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Thompson Rivers WolfPack

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The TRU WolfPack are the athletic teams that represent Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. They were known as the UCC Sun Demons prior to 2005.

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Teams

WolfPack Varsity Teams:

  • Basketball (Men's & Women's)
  • Soccer (Men's & Women's)
  • Swimming
  • Volleyball (Men's & Women's

All compete in the Canada West Universities Athletic Association, which is a member U Sports — formerly known as Canadian Interuniversity Sport.

Wolfpack Club Sports:

  • Baseball
  • Cheerleading

The baseball team competes in the Canadian College Baseball Conference.

Wolfpack cheerleading is a member of the BC Cheerleading Association[3]

Affiliation

The WolfPack became an official member of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association on May 6, 2010.

Accomplishments

Soccer

  • The WolfPack men's soccer team won the U-Sports National Championship in 2022, 2-1 over The UBC Thunderbirds. TRU Wolfpack hosted the U-Sports men's soccer Championship in 2022.

The Wolfpack men's soccer team placed third in the U-Sports National Championship in 2017. In 2018 they placed third in Canada West Playoffs.[4]

Baseball

  • The WolfPack baseball team won the Canadian College Baseball Conference championship in 2005, 2007 and 2009.[5]

Basketball

  • The WolfPack men's basketball team made it to the CIS Final 8 in 2015–16.[6] They won a silver medal in Canada West in 2016.[7]

Cheerleading

Volleyball

  • WolfPack women's volleyball player Iuliia Pakhomenko was named the Canada West and CIS player of the year in 2016.[9] She was also a Canada West finalist for the BLG Award, which goes to the outstanding university athlete in Canada.[10]
  • WolfPack women's volleyball players outside hitter Olga Savenchuk (Donetsk, Ukraine) was named to the 2019 Canada West first all-star team and middle Hayley McNaught (Woking, AB) was named to the 2019 Canada West rookie all-star teams.[11]
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References

  1. [1]
    "Thompson Rivers University - Official Athletics Website".
  2. [2]
    "Men's Volleyball Media Guide" (PDF). November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Programs (Clubs/Teams) – B.C. Cheerleading Association".
  4. [4]
    "Bronze Medal Match: Host WolfPack capture bronze medal" (PDF). usports.ca. U Sports. November 12, 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Canadian College Baseball Conference Past Champions".
  6. [6]
    "WolfPack Drop Heart Breaker To Gee Gee's at CIS Men's Basketball Final 8".
  7. [7]
    "WolfPack Capture Silver In Canada West Men's Basketball".
  8. [8]
    "Two major wins for Cheerleaders".
  9. [9]
    "Thompson Rivers' Pakhomenko named CIS player of the year".
  10. [10]
    "Another Honor For Pakhomenko: BLG Award Finalist".
  11. [11]
    "Savenchuk, McNaught named CW All-Stars".


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