Blazers Men's Soccer & Futsal Head Coach Anderson Pereira Passes on the Torch
Blazers Men's Soccer and Futsal Head Coach Anderson Pereira has made the tough decision to step back from the team and say his farewells after seven years at the helm of the program.
An instant success with the team, Pereira captured the program's first and only soccer title of the MCAC era in his first season in 2018, a special moment as both men's and women's Blazers squads came out on top that year. A noted futsal aficionado, Pereira's teams have been perennial contenders in the Copa de la Paz Futsal Championships, taking home the title most recently in 2020, and featuring in the finals several times during his tenure.
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Oluwanifemi Gbadamosi: February's Zueike Female Athlete of the Month
Congratulations to Oluwanifemi Gbadamosi of Blazers Women's Basketball on being selected the CMU Zueike Female Athlete of the Month for February. The recently named 2024/25 MCAC and NIAC All-Conference selection finished her four year career strong this month with some record-breaking performances, and two championship wins.
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Mekhi Lisan: February's Zueike Male Athlete of the Month
Congratulations to Mekhi Lisan of Blazers Men's Basketball on being selected the CMU Zueike Male Athlete of the Month for February. The rookie guard has been a consistent performer for the Blazers all season, and saved some of his best work for last as the MCAC Championships MVP.
A player with experience well beyond his years, Lisan was finally able to play in front of friends and family here in Winnipeg after high school stints in America, and a season out of high school that ended before it began. Lisan joined a formidable Blazers backcourt in the off-season that already included dynamic playmakers and shooting threats Braeden Fernandez, Marco Guaring, and Derian Castaneda, and earned his playing time through consistent performances throughout the season.
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Briana Ehrmantraut: January's Zueike Female Athlete of the Month
Congratulations to Briana Ehrmantraut of Blazers Women's Basketball on being selected the CMU Zueike Female Athlete of the Month for January. The 2023-24 MCAC and NIAC Player of the Year selection continues to be the most consistent offensive performer for the Blazers as the team looks to capture their next title.
An undeniable talent since her rookie season in 2021-22, the local St James Collegiate product is now entering the final phase of her college career, as the Blazers make a final push for playoff positioning heading into NIAC and then MCAC Championships. The reigning player of the year hasn't slowed down her pace this year, if anything expanding her offensive repertoire to be a bigger threat from both the outside and in the paint.
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Duncan Petrie: January's Zueike Male Athlete of the Month
Congratulations to Duncan Petrie of Blazers Men's Volleyball on being selected the CMU Zueike Male Athlete of the Month for January. The veteran right side has continued to grow his game and has put in the work on and off the court to become the conference's most dominant and consistent right side attacker.
Petrie's university career thus far has been one of slow growth and continued improvement as he has found ways to become more impactful every season since he began in 2021-22. Over the last three seasons he has often been paired with another right side attacker, creating a tandem allowing head coach Don Dulder to provide some load management for his starters. Now a captain, Petrie has shrugged off the need to take games off through rigorous training in the fitness room throughout the year to keep himself healthy and ready to play every game, and it shows in his stats. Petrie led the team in kills in three of five matches this past month (including this last weekend's match with Assiniboine), and now sits fourth in the MCAC in total kills, amongst a list dominated by left sides across the league. As a right side Petrie is often tasked with facing the opposition's top left sides, but has still managed to rank in the top five in blocks per set for the conference, which eludes to growth in his defensive game as well, often contributing crucial digs while in the back row as well.
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