Thompson Rivers WolfPack
Thompson Rivers University athletic teams
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The TRU WolfPack are the athletic teams that represent Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. They were known as the UCC Sun Demons prior to 2005. The WolfPack became an official member of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association on May 6, 2010.
Canada West Universities Athletic Association
Canadian College Baseball Conference
| Thompson Rivers WolfPack | |
|---|---|
| University | Thompson Rivers University |
| Association | U Sports Canada West Universities Athletic Association Canadian College Baseball Conference |
| Conference | Canada West |
| Athletic director | Curtis Atkinson [1] |
| Location | Kamloops, British Columbia |
| Arena | Tournament Capital Centre |
| Soccer stadium | Hillside Stadium |
| Nickname | WolfPack |
| Colors | Black and Orange[2] |
| Mascot | Wolfie |
| Website | gowolfpack |
Varsity teams
All compete in the Canada West Universities Athletic Association, which is a member U Sports — formerly known as Canadian Interuniversity Sport.
| Men's sports | Women's sports |
|---|---|
| Basketball | Basketball |
| Soccer | Soccer |
| Volleyball | Volleyball |
Basketball
Soccer
- The WolfPack men's soccer team won the U-Sports National Championship in 2022, 2–1 over The UBC Thunderbirds. TRU Wolfpack hosted the U-Sports men's soccer Championship in 2022.
The Wolfpack men's soccer team placed third in the U-Sports National Championship in 2017. In 2018 they placed third in Canada West Playoffs.[5]
Volleyball
- WolfPack women's volleyball player Iuliia Pakhomenko was named the Canada West and CIS player of the year in 2016.[6] She was also a Canada West finalist for the BLG Award, which goes to the outstanding university athlete in Canada.[7]
- WolfPack women's volleyball players outside hitter Olga Savenchuk (Donetsk, Ukraine) was named to the 2019 Canada West first all-star team and middle Hayley McNaught (Woking, AB) was named to the 2019 Canada West rookie all-star teams.[8]
Club teams
Club sports include baseball, cheerleading, curling, and rodeo.
Baseball
- The WolfPack baseball team won the Canadian College Baseball Conference championship in 2005, 2007 and 2009.[9] The baseball team competes in the Canadian College Baseball Conference.
Cheerleading
- The Wolfpack Cheerleading teams both placed first at the annual 2019 True North Cheerleading competition held in Edmonton, Alberta. Team Black also received a Full Bid and Team Orange received an At-large Bid to the 2020 University World Cup Cheerleading Championships to be held at the Walt Disney World Resort.[10]
Wolfpack cheerleading is a member of the BC Cheerleading Association[11]
Accomplishments
| Sport | Competititon | Result | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basketball (men's) | CIS | Final 8 | 2015–16 | |
| Canada West | Silver | 2016 | ||
| Baseball | ||||
| Canadian College Baseball Conference | First | 2005 | ||
| First | 2007 | |||
| First | 2009 | |||
| Cheerleading | Sea to Sky International Championship | Team Orange | First | 2012 |
| Sea to Sky International Championship | Team Orange | International Champion - Senior Individual Division | 2013 | |
| Third | 2013 | |||
| Okanagan Cheer Championships | Team Orange | Second - Open Stunt Group Division | 2013 | |
| Total Spirit Championships | Team Orange | Third | 2013 | |
| Pinnicle Cheer 'Mardi Parti' | Team Orange | First | 2014 | |
| Sea to Sky International Championship | Third | 2014 | ||
| All Things Cheer | Team Orange | Second | 2015 | |
| Sea to Sky International Championship | Fourth | 2015 | ||
| Pinnicle Cheer 'Mardi Parti' | Team Orange | First | 2016 | |
| All Things Cheer | First | 2016 | ||
| Sea to Sky International Championship | Fourth - All Girls | 2016 | ||
| Pinnicle Cheer 'Mardi Parti' | Team Orange | First | 2017 | |
| Western Cheerific Challenge | First | 2017 | ||
| PACWest ATC Championship | First | 2017 | ||
| Sea to Sky International Championship | Second | 2017 | ||
| Pinnicle Cheer 'Mardi Parti' | Team Orange | First | 2018 | |
| Cheerfest Championship | First | 2018 | ||
| PACWest ATC Championship | First | 2018 | ||
| Sea to Sky International Championship | Second | 2018 | ||
| Pinnicle Cheer 'Mardi Parti' | Team Black | First | 2019 | |
| Team Orange | First | 2019 | ||
| True North Cheer and Dance Championship | Team Black | First | 2019 | |
| Team Orange | First | 2019 | ||
| Sea to Sky International Championship | Team Black | Second | 2019 | |
| Team Orange | First | 2019 | ||