The TRU WolfPack are the athletic teams that represent

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, Canada. They were known as the UCC Sun Demons prior to the creation of the university in 2005.

Teams

WolfPack Varsity Clubs: * Basketball (Men's & Women's) * Cross-Country Running * Soccer (Men's & Women's * Swimming * Volleyball (Men's & Women's All compete in the

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, which is a member

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— formerly known as Canadian Interuniversity Sport. Wolfpack Club Sports: * Baseball * Cheerleading (Co-ed) ** Team Orange - Collegiate School Advanced (Level 4) ** Team Black - Collegiate University Premier (Level 7) * Women's Rugby (7's) ** Cancelled effective April 2019 The baseball team competes in th
Canadian College Baseball Conference
Wolfpack Cheerleading competed at Collegiate School Advanced (Level 4), Team Orange, until 2018-19 when they added Team Black to compete at Collegiate University Premier (Level 7). Wolfpack cheerleading is a member of th
BC Cheerleading Association

Affiliation

The WolfPack became an official member of the

on May 6, 2010.

Accomplishments

Soccer * 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. Baseball * The WolfPack baseball team won the Canadian College Baseball Conference championship in 2005, 2007 and 2009. Basketball * The WolfPack men's basketball team made it to the CIS Final 8 in 2015–16. They won a silver medal in Canada West in 2016. 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 th
2020 University World Cup Cheerleading Championships
to be held at the

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. Volleyball * WolfPack women's volleyball player Iuliia Pakhomenko was named the Canada West and CIS player of the year in 2016. She was also a Canada West finalist for the BLG Award, which goes to the outstanding university athlete in Canada. * 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.

References

External links

* U Sports teams WolfPack, TRU Sport in Kamloops {{canada-university-stub