Blazer News 2010-11
CMU Names New Women's Soccer Head Coach
CMU Athletics is proud to introduce Anika Den Brok as the new head coach of the women's soccer team for 2010. "For as long as I have known Anika, she has always had an obvious passion for soccer" said CMU Director of Athletics, Russell Willms. "I am very pleased to have Anika's commitment and I know that she will create a positive atmosphere for our team." Den Brok played most of her club soccer locally in the Winnipeg Women's Soccer League, where she has experience playing at every level. This summer, she is playing with Top Totties in the 2nd division. Collegiately, Den Brok was one of the original members of the Providence College women's soccer team in 2002, when women's college soccer first kicked-off in Manitoba."I am really excited for the opportunity to start coaching" says Den Brok. "I can't wait to meet the girls and get the season started." Anika is a native of Yorkton, Saskatchewan and works as a palliative-care nurse.
Date August 16, 2010
BACKCOURT DUO COMMIT TO CMU
AAAA graduating allstar, Tyler Stewart announced his plan to join the CMU Blazers. The 5'10 point guard was also voted team MVP in his final year of high school and will be counted on this year to be a leader on a CMU team loaded with new faces. "Tyler is a knock-down three-point shooter who if left alone will make other teams pay", stated CMU head coach Darcy Coss. "With our young group this year we will need some leadership from the guard position and we know that Tyler can provide that."
Accompanying Stewart is Glenlawn Collegiate product Nicolas Kikundule. In his grade twelve year, Kikundule averaged 19 points and 8 rebounds, was voted the top male athlete, as was recognized for his efforts in the classroom when he received an Athlete-Scholar Award. "Nick loves to play in the open court and can attack the rim", raves Coss. "We are excited to have Nick join us - he has a ton of potential, he plays hard and he is a good young man."
Date August 9, 2010
CMU BLAZERS ELITE VOLLEYBALL AND BASKETBALL CAMPS ARE FULL
Thanks for your interest in these camps. Spaces still available in Multi-Sport Day camp, Big Spike Volleyball, and Big Game Basketball camp. Contact sportscamps@cmu.ca, call 487-3300 or visit the website here for more info.CMU STEPS FORWARD WITH ANDERS AND WONNECK
| The CMU men’s basketball team would like to announce the commitment of forwards Wyatt Anders and Paul Wonneck to the green and gold for the upcoming season. Anders, a hard-working 6’7 post from nearby Sturgeon Heights Collegiate was recognized by the Manitoba High School Athletics Association as the Most Improved Player in 2009 when he averaged 12 points per game and 15 rebounds in his senior year. “Wyatt is one of the hardest working young players that I’ve ever met,” raves CMU head coach Darcy Coss, “He is a very good on the ball and help defender and he never gives up on a loose ball or rebound. Wyatt will be a presence for us this year and in the years to come.” |  |
| A 6’5 shooter, Wonneck will be a tough guard for any MCAC team. Voted MBCI’s male athlete of the year in his senior year of high school, Wonneck was also selected to as a AAAA Manitoba High School All-Star in 2009. “Paul is great at running the floor in transition,” says Coss. “His athleticism, size and his ability to shoot the ball will be highly-valued for us this year.” |  |
BLAZERS ANNOUNCE 2010-2011 TEAM SCHEDULES
All new schedules have been posted for Mens & Womens Soccer, Mens & Womens Volleyball, and Mens & Womens Basketball.See team schedule links (above) for more information.
BLAZERS TAKE HOME SILVER AT WESTERN CANADIANS
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| PHOTO (Courtesy of Ka Ki Chow): CMU’s Dave Isbister dribbles past Olds’ Jay Michaluk in Saturday Night’s Men’s Final |
Saturday’s final saw a match-up between two teams that hadn’t faced each other since CMU met Olds College at the Briercrest College tournament last October, a game the Blazers won 75-65. But home court proved to be the advantage that the Broncos needed defeat CMU. Muns and Quirante finished with a game-high 19 points each. Coach Darcy Coss was satisfied with the performance of his team and excited about the tournament in general.
CMU will host their men’s basketball identification camp on Friday, April 9th from 8-10pm and on April 10th from 2:30-4:30pm. Those interested in attending should inform Coach Coss by email.
Date April 1, 2010
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FROM COURT TO COACH FOR McCULLOUGH
After receiving many awards and recognitions for her play at CMU in her graduating year, CMU Athletics is pleased to announce that the 2010 MCAC Women’s Basketball Most Valuable Player will become the new head coach of the CMU women’s basketball team for 2010-11. “Christie Anne has been an amazing player and ambassador for CMU during her time here as an athlete and as a student,” explained CMU Director of Athletics, Russell Willms. “When you watch her play, she is almost like a coach already. Christie Anne is a natural leader and she is a great fit for our program. I think she has a very bright future in coaching.”McCullough spent her first three years of university athletic eligibility with CMU, before leaving for Brandon University and a year in the CIS in 2008, playing for former CMU head coach Jaime Hickson. McCullough returned to CMU in 2009 and will be graduating this spring with a degree in History. She played an instrumental role in the success of the women’s basketball team this year, scoring better than 12 points per game and showing her court vision by leading the conference in assists. McCullough has been volunteering at the Spence Neighbourhood Association coaching 14 and under girls this season while completing her CMU degree.
Date April 1, 2010
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CMU HONORS STUDENT-ATHLETES
The CMU athletic community gathered on March 19th to honor the individual and team achievements of the past year. In 2009-2010, the CMU Blazers won championships in Women’s Soccer, Women’s Volleyball and Women’s Basketball, and played in the conference finals in Men’s Soccer, Men’s Hockey and Men’s Basketball. Fifth-year basketball player Christie Anne McCullough was recognized as Most Valuable Player of the women’s basketball team as well as the Female Athlete of the Year. The point-guard from Outlook, Saskatchewan will graduate in April with a degree in History. On the men’s side, fourth-year basketball player Paul Muns received recognition as MVP of the men’s basketball team and the Male Athlete of the Year. Muns was the MCAC’s leading scorer and will graduate in 2010 with a degree in Pre-Med. McCullough, Muns and 57 other CMU student-athletes received awards for academic achievement as Scholar Athletes, earning a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.  |
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Andrea Charbonneau with Christie Anne McCullough |
Russell Willms with Paul Muns |
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Date March 26, 2010
ATHLETES EARN TOP MARKS 59 ATHLETES HONOURED WITH MCAC SCHOLAR AWARDS
At its annual Athletics Awards Banquet on March 19, 2010, CMU Athletics Department took pride in honouring 69% of its student athletes who completed their CMU sports seasons in the Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference (MCAC) with grade point averages of 3.0 or higher.
CMU, recognizing 59 out of 85 student athletes for their 2009-2010 academic achievements, earned top honours among all schools in the Manitoba Conference. Students earned the distinction of being named Scholar Athletes, a term similar to that of Academic All-Canadian (for athletes earning an 80% average or higher) in use at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) conference level. At CIS, the 2008-2009 count for All-Canadians was just over 20% across all member-institutions.
Including CMU and the five colleges in the MCAC conference, where time and travel commitments tend to be lower than at CIS league levels, all MCAC members exceeded CIS results significantly. MCAC results ranged from 42% of athletes earning the Scholar distinction at one college, to CMU’s top-of-class achievement with 69% of its athletes being recognized for this important academic award.
“We are extremely proud of our students for their academic accomplishments,” says CMU Athletic s Director Russell Willms. “At CMU, we expect and encourage our athletes to maintain high academic standards, and their performance as a group this year has been simply outstanding.”
“MCAC has displayed unparalleled academic achievement for athletes in Canadian post-secondary institutions,” the MCAC website reports. “These efforts clearly make Manitoba colleges highly sought after destinations for student athletes who wish to attain a high level of scholastic achievement and learning, all while competing in an elite level of [college and university] athletics.”
Information Source: See “Student Athletes Excel in Classroom” at www.mcacathletics.ca
Date March 25, 2010
BLAZERS WIN CHAMPIONSHIP ON HOME COURT
More than 300 spectators packed the Loewen Athletic Centre on Saturday night to witness CMU defeat Red River College 70-26 to win the 2010 MCAC Championship. Despite the lopsided final score, the two teams were very evenly matched in the first half. In fact, the #2 ranked Rebels held the leads during the opening quarter, getting scoring production from more than just MCAC leading scorer Brittany Adrian. Adrian was held scoreless by the Blazers in the opening quarter and had her only field goal in the game in the second quarter, ending the game with a mere 4 points.Regular season Most Valuable Player Christie Anne McCullough, who would be selected Tournament MVP at the conclusion of the final, was also held in check by the Rebels in the opening quarter managing only a three-point field goal in the opening ten minutes. But the fifth-year point guard produced more than just points for the Blazers. „Christie Anne spread the ball around and really helped balance our scoring tonight, „said first-year head coach Alex Leaver. „It is hard to stop us when we have lots of players scoring.‰ CMU had just that on Saturday night. The Blazers ended the half with a 30-18 lead and an effective press in the second half allowed CMU to put the Rebels completely off their offensive game.
A fantastic accomplishment in a conference championship, CMU would get scoring from every player on the roster. McCullough, Tamara Andjelovic and Jaime Semchuk each collected 12 points to lead all scorers. Mallory Shack and Anneke Hildebrand would deliver 8 points in the win. The Championship was sweet for the returning players as CMU fell to Red River in the conference final a year ago on Red River‚s home court. Hildebrand and McCullough were both honored on Saturday afternoon at the MCAC Awards Banquet with selections to the All-Conference team, along with Red River‚s Adrian and Karie Magpantay and Sonia Radi and Jill Reimer from Providence College.
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Date March 6, 2010
CMU WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM CAPTURE THIRD CONSECUTIVE CHAMPIONSHIP
Good things came in threes this weekend for the CMU Blazers women’s volleyball team as they defeated St-Boniface in Saturday’s semifinal 3-0 and then knocked off Red River in Sunday’s championship 3-1 (22-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-18). Middle Allison Driedger was selected CMU Player of the Game in the Semi-Final and Left-side Evelyn Kampen received Player of the Game honors in the conference final. Kampen was voted 2010 MCAC Women’s Volleyball Most Valuable Player at Saturday night’s awards banquet. Dara Friesen was also recognized for her outstanding performance when she was selected to the all-conference team. The victory makes it three in a row for the CMU Blazers under third-year coach Andrea Charbonneau.Womens Volleyball Videos
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Date February 28, 2010
Blazers' News, 2009-10
 Rebels Claim Second Consecutive Championship It was a heartbreaking end to a highly successful MCAC season for the CMU men’s basketball team on Saturday night. The top-seeded team entering the championship, CMU watched Red River win the men’s semifinal on Friday night over Providence College to advance to Saturday’s cross-town showdown and it seemed that the extra day off rest didn’t do the Blazers any favour. |
| BLAZERS LOSE HEARTBREAKER AND SETTLE FOR THIRD PLACE Saturday’s MCAC Men’s Volleyball Semi-Final between St-Boniface and CMU was exactly what spectators expected. |
| BLAZERS COME UP SHY OF THREE-PEAT The ice-rivalry between the Assiniboine Community College Cougars and the CMU Blazers has a five year history dating back to 2005, when the Cougars joined the Central Plains Athletic Conference. |
| CMU SWEEPS CONFEDERATION COLLEGE The Confederation College Thunderhawks from Thunder Bay, Ontario visited CMU on Friday and Saturday night for exhibition basketball games against the Blazers men’s basketball team and found the MCAC leaders to be on top of their game. |
 BLAZERS ARE TOO HOT TO HANDLE
The CMU women’s volleyball team kept their perfect MCAC season intact in a straight-set victory over second place Red River College on Saturday night, winning by scores of 25-15, 26-24, 25-19. |
 A POWERFUL OPPONENT The Blazers dropped a straight-set loss to league-leading Red River on Saturday night by scores of 25-20, 25-20, 25-20. In their previous meetings this season the Blazers had les Voyageurs number. Rarely were matches short and even more rarely would one team win back-to-back sets. |
 PRESSURE WIN FOR BLAZERS BASKETBALL In a battle for first place in the MCAC women’s basketball standings, CMU pounded Red River 83-46 on Friday night to claim the top seed. |
| ACC TAKES THE UPPER HAND With first-place in the conference on the line, CMU and Assiniboine Community College played a home-and-home series last weekend on Friday and Saturday night. |
 BLAZERS HOWL IN WIN OVER WOLFPACK The Blazers didn’t waste any time getting back on track when the beat Oak Hills Christian College on Saturday afternoon 95-29. |
| BLAZERS BOUNCE FREEMEN First-year guard Anneke Hildebrand scored 17 points, including 12 in the first half as the CMU Blazers women’s basketball team fought off Providence for a 67-42 victory on home court on Friday night |
 BLAZERS BOUNCE FREEMEN In Men’s action, fourth-year forward Paul Muns scored a game-high 32 points as the injury-plagued CMU Blazers edged Providence 64-59. |
 LANDMARK VICTORY FOR CMU – 82-82 OVER DAKOTA COLLEGE AT BOTTINEAU Fourth-year forward Paul Muns led the way for Canadian Mennonite University on Friday night scoring 27 points as the Blazers defeated Dakota College at Bottineau 82-82 – The first-ever win for CMU against a US National Junior College opponent. |
 Some Kind of Line The line of Ethan Heidebrecht, Marty Siemens and Mike Friesen combined for nine of CMU’s ten goals as the Blazers iced CU de St-Boniface 10-1 in MCAC hockey action on Saturday night. |
 MEN’S VOLLEYBALLERS BLAZE INTO THE BREAK The CMU men’s volleyball team posted their second victory of the season over C.U. de St-Boniface on Sunday afternoon taking their record to 4 wins and 2 losses on the season in MCAC play. |
 HUGILL LEADS CMU TO TEAM WIN OVER ST. BONIFACECMU‘s Kristy Hugill has taken advantage of her opportunities to set all season and Sunday afternoon’s away victory over C.U. de St-Boniface was no different. |
 Thrilling Five-Setter On November 20th, the CMU men’s volleyball team travelled to Providence for their final showdown with the Freemen. |
 DESPITE INJURIES, THE BLAZERS KEEP ROLLING The undefeated men’s basketball team tore into Providence College on Saturday night and emerged with an 83-51 victory. |
 BLAZERS BOUNCE BACK Christie Anne McCullough scored 13 points for CMU on Saturday night as the Blazers women’s basketball team rebounded with a 64-36 win. |
| Thrilling Five-Setter After suffering a straight set home defeat to Providence College on Nov 20th, the men’s volleyball team travelled to Providence for their final showdown before the Christmas break and came up inches short of a victory. |
 BLAZERS CRUISE TO HOME WIN The undefeated women’s volleyball team hosted second-place Red River College. |
 BLAZER DROP WEEKEND SET The men’s volleyball team closed out the month of November suffering back to back straight set loses. |
 Sixth-Man Paces Blazers to Important Win The men’s basketball team continued their winning ways, moving to 2-0 in conference play with a 85-73 win over Red River College. |
 WOMEN’S HOOPSTERS LOSE A HEARTBREAKER The CMU women’s basketball team dropped their regular season record to 1-1 on the weekend, surrendering the lead they held for most of the game in a 65-62 loss to Red River. |
 DEFENCE LEADS CMU TO STRAIGHT SETS WIN VERSUS ACC Second-year libero Maraleigh Short on the women's volleyball team, recorded 21 digs in a combined six games on Saturday afternoon as the defending MCAC Champions defeated Assiniboine Community College |
 MacTavish LEADS CMU TO CMU MARATHON WIN Third-year setter Brynden MacTavish led the CMU men’s volleyball team to come from behind five-set victory over College Universitaire de St-Boniface. |
 BLAZERS FIND REDEMPTION AT RED RIVER The men's basketball team found retribution on Saturday afternoon in their first conference meeting since surrendering the trophy. |
| BLAZERS WIN EXHIBITION SERIES WITH PROVIDENCE After split home games in their first two matches, the women’s volleyball team went into Providence and beat the Lady Freemen 3 – 0 on Friday night to clinch the exhibition series. |
 CMU CAPTURES 2009-10 WOMEN’S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP The CMU women’s soccer team ended Providence College’s four year dominance in college women’s soccer taking their second ever championship on Sunday afternoon by a score of 3 – 2 all the result of a second half comeback. |
 CMU ADVANCES TO MEN’S SOCCER FINAL Hassan Kamara scored once and set up two others as the #2 ranked CMU Blazers men’s soccer team defeated C.U. St-Boniface on Saturday afternoon by a score of 4-2 |
| NO LOVE LOSS BETWEEN ICE RIVALS After a lopsided season opener against C.U. St-Boniface last Sunday night, the men’s hockey team put their perfect record on the line against Assiniboine Community College. |
| SWOOSH BOUNCE BLAZERS IN HOME OPENER Tamara Andjelovic scored 13 points for CMU but it wasn’t enough to top high-flying Winnipeg Swoosh in women’s basketball on Thursday night in the Loewen Athletic Centre. |
| GIESBRECHT'S LIFT PROVIDENCE TO VICTORY Andry Giesbrecht scored twice and Mario Giesbrecht once on Saturday afternoon as Providence defended their home pitch against CMU by a score of 3-1. |
| BLAZERS WIN AT WHITTIER PARK Jean Michel Ngenzi scored twice to pace the men's soccer team to a 5 - 2 away victory over C. U. St-Boniface at Whittier Park on Friday afternoon. |
| STRONG SHOWING IN CITY OF CHAMPIONS The women’s volleyball team continued their success in Edmonton during the Thanksgiving break winning the Consolation side of the MacEwan College tournament, over the NAIT Ooks in 4 set’s in Sunday’s final. |
 Blazers Take Two In Red Deer The men’s volleyball team showed significant improvement from their 2008 result this Thanksgiving Weekend at the Red Deer College Men’s Volleyball Tournament. |
 BLAZERS SPLIT GAMES IN SASKATCHEWAN An exhibition win and loss was the score line for men’s basketball team during Thanksgiving weekend when they opened their non-conference schedule at Caronport, Saskatchewan against Briercrest and Olds College. |
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 FOUR SET LOSS FOR BLAZERS IN SEASON OPENER The defending MCAC Champions were too hot to handle for the CMU men’s volleyball team, who dropped their season opener in four sets on Tuesday night to Red River. |
 NEW FACE LIFTS BLAZERS TO WIN New Blazer Evelyn Kampen recorded 20 kills on Tuesday night as the CMU women’s volleyball team opened their 2009 MCAC season with a 4 set victory over the Rebels at Red River College. |
 PROVIDENCE RECORDS AWAY WIN AT CMU Providence goalkeeper Brennan White's penalty save in the 32nd minute of the first half from the right foot of CMU's Hassan Kamara, shifted the tide for the Freemen and pushed them on to a 3 - 1 victory. |
 MILESTONE WIN FOR CMU WOMEN’S SOCCER Second half goals by Maraleigh Short and Mae Wincott lifted CMU to a 2 - 0 victory over Providence in women's soccer action at CMU on Saturday afternoon. |
 St. Boniface Spoil Blazer Home Debut The College Universitaire de St-Boniface Voyageurs took three valuable away points from the Blazers, winning by a final score of 3 - 1. |
 Blazers Earn Draw With Portage CMU goalkeeper Mikaela Villalobos backstopped the Blazers to a 0 - 0 draw with the Portage Blaze of the Winnipeg Women's Soccer League on Saturday afternoon. |
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 CMU BEATS SBC IN OPENER Six first-half goals were more than enough for the CMU Blazers to pick up three valuable away points against Steinbach Bible College on Wednesday afternoon. |
 WOMEN’S SOCCER KICKS OFF MCAC SEASON Ruth Maddever’s two goal first half was enough for the Providence Freemen to capture the first victory of the 2009 MCAC women’s soccer season over the CMU Blazers on Wednesday afternoon. |
 Blazers Fall 4-2 in Alumni Challenge The Blazers men's soccer team kicked off the 2009 season at home on Saturday afternoon, losing 4-2 to the CMU Alumni. |
 cmu scores local star The CMU Men’s soccer program announced today, the commitment of Bonivital goal-scorer Hassan Kamara for the 2009 season. |
 Reimer Honored With Lehotsky Scholarship CMU’s two-sport star Geoff Reimer was selected as the recipient of the 2009 Reverend Harry Lehotsky Scholarship |
 Blazers sign US Junior College transer, Enoch Nazaire The CMU Blazers men’s basketball team is happy to announce the commitment of US Junior College transfer, Enoch Nazaire for the 2009-2010 season. |
 Young Coach Takes The Reigns The CMU Blazers are proud to announce the hiring of Alex Leaver as the head coach of the women’s basketball team. |
 Coss Will Coach Blazers CMU is pleased to announce the hiring of Darcy Coss as the new head coach of the Blazers men’s basketball team. |
 Blazers add Harrison CMU's Men’s Basketball is pleased to announce the commitment of forward Spencer Harrison for 2009-2010. |
KAMARA IGNITES BLAZERS TO HOME WIN
BLAZERS FALL 4 - 2 TO GRANITE UNITED