McMaster players earn Canadian national team tryouts

HAMILTON, Ont. - Two McMaster University men's volleyball student-athletes have earned tryouts to the Canadian national teams.

Nathan Groenveld (Welland, ON) has been invited to the Senior Men's National team tryouts April 30 - May 3, 2009 in Gatineau, QC.

The Canadian National team will train over the summer at the Team Canada volleyball centre's in Winnipeg, MN and Gatineau, QC in preparation for the World Championship Qualifying Tournament in Cuba August 7-12, 2009.

Groenveld is a two-time Ontario University Athletics (OUA) All-Star and first team Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) All-Canadian.

Josh Lichty (St. Catharine's, ON) received an invitation to try-out for the Team Canada Junior Men's National team.

The tryout will take place June 15-18, 2009 in Winnipeg, MN.

The Canadian Junior National team will compete for the Junior World Championships July 31 to August 9, 2009 in Pune, India.

Lichty was a member of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) All-Rookie team in 2007/2008.

Source:

Robert Hilson
Manager, Marketing & Media Relations
Department of Athletics & Recreatio