Trinity Western University

LANGLEY, British Columbia—Trinity Western third-year outside Kaden Schmidt (Mississauga, Ont.) has been named the Spartan Male Athlete of the Week after recording a career-best in kills in the Spartans' best-of-three quarterfinal series loss to the Saskatchewan Huskies this past weekend in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
 
The business student finished with 61 kills, 12 digs, nine blocks, and seven aces in the three-match series. In Thursday’s 3-2 win, Schmidt had a career-best 23 kills, with four digs, two aces, and three blocks. Then in Friday’s 3-2 loss, Schmidt had 21 kills, six digs, three blocks, and two aces. And finished the weekend with 17 kills, five digs, three blocks, and three aces in the Spartans' 3-0 loss to the Huskies.
 
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as an independent team in men's rugby and women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 14 U SPORTS team championships and 33 Canada West team championships.

About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in U SPORTS. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others. 

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