Thompson Rivers WolfPack

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
Mascot	Wolfie
Nickname	WolfPack
Colors	Black and Orange [2]
Website	gowolfpack.ca

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.

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

• The WolfPack men's basketball team made it to the CIS Final 8 in 2015–16. ^[3] They won a silver medal in Canada West in 2016. ^[4]

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

References

1. "Thompson Rivers University - Official Athletics Website".
2. "Men's Volleyball Media Guide" (PDF). November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
3. "WolfPack Drop Heart Breaker To Gee Gee's at CIS Men's Basketball Final 8".
4. "WolfPack Capture Silver In Canada West Men's Basketball".
5. "Bronze Medal Match: Host WolfPack capture bronze medal" (PDF). usports.ca. U Sports. November 12, 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
6. "Thompson Rivers' Pakhomenko named CIS player of the year".
7. "Another Honor For Pakhomenko: BLG Award Finalist".
8. "Savenchuk, McNaught named CW All-Stars".
9. "Canadian College Baseball Conference Past Champions".
10. "Two major wins for Cheerleaders".
11. "Programs (Clubs/Teams) – B.C. Cheerleading Association".

External links

• Official website