PAPE NAMED BCCAA COACH OF THE YEAR February 22, 2010
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Brad Pape receiving CCAA Coach of the Year in 2007-08
For the fifth time in his illustrious career coaching badminton at Thompson Rivers University, Brad Pape has been named Coach of the Year in the BC College Athletic Association.
Pape was selected Coach of the Year at the BCCAA Provincial Championships in Nanaimo this weekend.
“Coach of the year means that the rest of the coaches in the conference regard our team and myself highly,” says Pape, who won it for the second time in three years. “ I’m glad they see me in that light but, mainly I think it’s the team that wins the award for the coach>”
Pape says this honor is different from his previous achievements. “ I always appreciate the recognition but this one is a little different in that I also had the help of Robin and Becky (Barlow, former TRU players) to keep me organized and on track.”
Pape admits that the award is also a bittersweet one because his team finished out of the medals at this weekend’s Provincials and thus, will have no players at the upcoming Canadian College Athletic Association Championships in Edmonton next month. “ I think the teams this year were far stronger than in the past and any small falter could cause a big swing in the results. In the end, BC team selection comes down to one day and in many cases one match. It just didn’t work in our favour this year.”
Pape’s coaching future is uncertain but he did feel the 2009-10 BCCAA Coach of the Year honor should definitely be shared with his team. “ They struck together through some tough times and tough games. They made the coaching staff look good,” he added.
Pape was the CCAA Coach of the year in 2007-08.
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
BADMINTON FINISHES FIFTH AT PROVINCIALS TO WIND UP SEASON FOURTH February 22, 2010
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Marlee Mertens won a bronze medal (A. Snucins photo)
The Thompson Rivers University WolfPack badminton team wound up fourth in the BC College Athletic Association for 2009-10. And, they will have none of their players moving onto the National Championships.
The WolfPack struggled in both the team and individual events this weekend (Feb 20-21), at the BCCAA Provincials hosted by Vancouver Island University.
Saturday in the team event, TRU finished fifth. The ‘Pack downed Langara 4-1 but lost to Douglas College, VIU, Kwantlen Polytechnic and Capilano University College.
On Sunday, the WolfPack garnered only one individual medal. Marlee Mertens (3rd year, Salmon Arm, BC) finished with the bronze medal in women’s singles.
The other TRU results were as follows: Joey Chu (1st year, Kamloops, BC) was fourth in men’s singles. The duo of Alex Perkin and Noah Woods (both 3rd year, Kamloops, BC) were fourth in men’s doubles. Garrett Babichuk (3rd year, Kelowna, BC) and partner Whitney MacKenny (4th year, Port Alberni, BC) were fourth in mixed doubles. Kia Lidster (2nd year, Kamloops, BC) and partner Anica Arduini (1st year, Kamloops, BC) were fifth in women’s doubles.
The top competitors go to the Canadian College Athletic Association Championships in early March in Edmonton.
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
BADMINTON GEARS UP FOR 2009-10 BCCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS February 18, 2010
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Marlee Mertens will play women's singles at the Provincials (A. Snucins photo)
The Thompson Rivers University WolfPack know that its ‘crunch time’ this weekend in the BC College Athletic Association. The WolfPack head into the 2009-10 BCCAA Championships as the number two ranked team. The Championships are being hosted by Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo
“If we don’t play as well as we did in the past two tournaments, we wont be able to hold onto that placing,” said WolfPack head coach Brad Pape. “ We don’t have Ming Wong (4th year, Kamloops, BC) to help us out because of her Co-op program in Penticton. So we will have a tough time staying in second place. We’ll need 100 per cent effort from all our players.”
After preparing for the past couple of weeks, Pape has set out his line up for the weekend (Saturday Feb 20 and Sunday Feb 21). Joey Chu (1st year, Kamloops, BC) will play men’s singles, Marlee Mertens (3rd year, Salmon Arm, BC) will play women’s singles. Anica Arduini (1st year, Kamloops, BC) will team up with Kia Lidster (2nd year, Kamloops, BC) in women’s doubles. Alex Perkin (3rd year, Kamloops, BC) and Noah Woods (3rd year, Kamloops, BC) will play men’s doubles. While Whitney MaKenny (4th year, Port Alberni, BC) will partner with Garrett Babichuk (3rd year, Kelowna, BC) in mixed doubles.
“Men’s singles will be very tough, “said Pape. “The competition is very close but Joey has beaten all but one of his competitors. Men’s doubles has a very tough field so I envision Alex and Noah fighting it out for bronze. Marlee is looking to medal (likely silver) in women’s singles. Anica and Kia will have quite a struggle to medal in their event. Mixed with Garrett and Whitney should see us capture the silver if they both play to their potential.”
Pape explains the process on how he determined who would play where: “We try to put forward our strongest teams in order to fill out the best team to send to nationals and also to try and judge where our team can get the highest medals”
The top team will go the Nationals, to be held March 5-7 in Edmonton, Alberta (hosted by the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology). There is a chance that some of the silver medal winners will also get a chance to attend if BC is chosen to be the “Wildcard team” by the Canadian College Athletic Association.
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
BADMINTON FINISH SECOND IN BCCAA REGULAR SEASON January 18, 2010
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Alex Perkin (left) and Noah Woods (right) won their doubles flight.
New Westminster, BC—The Thompson Rivers University WolfPack badminton will finish the BC College Athletic Association regular season in second spot. The ‘Pack earned the placing after the final tournament of the year this weekend (Jan 16-17) at Douglas College.
The WolfPack were third after the team portion of the tournament, but rose to second based on points garnered in Sunday’s individual event.
In that event, Alex Perkin and Noah Woods (both 3rd year, Kamloops, BC) finished first in the men’s doubles ‘B” flight. Perkin and teammate Whitney MaKenny (4th year, Port Alberni, BC) were first in the mixed ‘B” flight.
Other results: Garrett Babichuk (3rd year, Kelowna, BC) and Ming Wong (4th year, Kamloops, BC) were second in the mixed “B” flight. Kia Lidster (2nd year, Kamloops, BC) was second in the women’s “B” singles. Joey Chu (2nd year, Kamloops, BC) was second in the men’s “B” singles.
Babichuk was third in the men’s ‘B” singles, Chu and Brennan Arduini (4th year, Kamloops, BC) placed third in the men’s “B” doubles. Marlee Mertens (3rd year, Salmon Arm, BC) and Lidster were third in the women’s “A” doubles. Wong and Anica Arduini (1st year, Kamloops, BC) were fourth in women’s “A” doubles. Mertens was fifth in the women’s ‘A” singles after having to forfeit due to injury.
The BCCAA finals are set for next month (Feb 20-21) in Nanaimo. The Canadian College Athletic Association championships will go at N.A.I.T. in Edmonton in March (4-6).
BADMINTON THIRD AFTER TEAM COMPETITION AT LAST REGULAR SEASON EVENT January 17, 2010
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Garrett Babichuk (A. Snucins photo)
The Thompson Rivers University WolfPack badminton team finished third in the team competition at the final BC College Athletic Association event of the season. Playing at Douglas College, TRU finished behind the host school and Vancouver Island University.
“We lost a close one to VIU,” said coach Brad Pape. “ We lost in the mixed doubles in a three game match. The final set was 21-18”.
Sunday sees the individual competition take place. The Provincials are going in Naniamo in early February.