SPARTAN MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK | KADEN SCHMIDT

LANGLEY, British Columbia– Trinity Western’s Kaden Schmidt (Mississauga, Ont.) is the Spartan Male Athlete of the Week after averaging 3.2 kills per set, while hitting at .359 for the tournament to help lead the Spartans to a fifth-place finish at the U SPORTS Championships this past week in Kingston, Ont.
 
On Thursday night the second-year outside hitter had  11 kills while hitting .381 with three digs, and two aces in the Spartans’ 3-2 quarter-final loss to the Queen’s Gaels.
 
On Saturday night the education student had a career-high 22 kills, hitting .333, with three digs and one block to help the Spartans to a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over the Guelph Gryphons in the consolation semi-final. Schmidt was named player of the match for the Spartans for his personal best performance.
 
Then on Sunday afternoon, Schmidt finished the championship with 12 kills, while hitting at .385, with three digs and three blocks as the Spartans defeated the Laval Rouge et Or 3-1 in the consolation final to give TWU a fifth-place finish at the championship.
 
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women’s and men’s soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country and track & field, as well as women’s rugby sevens. TWU also competes as an independent team in men’s rugby and women’s and men’s disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 14 U SPORTS team championships and 33 Canada West team championships.

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