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.
| Thompson Rivers WolfPack | |
|---|---|
 | |
| University | Thompson Rivers University |
| Association | U Sports Canada West Universities Athletic Association Canadian College Baseball Conference |
| Conference | Canada West |
| Athletic director | Curtis Atkinson [1] |
| Location | Kamloops, British Columbia |
| Varsity teams | Basketball Volleyball Soccer Swimming Baseball Cross-Country Running Cheerleading |
| Arena | Tournament Capital Centre |
| Soccer stadium | Hillside Stadium |
| Mascot | Wolfie |
| Nickname | WolfPack |
| Colors | Black and Orange[2] |
| Website | gowolfpack |
Teams
editWolfPack 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:
- Baseball
- Cheerleading
The baseball team competes in the Canadian College Baseball Conference.
Wolfpack cheerleading is a member of the BC Cheerleading Association[3]
Affiliation
editThe WolfPack became an official member of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association on May 6, 2010.
Accomplishments
editSoccer
- 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]
| Wolfpack Team | Competition | Results | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Basketball | CIS | Final 8 | 2015-16 | |
| Canada West | Silver | 2016 | ||
| Baseball | ||||
| Canadian College Baseball Conference | First | 2005 | ||
| First | 2007 | |||
| First | 2009 | |||
| Cheerleading | Sea to Sky International Championship | Team Orange | First | 2012 |
| Sea to Sky International Championship | Team Orange | International Champion - Senior Individual Division | 2013 | |
| Third | 2013 | |||
| Okanagan Cheer Championships | Team Orange | Second - Open Stunt Group Division | 2013 | |
| Total Spirit Championships | Team Orange | Third | 2013 | |
| Pinnicle Cheer 'Mardi Parti' | Team Orange | First | 2014 | |
| Sea to Sky International Championship | Third | 2014 | ||
| All Things Cheer | Team Orange | Second | 2015 | |
| Sea to Sky International Championship | Fourth | 2015 | ||
| Pinnicle Cheer 'Mardi Parti' | Team Orange | First | 2016 | |
| All Things Cheer | First | 2016 | ||
| Sea to Sky International Championship | Fourth - All Girls | 2016 | ||
| Pinnicle Cheer 'Mardi Parti' | Team Orange | First | 2017 | |
| Western Cheerific Challenge | First | 2017 | ||
| PACWest ATC Championship | First | 2017 | ||
| Sea to Sky International Championship | Second | 2017 | ||
| Pinnicle Cheer 'Mardi Parti' | Team Orange | First | 2018 | |
| Cheerfest Championship | First | 2018 | ||
| PACWest ATC Championship | First | 2018 | ||
| Sea to Sky International Championship | Second | 2018 | ||
| Pinnicle Cheer 'Mardi Parti' | Team Black | First | 2019 | |
| Team Orange | First | 2019 | ||
| True North Cheer and Dance Championship | Team Black | First | 2019 | |
| Team Orange | First | 2019 | ||
| Sea to Sky International Championship | Team Black | Second | 2019 | |
| Team Orange | First | 2019 | ||
References
edit- ^ "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".
External links
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