Men's Soccer News
Victor Hugo Gomes de Abreu: September's Zueike Male Athlete of the Month
Congratulations to Victor Hugo Gomes de Abreu of Blazers Men's Soccer on being selected the CMU Zueike Male Athlete of the Month for September. The veteran attacking midfielder continues to be a force to be reckoned with in the centre of the pitch with his technical skill and vision.
After a slow start to the season, Abreu has tallied goals the past four games in which he's featured, and currently sits third in the MCAC in both goals and points. A master of the set piece, the team's captain has scored multiple times off stoppages in play, and factors heavily in controlling the middle of the pitch with an ability to create his own shot that makes him a dangerous offensive weapon as well as a playmaking threat.
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The Verdict is In: Murhabazi Will Be Critical Part of Blazers Men's Soccer in 2023-24
The CMU Men's Soccer program is very pleased to announce the commitment of Jean Paul Murhabazi for the 2023-24 MCAC season. The 2022 Elmwood High graduate comes to CMU with plenty of club experience both from his home town of Bukavu, DR Congo as well as here in Winnipeg.
A 2022 graduate of Elwood High School, Blazers Men's Soccer's latest recruit completed his secondary studies in Winnipeg after growing up in the provincial capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Due to the Manitoba High School Athletics Association's eligibility requirements, Murhabazi was not able to play in his one high school season here in Canada, but trained with the team and helped coach in games for the Giants. Since his high school graduation, Murhabazi has been studying at the University of Winnipeg, but the call of collegiate soccer was too great to ignore, and has decided to bring his talents to the MCAC with the Blazers.
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Blazers Men's Soccer Bolster Backline with Byfield
The CMU Men's Soccer program is very pleased to announce the commitment of Daunte Byfield for the 2023-24 MCAC season. The Linden Christian product will bring athleticism and a passion for the game to the Blazers' backline beginning this fall.
One look at the 5'11" Byfield's powerful frame and it becomes immediately apparent why the budding sport star has seen so much success in a wide range of sports over the last few years. Never one to stick to a single athletic dicipline, Byfield has cultivated an all-around athlete persona that suggests a rare competitive drive and game sense allowing him to make an impact on many levels. Coming out of the MHSAA "AAA" Linden Christian School has allowed Byfield to broaden his athletic endeavours, featuring prominently on a number of their varsity teams. He has anchored the back line of the Wings' varsity soccer team since 2021, helping the team to a Zone 12 Championship in 2021, as well as a "AAAA" Provincials consolation finals appearance last high school season. He is looking to lead the team as a co-captain in the upcoming spring season, which begins in a few weeks' time.
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Blazers Hand Out Hardware at the 2023 Green & Gold Banquet
Blazers Athletics celebrated the 2022/23 season at their annual Green & Gold Banquet held in the Great Hall at Canadian Mennonite University this past Tuesday, handing out awards for academics, athletic excellence, and good works, while sharing stories of the season's successes on and off the field of play.
This year the Blazers took home one MCAC Championship, that being the women's basketball team's fifth consecutive provincial title, and the team went on to a finals appearance at the NIAC Championships a week later. All eight Blazer teams, including women's and men's futsal made final four appearances at MCAC Championships, with both the men's volleyball and basketball teams making finals as well. The Blazers men's volleyball team peaked at the eighth spot in the CCAA National Volleyball Rankings in mid-February; the highest ranking an MCAC team has achieved in the conference's history thus far over its two years of full participation in the CCAA.
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Blazers wrap up their 2022/23 seasons
With MCAC and NIAC Championships all completed, the dust has finally settled on the 2022/23 varsity seasons, which gives us reason to take a look at some highlights of the past six months.
Blazers soccer started the season in September as always, and both teams came out of the gate a bit slowly waiting until their first matchups with the Assiniboine Community College Cougars in week two to pick up points on the season.
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