Durham Attack Alumni carrying on the Durham Attack tradition Quick Links Durham Attack is proud of its alumni.  We are continually updating our site, catching up with old friends, introducing you to the players who helped put Durham Attack on the map, and sharing their recent successes. Meet the alumni of Durham Attack!   Do you know of alumni that we should feature?  Contact us here! 2009 - Jordyn Moloney - William & Mary [photo coming soon] Jordyn has made a verbal commitment to start at William & Mary in September 2009.  news release... 2009 - Diana Craine - University of Tulsa [photo coming soon] Diana has made a verbal commitment to start at Tulsa in September 2009. 2008 - Erinn Bickle - University of Dayton Erinn will be starting at Dayton in September 2008. 2008 - Libby Johnston - Mohawk College Libby will be starting at Mohawk in September 2008.  2008 - Brooke Lloyd - University of Guelph Brooke will be starting at Guelph in September 2008.  2008 - Shannon McRoberts - McMaster University Shannon will be starting at McMaster in September 2008.  The Marauders won the women's OUA championship in 2007-2008. 2008 - Kaitlyn Ognibene - University of Western Ontario Kaitlyn will be starting at Western in September 2008.  2008 - Shayne Petrusma - McMaster University Shayne will be starting at McMaster in September 2008.  The Marauders won the men's OUA championship in 2007-2008.   news release... 2008 - Winston Rosser - University of Guelph Winston will be starting at Guelph in September 2008.  2008 - Kendra Trodd - Humber College Kendra will be starting at Humber in September 2008.  2008 - Rachel Vukson - University of Tulsa Rachel will be starting at Tulsa in September 2008. 2007 - Hayley Todd - Syracuse University Hayley is playing for Syracuse University, under a full athletic scholarship.  You can follow Hayley here. 2006 - Landis Doyle - Humber College click to enlarge Landis is completing the Bachelor of Industrial Design program and Humber College and making a big impact as a middle blocker on the Humber team.   Landis was the team's 2006-2007 Rookie of the Year and was honoured as Freshman Athlete of the Year for all of Humber sports.  She was selected for Quest for Gold funding and the OCAA All-Star team.  This past summer 2007 she was selected for Beach Team Ontario, and worked with Solstice Sport developing beach athletes. She was selected in November 2007 as the CCAA female athlete of the month and OCAA athlete of the week, breaking an OCAA record with 13 serving aces in a single match.  "A second year Industrial Design student, Landis Doyle has lead the Humber College Hawks to the number one spot in the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA).  As the Hawks’ leading scorer, Landis has been a major factor in the team’s success. In addition to being finalists at the Ryerson and Sheridan Invitational tournaments, Doyle lead the Hawks to a gold medal on their home turf of the Humber Cup during which she was named Most Valuable Player."   2006 - Amber-Lee Campbell - York University Amber has started at York in Fall 2006 where she will be in the familiar position of setter, quarterbacking York's offense.  General info on the team is here. 2006 - Kaila Janssen - McMaster University Starting university in September 2006, Kaila was a freshman outside hitter for Florida Atlantic University.  After the first season Kaila decided to return to Canada to attend McMaster University, and was a key player in the Marauders' recent OUA championship.  more... 2006 - Michael Johnson - University of New Brunswick   Michael played for many years with Durham Attack and as Libero was a team leader on the court, helping drive the team to Provincial and National medals.  He was assistant coach of the 14U and 15U Red Hawks that medaled at Nationals East and was instrumental in their success. UNB's coach says "Leading the recruiting class is Whitby, ON native, Mike Johnson.... the top freshman libero recruit in the country.  He has the skill, experience, and leadership abilities that will allow him to come in and make an immediate impact in our league and our program.  Johnson... has been highly recruited by Manitoba, Dalhousie, and several OUAA universities, before deciding on UNB." As the libero for the University of New Brunswick Mike has been: AUS Rookie of the year UNB Rookie of the year for Volleyball UNB Male Rookie of the year for the University Selected to CIS All Rookie Team (only one other AUS player has been named to the team - 1994/95)   team site...   2006 - Annabelle Pellerin - Syracuse University After helping our Attack 18U team win 18U and 20U Ontario championships in 2006, Annabelle is off to university.  Annabelle is a freshman outside hitter at Syracuse University in Fall 2006.   You can follow her team here.   2005 - Mathew Brooks - University of Regina After six years of Durham Attack volleyball, Mathew is heading off to compete in the Canadian Western Inter-University League.  Mathew is attending the University of Regina on a scholarship to play volleyball and study kinesiology.  news release... Some of Mathew’s recent volleyball accomplishments include: 2005 All Star at 18U Canadian Championships 2005 MVP - Anderson CVI varsity volleyball team 2005 Athlete of the Year - Anderson CVI 2005 All Star award at Anderson Invitational, Durham College Invitational, Scarborough Invitational, Windsor Invitational During Mathew’s years as a Durham Attack player he accumulated a Bronze, Silver and Gold medal at three different National Championships.  He also received the OVA Award of Excellence twice. Matt sends his most sincere thanks to his elementary school coaches, his high school coaches and to all the club coaches who have helped him with the game of volleyball.   2004 - Chris Graham - University of Western Ontario Chris starting playing volleyball at the age of 10 in Grade 4 at Meadowcrest P.S.  After 9 years of school ball, 7 years with Durham Attack, Chris is starting his 3rd year as the Libero for the University of Western Ontario, where he is studying Kinesiology.   team site... Chris's accomplishments include: 2004 - to present UWO Volleyball Team 2004 - All Star Award Nationals Moncton (5th place) 2003 - Team Ontario Libero 2003 - DAVC Achievement of Excellence Award 2002 - All Star Award Nationals Calgary - Silver 2002 - DAVC Achievement of Excellence Award 2001 - DAVC Team Leadership Award Sinclair SS Volleyball – 3 consecutive years of LOSSA Golds Chris plans on doing graduate studies in Australia for teaching and hopes to continue on with volleyball as a coach in future years.  He credits the coaches of Durham region for providing excellent coaching, to allow himself and so many other DA alumni to continue on in University volleyball.  Thank you!  Give yourselves a well deserved pat on the back!   2004 - Lindsey Johnson - Lakehead University Lindsey played for four years with the Durham Attack Volleyball Club.  She was offered a scholarship at D’Ouville College in Buffalo and a starting setter position at the University of PEI.  Lindsey declined both offers to play for Lakehead University in Thunder Bay.  team site... Lindsey is back at the libero position this year after a year as their starting setter. Lindsey’s accomplishments to date include: 2007 - selected as Lakehead's choice to attend the OUA Women of Influence Luncheon 2007 - starting setter for Lakehead Recipient of Lakehead Thunderwolves Coaches Award for both 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 2005-2006 - Highest digs per game in Canada as Libero for Lakehead Thunderwolves 2004 - All Star Setter Award at the Ontario Summer Games 2002 - DAVC Award of Leadership 2002 - OVA Award of Excellence 2001 - DAVC Award of Excellence Lindsey has fond memories of her four years with Durham Attack that provided her with the framework to develop into the player she is today.  She was captain in her second year with the club, and led her team to a Silver medal at the tier two provincial championships.  Last year at the Ontario Summer Games, Lindsey was the starting setter and led her team to a Gold medal finish. Lindsey credits her love of the game to her first club coach, Janet Cairns, and sends thanks to all the coaches that have touched her volleyball life.   2004 - Kim Todd - Marquette University Kim plays for Marquette University Golden Eagles.  player bio... Kim had a smashing first collegiate season in 2004, earning a spot on the Conference USA All-Freshman Team. She also was named Conference USA Player-of-the-Week during the season and was an All-Tournament selection at the Marquette Challenge to open the season. She had 18 matches with double figures in kills, one double-double on the season with 10 kills and 10 digs, and a career best with 24 kills against USF. In 2005-2006 Kim was named BIG EAST Player of the Week for the week of October 31 -  with arguably her best performance in back-to-back games. She registered 22 kills, 13 digs and nine blocks in a win over Wildcats.  She followed that with her sixth double double of the season nailing 17 kills, and adding 14 digs in the sweep of the Scarlet Knights. The following week Kim earned her second consecutive BIG EAST Player of the Week honor.  She posted an astounding 35 kills, setting a school record for individual kills in a match, while hitting .520 in Marquette’s 3-2 decision over Seton Hall.  more.... Recently, Kim was named to the Canadian Senior Womens' team as a Right Side Hitter. Volleyball Canada announcement... Marquette University announcement...   2004 - Kelly Verboom - Northern Arizona University Kelly is in her second year at Northern Arizona University, where in 2004 she was the only freshman to play in all 26 matches.  bio,,, "I chose to attend Northern Arizona University because I enjoyed the volleyball program, the location of the school, the academics, and the competition within the Big Sky Conference. I am currently a Community Health major.  Here at NAU, we practice every weekday for three hours and we lift every other day in the weight room during the season.  We compete every weekend, and since our conference covers mainly the western states, we fly to all of our matches." Accomplishments: 2002 Midget East All-Star 2002 Midget West MVP 2001 James Worral Athlete Development Award recipient 2004 Pine Ridge Athlete of the Year:         MVP volleyball         MIP swimming 2005 Canada Games Gold medalist, starting setter 2003 - Sarah Masterton- McMaster University Sarah  (always  #11) spent four years as a member of the Durham Attack Volleyball Club.  She played at the middle position for Andrew Postma, Chris Williams, Janet Cairns and Hoi Leung.  She represented Durham Attack on Regional teams and at the elite camps.    In her last year at Pineridge High School Sarah was named the MVP of her High School Volleyball team and was Female Athlete of the Year.  Recruited by Tim Louks to come to McMaster University, Sarah has been a starting middle for McMaster since her rookie year where she was designated Rookie of the Year on the Mac team.  team site... In each of the past two years at Mac Sarah has played in over 65 matches and been in the top 5 university players in Canada in her Blocking percentage.  In 2007-2008 Sarah was a key player in McMasters OUA championship.  more...   2003 - Cameron Breigh - McMaster University Breigh attends McMaster University.  In 2007-2008 Breigh was a key player in McMasters OUA championship.  more...   2002 - Lindsay Gosse - St. Francis Xavier University Lindsay is one of the original Durham Attack girls, having played in the first two years of our club.  She has recently finished her fourth year at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, where she has been a constant figure on the volleyball team.  team site... In her four years Lindsay has amassed a number of honours that are proof not only of her volleyball skill and prowess, but also her commitment to her teammates and the volleyball community at large. Captain of the Xavier volleyball team for the last three years Most valuable player of the Xavier volleyball team for the last two years A.U.S. first team All Star 2005/2006 A.U.S. Libero for the year 2004/2005 2nd team All Star 2004/2005 Dean’s List for 2004/2005 Ranked 3rd overall in the CIS for “digs” Lindsay has also returned to the Durham Attack Girls Volleyball Camp for the last two years, where she has shared her love of volleyball and her defensive expertise with many young girls.  It is Lindsay’s goal to attend teacher’s college and become a high school teacher and coach.   2002 - Karlene Risebrough Barnes - UOIT Karlene was an original member of the Durham Attack volleyball club, playing for six years. During this time she played in all the Ontario Regional and Summer Games teams winning several medals, and was a member of the Ontario Provincial B Team in 2001. After considering scholarship opportunities in the United States, she chose to attend Malaspina University in Nanaimo, BC, where she played Right Side for the Mariners volleyball team.  Here she won BC Provincial Gold and National Silver medals.  Karlene was an honours student studying Physical Education at Mal and obtained her Level 1 Volleyball Coaching Certification.   Karlene is also an active beach player, medaling in many OVA events. Karlene recently received the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award for Community Service, Leadership, Athletics, and Skill Development from Prince Edward. Karlene has returned to Ontario to complete her schooling at UOIT where she is starting Right Side for the Lords. (team site...)  As a Lord, she has won a Provincial Bronze Medal in 2004, and this year is working towards a Sports Management Career. She is one of the OCAA's offensive leaders. Karlene is working towards continuing to be active in coaching and playing and eventually hopes to extend her love of the sport into a career.   Lindsay Devine - East Tennessee State University Lindsey is Head Coach of the East Tennessee State women's volleyball team.   team site... With Durham Attack Lindsey received Coach of the Year accolades for the 1999-2000 season, when her team won the Silver medal at the Provincials.  She served as an assistant coach with the club when Durham won back-to-back National titles from 1997-1999.