The Volleyball Manitoba Annual Awards & Hall of Fame Banquet was held on Sunday June 11, 2017 at Canad Inns Destination Centre Polo Park. In addition to celebrating our annual awards, the evening also included this year's Volleyball Manitoba Hall of Fame inductions.
Former Bison men's volleyball players Ken Krahn and Jules Martens plus women's volleyball Dr. Constance 'Connie' Lebru inducted into 2017 Volleyball Manitoba Hall of Fame. All three were inducted in the athlete category while Ben Trunzo was named in the builder category.
From Volleyball Manitoba:
Krahn volleyball career include the following:
- 1988 AA MHSAA Provincial Volleyball Champions, Tournament All-Star. 1989 High School Graduating All-Star.
- 1988-89 – 1989 Canada Games in Saskatoon, 1989 – 4th
- 1991 – Western Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg – Gold Medal
- Member of the University of Manitoba Bisons 1990-95
CIAU Champions in 1991, 1995, Silver medal in 1994, 4th Place in 1993. Tournament All-Star in 1995
1st Team All-Canadian in 1993, 2nd Team All-Canadian in 1995.
- Member of the National Team Program 1993 – 1997
1993 – National B team
1995 – placed 7th at World FISU games in Fukuoka, Japan
1995-96 – 3rd in NORCECA Championship in Edmonton, World Cup in Japan, Olympic Qualifier in Calgary, and last chance qualifier in Portugal
1997 – 3rd in NORCECA Championship in Puerto Rico
- Played professionally overseas in Lutry-Lavaux, Switzerland (1996-98), Granada, Spain (1998-99), Tromso, Norway (1999-2000)
- Has coached at various levels including a junior club team in Lutry-Lavaux, Switzerland, CMU (2000-01), Vincent Massey Collegiate (2003-2009), University of Manitoba Assistant Coach (2010)
Martens volleyball career include the following:
- Member of the University of Manitoba Bison's 1990 – 1996.
- CIAU Champions in 1991, 1995 and 1996, Silver medal in 1994. CIAU Championship All-Star in 1996 & 1996.
- 1st Team All-Canadian in 1995 & 1996, 2nd Team All-Canadian in 1994.
- Represented Canada at World Student Games in Japan in 1995.
- 1996 – Finalist for Manitoba Sportswriters Male Athlete of the Year
- Member of Team Canada Men's National Team 1997 – 2000.
Bronze Medals at NORCECA Championships in 1997 (Caguas, Puerto Rico) & 1999 (Monterrey, Mexico)
Bronze Medal at 1999 Pan Am Games in Winnipeg
1999 World League – 8th Place
1999 World Cup (Japan) – 8th Place
2000 Olympic Qualifier (Winnipeg) – 2nd Place
- 1997- 2000 – Played professional in Holland and Brazil
BEACH
- 1993 & 1994 – Provincial Beach Championship
- 1993 – 3rd at Western Canadians, 2nd at Amateur Nationals
- 1994 – 1st at Western Championships
-1996 – Finished 2nd at Jose Cuervo Pro Events in Vancouver and Montreal. 3rd at Nationals in Toronto.
Lebrun volleyball career include the following:
- Played volleyball at Kelvin High School in Winnipeg and went on to join the 'Bisonettes' at the University of Manitoba in the early 1970's.
- Continued to experience success and excellence in the sport of volleyball during the next several years with the Bisonettes and then at the next level with the Canadian National Team. Her career with Team Canada allowed her to participate in many international competitions, including the following:
- World University Student Games in 1973 in Moscow and in 1977 in Sofia
- 1975 Pan Am Games – Mexico City 4th
- 1976 Olympics – Montreal 8th
