Men's Volleyball News
Men's Volleyball Recruitment Heats Up as Blazers Sign Bernardo
The CMU Men's Volleyball program is very pleased to announce the commitment of Adrian Bernardo for the 2022-23 MCAC season. The Sisler High and 204 Club Volleyball product comes to CMU as a transfer student from the University of Manitoba.
Blazers men's volleyball will add another versatile attacker in Bernardo, who has experience playing in the middle and left side at the high school level, as well as right side and middle throughout his club career. His ability to play multiple positions should make him an invaluable asset to the team with opportunities to fill in throughout the linuep.
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Blazers Men's Volleyball Ink Local Talent Francisco
The CMU Men's Volleyball program is very pleased to announce the commitment of Albert Francisco for the 2022-23 MCAC season. The local Shaftesbury High product comes to CMU after starting his post-secondary studies at the University of Manitoba.
Albert Francisco may have spent the last two years studying at the University of Manitoba, but time away from competitive volleyball has only made his desire to return to high-level competition greater than ever. The 5'11" versatility player has the chance to fill the void at libero left by graduating player Levi Klassen, but may also showcase his athleticism at left side throughout the coming year.
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Joshua Werbiski: March's Zueike Male Athlete of the Month
Congratulations to Joshua Werbiski of Men's Volleyball on being selected the CMU Zueike Male Athlete of the Month for March. The second year middle played a huge part in his Blazers' successful MCAC Championship defense, and led the team to represent Manitoba for the first time at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association National Championships in Quebec City.
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Underdog Blazers go into CCAA Nationals looking to bust the bracket
For the first time in school history the CMU Blazers will send a team to represent Manitoba and the MCAC at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Nationals, when the men's volleyball squad flies to Quebec City on Wednesday. Not only is this year's men's volleyball team the first CMU team to reach the championship tournament, but also the very first representative of the MCAC in men's volleyball after their historic MCAC Championship win earlier in March.
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Blazers Go Perfect in Week 12
Week 12 of the MCAC schedule had all four active varsity teams on the road for weekend series; Blazers volleyball visited the Assiniboine Cougars in Brandon for a two-game set, while the basketball squads headed to Southern Manitoba for two dates with the Providence Pilots.
Friday night was a big night for Blazers Athletics as the women's volleyball team played their first match of the season at the site of the 2022 MCAC Volleyball Championships. Their matchup was with a struggling Cougars squad, who had yet to win a set through six games played going into the match. The Blazers had no plans to be the first team to drop a set to ACC and rolled to a straight-sets victory 25-14, 25-18, 25-17, looking like a team bent on holding their second place spot in the Manitoba conference rankings. Head Coach Jayme Menzies utilized a number of her players in the win, but got the biggest contributions from rookie left sides Rachel Bartel and Halle Meisner, as well as rookie middle Annika Kornelsen, who displayed her athleticism on a number of offensive sequences, running steps and then finishing the rally with a block.
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