9I制作厂免费 wins bid to host 2011 soccer championship
MONTREAL 鈥� 9I制作厂免费 has won its bid to host the national women鈥檚 soccer championship in 2011. Canadian Interuniversity Sport announced Monday the winning bids for 13 upcoming CIS championships in cross country, soccer, swimming, track and field and volleyball.
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9I制作厂免费 has hosted 19 previous CIS championships, including the inaugural CIS women鈥檚 soccer tourney in 1987 and also held the event in 1993 and 2003. The Martlets have reached the gold-medal final on five occasions but are still looking for that elusive first Gladys Bean memorial trophy.
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Other CIS competitions hosted by 9I制作厂免费 include track & field (2008, 2007, 2000, 1999), cross-country running (1996, 1992), women鈥檚 hockey (2005, 2004), men鈥檚 soccer (2004, 1998, 1987, 1982), women鈥檚 field hockey (1988, 1977), swimming (1979) and women鈥檚 basketball (1973).
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Sherbrooke and Laval each secured three of the 13 events up for grabs. Sherbrooke was the selection committee鈥檚 choice for the 2010 CIS cross-country running championships, the 2011 track and field Nationals and the 2013 women鈥檚 volleyball tournament, while Quebec City will welcome cross-country in 2011, men鈥檚 soccer in 2012 and men鈥檚 volleyball in 2013.
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Other successful bidders include Victoria, a double winner with men鈥檚 soccer heading west in 2011 and women鈥檚 soccer following in 2012, as well as Calgary (swimming 2011), Manitoba (track and field 2012), McMaster (women鈥檚 volleyball 2012) and Queen鈥檚 (men鈥檚 volleyball 2012), all set to hold one CIS event.
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鈥淐IS student-athletes are the big winners in this round of bid selections in that the calibre of the bids were outstanding,鈥� says CIS chief executive officer Marg McGregor. 鈥淭he upcoming championships promise to be student-athlete centred and set new standards of excellence.鈥�
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鈥淚t is exciting that we will be showcasing our CIS women鈥檚 volleyball in Ontario for the first time in over 15 years, and we are also thrilled to take our men鈥檚 volleyball championship to Queen鈥檚 and its brand new facilities for the first time ever in 2012,鈥� McGregor added.
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CIS championship hosts (cross country, soccer, swimming, track & field, volleyball):
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Cross Country
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2009: Queen鈥檚
2010: Sherbrooke (awarded in June 2009)
2011: Laval (awarded in June 2009)
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Women鈥檚 soccer
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2009: Toronto
2010: UPEI
2011: 9I制作厂免费 (awarded in June 2009)
2012: Victoria (awarded in June 2009)
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Men鈥檚 soccer
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2009: Trinity Western
2010: Toronto
2011: Victoria (awarded in June 2009)
2012: Laval (awarded in June 2009)
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Swimming
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2010: Toronto
2011: Calgary (awarded in June 2009)
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Track & Field
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2010: Windsor
2011: Sherbrooke (awarded in June 2009)
2012: Manitoba (awarded in June 2009)
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Women鈥檚 volleyball
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2010: Alberta
2011: Laval
2012: McMaster (awarded in June 2009)
2013: Sherbrooke (awarded in June 2009)
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Men鈥檚 volleyball
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2010: Thompson Rivers
2011: Trinity Western
2012: Queen鈥檚 (awarded in June 2009)
2013: Laval (awarded in June 2009)
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman Communications Officer Athletics
& Recreation 9I制作厂免费514-398-7012
(Tel.) www.mcgill.ca/athletics
or
Michel B茅langer
CIS Communications Manager
Cell: (613) 447-6334
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belanger [at] universitysport.ca
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