BY Jadon Frank
Third-year Olds College Broncos women’s volleyball student-athlete Clara Serrano enjoyed volleyball against strong competition this summer as she competed in the Calgary Premier League (premiervolleyballleague.org).
This was the first year for the premier league in Calgary, after this format began in Toronto in the summer of 2017.
Serrano enjoyed that experience.
“There are a few familiar faces in the league like Veronica Headley (SAIT), Miranda Dawe (RDC alumna), Maddy Williscroft (Ambrose University) and Megan Brennan (SAIT alumna), but I am the only Bronco playing,” Serrano says.
“I was drafted to play for Trolley 5 HITT Venom coached by Ernie Tsu and Carsten Stanjek. We played on Mondays in June and Tuesdays, starting in July at SAIT.
“The experience has been amazing and it’s been really cool to work and play against both current/alumni of the national team, pro teams, USPORT and ACAC/CCAA players,” Serrano adds.
“It’s really cool to have been part of the inaugural year and I’m really excited to see how it expands in the future. I’m also excited to bring some more knowledge back to the (Ralph Klein Centre) gym when school starts back up again in the fall.”
More information on the premier league:
The premier league was established in 2017 in Toronto to launch professional volleyball in Canada and provide elite competition to our best post-secondary athletes.
It's made up of current and former professional athletes, national team members and top NCAA, USport and CCAA players
The Calgary Premier League was launched in 2018 and mirrors its Toronto counterpart with four men's and four women's teams competing over the course of two months, culminating in the Premier Cup finals. Athletes are selected to teams through a draft.
Jadon Frank is an athletics game day events and promotions programmer with Olds College Broncos Athletics.
