KAMLOOPS—The 2013-14 season was one of success for the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack. The WolfPack celebrated that and handed out their individual awards at their annual awards banquet April 3 at the TRU Grand Hall.
Two players who were recognized nationally were named the Sports Task Force Athletes of the Year. Volleyball player Brad Gunter (3rd year, outside hitter, Courtenay) and soccer player Alanna Bekkering (5th year, midfield, Kamloops) had that honour bestowed upon them.
Gunter was named the CIS men’s volleyball Player of the Year after winning the same honour for the Canada West. He was named a CIS and Canada West all-star, leading his team to a bronze medal finish in the Canada West league after establishing school records for wins.
Gunter was the Canada West’s leading scorer (6.04 points per game) and kills leader (5.31 per game). He was third in service aces (0.40 per game) and had the top kills percent in a single match (5.31 points). He is seventh in the all-time single season record for kills (356) in only 22 matches.
Bekkering led the PacWest in scoring, leading her team to their third straight league title and a bronze medal at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association championships. She was also named a CCAA All Canadian, was a finalist for the Sport BC College Athlete of the Year, named the PacWest female athlete of the year for all sports and is a finalist for the Kamloops Sports Council female athlete of the year for 2013 (an honour she captured in 2012).
– TRU WolfPack
