Langley’s Daniel Jansen Van Doorn has been named to the Canadian senior men’s volleyball roster for the upcoming FIVB World Cup.
The roster was announced on Friday (Aug,. 28) by Volleyball Canada.
The World Cup runs Sept. 8 to 23 in Japan and is an Olympic qualifier for the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Prior to leaving for Japan, the Canadian team will play Brazil in a pair of matches today and tomorrow (Sept. 1 and 2) in Edmonton.
The 25-year-old Jansen Van Doorn attended Langley Christian before playing his post-secondary volleyball with the Trinity Western Spartans.
Jansen Van Doorn has also represented Canada at previous events.
Following his graduation from TWU, he played two seasons professionally in France and is signed with Pamvohaikos Greece for the upcoming volleyball season.
He is one of three former Spartans named to the Canadian roster, alongside Rudy Verhoeff and Steven Marshall.
