CANADA WEST ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: PIERS DE GREEFF

LANGLEY, British Columbia – Trinity Western rookie outside Piers de Greeff has been named the Canada West Rookie of the Year. The Victoria, B.C. native, de Greeff, had an outstanding rookie season for the Spartans. The first-year human kinetics student led all rookies in kills, finishing with 193 kills, while helping the Spartans to a third-place conference finish in the Canada West regular season. De Greeff also led the Spartans in digs/set at 1.39 and was third for kills (193), kills/set (2.33), points (217), and points/set (2.6).
 

Trinity Western finished the Canada West regular season in 16-8 and in third place, and qualified for their 12^th straight Canada West gold medal match.
 
De Greeff is the fourth Spartan to win the Canada West Rookie of the Year, following Chris Meehan 2001-02, Adam Schriemer 2013-14, and Eric Loeppky 2016-17.
 
Head Coach Adam Schriemer on Piers:
“Sometimes it is surprising to see rookies have a big impact but that is not the case with Piers. Piers has entered our team and this league more game-ready than most players his age. There are not a lot of holes in his game. He is an elite blocker, passer, and spiker. His ability to transition into the Canada West and USports has been so fun to watch. If you have watched Piers play over the past couple of years, you would not be surprised by how well he performed for us this year. What we love about Piers is he is the best guy and best teammate. The joy and excitement he plays with make him fun to watch. Piers the person and player is so deserving of this award, and we can’t wait to see him develop over the next four years.” 
 
-TW-