Briercrest College and Seminary
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As of September 2021, the campus features a brand new Athletics facility. This is the Can West Performance Center that consists of; artificial turf, various workout equipment, a film room, and an athletic therapy room.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} |
As of September 2021, the campus features a brand new Athletics facility. This is the Can West Performance Center that consists of; artificial turf, various workout equipment, a film room, and an athletic therapy room.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} |
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==Athletics== |
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Briercrest College and Seminary's athletic teams are known as the Clippers. Varsity sports include men's and women's basketball and volleyball, and men's hockey. They compete in the [[Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference]], part of the [[Canadian Colleges Athletic Association]]. Court sports play in the Margaret P. Reimer Memorial Gymnasium and the hockey team plays in Barkman Arena, named in honour of past president and current chancellor John Barkman. The 500-seat NHL-sized rink officially opened on February 7, 2009.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} |
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Briercrest teams have medaled in CCAA national championships four times, winning its only gold at the 1977 Men's Basketball Championship, silver at the 1991 Men's Basketball Championship, bronze at the 2012 Men's Volleyball Championship and silver at the 2014 Men's Volleyball Championship.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} The school has produced one CCAA National Player of the Year (Gradyn Childerhose, men's Basketball, 2012), three CCAA Coach of the Year recipients, (Carl Hinderager, men's Basketball, 1983; Stan Peters, men's Basketball, 1993; and Nigel Mullan, men's volleyball, 2012) and numerous CCAA All-Canadians.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} |
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In 2019-20, three Clippers Women's Volleyball players earned ACAC All-Conference awards: Rebecca Garner (Outside Hiitter), Mikayla Benterud (Middle Blocker), and Ashley Erickson (Setter). Erickson was also named Player of the Year for the ACAC South. Women's Volleyball Coach, Nolan Weinmaster won ACAC Coach of the Year for the South Conference. The Women's Basketball team also received an award with Angenay Williams getting a 1st Team All-Conference nod. |
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In 2021-22, Briercrest sent their Men's Basketball, Men's Hockey, Men's Volleyball, and Women's Volleyball teams to the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) playoffs. The Men's Volleyball team medaled with a third place finish, defeating The King's University Eagles in the Bronze medal game in a tight five-set match. In addition to sending four out of five teams to the ACAC playoffs during the 2021-22 winter season, there were also numerous ACAC awards handed out to Clipper athletes. Reece Sorensen made the ACAC Women's Volleyball All-Conference team for the South as an Outside Hitter, and Faith Buhler made it as a Middle Blocker. Briercrest Women's Volleyball Head Coach, Nolan Weinmaster, also brought home some hardware as he was awarded the Coach of the Year for the ACAC South Conference. |
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Briercrest hosted the 1993 CCAA Women's Basketball Championships on campus and the 2014 CCAA Men's Volleyball Championships at the Yara Centre in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} |
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*Men's Basketball (1) (1977) |
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;ACAC Championships: |
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*Men's Volleyball (1) (2011) |
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*Women's Volleyball (2) (2016, 2020) |
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;PAC Provincial Championships: |
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*Men's Basketball (19) (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995) |
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*Women's Basketball (7) (1981, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995) |
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*Men's Volleyball (12) (1970, 1976, 1977, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2018) |
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*Women's Volleyball (8) (1982, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2017) |
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*Men's Ice Hockey (2) (1971, 1980) |
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*Men's Indoor Soccer/Futsal (1) (2010) |
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*Women's Indoor Soccer/Futsal (3) (2000, 2005, 2006) |
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*Men's Outdoor Soccer (4) (2006, 2009, 2017, 2018) |
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*Women's Outdoor Soccer (5) (2006, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2019) |
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==Presidents== |
==Presidents== |
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