Manitoba College Athletic Conference
Blazer News 2010-11

CMU HONORS STUDENT-ATHLETES

Members of the CMU varsity athletics teams gathered on Sunday evening to celebrate the accomplishments of 2010-2011; a year that saw the Blazers achieve some new personal bests. Most worthy of note was the academic performance of the current team of CMU athletes. “We were pleasantly surprised to see our current group of student-athletes achieve an even higher academic performance than last year,” raved CMU Director of Athletics Russell Willms, “In 2010, we recognized 69% of our team members for achieving the title of “Scholar-Athlete” as instituted by the MCAC for student-athletes that achieve a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. We led the conference last year with that total, and I would hasten to guess that we will do the same in 2011.”
 
Women's Volleyball coach Andrea Charbonneau with Evelyn Kampen
This year fifty-four of seventy-five CMU student athletes achieved Scholar-Athlete recognition, improving to 72%. “This statistic is very worthy of recognition,” added Willms, who informed guests that the national average of colleges and universities across Canada is approximately 24%, “it shows that CMU student-athletes are applying themselves whole-heartedly to their studies and finding success in the classroom. It is something that we are truly proud of.” The Blazers formally recognized 11 student-athletes that achieved a GPA of 4.0 or higher – a true standard of academic excellence.
 
Athletic Director Russell Willms with Todd Reimer
Other major award winners were Evelyn Kampen and Todd Reimer, who were recognized as the female and male Athletes of the Year for their outstanding performances on the CMU volleyball teams. Carrera Lamoureux and Wyatt Anders were honored as female and male Rookies of the Year, for their contributions to the CMU basketball teams in their first seasons. Nina Schroeder of the women’s basketball teams was recognized for a second-consecutive year with the Trailblazer Award, recognizing excellence in team leadership and community service.
Date posted March 23, 2011



Blazers News Archive 2010-11

Blazer Volleyball Teams Take Silver at MCAC Finals – CMU Athletes Named as MCAC All Conference Selections There was a measure of accomplishment and a measure of disappointment in the weekend’s MCAC Final Four Championships at Red River College for the CMU volleyball teams.
CMU GOES FOR GOLD The 2011 MCAC Women’s and Men’s Volleyball Championships will take place this Friday and Saturday at Red River College’s Notre Dame Campus.
COURT HOOPS NAIL-BITERS In their final home games of the 2010-2011 season, your CMU Blazers hosted the top-ranked College Wesmen from the University of Winnipeg and those in attendance were treated to college basketball excitement at its finest!
EXCITING COMMUNITY CHALLENGE ENDS IN A TIE It was a fitting end to the two-week Community Challenge series between CMU and Providence College on Friday night when the two historic competitors took to the basketball court with equal records of games one.
BLAZERS MAKE SHORT WORK OF PROVIDENCE CMU continued to show their dominance of the Manitoba in women’s college volleyball, defeating Providence College in straight-sets in a match that last just more than an hour.
BLAZERS TAKE TORONTO BY STORM The CMU men faced top CCAA competition at the Seneca Cup in Toronto.
MASSIVE WIN FOR CMU It was a victory of monumental proportions for the CMU men’s volleyball team on Wednesday night when they defeated Providence College 3-1 in front of a sell-out home crowd (26-24, 25-19, 23-25, 25-17).

ANDERS GET IT DONE FOR CMU In a season in which young posts Blake Griffin and Kevin Love have dominated the NBA headlines, first-year CMU center Wyatt Anders followed suit on Saturday afternoon.
CMU MOVES TO 10-0 Fourth-year power Evelyn Kampen registered 17 kills on Friday night as the women's volleyball team widened the gap between themselves and second-place Red River with a 3-0 win (25-14, 25-10, 25-19) over the Rebels.
TOUGH COMPETITION FOR CMU The Ladyjacks jumped out to a 25-9 first quarter lead over CMU in women’s non-conference basketball on Friday night, and cruised to a 101-50 win. Despite the lopsided scoreline, there were some very bright moments for the Blazers
Blazers Burn Bright in “Big Smoke” It was a new challenge and a great result for the CMU women’s volleyball team last weekend as they travelled to southern Ontario to participate in the prestigious Adidas Cup Challenge at Durham College last weekend.
Blazers Get Back on Track
After dropping their last four, CMU men's basketball got back in the win column on Saturday afternoon, downing Assiniboine Community College
CMU Steps Up With Series Sweep of ACC In the final home action of 2010, the CMU women's and men's basketball teams swept their weekend series with Assiniboine Community College.
CMU WINS GOLD AT WESTERN CANADIAN COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIPS
The CMU women’s volleyball team returned from Saskatoon this week bearing first-place medals from the 2010 Western Canadian College Volleyball Championships
FAMILIAR FOES UPSET CMU After cruising through pool play at the 2010 Western Canadian College Volleyball Championships in Saskatoon last weekend, the CMU men’s volleyball team let a medal slip away when they dropped a hard-fought quarter-final match.
CMU Women Stay Undefeated The paths of the two remaining undefeated MCAC women’s volleyball teams finally intersected last weekend at Red River College, with CMU coming out on top in matches their Friday and Saturday matches.
CMU Men Drop Series to Rebels Billed as the Route 90 Showdown, the two undefeated MCAC men’s volleyball teams took centre-court on Friday and Saturday to settle their differences at Red River’s Notre Dame campus. In both matches, it was defending champions Red River that showed their dominance winning 3-1 on Friday night and in straight sets on Saturday.
REBELS BOUNCE BACK ON CMU The defending MCAC Champions from Red River overcame a 17-point deficit on Friday night to defeat CMU in overtime on Friday night by a score of 72-64 in men’s basketball action. CMU first-year guards Tyler Stewart and Roger Beals were major offensive producers in the up-tempo start.
West-Man Sweep For CMU Things kept rolling along for the CMU women’s volleyball team this weekend against Assiniboine Community College in Brandon. First-year power hitter Clare Schellenberg paced the Blazers to victory in straight sets by scores of 25-13, 25-8, 25-16 in match one and 25-9, 25-20, 25-15 in match two.
CMU Remains Undefeated CMU clawed their way back on Saturday to defeat the Assiniboine Cougars 3-2(25-15,25-21,17-25,22-25,15-7) in MCAC men's volleyball action from Brandon. The 3-0 Blazers jumped ahead with comfortable wins in the opening two sets led by first-year middle Kailan Janzen and second-year left-side Todd Reimer.
HOME COURT PROVIDES NO ADVANTAGE IN WEEKEND SERIES
MCAC women's basketball followers waited seven months for the rematch of the 2010 women's final between the CMU Blazers and the Red River Rebels. Last March, CMU took top honors on home court and claimed the title of the top women's college basketball team in Manitoba.
CMU SERVES STRAIGHT-SET WIN Fourth-year middle Kirsten Hamm led CMU to a straight-set win over Providence College on Friday evening in MCAC women’s volleyball action by a score of 3-0 (25-27, 25-18, 25-19).
CMU CONCEDES IN BRONZE-MEDAL MATCH The CMU men’s soccer team achieved their highest goal-output of the season in Sunday’s MCAC bronze medal showdown with St-Boniface College, but despite the improvement offensively, it was the Voyageurs who recorded the win in a 6-3 final.
BLAZERS SERVE UP EXCITEMENT! It was an much improved effort for the CMU men’s volleyball on home court Friday night, when they hosted Providence.
GOALSCORING STILL POSES A CHALLENGE FOR BLAZERS Ruth Shantz scored two goals for Providence on a windy Saturday afternoon on way to a 4-0 victory for the Freemen over the CMU women’s soccer team.
Controversy Reigns in Soccer Derby The historic CMU-Providence derby had just about everything a soccer fan could ask for on Saturday afternoon when the two rivals met for the second time this season.
Blazers battle Bearcats It was a classic battle between the visiting CMU Blazers and the men's basketball team at Columbia Place in Abbotsford on Wednesday night.
CMU Wins Saskatchewan Gold CMU defeated SIAST – Kelsey 25-23, 25-15 in Saturday’s final of the Prairie Athletic Conference men’s volleyball tournament at Millar College in Pambrun.
CMU Drops 3-1 Away Decision First-year striker Mouhamadou Hane scored twice on Saturday afternoon to pace College Universitaire de St-Boniface to a 3-1 win over CMU in MCAC men's soccer action from Homestead Park.
Wesmen Blank Blazers The competition was stiff on Saturday afternoon, when CMU men's soccer kicked-off at home against the University of Winnipeg. The MCAC new-boys are a team loaded with talent and the Wesmen took it to the Blazers right from the opening whistle. In the second minute of the match, a whipped-cross from Sean Dong was nicked in by Amos Ganyea past CMU goalkeeper Graeme Leaver to put the Wesmen ahead.
A Big Challenge for Blazers Experience and quality helped the University of Winnipeg defeat CMU in MCAC women's soccer action on Saturday afternoon.
91st Minute Penalty Sinks Blazers Providence captain Johannes Asrat scored once and set up another as the Freemen bounced back from a homefield loss to University of Winnipeg, with a 2-1 win over their rivals from CMU.
CMU Falls 2-1 at Providence in 2009 Championship Rematch Two goals by Providence striker Ruth Maddever gave the Lady Freemen a narrow 2-1 victory over CMU in Sunday afternoon MCAC women's soccer action.
BLAZER SOCCER KICKS OFF Sean Dyck scored CMU's first goal of the season, but Andrew Robinson's brace was more than enough as recently promoted Scotia United defeated the Blazers 4-1 on Sunday evening.
CMU HOOPS FILLING ROSTER The CMU Blazers are pleased to announce five more commitments to the men’s basketball team for 2010.
Women’s Volleyball Adds Power The CMU Women’s Volleyball team is pleased to announce the commitment of 6’2 left side Clare Schellenberg for the upcoming season.
CMU Names New Women's Soccer Head CoachCMU Athletics is proud to introduce Anika Den Brok as the new head coach of the women's soccer team for 2010.
BACKCOURT DUO COMMIT TO CMU AAAA graduating allstar, Tyler Stewart announced his plan to join the CMU Blazers Mens Basketball Team. Accompanying Stewart is Glenlawn Collegiate product Nicolas Kikundule.
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.
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.