Landmark Signing for Blazers Women's Volleyball
The CMU Women's Volleyball program is very pleased to announce the commitment of Melanie Giesbrecht for the 2024-25 MCAC season. The Landmark Collegiate Institute grad is looking forward to continuing her competitive volleyball journey with the Blazers after a year of studies at the University of Winnipeg.
A graduate of Landmark Collegiate in spring of 2023, Giesbrecht joins Avery Cook as the second women's volleyball addition this offseason transferring from another big university in Winnipeg. Giesbrecht was a standout on her Landmark '96ers squad, and captained the team in her final varsity season which also helped earn her Female Athlete of the Year at the collegiate in her graduating year. Her head coach and uncle, Rob Giesbrecht, was influential in her volleyball journey and helped push his star middle to achieve bigger heights with her volleyball pursuits. Giesbrecht is also the second Landmark Collegiate signing in the last calendar year, as she joins former classmate and friend Victoria Welsh, who just completed her first season with the Blazers Women's Basketball program. In her time out of the classroom since graduation Giesbrecht has continued to stay active playing women's league volleyball in Southern Manitoba following a big final year in youth club volleyball.
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Blazers Women's Volleyball Adds Another Big Piece in their Quest for Back-to-Back Titles
The CMU Women's Volleyball program is very pleased to announce the commitment of Lexi Unrau for the 2024-25 MCAC season. The Carberry Cougars and Westman Volleyball Club standout will bring a versatile attacking game to the Blazers roster this upcoming season.
Unrau developed her well-rounded athleticism as a Carberry Collegiate Cougar, where she was relied upon to help lead her team as captain of the varsity squad in her final year. Named girls volleyball MVP every season through her grade ten to twelve years, she was also named overall Athlete of the Year for her high school after also participating in the MHSAA "AA" Boys Basketball Provincials where she was named player of the game in one of the team's matchups in the tournament. The multisport athlete competed at long jump, high jump, and triple jump for the school's track and field team, hinting at the kind of explosive leaper the Blazers are bringing in, not to mention the skills and coordination developed through gymnastics training and playing "AAA" Magic Softball growing up.
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Blazers MVB Ink Rising Star Adrian Deer
The CMU Men's Volleyball program is very pleased to announce the commitment of Adrian Deer for the 2024-25 MCAC season. The Glenlawn and 204 Volleyball Club product will bring a high level of athleticism and passion for bringing his game to the next level with the Blazers in the fall.
Playing both at middle and left side throughout the high school season, Deer led the Lions to an MHSAA "AAAA" Provincials Final Fours appearance as co-captain, the first time that Glenlawn has reached the provincial semi final in over twenty years. The team was successful throughout the year, featuring in the final in the University of Winnipeg Invitational, Men's St Vital Invitational, and DMCI Varsity Boys Tournament prior to the ultimate Manitoba championship. Deer was named MHSAA Graduating All-Star for his impact during the season, and parlayed his improvement over the year and experience playing in plenty of big-game situations into a promotion to the top 204 Gold team for his final year of club eligibility. Also a member of Glenlawn's varsity hockey and basketball teams, Deer works on his all-around athleticism over the entire year. An assistant captain with the hockey team, Deer continues to work on his leadership skills, and is someone who leads by example on and off the playing surface. The varsity basketball squad were winners of the Garden Valley Collegiate Varsity Boys Tournament, and with his high school sports commitments now done for the year, Deer looks to ramp up his volleyball once again for the club season.
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Brandon Connection Remains Strong for Blazers MVB
The CMU Men's Volleyball program is very pleased to announce the commitment of Xavier Folkerts for the 2024-25 MCAC season. The Vincent Massey Brandon and Brandon Volleyball Club product is the latest addition to the program coming out of Western Manitoba.
A star on his MHSAA "AA" Elton Collegiate squad in his grade ten year, Folkerts drew onto the varsity squad that year as well. As a captain of his junior varsity team he led the Sabres to the Provincial Championships, where he was named a tournament All-Star, while his varsity squad saw considerable success throughout the season, making three tournament finals and capturing one title en route to a Provincial Championship berth. For his true varsity seasons Folkerts played for Vincent Massey High School in Brandon, qualifying for "AAAA" provincials in his grade eleven season, and then following up with more big-game experience this past fall season, when his grade twelve squad qualified for provincials again after wins at the Husky Classic and Brandon University Invitational tournaments. Folkerts played the full range of attacking positions with his high school teams, but feels most at home on the left side. Aside from volleyball, Folkerts also competes at high jump with the Vikings, as he continues his vertical training off the court for the track and field season as well.
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Blazers Women's Basketball Land Top Point Guard Maher
The CMU Women's Basketball program is very pleased to announce the commitment of Gina Maher for the 2024-25 MCAC and NIAC seasons. The Vincent Massey Collegiate signing is ready to take her game to the college level after stellar high school and club careers.
The second signing of the week from Vincent Massey Collegiate, joining women's volleyball recruit Imani Rhoden, Maher enjoyed a very successful run as a Trojan, winning the Tier 1 Championship three consecutive seasons en route to Provincial Championship runs. In her grade ten season Maher and the Trojans were MHSAA "AAAA" Provincial Championship finalists, and it was her junior varsity coach, Adam Kahn, who Maher credits with giving her the confidence to make her believe she could succeed. Her two varsity seasons at Massey her team reached the Provincial Championship Final Fours, narrowly edged by Garden City for the chance to play in the title game on both occasions. Of the four tournaments her Massey squad entered this season, the team medalled in all four, including two tournament titles at the Sisler Spartan Classic, and the Buckeye Classic at Miles Macdonell. Maher recently came off an appearance at the MHSAA "AAAA" Graduating All-Star game, playing with and against the top competition in Manitoba. When she's not on the court representing the Trojans in basketball, Maher also suits up for the school's team handball program, as well as the track and field team, where she competes in the sprint disciplines, and hones her speed and agility training with those sports.
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