(l to r) Rida Erlalelitepe, Libby Meldrum and Daniel Hitchens (Image Credit: TRU WolfPack)

By Aaron Schulze

WolfPack Volleyball

Three WolfPack volleyball players given year-end Canada West honours

Feb 25, 2026 | 5:14 PM

KAMLOOPS — A trio of Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack volleyball players earned year-end honours from Canada West. 

On the women’s side, WolfPack outside hitter Rida Erlalelitepe and setter Libby Meldrum were named Canada West Second Team All-Stars. 

Erlalelitepe finished the 2025-26 season with 216 kills, good for 12th among Canada West players. The second-year from Turkey has the 14th best kills per set rate of 2.92. 

Meldrum led all Canada West players with an assist per set rate of 9.80. The fourth-year from North Vancouver also finished with 34 service aces, good for sixth among Canada West players, for a rate of 0.46 service aces per set. 

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Erlalelitepe and Meldrum were key players for the WolfPack women’s volleyball team, helping them finish the season fourth in the Canada West standings with a record of 14-6. 

TRU will host the University of Manitoba Bisons in the best-of-three Canada West playoffs quarter-final series with game one set for Thursday (Feb. 26) at 6:00 p.m. from the Tournament Capital Centre. 

On the men’s side, first-year middle opposite Daniel Hitchens was named to Canada West’s All-Rookie Team. In 17 games with the WolfPack, the native of Tauranga, New Zealand had the 33rd highest kills per set rate among Canada West players in 2025-26. 

The WolfPack men’s volleyball team finished the season with a 6-14 record, good for 11th in the Canada West standings and just one spot out the playoff picture.