amanda (Soccer)
BCCAA All-Conference Award
CCAA Tournament Championship All-Star
CCAA All-Canadian Award
Buck, Skye (Basketball)
BCCAA Player of the Year Award
BCCAA All-Conference Award
BCCAA Athlete of the Week
CCAA Tournament Championship All-Star
CCAA All-Canadian Award
Butner, Kelsi (Soccer)
BCCAA Athlete of the Week
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Campbell, Kassia (Soccer)
BCCAA Tournament All-Star
Martin, Dave (Soccer)
BCCAA All-Conference Award
Cecchini, Joe (Soccer)
BCCAA All-Conference Award
BCCAA Athlete of the Week
Nordin, Brett (Soccer)
BCCAA All-Conference Award
CCAA All-Canadian Award
Decker, Chad (Badminton)
BCCAA Academic All-Canadian Award
BCCAA Silver Medal
Peterson, Lisa (Basketball)
BCCAA All-Conference Award
BCCAA Athlete of the Week
CCAA All-Canadian Award
Devlin, Robyn (Volleyball)
BCCAA All-Conference Award
Enns, Shannon (Soccer)
CCAA Tournament Championship All-Star
Strachan, Lisa (Volleyball)
BCCAA All-Conference Award
BCCAA Tournament All-Star
BCCAA Academic All-Canadian Award
Fornelli, Nicole (Soccer)
BCCAA All-Conference Award
BCCAA Athlete of the Week
Venables, Scott (Volleyball)
BCCAA All-Conference Award
BCCAA Academic All-Canadian Award
Garvey, Sean (Basketball)
BCCAA Tournament All-Star
CCAA Tournament Championship All-Star
2004 Team Awards
BCCAA Medalists
Women’s Soccer – Gold, Women’s Soccer –
Fair Play Award, Men’s Basketball – Bronze,
Badminton – Chad Decker – Silver (Men’s
Singles), Women’s Volleyball – Bronze.
Imhof, Angela (Soccer)
BCCAA All-Conference Award
BCCAA Tournament All-Star
CCAA Medalists
Women’s Soccer – Silver
Men’s Basketball – Bronze
Student achievements
2003
Brennan, Amanda (Soccer)
BCCAA All-Canadian Award
Campbell, Kassia (Soccer)
BCCAA Best Goal Keeper Award.
Devlin, Robyn (Volleyball)
BCCAA Rookie of the Year
BCCAA 1st-team All-Star.
Haiduk, Jonas (Volleyball)
BCCAA 1st-team All-Star.
Horner, Robyn (Volleyball)
CCAA Academic All-Canadian
BCCAA second-team All-Star.
Imhof, Angela (Soccer)
BCCAA Rookie of the Year Award
Golden Boot Award.
Meehan, Jeremy (Volleyball)
BCCAA 2nd-team All-Star.
Peterson, Lisa (Basketball)
BCCAA 2nd–team All-Star.
Russell, Bryden (Soccer)
2002/03 scholar-athlete of the year
Schneider, Ariel (Basketball)
UCC Medal in Business Administration
Sexton, Andrew (Basketball)
BCCAA All-Star.
Stott, Leah (Soccer)
2002/03 scholar-athlete of the year
2002
Andrews, Melissa (Soccer)
CCAA Tournament All-Star
CCAA Tournament Top Goal-keeper
Archambault, Nicole (Badminton)
BCCAA Player of the Year
Bell, Mike (Volleyball)
BCCAA All-Conference 1st-team All-Star
BCCAA Athlete of the Week
Bradwell, Leslie (Soccer)
CCAA Tournament All-Star
Brennen, Amanda (Soccer)
BCCAA All-Conference 1st-team All-Star
BCCAA All-Conference Best Midfielder Award
Coolouris, Wendy (Soccer)
CCAA Tournament All-Star
Cockburn, Lucas (Basketball)
Governor General’s Academic Silver Medal
Dale, Curt (Basketball)
BCCAA All-Conference 2nd-team All-Star
Fertile, Kevin (Soccer Coach)
BCCAA All-Conference Coaching Excellence
Award
Gleddie, Nevin (Basketball Coach)
BCCAA Coaching Excellence Award
Roberts, Shaun (Soccer)
BCCAA All-Conference 1st-team All-Star
CCAA All-Canadian Award
Rose, Andrew (Soccer)
All-Canadian Award
Ruch, Alain (Soccer)
BCCAA All-Conference 1st-team All-Star
CCAA All-Canadian Award
Stott, Leah (Soccer)
CCAA Tournament Fair Play Award
Strachan, Lisa (Volleyball)
BCCAA All-Conference 2nd-team All-Star
Haiduk, Jonas (Volleyball)
BCCAA All-Conference 2nd-team All-Star
CCAA Academic All-Canadian Award
Taylor, Julie (Soccer)
BCCAA All-Conference 1st-team All-Star
Hara, Wendy (Soccer)
BCCAA All-Conference 1st-team All-Star
BCCAA Athlete of the Week
Wallace, Sean (Soccer Coach)
BCCAA All-Conference Coaching
Excellence Award
Harrison, Justin (Soccer)
BCCAA All-Conference 2nd-team All-Star
Whitworth, Garrett (Soccer)
BCCAA All-Conference 1st-team All-Star
Hunter, Elizabeth (Basketball)
BCCAA All-Conference 2nd-team All-Star
2x BCCAA Athlete of the Week
CCAA Academic All-Canadian Award
2002 Team Awards:
Women’s Soccer
BCCAA provincial championship silver medal
CCAA national championship silver medal
MacDonald, Kelly (Soccer)
BCCAA All-Conference 1st-team All-Star
BCCAA All-Conference Best Defender Award
CCAA All-Canadian Award
Men’s Soccer
BCCAA provincial championship silver medal
BCCAA provincial championship Fair Play Award
Mailloux, Bree-Ann (Soccer)
BCCAA All-Conference 2nd-team All-Star
Martin, Ashley (Soccer)
BCCAA All-Conference Best Goalkeeper Award
Nielson, Ben (Soccer)
BCCAA All-Conference 2nd-team All-Star
BCCAA Athlete of the Week
Nordin, Brett (Soccer)
BCCAA provincial championship Best
Tournament Midfielder Award
Peterson, Lisa (Basketball)
BCCAA All-Conference 1st-team All-Star
Porter, Ryan (Basketball)
BCCAA All-Conference 1st-team All-Star
CCAA Tournament Championship All-Star
CCAA Player of the Year
CCAA All-Canadian Award
CCAA Academic All-Canadian Award
Men’s Basketball
BCCAA provincial championship silver medal
Women’s Volleyball
BCCAA provincial championship Fair Play Award.
2001
Cockburn, Neco A. (Basketball)
UCC Medal in Journalism
Peterson, Lisa (Basketball)
BCCAA provincial championships tournament
All-star
Porter, Ryan (Basketball)
BCCAA provincial championships
tournament All-star
Roy, Andrew (Basketball)
BCCAA provincial championships tournament
All-star
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Student achievements
1999
Miller, Stacey (Soccer)
UCC Medal in Science
1998
Bartram, Hayley (Soccer)
BCCAA 1st-team All-Star
Bigsby, Gillian
BCCAA 2nd-team All-Star
Cleveland, Krista (Volleyball)
CCAA 2nd-team All-star
DeJong, Dave
CCAA All-star
Dos Santos, Lyle
BCCAA 1st-team All-Star
Eichenberger, Jason (Basketball)
CCAA All-star
Gay, Jeff
CCAA All-star
Grimm, Chad (Volleyball)
CCAA All-star
Hara, Vicki (Badminton)
Medallist
Heer, Sukh (Basketball)
2x Recipient of the
Shirley T. Harker Memorial Scholarship
Kok, Erik (Volleyball)
CCAA 2nd-team All-star
McGuire, Rob
CCAA All-star
Melanson, Josh (Volleyball)
CCAA 2nd-team All-star
Plummer, Adam
BCCAA 2nd-team All-Star
Redford, Sandra (Soccer)
CCAA All-star
CCAA All-Canadian
Roberts, Shaun
BCCAA 2nd-team All-star
Schweizer, Dayna (Soccer)
BCCAA 1st-team All-star
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Scott, Steve (Soccer)
CCAA All-star
CCAA All-Canadian
Tarry, Mike
CCAA All-star
Verhoeven, Vance
CCAA All-star
Wandler, Sean (Baseball Assistant Coach)
UCC Medal in Business Administration
Wipfli, Laurie (Basketball)
CCAA All-star
1997
Bartram, Haley (Soccer)
CCAA All-Canadian.
Caron, Danilo (Soccer)
Male scholar-athlete of the year
Schweizer, Dayna (Soccer)
Female scholar-athlete of the year
BCCAA All-star
CCAA All-Canadian
Shewchuk, Kris
Vocational Skills Training student
Won gold, silver and bronze medals at the
International Special Olympics
1996
Arthur, Karyn (Badminton)
Undefeated in provincial badminton play
Represented the BCCAA in Women's
Doubles playoffs
Bartram, Haley (Soccer)
top scorer in BCCAA
CCAA All-Canadian
Basran, Ran (Soccer)
Tournament all-star
CCAA national championships
Best Goalie Award
BCCAA provincial championships
Outstanding Goaltender Award
Caron, Danilo (Soccer)
1996 Most Valuable Player for the
provincial tournament
BCCAA provincial championships
Outstanding Goaltender Award
BCCAA All-star
Clark, Darren (Soccer)
BCCAA All-star
Eichenberger, Jason (Basketball)
Leading rebounder in BCCAA
Gillis, Marni (Badminton)
Second team BCCAA mixed doubles
representative to the Nationals
Knox, Alesha (Soccer)
Named among the top 11 players in the
provincial soccer conference
McIntosh, Chad (Soccer)
BCCAA All-Star
Mochizuki, Kinuyo (Badminton)
Undefeated in provincial badminton play
Represented the BCCAA in Women's Doubles
playoffs
Plummer, Adam (Soccer)
BCCAA 2nd-team All-Star
Redford, Sandra (Soccer)
CCAA All-Canadian
Named among the top 11 players in the
provincial conference
BCCAA 1st-team All-star
Schweizer, Dayna (Soccer)
BCCAA All-star
CCAA All-Canadian
Scott, Steve (Soccer)
BCCAA 2nd-team All-star
CCAA All-Canadian
Sose, Nino (Basketball)
Second-highest scorer in BCCAA
One of the top five players in Canada
CCAA All-Canadian
BCCAA 1st-team All-star
Wong, Kok Hoong (Badminton)
2nd-team BCCAA mixed doubles representative
to the Nationals
1995
Belisle, Lyndsay Belisle
Placed eighth n Provincial x-country skiing
championships.
1994
Gouthro, Nicole (Soccer, Volleyball)
Female Scholar-Athlete of the year award,
1993 and 1994
1993
Gremaud, Christopher Richard (Volleyball)
1993 SFU Dean’s Medal in Business
Administration
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