One For Now, One For Later: Men's Soccer Adds Two More Talents
As Open Tryouts are in full-swing around the MCAC, CMU Athletics is pleased to announce the additions of Men's Soccer and Futsal players Paul Odedina and Matheus Moreno to the program.
Odedina is a graduate of Fort Richmond Collegiate in Winnipeg, joining former high school teammates Will Anderson and Yeri Concepcion as rookies with the Blazers this season. Odedina helped the Centurions to a Manitoba High School Division 1 Indoor Soccer Championship in 2016 and played recreational youth club soccer with Whyte Ridge Community Club from the u16 to u18 level.
Continue ReadingNew Men's Soccer & Men's Basketball Recruit A Double-Threat
It's not every day that an incoming CMU Blazers recruit ends up signing on to compete in two different sports, but for 2017 Shaftesbury High School graduate Kieran Baydock, playing university soccer and basketball will be nothing new to him. After being selected Shaftesbury's Male Athlete of the Year in his final year of high school, Baydock left Manitoba for UBC Okanagan where he red-shirted for the Heat's USports Men's Soccer and Men's Basketball teams in the 2017-18.
Continue ReadingPereira Appointed As New Head Coach of Men's Soccer Program
He is no stranger to the Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference. On Monday CMU Athletics announced Anderson Pereira as the new head coach of the Men's Soccer program, succeeding Athletics Director Russell Willms who recently stepped down from his coaching position.
While a student athlete, Pereira laced up his boots for the Red River Rebels, captaining the program in each of his three years as a player and leading his team to their first-ever Championship in Men's Futsal in 2017 where he was named Most Valuable Player. Pereira moved into the coaching ranks in September 2017 as an assistant coach with the Rebels program and as the native of Santa Vitoria do Palmar, Brazil became more rooted in the Winnipeg soccer community, he found many club coaches reaching out to him for his ability to positively influence their youth players in technical and tactical elements of the game.
Continue ReadingMen's Soccer Welcomes Centre Forward With Familiar Name
Men's Soccer is pleased to receive the commitment of Parkhill, Ontario's Caleb Jutzi for the fast-approaching MCAC season. In his first full year of senior men's play in the Western Ontario Soccer League, the 6'2 target man has collected 8 goals through 10 matches for the Taxandria Falcons where he has been splitting his availability with the club's 3rd and 4th Division teams.
Continue ReadingDMCI Maroons All-Star Guard Settles On CMU For 2018-19
Men's Basketball is happy to announce the commitment of Daniel McIntyre Collegiate's Binh Nguyen for the 2018-19 season after the 5'10 Guard signed his letter of intent to join the Blazers program earlier this month. Nguyen starred for the Maroons in his senior year averaging a double-double of more than 17 points and 10 rebounds per game while competeing in the Manitoba High School's 'AAAA' Tier 2.
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