GERIG ADDED TO FISU TEAM, SANTEMA SUBTRACTED DUE TO HEALTH REASONS

Daniela Gerig

WOMEN’S SOCCER
THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2011
FISU

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GERIG ADDED TO FISU TEAM, SANTEMA UNABLE TO PLAY DUE TO HEALTH REASONS

LANGLEY, British Columbia – Trinity Western University women’s soccer forward Daniela Gerig (Langley, B.C.) got the call she was hoping for this week as the Spartans leading point-getter from last year learned she will join five of her TWU teammates this August as they represent Canada at the FISU Games in Shenzhen, China Aug. 12-23.

With Victoria striker Kendra Flock (Calgary, Alta.) unable to make the trip, Gerig, who initially didn’t make the team, was slotted in as her replacement and will now link up with fellow Spartans Kristen Funk (G), Jillian Dietrich (D), Natalie Boyd (M), Melissa Mobilio (M) and Nikki Wright (F), along with TWU coaches Graham Roxburgh (Canada’s head coach) and Neil Turner (Canada’s goalie and video coach), as they don the red and white.

Unfortunately, at the same time Gerig was added to the team, Trinity Western’s Kristen Santema (Coquitlam, B.C.) was subtracted as the Spartans defender was forced to concede her spot due to health reasons. Victoria’s Shayla Behrens (Victoria, B.C.) will take her spot on the back line.

Canada will compete in the preliminary round in Pool A against tournament host China, reigning bronze medalist Great Britain and Taiwan.

The team will hold a final training camp including three exhibition games in Vancouver from July 30 to August 5 before departing for China.

About Spartan Athletics
Since Trinity Western entered the CIS in 1999, Spartan student-athletes have accumulated a number of significant awards including a CIS Athlete of the Year (BLG) award, four CIS Player of the Year awards, a CIS Elite Eight Academic All-Canadian award, three CIS Rookie of the Year awards, a CIS Libero of the Year award, three CIS community service awards and numerous CIS All-Canadian and Canada West All-Star awards. In twelve years as members of the CIS, the Spartans have won six national titles (women’s soccer in 2004, 2008, 2009 and men’s volleyball in 2006, 2011), 15 CIS championship medals, an individual CIS championship in track and seven Canada West championships.

About TWU
Trinity Western University, in Langley, BC, is a provincially chartered, independent Christian liberal arts, sciences, and professional studies university, enrolling approximately 4000 students. TWU offers 42 undergraduate majors, ranging from biotechnology, education, theatre and music, to psychology, communications and biblical studies. TWU's 16 graduate degree programs include nursing, counselling psychology, marriage and family therapy, business, theology, linguistics, and leadership, and interdisciplinary degrees in English, philosophy and history. TWU holds Canada Research Chairs in Dead Sea Scroll Studies, Developmental Genetics and Disease, and Interpretation, Religion & Culture.

About Canada West Universities Athletic Association
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, 1997 to 2010. Comprised of 14 schools, from the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, 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 pro leagues or events such as the Olympics, Paralympics or Universiade Games. “cwuaa” on Twitter.

About Canadian Interuniversity SportCanadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada. Fifty-one universities, 10,000 student-athletes and 550 coaches vie for 21 national championships in 12 different sports. CIS also provides high performance international opportunities for Canadian student-athletes at Winter and Summer Universiades, as well as numerous world university championships. For further information, visit www.cis-sic.ca.

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Last Updated: 2011-07-07
Author: Mark Janzen