Tristen Holfeld: September's Zueike Male Athlete of the Month
Congratulations to Tristen Holfeld of Blazers Men's Soccer on being selected the CMU Zueike Male Athlete of the Month for September. The rookie central midfielder has had a hot start to the season patrolling the middle of the pitch and producing goal-scoring chances.
Holfeld has begun his MCAC career at a Blazing pace, now sitting near the top of the conference in a number of offensive statistical categories, including fourth in the league in goals with four, fifth in points with eight, and tops the conference in shots, proving that the offseason signing is both proficient on set pieces, and factors heavily in controlling the middle of the pitch with an ability to create his own shot that makes him a dangerous offensive weapon as well as a playmaking threat. He has factored in some big results for the Blazers, having scored the ninetieth-minute equalizer in their first league game against Providence to secure the draw, the game-winner in their 2-1 defeat of the Assiniboine Cougars in their first meeting of the season, and leveled the score this past weekend with Assiniboine, getting the ball rolling on the Blazers' comeback win.
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CMU Celebrates National Coaches Week with 21 Matches Played
It was the busiest week of the young 2024-25 season so far, and a fitting way to showcase our incredible coaching staffs here in Blazers Athletics, as all six varsity programs were in action, competing in 21 exhibition and MCAC league matches between Wednesday and Sunday.
The week started early with a Wednesday night clash with Les Rouges at home for Blazers Soccer. In a season full of upsets and strange results, the CMU men dropped the first of the evening matches to their cross-city counterparts in a 0-5 loss. On the women's side the Blazers had the opportunity to grab sole possession of third place in the conference standings with a win, and took full advantage in a 2-1 victory, lifting them to a 2-2 record. Kalyssa Wasylik and Sumeet Brar notched the two tallies for the home side.
Blazers soccer also finished off Week 3 of the MCAC schedule with an away date with the Pilots. With both Providence teams sitting above CMU in the standings it was going to be a tough test in Otterburne, and the results showed it, with the men taking a 1-6 loss, while the women followed with a 0-5 scoreline. Tristen Holfeld was the sole scorer on the day on the men's side as he continues his great start in his rookie campaign.
Blazers WSC Save Big Signing Wyatt for Last
The CMU Women's Soccer program is very pleased to announce the commitment of Natalie Wyatt for the 2024-25 MCAC season. The 2023 Glenlawn grad is excited to get back into competitive game action with CMU, and will look to backstop the Blazers throughout this year's campaign.
Joining her fellow former Glenlawn Lion, Juliana Millan, Wyatt is also transferring to CMU after a year spent studying elsewhere, but coming back to competitive soccer has proven too strong a call to ignore for the experienced keeper. While she played for Glenlawn her two varsity seasons, her extensive experience comes more from the club side of the game.
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Blazers MSC Add More Experienced Talent in the Midfield with Oshode
The CMU Men's Soccer program is very pleased to announce the commitment of Taiwo Oshode for the 2024-25 MCAC season. The Kildonan East grad of 2019 has continued to sharpen his skills on the pitch in the MMSL here in Manitoba while beginning his post-secondary studies at the University of Manitoba.
A native of Ogun State, Nigeria, Oshode and the rest of his immediate family transitioned to Canada in 2018 in time to start his final year of high school, which he completed at Kildonan East and played his one short outdoor season as a Reiver. Since then, Oshode has been studying at the University of Manitoba in the Science program but will be transferring to the Business Program here at Canadian Mennonite University.
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Women's Soccer Rounds out Their Roster with Versatile Ella Grijalva
The CMU Women's Soccer program is very pleased to announce the commitment of Ella Grijalva for the 2024-25 MCAC season. The College Beliveau Barracuda will look to draw on her multi-sport background to give the Blazers another all-around option on the pitch this fall.
A multi-sport student-athlete, Grijalva competed for her high school in a number of disciplines, most notably badminton, but also in cross country, curling, and ultimate frisbee in addition to the very brief high school soccer season. The Barracudas compete at the "AAA" level under the MHSAA, and Grijalva was a regular attendee at provincial championships, attending the top tournament in cross country, curling, ultimate, and badminton during the 2022-23 season. After qualifying for the provincial championships this past badminton season, Grijalva broke a school record for most consecutive showings at the tournament. Twice a school Athlete of the Month, Grijalva was also College Beliveau's nominee for the MHSAA Scholar Athlete Award, in which she was chosen as a finalist for all of Manitoba. A recipient of Beliveau's 2024 Sports Bursary, an award presented to the student who had a positive impact on the sport culture at the school in terms of sportsmanship, volunteerism, confidence, and being an excellent ambassador for the school, the monetary award will go towards her tuition at CMU this fall.
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