Blazers WBB Flush with Versatile Talent after Addition of Royal
The CMU Women's Basketball program is very pleased to announce the commitment of Hannah Grobb for the 2023-24 MCAC and NIAC seasons. The Lord Selkirk Regional Comprehensive Secondary School captain will be a versatile combo forward/guard addition to the Blazers roster for the coming year.
The Selkirk, Manitoba native will be trading her Selkirk Royal blue for the green and gold of the Blazers this upcoming season after being a standout on her high school squad for the past two varsity seasons. While the team missed out on the highly competitive MHSAA "AAAA" Provincial Championships, her squad featured at three tournaments this season, including the Crocus Plains Java Jam in Brandon, as well as a third place finish at their home "Royal Rumble Varsity Girls Basketball Tournament," and a semi-finals appearance at the Tec Voc Varsity Girls Basketball Tournament. Grobb received tournament MVP honours at the latter two, which attests to the impact she had on her team both on the court and from a leadership perspective. Never one to step down from a challenge, Grobb featured at several different positions throughout her high school career, with the ability to slot in at point or shooting guard with appearances as a small forward as well.
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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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Blazers Women's Basketball Ink Post with Big Potential
The CMU Women's Basketball program is very pleased to announce the commitment of Chanelle Lafreniere for the 2023-24 MCAC and NIAC seasons. The Miles Macdonell Collegiate forward has seen her game grow at an unprecedented pace and will look to bring it to the college court this upcoming season.
A relative newcomer to the game, Lafreniere has brought athleticism and perseverence to training every practice to improve her own skillset, lifting her high school Buckeyes team to the MHSAA "AAAA" Provincials in consecutive varsity seasons. Lafreniere and her team played their way to a KPAC Finals appearance in 2022, earning their way into the provincial championships, while this season the team played their way into the tournament with a wildcard placement. Despite not going deep in either playoff run, it was still a valuable experience playing and watching some of the top schools in the province. Just this past season the team also made the finals in the prestigious St Mary's Tournament, once again showcasing the strength of the Miles Mac program.
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Highly Touted Haelen Hanna Adds Talent and Tenacity to Blazers WVB
The CMU Women's Volleyball program is very pleased to announce the commitment of Haelen Hanna for the 2023-24 MCAC season. The Dakota Collegiate and Manitoba Provincial 18U Team product is projected to bring tenacity on defence and a strong leadership potential to the Blazers' squad this year.
Hanna joins the Blazers with strong references from all of her recent high school and club coaches, under whom she has developed into a premier-level libero in the province. Coming out of the strong volleyball program at Dakota Collegiate Hanna joins 2022-23 women's volleyball addition Julia Sawatzky as the most recent Lancers to make to switch from black and gold to the green and gold of CMU. In her final year of high school play Hanna was named an MHSAA Graduating All-Star, and a "AAAA" Divisional Finals Player of the game en route to their run at the Manitoba Provincial Championships. Her high school coach, Kelly Bowen, speaks of Hanna very highly stating "aside from her skill and athletic ability, Haelen is dedicated, focused, prepared, and passionate. Her work ethic is extraordinary on and off the court, and in this, she leads our team by example." Ryan Hudson, Athletic Director at Dakota Collegiate and himself a volleyball coach adds "of the many hundreds of athletes who I have coached and worked with, she is at the top of the list for her willingness to give elite effort and strive each day to be her best. She seeks out the challenge of being the one counted on in important moments, and she consistently excels in high-pressure situations."
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