CANADA WEST MALE VOLLEYBALL ATHLETE OF THE WEEK | KADEN SCHMIDT

LANGLEY, British Columbia – Trinity Western’s Kaden Schmidt (Mississauga, Ont.) has been named Canada West Men’s Volleyball Player of the Week for January 16-18. The third-year outside hitter had a huge weekend, leading the then No. 9 Spartans to a hard-fought 10-set sweep of the then No. 1 Alberta Golden Bears at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, BC.
 
Schmidt opened the weekend with 20 kills, three service aces, six digs, one block, and 23.5 points in Friday’s 3-2 win over the Bears and 23 kills, four service aces, 10 digs, one block, and 27.4 points in Saturday’s win over Alberta at the Langley Events Centre in Langley, B.C.
 
The third-year education student is currently eighth in Canada West in service aces with 18, and 10th in Canada West in kills with 149.
 
Schmidt and the rest of the Spartans will now travel to Calgary, Alta. to take on the Calgary Dinos on Friday, January 24, and Saturday, January 25, with game times set for 7:30 p.m. (MT), and 4 p.m. (MT). Both matches can be seen live on Canada West TV.
 
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.
 
About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in U SPORTS. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others. 

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