DEL BIANCO FINISHES FOURTH AT FIVB WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS

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MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2010
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DEL BIANCO FINISHES FOURTH AT FIVB WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS

LANGLEY, British Columbia – Trinity Western University’s Nick Del Bianco came oh so close to a podium finish at the 2010 FIVB World Youth Beach Volleyball Championships in Portugal this past weekend but, in the end, he had to settle for fourth.

The Surrey, B.C. native, playing alongside Toronto’s Garrett May, went into the U-19 event as Canada’s top entry and, although the pair left Portugal disappointed with their finish,  proved they can compete with the best in the world.

"The experience that came with the tournament was one that I will never forget and the lessons learned there will stick with me forever," Del Bianco said. "However the fourth place finish is quite disappointing for me because I still strongly feel that we were the best team there. We just had a rough semifinal match and therefore weren't able to show that with our result. I do think 4th in the world is truly a great accomplishment, just one that I'd like to better sometime in the near future."

The newly partnered tandem – Del Bianco played with long-time partner Ben Chow at last year’s tournament, finishing ninth – rolled through the four-team pool portion of the event with a 3-0 record and, in doing so, didn’t drop a single set. The only other team to be perfect in the round robin was fellow Canadians Aaron Nusbaum and Grant O’Gorman.

Del Bianco and May won their next two games, knocking off teams from Italy and Russia, before falling in a three-set semifinal to the Russian pair of Artem Kucherenko and Maxim Anufriev (21-19, 16-21, 15-13).

The Canadian duo then lost to the German team of Lorenz Schumann and Dominik Stork (21-10, 21-19) in the bronze medal game.
 
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 13 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: 2010-08-04
Author: Mark Janzen