Thompson Rivers WolfPack explained

Thompson Rivers WolfPack
University:	Thompson Rivers University
Association:	U Sports Canada West Universities Athletic Association Canadian College Baseball Conference
Conference:	Canada West
Director:	Curtis Atkinson ^[1]
Location:	Kamloops, British Columbia
Teams:	Basketball Volleyball Soccer Swimming Baseball Cross-Country Running Cheerleading
Soccerstadium:	Hillside Stadium
Arena:	Tournament Capital Centre
Mascot:	Wolfie
Nickname:	WolfPack
Pageurl:	https://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.

Teams

WolfPack Varsity Teams:

• Basketball (Men's & Women's)
• Soccer (Men's & Women's)
• Volleyball (Men's & Women's)

All compete in the Canada West Universities Athletic Association, which is a member U Sports — formerly known as Canadian Interuniversity Sport.

Wolfpack Club Sports:

• Baseball
• Cheerleading

The baseball team competes in the Canadian College Baseball Conference.

Wolfpack cheerleading is a member of the BC Cheerleading Association^[2]

Affiliation

The WolfPack became an official member of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association on May 6, 2010.

Accomplishments

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.^[3]

Baseball

• The WolfPack baseball team won the Canadian College Baseball Conference championship in 2005, 2007 and 2009.^[4]

Basketball

• The WolfPack men's basketball team made it to the CIS Final 8 in 2015–16.^[5] They won a silver medal in Canada West in 2016.^[6]

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.^[7]

Volleyball

• WolfPack women's volleyball player Iuliia Pakhomenko was named the Canada West and CIS player of the year in 2016.^[8] She was also a Canada West finalist for the BLG Award, which goes to the outstanding university athlete in Canada.^[9]
• 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.^[10]

Wolfpack Team	Competition	Results	Year
Men's Basketball	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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thompson Rivers University - Official Athletics Website.
2. Web site: Programs (Clubs/Teams) – B.C. Cheerleading Association.
3. Web site: Bronze Medal Match: Host WolfPack capture bronze medal . usports.ca . . 15 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211229030846/https://usports.ca/uploads/hq/Media_Releases/Sport/Mens_Soccer/2017/Bronze_TRU_vs_UBC.pdf . December 29, 2021 . en . November 12, 2017 . live.
4. Web site: Canadian College Baseball Conference Past Champions.
5. Web site: WolfPack Drop Heart Breaker To Gee Gee's at CIS Men's Basketball Final 8.
6. Web site: WolfPack Capture Silver In Canada West Men's Basketball.
7. Web site: Two major wins for Cheerleaders.
8. Web site: Thompson Rivers' Pakhomenko named CIS player of the year.
9. Web site: Another Honor For Pakhomenko: BLG Award Finalist.
10. Web site: Savenchuk, McNaught named CW All-Stars.