SPARTANS PULL IN MEDALS AT CANADA GAMES

Paul Lindemulder

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL (CANADA GAMES)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2009
MEDAL ROUND

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SPARTANS PULL IN MEDALS AT CANADA GAMES

SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. – Members of the Trinity Western University men’s volleyball team pulled down gold and bronze medals this weekend at the Canada Summer Games in Summerside, P.E.I.

The Spartans Paul Lindemulder (Calgary) and Mikiah Schalk (Red Deer, Alta.) were part of Team Alberta who won the gold medal with a 3-0 (26-24, 25-18, 29-27) win over Team Ontario. While TWU’s Marc Howatson (Victoria), who was captain, Ben Ball (Abbotsford, B.C.), Josh Doornenbal (Langley, B.C.) and Rudy Verhoeff (Langley, B.C.) led Team BC to a bronze medal with a 3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-17) win over Manitoba.

Team Alberta advanced to the gold medal match with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-19) win over Team BC, while Team Ontario advanced with a 3-0 (25-16, 25-23, 25-22) win over Team Manitoba.

The Spartans will begin training for the upcoming season in early September. They open preseason play September 24-26 when they will travel through the Okanagan with matches against the University of Alberta and UBC-Okanagan. They open Canada West conference play October 30 and 31 when they will host UBC for the opening matches at the Langley Event Centre.

About Canada Games:
The Canada Games is a multi-sport and cultural event that brings together the best athletes and artists in a specified age group from each Canadian province and territory. The primary objective of the Games and the Games movement is national and provincial sport development of Canadian youth. The Games provide the stimulus for Canadian youth to reach their athletic potential, pursue personal excellence and develop socially and culturally within the context of ethical competition. The Games rotate across the country and facilities built for the Games often serve as a sporting legacy to the host communities.

About TWU:
Trinity Western University, located in Langley, B.C., is a not-for-profit Christian liberal arts university enrolling over 4,000 students this year. With a broad based, liberal arts and sciences curriculum, the University offers undergraduate degrees in 41 major areas of study ranging from business, education and computer science to biology and nursing, and 17 other graduate degrees including counselling psychology, theology and administrative leadership. For more information, visit TWU's Official Athletics site at gospartans.ca.

About Canadian Interuniversity Sport:
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada. Fifty-two universities, 10,000 student-athletes and 550 coaches vie for 21 national championships in 12 different sports. The CIS also provides high performance international opportunities for Canadian student-athletes at Winter and Summer Universiades, and 32 World University Championships. For further information, visit www.universitysport.ca.

About CWUAA:
"Canada West is consistently the most decorated of the four conferences in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), winning at least 10 CIS national titles every year since 1997-98. Comprised of 14 schools, from Manitoba to B.C., the CWUAA produces numerous major award winners and Academic All-Canadian student-athletes each year, with many going on to athletic success around the globe in events such as the Olympics or Universiade Games."

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Last Updated: 2009-08-29
Author: Scott Stewart
Email: ssstew@twu.ca