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2026-27 Volleyball (M) Roster

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Players

  • Darius Best - View Profile
    OUTSIDE HITTER OH 6'5"
    1

    Darius Best

    2 Creative Industries Vancouver, B.C. Yale S.S. York (U SPORTS)
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    2 Creative Industries Vancouver, B.C. Yale S.S. York (U SPORTS)
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  • Day Westell - View Profile
    MIDDLE OH 6'3"
    2

    Day Westell

    4 Retail Management Toronto, Ont. Neil McNeil H.S.
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    4 Retail Management Toronto, Ont. Neil McNeil H.S.
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  • Ross Buchanan - View Profile
    RIGHT SIDE OH 6'7"
    3

    Ross Buchanan

    2 Professional Communication Ottawa, Ont. Glebe C.I.
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    2 Professional Communication Ottawa, Ont. Glebe C.I.
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  • Ben Charles - View Profile
    OUTSIDE HITTER OH 6'3"
    4

    Ben Charles

    1 Arts Mississauga, Ont. St. Aloysuis Gonzaga C.S.S. Kitchener-Waterloo Predators
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    1 Arts Mississauga, Ont. St. Aloysuis Gonzaga C.S.S. Kitchener-Waterloo Predators
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  • Aidan Suttie - View Profile
    MIDDLE M 6'6"
    5

    Aidan Suttie

    2 Business Management Sydney, Australia Newington College
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    2 Business Management Sydney, Australia Newington College
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  • Louis Nicholas - View Profile
    SETTER S
    6

    Louis Nicholas

    1 Engineering Scarborough, Ont. 41SIX V.C.
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    1 Engineering Scarborough, Ont. 41SIX V.C.
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  • Oliver King - View Profile
    MIDDLE M 6'6"
    7

    Oliver King

    2 Business Management Calgary, Alta. Western Canada H.S. Jr. Dinos V.C.
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    2 Business Management Calgary, Alta. Western Canada H.S. Jr. Dinos V.C.
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  • Riley Donovan - View Profile
    OUTSIDE HITTER OH 6'4"
    8

    Riley Donovan

    5th Business Management Sydney, Australia The Scots College
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    5 Business Management Sydney, Australia The Scots College
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  • Brayden Walker - View Profile
    OUTSIDE HITTER/LIBERO OH 6'4"
    10

    Brayden Walker

    2 Accounting & Finance Esterhazy, Sask. Esterhazy H.S. Regina Summit
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    2 Accounting & Finance Esterhazy, Sask. Esterhazy H.S. Regina Summit
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  • Declan Dunn - View Profile
    SETTER S 6'0"
    11

    Declan Dunn

    4 Business Management Whitby, Ont. Donald A. Wilson S.S. Durham Attack
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    4 Business Management Whitby, Ont. Donald A. Wilson S.S. Durham Attack
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  • Tony Tanouchev - View Profile
    LIBERO LIB 6'0"
    12

    Tony Tanouchev

    5th Biomedical Engineering Ottawa, Ont. Lisgar C.I. Ottawa Mavericks V.C.
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    5 Biomedical Engineering Ottawa, Ont. Lisgar C.I. Ottawa Mavericks V.C.
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  • William Gimbert - View Profile
    OUTSIDE HITTER OH 6'4"
    13

    William Gimbert

    2 Engineering Ottawa, Ont. Louis Riel S.S. Ottawa Mavericks V.C.
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    2 Engineering Ottawa, Ont. Louis Riel S.S. Ottawa Mavericks V.C.
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  • Gabriel Gonzalez Royds - View Profile
    SETTER S 6'1"
    14

    Gabriel Gonzalez Royds

    2 Environment & Urban Sustainability Toronto, Ont. St. Michael's C.S. Phoenix V.C.
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    2 Environment & Urban Sustainability Toronto, Ont. St. Michael's C.S. Phoenix V.C.
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  • Kai Taylor - View Profile
    OUTSIDE HITTER OH 6'0"
    16

    Kai Taylor

    3 Chemical Engineering Oakville, Ont. Garth Webb S.S. Halton Hurricanes V.C.
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    3 Chemical Engineering Oakville, Ont. Garth Webb S.S. Halton Hurricanes V.C.
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  • Ethan Lau - View Profile
    LIBERO OH/L 6'2"
    17

    Ethan Lau

    2 Business Management Richmond, B.C. J.N. Burnett S.S. Air Attack V.C.
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    2 Business Management Richmond, B.C. J.N. Burnett S.S. Air Attack V.C.
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  • Evan Moua - View Profile
    SETTER S 6'2"
    18

    Evan Moua

    4 Geographic Analysis Kitchener, Ont. Grand River C.I. Kitchener-Waterloo Predators
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    4 Geographic Analysis Kitchener, Ont. Grand River C.I. Kitchener-Waterloo Predators
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  • Zack Firkins - View Profile
    MIDDLE MB 6'5"
    20

    Zack Firkins

    1 Engineering Burnaby, B.C. Ecole Alpha S.S. Pacific Coast VC
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    1 Engineering Burnaby, B.C. Ecole Alpha S.S. Pacific Coast VC
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Staff Roster

Volleyball (M) Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach (3rd Season)

    Niko Rukavina

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  • Lead Assistant Coach

    Clay Couchman

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  • Performance Coach

    Eddie Coleman

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  • Sport Performance Analyst

    Christophe Elek

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  • Strength & Conditioning Coach

    Serra Henderson

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  • Digital Media & Program Engagement Manager

    Annika Kinney

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  • Student Assistant Coach / Team Statistician

    Caleb Snyder

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  • Student Athletic Therapist

    Kristen Tsuji

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2026-27 Volleyball (M) Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Major Yr. Hometown / Prev School Previous Team
1 Darius Best OH 6-5 Creative Industries 2 Vancouver, B.C. / Yale S.S. York (U SPORTS)
2 Day Westell OH 6-3 Retail Management 4 Toronto, Ont. / Neil McNeil H.S.
3 Ross Buchanan OH 6-7 Professional Communication 2 Ottawa, Ont. / Glebe C.I.
4 Ben Charles OH 6-3 Arts 1 Mississauga, Ont. / St. Aloysuis Gonzaga C.S.S. Kitchener-Waterloo Predators
5 Aidan Suttie M 6-6 Business Management 2 Sydney, Australia / Newington College
6 Louis Nicholas S - Engineering 1 Scarborough, Ont. / 41SIX V.C.
7 Oliver King M 6-6 Business Management 2 Calgary, Alta. / Western Canada H.S. Jr. Dinos V.C.
8 Riley Donovan OH 6-4 Business Management 5th Sydney, Australia / The Scots College
10 Brayden Walker OH 6-4 Accounting & Finance 2 Esterhazy, Sask. / Esterhazy H.S. Regina Summit
11 Declan Dunn S 6-0 Business Management 4 Whitby, Ont. / Donald A. Wilson S.S. Durham Attack
12 Tony Tanouchev LIB 6-0 Biomedical Engineering 5th Ottawa, Ont. / Lisgar C.I. Ottawa Mavericks V.C.
13 William Gimbert OH 6-4 Engineering 2 Ottawa, Ont. / Louis Riel S.S. Ottawa Mavericks V.C.
14 Gabriel Gonzalez Royds S 6-1 Environment & Urban Sustainability 2 Toronto, Ont. / St. Michael's C.S. Phoenix V.C.
16 Kai Taylor OH 6-0 Chemical Engineering 3 Oakville, Ont. / Garth Webb S.S. Halton Hurricanes V.C.
17 Ethan Lau OH/L 6-2 Business Management 2 Richmond, B.C. / J.N. Burnett S.S. Air Attack V.C.
18 Evan Moua S 6-2 Geographic Analysis 4 Kitchener, Ont. / Grand River C.I. Kitchener-Waterloo Predators
20 Zack Firkins MB 6-5 Engineering 1 Burnaby, B.C. / Ecole Alpha S.S. Pacific Coast VC

Volleyball (M) Coaching Staff

Volleyball (M) - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Niko Rukavina Niko Rukavina Head Coach (3rd Season)
Clay Couchman Clay Couchman Lead Assistant Coach
Eddie Coleman Eddie Coleman Performance Coach
Christophe Elek Sport Performance Analyst
Serra Henderson Strength & Conditioning Coach
Annika Kinney Annika Kinney Digital Media & Program Engagement Manager
Caleb Snyder Student Assistant Coach / Team Statistician
Kristen Tsuji Kristen Tsuji Student Athletic Therapist

Staff Roster

Volleyball (M) Coaching Staff