Men's Volleyball News
Cameron Gayleard: November's Zueike Male Athlete of the Month
Congratulations to Cameron Gayleard of Blazers Men's Volleyball on being selected the CMU Zueike Male Athlete of the Month for November. The fourth year left side captained his team to a perfect record to start the season.
From the time he first stepped onto the court in a Blazers uniform in the fall of 2019, Cameron Gayleard has been the kind of player a team can rely on game in and game out to be a consistent performer, and the Selkirk product has started this season no differently. Gayleard has been the definition of a lead-by-example captain, putting in extra hours of practice, time in the gym, and in the classroom, all leading to his high performance on the court. The two-time CCAA Academic All-Canadian currently sits in the top MCAC leaderboards in a number of offensive categories, including leading the conference in service aces per set, while also sitting top three in total kills and kill efficiency. Gayleard also routinely leads his team in passing percentage, showing that he works on all aspects of his game.
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Griffith Comes Full Circle, Landing Back in Winnipeg with Blazers MVB
The CMU Men's Volleyball program is very pleased to announce the commitment of Brayden Griffith for the 2023/24 MCAC season. The Winnipeg product has played collegiate volleyball in both Alberta and Ontario, and is ready to finish his career in his hometown where he hopes to lift the Blazers back to another MCAC title and CCAA National Championships appearance.
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From the Beaches of BC to the Manitoba Hardwood: Murphy Makes the Jump to Blazers MVB
The CMU Men's Volleyball program is very pleased to announce the commitment of Alex Murphy for the 2023-24 MCAC season. The R.A. McMath and Langara College transfer from Richmond, BC is excited to take his game from the beach back to the hardcourt next season.
A graduate from Richmond's R.A. McMath Secondary School in 2018, Murphy has been honing his all-around game on the beach courts of BC's lower mainland in his time since graduating. Murphy was a mulit-sport athlete for his high school Wildcats, featuring on the volleyball, basketball, and rugby teams, which led to him being named the school's Top Male Athlete in his senior year. A setter on his high school squad, Murphy was a late bloomer seeing his growth spurt come not until his varsity years when he became one of the taller boys on the team. At that time he was already active during the summers in outdoor grass leagues, and carried that passion for the outdoor game into his time since graduating high school.
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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 MVB Secure Standout Setter Bilous Ahead of 2023/24 Season
The CMU Men's Volleyball program is very pleased to announce the commitment of Ryan Bilous for the 2023/24 MCAC season. The Sturgeon Heights and 204 Volleyball Club athlete will bring more height to the setting position on the Blazers' roster, along with considerable versatility, academic acumen, and an infectious positive team spirit.
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