LANGLEY, British Columbia –Trinity Western fifth-year setter Anselm Rein (Erfurt, Germany) is the Spartans Male Athlete of the Week after helping lead the Spartans to a U SPORTS National Championship this past weekend at the Toldo Lancer Centre in Windsor, Ont.
 
The biology student was named the tournament MVP with the Spartans winning their eighth U SPORTS championship in the program's history. Rein finished the weekend with 122 set assists, 20 digs, five kills, four blocks, and one service ace over the three matches.
 
The Spartans won the championship by beating UBC 3-2 in the title match. TWU advanced to the final by beating the Western Mustangs 3-0 and the Windsor Lancers 3-1 in the semifinals.
 
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, hockey, and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes in the NAIA in track and field, cross country, and 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 CIS 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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