University of Calgary Athletics

Excellence and excitement are adjectives describing what Randy Gingera brought to the court when he was a member of the University of Calgary men’s volleyball team.

Randy Gingera joined the University of Calgary Dinos men’s volleyball team directly from Lord Beaverbrook High School for the 1985-86 season. He became a starter as a freshman and never looked back. He led the Dinos to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (then CIAU) bronze medal in 1988 and was a key player in Calgary’s march to the National Championship in 1989. He was named University of Calgary Male Athlete of the Year in 1989 and CIS Player of the Year of that same season.

He was a CIS first team All-Canadian on two occasions (1988 and 1989) and Canada West first team all-star in 1987, 1988 and 1989. Randy was the unanimous selection for Canada West Player of the Year in 1989.

Along the way, Gingera captured numerous tournament all-star and Most Valuable Player awards. The 1989 University of Calgary team went unbeaten throughout Canada and lost just one match in tournament play, losing the Final of the prestigious University of Santa Barbara Tournament to NCAA Division I power UCLA.

Gingera represented Canada internationally for almost ten seasons as a member of the National team and played professionally around the globe.

His patterned jump service was a thing to watch as he rarely missed. His leaping ability was legendary and had the ability to make kills from any point on the court consistently.

Randy returned to complete his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2000 from the University of Calgary. He went on to graduate school and in June 2005 completed a Master's in Environmental Design (Industrial Design). His Master Degree project was the runner up for the Environmental Design Gold Medal given to the most outstanding graduating student in the Faculty.