REMPLE NAMED 1ST TEAM ALL-CANADIAN

KINGSTON, Ont. – Trinity Western men’s volleyball senior outside hitter Henry Rempel (Swift Current, Sask.) was named U SPORTS First Team All-Canadian at the All-Canadian Awards Ceremony in Kingston, Ont., the site of the 2024 championship tournament.
 
The fourth-year human kinetics student had a break-out season in 2023-24. He led the Spartans, and most of Canada West, finishing with 4.23 kills per set (1st in CW), 5.0 points per set (1st in CW), 398 kills (2nd in CW),.309 hitting percentage (4th in CW), 39 service aces (4th in CW), 0.41 aces per set (5th in CW).
 
This is the first time that Rempel has received All-Canadian honours.

The No. 4 Spartans open the U SPORTS Championship Thursday with a quarter-final matchup against host No. 5 Queen’s at 6 p.m. (ET). All games can be seen on all CBC Sports digital platforms, including the CBC Sports YouTube Channel.

2024 MEN’S VOLLEYBALL AWARDS & ALL-CANADIANS
 
Player of the year: Isaac Heslinga (Alberta)
Rookie of the year: Piers de Greeff (Trinity Western)
Dale Iwanoczko Award (student-athlete community service): Scott Mann (UNB)
Fox 40 Coach of the Year: Pat Hennelly (Thompson Rivers)

First Team All-Canadians
Athlete/University/Pos/Year/Hometown/Academic Program
Isaac Heslinga/Alberta/OH/3/Orangeville, Ont./Engineering
Jonathan Portelance/Sherbrooke/S/3/Sherbrooke, Que./Education
Zachary Hollands/Sherbrooke/OH/3/Victoriaville, Que./Elec. Engineering
Erik Siksna/Queen’s/OH/4/Markham, Ont./Commerce
Maxime Gratton/McMaster/OH/4/Ottawa, Ont./Social Psychology
Chris Byam/Mount Royal/OH/4/Bow Island, Alta./Physical Education
Henry Rempel/Trinity Western/OPP/4/Swift Current, Sask./Human Kinetics
 
Second Team All-Canadians
Athlete/University/Pos/Year/Hometown/Academic Program
Nicolas Fortin/Laval/OH/4/Clermont, Que./Immunology (Master’s)
Jonathan Girard/Laval/MB/4/Donnacona, Que./M.B.A.
Jonathan Pickett/Guelph/S/Lib/4/Wiarton, Ont./Sport & Event Management
Darian Koskie/Windsor/MB/3/Winnipeg, Man./Business Administration
Brendan Mills/McMaster/OH/3/London, Ont./Environment & Society
Isiah Olfert/Winnipeg/OH/4/Winnipeg, Man./Kinesiology & Applied Health
Mason Greves /UBC/S/3/Calgary, Alta./Natural Resources Conservation
 
All-Rookie Team
Athlete/University/Pos/Hometown/Academic Program
Piers de Greeff/Trinity Western/OH/Victoria, B.C./Human Kinetics
Lex Guimond/UNB/MB/Baie-Ste-Anne, N.B./Kinesiology
Brady Paterson/McMaster/OH/Baden, Ont./Social Sciences
Jack Svendsen/Nipissing/S/Whitby, Ont./Business Administration
Quintin Greenidge/Windsor/Lib/Hamilton, Ont./Environmental Science
Grant Hill/Mount Royal/S/Calgary, Alta./Business
Jacob Baird/Saskatchewan/MB/Daisy Hill, Qld.,/Australia/Arts & Science
 
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