Men’s Volleyball

WOLFPACK VOLLEYBALL TO OPEN SEASON AGAINST CLOSEST GEOGRAPHICAL RIVAL

WOLFPACK VOLLEYBALL TO OPEN SEASON AGAINST CLOSEST GEOGRAPHICAL RIVAL

The Thompson Rivers University WolfPack will open their 2013-14 Canada West volleyball season against their closest geographical rival. The ‘Pack will be playing a home and home weekend series with the University of British Columbia Okanagan Heat on October 25-26 th.   The Heat and WolfPack women will be squaring off Friday October 25 th at [...]

Divisions Set for Canada West For 2013-14 (KDN Article)

Divisions Set for Canada West For 2013-14 (KDN Article)

By MARK HUNTER Daily News Sports Reporter (Posted with Permission of Kamloops Daily News) If anyone with the TRU WolfPack is upset with Canada West’s newly created basketball divisions, they certainly weren’t saying it Thursday. Canada West announced at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport annual meeting that it was splitting its 17 basketball teams into two [...]

Hennelly frustrated by CIS change to import rules (KDN Article June 7, 2013)

Hennelly frustrated by CIS change to import rules (KDN Article June 7, 2013)

By MARK HUNTER Daily News Sports Reporter (Posted with Permission of Kamloops Daily News) Pat Hennelly, head coach of the TRU WolfPack, built a successful men’s volleyball program on a foundation of international players. Now he’s a little frustrated that Canadian Interuniversity Sport and the WolfPack’s conference, Canada West, will limit the number of international [...]

WOLFPACK MEN’S VOLLEYBALL RECRUITS TO PLAY FOR TEAM B.C THIS SUMMER (FOOT/POMIETLARZ)

WOLFPACK MEN’S VOLLEYBALL RECRUITS TO PLAY FOR TEAM B.C THIS SUMMER (FOOT/POMIETLARZ)

The Thompson Rivers University WolfPack will be well represented this summer playing at a number of provincial, national and international levels of men’s volleyball. The latest to be chosen for a select team are the two newest members of the TRU men’s volleyball program: Jordan Foot of Prince George, BC and Tyler Pomietlarz of Kelowna, [...]

GUNTER MAKES JUNIOR NATIONAL MENS VOLLEYBALL TEAM

GUNTER MAKES JUNIOR NATIONAL MENS VOLLEYBALL TEAM

For the first time in three years, there will be a member of the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack on Canada’s Junior National men’s volleyball team. Second year outside hitter Brad Gunter (Courtenay, BC) was selected to the squad after a five day training camp at the National Training Centre. Gunter becomes the first WolfPack player [...]

WOLFPACK MEN’S VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS AND COACH TO NATIONAL JR TEAM TRAINING CAMP

WOLFPACK MEN’S VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS AND COACH TO NATIONAL JR TEAM TRAINING CAMP

The Thompson Rivers University WolfPack will be well represented as the Canadian Junior National men’s volleyball team opens its training and evaluation camp in Gatineau, Quebec on Thursday (May 2). Head coach Pat Hennelly along with players Nick Balazs (middle, Prince George, BC) and Brad Gunter (outside hitter, Courtenay, BC) will be a part of [...]

WOLFPACK MEN’S VOLLEYBALL HELPING TO KEEP CLUB BOYS PROGRAM GOING IN KAMLOOPS

WOLFPACK MEN’S VOLLEYBALL HELPING TO KEEP CLUB BOYS PROGRAM GOING IN KAMLOOPS

One of the major edicts given varsity athletes with the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack is to try and ‘give back’ to the community.  For many, they move into coaching or helping out in the sport that gave them so much success as an athlete. Such is the case with two members of the WolfPack men’s [...]

WolfPack Men’s Volleyball Player Spearheading Local Fundraiser

WolfPack Men’s Volleyball Player Spearheading Local Fundraiser

 Four TRU students graduating with their Tourism Sport Event Management diploma are organizing Kamloops’ first-ever Beach Volleyball Tournament to raise money for the Elizabeth Fry Society. The event is being spearheaded by Christof Orman from Czestochowa, Poland who is on full scholarship at TRU and holds numerous European and World Volleyball Championship titles. The event [...]

2012-13 WOLFPACK AWARDS BANQUET HELD

2012-13 WOLFPACK AWARDS BANQUET HELD

A member of the men’s soccer team and a female cross country honor were the major winners as the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack held their annual year end awards banquet tonight (Mar 28) at the TRU Grand Hall. Justin Smeaton (Kamloops, BC)  of men’s soccer and cross country runner Rolena De Bruyn (Grand Forks, BC) [...]

WolfPack Athletes Out To Support Hockey In Playoffs

WolfPack Athletes Out To Support Hockey In Playoffs

It was ‘support your fellow athlete’ night at Memorial Arena on Saturday (Mar 9). Members of the WolfPack women’s soccer, men’s volleyball, women’s basketball, women’s volleyball and cross country teams were all in attendance lending their support to the hockey team as they tried to stay alive in their BC Intercollegiate Hockey League playoff series [...]