CMU announces new Director of Athletics
Cara Isaak has been appointed to Director of Athletics at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU). Isaak will work across all athletics programs and help develop and bolster the already robust athletics programming at CMU.
Isaak has spent the past seven years as a coach of CMUs women's soccer team, and, in 2018, her experience helped lead the Blazers to their first MCAC Women's Soccer Championship since 2009.
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Blazers Welcome Familiar Face to Helm the Program
The CMU Blazers Athletics program is very pleased to announce Cara Isaak as the new Director of Athletics following the departure of Russell Willms, who held the position since 2008. Isaak is a familiar face to the program, as she has co-head coached the Blazers women's soccer team alongside Lianna Bestvater since 2015.
Isaak was born and raised in Winnipeg, where she enjoyed a variety of sports including basketball, tennis, and baseball, but excelled most at soccer, which she pursued at a club level with South End United and Phoenix, and later university level with the University of Manitoba Bisons. During her time at the University of Manitoba, Isaak completed both her undergraduate studies (Bachelor of Science, Genetics) and PhD (Physiology), all while still keeping her passion for sport.
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MCAC Delays Restart on the 2021-22 Season
The second half of the Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference (MCAC) season, which was set to resume play this weekend following the holiday break, has been paused for the next two weeks, with the new restart date tentatively scheduled for January 28th.
The decision comes on the heels of skyrocketing COVID-19 case numbers amidst the Omicron variant wave firmly hitting the province. Although Provincial health restrictions do not prohibit the playing of sporting events, the resumption of studies in an online format for many schools, including CMU, would have sent mixed signals about concerns about student safety. "The health and well-being of our student-athletes, coaches, staff, and fans is foremost in our minds as we reached this decision" commented MCAC Executive Director, Shane Ray. "While public health orders allow the continuation of the season, this pause is one way the conference can contribute to the ongoing battle against COVID."
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Blazers Women's Soccer Inks Goalkeeper to Kickoff 2022-23 Recruitment
The CMU Women's Soccer program is very pleased to announce the commitment of Juliana Marucci for the 2022-23 MCAC season. The local Oak Park High product comes to CMU with a wealth of experience at the club and high school varsity levels in Manitoba.
Marucci is currently keeping herself busy with her Oak Park High School team, which competes in the Winnipeg High School Indoor League. The Raiders are sitting in second place in the top Premiership tier, with an undefeated 6-0-2 record heading into the playoff round which is set to begin in January. Marucci backstopped Oak Park to the fewest goals against during regular season play, with only three goals allowed through the first round of eight games.
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Cam Gayleard: November's Zueike Male Athlete of the Month
Congratulations to Cam Gayleard of Men's Volleyball on being selected the CMU Zueike Male Athlete of the Month for November. The second-year captain of the Blazers was consistently a top performer for the Blazers as they began their season, and continues to show growth both on and off the court.
After a breakout rookie season in 2019-20 when he helped the Blazers to their MCAC Championship win as a first-year starter, Cam Gayleard has shown no sign of a sophomore slump. Now in his second year of eligibility, but third year with the team after the cancelled 2020-21 season, Gayleard leads a rookie-heavy squad as the backbone of the Blazers' attack. Now with a 5-3 record on the season, enough to place CMU second in the standings, Gayleard looks to lead the Blazers into a huge matchup with the first place Providence Pilots before heading into the Christmas break.
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