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Music everyone can dance to: How defenseman Gode Katembo is using his business savvy and soccer prowess to raise up a community
Thursday, August 13, 2020 @ 9:37 AM
"Soccer has a language we all understand, a music that everyone will dance to."
Gode Katembo, 23, is a fourth-year business student and leading defensemen for the CMU Men's Soccer Team. Playing for the Blazers, his job is to keep his eyes up, plan ahead, and protect his team's goal. Playing for his other home team, Manitoba's pan-African community, his approach has been similar: last summer, Katembo founded the Manitoba chapter of the African Cup of Nations (MACN), a recreational soccer league bringing diverse African communities together through sport and solidarity.
Read MoreCMU Blazers Kroeker, Klassen, Hofer earn CCAA Academic All-Canadian honours
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 @ 5:10 PM
It has been almost a year since the Canadian Mennonite University Blazers and the Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference were welcomed into the CCAA and on Tuesday, Tiegan Kroeker, Jana Klassen, and Carter Hofer became the first CMU student-athletes to be officially recognized by the national conference with a major award.
The distinction of Canadian Collegiate Athletic Conference Academic All-Canadian is designated to student-athletes from across Canada who were recognized by their region as a member of the All-Conference Team while maintain an academic grade-point-average of at least 3.70 in the given academic year. 190 student-athletes from across the CCAA's five conferences were listed in this class of excellence, including seven from Manitoba. Ontario's Humber College led the nation with 15 total recipients.
In her second season, Kroeker captained the CMU women's soccer team and earned her first all-conference selection last October. The graduate of Winnipeg's Fort Richmond Collegiate scored once for the Blazers in the 2019 season despite playing most of her minutes from central defence; a goal that ultimately clinched the final MCAC playoff spot for her team.
Being recognized as one of the first CMU athletes by the CCAA is a perfect ending to a stellar collegiate career for Klassen. The fifth-year Blazers floor captain earned her 2nd all-conference selection in 2020 and finished second in scoring with 275 kills. The native of Calgary, AB was also recently selected as a co-winner of CMU's Female Athlete of the Year after leading her team to a 2020 MCAC Women's Volleyball Championship.
Carter Hofer's play spoke for itself in 2019-20. The third-year captain led CMU to another championship banner, the second in his three-year MCAC career. Hofer's 201 kills led the Blazers offensively and placed him third on the MCAC's Men's Volleyball leaderboard. The talented left-side hitter from Winnipeg's Linden Christian School added 50 service aces and 21 blocks to his season total.
The Canadian Collegiate Athletic Conference is made up of the PacWest Conference (BC), ACAC (Alberta), OCAA (Ontario), RSEQ (Quebec), ACAA (Atlantic Canada) and the MCAC (Manitoba) and boasts more than 100 member colleges and universities from across the country.
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Read MoreCMU Blazers host first Indigenous Peoples Day
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 @ 3:56 PM
Music by Indigenous artists pumped through the Loewen Athletic Centre at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) on January 11, as crowds of people packed full the stands for the CMU Blazers' first Indigenous Peoples Day.
CMU president Cheryl Pauls welcomed everyone in English and student athlete Dennita Cameron welcomed everyone in Cree, acknowledging the Indigenous lands upon which they all gathered. People won giveaways of bannock pizza from local Indigenous-run restaurant Feast, while cheering on their basketball and volleyball teams. Between games, renowned local hoop dancer Shanley Spence performed a hoop dance and led the crowd in a round dance.
Read MoreBlazers shutdown Bobcats to win MCAC Women’s Soccer Championship
Monday, October 29, 2018 @ 9:17 AM
Goals from Susanna Derksen and Camille Plett lifted Women's Soccer to their first MCAC Conference Championship win since 2009 on Sunday afternoon, but beating the two-time defending Champions and top-seeded Brandon Bobcats was no simple task.
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Read MoreDefense wins championship: Blazers men’s soccer edges undefeated Bobcats in final
Monday, October 29, 2018 @ 9:14 AM
Generally thought to be unlucky, the thirteenth season turned out to be just the opposite for Men's Soccer as CMU lifted their first MCAC Conference Championship Trophy since 2005 on a 1-0 win over Brandon University on Sunday afternoon at the Ralph Cantafio Soccer Complex.
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Read MoreChampionship Perfecto! Women’s Futsal Wins Their First Copa De La Paz
Monday, March 12, 2018 @ 5:23 PM
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Read MoreMen’s Volleyball Captures Second MCAC Championship In As Many Years
Tuesday, February 27, 2018 @ 12:00 AM
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Read MoreStudent Profile: Kathleen McCullough
Thursday, December 13, 2012 @ 3:38 PM
A love of basketball brought CMU student and athlete Kathleen McCullough to CMU – and it’s what continues to motivate and challenge this student who is in her third year both at the school and on the team.
“Our team is like an extended family to me,” says McCullough, who is working towards her Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Sciences and Counselling. “As the year progresses, each player develops, both personally and in our athletic ability. My coach really puts the players first and has helped push me to my optimal performance.”
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