Langley, B.C – University of Calgary Dinos women's volleyball rookie Leni Blanke has been named to the U SPORTS All-Rookie Team, announced Wednesday night at the All-Canadian Gala.

Blanke made an early impression in her first collegiate season, paving the way for a spot in the team's starting lineup. One of just eight players to appear in all 23 regular-season and playoff matches, the six-foot-one outside hitter finished second on the Dinos in both kills (137) and kills-per-set (2.01) while posting a .195 hitting percentage. She also recorded 101 digs, 37 total blocks and 13 service aces during the regular season.

It marks the second straight season a Dinos player has been named to the U SPORTS All-Rookie Team, following Sophia Hansen last year. Blanke becomes the 10th player in program history to earn national all-rookie honours.

At the All-Canadian Gala, Alberta Pandas outside hitter Abby Guezen was named the Mary Lyons Award winner as U SPORTS women's volleyball Player of the Year. Montreal outside hitter Eva Génier earned the Mark Tennant Award as Rookie of the Year, while McMaster outside hitter Abby Delamere received the Thérèse Quigley Award for Student-Athlete Community Service. UNB head coach Lauren Hale-Miller was named Fox 40 Coach of the Year, receiving the Marilyn Pomfret Award.

2026 U SPORTS WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL AWARD WINNERS & ALL-CANADIANS
 
MARY LYONS AWARD (Player of the Year): Abby Guezen, Alberta
MARK TENNANT AWARD (Rookie of the Year): Eva Génier, Montreal
THÉRÈSE QUIGLEY AWARD (Student-Athlete Community Service): Abby Delamere, McMaster
MARILYN POMFRET AWARD (Fox 40 Coach of the Year): Lauren Hale-Miller, UNB

First Team All-Canadians
 

Pos.	First Name	Last Name	University	Year	Hometown	Program
OH	Abby	Guezen	Alberta	3	Sherwood Park, Alta.	Kinesiology, Sport & Rec
LS	Raya	Surinx	Manitoba	4	Winnipeg, Man.	Science
OH	Lucy	Borowski	UBC	5	Vancouver, B.C.	Kinesiology
OH	Oceane	Raymond-Leduc	Nipissing	4	Ottawa, Ont.	Education
OH	Béatrice	Dubreuil	Sherbrooke	2	Candiac, Que.	Law
OH	Justine	Raymond	Laval	5	Victoriaville, Que.	Psychopedagogy (Masters)
LS	Emilia	Mikanovich	Saint Mary's	4	Minsk, Belarus	Biology

Second Team All-Canadians
 

Pos.	First Name	Last Name	University	Year	Hometown	Program
OH	Maryn	Boldon	Trinity Western	4	Okotoks, Alta.	Human Kinetics
MB	Kaylee	Plouffe	Trinity Western	5	Sherwood Park, Alta.	Human Kinetics
S	Justine	Kolody	Alberta	5	Winnipeg, Man.	Education
OH	Olivia	Julien	McMaster	3	Toronto, Ont.	Life Sciences
OH	Audrey	Odigie	Ottawa	4	Brampton, Ont.	Finance
OH	Lydia	Green	UNB	5	Bedford, N.S.	Science
S	Talia	Nixon	UNB	3	Fredericton, N.B.	Arts

All-Rookie Team
 

Pos.	First Name	Last Name	University	Hometown	Program
MB	Naomie	McWhinney	Memorial	Chelsea, Que.	Humanities & Social Sciences
OH	Eva	Génier	Montreal	Ottawa, Ont.	Preparatory Year
S	Marina	Gustke	Toronto	Montreal, Que.	Psychology
OH	Toni	Wilson	Western	Oakville, Ont.	Information & Media Studies
S	Julia	Martens	Manitoba	Winnipeg, Man.	Science
MB/OH	Leni	Blanke	Calgary	Calgary, Alta.	Arts
MB	Ali	Rathlef	UBC Okanagan	Vancouver, B.C.	Sustainability