Hall of Fame - Athlete Category

Ed Alexiuk

Award
Hall of Fame - Athlete Category
Sport
Basketball, Track & Field, Volleyball
Award Date
Apr 21, 2013
School
Dakota Collegiate
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This Dakota Collegiate graduate starred in Volleyball, Basketball and Track and Field for the Lancers.  They captured a Provincial Varsity Boys Volleyball title in 1970.  Ed has been coaching high school sport for the last 36 years, most recently as a physical education instructor at Maples Collegiate.  While at the University of Winnipeg, Ed captured three CIAU/CIS Championships in 1971, 1972, and 1973. In 1973, as a member of the National Team, he competed in the World Student Games in Moscow where Canada finished 16th.  Ed also competed in the Pre Olympic tournament in Brazil where they took third, and fifth at the Pan American Games.  Ed represented Canada in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, and is a member of the Volleyball Hall of Fame.  He ended his career in 1977 on the National Team after finishing third at the NORCECA Zone Championship. Ed was named St. Nick’s Ukrainian Sportsman of the Year in 2008.