Athletic teams representing Thompson Rivers University
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.
Teams
WolfPack Varsity Teams:
- Basketball (Men's & Women's)
- Soccer (Men's & Women's)
- 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:
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
- The Wolfpack Cheerleading teams both placed first at the annual 2019 True North Cheerleading competition held in Edmonton, Alberta. Team Black also received a Full Bid and Team Orange received an At-large Bid to the 2020 University World Cup Cheerleading Championships to be held at the Walt Disney World Resort.[8]
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]
References
- ^ "Thompson Rivers University - Official Athletics Website".
- ^ "Men's Volleyball Media Guide" (PDF). November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Programs (Clubs/Teams) – B.C. Cheerleading Association".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Canadian College Baseball Conference Past Champions".
- ^ "WolfPack Drop Heart Breaker To Gee Gee's at CIS Men's Basketball Final 8".
- ^ "WolfPack Capture Silver In Canada West Men's Basketball".
- ^ "Two major wins for Cheerleaders".
- ^ "Thompson Rivers' Pakhomenko named CIS player of the year".
- ^ "Another Honor For Pakhomenko: BLG Award Finalist".
- ^ "Savenchuk, McNaught named CW All-Stars".
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