It’s been over 30 years since the Western Mustangs have been crowned Ontario University Athletics (OUA) champions in men’s volleyball. But incoming freshman Garrett May has his sights set even higher.
“I want to eventually win a CIS championship,” said the 18-year-old, who was recruited heavily by several Canadian universities.
And why not? The Toronto native knows a [...]
Garrett May and Sam Schachter, both of Toronto, defeated second-seeds Alvaro Filho and Vitor Felipe of Brazil 21-23, 21-16, 15-13 to win the gold medal on Sunday at the world junior championships in beach volleyball.
It is Canada’s first medal in the 10-year history of the tournament.
“It feels incredible,” said May, 18, about winning the 78-team [...]
ANYALA, Turkey – Garrett May and Sam Schachter, both of Toronto, strung together three victories on Saturday to advance to the gold medal final at the world junior beach volleyball championships.
May and Schachter, seeded 18th, defeated 13th seeds Helmut Moser and Robert Seidl of Austria 2-1, (21-23, 21-9, 15-10) in the round of 16, took [...]
Garrett May and Sam Schachter of Toronto upset the seventh-seeds in opening main draw round robin action on Thursday at the world junior beach volleyball championships.
May and Schachter, seeded 18th, defeated Daniil Kuvichka and Grigory Goncharov of Russia 21-16, 21-16 in 39 minutes. This is the second world championship event this year for May who [...]
In the final eight late Saturday at the SWATCH FIVB U19 Youth World Championships in Porto, Portugal, the Canadian team of Nick del Bianco and Toronto’s Garrett May, seeded 18th, upset fourth-seeds Andrey Bolgov and Ruslan Bykanov of Russia 2-0, (21-14, 22-20) to advance to the semifinals. Earlier that morning, in the round of 16, [...]
Read More..>>Ontario men’s top volleyball recruit Garrett May has committed to the Western Mustangs. May, from Toronto, describes himself as a “very competitive” athlete.
Western men’s volleyball head coach Jim Sage said May will make an immediate impact.
“He’s one of the top recruits in Canada. We are counting on Garrett to make a contribution for many years [...]
In volleyball, there are many of paths you can take to achieve success. That’s what makes being involved with volleyball so much fun, there is no magic formula that says if you follow these five steps you will experience success. However there is one path that works more often than not, surrounding yourself with good [...]
Read More..>>It was over 30 years ago that John May, then a student at Toronto’s David and Mary Thomson Collegiate, paraded around a gym in Kingston after winning a provincial high school championship in volleyball.
His son enjoyed the same kind of jubilation last year, only with Birchmount Park Collegiate.
Now, just like his father, Garrett May, 17, [...]
Laurier Golden Hawk Sam Schachter, along with his team mate Steve Marshall from BC, defeated the Ontarian duo of Kevin Horne and Steven Clarey 2-0 (21-13, 21-19) to win the U21 beach volleyball selection tournament held at Toronto’s Beach Blast in late June.
The victory means that Schachter qualifies to represent Canada at the U21 FIVB [...]
The Canadian Dermatology Association may not appreciate his candor, but ask young Ben Chow about the appeal of beach volleyball and it appears he’s more into aesthetics than athletics.
It was going to be hot and sunny for this past weekend’s Vancouver Corona Open at Kits Beach and that suits the 17-year-old from Surrey just fine.
“It’s [...]
