Focused: 2020/21 Student-Athletes Make A Scholarly Statement
With their 2020-21 competitive seasons cancelled, the CMU Blazers showcased their talents in the physical and virtual classrooms durign the coronavirus pandemic, surpassing all previous year's academic successes. The varsity teams combined to showcase an eye-catching number of scholar-athletes with 74.4% acheiving an academic score of 3.0 or higher. For returning and graduating student-athletes, these scores were based on the combined semesters of Winter 2020 and Fall 2020, while for rookie athletes, academic performances were recorded from Fall 2020.
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Graduate Profile: Jessica Marx-Houndle, Women's Basketball
Few players make a bigger impact on the success of a program than Jessica Marx-Houndle has done at CMU for her women's basketball team. Arriving in 2016, Marx-Houndle was part of an elite recruitment class that brought the Blazers back to the top of the MCAC after a seven-year championship drought. Marx-Houndle played a big part in that win, earning MVP honours. Future years saw the 5'8 Westwood Collegiate-product lead CMU to two more Manitoba banners and even more successes south of the border, when the Blazers stepped into the NIAC conference and in just their third season, claimed their first championship in 2020.
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Prospects Grow For 2021-22 As Blazers Welcome New Signing
When he steps on the court for CMU next season, David Froese will officially become the tallest player to ever suit up for the Blazers. Standing a true six-foot-eight-inches tall, the Westwood Collegiate star recently signed his letter of intent to commit to CMU for the 2021-22 NIAC and MCAC basketball seasons.
"David is a big man with lots of potential," said CMU head coach Scott Martin, who with the likes of Froese and a 2020 rookie-class that included Matt Brenton (6'5), Ezra Leano (6'4) and Jesse Fedak (6'4), has made big steps in addressing the Blazer's reputation as a rather undersized NIAC program. "He is a little raw and is still learning the game but David has so much potential! He has been well-coached, he's very dedicated and he moves really well for a player of his size. I'm really happy to have him committed."
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Graduate Profile: Jack Tyrrell, Men's Volleyball
The name, "Jack Tyrrell' has been synonymous with the CMU Men's Volleyball program for half a decade. Coming to CMU from a very competitive Linden Christian high school program, Tyrrell has continued that success in the MCAC, being part of three championship-winning teams during his four seasons with the Blazers. Jack has shown strong character, commitment to personal-development and mentorship of younger players. He has played a critical role in shaping the positive-culture that is apparent in the Men's Volleyball program.
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New Blazers' Midfielder Aims To Make a Positive Impact
The CMU Women's Soccer program added more fuel to the fire this week, announcing the commitment of Collège Lorette Collegiate's Tiana Romanishen for the 2021 MCAC season. A pacy midfielder with a brain for the game, Romanishen has been a leader on her youth team with the Lorette Soccer Club and in her community by coaching the u-10 Lorette girls indoor team.
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