KAMLOOPS – The Thompson Rivers University WolfPack has now completed itssecond year in the Canada West conference of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), and, as predicted, our CIS performance was better thanlast year’s, and will keep improving as the years go by.
Next year, with more experience, all teams hope to turn some of this season’s narrow losses into decisive wins, thanks to some extremely talented players, some of whom won recognition on both the campus and conference levels.
Top scorer on the men’s team was 1st-year outside hitter from Beausoleil, France, Robin Schoebel, who finished in the top ten in three Canada West conference play categories. He was also 2007 CanadaWest Rookie of the Year, was named to the CIS all-rookie team, and was TRU’s 2007 Male Athlete of the Year. Troy Jaggard of Calgary receivedthe coaches’ vote for Player of the Year, while Tim Flannigan of PrinceGeorge, 2006 TRU men’s volleyball MVP and top scholar athlete, receivedthe players’ vote for Player of the Year. Rookie Patrick Johnston ofWhitby, Ontario, was named TRU Sports Task Force Male Athlete of the Year.
Robyn Devlin of Revelstoke, who led the women’s volleyball team intoits inaugural CIS season last year, helped it to provincial gold andthe fair play award in its last year of play in the CCAA, and helped to keep the team in the running for a playoff spot until the final weekendof conference play, finished in the top ten in three Canada West conference play categories. She was named 2007 TRU Female Athlete ofthe Year. Also receiving TRU awards were Lauren Stockstad of Surrey,who received the team award, and Laura Battison of Langley, voted women’s volleyball Rookie of the Year.
Canada West men’s basketball stats at the end of the regular season showed Kamar Burke, who double-doubled in eight of the 21 conference games he played in this season, ranked in the top ten in five categories, while teammate Charlie Spurr finished the regular season inthe top ten in four categories. Kamar was named 2007 TRU Rookie of theYear, while Charlie was TRU men’s basketball MVP. Voted mostinspirational player was Brian Smith of Maple Ridge, who helped theteam to national gold in its final year of CCAA play, and has been a mainstay of the program since.
Kelley O’Grady of Campbell River was named TRU women’s basketball’s Most Dedicated Player after finishing the Canada West regular season inthe top ten in two categories, while rookie forward Danika Maartman of Kamloops was named the team’s Most Improved Player. 2007 TRU SportsTask Force Athlete of the Year is Kristi Spelay of Sorrento, a women’s basketball team forward, while Alix Stupich of Ladysmith was named 2007TRU Scholar Athlete of the Year.
“These are only the award winners who play on CIS teams. TRU salutes all of its scholar athletes who have dedicated so much extracurriculartime to the WolfPack while managing to keep up their academic performance,” said TRU athletics director Ken Olynyk.
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For more information, please contact Ken Olynyk at 250-828-5273 or 250-320-4263.
