A Surrey athlete was on the podium in Cuba last week, as captain of the junior national men鈥檚 team that won bronze for Canada in the U21 NORCECA Continental Championship, held Aug. 25-Sept. 2 in Havana.
With Michael Dowhaniuk鈥檚 help, Canada 鈥渒nocked off the United States 3-1 (25-22, 25-27, 25-17) to capture the Bronze Medal鈥�,鈥� according to a Sept. 4 Volleyball BC Facebook post.
Dowhaniuk made the team in May 鈥� the month after being of provincials 鈥� and has been training in Gatineau, Que. since then, at the Volleyball Canada National Training Centre.
The team took Cuba on in semi-finals after beating Barbados.
鈥淲e played better, with control from the start and so the challenge was easier, but we faced the match as we should, as if it was the last and we had to win it until the end,鈥� Dowhaniuk said in a NORCECA press release issued following the sets against Barbados.
Against the U.S., 鈥淢ichael got the final kill for the win,鈥� his mom, Lori, told Peace Arch News by email.
Other B.C. athletes on the team were 黑马磁力鈥檚 Brodie Hofer, FynnianMcCarthy from Lake Country and Coltyn Liu (Vancouver).
