TEAMS SET FOR 2010 CIS MENS VB NATIONALS

For Immediate Release: March 6, 2010


Kamloops, BC-The table is set, all that’s needed is the match up’s for the 2010 CIS Men’s National Volleyball Championships set for next week at the Tournament Capital Center in Kamloops.

The Queen’s Gails of Ontario became the last team to qualify for the
championships (which begin Friday March 12). Queen’s downed Guelph
3-2 in the Ontario University Association Final Saturday night (Mar 6).
The scores were 25-22,17-25,17-25,25-22,15-13.

Joren Zeewan led the way for Queen’s with 19 kills in 39 chances.
Brian Fautley had 11 kills with Niko Rukavina adding 10kills. Alex Oneid had 11 digs.

Queen’s joins Dalhousie of the AUS, Laval Rouge et Or and Montreal Carbins of Quebec, Alberta Golden Bears, Calgary Dinos, Trinity Western Spartans and the host Thompson Rivers University WolfPack as the teams competing in the 2010 event.

Teams arrive in Kamloops on Wednesday (March 10) for the CIS All-Canadian and All-Star Banquet which will be held at the CAC Grand Hall.

They will practice on the Thursday (March 11) before action begins on Friday. A CIS Conference call is being held Sunday (March 7) to determine the seedings and match ups for the first round.

Plenty of tickets are on sale for next weeks event.

TRU WOLFPACK ATHLETICS: PROUD HOSTS OF THE 2010 CIS MENS NATIONAL VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS-MARCH 12-14 TH TOURNAMENT CAPITAL CENTER, KAMLOOPS BC.
WEBSITE: http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/mvball/index
http://francais.cis-sic.ca/championships/mvball/index




Larry Read
Sports Information Officer
Thompson Rivers University
900 McGill Road, P.O. Box 3010
Kamloops, BC, Canada V2C 5N3
(250) 377-6117 (office)
(250) 371-5672 (fax)
lread@tru.ca
(250) 819-5255 (blackberry)