LANGLEY, B.C. – Trinity Western will be very well represented this weekend at the 2019 Men's and Women's NORCECA Champions Cup Tournament in Colorado Springs, Colo., as seven Spartans, including four on Canada's women's team and three on the men's team, will don the Red and White.
The women's contingent includes current Spartans Brie King (Langley) and
Hilary Howe (Calgary) along with TWU alums Alicia Perrin (Creston, B.C.) and Kristen Moncks (Standard, Alta.), while the men's team features current TWU athletes
Eric Loeppky (Steinbach, Man.) and
Derek Epp (Saskatoon) alongside alum Blake Scheerhoorn (Belleville, Ont.).
The Canadian men's team kicked off the tournament facing Cuba on Thursday at 12 pm (PT) while the women meet host USA at 4 pm (PT).
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Please note there is no scheduled web cast of this event.
The top team of each gender from this tournament will enter the zonal Olympic qualification tournament in January 2020. Canada will host the next pre-qualifier for men's teams, Sept. 2-7 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where the top three advance to the January tournament.
Women's squad (in alphabetical order)
Cassandra Bujan, Winnipeg, MB
Jennifer Cross, Scarborough, ON
Megan Cyr, St. Andrews, MB
Sarah Chase, Campbell River, BC
Hilary Howe, Calgary, AB
Shainah Joseph, Ottawa, ON
Brie King, Langley, BC
Sara Kovac, Niagara Falls, ON
Emily Maglio, Coquitlam, BC
Kristen Moncks, Standard, AB
Alicia Ogoms, Winnipeg, MB
Alicia Perrin, Creston, BC
Kiera Van Ryk, Surrey, BC
Jazmine White, Oshawa, ON
Staff:
Shannon Winzer - Head Coach
Jeff Ross - Assistant Coach
Mischa Partridge - Athletic Therapist
Daniel Cuzmar Grimalt – Statistician
Bree Fraser - Team Manager
Men's squad (in alphabetical order)
Ryley Barnes, Edmonton, AB
Jeremy Davies, Calgary, AB
Danny Demyanenko, Toronto, ON
Derek Epp, Saskatoon, SK
Daenan Gyimah, Scarborough, ON
Craig Ireland, Beamsville, ON
Jared Jarvis, Vaughan, ON
Byron Keturakis, Surrey, BC
Brandon Koppers, Georgetown, ON
Kevin Lebreux, Cumberland, ON
Eric Loeppky, Steinbach, MB
Jordan McConkey, Stratford, ON
Blake Scheerhoorn, Belleville, ON
Casey Schouten, Winnipeg, MB
Staff:
Ryan Marsden – Head Coach
Francois St. Denis – Assistant Coach
Melissa Healy – Athletic Therapist
Daniel Cuzmar Grimalt – Statistician
Julien Boucher – Team Manager
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 11 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes in the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) in men's hockey and as an independent team in men's rugby. The men's and women's hockey programs will begin playing in Canada West and U SPORTS in 2020-21. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 12 U SPORTS team championships and 27 Canada West team championships and two BCIHL championships.
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